Historical Events In 1873

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

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

Apr 08   British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die on this day in history.   

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

Apr 18   Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer in the year 1873.   

Apr 18   Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Otto zur Linde, German author (Charon) in the year 1873.   

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

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

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

May 01   In the year 1873 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   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) on this day in history.   

May 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1873 howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb)   

May 09   The birth of Howard Carter, English egyptologist on this day in history.   

May 10   On this day in history carl J Eldh, Swedish sculptor   

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

May 13   On this day in history kaspar Masek, composer, dies at 79   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses)   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of karl Straube, German organist/conductor   

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

Jan 03   John Lodge Ellerton, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1873.   

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 in the year 1873.   

Jan 20   The Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799) died in the year 1873.   

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   Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814) died in the year 1873.   

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