Page 9: Historical Events In 1870

Dec 05   A Dumas Da, writer, dies at 68 in the year 1870.   

Dec 06   Joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Reps (SC) on this day in history.   

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

Dec 06   William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds) on this day in history.   

Dec 10   On this day in history adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses)   

Dec 12   Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75   

Dec 18   Andres Randolf, Denmark, actor (The Kiss) in the year 1870.   

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

Dec 22   In the year 1870 constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator, dies at 46 [NS=Jan 3 1871]   

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

Dec 22   In the year 1870 jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse   

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   On this day in history alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 30   ... Prim, Spanish general, murdered on this day in history.   

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

Dec 31   Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 07   Lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30) was born in the year 1870.   

Jan 09   Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge) was born in the year 1870.   

Jan 11   Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945) was born in the year 1870.   

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

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   On this day in history jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76   

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