Historical Events In 1870

Dec 06   In the year 1870 joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Reps (SC)  

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

Dec 06   In the year 1870 william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)  

Dec 10   On this day in history adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses)  

Dec 12   Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps on this day in history.  

Dec 12   Joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps on this day in history.  

Dec 14   In the year 1870 dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40)  

Dec 15   In the year 1870 josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect  

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

Dec 16   The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time in the year 1870.  

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

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

Dec 20   Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) on this day in history.  

Dec 22   In the year 1870 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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 24   On this day in history rosario Scalero, composer  

Dec 26   On this day in history the 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed.  

Dec 28   On this day in history alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72  

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

Dec 31   On this day in history j D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done)  

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   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   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   Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945) was born in the year 1870.  

Jan 03   Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS] on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1870 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

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.