1870 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1870 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - William Gladstone, Liberal
[edit] Events
- 19 May - The Home Government Association is established in Ireland by Isaac Butt to argue for devolution for Ireland and repeal of the Act of Union 1800.[1]
- 2 June - Competitive examination for entry to the British civil service introduced.[2]
- 2 August - opening of Tower Subway, the world's first underground railway under the River Thames.[3]
- 4 August - the British Red Cross established by Lord Wantage.[3]
- 9 August
- The Elementary Education Act 1870 drafted by William Edward Forster MP encourages elementary education.[1][3]
- Married Women's Property Act confirms that wives may own property of their own.[2]
- 1 October - postcards and halfpenny postage stamps introduced by the Post Office.[3]
[edit] Undated
[edit] Publications
- Serialisation of Charles Dickens' novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood, incomplete due to his death on 9 June.
[edit] Births
- 12 February - Marie Lloyd, music-hall singer (died 1922)
- 4 March - Thomas Sturge Moore, poet, author and artist (died 1944)
- 17 March - Horace Donisthorpe, entomologist (died 1951)
- 9 May - Harry Vardon, golfer (died 1937)
- 11 August - Tom Richardson, cricketer (died 1912)
- 18 December - Saki, writer (died 1916)
[edit] Deaths
- 6 May - James Young Simpson, physician and researcher (born 1811)
- 9 June - Charles Dickens, novelist (born 1812)
- date unknown - Patrick MacDowell, sculptor (born 1799)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 422–423. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ a b c Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 291-292. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b c d (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
