Historical Events In 1873

Oct 18   1st football game between Toronto Argonauts & Hamilton Tigers on this day in history.  

Oct 19   Barton King, cricketer (North America's greatest all-rounder) in the year 1873.  

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   In the year 1873 thorvald Stauning, Denmark, PM (1924-26, 1929-42)  

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   On this day in history guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman  

Oct 30   Francisco Madero, Mexico, revolutionary, president (1911-13) on this day in history.  

Oct 30   On this day in history p T Barnum's circus, "Greatest Show on Earth," debuts (NYC)  

Nov 03   In the year 1873 kintpuash, "Captain Jack", chief of Modoc-indians, dies  

Nov 04   In the year 1873 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   G E Moore, English philosopher (Ethics) in the year 1873.  

Nov 08   Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Span poet/comic playwright, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Nov 10   Henri Rabnaud, Paris France, composer (Le Premer Glaire) on this day in history.  

Nov 12   In the year 1873 bay District Race Track opens  

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   Johnny Tyldesley, cricketer (brother of Ernest, 31 Tests for England) in the year 1873.  

Nov 24   L Martov, [Yuly O Tsederbaum], Russian revolutionary on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1873 willa Cather, US, author (My Antonia)  

Dec 09   Antoine Pompe, Belgian architect in the year 1873.  

Dec 14   On this day in history j Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies  

Dec 14   Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 15   In the year 1873 pongrac Kacsoh, composer  

Dec 17   In the year 1873 ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors)  

Dec 18   Adolf Vogl, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 22   L[eopold] S[tennett] Amery, British politician in the year 1873.  

Dec 26   Hubert Cuypers, Dutch composer/choir conductor (Minstrels) in the year 1873.  

Dec 30   American Metrological Society forms (NYC) weights, measures & money on this day in history.  

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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   Thérèse de Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. 1897) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957) was born in the year 1873.  

Jan 06   Karl Straube, German organist/conductor was born in the year 1873.  

Jan 07   Adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953) was born in the year 1873.  

Jan 03   On this day in history john Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 09   Emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808) died on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history death of 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) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 01   Matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies in the year 1873.  

Feb 07   In the year 1873 death of sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814)  

Feb 13   Petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies on this day in history.