Page 3: Historical Events In 1873

Apr 01   On this day in history the birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer   

Apr 08   Alfred Paraf of New York City patented the first successful oleomargarine in the year 1873.   

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

Apr 13   On this day in history carlo Coccia, composer, dies at 90   

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

Apr 13   Theodore Morse, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 14   On this day in history viktor Joseph Keldorfer, composer   

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   On this day in history justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, dies at 69   

Apr 19   Sydney Barnes, cricketer (probably England's greatest bowler) in the year 1873.   

Apr 22   Ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942) in the year 1873.   

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

Apr 25   On this day in history walter de la Mare, Engl poet/author (Behold the Dreamer), dies at 43   

Apr 26   On this day in history otto zur Linde, German author (Charon)   

Apr 27   Harry M O'Connor, Chicago IL, actor (Stranger than Fiction) in the year 1873.   

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

Apr 28   In the year 1873 harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association)   

Apr 29   Alida J M Tartaud-Klein, actress/stage star (Rotterdam Stage) in the year 1873.   

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

May 01   David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60 in the year 1873.   

May 01   Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna) on this day in history.   

May 01   The first US postal card issued on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1873 nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS]   

May 07   Clarence Dickinson, composer on this day in history.   

May 07   On this day in history uS marines attack Panama   

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

May 08   John Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66 in the year 1873.   

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

May 09   Howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb) in the year 1873.   

May 09   On this day in history the birth of Howard Carter, English egyptologist   

May 10   In the year 1873 carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor   

May 12   Oscar II of Sweden-Norway is crowned King of Sweden in the year 1873.   

May 13   In the year 1873 kaspar Masek, composer, dies at 79   

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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 in the year 1873.   

Jan 02   Thérèse de Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. 1897) was born in the year 1873.   

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 in the year 1873.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1873 death of the Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)   

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

Feb 01   In the year 1873 matthew Maury, hydrographer, dies   

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

Feb 13   On this day in history petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies