Page 7: Historical Events In 1870

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

Aug 17   On this day in history mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming)   

Aug 17   The first ascent of Mt Rainier, Washington in the year 1870.   

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

Aug 18   Battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle   

Aug 19   Bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser (Cold War) in the year 1870.   

Aug 24   On this day in history the Wolseley Expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.   

Aug 26   Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] in the year 1870.   

Aug 27   Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1870 maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response)   

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

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

Sep 02   On this day in history charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48   

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

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

Sep 04   In the year 1870 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king   

Sep 04   In the year 1870 friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied)   

Sep 06   Ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die in the year 1870.   

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   In the year 1870 neth & Engl sign "Koelietraktaat" Br-Indian contract work in Suriname   

Sep 10   In the year 1870 dutch Jurist Cooperation forms   

Sep 11   Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   On this day in history clark Wissler, anthropologist (American Indian)   

Sep 19   Siege of Paris begins in the year 1870.   

Sep 20   Italian army under Victor Emmanuel II seizes Rome from the French in the year 1870.   

Sep 22   Arthur Willard Pryor, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 23   John Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Georges Claude, inventor (neon light) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of ernst Barlach, writer   

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

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 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 in the year 1870.   

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

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

Jan 26   In the year 1870 cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67   

Jan 29   Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797) died in the year 1870.   

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 on this day in history.