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1 January Completion of the Ordnance Survey one-inch-to-the-mile "Old Series" maps of England. [11]The Northern Echo newspaper launched in Darlington.; April–September – serialisation of Charles Dickens' novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood, only half complete due to his death on 9 June.
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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 .
1 January – disestablishment of the Church of Ireland by the Irish Church Act 1869 comes into effect. [1]26 January – Rugby Football Union established in London. [2]10 February – Great Gale in the North Sea: 28 ships wrecked and total fatalities are estimated at over fifty, including six crew of Bridlington life-boat Harbinger.
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1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s; Subcategories. This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. 0–9. 1870 events by month (12 C) 1871 ...
1870 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere: Events from the year 1870 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers. Lord ...
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