Page 3: Historical Events In 1870

Feb 26   First NYC subway line opens (pneumatic powered) in the year 1870.   

Feb 26   Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched on this day in history.   

Feb 27   In the year 1870 louis Coerne, composer   

Feb 28   On this day in history the Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire.   

Mar 01   Francisco S Lopez, Pres of Paraguay (1862-70), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1870 [B] Franc[lin] Norris, US, writer (McTeague, Octopus)   

Mar 06   Oscar Straus, Vienna Austria, composer (Ein Walzertraum) on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Cin Red Stockings, 1st pro BB team, begin 8-mo tour of Midwest & East in the year 1870.   

Mar 07   Wyoming women allowed on juries; the right later was taken away on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1870 theodore Labarre, composer, dies at 65   

Mar 10   Alfred Kastner, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1870.   

Mar 11   King Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho in the year 1870.   

Mar 14   On this day in history calif legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible   

Mar 14   In the year 1870 california legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible   

Mar 17   Mass legislature authorizes incorporation of Wellesley Female Seminary on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Massachusetts legislature authorizes incorporation of Wellesley Female Seminary in the year 1870.   

Mar 18   On this day in history 1st US National Wildlife Preserve (Lake Meritt in Oakland Calif)   

Mar 18   Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1870.   

Mar 19   On this day in history the opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan   

Mar 20   On this day in history paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Prussian general/politician (East Africa)   

Mar 30   15th Amendment passes, guarantees right to vote regardless of race in the year 1870.   

Mar 30   Texas becomes last confederate state readmitted to Union on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1870 1st black to vote in US (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy NJ)   

Mar 31   In the year 1870 thomas P Mundy became first black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ)   

Apr 01   Patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1870 victoria Woodhull is 1st woman to be nominated for US pres   

Apr 04   George A Smith, Salt Lake City Utah, 8th pres of Mormon church in the year 1870.   

Apr 04   In the year 1870 golden Gate Park established by City Order #800   

Apr 04   Golden Gate Park forms by City Order #800 on this day in history.   

Apr 07   On this day in history gustav Landauer, German socialist   

Apr 08   On this day in history charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68   

Apr 08   Patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Ernst Barlach, writer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1870 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   Lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1870 constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS]   

Jan 07   Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1870.   

Jan 11   In the year 1870 adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73   

Jan 21   In the year 1870 death of alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812)   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history 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)