Historical Events In 1870

Aug 17   Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine on this day in history.  

Aug 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history western Australia is granted representative government  

Aug 18   On this day in history battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties  

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1870 the Wolseley Expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.  

Aug 26   On this day in history aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]  

Aug 27   On this day in history amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet  

Aug 31   Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) on this day in history.  

Sep 01   On this day in history napoleon III captured at Sedan  

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

Sep 02   On this day in history charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48  

Sep 02   Marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England in the year 1870.  

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

Sep 04   On this day in history 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king  

Sep 04   Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied) on this day in history.  

Sep 06   On this day in history ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die  

Sep 07   In the year 1870 aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26]  

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

Sep 08   On this day in history neth & Engl sign "Koelietraktaat" Br-Indian contract work in Suriname  

Sep 10   In the year 1870 dutch Jurist Cooperation forms  

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   Clark Wissler, anthropologist (American Indian) on this day in history.  

Sep 19   On this day in history siege of Paris begins  

Sep 20   Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French on this day in history.  

Sep 22   In the year 1870 arthur Willard Pryor, composer  

Sep 23   In the year 1870 john Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist  

Sep 24   On this day in history georges Claude, inventor (neon light)  

Sep 26   In the year 1870 christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47)  

Sep 27   In the year 1870 henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50  

Sep 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1870.  

Jan 03   Henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney) was born in the year 1870.  

Jan 06   In the year 1870 birth of gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)  

Jan 07   In the year 1870 birth of lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)  

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] in the year 1870.  

Jan 07   On this day in history karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 11   Adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1870.  

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   Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

Feb 11   Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 14   St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) died on this day in history.