Page 9: Historical Events In 1870

Dec 05   On this day in history a Dumas Da, writer, dies at 68   

Dec 06   In the year 1870 joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Reps (SC)   

Dec 06   Joseph H Rainey, first black in the House of Reps (SC) in the year 1870.   

Dec 06   In the year 1870 william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)   

Dec 10   In the year 1870 adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses)   

Dec 12   On this day in history joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps   

Dec 12   Joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps in the year 1870.   

Dec 14   In the year 1870 dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40)   

Dec 15   In the year 1870 josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect   

Dec 16   In the year 1870 stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31   

Dec 16   The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Dec 18   On this day in history andres Randolf, Denmark, actor (The Kiss)   

Dec 20   In the year 1870 pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)   

Dec 22   Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871] on this day in history.   

Dec 22   Jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse in the year 1870.   

Dec 22   Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse on this day in history.   

Dec 24   In the year 1870 rosario Scalero, composer   

Dec 26   On this day in history the 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed.   

Dec 28   Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1870.   

Dec 30   ... Prim, Spanish general, murdered in the year 1870.   

Dec 31   In the year 1870 j D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done)   

Dec 31   In the year 1870 thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years   

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Jan 02   In the year 1870 birth of ernst Barlach, writer   

Jan 03   In the year 1870 birth of henry Eichheim, composer   

Jan 03   Henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943)   

Jan 08   In the year 1870 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   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] on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 11   In the year 1870 adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1870.