Explore 1130 historical events from 1870–1879.
Robert Cumming Hamilton was a Scottish international footballer who played as a Centre forward and was known for his prolific scoring record and his ten-season association with Ran…
Robert Hamilton, Scottish international footballer (died 1948)
The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, were initially fought by European colonial empires, the United States, and briefly the Conf…
American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. Astronomers study astronomical objects, such as stars…
American astronomer Asaph Hall discovers Phobos, one of Mars's moons.
The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, were initially fought by European colonial empires, the United States, and briefly the Conf…
American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting…
The Battle of Shiroyama took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan. It was the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion, where the heavily outnumbered samurai under Saigō T…
The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.
The Nez Perce War was an armed conflict in 1877 in the Western United States that pitted several bands of the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans and their allies, a small band of …
The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
Patrick Joseph Leahy was an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals in the high jump and long jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Pat Leahy, Irish-American Olympic jumper (died 1927)
Raoul Dufy was a French painter associated with the Fauvist movement. He gained recognition for his vibrant and decorative style, which became popular in various forms, such as tex…
Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator (died 1953)
Heinrich Otto Wieland was a German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids.
Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957)
Willard Dwight Miller was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish–American War.
Willard Miller, Canadian-American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1959)
Roelof Klein was a Dutch rower who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Klein was part of the Dutch eight team that won a bronze medal with Hermanus Brockmann as the coxs…
Roelof Klein, Dutch-American rower and engineer (died 1960)
Renée Vivien was a British poet who wrote in the French language. A high-profile lesbian writer in Paris during the Belle Époque era, she is widely considered to be one of the firs…
Renée Vivien, English-French poet and author (died 1909)
Thomas Charles Hart was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish–American War through World War II. Following his retirement from the …
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Jane Bathori was a French mezzo-soprano. She was famous on the operatic stage and important in the development of contemporary French music.
Jane Bathori, French soprano (died 1970)
Ida Maclean was an English biochemist and the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society.
Ida MacLean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (died 1944)
James Montgomery Flagg was an American artist, comics artist, and illustrator. He worked in media ranging from fine art painting to cartooning, but is best remembered for his polit…
James Montgomery Flagg, American painter and illustrator (died 1960)
Charles Douville Coburn was an American actor and theatrical producer. He was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award three times – for The Devil and Miss Jones (1941),…
Charles Coburn, American actor (died 1961)
Norman Gilbert Pritchard, also known by his stage name Norman Trevor, was a British-Indian athlete and actor who became the first Asian-born athlete to win an Olympic medal when he…
Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (died 1929)
Rinaldo Cuneo, was an American artist known for his landscape paintings and murals. He was dubbed "the Painter of San Francisco".
Rinaldo Cuneo, American artist ("the painter of San Francisco") (died 1939)
Arnaud George Watson Massy was one of France's most successful professional golfers, most notable for winning the 1907 Open Championship. He was the first player from outside Scotl…
Arnaud Massy, French golfer (died 1950)
Ernst Ludwig Bresslau was a German zoologist. He was the son of historian Harry Bresslau.
Ernst Bresslau, German zoologist (died 1935)
Robert Henry Mathews (1877–1970) was an Australian missionary and Sinologist, best known for his 1931 A Chinese-English Dictionary: Compiled for the China Inland Mission by R. H.…
Robert Henry Mathews, Australian linguist and missionary (died 1970)
Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical tradition…
Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962)
Arthur Fielder was an English cricketer who played as a fast bowler for Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team from 1900 to 1914. He played a major role in Kent's fo…
Arthur Fielder, English cricketer (died 1949)