Historical Events In 1870

Dec 06   Joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Reps (SC) on this day in history.  

Dec 06   In the year 1870 joseph H Rainey, first black in the House of Reps (SC)  

Dec 06   On this day in history william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)  

Dec 10   In the year 1870 adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses)  

Dec 12   In the year 1870 joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps  

Dec 12   In the year 1870 joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps  

Dec 14   On this day in history dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40)  

Dec 15   Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect on this day in history.  

Dec 16   Stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31 in the year 1870.  

Dec 16   The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time on this day in history.  

Dec 17   On this day in history giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75  

Dec 18   Andres Randolf, Denmark, actor (The Kiss) in the year 1870.  

Dec 20   On this day in history pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)  

Dec 22   Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871] in the year 1870.  

Dec 22   On this day in history jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse  

Dec 22   On this day in history jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse  

Dec 24   In the year 1870 rosario Scalero, composer  

Dec 26   In the year 1870 the 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed.  

Dec 28   Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1870.  

Dec 30   In the year 1870 ... Prim, Spanish general, murdered  

Dec 31   J D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done) in the year 1870.  

Dec 31   In the year 1870 thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years  

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Jan 02   Ernst Barlach, writer was born in the year 1870.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1870 birth of miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge)  

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] on this day in history.  

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

Jan 26   Cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1870.  

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 in the year 1870.  

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