Explore 723 historical events from 1870–1879.
The Mill River is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) tributary of the Connecticut River arising in the western hilltowns of Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It is notable for dropping in e…
A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people
Dorsland Trek is the collective name of a series of explorations undertaken by Boer settlers from South Africa from 1874 to 1881, in search of political independence and better liv…
The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria
The Messa da Requiem is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi. It was composed in memory of Aless…
Verdi's Requiem was first performed at San Marco in Milan on the first anniversary of Manzoni's death
Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895.
Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" levelin
The Sholes and Glidden typewriter was the first commercially successful typewriter. Principally designed by the American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes, it was developed with t…
The Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful typewriter, goes on sale.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the national police service of Canada. The RCMP is an agency of the Government of Canada; it also provides police services under contract to 11…
The Mounties begin their March West.
The Chicago Fire of 1874 took place on July 14. Reports of the extent of the damage vary somewhat, but sources generally agree that the fire burned 47 acres (19 ha) just south of t…
The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the…
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos was a Portuguese Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa.
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
Postal savings systems provide depositors who do not have access to banks a safe and convenient method to save money. Many nations have operated banking systems involving post offi…
Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
Jōtarō Watanabe was a general in the early Shōwa period Imperial Japanese Army, noted as one of the victims of the February 26 Incident.
Jōtarō Watanabe, Japanese general (died 1936)
Patrick Francis Healy was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was an influential president of Georgetown University, becoming known as its "second founder". The university's…
Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university,…
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, also spelled Ivana Berlic-Mazuranic in English, was a Croatian writer. She has been praised as the best Croatian writer for children.
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Croatian author and poet (died 1938)
Ernst Rüdin was a Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, eugenicist and Nazi, rising to prominence under Emil Kraepelin and assuming the directorship at the German Institute for Psychiatr…
Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (died 1952)
Vincent Scotto was a French composer.
Vincent Scotto, French composer and actor (died 1952)
Wu Peifu (traditional Chinese: 吳佩孚; simplified Chinese: 吴佩孚; pinyin: Wú Pèifú; Wade–Giles: Wu2 P'ei4-fu2; 22 April 1874 – 4 December 1939) was a Chinese warlord and major figure in…
Wu Peifu, Chinese warlord, politician, and marshal of the Beiyang Army (died 1939)
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess, was an Italian radio-frequency engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based wireless te…
Guglielmo Marconi, Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937)
Ernest James Webb was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10-mile walk and competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London and the 1912 Summer Olympi…
Ernest Webb, English-Canadian race walker (died 1937)
Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and …
Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (died 1936)
Sidney Toler was an American actor, playwright, and theatre director. The second non-Asian actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen, he is best remembered for his portrayal…
Sidney Toler, American actor and director (died 1947)
Cyriel Verschaeve was a Flemish nationalist priest and writer who collaborated with the Nazis during the Second World War. He was recognised as the spiritual leader of Flemish nati…
Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish priest and author (died 1949)
Paul Van Asbroeck was a Belgian sport shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle and pistol shooting. He competed at the 1900 Olympics in Paris and won a bronze medal …
Paul Van Asbroeck, Belgian target shooter (died 1959)
François Coty was a French perfumer, businessman, newspaper publisher, politician and patron of the arts. He was the founder of the Coty perfume company, today a multinational. He …
François Coty, French businessman and publisher, founded Coty (died 1934)
Vagn Walfrid Ekman was a Swedish oceanographer.
Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer and academic (died 1954)
Romaine Brooks was an American painter who worked mostly in Paris and Capri. She specialized in portraiture and used a subdued tonal palette keyed to the color gray. Brooks ignored…
Romaine Brooks, American-French painter and illustrator (died 1970)