Explore 883 historical events from 1870–1879.
Albert-Pierre Sarraut was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic.
Albert Sarraut, French journalist and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France (died 1962)
Eric Alfred Knudsen was an American writer, folklorist, lawyer and politician who grew up and lived on Kauai, Hawaii. His father was Valdemar Knudsen, a west Kauai sugar plantation…
Eric Alfred Knudsen, American author, lawyer, and politician (died 1957)
Princess Clémentine of Belgium was the third daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium, and Marie Henriette of Austria. She was by birth a Princess of Belgium and member of the House …
Princess Clémentine of Belgium (died 1955)
George Evans Stewart was an officer in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War. He later commanded the 339th Infantry R…
George E. Stewart, Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1946)
Haakon VII was King of Norway from 1905 until his death in 1957, having reigned for nearly 52 years.
Haakon VII of Norway (died 1957)
Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, was a Brazilian physician, pioneer bacteriologist, epidemiologist and public health officer and the founder of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute.
Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (died 1917)
Archduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia was a prominent member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, who was a Feldmarschall of the Austr…
Archduke Joseph August of Austria (died 1962)
William Manuel "Bill" Johnson was an American jazz musician who played banjo and double bass; he is considered the father of the "slap" style of double bass playing.
William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (died 1972)
Richard Martin Willstätter FRS(For) HFRSE was a German organic chemist whose study of the structure of plant pigments, chlorophyll included, won him the 1915 Nobel Prize for Chemis…
Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1942)
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi and nationalist, who is noted for his participation in the movement for India's independence from British rule, he advocated for compl…
Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher (died 1950)
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was an English illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the eroti…
Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator (died 1898)
Tanguturi Prakasam, also known as Prakasam Pantulu, was an Indian jurist, politician, and Gandhian anti-colonial nationalist. During a demonstration against the Simon Commission in…
Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra (died 1957)
Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the d…
Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (died 1956)
Valliappan Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, businessman, Tamil scholar, and politician. He founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 19…
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician (died 1936)
Horace Rice was an Australian tennis player.
Horace Rice, Australian tennis player (died 1950)
James William McCarthy was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
James William McCarthy, American judge (died 1939)
Colonel Kumar Sri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II, often known as Ranji or K. S. Ranjitsinhji, was an Indian cricketer who later became ruler of his native Indian princely state of Naw…
Ranjitsinhji, Indian cricketer (died 1933)
Baron Kijūrō Shidehara , was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1945 to 1946. He was a leading proponent of pacifism in Japan before and …
Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese politician and diplomat, 44th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1951)
John Olof Dahlgren was an American corporal serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
John Olof Dahlgren, Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1963)
Carl Rudolf Hermann Friedberg was a German pianist and teacher of Jewish origin.
Carl Friedberg, German-Italian pianist and educator (died 1955)
Felix Adolf Schmal was an Austrian fencer and racing cyclist. He was born in Dortmund and died in Salzburg. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (died 1919)
Maurice Gustave Gamelin was a French general who served as head of the French Army from 1935 and as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies in France from the outbreak of the Secon…
Maurice Gamelin, French general (died 1958)
Alexander Loyd served one term as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1840 until 1841 for the Democratic Party.
Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (born 1805)
John Baker was an early South Australian pastoralist and politician. He was the second Premier of the colony of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Travers Finniss; however, he only …
John Baker, English-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of South Australia (born 1813)