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Movie history events from 1873
Alferd Packer is believed to be a cannibal. (Cannibal! The Musical)
A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way. (Arizona) (Cowboys & Aliens)
Sybil Vane, future actress and sweetheart of Dorian Gray, is born. (Dorian Gray)
American army adopts the Colt Peacemaker in cal.45; rapidly becomes a western favorite. "God made men, but Col.Colt made them equal". (American West) (The Fastest Gun Alive)
Sophia Lincoln is born. (New York City, New York) (Kick-Ass 2)
7th April: John McGraw is born. (Truxton, New York) (Jim Thorpe -- All-American)
27th July: Frank Miller and his gang arrive in Hadleyville, but after a gun battle are all killed by former sheriff Will Kane (Hadleyville, Arizona) (High Noon)
24th December: Navy Lt. Richard L. Perry, future secret undercover cop for President William McKinley, is born. (This is My Affair)