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Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine
1873May, 29

Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine

Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm August Victor Leopold Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine (7 October 1870 – 29 May 1873) was the haemophiliac second son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, one of the daughters of Queen Victoria. He was also a maternal great-uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, through his eldest sister Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine.

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Events on 1873

  • 18Feb

    Vasil Levski

    Bulgarian revolutionary leader Vasil Levski is executed by hanging in Sofia by the Ottoman authorities.
  • 22Mar

    Slavery in the Spanish New World colonies

    The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.
  • 1Jul

    Canadian Confederation

    Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation.
  • 4Aug

    7th Cavalry Regiment

    American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
  • 20Oct

    Princeton University

    Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities draft the first code of American football rules.