Discover what happened on 17 May 1870 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Inácio Pizarro de Morais Sarmento (Portuguese writer)
- Samuel Israel (German politician)
- Johann Nepomuk Muxel (German painter)
- Jean Wautelet (Belgian politician)
- Joseph Daxenberger
- Jean Koechlin-Dollfus (French industrialist (1801-1870))
- Anna Matilda de Montmorency ((died 1870))
- Thomas Colmore ((1807-1870))
- Pierre Marie Loyre
- Petrus Smits (chaplain)
- Narayan Dinanath Velkar (Social reformer (1798–1870))