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Born on Thursday December 25, 1873
- Adriana de Kanter, Teteringen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albert Dolsma, Vledder († 1948)
- Anna van Raden, Ogle County, Illinois († 1941)
- Anna Barbara Frenken, Born, Limburg, Nederland
- Aagje Miessen, St-Pancras († 1951)
- Aaltje van Barneveld, Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Andreas Anthonius van Putten, Rotterdam
- Anna Kea Carolina Doescher, Parkersburg, Butler County, Iowa († 1950)
- Agatha Deinema, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Hoogwater, Oudkarspel, Langedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
Died on Thursday December 25, 1873
- Albert Hirink (0), Besthmen
- Catharina Elizabeth van Wingerden (1), Rotterdam
- Catherine Doll (81), Perry, Missouri, United States
- Amalia Bernardina Hubertina Mintjens (33), Echt
- Aaltje Mellema (56), Steenwijk,Gemeente Steenwijkerland,Overijssel,Nederland
- Amlia Bernadina Hubertina Mintjens (33), Echt
- Alida Maria Adriana Pex (67), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bernardina Westhoff (0), Sneek
- Beatrix DEVOS, Markegem
- Adriana Wilhelmina VAN INGEN (1), Culemborg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 25, 1873 at Delpher
Born on December 25
- 1869 » Charles Finger, English-American journalist and author († 1941)
- 1870 » Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman and philanthropist († 1965)
- 1873 » Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-American agriculturalist and educator († 1959)
- 1874 » Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress († 1944)
- 1875 » Francis Aveling, Canadian psychologist and priest († 1941)
- 1875 » Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal († 1955)
- 1876 » Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1959)
- 1876 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan († 1948)
- 1878 » Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Chevrolet († 1941)
- 1878 » Noël, Countess of Rothes, philanthropist, social leader and heroine of Titanic disaster († 1956)
Died on December 25
- 1824 » Barbara von Krüdener, German mystic and author (b. 1764)
- 1824 » William Lawless, Irish revolutionary, later French Army general (b. 1772)
- 1868 » Linus Yale, Jr., American engineer and businessman (b. 1821)
- 1875 » Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851)
- 1880 » Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1828)
- 1916 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)
- 1921 » Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)
- 1925 » Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)
- 1926 » Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)
- 1928 » Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)
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.
- January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
- February 11 » King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates.
- February 18 » Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
- 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 22 » The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
- September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
Weather December 25, 1873
The temperature on December 25, 1873 was about 2.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.