Page 3: Historical Events In 1873

Apr 01   On this day in history the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer   

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

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

Apr 13   Theodore Morse, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 14   In the year 1873 viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer   

Apr 17   Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1873.   

Apr 18   On this day in history jean Roger-Ducasse, composer   

Apr 18   In the year 1873 justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, dies at 69   

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   On this day in history theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

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

Apr 26   On this day in history otto zur Linde, German author (Charon)   

Apr 27   In the year 1873 harry M O'Connor, Chicago IL, actor (Stranger than Fiction)   

Apr 28   A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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   1st US postal card issued in the year 1873.   

May 01   David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history clarence Dickinson, composer   

May 07   In the year 1873 uS marines attack Panama   

May 08   Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer (England capt 1909-10 later official) on this day in history.   

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

May 09   Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression in the year 1873.   

May 09   Howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb) in the year 1873.   

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

May 10   Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor on this day in history.   

May 12   In the year 1873 oscar II of Sweden-Norway is crowned King of Sweden.   

May 13   In the year 1873 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   Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics) was born in the year 1873.   

Jan 02   In the year 1873 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   Adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount) was born in the year 1873.   

Jan 08   Lucien Capet, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   John Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808) died on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1873 death of edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803)   

Jan 20   On this day in history death of the Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)   

Jan 28   On this day in history henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57   

Feb 01   In the year 1873 matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies   

Feb 07   Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814) died on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies on this day in history.