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The 1870s (pronounced "eighteen-seventies") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1870, and ended on December 31, 1879. The trends of the previous decade continued into this one, as new empires , imperialism and militarism rose in Europe and Asia .
April 24 – Louisa Stuart Costello, Irish writer on history and travel (born 1799) June 9 – Charles Dickens, English novelist (born 1812) [17] June 11 – William Gilmore Simms, American poet, novelist and historian (born 1806) June 24 – Adam Lindsay Gordon, Australian poet (born 1833) [18]
July 13 – Daniel Sheldon Norton, U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 1865 to 1870 (born 1829) June 27 – Cyrus Kingsbury, Congregationalist missionary to Cherokee and Choctaw tribes (died in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory) August 14 – David Farragut, flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War (born 1801)
A History of Modern France: From the First Empire to the Fourth Republic 1799–1945. Pelican Book. Vol. II. London: Penguin. OCLC 38210316. Fisher, John (1965). Airlift 1870: The Balloon and Pigeon Post in the Siege of Paris. London: Parrish. OCLC 730010076. German General Staff (1884). The Franco-German War 1870–71: Part 2; Volume 3 ...
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Bustles and elaborate drapery characterize gowns of the early 1870s. The gentleman wears evening dress. Detail of Too Early by James Tissot, 1873.. 1870s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by a gradual return to a narrow silhouette after the full-skirted fashions of the 1850s and 1860s.
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1870 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1870th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 870th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1870, the ...