Page 3: Historical Events In 1873

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

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

Apr 08   On this day in history british White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 17   On this day in history semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60   

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

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

Apr 19   Sydney Barnes, cricketer (probably England's greatest bowler) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 27   On this day in history 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   1st US postal card issued on this day in history.   

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   The first US postal card issued on this day in history.   

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

May 07   On this day in history clarence Dickinson, composer   

May 07   On this day in history uS marines attack Panama   

May 08   In the year 1873 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   On this day in history 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   The birth of Howard Carter, English egyptologist on this day in history.   

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

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

May 13   Kaspar Masek, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1873.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1873 birth of anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics)   

Jan 02   Thérèse de Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. 1897) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Karl Straube, German organist/conductor was born in the year 1873.   

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1873 death of sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814)   

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