Explore 883 historical events from 1870–1879.
Fred Andrew Stone was an American actor. Stone began his career as a performer in circuses and minstrel shows, went on to act in vaudeville, and became a star on Broadway and in fe…
Fred Stone, American actor and producer (died 1959)
Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen was a Finnish and American architect, designer, and urban planner. Saarinen worked in a diverse range of styles in his native Finland and, after emigrating …
Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect and academic, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (died 1950)
Alexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov, born Alexander Malinovsky, was a Russian and later Soviet physician, philosopher, science fiction writer, and Bolshevik revolutionary. He was a p…
Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher (died 1928)
Lily Poulett-Harris was an Australian sportswoman and educationalist, notable for being the founder of the first women's cricket league in Australia. She captained the Oyster Cove …
Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator (died 1897)
Ramaprasad Chanda was an Indian anthropologist, historian and archaeologist from Bengal. A pioneer in his field in South Asia, Chanda's lasting legacy is the Varendra Research Muse…
Ramaprasad Chanda, Indian archaeologist and historian (died 1942)
Lee de Forest was an American inventor, electrical engineer, and early pioneer in electronics of fundamental importance. He invented the first practical electronic amplifier, the t…
Lee de Forest, American engineer and academic, invented the Audion tube (died 1961)
João Ferreira Sardo, known as Prior Sardo, was a Portuguese presbyter, civic leader, and entrepreneur who founded the parish of Gafanha da Nazaré during the final years of the King…
João Ferreira Sardo the founder of Gafanha da Nazaré (died 1925)
Brigadier General Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III was an American military officer, inventor, engineer, and yachtsman. He was a member of the Vanderbilt family.
Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American general and engineer (died 1942)
Alfred Jarry was a French symbolist writer who is best known for his play Ubu Roi (1896), often cited as a forerunner of the Dada, Surrealist, and Futurist movements of the 1920s a…
Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (died 1907)
David Oman McKay was an American religious leader and educator who served as the ninth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1951 until his death in 197…
David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1970)
Max Reinhardt was an Austrian-born theatre and film director, intendant, and theatrical producer. With his radically innovative and avant-garde stage productions, Reinhardt is rega…
Max Reinhardt, Austrian-born American theater and film director (died 1943)
Constantin Carathéodory was a Greek mathematician who spent most of his professional career in Germany. He made significant contributions to real and complex analysis, the calculus…
Constantin Carathéodory, German mathematician and author (died 1950)
Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.
Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1949)
Ferenc Szisz, was a Hungarian racing driver and the winner of the first Grand Prix motor racing event on a Renault AK 90CV on 26 June, 1906.
Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (died 1944)
Sir William Tite was an English architect who twice served as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He was particularly associated with various London buildings, …
William Tite, English architect, designed the Royal Exchange (born 1798)
Count Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy was a Russian artist who served as Vice-President of the Imperial Academy of Arts for forty years (1828–1868). His works – wax-reliefs, watercolours,…
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter and sculptor (born 1783)
Justus Freiherr von Liebig was a German scientist who made major contributions to the theory, practice, and pedagogy of chemistry, as well as to agricultural and biological chemist…
Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic (born 1803)
William Charles Macready was an English stage actor. The son of Irish actor-manager William Macready the Elder he emerged as a leading West End performer during the Regency era.
William Macready, English actor and manager (born 1793)
David Livingstone was a Scottish doctor, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, and an explorer in Africa. Livingstone was married to …
David Livingstone, Scottish-English missionary and explorer (born 1813)
Gideon Brecher, also known by the pen name Gedaliah ben Eliezer (Hebrew: גדליה בן אליעזר, was an Austrian writer and physician. He was a central figure in the Moravian Haskalah.
Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (born 1797)
Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet was a Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation. The English spelling of the name—George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling…
George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (born 1814)
Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine was a son of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, and was the grandson of Queen Victoria. He was the mate…
Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (born 1870)
Karāmat ʿAlī Jaunpūrī, born as Muḥammad ʿAlī Jaunpūrī, was a nineteenth-century Indian Muslim social reformer and founder of the Taiyuni movement. He played a major role in propaga…
Karamat Ali Jaunpuri, Indian Muslim scholar, (born 1800)
Joseph Howe was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, public servant, and poet. Howe is often ranked as one of Nova Scotia's most admired politicians and his considerable skills a…
Joseph Howe, Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia (born 1804)