Historical Events In 1873

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

Aug 31   In the year 1873 charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70  

Sep 01   Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande in the year 1873.  

Sep 01   On this day in history guy Standing, English actor (Cradle Song)  

Sep 06   Regular Cable Car service begins on Clay Street in the year 1873.  

Sep 08   In the year 1873 david O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church  

Sep 09   On this day in history edward Burlingame Hill, composer  

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

Sep 15   In the year 1873 last German troops leave France  

Sep 16   In the year 1873 german troops leave France  

Sep 17   19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University on this day in history.  

Sep 18   Govt bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St in the year 1873.  

Sep 19   In the year 1873 black Friday Jay Cooke & Co fails, causing a securities panic  

Sep 19   Black Friday: Jay Cooke & Co fails, causing a securities panic in the year 1873.  

Sep 20   Lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies in the year 1873.  

Sep 20   Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) on this day in history.  

Sep 20   Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) NY shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal in the year 1873.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1873 cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies  

Oct 02   In the year 1873 pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official)  

Oct 03   In the year 1873 captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War.  

Oct 03   In the year 1873 kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies  

Oct 03   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 in the year 1873.  

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

Oct 06   Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer in the year 1873.  

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

Oct 08   Ejnar Hertzsprung, Denmark, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram) on this day in history.  

Oct 09   In the year 1873 karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect)  

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

Oct 14   On this day in history jose Serrano Simeon, composer  

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Jan 01   Mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses) was born in the year 1873.  

Jan 02   Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957)  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of karl Straube, German organist/conductor  

Jan 07   Adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953) was born in the year 1873.  

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   Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 07   On this day in history 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