Historical Events In 1870

Dec 05   A Dumas Da, writer, dies at 68 in the year 1870.  

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

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

Dec 06   William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds) in the year 1870.  

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   Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1870 the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time.  

Dec 17   In the year 1870 giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75  

Dec 18   Andres Randolf, Denmark, actor (The Kiss) on this day in history.  

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

Dec 22   On this day in history constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871]  

Dec 22   Jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse in the year 1870.  

Dec 22   Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 30   ... Prim, Spanish general, murdered on this day in history.  

Dec 31   J D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done) on this day in history.  

Dec 31   Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1870 birth of henry Eichheim, composer  

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

Jan 06   Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944) was born in the year 1870.  

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 in the year 1870.  

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   In the year 1870 constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS]  

Jan 07   On this day in history karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72  

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

Jan 21   Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812) died in the year 1870.  

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

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

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.