Historical Events In 1873

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

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 13   On this day in history carlo Coccia, composer, dies at 90  

Apr 13   Colfax Massacre in Grant Parish Louisiana (60 blacks killed) on this day in history.  

Apr 13   In the year 1873 theodore Morse, composer  

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   In the year 1873 jean Roger-Ducasse, composer  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 28   On this day in history harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association)  

Apr 29   Alida J M Tartaud-Klein, actress/stage star (Rotterdam Stage) in the year 1873.  

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   On this day in history the first US postal card issued  

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

May 07   Clarence Dickinson, composer in the year 1873.  

May 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

May 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

May 12   Oscar II of Sweden-Norway is crowned King of Sweden in the year 1873.  

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses)  

Jan 02   Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics) was born in the year 1873.  

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   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   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 in the year 1873.  

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

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   In the year 1873 death of sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814)  

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