Page 9: Historical Events In 1870

Dec 05   A Dumas Da, writer, dies at 68 in the year 1870.   

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

Dec 06   Joseph H Rainey, first black in the House of Reps (SC) on this day in history.   

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

Dec 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history joseph Rainey (SC) became first black sworn into House of Reps   

Dec 14   Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40) on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1870 josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect   

Dec 16   In the year 1870 stanislaw Duniecki, composer, dies at 31   

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

Dec 17   In the year 1870 giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75   

Dec 18   On this day in history andres Randolf, Denmark, actor (The Kiss)   

Dec 20   Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina) in the year 1870.   

Dec 22   On this day in history 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 in the year 1870.   

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

Dec 24   Rosario Scalero, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 26   The 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed in the year 1870.   

Dec 28   On this day in history alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72   

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

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 in the year 1870.   

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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 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   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   On this day in history adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73   

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   In the year 1870 jacob M de Kempenaer, Dutch min of Internal Aff (1848-49), dies at 76   

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