1872
Élie Frédéric Forey, French general (born 1804)
Élie Frédéric Forey was a Marshal of France.
Élie Frédéric Forey, French general (born 1804)
The 1870s
Explore 570 historical events from 1870–1879.
1872
Rudecindo Alvarado, Argentinian general (born 1792)
Rudecindo Alvarado was an Argentine general. He fought in the military campaigns of Manuel Belgrano, and in the Army of the Andes. He was governor of Mendoza. He left the country d…
Rudecindo Alvarado, Argentinian general (born 1792)
1872
Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (born 1806)
Benito Pablo Juárez García was a Mexican politician, military officer, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872. A Zapotec, he was th…
Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (born 1806)
1871
155 years ago
The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory
The Camp Grant massacre, on April 30, 1871, was an attack on Pinal and Aravaipa Apaches who surrendered to the United States Army at Camp Grant, Arizona, along the San Pedro River.…
The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory
1871
155 years ago
Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea
The United States expedition to Korea, known in Korea as the Shinmiyangyo, or simply the Korean Expedition, was an American military action in Korea that took place predominantly o…
Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea
1871
155 years ago
John Millington Synge, Irish author, poet, and playwright (died 1909)
Edmund John Millington Synge, popularly known as J. M. Synge, was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, and collector of folklores. As a key figure of the Irish Literary Revival durin…
John Millington Synge, Irish author, poet, and playwright (died 1909)
1871
155 years ago
Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (died 1951)
Sir Sydney John Chapman KCB CBE was an English economist and civil servant. He was Chief Economic Adviser to HM Government from 1927 to 1932.
Sydney Chapman, English economist and civil servant (died 1951)
1871
155 years ago
Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (died 1926)
Lorne Campbell Currie was a British sailor who represented his country at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France. With crew John Gretton, Linton Hope and Algernon Maudslay. Cur…
Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (died 1926)
1871
155 years ago
The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP), often known simply as the National Association (NA), was the first fully-professional sports league in baseball…
The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana
1871
155 years ago
French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting
The Paris Commune was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris on 18 March 1871 and controlled parts of the city until 28 May 1871. During the Franco-Prussian W…
French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting
1871
155 years ago
Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi
A rack railway is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with thi…
Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi
1871
155 years ago
The Paris Commune falls after two months
The Paris Commune was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris on 18 March 1871 and controlled parts of the city until 28 May 1871. During the Franco-Prussian W…
The Paris Commune falls after two months
1871
155 years ago
The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religi
The Universities Tests Act 1871 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It abolished religious "Tests" and allowed Roman Catholics, non-conformists and non-Christians t…
The Universities Tests Act 1871 allows students to enter the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religi
1871
155 years ago
Seakle Greijdanus, Dutch theologian and scholar (died 1948)
Seakle Greijdanus was a Reformed theologian in the Netherlands, who first served in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and later in the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (…
Seakle Greijdanus, Dutch theologian and scholar (died 1948)
1871
155 years ago
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, President of Nicaragua (died 1966)
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas was a Nicaraguan military figure and politician who served as President of Nicaragua from 1 January 1917 to 1 January 1921. He was a member of the Conserva…
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, President of Nicaragua (died 1966)
1871
155 years ago
Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935)
Francois Auguste Victor Grignard was a French chemist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the eponymously named Grignard reagent and Grignard reaction, both of which are i…
Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935)
1871
155 years ago
Christian Morgenstern, German author and poet (died 1914)
Christian Otto Josef Wolfgang Morgenstern was a German writer and poet from Munich. Morgenstern married Margareta Gosebruch von Liechtenstern on 7 March 1910. He worked for a while…
Christian Morgenstern, German author and poet (died 1914)
1871
155 years ago
British Columbia joins the Canadian Confederation.
British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, w…
British Columbia joins the Canadian Confederation.
1871
155 years ago
The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
The Valley Railroad, operating under the name Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, is a heritage railroad based in Essex, Connecticut on tracks of the Connecticut Valley Railroad, whic…
The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
1871
155 years ago
The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
The Staten Island Ferry is a fare-free passenger ferry route operated by the New York City Department of Transportation. The ferry's single route runs 5.2 miles (8.4 km) through Ne…
The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
1871
155 years ago
Emmett Dalton, American criminal (died 1937)
Emmett Dalton was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. Part of a gang that attempted to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, on…
Emmett Dalton, American criminal (died 1937)
1871
155 years ago
Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author (died 1943)
Frank Schlesinger was an American astronomer. His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research.
Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author (died 1943)
1871
155 years ago
Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (died 1922)
Denis Horgan was a champion Irish athlete and weight thrower, born in Banteer, County Cork, who competed mainly in the shot put.
Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (died 1922)
1871
155 years ago
Walter Russell, American painter, sculptor, and author (died 1963)
Walter Bowman Russell was an American impressionist painter, sculptor, property developer, and author. Russell wrote extensively on topics relating to science, but his ideas did no…
Walter Russell, American painter, sculptor, and author (died 1963)