About the day » Sunday May 4, 1873Calender converter

• Albert Poeze, Hindeloopen († 1940)
• Albert Munneke, Zuidbroek († 1936)
• Adrianus van der BORST, Etten-Leur (N.Br. Nl) († 1948)
• Adrianus Capelle, Nieuwerkerk († 1873)
• Adrianus Koops, Ede († 1941)
• Alma Etta Mitchell, W.V († 1985)
• Adriana Maria de Bot, Roosendaal en Nispen, Nederland († 1923)
• Adrianus Koops, Ede († 1941)
• Akke Sijes van der Veen, Twijzel, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1925)
• Akke Sijes van der Veen, Twijzel

• Antje Johannes de Groot (54)
• Amanda Louisa Park (39), Fillmore, Millard, Utah, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Helena Schomaker (0), Tinnen, Haren (Ems)
• Antonia (2) SNOEK (51), Dreumel (tot 1984) Wamel (tot 1985), West Maas en Waal, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aartje Willems (84), Doornspijk
• Adrianus Petrus Struijk (50), Delft
• Albert Hamberg (2), Den Velde, Overijssel, Nederland, Nederland
• (61), Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Hamburg (2), Den Velde
• Adriaan van Strien (76), Driewegen

• 1851 » Thomas Dewing, American painter († 1938)
• 1852 » Alice Liddell, English model († 1934)
• 1855 » Greyfriars Bobby, faithful dog († 1872)
• 1883 » Wang Jingwei, Chinese politician († 1944)
• 1884 » Richard Baggallay, English army officer and cricketer († 1975)
• 1887 » Andrew Dasburg, French-American painter († 1979)
• 1889 » Francis Spellman, American cardinal († 1967)
• 1890 » Franklin Carmichael, Canadian painter († 1945)
• 1902 » Cola Debrot, Dutch physician, lawyer, and politician († 1981)
• 1902 » Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator († 1986)

• 1839 » Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)
• 1858 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (b. 1773)
• 1859 » Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1771)
• 1880 » Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (b. 1815)
• 1901 » John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (b. 1831)
• 1903 » Gotse Delchev, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary IMRO (b. 1872)
• 1912 » Nettie Stevens, American geneticist credited with discovering sex chromosomes (b. 1861)
• 1916 » Ned Daly, Irish rebel commander (Easter Rising) (b. 1891)
• 1916 » John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (b. 1851)
• 1916 » Willie Pearse, Irish rebel (b. 1891)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Albert
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Catharina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Wilhelmina
10. Grietje
11. Neeltje
12. Aaltje
13. Trijntje
14. Jacoba
15. Elizabeth
16. Antje

• 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.
• March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
• July 1 » Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
• July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
• October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
• October 9 » A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.

The temperature on May 4, 1873 was about 9.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%.