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Famous People Born in November 1872

  • Nov 3 Paul Panzer, German-American silent film actor (The Perils of Pauline, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin), born in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1958)
  • Nov 3 Wilfred Trotter, English surgeon who was a pioneer in neurosurgery, popularized the concept of herd instinct, and was an authority in cancers of the head and neck, born in Coleford, Gloucestershire, England (d. 1939)
  • Nov 4 Herman Finck, British conductor (Palace Theatre (London), 1900-20), theater and light classical composer (In The Shadows), born in London, England (d. 1939)
  • Nov 9 Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet, born in Zhukiv, Ukraine (d. 1941)
  • Nov 11 David I. Walsh, 46th Governor of Massachusetts, born in Leominster, Massachusetts (d. 1947)
  • Nov 11 Maude Adams, American actress (Baldwin's Theatre - Peter Pan), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1953)
  • Nov 15 Robert de Flers, French author and playwright (Habit Vert), born in Pont-l'Évêque, France (d. 1927)
  • Nov 18 Margaret Seddon, American stage and screen actress (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town), born in Washington, DC (d. 1968)
  • Nov 29 Anna von Mildenburg, Austrian Wagnerian soprano, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1947)

John McCrae (1872-1918)

Nov 30 Canadian physician, soldier and poet (In Flanders Fields), born in Guelph, Ontario