Historical Events In 1870

Aug 17   Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine in the year 1870.  

Aug 17   Mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming) in the year 1870.  

Aug 17   The first ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington on this day in history.  

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

Aug 18   Battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties on this day in history.  

Aug 18   Felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1870.  

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

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

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

Sep 06   Ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die on this day in history.  

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

Sep 19   Siege of Paris begins on this day in history.  

Sep 20   On this day in history italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French  

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

Sep 23   On this day in history john Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist  

Sep 24   Georges Claude, inventor (neon light) on this day in history.  

Sep 26   On this day in history christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47)  

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) on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1870 birth of ernst Barlach, writer  

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

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 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   On this day in history birth of joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge)  

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

Jan 26   In the year 1870 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   On this day in history death of st. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)