Historical Events In 1870

Dec 05   A Dumas Da, writer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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   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   Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps in the year 1870.  

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

Dec 20   In the year 1870 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   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   In the year 1870 alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72  

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

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

Dec 31   On this day in history 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 in the year 1870.  

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   In the year 1870 birth of lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943)  

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   Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 26   In the year 1870 cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67  

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   On this day in history death of st. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)