Explore 883 historical events from 1870–1879.
The Chicago Fire of 1874 took place on July 14. Reports of the extent of the damage vary somewhat, but sources generally agree that the fire burned 47 acres (19 ha) just south of t…
The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the…
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos was a Portuguese Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa.
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
Patrick Francis Healy was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was an influential president of Georgetown University, becoming known as its "second founder". The university's…
Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university,…
Postal savings systems provide depositors who do not have access to banks a safe and convenient method to save money. Many nations have operated banking systems involving post offi…
Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
Jōtarō Watanabe was a general in the early Shōwa period Imperial Japanese Army, noted as one of the victims of the February 26 Incident.
Jōtarō Watanabe, Japanese general (died 1936)
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, also spelled Ivana Berlic-Mazuranic in English, was a Croatian writer. She has been praised as the best Croatian writer for children.
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Croatian author and poet (died 1938)
Ernst Rüdin was a Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, eugenicist and Nazi, rising to prominence under Emil Kraepelin and assuming the directorship at the German Institute for Psychiatr…
Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (died 1952)
Vincent Scotto was a French composer.
Vincent Scotto, French composer and actor (died 1952)
Wu Peifu (traditional Chinese: 吳佩孚; simplified Chinese: 吴佩孚; pinyin: Wú Pèifú; Wade–Giles: Wu2 P'ei4-fu2; 22 April 1874 – 4 December 1939) was a Chinese warlord and major figure in…
Wu Peifu, Chinese warlord, politician, and marshal of the Beiyang Army (died 1939)
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess, was an Italian radio-frequency engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based wireless te…
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937)
Ernest James Webb was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10-mile walk and competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London and the 1912 Summer Olympi…
Ernest Webb, English-Canadian race walker (died 1937)
Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and …
Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (died 1936)
Sidney Toler was an American actor, playwright, and theatre director. The second non-Asian actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen, he is best remembered for his portrayal…
Sidney Toler, American actor and director (died 1947)
Cyriel Verschaeve was a Flemish nationalist priest and writer who collaborated with the Nazis during the Second World War. He was recognised as the spiritual leader of Flemish nati…
Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish priest and author (died 1949)
Romaine Brooks was an American painter who worked mostly in Paris and Capri. She specialized in portraiture and used a subdued tonal palette keyed to the color gray. Brooks ignored…
Romaine Brooks, American-French painter and illustrator (died 1970)
Paul Van Asbroeck was a Belgian sport shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle and pistol shooting. He competed at the 1900 Olympics in Paris and won a bronze medal …
Paul Van Asbroeck, Belgian target shooter (died 1959)
François Coty was a French perfumer, businessman, newspaper publisher, politician and patron of the arts. He was the founder of the Coty perfume company, today a multinational. He …
François Coty, French businessman and publisher, founded Coty (died 1934)
Vagn Walfrid Ekman was a Swedish oceanographer.
Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer and academic (died 1954)
Howard Carter was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who became known for discovering the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the best-prese…
Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (died 1939)
Clemens Peter Freiherr von Pirquet was an Austrian scientist and pediatrician best known for his contributions to the fields of bacteriology and immunology.
Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician and immunologist (died 1929)
George Herbert Sheldon was an American diver who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and won the inaugural platform diving competition.
George Sheldon, American diver (died 1907)
Gilbert Laird Jessop was an English cricket player, often reckoned to have been one of the fastest run-scorers cricket has ever known. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1898 …
Gilbert Jessop, English cricketer and soldier (died 1955)
Sir Thomas Rainsford Bavin, was an Australian lawyer and politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1927 to 1930. He was born in New Zealand and arrived in Australia …
Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (died 1941)
Daniël François Malan was a South African politician who served as the fourth prime minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954. The National Party implemented the system of aparthe…
Daniel François Malan, South African clergyman and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (died 1959)