Page 4: Historical Events In 1873

May 15   Alexander J Cuza, monarch of Moldavia/Romania, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

May 15   Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS] in the year 1873.   

May 17   Dorothy Miller Richardson, Abingdon Berkshire, novelist in the year 1873.   

May 19   Federico Gerdes, composer on this day in history.   

May 21   Emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature historian in the year 1873.   

May 23   1st Preakness: G Barbee aboard Survivor wins in 2:43 in the year 1873.   

May 23   Canada establishes the North West Mounted Police force (the "Mounties") in the year 1873.   

May 23   Leo Baeck, rabbi/president (World Union for Progressive Judaism) on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history postal cards sold in San Fransisco for first time   

May 24   On this day in history leo Delibes' opera "Le Roi l'a Dit," premieres in Paris   

May 26   In the year 1873 august Conradi, composer, dies at 51   

May 26   In the year 1873 cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids)   

Jun 02   In the year 1873 construction begins on Clay St (SF) for world's 1st cable railroad   

Jun 02   Francois Hainl, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jun 02   Ground broken on Clay St (SF) for world's first cable railroad on this day in history.   

Jun 03   Otto Loewi, Frankfurt am Main Germany, physician (Nobel-1936) in the year 1873.   

Jun 04   1st contract workers of British-Indies Co arrives in Suriname in the year 1873.   

Jun 05   In the year 1873 sultan Bargash closes slave market of Zanzibar   

Jun 07   On this day in history 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.75   

Jun 07   Landon Ronald, composer in the year 1873.   

Jun 09   On this day in history alexandra Palace burnt down, after being open for only 16 days.   

Jun 13   Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1873.   

Jun 13   In the year 1873 j C Watson discovers asteroid #132 Aethra   

Jun 14   Friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Pres Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perce indians on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Suffragist Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election in the year 1873.   

Jun 18   On this day in history susan B Anthony fined $100 for attempting to vote for President   

Jun 21   In the year 1873 henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Sea & Jungle)   

Jun 22   Prince Edward Island joins Canada on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer in the year 1873.   

Jun 28   In the year 1873 alexis Carrel, France, surgeon/sociologist/biologist (Nobel 1912)   

Jul 01   On this day in history henry Flipper of Ga is 2nd black to enter West Point   

Jul 01   Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province in the year 1873.   

Jul 03   Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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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   In the year 1873 birth of ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957)   

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   On this day in history birth of lucien Capet, composer   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history john Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71   

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

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   Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

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

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