Explore 883 historical events from 1870–1879.
Myles Walter Keogh was an Irish soldier. He served in the armies of the Papal States during the war for Italian unification in 1860, and was recruited into the Union Army during th…
Myles Keogh, Irish-American officer (born 1840)
Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, and part of the Southwestern United States, sharing th…
Colorado was admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A, is the first of the four epic music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. It premiered as a single opera at the National Th…
A performance of Wagner's Das Rheingold (scene pictured) opened the first Ring cycle at the first Bayreuth Festival,…
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D, is the last of the four epic music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspi…
The premiere of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner (pictured) closed the first Bayreuth Festival.
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A, is the first of the four epic music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. It premiered as a single opera at the National Th…
A performance of Das Rheingold (scene pictured) opened the first performance of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle at the…
Murad V was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the conversion of the government to a constitutional monarchy. His…
Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire was deposed after a reign of 93 days on grounds of mental illness.* 1888 – The…
Aristides was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875.
Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37
The Metre Convention, also known as the Treaty of the Metre, is an international treaty that was signed in Paris on 20 May 1875 by representatives of 17 nations: Argentina, Austria…
Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units
The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire was signed on 7 May 1875, and its ratifications exchanged at Tokyo on 22 August 1875. The treaty i…
The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the…
Captain Matthew Webb was an English seaman, swimmer and stuntman who became the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. Webb increased the popu…
Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to…
Polo is a stick and ball game that is played on horseback as a traditional field sport, and is one of the oldest known team sports in the world.
The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
Aleksander Tõnisson VR I/1 was an Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence.
Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (died 1941)
Vladimir Vidrić was a Croatian poet, and is considered one of the major figures of Croatian secessionist poetry.
Vladimir Vidrić, Croatian poet and lawyer (died 1909)
Frederick Luther Fane, played cricket for the England cricket team in 14 Test matches. He also played for Essex, Oxford University and London County.
Frederick Fane, Irish-born, English cricketer (died 1960)
Rafael Sabatini was an Italian-born British writer of romance and adventure novels.
Rafael Sabatini, Italian-English novelist and short story writer (died 1950)
The Herzegovina uprising was an uprising led by the Christian Serb population against the Ottoman Empire, firstly and predominantly in Herzegovina, from where it spread into Bosnia…
The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins
The Herzegovina uprising was an uprising led by the Christian Serb population against the Ottoman Empire, firstly and predominantly in Herzegovina, from where it spread into Bosnia…
The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications…
David Connolly Hall was an American track athlete, track and basketball coach, and university professor. He served as the head basketball coach at University of Oklahoma from 1907 …
Dave Hall, American runner (died 1972)
William Welles Hoyt was an American track and field athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Bill Hoyt, American pole vaulter (died 1951)
Harriet Quimby was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1…
Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter (died 1912)
Charles Henry Holden was an English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, the Underground Electric Railways Company of Lon…
Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (died 1960)
Hendrik Karel Offerhaus was a Dutch medical doctor and rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch boat Minerva Amsterdam, which finished third in the …
Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch Olympic rower and head of the Dutch Red Cross (died 1953)
Robert S. Garrett was an American athlete, as well as investment banker and philanthropist in Baltimore, Maryland and financier of several important archeological excavations. Garr…
Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (died 1961)
A cricket match was played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, which took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes between teams representing Great Britain and France.
Frederick Cuming, English cricketer (died 1942)