Historical Events In 1873

Apr 01   The birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer on this day in history.   

Apr 08   In the year 1873 alfred Paraf of New York City patented the first successful oleomargarine.   

Apr 08   British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die on this day in history.   

Apr 13   In the year 1873 carlo Coccia, composer, dies at 90   

Apr 13   Colfax Massacre in Grant Parish Louisiana (60 blacks killed) in the year 1873.   

Apr 13   On this day in history theodore Morse, composer   

Apr 14   Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 17   On this day in history semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60   

Apr 18   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, dies at 69 in the year 1873.   

Apr 19   Sydney Barnes, cricketer (probably England's greatest bowler) in the year 1873.   

Apr 22   In the year 1873 ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942)   

Apr 24   On this day in history theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

Apr 25   In the year 1873 walter de la Mare, Engl poet/author (Behold the Dreamer), dies at 43   

Apr 26   In the year 1873 otto zur Linde, German author (Charon)   

Apr 27   Harry M O'Connor, Chicago IL, actor (Stranger than Fiction) on this day in history.   

Apr 28   A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88 in the year 1873.   

Apr 28   On this day in history harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association)   

Apr 29   Alida J M Tartaud-Klein, actress/stage star (Rotterdam Stage) in the year 1873.   

May 01   1st US postal card issued in the year 1873.   

May 01   In the year 1873 david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60   

May 01   On this day in history emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)   

May 01   The first US postal card issued in the year 1873.   

May 03   On this day in history nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS]   

May 07   Clarence Dickinson, composer in the year 1873.   

May 07   US marines attack Panama in the year 1873.   

May 08   Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer (England capt 1909-10 later official) on this day in history.   

May 08   John Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

May 09   Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression in the year 1873.   

May 09   Howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb) on this day in history.   

May 09   On this day in history the birth of Howard Carter, English egyptologist   

May 10   Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor in the year 1873.   

May 12   In the year 1873 oscar II of Sweden-Norway is crowned King of Sweden.   

May 13   On this day in history kaspar Masek, composer, dies at 79   

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Jan 01   In the year 1873 birth of mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses)   

Jan 02   Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics) was born in the year 1873.   

Jan 02   Thérèse de Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. 1897) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957) was born in the year 1873.   

Jan 06   Karl Straube, German organist/conductor was born in the year 1873.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount)   

Jan 08   Lucien Capet, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1873 birth of iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953)   

Jan 03   John Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1873 death of emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808)   

Jan 18   In the year 1873 death of edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803)   

Jan 20   The Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799) died in the year 1873.   

Jan 28   Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1873.   

Feb 01   On this day in history matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies   

Feb 07   Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814) died on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1873 petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies