Historical Events In 1873

Feb 12   Congress abolishes bimetallism &authorizes $1 &$3 gold coins on this day in history.  

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

Feb 14   Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1873.  

Feb 20   U of Calif gets its 1st Med School (UC/SF) on this day in history.  

Feb 22   Muhammad Iqbal, Dutch East Indies lawyer/poet/philosopher in the year 1873.  

Feb 23   Dmitri Arakishvili, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust) in the year 1873.  

Feb 25   The birth of Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor on this day in history.  

Feb 26   On this day in history ewoud van Everdingen, Dutch meteorologist  

Feb 27   Dutch socialist Samuel van Wooden demands law against child labor in the year 1873.  

Feb 27   Enrico Carus opera singer tenor, was born on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1873 enrico Carus opera singer: tenor, was born  

Mar 01   E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter in the year 1873.  

Mar 03   Congress authorizes federal departmental postage stamps on this day in history.  

Mar 03   US Congress & government raise own salary, retroactively on this day in history.  

Mar 03   William Green, president of American Federation of Labor (1924-52) on this day in history.  

Mar 04   On this day in history new York Daily Graphic, first illustrated daily newspaper in US, published  

Mar 05   In the year 1873 marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer, dies at 34  

Mar 07   US marines attack Panama in the year 1873.  

Mar 09   In the year 1873 royal Canadian Mounted Police founded  

Mar 10   On this day in history jakob Wassermann, Germany, novelist (My Life as German & Jew)  

Mar 14   In the year 1873 johannes Aengenent, sociologist/bishop of Haarlem (1928-35)  

Mar 15   On this day in history david Vaughan Thomas, composer  

Mar 16   In the year 1873 hippoliet Daeye, Flemish painter (Sereniteit)  

Mar 17   Chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31) in the year 1873.  

Mar 19   Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ) on this day in history.  

Mar 20   On this day in history adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52  

Mar 20   On this day in history sergei V Rachmaninov, Russian/US pianist/composer (Aleko) [NS=Apr 1]  

Mar 22   Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico in the year 1873.  

Mar 25   In the year 1873 rudolf Rocker, German/US anarchist  

Mar 26   On this day in history [Louise] Sophie de Vries, actress (On Hope of Blessing)  

Mar 30   Benedict Augustin Morel, psychologist (dementia praecox), dies at 63 in the year 1873.  

Apr 01   British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die in the year 1873.  

Apr 01   Sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of thérèse de Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. 1897)  

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   Adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount) was born in the year 1873.  

Jan 08   Lucien Capet, composer was born in the year 1873.  

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

Jan 03   John Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1873.  

Jan 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   In the year 1873 henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57  

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