Explore 570 historical events from 1870–1879.
Sir Robert Mayer was a German-born British philanthropist, businessman, and a major supporter of music and young musicians.
Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (died 1985)
Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen was a Greenlandic-Danish polar explorer and anthropologist. He has been called the "father of Eskimology" and was the first European to cross the Northw…
Knud Rasmussen, Danish anthropologist and explorer (died 1933)
Joan George Erardus Gijsbertus Voûte was a Dutch astronomer.
Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer and academic (died 1963)
Harry Leopold DeBaecke was an American rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Harry DeBaecke, American rower (died 1961)
Heinrich Gutkin was a trader and the Estonian National Assembly member.
Heinrich Gutkin, Estonian businessman and politician (died 1941)
Charalambos Tseroulis was a distinguished infantry officer of the Hellenic Army who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General.
Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister for Military Affairs (died 1929)
Arthur Francis Duffey was an American track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Arthur Duffey, American sprinter and coach (died 1955)
Thibaudeau Rinfret was a Canadian jurist who served as the ninth Chief Justice of Canada from 1944 to 1954 and briefly as Administrator of Canada from January to February 1952. He …
Thibaudeau Rinfret, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 9th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1962)
Roger Philip Bresnahan, nicknamed "the Duke of Tralee", was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a major-league player, Bresnahan competed for…
Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player and manager (died 1944)
Huda Sha'arawi or Hoda Sha'rawi was a pioneering Egyptian feminist leader, suffragette, nationalist, and founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union.
Huda Sha'arawi, Egyptian feminist and journalist (died 1947)
Georg Wilhelm Steinkopf was a German chemist. Today he is mostly remembered for his work on the production of mustard gas during World War I.
Wilhelm Steinkopf, German chemist (died 1949)
Benedetto Aloisi Masella was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as prefect of the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1954 to 1968, and as chamberlain of the…
Benedetto Aloisi Masella, Italian cardinal (died 1970)
Léon Jouhaux was a French trade union leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1951.
Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1954)
Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski was a Polish-American philosopher and independent scholar who developed a field called general semantics, which he viewed as both distinct from, an…
Alfred Korzybski, Polish-American mathematician, linguist, and philosopher (died 1950)
Dwight Filley Davis Sr. was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. He was the Assistant S…
Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (died 1945)
Wanda Aleksandra Landowska was a Polish and French harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writings and especially her many recordings played a large role in reviv…
Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player and educator (died 1959)
Carlos Justiniano Ribeiro Chagas, was a Brazilian sanitary physician, scientist, and microbiologist who worked as a clinician and researcher. Best known for the discovery of an epo…
Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and parasitologist (died 1934)
Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, violinist, teacher, and musicologist and one of the leading Italian composers of the early 20th century. His compositions range over oper…
Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer and conductor (died 1936)
Margherita Piazzola Beloch was an Italian mathematician who worked in algebraic geometry, algebraic topology and photogrammetry.
Margherita Piazzola Beloch, Italian mathematician (died 1976)
Han Yong-un was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer, poet, and independence activist against colonial rule. This name was his religious name, given by his meditation instr…
Han Yong-un, Korean poet (died 1944)
Jean-Baptiste "Jack" Laviolette was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Laviolette played nine seasons for the Montreal Canadiens hockey club and was their first captain, co…
Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 1960)
Shunroku Hata was a field marshal (gensui) in the Imperial Japanese Army who served as Minister of the Army from 1939 to 1940. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer…
Shunroku Hata, Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th Japanese Minister of War (died 1962)
Francesco Gaeta was an Italian poet, writer and a journalist for Italian newspapers.
Francesco Gaeta, Italian poet (died 1927)
Jean-Baptiste "Jack" Laviolette was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Laviolette played nine seasons for the Montreal Canadiens hockey club and was their first captain, co…
Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and manager (died 1960)