Page 7: Historical Events In 1870

Aug 17   Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine in the year 1870.   

Aug 17   Mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming) in the year 1870.   

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

Aug 17   Western Australia is granted representative government in the year 1870.   

Aug 18   In the year 1870 battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties   

Aug 18   On this day in history 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 in the year 1870.   

Aug 26   In the year 1870 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Timotei Popovici, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1870 charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48   

Sep 02   In the year 1870 marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England   

Sep 02   On this day in history napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies   

Sep 04   On this day in history 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king   

Sep 04   On this day in history friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied)   

Sep 06   In the year 1870 ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die   

Sep 07   In the year 1870 aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26]   

Sep 08   Hermann Hans Wetzler, composer in the year 1870.   

Sep 08   Neth & Engl sign "Koelietraktaat" Br-Indian contract work in Suriname in the year 1870.   

Sep 10   Dutch Jurist Cooperation forms in the year 1870.   

Sep 11   On this day in history eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46   

Sep 15   On this day in history dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)   

Sep 18   Clark Wissler, anthropologist (American Indian) in the year 1870.   

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   Arthur Willard Pryor, composer on this day in history.   

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   Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47) on this day in history.   

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   Ernst Barlach, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of henry Eichheim, composer   

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 in the year 1870.   

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

Jan 03   Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS] on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1870 karl Schwencke, composer, dies at 72   

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

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

Jan 26   On this day in history cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67   

Jan 29   On this day in history death of leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)   

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.