Historical Events In 1873

Jul 04   In the year 1873 aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens  

Jul 06   In the year 1873 paul Keller, German writer (Ferien vom Ich)  

Jul 10   French poet Paul Verlaine wounds Arthur Rimbaud with pistol on this day in history.  

Jul 11   American whisky traders massacre group of Assiniboines; Cypress Hills Massacre forces the Government to send police to the Canadian West on this day in history.  

Jul 14   Ferdinand David, Dutch violinist/composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   Antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto) on this day in history.  

Jul 19   Louis Zimmermann, violinist/1st concert master of Concert building on this day in history.  

Jul 20   Witold Maliszewski, composer in the year 1873.  

Jul 21   Jesse James & James Younger gang's 1st train robbery (Adair Iowa) on this day in history.  

Jul 22   On this day in history ettore Pozzoli, composer  

Aug 01   In the year 1873 san Francisco - first cable car begins service  

Aug 01   SF's 1st cable car begins service on this day in history.  

Aug 01   The first trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones in the year 1873.  

Aug 02   On this day in history 1st trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones  

Aug 02   On this day in history frank Mori, composer, dies at 53  

Aug 02   The first trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones on this day in history.  

Aug 03   Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) on this day in history.  

Aug 04   Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish general/minister of War on this day in history.  

Aug 04   In the year 1873 indian Wars: whilst protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, clashes for the first time with the Sioux (near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed).  

Aug 06   John Wesley Work, composer in the year 1873.  

Aug 11   On this day in history john Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing)  

Aug 14   In the year 1873 "Field & Stream" begins publishing  

Aug 14   "Forest and Stream" begins publishing in the year 1873.  

Aug 18   On this day in history 1st ascent of Mount Whitney, Calif (14,494')  

Aug 18   Leo Slezak, Austria tenor/actor (Othello) in the year 1873.  

Aug 18   The first ascent of Mount Whitney, Calif (14,494') on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Fred Stone, Longmont CO, acrobat/Broadway actor (Alice Adams) on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich) on this day in history.  

Aug 22   Karl Nef, Swiss musicologist in the year 1873.  

Aug 23   On this day in history albert Bridge creossing Thames opens  

Aug 26   1st free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri in the year 1873.  

Aug 26   On this day in history carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57  

Aug 26   Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube) on this day in history.  

Aug 26   The first US public kindergarten is authorized in St. Louis, MO on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses) was born in the year 1873.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics)  

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 in the year 1873.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Feb 01   On this day in history matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies  

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