Explore 883 historical events from 1870–1879.
Alexandros Papanastasiou was a Greek lawyer, sociologist and politician who served twice as the prime minister of Greece during the interwar period. He was a pioneer in the establi…
Alexandros Papanastasiou, Greek sociologist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1936)
Max Jacob was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic.
Max Jacob, French poet, painter, and critic (died 1944)
Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. was an American religious leader and writer who served as the tenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1970 until his death…
Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…
Ludwig Otto Blumenthal was a German mathematician and professor at RWTH Aachen University.
Otto Blumenthal, German mathematician and academic (died 1944)
Maria Alekseyevna Ouspenskaya was a Russian actress and acting teacher. She achieved success as a stage actress as a young woman in Russia, and as an older woman in Hollywood films…
Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and acting teacher (died 1949)
Pingali Venkayya was an Indian freedom fighter, known for designing the initial version of the Indian National Flag. Apart from his role in the independence movement, Venkayya was …
Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (died 1963)
Giovanni Giuriati was an Italian fascist politician.
Giovanni Giuriati, Italian lawyer and politician (died 1970)
John Scaddan, CMG, popularly known as "Happy Jack", was Premier of Western Australia from 7 October 1911 until 27 July 1916.
John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia (died 1934)
Mary Ritter Beard was an American historian, author, women's suffrage activist, and women's history archivist who was also a lifelong advocate of social justice. As a Progressive E…
Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (died 1958)
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, better known by the stage name Mata Hari, was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. Sh…
Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (died 1917)
Varghese Payyappilly was an Indian Syro-Malabar priest from Kerala and the founder of the congregation of Sisters of the Destitute. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis on 14 …
Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian-Syrian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (died 1929)
Alexander I reigned as the king of Serbia from 1889 to 1903 when he and his wife, Draga Mašin, were assassinated by a group of Royal Serbian Army officers, led by Captain Dragutin …
Alexander I of Serbia (died 1903)
Stylianos Gonatas was an officer of the Hellenic Army, Venizelist politician, and Prime Minister of Greece from 1922 to 1924.
Stylianos Gonatas, Greek colonel and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1966)
Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva, contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists…
Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (died 1942)
Harriet Shaw Weaver was an English political activist and a magazine editor. She was a significant patron of Irish writer James Joyce.
Harriet Shaw Weaver, English journalist and activist (died 1961)
Mary Roberts Rinehart was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart published her first mystery novel, The Circular Staircase, in 1908, which introduc…
Mary Roberts Rinehart, American author and playwright (died 1958)
Charles Franklin Kettering sometimes known as Charles Fredrick Kettering was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents. He was a founder of Delco, …
Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (died 1958)
Kim Ku, also known by his art name Paekpŏm, was a Korean independence activist and statesman. He was a leader of the Korean independence movement against the Empire of Japan, head …
Kim Koo, South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (died 1949)
Wilhelm Josef Franz Ritter von Leeb was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. Leeb was a highly …
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (died 1956)
John James Rickard Macleod, was a Scottish biochemist and physiologist. He devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carboh…
John Macleod, Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935)
Francesco Buhagiar was the second Prime Minister of Malta (1923–1924). He was elected from the Maltese Political Union.
Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (died 1934)
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis, better known as C. J. Dennis, was an Australian poet and journalist known for his best-selling verse novel The Songs of a Sentimental Blok…
C. J. Dennis, Australian poet and author (died 1938)
Amanda Inez Knight Allen was a Mormon missionary and a Utah politician. In 1898, she became one of the first two single women to be missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of L…
Inez Knight Allen, Mormon missionary and Utah politician (died 1937)
Frank Leroy Chance was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Chance played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees from 1898 through…
Frank Chance, American baseball player and manager (died 1924)