Births on October 18

Mikhail Kuzmin

Born on October 18, 1872

Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian poet and author (d. 1936)

Mikhail Alekseevich Kuzmin (Russian: Михаи́л Алексе́евич Кузми́н) (October 18 [O.S. October 6] 1872 – March 1, 1936) was a Russian poet, musician and novelist, a prominent contributor to the Silver Age of Russian Poetry.

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Events on 1872

5 Mar

Railway air brake
George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
22 Mar

Gender equality
Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
22 May

Amnesty Act
Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
18 Nov

United States presidential election, 1872
Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for illegal voting in the United States presidential election of 1872.
9 Dec

P. B. S. Pinchback
In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

Births on October 18

Mikhail Kuzmin

Born on October 18, 1872

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Events on 1872

Railway air brake

Gender equality

Amnesty Act

United States presidential election, 1872

P. B. S. Pinchback