In history, year 1870 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1870.
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 23 january | American Indian Wars-The United States Army massacred friendly brand of Piegan Blackfeet in Montana Territory, resulting in about 200 deaths, mostly women, children, and elderly men. |
| 03 february | The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, granting voting rights to citizens regardless of 'race, color,or previous condition of servitude'. |
| 25 february | Representing Mississippi in the Senate, Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to serve in the United States Congress. |
| 27 february | The current flag of Japan was first adopted as the nationalflag for Japanese merchant ships. |
| 12 march | The Bulgarian Exarchate, the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the other Orthodox churches in the 1950s, was established by the firman of Sultan Abdülâziz of the Ottoman Empire. |
| 02 april | Cardiff Giant (supposed petrified human) proved to be gypsum. |
| 15 july | Manitoba and the Northwest Territories were established following the transfer of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territoryfrom the Hudson's Bay Company to Canada. |
| 18 july | The First Vatican Council declared that the Pope is infalliblewhen he solemnly declares a dogmatic teaching on faith as beingcontained in divine revelation. |
| 02 august | Tower Subway one of the world's earliestunderground tube railways, opened beneath the River Thames in London. |
| 30 June | Ada became the first woman to pass her graduation exam from Capele Law College. |
| 19 July | France declared war against Prussia. |
| 24 July | The first inland rail service started in America. |
| 17 October | The Port of Calcutta was brought under the management of a constitutional body. |
| 25 October | Postcards were used for the first time in the US. |
| 05 November | Chittaranjan Das, the founding politician of the Swaraj Party, was born in Bengal. |
| 29 November | Essential education came into force in Britain. |
| 04 August | The British Government established the British Red Cross Society. |
| 28 August | The first trade union of India, the Shramjeevi Sangh, was established. |
| 05 February | The movie was first screened at a theater in Philadelphia. |
| 31 March | For the first time in America, a black citizen voted. |
| 30 April | The birth of Dhundiraj Govind Phalke aka Dada Saheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema. |
| 06 January | Musikverin, Vienna inaugurated Austria-Hungary. |
| 05 February | The first movie to be shown to viewers in Philadelphia aired. |
| 24 March | It was officially opened after the founding of Syracuse University. |
| 27 April | Antonio Guzman Blanco began his first term as President of Venezuela. |
| 14 May | The first rugby match was played in New Zealand between Nelson Football Club and Nelson College. |
| 26 June | Christmas was declared a federal holiday in the United States. |
| 19 July | Franco-Prussian War: France declares war against Prussia. |
| 17 August | Mrs. Esther Morris became the first US Women's Magistrate (South Pass, Wyoming). |
| 19 September | The siege of Paris began in the Franco-Prussian War. |
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 01 March | E. M. Antoniadi / Academic / France |
| 02 January | Ernst Barlach / Sculptor / Germany |
| 05 June | Bernard de Pourtalès / Captain / Switzerland |
| 09 May | Harry Vardon / Golfer / United Kingdom |
| 10 December | Adolf Loos / Architect / Austria |
| 11 January | Alexander Stirling Calder / Educator / United States of America |
| 13 June | Jules Bordet / Biologist / Belgium |
| 14 August | Nelson McDowell / Actor / United States of America |
| 14 April | Syd Gregory / Cricketer / Australia |
| 16 September | John Pius Boland / Politician / Ireland |
| 18 June | Édouard Le Roy / Philosopher / France |
| 19 August | Bernard Baruch / Business Man / United States of America |
| 21 July | Emil Orlík / Painter / Czech Republic |
| 21 November | Joe Darling / Politician / Australia |
| 22 October | Lord Alfred Douglas / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 23 December | John Marin / Painter / United States of America |
| 25 December | Helena Rubinstein / Business Woman / Poland |
| 27 June | Frank Rattray Lillie / Zoologist / United States of America |
| 28 December | Charles Bennett / Runner / United Kingdom |
| 30 April | Franz Lehár / Composer / Slovakia |