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Born on Thursday February 6, 1873
- Aloysius Julius Johannes Maria Sterneberg, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam,North Holland,Netherlands († 1956)
- Afra Maria Nuijens, Grootebroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1905)
- Aaltje van BEKKUM, Amersfoort, Nederland, Utrecht, Nederland († 1934)
- Adrianus Hubertus van Eyndhoven († 1963)
- Hendrik Veuger, Hoogeveen († 1953)
- Alphonsus Johannes Verhoeven, Tilburg, Nederland († 1874)
- Aagje van de Griend, Puttershoek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Van van Bekkum, Amersfoort († 1934)
- van Hamond, Sint-Michielsgestel, Nederland († 1873)
- de Pee († 1873)
Died on Thursday February 6, 1873
- Annetje Johannesdr van den Doel (72), Herkingen
- Aaltje Jansdr Heemskerk (90), Noordwijk, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Embregts (67), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Nederland
- Alida Heemskerk, Noordwijk
- Albert Haak (0), Zijpe
- Anna Maria Luijten (83)
- Aaltje Jansdr. Heemskerk (90), Noordwijk (Zuid Holland-NL)
- de Pee (0), Maasdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius van ROOIJ (75), Nuenen, 4050, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje van Drie (47), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 6, 1873 at Delpher
Born on February 6
- 1866 » Karl Sapper, German linguist and explorer († 1945)
- 1872 » Robert Maillart, Swiss engineer, designed the Salginatobel Bridge and Schwandbach Bridge († 1940)
- 1874 » Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math († 1937)
- 1875 » Leonid Gobyato, Russian general († 1915)
- 1876 » Henry Blogg, English fisherman and sailor († 1954)
- 1879 » Carl Ramsauer, German physicist and author († 1955)
- 1879 » Edwin Samuel Montagu, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster († 1924)
- 1879 » Magnús Guðmundsson, Icelandic lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Iceland († 1937)
- 1879 » Othon Friesz, French painter († 1949)
- 1880 » Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna († 1931)
Died on February 6
- 1833 » Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1762)
- 1834 » Richard Lemon Lander, English explorer (b. 1804)
- 1865 » Isabella Beeton, English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (b. 1836)
- 1899 » Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1874)
- 1899 » Leo von Caprivi, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1831)
- 1902 » John Colton, English-Australian politician, 13th Premier of South Australia (b. 1823)
- 1916 » Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1867)
- 1918 » Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
- 1929 » Maria Christina of Austria (b. 1858)
- 1931 » Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)
Names that were popular for boys in 1873
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Albert
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1873
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Jacoba
- Elizabeth
- Antje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1873
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
- June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
- July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
- August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
- September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
- November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
Weather February 6, 1873
The temperature on February 6, 1873 was about 2.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.