1870 Calendar
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1870 Historical Event(s)
February 3, 1870
– The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to citizens regardless of race.
February 9, 1870
– President Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
February 10, 1870
– The YWCA is founded in New York City.
February 28, 1870
– The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire.
March 30, 1870
– Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
July 15, 1870
– Rupert’s Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson’s Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories are established from these vast territories.
August 24, 1870
– The Wolseley Expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
September 4, 1870
– Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
September 19, 1870
– Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.
September 20, 1870
– Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia and complete the unification of Italy.
Who Were Born On 1870?
April 14, 1870
– Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (d. 1929)
April 28, 1870
– August Schmierer, German rugby player
May 3, 1870
– Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1948)
September 7, 1870
– Thomas Curtis, American athlete (d. 1944)
October 1, 1870
– Josiah Edward Spurr, American geologist (d. 1950)
October 7, 1870
– Uncle Dave Macon, American banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian (d. 1952)
November 21, 1870
– Joe Darling, Australian cricketer (d. 1946)
December 10, 1870
– Adolf Loos, Austrian architect (d. 1933)
December 14, 1870
– Karl Renner, President of Austria (d. 1950)
December 18, 1870
– Saki, English writer (d. 1916)