Historical Events In 1870

Aug 17   On this day in history mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming)  

Aug 17   In the year 1870 the first ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington  

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

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

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

Aug 31   Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) in the year 1870.  

Sep 01   Napoleon III captured at Sedan in the year 1870.  

Sep 01   Timotei Popovici, composer in the year 1870.  

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

Sep 02   In the year 1870 marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England  

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   On this day in history friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied)  

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

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   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   On this day in history dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)  

Sep 18   Clark Wissler, anthropologist (American Indian) in the year 1870.  

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 in the year 1870.  

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

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

Oct 01   Pieter van Essen, Dutch artillery officer/inventor (grape-shot shells) on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ernst Barlach, writer  

Jan 03   Henry Eichheim, composer was born in the year 1870.  

Jan 03   Henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1870.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1870 karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 11   In the year 1870 adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 21   Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812) died on this day in history.  

Jan 26   Cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797) died in the year 1870.  

Feb 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.