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Born on Wednesday February 12, 1873
- Alberta Johanna Brink van den, Nijkerk († 1883)
- Aart Fastenau, Rotterdam
- Adriaan Robeijn, Breskens († 1892)
- Alphonsus Mols, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1940)
- Abraham Kroon, Leiden († 1873)
- Adriaan Adriaanse, Meliskerke, Zeeland, NL († 1927)
- ? du Buij, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1873)
- Adriana de Meijer, Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1873)
- Aaltje van der Hoeven, Heinenoord,Zuid-Holland,Nederland († 1942)
- Albertus Franciscus Mattheus Jansen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1940)
Died on Wednesday February 12, 1873
- van Meelen (0), Boschkapelle, Zeeland, Nederland
- Adriana Burghart (87), Haaften
- Aaltje Bastiaan (36), Oldebroek
- Adriaan van der Pas (3), Berlicum
- Aaltje Bodes Smits (64), Dokkum
- Aafje Koster (78), Uitgeest
- Abraham van der Wees (0), Delft (Zuid-Holland)
- -nn- van Meelen (0), Boschkapelle, Zeeland, The Netherlands
- Adriaantje, Jaantje (Waalkes, Wolkes) Waalkens (84), Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland
- Adriana Burghard (87), Haaften
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 12, 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
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on February 12
- 1866 » Lev Shestov, Russian philosopher († 1938)
- 1869 » Kiến Phúc, Vietnamese emperor († 1884)
- 1870 » Marie Lloyd, English actress and singer († 1922)
- 1876 » 13th Dalai Lama († 1933)
- 1877 » Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded Renault († 1944)
- 1880 » George Preca, Maltese priest and saint († 1962)
- 1880 » John L. Lewis, American miner and union leader († 1969)
- 1881 » Anna Pavlova, Russian-English ballerina and actress († 1931)
- 1882 » Walter Nash, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1968)
- 1884 » Max Beckmann, German painter and sculptor († 1950)
Died on February 12
- 1834 » Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher and scholar (b. 1768)
- 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
- 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)
- 1896 » Ambroise Thomas, French composer and academic (b. 1811)
- 1912 » Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (b. 1841)
- 1915 » Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
- 1916 » Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (b. 1831)
- 1929 » Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)
- 1931 » Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (b. 1855)
- 1935 » Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (b. 1846)
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 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
- 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.
- August 4 » American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
- September 15 » Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
The weather on Wednesday February 12, 1873
The temperature on February 12, 1873 was about 1.3 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI