Page 7: Historical Events In 1870

Aug 17   In the year 1870 frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine   

Aug 17   In the year 1870 mrs Esther Morris becomes 1st woman magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming)   

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   On this day in history battle at Gravelotte Privat: Prussia beat France, 32,000 casualties   

Aug 18   In the year 1870 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   The Wolseley Expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion on this day in history.   

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

Aug 27   On this day in history amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet   

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

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

Sep 01   On this day in history timotei Popovici, composer   

Sep 02   Charles Victor Arthur Saint-Leon, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Marie Ault, [Mary Cragg], Wigan England on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 04   Friedrich Panzer, German germanist (Das Nibelungenlied) on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Ship sinks in Gulf of Biskaje; 483 die on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26] on this day in history.   

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   Dutch Jurist Cooperation forms in the year 1870.   

Sep 11   Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46 in the year 1870.   

Sep 15   In the year 1870 dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18)   

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

Sep 19   Siege of Paris begins on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1870 john Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist   

Sep 24   Georges Claude, inventor (neon light) in the year 1870.   

Sep 26   Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47) on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1870 henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50   

Sep 30   In the year 1870 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   Henry Eichheim, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1870 constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS]   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) died in the year 1870.