Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
Years: 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 - 1875 - 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880
Events
Arts, Sciences, Literature and Philosophy
Births
- January 14 - Albert Schweitzer, Alsatian physician, philosopher, and musician, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 1952 (+ 1965)
- January 22 - D. W. Griffith, director
- February 11 - Sara Wennerberg-Reuter[?], composer
- February 26 - Hans Böckler[?], unionist and politician (+ 1951)
- March 7 - Maurice Ravel, composer (+ 1937)
- March 26 - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (+ 1965)
- April 1 - Edgar Wallace[?], writer (+ 1932)
- April 2 - Walter Chrysler, automobile pioneer (+ 1940)
- April 4 - Pierre Monteux, conductor
- April 5 - Mistinguett, French cabaret singer
- April 8 - Albert I of Belgium
- June 12 - Sam De Grasse, pioneer Hollywood actor (+ 1953)
- September 1 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, author
- October 1 - Eugeen Van Mieghem, painter
- October 23 - Gilbert N. Lewis, physical chemist.
- Diedrich Westermann (died 1956) German linguist
- Dr Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya
- Maurice Ravel, French composer
- Aleister Crowley, British occultist
Deaths