Explore 883 historical events from 1870–1879.
Gilbert and Sullivan were a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan. The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas betw…
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H
Karl Eduard Nobiling was a German attempted assassin, who in 1878 made an attempt on the life of Emperor Wilhelm I.
Anarchist Karl Nobiling attempted to assassinate German Emperor Wilhelm I
Eadweard Muybridge was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection.
Eadweard Muybridge took a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it gallops
The League of Prizren, officially the League for the Defense of the Rights of the Albanian Nation, was an Albanian political organization that was officially founded on June 10, 18…
The League of Prizren was officially founded to "struggle in arms to defend the wholeness of the territories of Albania"
SS Princess Alice, formerly PS Bute, was a British passenger paddle steamer that sank on 3 September 1878 after a collision with the collier SS Bywell Castle on the River Thames. B…
The passenger steamship SS Princess Alice sank in the River Thames after colliding (pictured) with the collier Bywell…
On 17 September 1878, a British surveyor for the Colony of Natal and a trader were detained by the Zulu while on an island in the Tugela River, which marked the boundary between Na…
A British surveyor was detained by the Zulu on the border with the Colony of Natal; a demand for reparations for the…
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is an all-breed conformation show, held annually in the New York metropolitan area.
At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was fought on June 17, 1877, in Idaho Territory. White Bird Canyon was the opening battle of the Nez Perce War between the Nez Perce Indians and the…
American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the A…
Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
The Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and a coalition led by the Russian Empire which included Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro. Precipitating …
Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire
The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, were initially fought by European colonial empires, the United States, and briefly the Conf…
American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army un
Crazy Horse was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by White American settlers on Nat…
Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska
Mihail Kogălniceanu was a Romanian liberal statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Minister of Romania on October 11, 1863, after the 1859 union of the Danubian…
Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania
Tsuneo Matsudaira was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as the first President of the House of Councillors from 1947 to 1949. He previously served as Ambassador to the…
Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat (died 1949)
Vicente Yap Sotto, Sr. was a Filipino playwright, journalist, and politician who served as a senator from 1946 to 1950. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1922 to …
Vicente Sotto, Filipino lawyer and politician (died 1950)
Ole Evinrude, born Ole Andreassen Aaslundeie was an American entrepreneur, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application.
Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American engineer, invented the outboard motor (died 1934)
James Thomas Dooley was an Australian political figure who served twice, briefly, as Premier of New South Wales during the early 1920s.
James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (died 1950)
Marie Léon Flameng was a French cyclist and a World War I pilot. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning three medals including one gold.
Léon Flameng, French cyclist (died 1917)
The 16 May 1877 crisis, or more simply the Seize Mai, was a political crisis and institutional crisis that occurred in France during the Third Republic. It pitted the President of …
The 16 May 1877 crisis occurs in France, ending with the dissolution of the National Assembly 22 June and affirming the
The 1877 Wimbledon Championship was a men's tennis tournament held at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London. It was the world's first official lawn tenn…
The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house that provided an escape from urban life. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea an…
The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
The Imperial Russian Army was the army of the Russian Empire, active from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was organized into a standing army and a state militia. The …
The Imperial Russian army under Grand Duke Nicholas defeats the Ottoman army and takes the city of Nikopol (modern…
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the oldest railroad in the United States and the first steam-operated common carrier. Construction of the line began in 1828, and it operated as…
After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland…
Alice Babette Toklas was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century, and the life partner of American writer Gertrude Stein.
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