Page 7: Historical Events In 1870

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

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   Felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/brig-general, dies in battle in the year 1870.   

Aug 19   In the year 1870 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   Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) in the year 1870.   

Sep 01   Napoleon III captured at Sedan on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Timotei Popovici, composer in the year 1870.   

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   3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king in the year 1870.   

Sep 04   Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied) in the year 1870.   

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

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

Sep 08   In the year 1870 hermann Hans Wetzler, composer   

Sep 08   Neth & Engl sign "Koelietraktaat" Br-Indian contract work in Suriname on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Dutch Jurist Cooperation forms in the year 1870.   

Sep 11   In the year 1870 eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46   

Sep 15   Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18) in the year 1870.   

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

Sep 19   Siege of Paris begins in the year 1870.   

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

Sep 22   Arthur Willard Pryor, composer in the year 1870.   

Sep 23   On this day in history john Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist   

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

Sep 26   In the year 1870 christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47)   

Sep 27   Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50 in the year 1870.   

Sep 30   Jean Perrin, France, physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926) in the year 1870.   

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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   On this day in history birth of henry Handel Richardson, Australia, novelist (Richard Mahoney)   

Jan 06   Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Lord Gordon Hewart, British judge (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge) was born in the year 1870.   

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

Jan 21   Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812) died in the year 1870.   

Jan 26   Cesare Pugni, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 11   Jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   In the year 1870 death of st. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815)