Page 3: Historical Events In 1873

Apr 01   The birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer on this day in history.   

Apr 08   In the year 1873 alfred Paraf of New York City patented the first successful oleomargarine.   

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

Apr 13   In the year 1873 carlo Coccia, composer, dies at 90   

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

Apr 13   Theodore Morse, composer in the year 1873.   

Apr 14   On this day in history viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer   

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

Apr 18   In the year 1873 jean Roger-Ducasse, composer   

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) in the year 1873.   

Apr 22   Ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942) on this day in history.   

Apr 24   In the year 1873 theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

Apr 25   Walter de la Mare, Engl poet/author (Behold the Dreamer), dies at 43 in the year 1873.   

Apr 26   In the year 1873 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   On this day in history a Manzoni, writer, dies at 88   

Apr 28   Harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association) in the year 1873.   

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   The first US postal card issued in the year 1873.   

May 03   On this day in history nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS]   

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

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   On this day in history john Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66   

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

May 09   On this day in history howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb)   

May 09   In the year 1873 the birth of Howard Carter, English egyptologist   

May 10   In the year 1873 carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor   

May 12   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957) was born in the year 1873.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of karl Straube, German organist/conductor   

Jan 07   In the year 1873 birth of adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount)   

Jan 08   Lucien Capet, composer was born in the year 1873.   

Jan 08   Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953) was born in the year 1873.   

Jan 03   John Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1873.   

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   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   Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1873.   

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   On this day in history petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies