Page 3: Historical Events In 1870

Feb 26   In the year 1870 first NYC subway line opens (pneumatic powered)   

Feb 26   Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched in the year 1870.   

Feb 27   Louis Coerne, composer in the year 1870.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 09   Theodore Labarre, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1870.   

Mar 10   On this day in history alfred Kastner, composer   

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

Mar 11   In the year 1870 king Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho   

Mar 14   Calif legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible in the year 1870.   

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 in the year 1870.   

Mar 17   On this day in history massachusetts legislature authorizes incorporation of Wellesley Female Seminary   

Mar 18   In the year 1870 1st US National Wildlife Preserve (Lake Meritt in Oakland Calif)   

Mar 18   In the year 1870 joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Texas becomes last confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1870.   

Mar 31   1st black to vote in US (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy NJ) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 01   Patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98 in the year 1870.   

Apr 01   Patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98 in the year 1870.   

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   Golden Gate Park established by City Order #800 in the year 1870.   

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

Apr 07   In the year 1870 gustav Landauer, German socialist   

Apr 08   In the year 1870 charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68   

Apr 08   In the year 1870 patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98   

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Jan 02   In the year 1870 birth of ernst Barlach, writer   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of henry Eichheim, composer   

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   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   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] in the year 1870.   

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

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 in the year 1870.   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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)