1870

Events

• June 21 - The Tianjin Massacre of 17 foreigners (mostly European Christian priests and nuns) and 40 Chinese people who had converted to Christianity, takes place in China when an angry mob attacks churches established in the city.
• September 1 to 2 - Napoleon III is captured at the Battle of Sudan, which ends in a decisive Prussian victory. This results in the fall of the Second French Empire, and the subsequent formation of the Third French Republic.

Births

Villain births

• January 6 - Gustav Bauer
• February 24 - Ivan Skvortsov-Stepanov
• April 22 - Vladimir Lenin
• May 19 - Albert Fish

Deaths

Villain deaths

• March 1 - Francisco Solano López