Historical Events In 1870

Aug 17   On this day in history frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine   

Aug 17   In the year 1870 mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming)   

Aug 17   On this day in history the first ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington   

Aug 17   Western Australia is granted representative government on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties in the year 1870.   

Aug 18   Felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle in the year 1870.   

Aug 19   In the year 1870 bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser (Cold War)   

Aug 24   The Wolseley Expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] in the year 1870.   

Aug 27   In the year 1870 amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet   

Aug 31   In the year 1870 maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response)   

Sep 01   Napoleon III captured at Sedan on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Timotei Popovici, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1870 charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48   

Sep 02   Marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies on this day in history.   

Sep 04   In the year 1870 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king   

Sep 04   Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied) in the year 1870.   

Sep 06   In the year 1870 ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die   

Sep 07   Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26] on this day in history.   

Sep 08   On this day in history hermann Hans Wetzler, composer   

Sep 08   In the year 1870 neth & Engl sign "Koelietraktaat" Br-Indian contract work in Suriname   

Sep 10   Dutch Jurist Cooperation forms on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18) in the year 1870.   

Sep 18   On this day in history clark Wissler, anthropologist (American Indian)   

Sep 19   Siege of Paris begins in the year 1870.   

Sep 20   Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French in the year 1870.   

Sep 22   On this day in history arthur Willard Pryor, composer   

Sep 23   John Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Georges Claude, inventor (neon light) in the year 1870.   

Sep 26   Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47) on this day in history.   

Sep 27   On this day in history henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50   

Sep 30   In the year 1870 jean Perrin, France, physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926)   

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Jan 02   Ernst Barlach, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Henry Eichheim, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney)   

Jan 06   Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944) was born in the year 1870.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943)   

Jan 08   Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge) was born in the year 1870.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945)   

Jan 03   Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS] on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73   

Jan 21   In the year 1870 death of alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812)   

Jan 26   Cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1870.   

Jan 29   On this day in history death of leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)   

Feb 11   In the year 1870 jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76   

Feb 14   St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) died in the year 1870.