Page 4: Historical Events In 1870

Apr 15   Last day US silver coins allow to circulate in Canada   

Apr 16   Anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies.   

Apr 16   Vaudeville Theatre Strand opens in London.   

Apr 17   Ray Stannard Baker, US, journalist (Puliter Prize 1940).   

Apr 19   A Borrelly discovers asteroid #110 Lydia   

Apr 19   Andreas Schelfhout, painter/etcher/lithographer, dies at 83.   

Apr 20   Simeon Roncal, composer.   

Apr 22   Nikolai Lenin, [Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov], Bolshevik/USSR revolutionist.   

Apr 22   Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov (aka Lenin), Russian leader is born.   

Apr 27   Heinrich Schliemann discovers Troi.   

Apr 28   Hermann Suter, composer   

Apr 30   Franz Lehar, Hungarian composer is born   

Apr 30   Franz Lehar, operetta composer (Naughty Marietta)   

May 01   Francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay   

May 06   Amedos Peter Giannine, San Jose Calif, founded Bank of America   

May 10   Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch.   

May 10   Jem Mace defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champion Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch   

May 12   Manitoba is recorded as becoming a Canadian province.   

May 12   Manitoba is recorded as becoming a province of Canada   

May 14   Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69.   

May 14   Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer.   

May 20   Second Chamber abolishes capital punishment.   

May 24   Jan Christian Smuts, proponnent of Commonwealth and League of Nations   

May 24   Memoria of Jackson Kemper, 1st Missionary Bishop in US.   

May 24   Memoria of Jackson Kemper, inaugural Missionary Bishop in US.   

May 25   Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec.   

May 27   Lionel Palairet, cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age).   

May 30   Gustave Vogt, composer, dies at 89.   

May 31   Congress passes 1st Enforcement Act (rights of blacks).   

May 31   Congress passes inaugural Enforcement Act (rights of blacks)   

May 31   E J DeSemdt patents asphalt pavement   

Jun 03   Jules JBV Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (syphillis, Nobel 1919).   

Jun 04   In this year, 4th Belmont: W Dick aboard Kingfisher claims in 2:59.5.   

Jun 05   Constantinople in fire; 900 die.   

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Jan 02   Ernst barlach: Writer   

Jan 03   Henry eichheim: Composer   

Jan 03   Henry handel richardson: Australia, novelist (richard mahoney)   

Jan 06   Gustav bauer: Chancellor of germany   

Jan 07   Lord gordon hewart: British judge    

Jan 08   Miguel primo de rivera orbaneja: Dictator of spain (1923-30)   

Jan 09   Joseph b strauss: Civil engineer/builder (golden gate bridge)   

Jan 11   Alexander stirling calder: American sculptor   

Jan 03   Constantine d uschinsky: Russian educationalist,   

Jan 07   Karl schwencke: Composer,    

Jan 11   Adolf ganz: Composer,   

Jan 21   Alexander herzen: Russian writer (b. 1812)   

Jan 26   Cesare pugni: Composer,    

Jan 29   Leopold ii: Grand duke of tuscany (b. 1797)   

Feb 11   Jacob m de kempenaer: Dutch min of internal aff (1848-49),   

Feb 14   St. john richardson liddell: American civil war confederate general (b. 1815)