Historical Events In 1870

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

Aug 17   Mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 17   Western Australia is granted representative government in the year 1870.  

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

Aug 18   On this day in history felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle  

Aug 19   Bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser (Cold War) in the year 1870.  

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   Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet in the year 1870.  

Aug 31   On this day in history maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response)  

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

Sep 01   On this day in history timotei Popovici, composer  

Sep 02   Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 02   Napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies in the year 1870.  

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   Ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die in the year 1870.  

Sep 07   Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26] in the year 1870.  

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

Sep 08   Neth & Engl sign "Koelietraktaat" Br-Indian contract work in Suriname on this day in history.  

Sep 10   Dutch Jurist Cooperation forms in the year 1870.  

Sep 11   On this day in history eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46  

Sep 15   Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 19   On this day in history siege of Paris begins  

Sep 20   In the year 1870 italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French  

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   In the year 1870 georges Claude, inventor (neon light)  

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

Sep 27   Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Sep 30   Jean Perrin, France, physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926) in the year 1870.  

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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   In the year 1870 birth of henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney)  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)  

Jan 07   Lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1870 birth of joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge)  

Jan 11   Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945) was born in the year 1870.  

Jan 03   On this day in history constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS]  

Jan 07   Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1870.  

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

Jan 21   On this day in history death of alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812)  

Jan 26   In the year 1870 cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67  

Jan 29   In the year 1870 death of leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)  

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 in the year 1870.