Émile Gaboriau, French journalist and author (b. 1832)
Émile Gaboriau (9 November 1832 – 28 September 1873) was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction.
1873Sep, 28
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- 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. - 18Jun
United States presidential election, 1872
Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election. - 1Jul
Canadian Confederation
Prince Edward Island joins into Canadian Confederation. - 20Oct
Princeton University
Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities draft the first code of American football rules.