Page 7: Historical Events In 1870

Aug 17   On this day in history frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine   

Aug 17   Mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1870 the first ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington   

Aug 17   In the year 1870 western Australia is granted representative government   

Aug 18   Battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties on this day in history.   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1870 bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser (Cold War)   

Aug 24   The Wolseley Expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion in the year 1870.   

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

Aug 27   Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet in the year 1870.   

Aug 31   In the year 1870 maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response)   

Sep 01   In the year 1870 napoleon III captured at Sedan   

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

Sep 02   On this day in history charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48   

Sep 02   In the year 1870 marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England   

Sep 02   In the year 1870 napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies   

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

Sep 04   In the year 1870 friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied)   

Sep 06   Ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die on this day in history.   

Sep 07   On this day in history aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26]   

Sep 08   Hermann Hans Wetzler, composer in the year 1870.   

Sep 08   On this day in history neth & Engl sign "Koelietraktaat" Br-Indian contract work in Suriname   

Sep 10   In the year 1870 dutch Jurist Cooperation forms   

Sep 11   In the year 1870 eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46   

Sep 15   On this day in history dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)   

Sep 18   Clark Wissler, anthropologist (American Indian) in the year 1870.   

Sep 19   In the year 1870 siege of Paris begins   

Sep 20   In the year 1870 italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French   

Sep 22   Arthur Willard Pryor, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1870 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 in the year 1870.   

Sep 30   On this day in history jean Perrin, France, physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926)   

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

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   Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944) was born in the year 1870.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1870.   

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

Jan 21   Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797) died in the year 1870.   

Feb 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.