1873

Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)

Decades: 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s

Years: 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 - 1873 - 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878

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Events

• February 11 - Spanish Cortes deposes king Amadeus I.
• DDT first synthesized.

Births

Deaths

• Louis Agassiz : (geologist and naturalist?)