Explore 883 historical events from 1870–1879.
The Washburn Expedition of 1870 explored the region of northwestern Wyoming that two years later became Yellowstone National Park. Led by Henry D. Washburn and Nathaniel P. Langfor…
During an expedition to the Wyoming Territory, Henry D. Washburn observes and names the Old Faithful Geyser.
The capture of Rome occurred on 20 September 1870, as forces of the Kingdom of Italy took control of the city and of the Papal States. After a plebiscite held on 2 October 1870, Ro…
The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.
Franz Lehár was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow.
Franz Lehár, Hungarian composer (died 1948)
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, was an Indian producer, director and screenwriter, widely regarded as "the Father of Indian cinema".
Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1944)
The Wolseley expedition was a military force authorized by Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald to confront Louis Riel and the Métis in 1870, during the Red River Rebellion, a…
The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
The Franco-Prussian War, occasionally known as the Franco-German War, and sometimes referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between France and the North German Con…
Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
The Franco-Prussian War, occasionally known as the Franco-German War, and sometimes referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between France and the North German Con…
Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
The Franco-Prussian War, occasionally known as the Franco-German War, and sometimes referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between France and the North German Con…
Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
Napoleon III was the first President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first elected president, second e…
Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
The Franco-Prussian War, occasionally known as the Franco-German War, and sometimes referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between France and the North German Con…
Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city held out for over four months before surrendering.
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, informally known by her family as Thora, was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. From July 1917, she was addres…
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1948)
Walter Mathers Rutherford was a Scottish golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Walter Rutherford, Scottish golfer (died 1936)
Henry William Vardon was a professional golfer from Jersey. He was a member of the Great Triumvirate with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. Vardon won The Open Championship a reco…
Harry Vardon, British golfer (died 1937)
Edwin Stanton Porter was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Play…
Edwin Stanton Porter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1941)
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He was the first head of government of Soviet Russia from 1…
Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary and founder of Soviet Russia (died 1924)
Major General Sir Newton James Moore, was an Australian politician, businessman and army officer. He served as the eighth Premier of Western Australia from 1906 to 1910 and, follow…
Newton Moore, Australian politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (died 1936)
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals from 1914 to 1932 and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Unit…
Benjamin N
Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, was a South African statesman, military officer and philosopher. In addition to holding various military and cabinet posts, he served as Prime Mi…
Jan Smuts, South African lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (died 1950)
Bernard Alexandre George Edmond de Pourtalès was a Swiss infantry captain and sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (died 1935)
Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet was a Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. The bacterial genus Bordetella is named after him. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was a…
Jules Bordet, Belgian immunologist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961)
Sophia of Prussia was Queen of Greece from 18 March 1913 to 11 June 1917 and again from 19 December 1920 to 27 September 1922 as the wife of King Constantine I of Greece.
Sophia of Prussia (died 1932)
Édouard Louis Emmanuel Julien Le Roy was a French philosopher and mathematician.
Édouard Le Roy, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1954)
Georges Dufrénoy was a French post-Impressionist painter associated with Fauvism.
Georges Dufrénoy, French painter and academic (died 1943)
Clara Helene Immerwahr was a German chemist. She was the first German woman to be awarded a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Breslau, and is credited with being a paci…
Clara Immerwahr, Jewish-German chemist and academic (died 1915)