The 1870s

Explore 281 historical events from 1870–1879.

1879

Hans Meerwein, German chemist (died 1965)

Hans Meerwein was a German chemist. Several reactions and reagents bear his name, most notably the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction, the Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement, the Meerw…

Hans Meerwein, German chemist (died 1965)

1879

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Harry Burnett Reese was an American inventor and businessman known for creating Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and founding the H. B. Reese Candy Company. In 2009, he was posthumously…

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1879

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Cyril Charlie Martindale was a Roman Catholic priest, scholar, and writer. Along with Martin D'Arcy, he was one of England's foremost Catholics of the first half of the 20th centur…

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