Page 6: Historical Events In 1873

Sep 01   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)   

Sep 06   Regular Cable Car service begins on Clay Street   

Sep 08   David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church.   

Sep 09   Edward Burlingame Hill, composer.   

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

Sep 15   Last German troops leave France.   

Sep 16   German troops leave France   

Sep 17   19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University   

Sep 18   Govt bond agent Jay Cooke and Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St   

Sep 19   Black Friday Jay Cooke and Co fails, causing a securities panic   

Sep 19   Black Friday: Jay Cooke and Co fails, causing a securities panic   

Sep 20   Lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies.   

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

Sep 20   Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure)   

Sep 20   Robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open   

Sep 23   Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title   

Sep 26   Amilcare Zanella, composer   

Sep 28   Emile Gaboriau, detective writer (Monsieur Lecoq), dies at 37   

Sep 28   Julian Lowell Coolidge, Mass, mathematician (Study-Segre school)   

Oct 02   Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies   

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

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

Oct 03   Kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies   

Oct 03   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   

Oct 06   Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer   

Oct 08   1st women's prison run by women opens at Indiana Reformatory Institute   

Oct 08   Ejnar Hertzsprung, Denmark, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)   

Oct 09   Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect)   

Oct 11   Toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to U of Toronto   

Oct 14   Jose Serrano Simeon, composer   

Oct 18   1st football game between Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tigers.   

Oct 19   Barton King, cricketer (North America's greatest all-rounder).   

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Jan 01   Mariano azuela: Mexico, novelist (the flies, the bosses)   

Jan 02   Anton pannekoek: Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (communist tactics)   

Jan 02   Thérèse de lisieux: French roman-catholic nun    

Jan 03   Ichizo kobayashi: Japanese businessman    

Jan 06   Karl straube: German organist/conductor   

Jan 07   Adolph zukor: Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (paramount)   

Jan 08   Lucien capet: Composer   

Jan 08   Iuliu maniu: Romanian politician   

Jan 03   John lodge ellerton: Composer,   

Jan 09   Emperor napoleon iii of france: Emperor napoleon iii of france (b. 1808)   

Jan 18   Edward george bulwer-lytton: English author (b. 1803)   

Jan 20   The venerable father basil anthony marie moreau: Founder of the congregation of holy cross (b. 1799)   

Jan 28   Henry hugo pierson: Composer,    

Feb 01   Matthew maury: Hydrographer,    

Feb 07   Sheridan le fanu: Irish writer (b. 1814)   

Feb 13   Petrus as van limburg brouwer: [abraham van luik], literary,