Explore 369 historical events from 1870–1879.
Pierre Alexandre Tuffèri, also spelt Tuffère, was a French-Greek athlete, although he was born and lived in Athens, his father was French. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics a…
Alexandre Tuffère, Greek-French triple jumper (died 1958)
Alfred Louis Kroeber was an American cultural anthropologist. He received his PhD under Franz Boas at Columbia University in 1901, the first doctorate in anthropology awarded by Co…
Alfred L
William Sealy Gosset was an English statistician, chemist and brewer who worked for Guinness. In statistics, he pioneered small-sample experimental design. Gosset published under t…
William Sealy Gosset, English chemist and statistician (died 1937)
William John Carr was an American rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American boat Vesper Boat Club, which won the gold medal in the eights.
William Carr, American rower (died 1942)
Edward Anthony Spitzka was an American anatomist who autopsied the brain of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of president William McKinley.
Edward Anthony Spitzka, American anatomist and author (died 1922)
William Buell Sprague was an American Congregational and Presbyterian clergyman and compiler of Annals of the American Pulpit, a comprehensive biographical dictionary of the leadin…
William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (born 1795)
Georgi Benkovski was the pseudonym of Gavril Gruev Hlatev, a Bulgarian revolutionary and leading figure in the organization and direction of the Bulgarian anti-Ottoman April Uprisi…
Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian activist (born 1843)
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, was a Dutch politician and historian.
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician (born 1801)
Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was a British railway engineer. He was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the …
Nigel Gresley, Scottish-English engineer (died 1941)
Hristo Botev, born Hristo Botyov Petkov, was a Bulgarian revolutionary and poet. Botev is considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and national hero. His poetry …
Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist (born 1848)
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…
Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire, 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (born 1830)
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil, best known by her pen name George Sand, was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. Being more renowned than either Victor Hugo or H…
George Sand, French author and playwright (born 1804)
John Neal was an American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist. Considered both eccentric and influential, he delivered speeches and published essays, novels, poems, and …
John Neal, American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist (born 1793)
Aristides was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875.
Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37
The Metre Convention, also known as the Treaty of the Metre, is an international treaty that was signed in Paris on 20 May 1875 by representatives of 17 nations: Argentina, Austria…
Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units
Aleksander Tõnisson VR I/1 was an Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence.
Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (died 1941)
Vladimir Vidrić was a Croatian poet, and is considered one of the major figures of Croatian secessionist poetry.
Vladimir Vidrić, Croatian poet and lawyer (died 1909)
Frederick Luther Fane, played cricket for the England cricket team in 14 Test matches. He also played for Essex, Oxford University and London County.
Frederick Fane, Irish-born, English cricketer (died 1960)
Rafael Sabatini was an Italian-born British writer of romance and adventure novels.
Rafael Sabatini, Italian-English novelist and short story writer (died 1950)
David Connolly Hall was an American track athlete, track and basketball coach, and university professor. He served as the head basketball coach at University of Oklahoma from 1907 …
Dave Hall, American runner (died 1972)
William Welles Hoyt was an American track and field athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Bill Hoyt, American pole vaulter (died 1951)
The Herzegovina uprising was an uprising led by the Christian Serb population against the Ottoman Empire, firstly and predominantly in Herzegovina, from where it spread into Bosnia…
The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins
Harriet Quimby was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1…
Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter (died 1912)
Charles Henry Holden was an English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations during the 1920s and 1930s, the Underground Electric Railways Company of Lon…
Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (died 1960)