Explore 723 historical events from 1870–1879.
Denis Horgan was a champion Irish athlete and weight thrower, born in Banteer, County Cork, who competed mainly in the shot put.
Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (died 1922)
Walter Bowman Russell was an American impressionist painter, sculptor, property developer, and author. Russell wrote extensively on topics relating to science, but his ideas did no…
Walter Russell, American painter, sculptor, and author (died 1963)
Georges-Henri Rouault was a French painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, whose work is often associated with Fauvism and Expressionism.
Georges Rouault, French painter and illustrator (died 1958)
Clark Greenwood Voorhees was an American Impressionist and Tonalist landscape painter and one of the founders of the Old Lyme Art Colony.
Clark Voorhees, American painter (died 1933)
Stjepan Radić was a Croat politician and the co-founder of the Croatian People's Peasant Party (HPSS), active in Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Stjepan Radić, Croatian lawyer and politician (died 1928)
Hermanus Gerardus "Herman" Brockmann was a Dutch coxswain who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (died 1936)
Alajos János Szokolyi was a Hungarian athlete, sports organizer, sports manager, archivist and physician.
Alajos Szokolyi, Hungarian hurdler, jumper, and physician (died 1932)
William McDougall was an early 20th century psychologist who was a professor at University College London, University of Oxford, Harvard University and Duke University. He wrote a …
William McDougall, English psychologist and polymath (died 1938)
William Henry Davies was a Welsh poet and writer, who spent much of his life as a tramp or hobo in the United Kingdom and the United States, yet became one of the most popular poet…
William Henry Davies, Welsh poet and writer (died 1940)
Jacob Christian Hansen-Ellehammer was a Danish inventor and aviation pioneer. He obtained a total of 59 Danish patents and worked with many different things, including amusement ma…
Jacob Ellehammer, Danish mechanic and engineer (died 1946)
James Weldon Johnson was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association …
James Weldon Johnson, American author, journalist, and activist (died 1938)
Hubert Cecil Booth was an English engineer, best known for having invented one of the first powered vacuum cleaners.
Hubert Cecil Booth, English engineer (died 1955)
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps perdu, which was published in seve…
Marcel Proust, French novelist, critic, and essayist (died 1922)
Doppo Kunikida was a Japanese author of novels and romantic poetry during the Meiji period, noted as one of the inventors of Japanese naturalism.
Doppo Kunikida, Japanese journalist, author, and poet (died 1908)
John Riley Maxwell was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
John Maxwell, American golfer (died 1906)
Lyonel Charles Adrian Feininger was a German-American painter, and a leading exponent of Expressionism. He also worked as a caricaturist and comic strip artist. He was born and gre…
Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (died 1956)
Giacomo Balla was an Italian painter, art teacher and poet best known as a key proponent of Futurism. In his paintings, he depicted light, movement and speed. He was concerned with…
Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (died 1958)
Sada Yacco or Sadayakko was a Japanese geisha, actress and dancer.
Sada Yacco, Japanese actress and dancer (died 1946)
Jakob Mändmets was an Estonian writer and journalist.
Jakob Mändmets, Estonian writer and journalist (died 1930)
William Arthur Holman was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1913 to 1920. He came to office as the leader of the Labor Party, but was expelled …
William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (died 1934)
Gustavs Zemgals was a Latvian politician and the second President of Latvia. He also was twice the mayor of Riga.
Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian politician, 2nd President of Latvia (died 1939)
Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht was a German socialist politician and revolutionary. A leader of the far-left wing of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Liebknecht…
Karl Liebknecht, German politician, co-founded Communist Party of Germany (died 1919)
The Guangxu Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, was the tenth and penultimate emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing empe…
Guangxu Emperor of China (died 1908)
John Ashby Lester was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and a teacher. Lester was one of the Philadelphian cricketers who played from the end…
John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (died 1969)