Historical Events In 1870

Aug 17   In the year 1870 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   The first ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Aug 26   In the year 1870 aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]  

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   Napoleon III captured at Sedan on this day in history.  

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

Sep 02   Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1870.  

Sep 07   Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26] on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Sep 15   Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18) on this day in history.  

Sep 18   Clark Wissler, anthropologist (American Indian) on this day in history.  

Sep 19   Siege of Paris begins in the year 1870.  

Sep 20   Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French on this day in history.  

Sep 22   Arthur Willard Pryor, composer in the year 1870.  

Sep 23   John Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist on this day in history.  

Sep 24   Georges Claude, inventor (neon light) on this day in history.  

Sep 26   On this day in history christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47)  

Sep 27   In the year 1870 henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50  

Sep 30   Jean Perrin, France, physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926) 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   Henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney) was born in the year 1870.  

Jan 06   In the year 1870 birth of gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)  

Jan 07   In the year 1870 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   Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge) was born on this day in history.  

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] on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11   On this day in history adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 21   Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812) died in the year 1870.  

Jan 26   In the year 1870 cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67  

Jan 29   In the year 1870 death of leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)  

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 on this day in history.