What Happened In July 1870 In History

Historical Events for July, 1870

• 1st » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
• 15th » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate States of America Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union (American Civil War) Union.
• 18th » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
• 19th » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1870

• 3rd » R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1947)
• 12th » Louis II, Prince of Monaco (d. 1949)
• 16th » Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and scholar (d. 1956)
• 17th » Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish bagpipe player (d. 1939)
• 21st » Emil Orlík, Czech painter (d. 1932)
• 25th » Maxfield Parrish, American illustrator (d. 1966)
• 27th » Hilaire Belloc, French-English author and politician (d. 1953)

Famous Deaths for July 1870

• 12th » John A. Dahlgren, American admiral (b. 1809)

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