Page 6: Historical Events In 1873

Aug 30   Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea in the year 1873.   

Aug 31   On this day in history charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70   

Sep 01   Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1873 guy Standing, English actor (Cradle Song)   

Sep 06   On this day in history regular Cable Car service begins on Clay Street   

Sep 08   David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th pres of Mormon church in the year 1873.   

Sep 09   In the year 1873 edward Burlingame Hill, composer   

Sep 12   Sul-To-Wan, [Nellie Conley], US actress (Uncle Tom's Cabin) in the year 1873.   

Sep 15   In the year 1873 last German troops leave France   

Sep 16   German troops leave France in the year 1873.   

Sep 17   In the year 1873 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University   

Sep 18   Govt bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St in the year 1873.   

Sep 19   Black Friday Jay Cooke & Co fails, causing a securities panic in the year 1873.   

Sep 19   Black Friday: Jay Cooke & Co fails, causing a securities panic on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Lulu Strauss und Torney, German poetess/writer, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure)   

Sep 20   Panic sweeps NY Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) NY shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal in the year 1873.   

Sep 20   In the year 1873 robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open   

Sep 23   Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title in the year 1873.   

Sep 26   On this day in history amilcare Zanella, composer   

Sep 28   In the year 1873 emile Gaboriau, detective writer (Monsieur Lecoq), dies at 37   

Sep 28   On this day in history julian Lowell Coolidge, Mass, mathematician (Study-Segre school)   

Oct 02   Cornelius Varley, water-color painter, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1873 pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official)   

Oct 03   On this day in history captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War.   

Oct 03   On this day in history kintpuash, [Captain Jack], fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies   

Oct 03   The Grand Trunk Railway converts the gauge of its line between Stratford and Montreal, 421 miles together with 60 miles of sidings, from 5' 6" to the standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2". The track work was completed in 24 hours and occasioned but 16 hours interruption in the use of the main line in the year 1873.   

Oct 04   Toronto Argonaut Football Club forms on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1873 oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer   

Oct 08   On this day in history 1st women's prison run by women opens at Indiana Reformatory Institute   

Oct 08   In the year 1873 ejnar Hertzsprung, Denmark, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)   

Oct 09   On this day in history karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect)   

Oct 11   In the year 1873 toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to U of Toronto   

Oct 14   On this day in history jose Serrano Simeon, composer   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1873 birth of karl Straube, German organist/conductor   

Jan 07   Adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount) was born in the year 1873.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1873 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 in the year 1873.   

Feb 07   Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814) died on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1873 petrus AS van Limburg Brouwer, [Abraham van Luik], literary, dies