Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)
Decades: 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
Years: 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 - 1875 - 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880
Events
- May 17 - First Kentucky Derby
Births
- February 11 - Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer.
- Diedrich Westermann (1875-1956) German linguist
- Edgar Rice Burroughs, author
Deaths
- February 22 - Sir Charles Lyell, British geologist.