Historical Events In 1873

Apr 01   In the year 1873 the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer  

Apr 08   Alfred Paraf of New York City patented the first successful oleomargarine in the year 1873.  

Apr 08   In the year 1873 british White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die  

Apr 13   Carlo Coccia, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1873.  

Apr 13   On this day in history colfax Massacre in Grant Parish Louisiana (60 blacks killed)  

Apr 13   On this day in history theodore Morse, composer  

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

Apr 17   In the year 1873 semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60  

Apr 18   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 18   Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, dies at 69 in the year 1873.  

Apr 19   In the year 1873 sydney Barnes, cricketer (probably England's greatest bowler)  

Apr 22   On this day in history ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942)  

Apr 24   Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president in the year 1873.  

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   In the year 1873 harry M O'Connor, Chicago IL, actor (Stranger than Fiction)  

Apr 28   In the year 1873 a Manzoni, writer, dies at 88  

Apr 28   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 1st US postal card issued  

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

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

May 01   In the year 1873 the first US postal card issued  

May 03   Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS] in the year 1873.  

May 07   In the year 1873 clarence Dickinson, composer  

May 07   On this day in history uS marines attack Panama  

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

May 08   John Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66 in the year 1873.  

May 09   On this day in history der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.  

May 09   In the year 1873 howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb)  

May 09   On this day in history the birth of Howard Carter, English egyptologist  

May 10   Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor in the year 1873.  

May 12   Oscar II of Sweden-Norway is crowned King of Sweden on this day in history.  

May 13   On this day in history kaspar Masek, composer, dies at 79  

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Jan 01   In the year 1873 birth of mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 01   Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 07   On this day in history death of sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814)  

Feb 13   Petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies in the year 1873.