Page 3: Historical Events In 1873

Apr 01   The birth of Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian composer in the year 1873.   

Apr 08   On this day in history alfred Paraf of New York City patented the first successful oleomargarine.   

Apr 08   In the year 1873 british White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die   

Apr 13   Carlo Coccia, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1873.   

Apr 13   Colfax Massacre in Grant Parish Louisiana (60 blacks killed) in the year 1873.   

Apr 13   On this day in history theodore Morse, composer   

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

Apr 17   In the year 1873 semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer, dies at 60   

Apr 18   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, dies at 69 in the year 1873.   

Apr 19   In the year 1873 sydney Barnes, cricketer (probably England's greatest bowler)   

Apr 22   On this day in history ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942)   

Apr 24   Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 27   Harry M O'Connor, Chicago IL, actor (Stranger than Fiction) on this day in history.   

Apr 28   A Manzoni, writer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Apr 28   Harold Bauer, English/US pianist (Beethoven-Association) on this day in history.   

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

May 01   In the year 1873 1st US postal card issued   

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

May 01   In the year 1873 emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)   

May 01   On this day in history the first US postal card issued   

May 03   Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS] on this day in history.   

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

May 07   US marines attack Panama on this day in history.   

May 08   Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer (England capt 1909-10 later official) on this day in history.   

May 08   In the year 1873 john Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66   

May 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1873 the birth of Howard Carter, English egyptologist   

May 10   Carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor on this day in history.   

May 12   Oscar II of Sweden-Norway is crowned King of Sweden on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of thérèse de Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun (d. 1897)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ichizo Kobayashi, Japanese businessman (d. 1957)   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1873 birth of adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount)   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1873 birth of iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953)   

Jan 03   John Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808) died in the year 1873.   

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   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   In the year 1873 petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies