Historical Events In 1870

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

Aug 17   Western Australia is granted representative government on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties   

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   The Wolseley Expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion on this day in history.   

Aug 26   On this day in history 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   On this day in history maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response)   

Sep 01   Napoleon III captured at Sedan in the year 1870.   

Sep 01   On this day in history timotei Popovici, composer   

Sep 02   Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1870.   

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

Sep 02   Napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Dutch Jurist Cooperation forms on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46 in the year 1870.   

Sep 15   In the year 1870 dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)   

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

Sep 19   On this day in history siege of Paris begins   

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

Sep 22   In the year 1870 arthur Willard Pryor, composer   

Sep 23   John Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist in the year 1870.   

Sep 24   On this day in history georges Claude, inventor (neon light)   

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

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

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ernst Barlach, writer   

Jan 03   Henry Eichheim, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1870 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   Lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge)   

Jan 11   Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS]   

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

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

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

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   Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76 in the year 1870.   

Feb 14   St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) died in the year 1870.