What Happened in November 1873

Historical Events

Nov 5 Due to the fallout from the Pacific Scandal, John A. Macdonald resigns as Prime Minister of Canada

Nov 7 Alexander Mackenzie becomes the second Prime Minister of Canada, succeeding John A. Macdonald

Nov 12 Bay District Race Track in San Francisco opens
Nov 17 Rival cities of Buda & Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary
Nov 19 James Reed and two accomplices rob the Watt Grayson family of $30,000 in the Choctaw Nation

Nov 19 William Magear Tweed "Boss Tweed", of Tammany Hall (NYC) convicted of defrauding city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment

Nov 4 Bobby Wallace, Baseball HOF shortstop, pitcher (Temple Cup 1895 Cleveland Spiders) and manager (St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1960)

Nov 4 English philosopher (systematic approach to ethical problems), born in London

Nov 5 Australian athlete, (Olympic gold 800m, 1500m 1896), born in London, England

Nov 9 Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1941)
Nov 10 Henri Rabnaud, French composer (Le Premer Glaire), born in Paris, France (d. 1949)

Nov 16 American composer and musician known as the "Father of the Blues" (Memphis Blues, St Louis Blues), born in Florence, Alabama

Nov 20 Daniel Gregory Mason, American composer (Chanticker), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1953)
Nov 22 Johnny Tyldesley, English cricket batsman (31 Tests, 4 x 100, 9 x 50, HS 138; Lancashire CCC), born in Worsley, England (d. 1930)
Nov 22 Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), born in Gorakhpur, British India (d. 1955)
Nov 22 Matteo Giulio Bartoli, Italian linguist, born in Labin, Croatia (d. 1946)
Nov 24 Herbert Roper Barrett, British tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1909, 12, 13; Wimbledon singles 1908, 11 runner-up; Olympic gold indoor doubles 1908), born in London, England (d. 1943)
Nov 24 L. Martov [Yuly Osipovich Tsederbaum], Russian revolutionary (leader of the Mensheviks), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1923)
Nov 26 Fred Herd, Scottish golfer (US Open 1898), born in St. Andrews, Scotland (d. 1954)

Nov 6 William J. Hardee, U.S. Army officer (Confederate Army), dies at 58
Nov 8 Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Spanish poet and comic playwright, dies at 76