What Happened In September 1873 - Historical Events 1873 September

Historical Events for September, 1873

1st » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu Kingdom or Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
7th » Emilio Castelar y Ripoll becomes President of the First Spanish Republic.
15th » Franco-Prussian War: The last German troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
18th » Panic of 1873: The U.S. bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, triggering a series of bank failures.
24th » Establishment of "Satyashodhak Samaj", (Truth-seeker Movement) at Pune, Maharashtra, India by Mahatma Jyotirao Phule.

2nd » Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1897)
5th » Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American general and engineer (d. 1942)
8th » Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (d. 1907)
8th » David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1970)
9th » Marcel Jacques Boulenger, French fencer and author (d. 1932)
9th » Max Reinhardt, Austrian-American actor and director (d. 1943)
13th » Constantin Carathéodory, German mathematician and author (d. 1950)
20th » Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1949)
20th » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. 1944)
21st » Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (d. 1966)
26th » Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator (d. 1940)