12th » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black Congress of the United States known as U.S. congressman, the first being Hiram Revels.
26th » The 12.8-km long Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1870
5th » Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer and educator (d. 1949)
9th » Ida S. Scudder, Indian physician and missionary (d. 1960)
10th » Mary Bonaparte, French daughter of Napoléon Charles Bonaparte, 5th Prince of Canino (d. 1947)
10th » Adolf Loos, Austrian architect, designed Villa Müller (d. 1933)
10th » Pierre Louÿs, Belgian-French author and poet (d. 1925)
12th » Walter Benona Sharp, American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company (d. 1912)
13th » Edward LeSaint, American actor and director (d. 1940)
14th » Karl Renner, Austrian politician, 4th President of Austria (d. 1950)
18th » Saki, Burmese-English author and playwright (d. 1916)
25th » Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (d. 1924)
25th » Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (d. 1965)
28th » Charles Bennett (athlete) e.g Charles Bennett, English runner (d. 1949)
Famous Deaths for December 1870
5th » Alexandre Dumas, French author and playwright (b. 1802)