Explore 369 historical events from 1870–1879.
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United Sta…
The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia
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 breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria
The Centennial International Exhibition, officially the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, f…
The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia
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…
Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V
Robert Bárány was an Austrian-born otologist. He received the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus.
Róbert Bárány, Austrian-Swedish otologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)
Georg Lurich was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of Estonian wrestlers and weightlifters Georg Hackenschmidt a…
Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler and strongman (died 1920)
Arthur Wilhelm Ernst Victor Moeller van den Bruck was a German cultural historian, philosopher, and key intellectual figure of the Conservative Revolution.
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (died 1925)
Erich Johann Albert Raeder was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II and was convicted of war crimes after the war. He attained the highest …
Erich Raeder, German admiral (died 1960)
The Ems Ukaz or Ems Ukase, was an internal decree (ukaz) of Emperor Alexander II of Russia issued on 30 May [O.S. 18 May] 1876 banning the use of the Ukrainian language in print ex…
The secret decree of Ems Ukaz, issued by Russian Tsar Alexander II in the German city of Bad Ems, was aimed at stopping
An express train is a type of passenger train that makes few or no stops between its origin and destination stations, usually major destinations, providing faster service than loca…
An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco via the first transcontinental railroad, 8
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 Rosebud: One thousand five hundred Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back G
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)
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)
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)
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)
Isaac Heinemann was an Israeli rabbinical scholar and a professor of classical literature, Hellenistic literature and philology.
Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (died 1957)