Births on July 17

Charles Davidson Dunbar

Born on July 17, 1870

Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (d. 1939)

Charles Davidson Dunbar, DCM (17 July 1870 – 25 January 1939) was an orphan who grew up to become the first pipe major in Britain and the British Empire to be commissioned as a pipe officer.

He emigrated from Scotland to Canada, where he came to be called "Canada's greatest military piper".

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Events on 1870

15 Jan

Thomas Nast
A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
30 Mar

Reconstruction Era
Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
12 May

Royal Assent
The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
18 Jul

Papal infallibility
The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
19 Sep

Siege of Paris (1870-71)
Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.

Births on July 17

Charles Davidson Dunbar

Born on July 17, 1870

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Events on 1870

Thomas Nast

Reconstruction Era

Royal Assent

Papal infallibility

Siege of Paris (1870-71)