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June 20, 1873Born on Saturday June 21, 1873
- Adriana Eekels, Vlijmen († 1954)
- Adriaan Hendrik Hagoort, Rotterdam
- Adriana Gijsberts Distelblom, Laren († 1925)
- Andreas FRANKEN, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, NEDERLAND († 1874)
- Adrianus Blom, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1926)
- Alexander Robert Kolmus, Batavia († 1936)
- Aloysius Francicus DE ROECK
- Andries Zurink, Deventer
- Anna Schelvis, Wijk aan Zee en Duin († 1964)
- * Arigje Visser, Sliedrecht († 1936)
Died on Saturday June 21, 1873
- Adrianus Jacquemijns (32), Rotterdam
- Anna Catharrina van Heijningen (25), Voorschioten
- Adriana Pieternella de Vos (29), Middelburg
- (Maria) Elisabeth Aelfers (84), Spaubeek
- Aaltje Jakobs Dekker, Helpman, Haren
- Ambrosius Zijdewind, Sint Maarten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Molenaar (63), Berkel en Rodenrijs
- Adriana Henrica van Riet (9), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
- 00 Petronella van der Wurf (54), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
- Alida Josephina Boerman (1), Leimuiden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 21, 1873 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Curaçaosche courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Surinaamsche courant en Gouvernements advertentie blad
Born on June 21
- 1867 » Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator († 1938)
- 1867 » William Brede Kristensen, Norwegian historian of religion († 1953)
- 1868 » Edwin Stephen Goodrich, English zoologist and anatomist († 1946)
- 1870 » Anthony Michell, English-Australian engineer († 1959)
- 1870 » Clara Immerwahr, Jewish-German chemist and academic († 1915)
- 1870 » Julio Ruelas, Mexican painter († 1907)
- 1876 » Swami Kalyan Dev, philosopher [year disputed] († 2004)
- 1876 » Willem Hendrik Keesom, Dutch physicist and academic († 1956)
- 1880 » Arnold Gesell, American psychologist and pediatrician († 1961)
- 1880 » Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, English economist and civil servant († 1941)
Died on June 21
- 1824 » Étienne Aignan, French playwright and translator (b. 1773)
- 1865 » Frances Adeline Seward, American wife of William H. Seward (b. 1824)
- 1874 » Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist and astronomer (b. 1814)
- 1876 » Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and politician 8th President of Mexico (b. 1794)
- 1880 » Theophilus H. Holmes, American general (b. 1804)
- 1893 » Leland Stanford, American businessman and politician, 8th Governor of California (b. 1824)
- 1908 » Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1844)
- 1914 » Bertha von Suttner, Austrian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
- 1929 » Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse, English sociologist, journalist, and academic (b. 1864)
- 1934 » Thorne Smith, American author (b. 1892)
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.
- April 4 » The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world.
- June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
- 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.
- August 23 » Albert Bridge in Chelsea, London opens.
- September 1 » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
- 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.
The weather on Saturday June 21, 1873
The temperature on June 21, 1873 was about 24.1 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI