About the day » Sunday February 2, 1873Calender converter

• Alberdina Siemelink, Erve Siemelink († 1942)
• Anna Maria Duijvelshoff, Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1873)
• Alida Gardina Broederhart, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1928)
• Alberdina Siemelink, Diepenveen († 1942)
• Alwin Arthur Rennert, Rochlitz, Duitsland († 1949)
• Adolph Verhulsdonk, Gennep, Limburg, nederland († 1942)
• Goudswaard, Kats († 1873)
• Abram Van Dorp, De Lier, Nederland († 1952)
• Aleida Muis, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1873)
• Albert Kleinmeijer, Avereest († 1886)

• Armolda Johanna Geertruida de WOLFF (89), Veendam, 2414, Groningen, Nederland
• Assuerus (Zweer) Peters (76), Zeddam (Montferland)
• Anna Mechtildis NISSEN (0), Montfort,Limbourg,PAYS BAS
• Adriaan de Groot (64), Oss
• Anthonie Engelbert André de la Porte (69), Breda (NBR) The Netherlands
• Andries van VAALEN (0), Dubbeldam
• Anna Barbara Gerlach "Gerlauch" (68)
• Anna Mechteldis Nissen (0), Montfort
• Adriana Johanna van Kuik (3), Bunnik
• Arnolda Johanna Geertruid Wolff de (89), Veendam, Gr, Nederland

• 1866 » Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and academic († 1927)
• 1873 » Konstantin von Neurath, German politician and diplomat, 13th German Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1956)
• 1873 » Leo Fall, Austrian composer († 1925)
• 1875 » Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer († 1962)
• 1877 » Frank L. Packard, Canadian author († 1942)
• 1878 » Joe Lydon, American boxer († 1937)
• 1880 » Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer († 1969)
• 1881 » Orval Overall, American baseball player and manager († 1947)
• 1882 » James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet († 1941)
• 1882 » Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark († 1944)

• 1831 » Vincenzo Dimech, Maltese sculptor (b. 1768)
• 1836 » Letizia Ramolino, Italian noblewoman (b. 1750)
• 1861 » Théophane Vénard, French Catholic missionary (b. 1829)
• 1881 » Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1808)
• 1904 » Ernest Cashel, American-Canadian criminal (b. 1882)
• 1904 » William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1841)
• 1905 » Henri Germain, French banker and politician, founded Le Crédit Lyonnais (b. 1824)
• 1907 » Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (b. 1834)
• 1909 » Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1829)
• 1913 » Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer (b. 1845)

• 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.
• June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
• August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
• October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.

The temperature on February 2, 1873 was about -4.0 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.