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Born on Tuesday August 19, 1873
- Anna Catharina Mesker, Altenberge, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany († 1879)
- Anna Elisabeth van Eerdenburgh, Boskapelle
- Annegien de Vogel, Meppel
- Anna Antje Dudink, Blokker, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1947)
- ADRIANA DEN HARTOG, OUD-ALBLAS († 1954)
- Aaltje Blaauw
- Albert Neckers († 1958)
- Alexander Amelius Schweitzer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1954)
- Adrianus Mommers, Tilburg († 1897)
- Alida Zuidmeer, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1874)
Died on Tuesday August 19, 1873
- Adriana Wouters (0), Westkapelle
- antoine MANTEAU (2), Thulin (Belgium) Hainaut
- Anne Jans de Boer (74), Elsloo
- Oosterbaan (0), Groningen
- Anna Johanna van Harmelen (79), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Andreas van der Kleij (2), Gouda
- Anner Thacher (2), Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Maria van Dommelen (50), Hontenisse
- Anna Huijbens (66), Budel
- Alida Huiberts (0), Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 19, 1873 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on August 19
- 1870 » Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist († 1965)
- 1871 » Orville Wright, American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company († 1948)
- 1872 » Albert C. Campbell, American popular music singer († 1947)
- 1873 » Fred Stone, American actor and producer († 1959)
- 1878 » Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines († 1944)
- 1881 » George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor († 1955)
- 1881 » George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd († 1954)
- 1883 » Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company († 1971)
- 1883 » José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal († 1965)
- 1887 » S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician († 1943)
Died on August 19
- 1822 » Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
- 1883 » Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)
- 1889 » Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
- 1895 » John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (b. 1853)
- 1900 » Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
- 1914 » Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)
- 1915 » Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)
- 1923 » Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
- 1928 » Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
- 1929 » Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)
Names that were popular for boys in 1873
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1873
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Helena
- Grietje
- Geertruida
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.
- 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.
- April 1 » The White Star steamer RMSAtlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
- May 23 » The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- 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.
The weather on Tuesday August 19, 1873
The temperature on August 19, 1873 was about 19.9 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI