Historical Events In 1873

Apr 01   The birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer in the year 1873.  

Apr 08   On this day in history alfred Paraf of New York City patented the first successful oleomargarine.  

Apr 08   British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die in the year 1873.  

Apr 13   Carlo Coccia, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 13   Theodore Morse, composer in the year 1873.  

Apr 14   Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer in the year 1873.  

Apr 17   Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Apr 18   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer in the year 1873.  

Apr 18   Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Apr 19   On this day in history sydney Barnes, cricketer (probably England's greatest bowler)  

Apr 22   Ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942) in the year 1873.  

Apr 24   Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president on this day in history.  

Apr 25   Walter de la Mare, Engl poet/author (Behold the Dreamer), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1873 harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association)  

Apr 29   In the year 1873 alida J M Tartaud-Klein, actress/stage star (Rotterdam Stage)  

May 01   In the year 1873 1st US postal card issued  

May 01   David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60 in the year 1873.  

May 01   Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna) in the year 1873.  

May 01   On this day in history the first US postal card issued  

May 03   Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS] on this day in history.  

May 07   Clarence Dickinson, composer on this day in history.  

May 07   US marines attack Panama on this day in history.  

May 08   On this day in history henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer (England capt 1909-10 later official)  

May 08   In the year 1873 john Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66  

May 09   In the year 1873 der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.  

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   On this day in history carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor  

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   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   Thérèse de Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. 1897) was born in the year 1873.  

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   Lucien Capet, composer was born in the year 1873.  

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   Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803) died in the year 1873.  

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   Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies in the year 1873.  

Feb 07   Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814) died in the year 1873.  

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