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January 17, 1873 
January 15, 1873
Died on Thursday January 16, 1873
- Adeline Victorine Marie Joseph MACHU (1), Hulluch,62410,Pas-de-Calais,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- Adriaan Heerkens (67), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albertje Heeres (22), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Maria de Meijer (86), Biervliet Zeeland BE
- Abraham Rijnberg (27), Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
- (57), Zuidwolde Hoogeveen, Drente, Nederland
- Annetje Harmsdr. Groenendijk (de Lange) (52), Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Andries van den Bogert (0), Hedel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albert Pleijsier (38), Kampen (37jr)
- Anna Maria de Meijer (86)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1873 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on January 16
- 1870 » Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, State Elder of Estonia († 1942)
- 1872 » Henri Büsser, French organist, composer, and conductor († 1973)
- 1874 » Robert W. Service, English-Canadian poet and author († 1958)
- 1875 » Leonor Michaelis, German biochemist and physician († 1949)
- 1876 » Claude Buckenham, English cricketer and footballer († 1937)
- 1878 » Harry Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1947)
- 1880 » Samuel Jones, American high jumper († 1954)
- 1882 » Margaret Wilson, American author († 1973)
- 1885 » Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator († 1967)
- 1888 » Osip Brik, Russian avant garde writer and literary critic († 1945)
Died on January 16
- 1856 » Thaddeus William Harris, American entomologist and botanist (b. 1795)
- 1864 » Anton Schindler, Austrian secretary and author (b. 1795)
- 1865 » Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author (b. 1828)
- 1879 » Octave Crémazie, Canadian-French poet and bookseller (b. 1827)
- 1886 » Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and academic (b. 1834)
- 1891 » Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer (b. 1836)
- 1898 » Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
- 1901 » Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter and academic (b. 1827)
- 1901 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, American soldier, minister, and politician (b. 1822)
- 1901 » Jules Barbier, French poet and playwright (b. 1825)
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.
- February 18 » Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
- 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 20 » Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
- 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 Thursday January 16, 1873
The temperature on January 16, 1873 was about 9.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI