1870 Calendar
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1870 Historical Event(s)
January 26, 1870
– American Civil War: Virginia rejoins the Union.
January 27, 1870
– The Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity is founded at DePauw University.
February 25, 1870
– Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress.
April 13, 1870
– The Metropolitan Museum of Art founded.
May 12, 1870
– The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
July 19, 1870
– Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
August 5, 1870
– Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
August 16, 1870
– Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-La-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
September 6, 1870
– Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807.
September 20, 1870
– Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia and complete the unification of Italy.
Who Were Born On 1870?
January 4, 1870
– Percy Pitt, English organist and conductor (d. 1932)
March 5, 1870
– Frank Norris, American writer (d. 1902)
May 4, 1870
– Alexandre Benois, Russian artist (d. 1960)
July 15, 1870
– Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, Russian publisher and politician (d. 1922)
August 11, 1870
– Tom Richardson, English cricketer (d. 1912)
August 18, 1870
– Lavr Georgevich Kornilov, Russian general (d. 1918)
September 15, 1870
– Rose Sutro, American duo-pianist with her sister Ottilie (d. 1957)
November 21, 1870
– Joe Darling, Australian cricketer (d. 1946)
November 30, 1870
– Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme and Alençon (d. 1948)
December 5, 1870
– Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer (d. 1949)