Explore 1130 historical events from 1870–1879.
The Dual Alliance was a defensive alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary, which was created by treaty on 7 October 1879, as part of Germany's Otto von Bismarck's system of a…
Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
The War of the Pacific, also known by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivi…
War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution and early motion pictures…
Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution and early motion pictures…
Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb; the…
Richárd Weisz was a Hungarian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and at the 1908 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in 1908.
Richárd Weisz, Hungarian Olympic champion wrestler (died 1945)
James Francis Byrnes was an American judge and politician from South Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as we…
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Sir Fergus McMaster was an Australian businessman and aviation pioneer. He was one of the three founders of the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited, the airli…
Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman and soldier, co-founded Qantas (died 1950)
Bedřich Hrozný, also known as Friedrich Hrozny, was a Czech orientalist and linguist. He contributed to the decipherment of the ancient Hittite language, identified it as an Indo-E…
Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (died 1952)
Hendrik van Heuckelum, nicknamed Henk, was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward for HBS-Craeyenhout and Royal Léopold Club, and who represented Belgium at the 1900 Summer Oly…
Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (died 1929)
Wesley William Coe Jr., sometimes listed as William Wesley Coe Jr., was an American track and field athlete who competed principally in the shot put and also in the hammer throw, d…
Wesley Coe, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (died 1926)
Symon Vasyliovych Petliura was a Ukrainian revolutionary, politician and journalist. He was the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian People's Army (UNA) and led the Ukrainian People'…
Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician (died 1926)
Frederick William Englehardt was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump and triple jump. He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St …
Fred Englehardt, American jumper (died 1942)
Pierre Gilliard was a Swiss academic and author, best known as the French-language tutor to the five children of Russian emperor Nicholas II from 1905 to 1918. In 1921, after the R…
Pierre Gilliard, Swiss author and academic (died 1962)
Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. A…
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (died 1964)
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)
Warwick Windridge Armstrong was an Australian cricketer who played 50 Test matches between 1902 and 1921. An all-rounder, he captained Australia in ten Test matches between 1920 an…
Warwick Armstrong, Australian cricketer and journalist (died 1947)
Jean Émile Paul Cras was a 20th-century French composer and career naval officer. His musical compositions were inspired by his native Brittany, his travels to Africa, and most of …
Jean Cras, French admiral and composer (died 1932)
Symon Vasyliovych Petliura was a Ukrainian revolutionary, politician and journalist. He was the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian People's Army (UNA) and led the Ukrainian People'…
Symon Petliura, Ukrainian statesman and independence leader (died 1926)
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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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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William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and backstage politician who was an influential figure in British media and politics of th…
Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 19
William Arthur "Art" Stickney was an American golfer.
William Stickney, American golfer (died 1944)
Karl Ludwig Bühler was a German psychologist and linguist. In psychology he is known for his work in Gestalt psychology, and he was one of the founders of the Würzburg School of ps…
Karl Bühler, German-American linguist and psychologist (died 1963)
Hans Heinrich Lammers was a German jurist and prominent Nazi Party politician. From 1933 until 1945 he served as Chief of the Reich Chancellery under Adolf Hitler. In 1937, he addi…
Hans Lammers, German judge and politician (died 1962)