The 1870s

1876 150 years ago

American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: One thousand five hundred Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back G

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: Battle of the Rosebud: One thousand five hundred Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back G

1876 150 years ago

American Indian Wars: Battle of the Little Bighorn: 300 men of the U

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: Battle of the Little Bighorn: 300 men of the U

1876 150 years ago

Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler and strongman (died 1920)

Georg Lurich was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of Estonian wrestlers and weightlifters Georg Hackenschmidt a…

Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler and strongman (died 1920)

1876 150 years ago

Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (died 1925)

Arthur Wilhelm Ernst Victor Moeller van den Bruck was a German cultural historian, philosopher, and key intellectual figure of the Conservative Revolution.

Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (died 1925)

1876 150 years ago

Erich Raeder, German admiral (died 1960)

Erich Johann Albert Raeder was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II and was convicted of war crimes after the war. He attained the highest …

Erich Raeder, German admiral (died 1960)

1876 150 years ago

Serbia declares war on the Ottoman Empire, leading to the Serbian Wars for Independence

The Principality of Serbia was an autonomous, later sovereign state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of the Serbian Revolution. Its creation was negotiated first…

Serbia declares war on the Ottoman Empire, leading to the Serbian Wars for Independence

1876 150 years ago

The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six…

The Hamburg massacre was a riot in the United States town of Hamburg, South Carolina, in July 1876, leading up to the last election season of the Reconstruction era. It was the fir…

The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six…

1876 150 years ago

Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (died 1958)

Jacob Nicol, was a Canadian lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician. He became Senator under Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King.

Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (died 1958)

1876 150 years ago

Ernst Felle, German rower (died 1959)

Ferdinand Ernst Felle was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Ludwigshafener Ruderverein, which won the bronze medal in the coxe…

Ernst Felle, German rower (died 1959)

1876 150 years ago

Nicola Romeo, Italian engineer and businessman (died 1938)

Nicola Romeo was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur mostly known for founding the car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. He served as a senator in the 18th Legislature of the Kingdom of It…

Nicola Romeo, Italian engineer and businessman (died 1938)

1876 150 years ago

Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (died 1937)

Orso Mario Corbino was an Italian physicist and politician. He is noted for his studies of the influence of external magnetic fields on the motion of electrons in metals and he dis…

Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (died 1937)

1876 150 years ago

Ludvig Karsten, Norwegian painter (died 1926)

Ludvig Karsten was a Norwegian painter. He was a neo-impressionist influenced by Edvard Munch, Henri Matisse and contemporary French painting. He first participated at the Autumn e…

Ludvig Karsten, Norwegian painter (died 1926)

1876 150 years ago

Ivan Cankar, Slovenian poet and playwright (died 1918)

Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet, and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner …

Ivan Cankar, Slovenian poet and playwright (died 1918)

1876 150 years ago

Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (died 1931)

Hermann Müller was a German Social Democratic politician who served as foreign minister (1919–1920) and was twice chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (died 1931)

1876 150 years ago

Julius Klinger, Austrian painter and illustrator (died 1942)

Julius Klinger was an Austrian painter, draftsman, illustrator, commercial graphic artist, typographer and writer. Klinger studied at the Technologisches Gewerbemuseum HTL in Vienn…

Julius Klinger, Austrian painter and illustrator (died 1942)

1876 150 years ago

Percy Perrin, English cricketer (died 1945)

Percival Albert Perrin, known as either "Percy" or "Peter", was an English cricketer, who played for Essex as a right-handed middle-order batsman for more than thirty years from 18…

Percy Perrin, English cricketer (died 1945)

1876 150 years ago

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and author (died 1945)

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski was a Polish writer, explorer, university professor, and anticommunist political activist. He is known for his books about Lenin and the Russian Civil …

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and author (died 1945)

1876 150 years ago

William Stanier, English engineer (died 1965)

Sir William Arthur Stanier was an English railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

William Stanier, English engineer (died 1965)

1876 150 years ago

Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (died 1948)

Frederick Conrad Koch was an American biochemist and endocrinologist. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Koch graduated from the University of Illinois in 1899. He was affiliated with the …

Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (died 1948)

1876 150 years ago

Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (died 1957)

Isaac Heinemann was an Israeli rabbinical scholar and a professor of classical literature, Hellenistic literature and philology.

Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (died 1957)

1876 150 years ago

Alexandre Tuffère, Greek-French triple jumper (died 1958)

Pierre Alexandre Tuffèri, also spelt Tuffère, was a French-Greek athlete, although he was born and lived in Athens, his father was French. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics a…

Alexandre Tuffère, Greek-French triple jumper (died 1958)

1876 150 years ago

Alfred L

Alfred Louis Kroeber was an American cultural anthropologist. He received his PhD under Franz Boas at Columbia University in 1901, the first doctorate in anthropology awarded by Co…

Alfred L

1876 150 years ago

William Sealy Gosset, English chemist and statistician (died 1937)

William Sealy Gosset was an English statistician, chemist and brewer who worked for Guinness. In statistics, he pioneered small-sample experimental design. Gosset published under t…

William Sealy Gosset, English chemist and statistician (died 1937)

1876 150 years ago

William Carr, American rower (died 1942)

William John Carr was an American rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American boat Vesper Boat Club, which won the gold medal in the eights.

William Carr, American rower (died 1942)