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Born on Sunday October 5, 1873
- Adriana Spieringshoek, Gouda
- Adriaan Koorevaar, Brandwijk, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1951)
- Adriana van der Stroom, Utrecht, Utr, NL († 1954)
- Kolthof, Beerta, Groningen, Nederland († 1873)
- Aagje Barendregt, Pernis, 3195, Nederland († 1966)
- Albertje Bies, Westerbork
- Adriana Martina Van Leeuwen, Hontenisse
- Aaltje ZWARTHOED, Volendam, Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1874)
- Aagje Barendrecht, Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1966)
- Adriaan* Korevaar, Brandwijk († 1951)
Died on Sunday October 5, 1873
- Amy Eddy (85), United States
- Adrianus Theodorus van der Pol (18), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adriaan Broxks (34), Beverwijk
- Aaltien Warners Kruit (72), Westerbork
- Arie van Oosterom (0), Baarn,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Alida Catharina WALRAVEN (78), Purmerend,North Holland,Netherlands
- Antonius Doevelaar (73), Avereest
- Antonius Teunis DOEVELAAR (74), Avereest
- Anthony Johannes Koster (43), Velp (Rheden) 219
- Arie van Oosterom (0), Baarn
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 5, 1873 at Delpher
Born on October 5
- 1864 » Louis Lumière, French director and producer († 1948)
- 1873 » Lucien Mérignac, French fencer († 1941)
- 1877 » Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager († 1959)
- 1878 » Louise Dresser, American actress († 1965)
- 1879 » Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1970)
- 1882 » Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, engineer, and academic († 1945)
- 1883 » Ernst Pittschau, German actor († 1951)
- 1885 » Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat († 1969)
- 1885 » Ida Rubinstein, Russian ballerina and actress († 1960)
- 1887 » René Cassin, French judge and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1976)
Died on October 5
- 1827 » William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (b. 1761)
- 1848 » Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (b. 1781)
- 1861 » Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (b. 1778)
- 1880 » Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819)
- 1885 » Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (b. 1820)
- 1895 » Ralph Tollemache, English priest (b. 1826)
- 1913 » Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (b. 1856)
- 1914 » Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1876)
- 1918 » Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (b. 1888)
- 1921 » John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1869)
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 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.
- March 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
- April 13 » The Colfax massacre, in which more than 60 black men are murdered, takes place.
- September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
- October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
- 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 October 5, 1873
The temperature on October 5, 1873 was about 12.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.