Page 7: Historical Events In 1870

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

Aug 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties in the year 1870.   

Aug 18   In the year 1870 felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle   

Aug 19   On this day in history bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser (Cold War)   

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

Aug 26   On this day in history aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]   

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

Aug 31   Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 02   On this day in history napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies   

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

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

Sep 06   On this day in history ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die   

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

Sep 08   On this day in history hermann Hans Wetzler, composer   

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

Sep 10   On this day in history dutch Jurist Cooperation forms   

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) in the year 1870.   

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

Sep 19   Siege of Paris begins on this day in history.   

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   Georges Claude, inventor (neon light) in the year 1870.   

Sep 26   Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47) in the year 1870.   

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

Sep 30   In the year 1870 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   Henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944) was born in the year 1870.   

Jan 07   Lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943) was born in the year 1870.   

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

Jan 11   Adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history death of alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812)   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history death of leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)   

Feb 11   Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history death of st. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)