What Happened In January 1871 In History

Historical Events for January, 1871

• 2nd » Amadeo I of Spain e.g Amadeus I becomes Monarchy of Spain or King of Spain.
• 19th » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris (1870-1871) Siege of Paris, Kingdom of Prussia Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin (1871) Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval (1871) Battle of Buze
• 28th » Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris (1870–71) e.g Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1871

• 1st » Montagu Toller, English cricketer (d. 1948)
• 5th » Frederick Converse, American composer (d. 1940)
• 7th » Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (d. 1956)
• 8th » James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 1940)
• 17th » David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty English admiral (d. 1936)
• 17th » Nicolae Iorga, Romanian historian and politician, 34th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1940)
• 19th » Dame Gruev, Bulgarian educator and activist, co-founded the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (d. 1906)

Famous Deaths for January 1871

• 3rd » Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian saint (b. 1805)
• 29th » Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, Canadian author (b. 1786)

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