Page 9: Historical Events In 1870

Dec 05   In the year 1870 a Dumas Da, writer, dies at 68   

Dec 06   In the year 1870 joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Reps (SC)   

Dec 06   In the year 1870 joseph H Rainey, first black in the House of Reps (SC)   

Dec 06   In the year 1870 william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)   

Dec 10   In the year 1870 adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses)   

Dec 12   Joseph Rainey (SC) became 1st black sworn into House of Reps on this day in history.   

Dec 12   Joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps on this day in history.   

Dec 14   On this day in history dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40)   

Dec 15   In the year 1870 josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect   

Dec 16   Stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31 in the year 1870.   

Dec 16   The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time in the year 1870.   

Dec 17   On this day in history giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75   

Dec 18   Andres Randolf, Denmark, actor (The Kiss) on this day in history.   

Dec 20   In the year 1870 pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)   

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

Dec 22   Jules Janssen, flies in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1870 alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72   

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

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

Dec 31   Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1870 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 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 in the year 1870.   

Jan 08   Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30) was born in the year 1870.   

Jan 09   In the year 1870 birth of joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge)   

Jan 11   In the year 1870 birth of alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945)   

Jan 03   Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educationalist, dies at 46 [NS] in the year 1870.   

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   On this day in history death of alexander Herzen, Russian writer (b. 1812)   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1870 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   St. John Richardson Liddell, American Civil War Confederate General (b. 1815) died in the year 1870.