Explore 1130 historical events from 1870–1879.
Friedrich Heinrich Karl "Fritz" Haarmann was a German serial rapist and serial killer, known as the Butcher of Hanover, the Vampire of Hanover and the Wolf Man, who committed the s…
Fritz Haarmann, German serial killer (died 1925)
Alva Blanchard Adams Sr. was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Pueblo, Colorado. He served nine years as a United States senator from Colorado, serving by appointme…
Alva B. Adams, American lawyer and politician (died 1941)
Channing Harris Cox was an American Republican politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. He served as the 49th governor of Massachusetts, from 1921 to 1925. He attend…
Channing H. Cox, American lawyer and politician, 49th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1968)
Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen, Erbsälzer zu Werl und Neuwerk was a German politician, diplomat, army officer, and Prussian nobleman who served as Chancellor of Germa…
Franz von Papen, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1969)
Bernadette Soubirous, SCN, also known as Bernadette of Lourdes, was a miller's daughter from Lourdes, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France, and is best known for experien…
Bernadette Soubirous, French nun and saint (born 1844)
Emma Hale Smith Bidamon was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and a prominent member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as well as the fir…
Emma Smith, American religious leader (born 1804)
Gottfried Semper was a German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture who designed and built the Semper Opera House in Dresden between 1838 and 1841. In 1849 he took p…
Gottfried Semper, German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (born 1803)
Asa Packer was an American businessman who pioneered railroad construction, was active in Pennsylvania politics, and founded Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was a …
Asa Packer, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (born 1805)
Agustín Arturo Prat Chacón was a Chilean Navy officer and lawyer. He was killed in the Battle of Iquique, during the War of the Pacific. During his career, Prat had taken part in s…
Arturo Prat, Chilean lawyer and commander (born 1848)
William Lloyd Garrison was an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. His widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator was a driving force that fueled the aboli…
William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist (born 1805)
Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial, also known as Louis-Napoléon, was the only child of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and Empress Eugénie. After his father was dethroned in 187…
Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France (born 1856)
William Tilbury Fox was an English dermatologist.
William Tilbury Fox, English dermatologist and academic (born 1836)
William, Prince of Orange, was heir apparent to the Dutch throne as the eldest son of King William III from 17 March 1849 until his death.
William, Prince of Orange (born 1840)
Richard Heron Anderson was a career U.S. Army officer, fighting with distinction in the Mexican–American War. He also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War,…
Richard H
Sir Edward Deas Thomson was a Scotsman who became an administrator and politician in Australia, and was chancellor of the University of Sydney.
Edward Deas Thomson, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Chief Secretary of New South Wales (born 1800)
Maurycy Gottlieb (; 21 February 1856 – 17 July 1879) was a Polish-Jewish realist painter of the Romantic period. Considered one of the most talented students of Jan Matejko, Gottli…
Maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian-Polish painter (born 1856)
Joseph Severn was an English portrait and subject painter and a personal friend of the English poet John Keats. He exhibited portraits, Italian genre, literary and biblical subject…
Joseph Severn, English painter (born 1793)
Immanuel Hermann Fichte was a German philosopher and son of Johann Gottlieb Fichte. In his philosophy, he was a theist and strongly opposed to the Hegelian school.
Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher and academic (born 1797)
John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
John Bell Hood, American/Confederate general (born 1831)
Carl Bernhard von Cotta, known as Bernhard von Cotta, was a German geologist.
Bernhard von Cotta, German geologist and author (born 1808)
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc was a French architect and writer, famous for his restoration of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France. His major restoration projects incl…
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect and theorist (born 1814)
Miguel María Grau Seminario was a Peruvian Navy officer and politician renowned for his role in the War of the Pacific. He earned the nickname "Gentleman of the Seas" for his kind …
Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian admiral (born 1834)
Marie Roch Louis Reybaud was a French writer, political economist and politician. He was born in Marseille.
Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French economist and politician (born 1799)
Blackpool Illuminations is an annual lights festival that started on 18 September 1879, held each autumn in the British seaside resort of Blackpool on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire…
The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first…