What Happened In January 1873 - Historical Events 1873 January

Historical Events for January, 1873

1st » Japan begins using the Gregorian calendar.
17th » A group of Modoc people or Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.

1st » Mariano Azuela, Mexican author (d. 1952)
2nd » Thérèse of Lisieux, French nun and saint (d. 1897)
2nd » Antonie Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer and theorist (d. 1960)
3rd » Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman, founded the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (d. 1957)
7th » Charles Péguy, French poet (d. 1914)
7th » Adolph Zukor, Hungarian film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (d. 1976)
8th » Elena of Montenegro, List of Italian queens called Queen of Italy (d. 1956)
8th » Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1953)
9th » Hayim Nahman Bialik, Ukrainian poet (d. 1934)
9th » John Flanagan (athlete) called John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1938)
9th » Harry Spanjer, American boxer (d. 1958)
10th » Algernon Maudslay, English sailor (d. 1948)
10th » George Orton, Canadian runner (d. 1958)
12th » Spiridon Louis, Greek runner (d. 1940)
20th » Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author, Nobel Prize in Literature e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)
28th » Colette, French author (d. 1954)
30th » Georges Ricard-Cordingley, French painter (d. 1939)

9th » Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (b. 1808)
18th » Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803)
20th » Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)