Historical Events In 1873

Jul 04   In the year 1873 aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens   

Jul 06   Paul Keller, German writer (Ferien vom Ich) on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1873 french poet Paul Verlaine wounds Arthur Rimbaud with pistol   

Jul 11   On this day in history american whisky traders massacre group of Assiniboines; Cypress Hills Massacre forces the Government to send police to the Canadian West.   

Jul 14   Ferdinand David, Dutch violinist/composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   On this day in history antonina Neshdanova, Russian soprano (Rigoletto)   

Jul 19   Louis Zimmermann, violinist/1st concert master of Concert building in the year 1873.   

Jul 20   On this day in history witold Maliszewski, composer   

Jul 21   In the year 1873 jesse James & James Younger gang's 1st train robbery (Adair Iowa)   

Jul 22   Ettore Pozzoli, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 01   San Francisco - first cable car begins service in the year 1873.   

Aug 01   SF's 1st cable car begins service in the year 1873.   

Aug 01   On this day in history the first trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones   

Aug 02   In the year 1873 1st trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones   

Aug 02   Frank Mori, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1873.   

Aug 02   On this day in history the first trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones   

Aug 03   Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) on this day in history.   

Aug 04   On this day in history damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish general/minister of War   

Aug 04   On this day in history indian Wars: whilst protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, clashes for the first time with the Sioux (near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed).   

Aug 06   On this day in history john Wesley Work, composer   

Aug 11   John Rosamond Johnson, Fla, co-composer (Lift Every Voice & Sing) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history "Field & Stream" begins publishing   

Aug 14   "Forest and Stream" begins publishing on this day in history.   

Aug 18   1st ascent of Mount Whitney, Calif (14,494') in the year 1873.   

Aug 18   In the year 1873 leo Slezak, Austria tenor/actor (Othello)   

Aug 18   The first ascent of Mount Whitney, Calif (14,494') on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Fred Stone, Longmont CO, acrobat/Broadway actor (Alice Adams) on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich) on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history karl Nef, Swiss musicologist   

Aug 23   On this day in history albert Bridge creossing Thames opens   

Aug 26   1st free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Aug 26   On this day in history lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)   

Aug 26   On this day in history the first US public kindergarten is authorized in St. Louis, MO.   

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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 in the year 1873.   

Jan 07   Adolph Zukor, Hungary, movie producer/director/executive (Paramount) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history death of emperor Napoleon III of France (b. 1808)   

Jan 18   In the year 1873 death of edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803)   

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   On this day in history henry Hugo Pierson, composer, dies at 57   

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

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.