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Countries:     Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The year 1873 in archaeology involved some significant events The year 1873 in architecture involved some significant events Events World exhibition in Vienna. Vincent van Gogh is re-located to London by his employer The year 1873 in literature involved some significant new books Events Awards Works published William Morris, Love is Enough Arthur Rimbaud, Une Saison en Events Joseph Parry becomes Professor of Music at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. The year 1873 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball The champion Boston Red Stockings win another one Canadian Football The Toronto Argonauts Events January events January 21 - The New York Boston and Montreal Railway is organized as a renaming of the New York Boston See also 1872 in Australia, other events of 1873, 1874 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1872 in Canada, other events of 1873, 1874 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events February - Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain founded at Manchester. Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor – Sir George Ferguson Bowen See also 1872 in South Africa, other events of 1873, 1874 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK

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Year 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Gladstone, Liberal State leaders in 1872 - Events of 1873 - State leaders in 1874 - State leaders by year ---- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - # José Maria da Ponte e Horta, Governor-General of Angola ( 1870 - 1873) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1873 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 Genealogical Resources

Events of 1873

January - March

• January 1 - Japan adopted the use of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays
• January 17 - Indian Wars: First Battle of the Stronghold during the Modoc War. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca The Modoc War, or Modoc Campaign (also known as the Lava Beds War) was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the
• February 11 - Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Cortes Generales ( Spanish for General Courts or Cortes Españolas, Spanish Courts) is the Legislature of Spain. Background Prince Amedeo of Savoy was born in Turin, Italy. He was the second son of Victor Emmanuel II (King of Piedmont, Savoy The First Spanish Republic started with the Abdication as King of Spain on February 10 1873, of Amadeo I, following the Hidalgo
• February 12 - Former foreign minister Emilio Castelar becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Emilio Castelar y Ripoll ( September 7, 1832 — May 25 1899) was a Spanish republican and a president of the First Spanish Republic
• February 20 - The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco, California. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment The University of California ( UC) is a Public university system in the state of California. Medical education A medical school or faculty of medicine is a Tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches Medicine The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
• March 1 - E. Remington and Sons of Ilion, New York start production of the first practical typewriter. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant E Remington and Sons (1816-1896 was a manufacturer of Firearms and Typewriters Founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington in Ilion New York Ilion is a Village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. A typewriter is a mechanical or Electromechanical device with a set of "keys" that when pressed cause characters to be printed on a medium
• March 3 - Censorship: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Comstock Act, (ch 258 enacted March 3, 1873) is a United States federal law which made it illegal to send any "obscene lewd and/or lascivious"
• March 4 - President Ulysses S. Grant begins his second term. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States
• March 15 - The Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity is founded at the University of Massachusetts. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Phi Sigma Kappa (ΦΣK is a fraternity devoted to three cardinal principles the Promotion of Brotherhood, the Stimulation of Scholarship, and the The University of Massachusetts (officially nicknamed UMass) is the five-campus public university system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• March 22 - Emancipation Day for Puerto Rico, slaves are freed (with a few exceptions). Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}}

April - June

• April 1 - The British steamer RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia killing 547. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located RMS Atlantic was a Transatlantic Ocean liner of the White Star Line that operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's
• April 15 - 17 - Indian Wars: Second Battle of the Stronghold. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
• May - Henry Rose exhibits barbed wire at an Illinois county fair, which is taken up by Joseph Glidden and Jacob Haish, who invent a machine to mass-produce it. Henry R Rose was Mayor of Los Angeles from July 1913 to July 1915 Barbed wire, also known as barb wire (and frequently in dialect form spelled bob or bobbed) is a type of fencing Wire constructed The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Joseph Farwell Glidden ( January 18 1813 &ndash October 9, 1906) was an American Farmer who patented Barbed wire Jacob Haish ( March 9, 1826 – February 19, 1926) was one of the first inventors of Barbed wire.
• May 9 - Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds Long Depression. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of The Long Depression ( 1873 &ndash 1896) affected much of the world and was contemporary with the Second Industrial Revolution.
• May 23
  • The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police (which will be renamed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920). Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
  • First running of the Preakness Stakes horse race in Baltimore, Maryland
• May 28
  • C. The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Laan brings order to the chaos created by the dockworker riots of Tripoli, Lebanon. Tripoli ( Lebanese Arabic: طرابلس Ṭrāblos or Ṭrēblos locally Ṭrōbles Standard Arabic: Ṭarābulus Τρίπολις Tripolis is the second-largest
  • The city of Khiva falls to Imperial Russian forces, under the command of General Konstantin Petrovich Von Kaufman. Khiva ( Uzbek: Xiva, Хива; Хива Khiva; Persian: خیوه Khiveh) Alternative or historical names include The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (Константин Петрович фон-Кауфман in Russian) ( 1818 - 1882) was the first Governor-General
• June 4 - Indian Wars: The Modoc War ends with the capture of Captain Jack. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The Modoc War, or Modoc Campaign (also known as the Lava Beds War) was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the Kintpuash, better known as Captain Jack (circa 1837 - October 3, 1873) was a chief of the Native American Modoc tribe of California
• June 9 - Alexandra Palace in London destroyed by fire only a fortnight after its opening. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Set in Alexandra Park, Alexandra Palace was built in an area spanning Wood Green and Muswell Hill, North London, England in 1873 as London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

July - September

• July 1 - Prince Edward Island joins the Canadian Confederation. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the
• July 21 - At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James-Younger gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American West (US$3,000 from the Rock Island Express). Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Adair is a city in Adair and Guthrie Counties in the US state of Iowa. Jesse Woodson James (September 5 1847—April 3 1882 was an American Outlaw in the border state of Missouri and the most famous member of the The James-Younger Gang was a legendary 19th century Gang of American Outlaws that included Jesse James. Train robbery is a type of Robbery, in which the goal is to steal Money or other valuables being carried aboard Trains They were more common in the past The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• August 4 - Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the Seventh Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, clash for the first time with the Sioux (near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed). Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern Sioux (pronounced SUE are a Native American and First Nations people The Tongue River is a Tributary of the Yellowstone, approximately 265 mi (426 km long in the U
• August 12 - A peace treaty is signed between Imperial Russia and the Khanate of Khiva, making the khanate a Russian protectorate. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The Khanate of Khiva (Xiva Xonligi was the name of a Central Asian state that existed in the historical region of Khwarezm from 1515 to 1920 except Persian occupation by
• September 16 - German troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity for Franco-Prussian War. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871
• September 17 - The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, later The Ohio State University, opens its doors with 25 students, including two women. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio.
• September 18 - New York stock market crash, triggering the panic of 1873 (again part of the Long Depression). Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated The City of New York The Panic of 1873 was the start of the Long Depression, a severe nationwide economic depression in the United States that lasted until 1879
• September 25 - Classes begin at Drury University. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Drury University is a private Liberal arts college in Springfield Missouri.

October - December

• October 6 - Foundation of Co. Carlow Football Club Rugby union Club. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus County Carlow Football Club is a Rugby union club in Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short
• November 6 - Formation of the Halifax Rugby league Club. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Halifax is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 82056 in the History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games
• November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Canada's second prime minister. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Alasdair MacCoinnich 1764 - March 12, 1820) was a Scottish-Canadian explorer. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus
• November 17 - From Pest, Buda and Óbuda, Budapest, Hungary's capital is formed. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Pest (ˈpɛʃt Slovak: Pešť, Croatian: Pešta, Serbian: Пешта / Pešta is the eastern mostly flat part of Budapest Buda ( German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak / Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or Óbuda (sometimes written in English as Obuda) was a historical city in Hungary. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political,
• December 15 - Women of Fredonia, New York march against the retail liquor dealers in town to inaugurate the Woman's Crusade of 1873-74. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Fredonia is a Village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous This led to the creation of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
• December 16 - Heineken brewery is founded in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Heineken International is a Dutch Brewing company, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of Beer, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of beer's history Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• December 21 - Francis Garnier is attacked outside of Hanoi by Black Flag mercenaries fighting for the Vietnamese. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Marie Joseph François (Francis Garnier ( Vietnamese: Ngạc Nhi; 25 July 1835 - 21 December 1873) was a French Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, is the Capital of Vietnam

Undated

• Toronto Argonauts are founded. The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. The oldest pro sports team still playing in North America.
• Rangers F.C. are founded. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League.
• The United Kingdom declares war against Ghana's King Kofi KariKari, who was involved in the trading of slaves. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ashanti, or Asante, are a major Ethnic group of Ashanti Region in Ghana. Slavery is a social-economic system under which certain persons — known as slaves — are deprived of personal freedom and compelled to perform labour or services The war ended by July and the British established the Gold Coast Colony. This article is about the British colony in west Africa 1821-1957
• Coors Brewing Company begins making beer in Golden, Colorado. The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea The historic City of Golden is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.
• DDT first synthesized. DDT (from its trivial name D ichloro- D iphenyl- T richloroethane is one of the best known synthetic Pesticides It is a chemical with a long
• Swedish arms company Bofors is incorporated. The name Bofors has been associated with the Iron industry for more than 350 years
• In Mexico, Veracruz to Mexico City railroad completed. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The city of Veracruz is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico
• Royal Montreal Club in Montreal, Quebec is founded, becoming the first permanent golf club in North America. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec
• Britain puts pressure on Sultan Barghash Sayyid who closes slave markets in Zanzibar
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composes The Tempest
• Womans Temperance League organized by Eliza Daniel Stewart
• Central Park is officially completed in New York City, New York. Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the The Tempest ( Burya) Symphonic Fantasia after Shakespeare opus 18 is a Symphonic poem in F minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed Eliza Daniel Stewart, (1816 - 1908 was an early Temperance movement leader Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• Nine Pekin ducks were imported to Long Island, the first Pekins in the United States. Pekin duck is a breed of Domesticated duck used primarily for egg and meat production Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches
• Guild of SUN was founded

Births

1873 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1873 MDCCCLXXIII
Ab urbe condita	2626
Armenian calendar	1322 ԹՎ ՌՅԻԲ
Bahá'í calendar	29 – 30
Berber calendar	2823
Buddhist calendar	2417
Burmese calendar	1235
Chinese calendar	4509/4569-12-3 (壬申年十二月初三日) — to — 4510/4570-11-12 (癸酉年十一月十二日)
Coptic calendar	1589 – 1590
Ethiopian calendar	1865 – 1866
Hebrew calendar	5633 – 5634
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1928 – 1929
- Shaka Samvat	1795 – 1796
- Kali Yuga	4974 – 4975
Holocene calendar	11873
Iranian calendar	1251 – 1252
Islamic calendar	1289 – 1290
Japanese calendar	Meiji 6 (明治6年)
Korean calendar	4206
Thai solar calendar	2416
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January - June

• January 2 - Saint Therese of Lisieux, Catholic saint and mystic (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Mysticism (from the Greek grc μυστικός mystikos, an initiate of a Mystery religion) is the pursuit of communion with identity 1897)
• January 7 - Adolph Zukor, Austrian-born film studio pioneer (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Adolf Zukor, born Adolph Cukor, ( January 7, 1873 &ndash June 10, 1976) was a film mogul and founder of Paramount 1976)
• January 8 - Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Iuliu Maniu ( January 8, 1873 &mdash February 5, 1953) was an Romanian politician 1953)
• January 10 - George Orton, Canadian athlete (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. George Washington Orton ( January 10, 1873 &ndash June 26, 1958) was a Canadian middle-distance runner 1958)
• January 12 - Spiridon Louis, Greek runner (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople 1940)
• January 20 - Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, Danish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, in Denmark always called Johannes V Jensen, ( January 20, 1873 — November 25, 1950) was a Danish The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1950)
• January 28 - Colette, French writer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Colette was the pen name of the French Novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette ( January 28 1873 &ndash August 3 1954)
• January 30 - Vasily Balabanov, an administrator and Provincial Governor of Imperial Russia (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Vasily Vasilievich Balabanov ( January 30, 1873, Bakhmut, Ukraine Balabanov &mdash January 27, 1947, A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya 1947)
• February 2 - Maurice Tourneur, French film director (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Maurice Tourneur, born February 2, 1873 &ndash died August 4, 1961, was an important international Film director and Screenwriter 1961)
• February 3 - Karl Jatho, German aviation pioneer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Karl Jatho ( February 3, 1873 - December 8, 1933) was a German pioneer and inventor performer and public servant of the city of 1933)
• February 4 - Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Étienne Desmarteau ( 4 February 1873 - 29 October 1905 in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian 1905)
• February 13 - Feodor Chaliapin, Russian bass (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin ( Russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Шаля́пин Fyodor Ivanovich Shalyapin; &ndash April 12, 1938) 1938)
• February 15 - Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin ( February 15, 1873 &ndash November 6, 1964) was a German -born Swedish The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1964)
• February 25 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Enrico Caruso (born Errico Caruso; February 25 1873 &ndash August 2 1921) was an Italian Opera singer 1921)
• March 3 - William Green, American labor leader (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian William Green ( March 3, 1873 &ndash November 21, 1952) was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 1952)
• March 11 - David Horsley, English-born film executive (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty David Horsley ( March 11, 1873 – February 23, 1933) was English born pioneer of the movie industry who built the first Movie 1933)
• March 19 - Max Reger, German composer (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger ( March 19 1873 &ndash May 11 1916) was a German Composer, conductor 1916)

• April 1 (N.S.); March 20 (O.S.) - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer and pianist (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов 1943)
• April 7 - John McGraw, baseball player and manager (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor 1934)
• April 10 - Kyösti Kallio, Prime Minister and President of Finland (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Kyösti Kallio kyøsti kallio ( April 10, 1873 &ndash December 19, 1940) was the fourth President of Finland (1937-1940 The Prime Minister (pääministeri Swedish: statsminister) is the Head of Government of Finland. The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the 1940)
• April 19 - Sydney Barnes, English cricketer (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Sydney Francis Barnes ( April 19, 1873 &ndash December 26, 1967) usually known simply as S 1967)
• April 22 - Ellen Glasgow, American writer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow ( April 22, 1873 - November 21, 1945) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American Novelist 1945)
• May 4 - Joe De Grasse, Canadian film director (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Joseph Louis De Grasse ( May 4, 1873 &ndash May 25, 1940) was a Canadian film director 1940)
• May 9 - Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Anton (Tony Joseph Cermak, in Czech Antonín Josef Čermák, (ˈantɔɲiːn ˈjɔzɛf ˈtʃ͡ɛrmaːk ( May 9, 1873 &ndash March 1933)
• May 17
  • Henri Barbusse, French novelist and journalist (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Henri Barbusse ( May 17, 1873, Asnières-sur-Seine &mdash August 30, 1935, Moscow) was a French Novelist 1935)
  • Dorothy Richardson, English feminist writer (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Miller Richardson ( 17 May 1873 - 17 June 1957) was the first writer to publish an English-language novel using what was to become known 1957)
• May 28 - D.D. Sheehan, Irish politician (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Daniel Desmond Sheehan, usually known as D D Sheehan ( 28 May 1873 &ndash 28 November 1948) was an Irish nationalist 1948)
• June 3 - Otto Loewi, German-born pharmacologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Otto Loewi ( June 3, 1873 &ndash December 25, 1961) was a German pharmacologist whose discovery of Acetylcholine The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1961)
• June 26 - Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Alexis Carrel ( June 28, 1873 - November 5, 1944) was a French surgeon biologist and Eugenicist, who was awarded the The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1944)

July - December

• July 1 - Alice Guy-Blaché, French-American filmmaker (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Alice Guy-Blaché ( July 1, 1873 &ndash March 24, 1968) was a pioneer Filmmaker who was the first female director in the motion picture 1968)
• July 20 - Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviation pioneer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Alberto Santos-Dumont (July 20 1873 &ndash July 23 1932 was an early pioneer of Aviation. 1932)
• August 5 - Joseph Russell Knowland, American politician and newspaperman (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Joseph Russell Knowland ( August 5 1873 - February 1 1966) was an American politician and newspaper publisher 1966)
• August 13 - Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
• August 17 - John A. Sampson, American gynecologist (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. "Langenhoven" redirects here For the Namibian rugby player see Bratley Langenhoven Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven ( 13 August 1873 – Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli John Albertson Sampson ( August 17, 1873 &ndash December 23, 1946) was a Gynecologist who studied Endometriosis. 1946)
• August 26 - Lee De Forest, American inventor (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Lee De Forest, ( August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American Inventor with over 300 patents to his credit 1961)
• September 5 - Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American military officer, inventor, engineer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Cornelius Vanderbilt III ( September 5, 1873 &ndash March 1, 1942) was a distinguished American military 1942)
• September 8 - David O. McKay, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz David Oman McKay ( September 8, 1873 &ndash January 18, 1970) was the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1970)
• September 20
  • Sidney Olcott, pioneer film director (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Sidney Olcott ( September 20, 1873 - December 16, 1949) was a Canadian -born Film producer, director, Actor 1949)
  • Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferenc Szisz ( September 20, 1873 – February 21, 1944) was a Hungarian race car driver and the winner of the first Grand Prix 1944)
• September 21 - Papa Jack Laine, jazz musician (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. George Vital Laine aka Papa Jack ( September 21, 1873 – June 1, 1966) was the most busy and perhaps the most important band leader 1966)
• September 26 - Wacław Berent, Polish novelist and translator (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Wacław Berent was a Polish novelist and translator in Art Nouveau. 1940)
• October 2 - Stephen Warfield Gambrill, U. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Stephen Warfield Gambrill ( October 2, 1873 &ndash December 19, 1938) was an American politician S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District. (d. 1924)
• October 3 - Emily Post, American etiquette expert (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Emily Post ( October 27, 1873 - September 25, 1960) was a United States author who promoted what she considered "proper etiquette" 1960)
• October 9 - Charles Rudolph Walgreen, American businessman (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Charles Rudolph Walgreen ( October 9, 1873 &ndash December 11, 1939) was a United States Drugstore Businessman 1939)
• October 14 - Ray Ewry, American athlete (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Raymond "Ray" Clarence Ewry ( October 14, 1873 &ndash September 29, 1937) was an American track and field athlete 1937)
• October 19
  • Jaap Eden, Dutch skater and cyclist (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eden ( October 19, 1873 &ndash February 2, 1925) was a Dutch athlete 1925)
  • John Barton King, American cricketer (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Barton "Bart" King (October 19 1873 – October 17 1965 was an American Cricketer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries 1965)
• October 26
  • Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Thorvald August Marinus Stauning ( 26 October 1873 – 3 May 1942) was the first Social Democrat Prime Minister of Denmark The Prime Minister of Denmark (statsminister is the Head of government in Danish politics. 1942)
  • A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bengali statesman (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sher-e-Bangla redirects here For other uses of the term see Sher-e-Bangla (disambiguation. 1962)
• November 16 - W. C. Handy, American blues composer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published William Christopher Handy ( November 16 1873 &ndash March 28 1958) was a Blues Composer and Musician, often 1958)
• November 22 - Johnny Tyldesley, English cricketer (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Johnny Tyldesley ( John Thomas Tyldesley; born November 22, 1873, Worsley, Lancashire; died November 27, 1930 1930)
• December 7 - Willa Cather, American novelist (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Willa Sibert Cather ( December 7, 1873 &ndash April 24, 1947) was an American author who grew up in Nebraska. 1947)
• December 11 - Josip Plemelj, Slovenian mathematician (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Josip Plemelj ( December 11, 1873 - May 22, 1967) was a Slovene Mathematician. 1967)
• December 17 - Ford Madox Ford, English writer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Ford Madox Ford ( December 17, 1873 &ndash June 26, 1939) was an English Novelist, Poet, Critic 1939)
• December 20 - Kwan-Ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian(d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Kan-Ichi Asakawa ( December 20, 1873 - August 10, 1948) was an American university professor and author of works on Japan 1948)
• December 26 - Thomas Wass, Nottinghamshire bowler (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Thomas Wass ( Thomas George Wass or simply Tom Wass; born December 26, 1873, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Muralijpg|thumb|250px|right|The world's leading off-spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan sends down a delivery]] A bowler in the Sport of Cricket is usually 1953)
• December 30 - Al Smith, American politician (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Alfred Emanuel Smith Jr, known in private and public life as Al Smith, ( December 30, 1873 - October 4, 1944) was elected Governor 1944)
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  • James Cousins, Irish writer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Henry Cousins (1873 &ndash 1956 was an Irish writer playwright actor critic editor teacher and poet 1956)
  • Leon Frank Czolgosz, assassin of U. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leon Frank Czolgosz (Zol-gash (May 1873 Czolgosz was born in Alpena Michigan She later wrote a piece in defense of Czolgosz S. President William McKinley (d. William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last 1901)
  • William Ernest Hocking, American philosopher (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William Ernest Hocking (1873 - 1966 was an American Idealist Philosopher at Harvard University 1966)

See also Category: 1873 births. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.

Deaths

January - June

• January 9 - Napoleon III, last Emperor of the French (b. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President List of Queens and Empresses of France Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below 1808)
• January 18 - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English writer (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton ( May 25, 1803 – 1803)
• January 23 - Jothi Ramalinga Swamigal, Hindu religious leader (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor 1823)
• January 29 - The Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. The Blessed Father Basil Anthony Marie Patrice Moreau CSC ( February 11, 1799 &ndash January 20, 1873) was the French The Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce (C 1799)
• February 7 - Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 &ndash 7 February 1873 was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels 1814)
• February 19 - Vasil Levski, Bulgarian revolutionary (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Vasil Levski (Васил Левски also transliterated as Vassil Levski) born Vasil Ivanov Kountchev (Васил Иванов Кунчев ( Karlovo 1837)
• March 10 - John Torrey, American botanist (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing John Torrey ( August 15, 1796 &ndash March 10, 1873) was an American botanist. 1796)
• March 24- Mary Ann Cotton, English serial killer (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Mary Ann Cotton (October 1832&ndash 24 March 1873) was an English Serial killer believed to have murdered up to 20 people mainly by A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based 1832)
• April 11 - Edward Canby, U. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (November 9 1817 &ndash April 11 1873 was a career United States Army officer and a Union General in the American Civil S. general (b. 1817)
• April 18 - Justus von Liebig, German chemist (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Justus von Liebig ( May 12, 1803 &ndash April 18, 1873) was a German Chemist 1803)
• April 27 - William Charles Macready, English actor (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated William Charles Macready ( March 3, 1793 - April 27, 1873) English Actor, was born in London, and educated at 1793)
• May 4 - David Livingstone, Scottish explorer of Africa (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Dr David Livingstone (19 March 1813 &ndash 1 May 1873 was a British Congregationalist pioneer medical Missionary with the London Missionary Society 1813)
• May 6 - José Antonio Páez, first President of Venezuela (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. José Antonio Páez ( June 13, 1790 - May 6, 1873) was General in Chief of the army fighting Spain during the Venezuelan ||-||} Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The President of Venezuela (Presidente 1790)
• May 7 - Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the United States (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Salmon Portland Chase ( January 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist in the Civil War era The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 1808)
• May 8 - John Stuart Mill, British philosopher (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 &ndash 8 May 1873 British Philosopher, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influential 1806)
• May 15 - Alexandru Ioan Cuza,First Romania's reigning (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Alexander Joan Cuza (a common old English rendition of Alexandru Ioan Cuza; March 20, 1820 – May 15, 1873) was a Moldavian 1820)
• May 20 - George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian statesman (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Sir George-Étienne Cartier, Bart, KCMG, PC ( September 6, 1814 &ndash May 20, 1873) was a French-Canadian 1814)
• May 29 - Edouard de Verneuil, palaeontologist (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Phillippe Edouard Poulletier de Verneuil ( February 13, 1805 - May 29, 1873) was a French paleontologist. 1805)
• June 1 - Joseph Howe, Canadian politician (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Joseph Howe, PC ( December 13, 1804 – June 1, 1873) was a Nova Scotia journalist politician and public servant 1804)

July - December

• August 18 - Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Charles II Duke of Brunswick (German Karl; 30 October 1804, Brunswick – 18 August 1873, Geneva) Duke of 1804)
• September 11 - Augustín Fernández Muñoz, Duke of Riansares, morganatic husband of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
• September 17 - Alexander Berry, Scottish adventurer and Australian pioneer (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Don Agustin Fernandez Muñoz Duke of Riansares ( es: Don Agustín Fernández Muñoz duque de Riansares) (1808 or 1810 - 11 September Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (Maria Cristina Ferdinanda di Borbone principessa delle Due Sicilie María Cristina de Borbón princesa de las Dos Sicilias April 27, Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Alexander Berry (30 November 1781- 17 September 1873 was a Scottish born surgeon, Merchant and explorer who in 1822 was given a Land grant 1781)
• September 22 - Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Friedrich Frey-Herosé ( October 12, 1801 - September 22, 1873) was a Swiss politician 1801)
• September 23 - Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English 1823)
• October 9 - George Ormerod, English historian and antiquarian (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. George Ormerod ( 20 October 1785 &ndash 9 October 1873) was an English antiquary and Historian. 1785)
• December 14 - Louis Agassiz, Swiss-born geologist and naturalist (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( May 28 1807 — December 14 1873) was a Swiss - American Zoologist, Glaciologist 1807)

See also Category: 1873 deaths. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Genealogical Resources

• 1873 Return of Owners of Land

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