Historical Events In 1870

Aug 17   In the year 1870 mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming)  

Aug 17   The first ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Western Australia is granted representative government in the year 1870.  

Aug 18   On this day in history battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties  

Aug 18   Felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser (Cold War) in the year 1870.  

Aug 24   The Wolseley Expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion on this day in history.  

Aug 26   Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] in the year 1870.  

Aug 27   On this day in history amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet  

Aug 31   Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) in the year 1870.  

Sep 01   On this day in history napoleon III captured at Sedan  

Sep 01   Timotei Popovici, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1870.  

Sep 02   Marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies on this day in history.  

Sep 04   On this day in history 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king  

Sep 04   Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied) on this day in history.  

Sep 06   In the year 1870 ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die  

Sep 07   Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26] in the year 1870.  

Sep 08   Hermann Hans Wetzler, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 08   Neth & Engl sign "Koelietraktaat" Br-Indian contract work in Suriname in the year 1870.  

Sep 10   Dutch Jurist Cooperation forms on this day in history.  

Sep 11   Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46 on this day in history.  

Sep 15   In the year 1870 dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)  

Sep 18   On this day in history clark Wissler, anthropologist (American Indian)  

Sep 19   In the year 1870 siege of Paris begins  

Sep 20   Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French in the year 1870.  

Sep 22   On this day in history arthur Willard Pryor, composer  

Sep 23   On this day in history john Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist  

Sep 24   In the year 1870 georges Claude, inventor (neon light)  

Sep 26   Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47) on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Sep 30   Jean Perrin, France, physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926) in the year 1870.  

Oct 01   Pieter van Essen, Dutch artillery officer/inventor (grape-shot shells) on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ernst Barlach, writer  

Jan 03   Henry Eichheim, composer was born in the year 1870.  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)  

Jan 09   In the year 1870 birth of joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge)  

Jan 11   Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS] in the year 1870.  

Jan 07   Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1870.  

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

Jan 26   On this day in history cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67  

Jan 29   Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

Feb 11   In the year 1870 jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76  

Feb 14   St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) died in the year 1870.