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 in the year 1873.   

Sep 01   Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1873 guy Standing, English actor (Cradle Song)   

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

Sep 08   David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 15   On this day in history last German troops leave France   

Sep 16   German troops leave France on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 19   In the year 1873 black Friday Jay Cooke & Co fails, causing a securities panic   

Sep 19   In the year 1873 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) in the year 1873.   

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

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

Sep 23   In the year 1873 tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title   

Sep 26   In the year 1873 amilcare Zanella, composer   

Sep 28   Emile Gaboriau, detective writer (Monsieur Lecoq), dies at 37 in the year 1873.   

Sep 28   Julian Lowell Coolidge, Mass, mathematician (Study-Segre school) in the year 1873.   

Oct 02   In the year 1873 cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies   

Oct 02   Pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official) in the year 1873.   

Oct 03   On this day in history captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War.   

Oct 03   In the year 1873 kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies   

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 in the year 1873.   

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

Oct 08   In the year 1873 1st women's prison run by women opens at Indiana Reformatory Institute   

Oct 08   In the year 1873 ejnar Hertzsprung, Denmark, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)   

Oct 09   In the year 1873 karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect)   

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

Oct 14   In the year 1873 jose Serrano Simeon, composer   

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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   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1873 birth of iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953)   

Jan 03   In the year 1873 john Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 09   Emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808) died in the year 1873.   

Jan 18   On this day in history death of edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803)   

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   Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1873.   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history death of sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814)   

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