(b. 1799) December 27 – Juan Prim, Spanish general and prime minister (assassinated) (b. 1814) References Further reading Carruth, Gorton. "1870: Publishing; arts and music; popular entertainment; architecture; theatre." The Encyclopedia of American Facts and Dates by Gorton Carruth, (9th ed., HarperCollins, 1993), p. 302. online External links