1870 Facts for Kids

The year 1870 was a time of big changes and important events around the world. Many famous people were born or passed away during this year, shaping history in different ways.

Major Events
People Born in 1870
People Who Passed Away in 1870
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Major Events

The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) began on July 19. This was a big conflict between France and the Kingdom of Prussia, which was a powerful German state. This war led to the creation of a united Germany.

People Born in 1870

January 8 – Miguel Primo de Rivera was born. He later became a powerful leader in Spain.
January 15 – Pierre S. DuPont, an important businessman, was born.
February 7 – Alfred Adler, a famous psychologist who studied the human mind, was born.
March 5 – Frank Norris, a well-known writer, was born.
March 17 – Horace Donisthorpe, who studied ants, was born.
March 20 – Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, a German general, was born.
April 22 – Vladimir Lenin was born. He became the first leader of the USSR.
April 30 – Franz Lehár, a talented composer, was born.
July 3 – Richard Bedford Bennett, who would become the eleventh Prime Minister of Canada, was born.
July 12 – Louis II of Monaco was born.
July 29 – George Dixon, a Black Canadian boxer, was born. He made history as the first Black world boxing champion in any weight class.
August 31 – Maria Montessori, a famous educator who created a new way of teaching children, was born.
September 26 – King Christian X of Denmark was born.
November 21 – Sigfrid Edström, a Swedish sports official, was born.
December 5 – Vitezslav Novák, a composer, was born.

People Who Passed Away in 1870

February 11 – Jacob M. de Kempenaer, a Dutch politician, passed away.
February 11 – Leopold Eugen Mechura, a composer, died.
February 19 – Nathaniel de Rothschild, a French wine grower, passed away.
March 28 – George Henry Thomas, an American general, died.
June 9 – Charles Dickens, a very famous British novelist who wrote books like Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol, passed away.
July 20 – Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt, a French writer, died. He was known for the Prix Goncourt, a famous literary prize.
October 12 – Robert E. Lee, a well-known general from the Confederate side during the American Civil War, passed away.
November 4 – Comte de Lautréamont, a French poet and writer, died.
December 5 – Alexandre Dumas, père, a famous French writer who wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, passed away.
December 27 – General Prim, a Spanish dictator, died.
Henry Rowe, an architect known for his Gothic designs, also passed away.