Explore 1130 historical events from 1870–1879.
Alexei Viktorovich Shchusev was a Russian and Soviet architect who was successful during three consecutive epochs of Russian architecture – Art Nouveau, Constructivism, and Stalini…
Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect and academic, designed Lenin's Mausoleum (died 1949)
Carl Flesch was a Hungarian classical violinist and teacher. Flesch’s compendium Scale System is a staple of violin pedagogy.
Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist and educator (died 1944)
Karl Schwarzschild was a German physicist and astronomer.
Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (died 1916)
Charles Rudolph Walgreen was an American businessman and pharmacist and the founder of the Walgreens chain of pharmacies and convenience stores. Politically, he was known for his a…
Charles Rudolph Walgreen, American pharmacist and businessman, founded Walgreens (died 1939)
Georgios Kafantaris was a Greek politician, a political personality of the first half of the 20th century and a prominent member of the Liberal Party.
Georgios Kafantaris, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (died 1946)
Juho Kekkonen was Finnish head of forestry, logging caretaker and tenant farmer. He was also known as the father of Urho Kekkonen, the 8th President of Finland.
Juho Kekkonen, Finnish forestry manager and tenant farmer (died 1928)
Ivanoe Bonomi was an Italian politician and journalist who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1921 to 1922 and again from 1944 to 1945.
Ivanoe Bonomi, Italian lawyer and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1951)
Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eden was a Dutch athlete. He is the only male athlete to win world championships in both speed skating and bicycle racing.
Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist (died 1925)
John Barton "Bart" King was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. King was part of the Philadelphia team that played from the end of the 19th cen…
Bart King, American cricketer (died 1965)
Nellie Letitia McClung was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists. She began her career in writing with t…
Nellie McClung, Canadian author and suffragist (died 1951)
Juho Rikard Merinen was a Finnish trade unionist, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party, …
Jussi Merinen, Finnish politician (died 1918)
Gustaf John Ramstedt was a Finnish diplomat, orientalist and linguist. He was also an early Finnish Esperantist, and chairman of the Esperanto-Association of Finland.
Gustaf John Ramstedt, Finnish linguist and diplomat (died 1950)
Swami Rama Tirtha, also known as Swami Rama, was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United …
Rama Tirtha, Indian philosopher and educator (died 1906)
William David Coolidge was an American physicist and engineer, who made major contributions to X-ray machines. He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory and a…
William D. Coolidge, American physicist and engineer (died 1975)
Thorvald August Marinus Stauning was the first social democratic prime minister of Denmark. He served as prime minister from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1929 until his death in 194…
Thorvald Stauning, Danish union leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 1942)
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)
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)
Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker was a British mathematician, physicist, and historian of science. Whittaker was a leading mathematical scholar of the early 20th century who contributed…
E. T. Whittaker, British mathematician and physicist (died 1956)
Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq, popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla, was a Pakistani statesman, lawyer, and politician who served as the first and longest-serving prime minister of Bengal duri…
A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Pakistani Minister of Interior (died 1962)
Francisco Ignacio Madero González was a Mexican businessman, revolutionary, writer, politician, and statesman who served as the 37th president of Mexico from 1911 until he was depo…
Francisco I. Madero, Mexican businessman and politician, 33rd President of Mexico (died 1913)
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)
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)