1870

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
Years:	1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1870 (Events)

1870 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1870th year of the Common Era (CE), the 70th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1870, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1870 corresponds to the years 26–27 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Mirzá Mihdí, who passed away in 1870 after falling through a skylight.

Events

• June 22: Mirzá Mihdí falls through a skylight in the barracks in ‘Akká where the family of Bahá'u'lláh is imprisoned. He succumbs to his injuries the next day.
• October: The Ottoman army requires use of the barracks of ‘Akká where Bahá'u'lláh and His family are imprisoned, and Bahá'u'lláh is moved to the house of Malik in the Fákhúrah quarter, in the western part of `Akká.

Births

• January 14: May Maxwell, prominent American Bahá'í teacher and Mother of Ruhiyyih Khanum.

Deaths

• June 23: Mirzá Mihdí, son of Bahá'u'lláh, titled the Purest Branch.

References

• https://bahai-library.com/chronology/187-