Page 6: Historical Events In 1873

Aug 30   Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1873 cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.   

Sep 01   Guy Standing, English actor (Cradle Song) on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1873 regular Cable Car service begins on Clay Street   

Sep 08   On this day in history david O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church   

Sep 09   Edward Burlingame Hill, composer in the year 1873.   

Sep 12   In the year 1873 sul-To-Wan, [Nellie Conley], US actress (Uncle Tom's Cabin)   

Sep 15   Last German troops leave France on this day in history.   

Sep 16   German troops leave France in the year 1873.   

Sep 17   19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1873 govt bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St   

Sep 19   Black Friday Jay Cooke & Co fails, causing a securities panic on this day in history.   

Sep 19   On this day in history black Friday: Jay Cooke & Co fails, causing a securities panic   

Sep 20   On this day in history lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies   

Sep 20   Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) NY shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal in the year 1873.   

Sep 20   In the year 1873 robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open   

Sep 23   On this day in history tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title   

Sep 26   On this day in history amilcare Zanella, composer   

Sep 28   Emile Gaboriau, detective writer (Monsieur Lecoq), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

Sep 28   In the year 1873 julian Lowell Coolidge, Mass, mathematician (Study-Segre school)   

Oct 02   Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official)   

Oct 03   Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War in the year 1873.   

Oct 03   Kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 03   In the year 1873 the Grand Trunk Railway converts the gauge of its line between Stratford and Montreal, 421 miles together with 60 miles of sidings, from 5' 6" to the standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2". The track work was completed in 24 hours and occasioned but 16 hours interruption in the use of the main line.   

Oct 04   Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 08   On this day in history 1st women's prison run by women opens at Indiana Reformatory Institute   

Oct 08   Ejnar Hertzsprung, Denmark, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram) in the year 1873.   

Oct 09   Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect) on this day in history.   

Oct 11   On this day in history toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to U of Toronto   

Oct 14   Jose Serrano Simeon, composer in the year 1873.   

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

Jan 02   Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of thérèse de Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. 1897)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount)   

Jan 08   Lucien Capet, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   John Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1873.   

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 in the year 1873.   

Feb 01   In the year 1873 matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies   

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

Feb 13   Petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies in the year 1873.