Page 6: Historical Events In 1873

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

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 in the year 1873.   

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

Sep 06   Regular Cable Car service begins on Clay Street on this day in history.   

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

Sep 09   On this day in history edward Burlingame Hill, composer   

Sep 12   On this day in history sul-To-Wan, [Nellie Conley], US actress (Uncle Tom's Cabin)   

Sep 15   In the year 1873 last German troops leave France   

Sep 16   In the year 1873 german troops leave France   

Sep 17   In the year 1873 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University   

Sep 18   Govt bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St on this day in history.   

Sep 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1873 lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies   

Sep 20   In the year 1873 panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure)   

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

Sep 20   Robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open on this day in history.   

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

Sep 26   Amilcare Zanella, composer on this day in history.   

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

Sep 28   Julian Lowell Coolidge, Mass, mathematician (Study-Segre school) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 02   In the year 1873 pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official)   

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

Oct 03   In the year 1873 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms in the year 1873.   

Oct 06   In the year 1873 oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer   

Oct 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to U of Toronto   

Oct 14   In the year 1873 jose Serrano Simeon, composer   

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Jan 01   In the year 1873 birth of mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses)   

Jan 02   Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics) was born in the year 1873.   

Jan 02   In the year 1873 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 in the year 1873.   

Jan 07   In the year 1873 birth of adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount)   

Jan 08   In the year 1873 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   Emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1873.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.