Editing 1873 (section)

===July&ndash;September===
* [[July]] &ndash; The end of the war between the United Kingdom and [[Ashanti people|Ghana]]'s King Kofi KariKari, who is involved in the trading of [[slaves]], leads to the establishment of the [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast Colony]].
* [[July 1]] &ndash; [[Prince Edward Island]] joins the [[Canadian Confederation]].
* [[July 5]] &ndash; New Rush in [[Griqualand West]], [[South Africa]], is renamed [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]].<ref name="Roberts, Brian">Roberts, Brian. 1976. ''Kimberley, turbulent city''. Cape Town: David Philip, p 115</ref>
* [[July 9]] &ndash; [[Third Carlist War]]: Battle of Alpens &ndash; Campaigning in Catalonia, a government column under General [[José Cabrinetty]] is ambushed at [[Alpens]], 15 miles east of Berga, by Carlist forces under General [[Francisco Savalls]]. After heavy fighting, with Cabrinety killed, virtually the entire column of 800 men is killed or captured.
* [[July 17]] &ndash; [[Richard Southey (colonial administrator)|Richard Southey]] becomes the first Lieutenant-Governor of [[Griqualand West]].<ref name="Griqua">[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/griqualandwest/griqualandwestadmin.htm The British Empire: Griqualand West Administrators] (Accessed on 16 April 2017)</ref>
* [[July 21]] &ndash; At [[Adair, Iowa]], [[Jesse James]] and the [[James–Younger Gang]] pull off the first successful [[train robbery]] in the [[American Old West]] (US$3,000 from the Rock Island Express).
* [[July 22]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Pine|Sir Benjamin Pine]] becomes [[Colony of Natal#Lieutenant-governors|Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal]].
* [[August 4]] &ndash; [[American Indian Wars]]: While protecting a railroad survey party in [[Montana]], the [[7th Cavalry Regiment|Seventh Cavalry]], under Lieutenant Colonel [[George Armstrong Custer]], clashes for the first time with the [[Sioux]], near the [[Tongue River (Montana)|Tongue River]] (only 1 man on each side is killed).
* [[August 12]] &ndash; A peace treaty is signed between [[Imperial Russia]] and the [[Khanate of Khiva]], making the khanate a Russian protectorate.
* [[August 30]] &ndash; The [[Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition]] discovers [[Franz Josef Land]].<ref>[http://mapstor.com/news/this-day-in-history/30-08-2013-30thaugust-1873-the-arctic-archipelago-of-franz-josef-land-was-discovered.html This Day in History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222607/http://mapstor.com/news/this-day-in-history/30-08-2013-30thaugust-1873-the-arctic-archipelago-of-franz-josef-land-was-discovered.html |date=December 2, 2013 }}. Accessed 22 November 2013.</ref>
* [[September 15]] &ndash; The [[International Meteorological Organization]] (IMO) is established.
* [[September 16]] &ndash; German troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity for the [[Franco-Prussian War]].
* [[September 17]] &ndash; The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, later [[Ohio State University]], opens its doors with 25 students, including 2 women.
* [[September 18]] &ndash; A New York stock market crash helps to trigger the [[Panic of 1873]], part of the [[Long Depression]].
* [[September 25]] &ndash; Classes begin at [[Drury University]] in [[Springfield, Missouri]].