Page 7: Historical Events In 1873
Thursday, 23 October 2025
Oct 18 1st football game between Toronto Argonauts & Hamilton Tigers on this day in history.
Oct 19 In the year 1873 barton King, cricketer (North America's greatest all-rounder)
Oct 20 In the year 1873 p T Barnum Hippodrome featuring "Greatest Show on Earth," opens (NYC)
Oct 21 George P Gooch, English historian/MP in the year 1873.
Oct 26 Thorvald Stauning, Denmark, PM (1924-26, 1929-42) in the year 1873.
Oct 27 Henry Tate, composer on this day in history.
Oct 29 Ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52 in the year 1873.
Oct 29 In the year 1873 guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman
Oct 30 Francisco Madero, Mexico, revolutionary, president (1911-13) on this day in history.
Oct 30 P T Barnum's circus, "Greatest Show on Earth," debuts (NYC) in the year 1873.
Nov 03 In the year 1873 kintpuash, "Captain Jack", chief of Modoc-indians, dies
Nov 04 On this day in history dentist John Beers of San Francisco patents the gold crown
Nov 04 In the year 1873 dentist John Beers of SF patents gold crown
Nov 04 In the year 1873 g E Moore, English philosopher (Ethics)
Nov 08 On this day in history manuel Breton de los Herreros, Span poet/comic playwright, dies at 76
Nov 10 On this day in history henri Rabnaud, Paris France, composer (Le Premer Glaire)
Nov 12 Bay District Race Track opens on this day in history.
Nov 20 Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker) in the year 1873.
Nov 20 In the year 1873 rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary
Nov 22 In the year 1873 johnny Tyldesley, cricketer (brother of Ernest, 31 Tests for England)
Nov 24 L Martov, [Yuly O Tsederbaum], Russian revolutionary in the year 1873.
Dec 01 In the year 1873 charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck, premier of Neth (1918-25, 29-33)
Dec 06 1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1 on this day in history.
Dec 06 Manuel Acuna, Mexican poet (Ante un Cadaver), dies at 24 in the year 1873.
Dec 07 Willa Cather, US, author (My Antonia) in the year 1873.
Dec 09 Antoine Pompe, Belgian architect on this day in history.
Dec 14 In the year 1873 j Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies
Dec 14 Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer in the year 1873.
Dec 15 In the year 1873 pongrac Kacsoh, composer
Dec 17 On this day in history ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors)
Dec 18 Adolf Vogl, composer in the year 1873.
Dec 22 On this day in history l[eopold] S[tennett] Amery, British politician
Dec 26 Hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels) on this day in history.
Dec 30 On this day in history american Metrological Society forms (NYC) weights, measures & money