Page 9: Historical Events In 1870

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

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

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

Dec 06   On this day in history william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)   

Dec 10   Adolf Loos, Austria architect (building of houses) in the year 1870.   

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 in the year 1870.   

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

Dec 15   On this day in history josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect   

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

Dec 16   The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is lit for the first time on this day in history.   

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

Dec 18   In the year 1870 andres Randolf, Denmark, actor (The Kiss)   

Dec 20   On this day in history pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Voices, Carmina)   

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   In the year 1870 rosario Scalero, composer   

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

Dec 28   Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Dec 30   ... Prim, Spanish general, murdered in the year 1870.   

Dec 31   J D Schneiter patents rocket mail in France, (not done) on this day in history.   

Dec 31   In the year 1870 thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years   

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Jan 02   Ernst Barlach, writer was born in the year 1870.   

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   On this day in history birth of gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)   

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 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   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   Adolf Ganz, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 29   In the year 1870 death of leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)   

Feb 11   On this day in history 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)