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Countries:     Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1871 in archaeology involved some significant events The year 1871 in architecture involved some significant events Events Marie Spartali marries William J Stillman. Paintings See also The Narrows Lake George The year 1871 involved saw some significant events relevant to literature Events Awards Works published Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass, including "Jabberwocky" Edward Events December 24 - Giuseppe Verdi 's Opera Aida premieres Anton Bruckner gives a series of organ The year 1871 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball March - Ten NABBP clubs found the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the first professional sports league Events July events July 12 - The first Narrow gauge railway in North America, the Toronto and Nipissing Railway See also 1870 in Australia, other events of 1871, 1872 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1870 in Canada, other events of 1871, 1872 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events J P Mahaffy appointed to the Chair of Ancient History at Trinity College Dublin at the age of 32 Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor – Sir George Ferguson Bowen See also 1870 in South Africa, other events of 1871, 1872 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK

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Year 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Gladstone, Liberal List of state leaders in 1870 - Events of 1871 - List of state leaders in 1872 - State leaders by year ---- Africa Portugal Angola - José Maria da Ponte e Horta, Governor-General of Angola ( 1870 - 1873) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1871 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December

Events of 1871

January - March

• January 2 - Amadeus I becomes King of Spain. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Background Prince Amedeo of Savoy was born in Turin, Italy. He was the second son of Victor Emmanuel II (King of Piedmont, Savoy Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• January 18 - The member-states of the North German Federation and the south German states unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor The North German Confederation (Norddeutscher Bund came into existence in August 1866 as a military alliance of 22 states of northern Germany with the Kingdom of For the online game see Jennifer Government NationStates. The nation-state is a certain form of State that derives its legitimacy The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. A list of rulers of the former German state of Prussia, originally territories on the Baltic Sea which the Teutonic Knights had conquered from Poland and Lithuania This article lists the German monarchs, ruling over the territory of Germany from the creation of a separate Eastern Frankish Kingdom in 843 until the end of monarchy
• January 21 - Giuseppe Garibaldi's troops win in Dijon
• March 21 - Marriage of Princess Louise to John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, whose father, the 8th Duke of Argyll, is the serving Secretary of State for India. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation. Dijon ( diʒɔ̃ is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or departement and of the Bourgogne region Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. The Princess Louise (Louise Caroline Alberta Marchioness of Lorne and Duchess of Argyll by marriage 18 March 1848 &ndash 3 December 1939 was a member of the For other persons of the same name see John Campbell or Duke of Argyll. George John Douglas Campbell 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll ( 30 April, 1823 – 24 April, 1900) was a prominent United Kingdom Liberal The office of Secretary of State for India or India Secretary was created in 1858 when Company rule in India ended and India was brought under direct British rule
• March 22 - In North Carolina, William Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States William Woods Holden (November 24 1818 – March 1 1892 was the Governor of North Carolina in 1865 and from 1868 to 1871 A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a Government official
• March 26 - The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris was a Government that briefly ruled Paris from 18 March (more formally from 26 March) to 28 May Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• March 27 - First Rugby Union International: Scotland 4-1 England. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short
• March 29 - The Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

April - June

• April - Stockholms Handelsbank is founded. Svenska Handelsbanken AB is one of the biggest banks in the Nordic countries.
• April 20 - United States President US Grant signs the Ku Klux Klan Act. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. The Civil Rights Act of 1871, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, is an important federal statute in force in the United States.
• May 4- First MLB baseball game is played. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV
• May 10 - France surrenders to end the Franco-Prussian War
• May 11 - First trial of the case of Tichborne Claimant begins in the London Court of Common Pleas. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871 Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople The affair of the Tichborne claimant was the celebrated 19th-century legal case in the United Kingdom of Arthur Orton (1834&ndash1898 an Imposter who London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Court of Common Pleas, also known as the Common Bench, was a Common law court in the English legal system.
• May 21-30 - French Third Republic. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following The French Third Republic (in French, La Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe Government troops invade Paris Commune and crush the rebellion. The Paris Commune (La Commune de Paris was a Government that briefly ruled Paris from 18 March (more formally from 26 March) to 28 May
• June 10 - Capt McLane Tilton leads 109 Marines in naval attack on Han River forts in Korea. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Marines (from the English adjective marine, meaning of the sea, from Latin language mare, meaning sea via French adjective Han River is in South Korea is the confluence of the Namhan River (South Han River which originates in Mount Daedeok, and the Bukhan River Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
• June 18 -- University Tests Act removes religious tests at Oxford, Cambridge and Durham universities. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Durham University is a University in Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name

July - September

• July 20
  • British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
  • C. W. Alcock proposes that "a Challenge Cup should be established in connection with the Association", giving birth to the FA Cup. Charles William Alcock ( December 2, 1842 – February 26, 1907) was an influential English sportsman and administrator The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
• August 29 - Abolition of the han system in Japan. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) The was an act in 1871 of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain ( han) system and to introduce For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• August 31 - Adolphe Thiers becomes President of the French Republic. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Louis-Adolphe fr Thiers ( Marseille, 16 April 1797&ndash3 September 1877 was a French politician and Historian.
• September - 1,219 people abandon thirty-three whaling ships caught in the ice off the north coast of Alaska in the Whaling Disaster of 1871. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. The Whaling Disaster of 1871 was an incident off the northern Alaskan coast in which a fleet of 33 American Whaling ships were trapped in the Arctic

October - December

• October 8 - Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Peshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U Manistee is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6586 The Great Chicago Fire is the most famous of these, leaving nearly 100,000 people homeless, although the Peshtigo Fire kills as many as 2,500 people making it the deadliest fire in United States history. The Great Chicago Fire was a Conflagration that burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10 1871 killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in The October 8, 1871 Peshtigo Fire in Peshtigo Wisconsin, has the distinction of being the Conflagration that caused the most deaths by fire The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• October 20 - The Royal Regiment of Artillery formed the first regular Canadian army units when they created two batteries of garrison artillery which eventually became The Royal Canadian Artillery. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, is generally known as the Royal Artillery and is nicknamed the Gunners. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In Military organizations an artillery battery is a unit of Guns mortars or Rockets so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery ( Fr: le Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne is the Artillery Personnel branch of the Canadian
• October 27
  • The Comte de Chambord refuses to be crowned 'King Henry V of France' until France abandons its tricolour and returns to the old Bourbon flag. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Henri V of France and Navarre ( Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois de France – September 29, 1820 – August 24, 1883
  • New York mayor Boss Tweed arrested
• November 5 - Six men travelling by stagecoach are murdered by Yavapai in the Wickenburg massacre
• November 10 - Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous William M Tweed ( April 3, 1823 &ndash April 12, 1878) sometimes informally called Boss Tweed, was an American Politician Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Yavapai (sometimes translated as mouthy or talkative people, but generally translated as the sun people because they worshipped the sun though many agree that it The Wickenburg massacre was the November 5, 1871 murder of six Stagecoach passengers en route from Wickenburg, Arizona Territory westbound Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Sir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB, born John Rowlands ( January 28 1841 &ndash May 10 1904) was a British journalist David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, and greets him saying "Dr. Dr David Livingstone (19 March 1813 &ndash 1 May 1873 was a British Congregationalist pioneer medical Missionary with the London Missionary Society Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania almost due west from Zanzibar. Lake Tanganyika is a large Lake in central Africa (3° 20' to 8° 48' South and from 29° 5' to 31° 15' East Livingstone, I presume?"
• November 17 - The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit ( 501(c(4) group dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment of the New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• December 10 - The German chancellor Otto von Bismarck tries to ban Catholics from the political stage by introducing harsh laws concerning the separation of church and state. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Chancellor or chancellour (archaic ( Latin: cancellarius) is an official Title used in countries whose civilization has arisen Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen Duke of Lauenburg Prince of Bismarck ( April 1, 1815 July 30, 1898) A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population.
• December 19 - The city of Birmingham, Alabama (USA) was incorporated. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• December 25 - Reading Football Club formed
• December 26 - Thespis, the first of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, premières. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old, is an Operatic Extravaganza that was the first collaboration between dramatist W Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of Librettist W It does modestly well, but the two will not collaborate again for four years.

Undated

• The provinces of Alsace and Lorraine are transferred from France to Germany. Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France.
• British trade unions are legalized. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming
• Heinrich Schliemann begins the excavation of Troy. Heinrich Schliemann (ˈʃliːman ( January 6 1822 in Neubukow Mecklenburg-Schwerin - December 26 1890, Naples) was a German Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or
• Japan forms its own police force based on French model. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force
• George Biddell Airy discovers astronomical aberration is independent of the local medium. Sir George Biddell Airy FRS (27 July 1801&ndash2 January 1892 was an English Mathematician and Astronomer, Astronomer Royal The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar aberration) is an astronomical phenomenon which produces an Apparent motion
• William M. Tweed serves his last year as the "Boss" of Tammany Hall. William M Tweed ( April 3, 1823 &ndash April 12, 1878) sometimes informally called Boss Tweed, was an American Politician Tammany Hall was the Democratic Party Political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City politics and helping immigrants (most notably
• Neath RFC founded
• Cary, North Carolina named in honor of Samuel Fenton Cary
• Harvard Summer School founded

Births

1871 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1871 MDCCCLXXI
Ab urbe condita	2624
Armenian calendar	1320 ԹՎ ՌՅԻ
Bahá'í calendar	27 – 28
Berber calendar	2821
Buddhist calendar	2415
Burmese calendar	1233
Chinese calendar	4507/4567-11-11 (庚午年十一月十一日) — to — 4508/4568-11-20 (辛未年十一月二十日)
Coptic calendar	1587 – 1588
Ethiopian calendar	1863 – 1864
Hebrew calendar	5631 – 5632
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1926 – 1927
- Shaka Samvat	1793 – 1794
- Kali Yuga	4972 – 4973
Holocene calendar	11871
Iranian calendar	1249 – 1250
Islamic calendar	1287 – 1288
Japanese calendar	Meiji 4 (明治4年)
Korean calendar	4204
Thai solar calendar	2414
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• January 7 - Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (d. Neath Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby union club which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Cary (ˈkeər'i is a town in Wake and Chatham counties in the U Samuel Fenton Cary Sr ( February 18, 1814 &ndash September 29, 1900) was a Congressman and significant Temperance movement The Harvard Summer School, founded in 1871, is the oldest academic summer session in the United States The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel ( January 7, 1871 in Saint-Affrique, France &ndash February 3, 1956 in Paris 1956)
• January 30 - Wilfred Lucas, Canadian-born actor (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Wilfred Lucas ( January 30, 1871 - December 5, 1940) was a stage and film actor a film director and a screenwriter 1940)
• February 4 - Friedrich Ebert, President of Germany (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Friedrich Ebert ( February 4, 1871 February 28, 1925) was a German Politician ( SPD) who served as The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. 1925)
• February 18 - Harry Brearley, English inventor (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Harry Brearley ( February 18, 1871 &ndash August 12, 1948) was the inventor of "rustless steel" (later to be called " Stainless 1948)
• March 1 - Ben Harney, American composer and pianist (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Benjamin Robertson "Ben" Harney ( 6 March, 1872 – 2 March, 1938) was a United States of America Songwriter 1938)
• March 4 - Boris Galerkin, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Boris Grigoryevich Galerkin (Бори́с Григо́рьевич Галёркин surname more accurately romanized as Galyorkin; – July 12, 1945)
• March 5 - Rosa Luxemburg, German politician (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Rosa Luxemburg (Róża Luksemburg 5 March 1870 or 1871 15 January 1919 was a Polish-born Jewish German Marxist theorist, socialist 1919)
• March 19 - Schofield Haigh, English cricketer (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Schofield Haigh (born March 19, 1871, Berry Brow, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, died February 27, 1921 1921)
• March 27 - Heinrich Mann, German writer (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Luiz (Ludwig Heinrich Mann ( 27 March 1871 &ndash 12 March 1950) was a German novelist who wrote works with social themes whose 1950)
• March 31 - Arthur Griffith, President of Ireland (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Arthur Griffith (Art Ó Gríobhtha 31 March 1872 &ndash 12 August 1922 was the founder and third leader of Sinn Féin. The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland. 1922)
• April 8 - Clarence Hudson White American photographer (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Clarence Hudson White ( April 8, 1871 &ndash July 7, 1925) was an American Photographer and a founding member of the 1925)
• May 3 - Walter Robinson Parr, English-born pastor (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Rev Walter Robinson Parr ( May 3 1871 &ndash March 24 1922) was an English-born preacher and author 1922)
• May 6
  • Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. François Auguste Victor Grignard ( May 6, 1871 in Cherbourg - December 13, 1935 in Lyon) was a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1935)
  • Christian Morgenstern, German author (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christian Morgenstern ( May 6, 1871 &ndash March 31, 1914) was a German Author and Poet from Munich 1914)
• May 27 - Georges Rouault, French painter and graphic artist (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Georges Henri Rouault ( 27 May 1871 &ndash 13 February 1958) was a French Fauvist and Expressionist painter 1958)
• June 14 - Jacob Ellehammer, Danish inventor (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Jacob Christian Hansen Ellehammer ( June 14 1871 – May 20 1946) was a Danish Watchmaker and Inventor born 1946)

July - December

• July 10 - Marcel Proust, French writer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (maʁsɛl pʁust (10 July 1871 &ndash 18 November 1922 was a French Novelist Essayist and Critic 1922)
• July 17 - Lyonel Feininger, German painter (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Lyonel Charles Feininger ( July 17 1871 – January 13 1956) was a German-American painter and caricaturist 1956)
• July 18 - Sada Yacco, Japanese stage actress (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, was a Japanese actress and dancer Born in Tokyo, Sadayako was trained as a Geisha and came to the attention of Itō Hirobumi who took an interest in furthering 1946)
• July 25 - Richard Ernest Turner, Canadian soldier (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Lieutenant General Sir Richard Ernest William Turner VC, KCB, KCMG, DSO ( July 25, 1871 &ndash June 19 1961)
• August 1 - John Lester, American cricketer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman For the Boston Red Sox pitcher see Jon Lester. For the Baltimore Orioles pitcher see Jon Leicester. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries 1969)
• August 14 - Guangxu Emperor of China (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures The Guangxu Emperor (光緒帝 (14 August 1871&ndash14 November 1908 born Zaitian (載湉 was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty 1908)
• August 19 - Orville Wright, American aviation pioneer (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1948)
• August 25 - Ross Winn, American anarchist writer and publisher (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Ross Winn ( August 25, 1871 &ndash August 8, 1912) was an anarchist writer and publisher who was best known for publishing several radical 1912)
• August 27 - Theodore Dreiser, American writer (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser ( August 27 1871 &ndash December 28 1945) was an American novelist and journalist 1945)
• August 29 - Albert Lebrun, French politician (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Albert Lebrun (29 August 1871 6 March 1950 was a French Politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940 and as such was the last president of the 1950)
• August 30 - Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Ernest Rutherford 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, PC, FRS (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937 was a New Zealand Physicist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1937)
• September 1 - J. Reuben Clark, Under Secretary of State (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Joshua Reuben Clark Jr ( 1871-09-01 &ndash 1961-10-06) was an American attorney civil servant and a prominent leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 1961)
• September 10 - Charles Collett, Great Western Railway Chief mechanical engineer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Charles Benjamin Collett ( September 10 1871 - April 5 1952) was Chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West 1952)
• September 24 - Lottie Dod, English athlete (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Charlotte "Lottie" Dod ( 24 September, 1871 &ndash 27 June, 1960 was 1960)
• September 26 - Winsor McCay, American cartoonist and animator (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Winsor McCay ( September 26 1867 (? – July 26 1934) was an American Cartoonist and Animator. 1934)
• September 27 - Grazia Deledda, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Grazia Deledda ( September 27, 1871 — August 15, 1936) was an Italian Writer whose works won her a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1936)
• October 2 - Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Cordell Hull ( October 2, 1871 &ndash July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1955)
• October 19 - Walter Bradford Cannon, Physiologist (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Walter Bradford Cannon ( October 19, 1871 &ndash October 19, 1945) was an American Physiologist, Professor and chairman 1945)
• October 30
  • Paul Valéry, French poet (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry (French pɔl valeˈʁi October 30, 1871 – July 20, 1945) was a French Poet 1945)
  • Buck Freeman, baseball player (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For the baseball pitcher see Buck Freeman. ---- John Frank Freeman ( October 30 1871 &ndash June 25 1949 1949)
• November 1 - Stephen Crane, American writer (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Stephen Crane (November 1 1871 &ndash June 5 1900 was an American novelist short story writer poet and journalist 1900)
• December 9 - Joe Kelley, Baseball Hall of Famer (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Joseph James Kelley ( December 9, 1871 &ndash August 14, 1943) was an American Left fielder in Major League Baseball 1943)
• December 13 - Emily Carr, Canadian artist (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Emily Carr ( December 13, 1871 &ndash March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer heavily inspired by the Indigenous 1945)

See also Category: 1871 births. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

Deaths

January - June

• January 15 - Edward C. Delevan, American temperance movement leader (b. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Edward C Delavan (1793-1871 was a wealthy businessman who devoted much of his fortune to promoting the Temperance movement. See also Prohibition, Teetotalism The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of Alcohol consumed within a community or society in 1793)
• January 19 - Sir William Denison, Governor of New South Wales (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Sir William Thomas Denison KCB ( 3 May 1804 – 19 January 1871) was Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1804)
• February 12 - Alice Cary, poet (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Alice Cary ( April 26, 1820 - February 12, 1871) was an American Poet, and the sister of fellow poet Phoebe Cary (1824-1871 1820)
• February 20 - Paul Kane, Irish-born painter (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Paul Kane (September 3 1810 &ndash February 20 1871 was an Irish - Canadian painter famous for his paintings of First Nations peoples in the Canadian 1810)
• March 18 - Augustus De Morgan, Professor of mathematics and mathematician (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Augustus De Morgan ( 27 June, 1806 &ndash 18 March, 1871) was a British Mathematician and Logician. 1806)
• April 7 - Prince Alexander John of Wales (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Prince Alexander John Charles Albert of Wales (6 April 1871 - 7 April 1871 was the youngest son and sixth child of Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and his wife April 6, prematurely)
• May 11 - John Herschel, English astronomer (b. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Sir John Frederick William Herschel 1st Baronet KH, FRS ( March 7, 1792 &ndash May 11, 1871)was an 1792)
• May 12 - Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay, Canadian politician (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay ( July 19 1809 &ndash May 12 1871) was a seigneur, lawyer and political figure in Canada East 1809)
• May 23 - Jarosław Dąbrowski, Polish general (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Jarosław Radwan Dąbrowski-Żądło ( November 13 1836 &ndash May 23 1871) was a Polish revolutionary Nationalist and general 1836)

July - December

• July 31 - Phoebe Cary, poet (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Phoebe Cary ( September 4, 1824 - July 31, 1871) was an American poet and the younger sister of poet Alice Cary (1820-1871 1824)
• September 20 - John Coleridge Patteson, Anglican bishop and missionary (martyred) (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. John Coleridge Patteson ( April 1, 1827 - September 20, 1871) was an Anglican Bishop and Martyr. 1827)
• September 23 - Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian politician (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English For the 20th century Canadian parliamentarian see Louis-Joseph Papineau (Canadian parliamentarian Louis-Joseph Papineau, ( October 7, 1786 1786)
• October 18 - Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid 1791)
• November 22 - Oscar James Dunn, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Oscar James Dunn (1820?- d 22nd November 1871 was an American Soldier and one of three African Americans who served as a Republican Lieutenant 1825)
• December 28 - John Henry Pratt, English clergyman and mathematician (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of John Henry Pratt ( June 4, 1809 - December 28, 1871) was a British Clergyman and Mathematician who devised a theory of crustal 1809)

See also Category: 1871 deaths. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

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