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May 12, 1873Born on Tuesday May 13, 1873
- Aloysius Joannes Maria Malfet, Turnhout († 1937)
- Heijerman, Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1873)
- Aaltje van der Kraats, Ede, Gelderland, Nederland († 1945)
- Aaltje van de Kraats, Otterlo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1945)
- Aloijsius Johannes Maria Malfet, Turnhout (België)
- Stevens, Beilen († 1873)
- Albert Kuipers, Hoogkerk († 1890)
- Adriana Schrijver, Leerbroek († 1968)
- Adriana HAEST, Oud-Turnhout,2360,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1874)
- Adelina DUMORTIER, Bissegem, 8501, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1957)
Died on Tuesday May 13, 1873
- Antonius Spruijt (42), Ter Aar (Langeraar), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aagje Kok (60), Blokker, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antje van Leeuwen (53), Wilnis
- Bernardus Leopoldus van Ewijk, Elden (Elst)
- Arnoldina Coppers (81), Warbeyen (Deutsland)
- Aagje Gerrits Kok (60), Blokker, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Aagje Kok (60), Blokker, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Mecklenfeld (25), Slagharen
- Bregtje Jacobs van der Busse (73), Heerhugowaard
- Andries Peeters (60), Neer, Limburg, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 13, 1873 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on May 13
- 1868 » Sumner Paine, American target shooter († 1904)
- 1869 » Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Turkish writer († 1944)
- 1877 » Robert Hamilton, Scottish international footballer († 1948)
- 1881 » Joe Forshaw, American runner († 1964)
- 1881 » Lima Barreto, Brazilian journalist and author († 1922)
- 1882 » Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor († 1963)
- 1883 » Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek-American pathologist, invented the pap smear († 1962)
- 1884 » Oskar Rosenfeld, Jewish-Austrian writer and Holocaust victim (d.1944)
- 1885 » Mikiel Gonzi, Maltese archbishop († 1984)
- 1887 » Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator and educational psychologist († 1951)
Died on May 13
- 1832 » Georges Cuvier, French zoologist and academic (b. 1769)
- 1835 » John Nash, English architect, designed the Royal Pavilion (b. 1752)
- 1866 » Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1796)
- 1878 » Joseph Henry, American physicist and academic (b. 1797)
- 1884 » Cyrus McCormick, American businessman, co-founded the International Harvester Company (b. 1809)
- 1885 » Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician, pathologist, and anatomist (b. 1809)
- 1903 » Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (b. 1864)
- 1916 » Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (b. 1859)
- 1921 » Jean Aicard, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)
- 1926 » Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian-American bishop (b. 1857)
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.
- February 11 » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
- March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
- March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
- June 18 » Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
- August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
- August 30 » Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.
Weather May 13, 1873
The temperature on May 13, 1873 was about 11.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%.