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In the year 1873
355 Notable birthdays
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (1873–1943).
Born April 1st, 1873 in Starorussky Uyezd. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1943 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (melanoma). [ref]
Colette
French novelist: writer of gigi.
Born January 28th, 1873 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1954 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Thérèse of Lisieux
French discalced carmelite nun.
Born January 2nd, 1873 in Alençon.
Died September 30th, 1897 at 24 years old in Lisieux (tuberculosis).
Leon Czolgosz
American steel worker and assassin of u.s. president william mckinley.
Died October 29th, 1901 at 28 years old in Auburn (electrocution).
Ma Barker
American mother of several criminals who ran the barker gang.
Born October 8th, 1873 in Ash Grove.
Died January 16th, 1935 at 61 years old in Marion County (ballistic trauma).
Enrico Caruso
Italian operatic tenor.
Born February 24th, 1873 in Naples, Province of Naples.
Died August 2nd, 1921 at 48 years old in Naples (lung cancer). [ref]
Al Smith
American statesman and governor (1873–1944).
Born December 30th, 1873 in Manhattan.
Died October 4th, 1944 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Thomas Andrews
Irish businessman and shipbuilder.
Born February 7th, 1873 in Comber.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Willa Cather
American writer and novelist (1873-1947).
Born December 7th, 1873 in Gore. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1947 at 73 years old in Manhattan (neurological disorder). [ref]
William McMaster Murdoch
British sailor.
Born February 28th, 1873 in Dalbeattie.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
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