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

Dec 10   Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses) in the year 1870.  

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   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   In the year 1870 stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31  

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

Dec 17   Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1870.  

Dec 18   In the year 1870 andres Randolf, Denmark, actor (The Kiss)  

Dec 20   Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) in the year 1870.  

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

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

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

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

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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   On this day in history birth of henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney)  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943)  

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

Jan 21   On this day in history death of alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812)  

Jan 26   Cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   In the year 1870 death of leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)  

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)