Historical Events In 1870

Feb 26   First NYC subway line opens (pneumatic powered) in the year 1870.   

Feb 26   On this day in history wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched   

Feb 27   Louis Coerne, composer in the year 1870.   

Feb 28   The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Francisco S Lopez, Pres of Paraguay (1862-70), dies at 43 in the year 1870.   

Mar 05   In the year 1870 [B] Franc[lin] Norris, US, writer (McTeague, Octopus)   

Mar 06   In the year 1870 oscar Straus, Vienna Austria, composer (Ein Walzertraum)   

Mar 07   On this day in history cin Red Stockings, 1st pro BB team, begin 8-mo tour of Midwest & East   

Mar 07   Wyoming women allowed on juries; the right later was taken away on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Theodore Labarre, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Alfred Kastner, composer in the year 1870.   

Mar 10   Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1870 king Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho   

Mar 14   Calif legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history california legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible   

Mar 17   Mass legislature authorizes incorporation of Wellesley Female Seminary on this day in history.   

Mar 17   On this day in history massachusetts legislature authorizes incorporation of Wellesley Female Seminary   

Mar 18   In the year 1870 1st US National Wildlife Preserve (Lake Meritt in Oakland Calif)   

Mar 18   In the year 1870 joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer, dies at 48   

Mar 19   On this day in history the opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan   

Mar 20   Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Prussian general/politician (East Africa) in the year 1870.   

Mar 30   15th Amendment passes, guarantees right to vote regardless of race in the year 1870.   

Mar 30   Texas becomes last confederate state readmitted to Union in the year 1870.   

Mar 31   1st black to vote in US (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy NJ) on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1870 thomas P Mundy became first black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ)   

Apr 01   In the year 1870 patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98   

Apr 01   Patrick Gass, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Victoria Woodhull is 1st woman to be nominated for US pres in the year 1870.   

Apr 04   George A Smith, Salt Lake City Utah, 8th pres of Mormon church in the year 1870.   

Apr 04   In the year 1870 golden Gate Park established by City Order #800   

Apr 04   Golden Gate Park forms by City Order #800 in the year 1870.   

Apr 07   Gustav Landauer, German socialist in the year 1870.   

Apr 08   Charles-Auguste de Beriot, Belgian violinist/composer, dies at 68 in the year 1870.   

Apr 08   Patrick Gass sgt of Lewis &Clark Expedition, dies at 98 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1870 birth of henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney)   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1870 constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS]   

Jan 07   Karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1870.