Page 2: Historical Events In 1873

Feb 12   In the year 1873 congress abolishes bimetallism &authorizes $1 &$3 gold coins   

Feb 13   Petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies in the year 1873.   

Feb 14   Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   U of Calif gets its 1st Med School (UC/SF) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 1873 muhammad Iqbal, Dutch East Indies lawyer/poet/philosopher   

Feb 23   On this day in history dmitri Arakishvili, composer   

Feb 25   On this day in history enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust)   

Feb 25   The birth of Enrico Caruso, Italian operatic tenor in the year 1873.   

Feb 26   Ewoud van Everdingen, Dutch meteorologist in the year 1873.   

Feb 27   Dutch socialist Samuel van Wooden demands law against child labor in the year 1873.   

Feb 27   In the year 1873 enrico Carus opera singer tenor, was born   

Feb 27   On this day in history enrico Carus opera singer: tenor, was born   

Mar 01   In the year 1873 e. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.   

Mar 03   Congress authorizes federal departmental postage stamps on this day in history.   

Mar 03   US Congress & government raise own salary, retroactively in the year 1873.   

Mar 03   In the year 1873 william Green, president of American Federation of Labor (1924-52)   

Mar 04   On this day in history new York Daily Graphic, first illustrated daily newspaper in US, published   

Mar 05   On this day in history marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer, dies at 34   

Mar 07   US marines attack Panama in the year 1873.   

Mar 09   On this day in history royal Canadian Mounted Police founded   

Mar 10   Jakob Wassermann, Germany, novelist (My Life as German & Jew) in the year 1873.   

Mar 14   Johannes Aengenent, sociologist/bishop of Haarlem (1928-35) on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1873 david Vaughan Thomas, composer   

Mar 16   On this day in history hippoliet Daeye, Flemish painter (Sereniteit)   

Mar 17   In the year 1873 chard Somerset, 1st woman Cabinet minister (1929-31)   

Mar 19   On this day in history max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ)   

Mar 20   Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1873.   

Mar 20   Sergei V Rachmaninov, Russian/US pianist/composer (Aleko) [NS=Apr 1] on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico in the year 1873.   

Mar 25   Rudolf Rocker, German/US anarchist in the year 1873.   

Mar 26   [Louise] Sophie de Vries, actress (On Hope of Blessing) on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Benedict Augustin Morel, psychologist (dementia praecox), dies at 63 in the year 1873.   

Apr 01   On this day in history british White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die   

Apr 01   In the year 1873 sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1873 birth of anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics)   

Jan 02   In the year 1873 birth of thérèse de Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. 1897)   

Jan 03   In the year 1873 birth of ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Lucien Capet, composer was born in the year 1873.   

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

Jan 18   Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803) died on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history death of the Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)   

Jan 28   Henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1873.   

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 in the year 1873.