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   Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses) in the year 1870.   

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

Dec 12   In the year 1870 joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps   

Dec 14   Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40) in the year 1870.   

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 in the year 1870.   

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

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

Dec 20   On this day in history pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)   

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

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

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   The 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   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   Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   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   Cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1870.   

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