Explore 570 historical events from 1870–1879.
Georges-Henri Rouault was a French painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, whose work is often associated with Fauvism and Expressionism.
Georges Rouault, French painter and illustrator (died 1958)
Clark Greenwood Voorhees was an American Impressionist and Tonalist landscape painter and one of the founders of the Old Lyme Art Colony.
Clark Voorhees, American painter (died 1933)
Stjepan Radić was a Croat politician and the co-founder of the Croatian People's Peasant Party (HPSS), active in Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Stjepan Radić, Croatian lawyer and politician (died 1928)
Hermanus Gerardus "Herman" Brockmann was a Dutch coxswain who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (died 1936)
Jacob Christian Hansen-Ellehammer was a Danish inventor and aviation pioneer. He obtained a total of 59 Danish patents and worked with many different things, including amusement ma…
Jacob Ellehammer, Danish mechanic and engineer (died 1946)
James Weldon Johnson was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association …
James Weldon Johnson, American author, journalist, and activist (died 1938)
Alajos János Szokolyi was a Hungarian athlete, sports organizer, sports manager, archivist and physician.
Alajos Szokolyi, Hungarian hurdler, jumper, and physician (died 1932)
William McDougall was an early 20th century psychologist who was a professor at University College London, University of Oxford, Harvard University and Duke University. He wrote a …
William McDougall, English psychologist and polymath (died 1938)
William Henry Davies was a Welsh poet and writer, who spent much of his life as a tramp or hobo in the United Kingdom and the United States, yet became one of the most popular poet…
William Henry Davies, Welsh poet and writer (died 1940)
Hubert Cecil Booth was an English engineer, best known for having invented one of the first powered vacuum cleaners.
Hubert Cecil Booth, English engineer (died 1955)
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps perdu, which was published in seve…
Marcel Proust, French novelist, critic, and essayist (died 1922)
Doppo Kunikida was a Japanese author of novels and romantic poetry during the Meiji period, noted as one of the inventors of Japanese naturalism.
Doppo Kunikida, Japanese journalist, author, and poet (died 1908)
John Riley Maxwell was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
John Maxwell, American golfer (died 1906)
Giacomo Balla was an Italian painter, art teacher and poet best known as a key proponent of Futurism. In his paintings, he depicted light, movement and speed. He was concerned with…
Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (died 1958)
Sada Yacco or Sadayakko was a Japanese geisha, actress and dancer.
Sada Yacco, Japanese actress and dancer (died 1946)
Jakob Mändmets was an Estonian writer and journalist.
Jakob Mändmets, Estonian writer and journalist (died 1930)
Antonio Martín Mariano Carrera Sabat was a Mexican general, senator, and interim president of the country for about a month in 1855. He was a moderate Liberal.
Martín Carrera, Mexican general and president (1855) (born 1806)
Anna Atkins was an English botanist and photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images. Some sources say that she was…
Anna Atkins, English botanist and photographer (born 1799)
Karl Tausig was a Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger, and composer. He is widely regarded as Franz Liszt's greatest pupil and one of the greatest pianists of all time. Today, he is …
Karl Tausig, Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer (born 1841)
Lyonel Charles Adrian Feininger was a German-American painter, and a leading exponent of Expressionism. He also worked as a caricaturist and comic strip artist. He was born and gre…
Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (died 1956)
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 boiler of the Staten Island Ferry Westfield II exploded at South Ferry in New York City, killing at least 45 people.
The Manitoba Act, 1870 is an act of the Parliament of Canada, and part of the Constitution of Canada, that provided for the admission of Manitoba as the fifth province of Canada.
The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15
Rugby football is a type of football, a team sport which developed in the nineteenth century in England, and which later split into the modern sports of rugby union and rugby leagu…
The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is an executive department of the United States federal government that oversees the domestic enforcement of federal laws and the admi…
The United States Department of Justice is created by the U