Historical Events In 1873

Aug 30   Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea in the year 1873.   

Aug 31   Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.   

Sep 01   In the year 1873 guy Standing, English actor (Cradle Song)   

Sep 06   Regular Cable Car service begins on Clay Street on this day in history.   

Sep 08   David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Edward Burlingame Hill, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 12   In the year 1873 sul-To-Wan, [Nellie Conley], US actress (Uncle Tom's Cabin)   

Sep 15   On this day in history last German troops leave France   

Sep 16   German troops leave France on this day in history.   

Sep 17   In the year 1873 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University   

Sep 18   In the year 1873 govt bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St   

Sep 19   Black Friday Jay Cooke & Co fails, causing a securities panic on this day in history.   

Sep 19   Black Friday: Jay Cooke & Co fails, causing a securities panic on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies   

Sep 20   In the year 1873 panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure)   

Sep 20   On this day in history panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) NY shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal   

Sep 20   Robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title in the year 1873.   

Sep 26   Amilcare Zanella, composer in the year 1873.   

Sep 28   In the year 1873 emile Gaboriau, detective writer (Monsieur Lecoq), dies at 37   

Sep 28   On this day in history julian Lowell Coolidge, Mass, mathematician (Study-Segre school)   

Oct 02   On this day in history cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies   

Oct 02   On this day in history pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official)   

Oct 03   Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War on this day in history.   

Oct 03   Kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 03   In the year 1873 the Grand Trunk Railway converts the gauge of its line between Stratford and Montreal, 421 miles together with 60 miles of sidings, from 5' 6" to the standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2". The track work was completed in 24 hours and occasioned but 16 hours interruption in the use of the main line.   

Oct 04   Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1873 oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer   

Oct 08   In the year 1873 1st women's prison run by women opens at Indiana Reformatory Institute   

Oct 08   In the year 1873 ejnar Hertzsprung, Denmark, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)   

Oct 09   Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect) on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to U of Toronto in the year 1873.   

Oct 14   Jose Serrano Simeon, composer in the year 1873.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses)   

Jan 02   In the year 1873 birth of anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics)   

Jan 02   In the year 1873 birth of thérèse de Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. 1897)   

Jan 03   In the year 1873 birth of ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957)   

Jan 06   Karl Straube, German organist/conductor was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1873 birth of lucien Capet, composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953)   

Jan 03   On this day in history john Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 09   Emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   On this day in history death of the Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)   

Jan 28   On this day in history henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57   

Feb 01   Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies in the year 1873.   

Feb 07   In the year 1873 death of sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814)   

Feb 13   On this day in history petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies