Explore 369 historical events from 1870–1879.
Ole Evinrude, born Ole Andreassen Aaslundeie was an American entrepreneur, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application.
Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American engineer, invented the outboard motor (died 1934)
James Thomas Dooley was an Australian political figure who served twice, briefly, as Premier of New South Wales during the early 1920s.
James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (died 1950)
Marie Léon Flameng was a French cyclist and a World War I pilot. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning three medals including one gold.
Léon Flameng, French cyclist (died 1917)
Alice Babette Toklas was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century, and the life partner of American writer Gertrude Stein.
Alice B
Karl Abraham was an influential German psychoanalyst, and a collaborator of Sigmund Freud, who called him his 'best pupil'.
Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (died 1925)
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)
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 …
Thomas C
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)
James Pugh Kirkwood was a 19th-century American civil engineer, and general superintendent of the Erie Railroad in the year 1849–1850. He left the Erie to go to the southwest to co…
James P
Johan Ludvig Runeberg was a Finnish priest, lyric and epic poet. He wrote exclusively in Swedish. He is considered a national poet of Finland. He is the author of the lyrics to Vår…
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (born 1804)
Ludwig Ritter von Köchel was an Austrian musicologist, writer, composer, botanist, and publisher. He is best known for cataloguing the works of Mozart and originating the 'KV-numbe…
Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian botanist, composer, and publisher (born 1800)
Mary Carpenter was an English educational and social reformer. The daughter of a Unitarian minister, she founded a ragged school and reformatories, bringing previously unavailable …
Mary Carpenter, English educational and social reformer (born 1807)
The 1877 Iquique earthquake occurred at 21:16 local time on 9 May. It had a magnitude of 8.5 on the surface-wave magnitude scale. Other estimates of its magnitude have been as high…
An earthquake struck northern Chile, leading to the deaths of 2,385 people, mostly victims of the ensuing tsunami, as fa
The April Uprising was an insurrection organised by the Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire from April to May 1876. The rebellion was suppressed by irregular Ottoman bashi-bazouk unit…
The April Uprising begins
The Catalpa rescue was the escape, on 17–19 April 1876, of six Irish Fenian prisoners from the Convict Establishment, a British penal colony in Western Australia. They were taken o…
Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia