Page 5: Historical Events In 1873

Jul 04   Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history paul Keller, German writer (Ferien vom Ich)   

Jul 10   French poet Paul Verlaine wounds Arthur Rimbaud with pistol in the year 1873.   

Jul 11   In the year 1873 american whisky traders massacre group of Assiniboines; Cypress Hills Massacre forces the Government to send police to the Canadian West.   

Jul 14   Ferdinand David, Dutch violinist/composer, dies at 63 in the year 1873.   

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

Jul 19   On this day in history louis Zimmermann, violinist/1st concert master of Concert building   

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   Ettore Pozzoli, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history san Francisco - first cable car begins service   

Aug 01   SF's 1st cable car begins service in the year 1873.   

Aug 01   The first trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history the first trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones   

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

Aug 04   In the year 1873 damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish general/minister of War   

Aug 04   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) in the year 1873.   

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

Aug 11   John Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing) in the year 1873.   

Aug 14   On this day in history "Field & Stream" begins publishing   

Aug 14   On this day in history "Forest and Stream" begins publishing   

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   On this day in history fred Stone, Longmont CO, acrobat/Broadway actor (Alice Adams)   

Aug 20   Eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich) in the year 1873.   

Aug 22   On this day in history karl Nef, Swiss musicologist   

Aug 23   In the year 1873 albert Bridge creossing Thames opens   

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

Aug 26   Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1873.   

Aug 26   On this day in history lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)   

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

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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   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 in the year 1873.   

Jan 06   Karl Straube, German organist/conductor was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of lucien Capet, composer   

Jan 08   Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1873 death of the Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)   

Jan 28   In the year 1873 henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57   

Feb 01   Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies in the year 1873.   

Feb 07   Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814) died in the year 1873.   

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