Explore 281 historical events from 1870–1879.
Jacob Nicol, was a Canadian lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician. He became Senator under Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (died 1958)
Ferdinand Ernst Felle was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Ludwigshafener Ruderverein, which won the bronze medal in the coxe…
Ernst Felle, German rower (died 1959)
Nicola Romeo was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur mostly known for founding the car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. He served as a senator in the 18th Legislature of the Kingdom of It…
Nicola Romeo, Italian engineer and businessman (died 1938)
Orso Mario Corbino was an Italian physicist and politician. He is noted for his studies of the influence of external magnetic fields on the motion of electrons in metals and he dis…
Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (died 1937)
Ludvig Karsten was a Norwegian painter. He was a neo-impressionist influenced by Edvard Munch, Henri Matisse and contemporary French painting. He first participated at the Autumn e…
Ludvig Karsten, Norwegian painter (died 1926)
Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet, and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner …
Ivan Cankar, Slovenian poet and playwright (died 1918)
Hermann Müller was a German Social Democratic politician who served as foreign minister (1919–1920) and was twice chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (died 1931)
Julius Klinger was an Austrian painter, draftsman, illustrator, commercial graphic artist, typographer and writer. Klinger studied at the Technologisches Gewerbemuseum HTL in Vienn…
Julius Klinger, Austrian painter and illustrator (died 1942)
Percival Albert Perrin, known as either "Percy" or "Peter", was an English cricketer, who played for Essex as a right-handed middle-order batsman for more than thirty years from 18…
Percy Perrin, English cricketer (died 1945)
Frederick Conrad Koch was an American biochemist and endocrinologist. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Koch graduated from the University of Illinois in 1899. He was affiliated with the …
Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (died 1948)
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski was a Polish writer, explorer, university professor, and anticommunist political activist. He is known for his books about Lenin and the Russian Civil …
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and author (died 1945)
Sir William Arthur Stanier was an English railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
William Stanier, English engineer (died 1965)
William Buell Sprague was an American Congregational and Presbyterian clergyman and compiler of Annals of the American Pulpit, a comprehensive biographical dictionary of the leadin…
William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (born 1795)
Georgi Benkovski was the pseudonym of Gavril Gruev Hlatev, a Bulgarian revolutionary and leading figure in the organization and direction of the Bulgarian anti-Ottoman April Uprisi…
Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian activist (born 1843)
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, was a Dutch politician and historian.
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician (born 1801)
Hristo Botev, born Hristo Botyov Petkov, was a Bulgarian revolutionary and poet. Botev is considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and national hero. His poetry …
Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist (born 1848)
Abdulaziz was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was overthrown in a government coup. He was a son of Sultan Mahmud II and succeeded his bro…
Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire, 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (born 1830)
Aristides was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875.
Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37
The Metre Convention, also known as the Treaty of the Metre, is an international treaty that was signed in Paris on 20 May 1875 by representatives of 17 nations: Argentina, Austria…
Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units
Aleksander Tõnisson VR I/1 was an Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence.
Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (died 1941)
Vladimir Vidrić was a Croatian poet, and is considered one of the major figures of Croatian secessionist poetry.
Vladimir Vidrić, Croatian poet and lawyer (died 1909)
Frederick Luther Fane, played cricket for the England cricket team in 14 Test matches. He also played for Essex, Oxford University and London County.
Frederick Fane, Irish-born, English cricketer (died 1960)
Rafael Sabatini was an Italian-born British writer of romance and adventure novels.
Rafael Sabatini, Italian-English novelist and short story writer (died 1950)
David Connolly Hall was an American track athlete, track and basketball coach, and university professor. He served as the head basketball coach at University of Oklahoma from 1907 …
Dave Hall, American runner (died 1972)