Page 2: Historical Events In 1873

Feb 14   Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52.   

Feb 20   U of Calif gets its 1st Med School (UC/SF).   

Feb 22   Muhammad Iqbal, Dutch East Indies lawyer/poet/philosopher.   

Feb 23   Dmitri Arakishvili, composer   

Feb 25   Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor is born   

Feb 25   Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust).   

Feb 26   Ewoud van Everdingen, Dutch meteorologist.   

Feb 27   Enrico Carus opera singer tenor, was born   

Feb 27   Enrico Carus opera singer: tenor, was born.   

Feb 27   In this year, Dutch socialist Samuel van Wooden formally claims law against child labor.   

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

Mar 03   Congress authorizes federal departmental postage stamps.   

Mar 03   US Congress and government raise own salary, retroactively.   

Mar 03   William Green, president of American Federation of Labor (1924-52)   

Mar 04   New York Daily Graphic, inaugural illustrated daily newspaper in US, published   

Mar 05   Marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer, dies at 34.   

Mar 07   US marines attack Panama.   

Mar 09   Royal Canadian Mounted Police founded   

Mar 10   Jakob Wassermann, Germany, novelist (My Life as German and Jew).   

Mar 14   Johannes Aengenent, sociologist/bishop of Haarlem (1928-35)   

Mar 15   David Vaughan Thomas, composer.   

Mar 16   Hippoliet Daeye, Flemish painter (Sereniteit)   

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

Mar 19   Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ)   

Mar 20   Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52   

Mar 20   Sergei V Rachmaninov, Russian/US pianist/composer (Aleko) [NS=Apr 1].   

Mar 22   Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico.   

Mar 25   Rudolf Rocker, German/US anarchist   

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

Mar 30   Benedict Augustin Morel, psychologist (dementia praecox), dies at 63   

Apr 01   British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die.   

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

Apr 01   Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer is born   

Apr 08   Alfred Paraf of New York City patented the inaugural successful oleomargarine.   

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Jan 01   Mariano azuela: Mexico, novelist (the flies, the bosses)   

Jan 02   Anton pannekoek: Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (communist tactics)   

Jan 02   Thérèse de lisieux: French roman-catholic nun    

Jan 03   Ichizo kobayashi: Japanese businessman   

Jan 06   Karl straube: German organist/conductor   

Jan 07   Adolph zukor: Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (paramount)   

Jan 08   Lucien capet: Composer   

Jan 08   Iuliu maniu: Romanian politician   

Jan 03   John lodge ellerton: Composer,    

Jan 09   Emperor napoleon iii of france: Emperor napoleon iii of france (b. 1808)   

Jan 18   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)   

Jan 28   Henry hugo pierson: Composer,    

Feb 01   Matthew maury: Hydrographer,    

Feb 07   Sheridan le fanu: Irish writer (b. 1814)   

Feb 13   Petrus as van limburg brouwer: [abraham van luik], literary,