Explore 281 historical events from 1870–1879.
Sir William Tite was an English architect who twice served as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He was particularly associated with various London buildings, …
William Tite, English architect, designed the Royal Exchange (born 1798)
Count Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy was a Russian artist who served as Vice-President of the Imperial Academy of Arts for forty years (1828–1868). His works – wax-reliefs, watercolours,…
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter and sculptor (born 1783)
William Charles Macready was an English stage actor. The son of Irish actor-manager William Macready the Elder he emerged as a leading West End performer during the Regency era.
William Macready, English actor and manager (born 1793)
Justus Freiherr von Liebig was a German scientist who made major contributions to the theory, practice, and pedagogy of chemistry, as well as to agricultural and biological chemist…
Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic (born 1803)
David Livingstone was a Scottish doctor, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, and an explorer in Africa. Livingstone was married to …
David Livingstone, Scottish-English missionary and explorer (born 1813)
Gideon Brecher, also known by the pen name Gedaliah ben Eliezer (Hebrew: גדליה בן אליעזר, was an Austrian writer and physician. He was a central figure in the Moravian Haskalah.
Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (born 1797)
Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet was a Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation. The English spelling of the name—George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling…
George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (born 1814)
Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine was a son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, and was the grandson of Queen Victoria. He was the mate…
Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (born 1870)
Karāmat ʿAlī Jaunpūrī, born as Muḥammad ʿAlī Jaunpūrī, was a nineteenth-century Indian Muslim social reformer and founder of the Taiyuni movement. He played a major role in propaga…
Karamat Ali Jaunpuri, Indian Muslim scholar, (born 1800)
Joseph Howe was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, public servant, and poet. Howe is often ranked as one of Nova Scotia's most admired politicians and his considerable skills a…
Joseph Howe, Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia (born 1804)
The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) was a Canadian paramilitary police force, established in 1873, to maintain order in the new Canadian North-West Territories (NWT) following the…
The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was established to bring law and ord
Alice Salomon was a German social reformer and pioneer of social work as an academic discipline. Her role was so important to German social work that the Deutsche Bundespost issued…
Alice Salomon, German social reformer (died 1948)
Margaret of Prussia was the youngest child of Frederick III, German Emperor, and Victoria, Princess Royal. She was also the younger sister of Emperor Wilhelm II and the granddaught…
Princess Margaret of Prussia (died 1954)
Charles Burgess Fry was an English sportsman, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. John Arlott described him with the words:…
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Harry Payne Whitney was an American businessman, thoroughbred horse breeder, and member of the prominent Whitney family.
Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and lawyer (died 1930)
Victoria Claflin Woodhull, later Victoria Woodhull Martin, was an American leader of the women's suffrage movement who ran for president of the United States in the 1872 election. …
Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States
The Reconstruction era, often simply called Reconstruction, was a period in United States history that followed the American Civil War (1861–1865) and was dominated by the legal, s…
Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S
Forest Ray Moulton was an American astronomer. He was the brother of Harold G. Moulton, a noted economist.
Forest Ray Moulton, American astronomer and academic (died 1952)
Hugo Emil Alfvén was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter. Alfvén was one of Sweden's principal composers. His "Swedish Rhapsody”, written when he was 31, is still…
Hugo Alfvén, Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (died 1960)
Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais nicknamed "the President-King", was the president of Portugal, serving in 1918. A Portuguese politician, military officer, and diplomat he …
Sidónio Pais, Portuguese soldier and politician, 4th President of Portugal (died 1918)
Natsuko Higuchi , known by her pen name Higuchi Ichiyō , was a Japanese writer during the Meiji era. She was Japan's first professional woman writer of modern literature, specializ…
Ichiyō Higuchi, Japanese writer (died 1896)
Willem de Sitter was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He is known for the de Sitter universe, which is a cosmological model that was named after him.
Willem de Sitter, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1934)
Ahmed Djemal Pasha was an Ottoman general and statesman. Along with Talaat and Enver, he was one of the Three Pashas that ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
Djemal Pasha, Ottoman general (died 1922)
Anton Korošec was a Slovene Yugoslav politician, a prominent member of the conservative People's Party, a Roman Catholic priest and a noted orator.
Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, tenth Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (died 1940)