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July 29, 1873Born on Wednesday July 30, 1873
- Abraham van der Windt, Vlaardingen († 1892)
- ABRAHAM VAN DER WINDT, VLAARDINGEN († 1892)
- Aart van der BURGH, Geervliet († 1937)
- Ada Mullock († 1899)
- Adolphe AERTS, Namur, Province de Namur, Walloon Region, Belgie
- Amandina Deman, Westrozebeke West-Vlaanderen België
- Adrianus Meiland, Noordwijkerhout († 1932)
- Anna Hendrika Holdtgrefe, Rotterdam († 1937)
- Anna Maria van Kuilenburg, Arkel
- Aartje Lems, Heejansdam († 1940)
Died on Wednesday July 30, 1873
- Anna Elisabeth Peusmans (43), Meerssen
- Anna Maria Stalpaert (29), Etterbeek (Brussel), VlmBrab, Be
- Anthonij Treur (74), Leimuiden Nederland
- Anthonij Treur (74), Leimuiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Tjittes Tromp (0), Gaasterland, Friesland, Nederland
- Adrianus Jacobus Spruijt (0), Schiedam, Nederland
- Adrianus Kentie (0), Woudrichem, Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Anthony Treur (74), Leimuiden
- Albertus Jan Blom (4), Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Elisabeth Theus (52), Bergeijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 30, 1873 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on July 30
- 1855 » Georg Wilhelm von Siemens, German-Swiss businessman († 1919)
- 1857 » Thorstein Veblen, American economist and sociologist († 1929)
- 1859 » Henry Simpson Lunn, English minister and humanitarian, founded Lunn Poly († 1939)
- 1862 » Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general († 1933)
- 1863 » Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company († 1947)
- 1872 » Princess Clémentine of Belgium († 1955)
- 1881 » Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1940)
- 1890 » Casey Stengel, American baseball player and manager († 1975)
- 1893 » Fatima Jinnah, Pakistani dentist and politician († 1967)
- 1898 » Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator († 1986)
Died on July 30
- 1832 » Lê Văn Duyệt, Vietnamese general, mandarin (b. 1763-4)
- 1870 » Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian poet and journalist (b. 1818)
- 1875 » George Pickett, American general (b. 1825)
- 1889 » Charlie Absolom, England cricketer (b. 1846)
- 1898 » Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (b. 1815)
- 1900 » Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1844)
- 1912 » Emperor Meiji of Japan (b. 1852)
- 1918 » Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, journalist, and poet (b. 1886)
- 1920 » Albert Gustaf Dahlman, Swedish executioner (b. 1848)
- 1930 » Joan Gamper, Swiss-Spanish footballer and businessman, founded FC Barcelona (b. 1877)
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.
- 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 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.
- May 23 » The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
- August 30 » Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea.
- September 18 » The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
Weather July 30, 1873
The temperature on July 30, 1873 was about 25.1 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%.