What Happened In March 1870 In History

Historical Events for March, 1870

• 1st » Francisco Solano López (politician) named Marshal F.S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
• 30th » Texas is readmitted to the Union (American Civil War) called Union following Reconstruction era (United States) or Reconstruction.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1870

• 1st » E. M. Antoniadi, Greek astronomer (d. 1944)
• 3rd » Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (d. 1943)
• 4th » Thomas Sturge Moore, English poet (d. 1944)
• 5th » Frank Norris, American author (d. 1902)
• 6th » Oscar Straus (composer) or Oscar Straus, Viennese composer (d. 1954)
• 11th » Louis Bachelier, French mathematician (d. 1946)
• 13th » Henri Étiévant, French actor and director (d. 1953)
• 13th » William Glackens, American painter (d. 1938)
• 13th » Albert Meyer (politician) or Albert Meyer, Swiss politician (d. 1953)
• 17th » Horace Donisthorpe, English entomologist (d. 1951)
• 20th » Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (d. 1964)
• 29th » Pavlos Melas, French-Greek captain (d. 1904)

Famous Deaths for March 1870

• 11th » Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho (b. 1786)
• 28th » George Henry Thomas, American general (b. 1816)

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