Historical Events In 1870

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

Aug 17   In the year 1870 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   On this day in history western Australia is granted representative government  

Aug 18   In the year 1870 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   The Wolseley Expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion in the year 1870.  

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   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   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   On this day in history marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England  

Sep 02   On this day in history napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies  

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

Sep 04   In the year 1870 friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied)  

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

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

Sep 08   Hermann Hans Wetzler, composer on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1870 eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46  

Sep 15   On this day in history dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)  

Sep 18   Clark Wissler, anthropologist (American Indian) on this day in history.  

Sep 19   Siege of Paris begins in the year 1870.  

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

Sep 22   In the year 1870 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   Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

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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 in the year 1870.  

Jan 06   In the year 1870 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   In the year 1870 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   In the year 1870 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   On this day in history cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67  

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   In the year 1870 death of st. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)