1870
Walter Rutherford, Scottish golfer (died 1936)
Walter Mathers Rutherford was a Scottish golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Walter Rutherford, Scottish golfer (died 1936)
The 1870s
Explore 1130 historical events from 1870–1879.
1870
Harry Vardon, British golfer (died 1937)
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)
1870
Newton Moore, Australian politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (died 1936)
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)
1870
Benjamin N
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
1870
Jan Smuts, South African lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (died 1950)
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)
1870
Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (died 1935)
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)
1870
Jules Bordet, Belgian immunologist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961)
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)
1870
Sophia of Prussia (died 1932)
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)
1870
Édouard Le Roy, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1954)
Édouard Louis Emmanuel Julien Le Roy was a French philosopher and mathematician.
Édouard Le Roy, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1954)
1870
Georges Dufrénoy, French painter and academic (died 1943)
Georges Dufrénoy was a French post-Impressionist painter associated with Fauvism.
Georges Dufrénoy, French painter and academic (died 1943)
1870
Clara Immerwahr, Jewish-German chemist and academic (died 1915)
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)
1870
Anthony Michell, English-Australian engineer (died 1959)
Anthony George Maldon Michell FRS was an Australian mechanical engineer of the early 20th century.
Anthony Michell, English-Australian engineer (died 1959)
1870
Julio Ruelas, Mexican painter (died 1907)
Julio Ruelas was a Mexican graphic artist, painter, draughtsman and printmaker. Ruelas was the principal illustrator of the Revista Moderna magazine and is most associated with Mex…
Julio Ruelas, Mexican painter (died 1907)
1870
Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist and embryologist (died 1947)
Frank Rattray Lillie was an American zoologist and an early pioneer of the study of embryology. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Lillie moved to the United States in 1891 to study…
Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist and embryologist (died 1947)
1870
Joseph Carl Breil, American tenor, composer, and director (died 1926)
Joseph Carl Breil was an American lyric tenor, stage director, composer and conductor. He was one of the earliest American composers to compose specific music for motion pictures. …
Joseph Carl Breil, American tenor, composer, and director (died 1926)
1870
R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1947)
Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935.
R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1947)
1870
Louis II, Prince of Monaco (died 1949)
Louis II was Prince of Monaco from 26 June 1922 to 9 May 1949.
Louis II, Prince of Monaco (died 1949)
1870
Lambert McKenna, Irish priest, lexicographer, and scholar (died 1956)
Lambert McKenna S.J. was a Jesuit priest and writer.
Lambert McKenna, Irish priest, lexicographer, and scholar (died 1956)
1870
Ellen Oliver (suffragette), British suffragette (died 1921)
Ellen Frederica Oliver was a British suffragette, purity activist and a follower of the Panacea Society, who was the first person to recognise Mabel Barltrop as a prophet in the mo…
Ellen Oliver (suffragette), British suffragette (died 1921)
1870
Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (died 1939)
Charles Davidson Dunbar, DCM was the first pipe major to be commissioned as a pipe officer in Britain and the British Empire. He emigrated from Scotland to Canada, where he came t…
Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (died 1939)
1870
Emil Orlík, Czech painter, etcher, and lithographer (died 1932)
Emil Orlik was a Czech-German painter, etcher and lithographer. He lived and worked in Prague, Austria and Germany.
Emil Orlík, Czech painter, etcher, and lithographer (died 1932)
1870
Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator (died 1966)
Maxfield Parrish was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. His works featured distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical ima…
Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator (died 1966)
1870
Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (died 1953)
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was a French-English writer and political activist. Belloc was considered one of the most versatile authors of the 20th century, producing essays …
Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (died 1953)
1870
George Dixon, Canadian boxer (World Bantamweight title) (died 1930)
George Dixon was a Canadian professional boxer. After winning the bantamweight title in 1890, he became the first ever black athlete to win a world championship in any sport; he wa…
George Dixon, Canadian boxer (World Bantamweight title) (died 1930)