Historical Events In 1873

Apr 01   In the year 1873 the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer   

Apr 08   In the year 1873 alfred Paraf of New York City patented the first successful oleomargarine.   

Apr 08   On this day in history british White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die   

Apr 13   In the year 1873 carlo Coccia, composer, dies at 90   

Apr 13   On this day in history colfax Massacre in Grant Parish Louisiana (60 blacks killed)   

Apr 13   On this day in history theodore Morse, composer   

Apr 14   Viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer in the year 1873.   

Apr 17   Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Apr 18   On this day in history jean Roger-Ducasse, composer   

Apr 18   In the year 1873 justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, dies at 69   

Apr 19   Sydney Barnes, cricketer (probably England's greatest bowler) on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942) on this day in history.   

Apr 24   On this day in history theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

Apr 25   Walter de la Mare, Engl poet/author (Behold the Dreamer), dies at 43 in the year 1873.   

Apr 26   In the year 1873 otto zur Linde, German author (Charon)   

Apr 27   In the year 1873 harry M O'Connor, Chicago IL, actor (Stranger than Fiction)   

Apr 28   On this day in history a Manzoni, writer, dies at 88   

Apr 28   Harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association) in the year 1873.   

Apr 29   On this day in history alida J M Tartaud-Klein, actress/stage star (Rotterdam Stage)   

May 01   On this day in history 1st US postal card issued   

May 01   On this day in history david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60   

May 01   On this day in history emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)   

May 01   In the year 1873 the first US postal card issued   

May 03   On this day in history nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS]   

May 07   Clarence Dickinson, composer in the year 1873.   

May 07   US marines attack Panama in the year 1873.   

May 08   Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer (England capt 1909-10 later official) in the year 1873.   

May 08   On this day in history john Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66   

May 09   In the year 1873 der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.   

May 09   In the year 1873 howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb)   

May 09   The birth of Howard Carter, English egyptologist in the year 1873.   

May 10   Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor in the year 1873.   

May 12   On this day in history oscar II of Sweden-Norway is crowned King of Sweden.   

May 13   Kaspar Masek, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1873.   

Jan 08   In the year 1873 birth of lucien Capet, composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953)   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1873 death of emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808)   

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   On this day in history henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57   

Feb 01   On this day in history matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies   

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 in the year 1873.