Editing 1872 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 1]]
** [[Thomas François Burgers]] becomes [[State President of the South African Republic]].<ref name="ZAR">[http://www.archontology.org/nations/south_africa/transvaal/00_1857_1877_s.php Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877] (Accessed on 14 April 2017)</ref>
** [[Schenker AG|Schenker]], predecessor of [[DB Schenker]], the worldwide [[logistics]] and [[freight]] operator, is founded in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Company History {{!}} Our Story |url=https://www.dbschenker.com/global/insights/profile/history |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=DB SCHENKER |language=en}}</ref>
* [[July 4]]
** The [[Society of Jesus]] is pronounced illegal in the [[German Empire]].
** [[Tsukuba University]] is founded in Japan, as a teacher training college.<ref>{{cite book|title=Japanese Colleges and Universities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oXrYAAAAIAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Maruzen Company|isbn=978-4-621-03357-9|page=173}}</ref>
* [[July 15]] &ndash; ''Hochi Mail News'', later ''Hochi Daily News'', a [[Japanese language]] newspaper, is first published in [[Tokyo]], although it changes coverage from general news to a [[Sports Hochi|sports newspaper]] from December [[1949]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
[[File:Benito Juarez 1.jpg|left|thumb|Daguerreotype of Benito Juárez as president of Mexico.]]
*[[July 18]] &ndash; [[President of Mexico|Mexican President]] [[Benito Juarez]] dies of a heart attack, and [[Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada]] becomes interim president.<ref name="lerdo" />
* [[July 19]] &ndash; Explorer [[William Gosse (explorer)|William Gosse]] reaches [[Uluru]] in central [[Australia]] and names it Ayers Rock.
* [[August 22]] &ndash; The [[Australian Overland Telegraph Line]] is completed, providing a telegraphic link between Australia and the rest of the world for the first time.
* [[September 1]] &ndash; A group of Icaiche [[Maya peoples|Maya]] under Marcos Canul [[Battle of Orange Walk|attack the British garrison at Orange Walk Town]] in [[British Honduras]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Durán |first1=Victor Manuel |title=Cultural Connections in Belize |journal=Americas |date=July–August 2008 |volume=60 |issue=4 |page=50 |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/c67dc2c7237cfb64438ad6237a651614/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=42177 |access-date=27 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[September 17]] &ndash; Shiseido Pharmacy Shop, predecessor of [[Shiseido]], a major worldwide [[cosmetics]] brand, is founded in [[Ginza]], [[Tokyo]], Japan.
* [[September 18]] &ndash; Upon the death of King [[Charles XV of Sweden]] and [[Norway]], he is succeeded as King of both crowns by his brother [[Oscar II of Sweden|Oscar II]].
* [[September 26]] &ndash; The first [[Shriners]] Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City.