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{{timeline}}[[Charles Dickens]] died in '''1870''' before he was able to complete ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'', inspired by his adventure with the Ninth Doctor on [[Christmas Eve]], [[1869]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'')
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'''1870''' was a [[year]].


==Behind the scenes==
== Events ==
* ''[[Wikipedia:Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea|Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]'' was first published. The enigmatic character of Captain Nemo would be a model for [[Sydney Newman]]'s original concept for [[the Doctor]].{{fact}}
[[France]] lost the [[Franco-Prussian War]] to [[Prussia]]. As a direct result of the nation's defeat, [[Emperor]] [[Napoleon III]] was ousted, and the [[Second French Empire]] was replaced with the [[Third French Republic]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|World Game (novel)}})
 
The Jameson boys encountered [[Zygon]]s on [[Tulloch Moor]]. Donald disappeared, and the older brother, Robert, was found two days later, driven [[insane]]. He never spoke again. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Terror of the Zygons (TV story)}})
 
[[File:Old West 11.jpg|left|thumb|The Eleventh Doctor in Mercy. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Town Called Mercy (TV story)}})]]
The [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] encountered [[Kahler-Jex]] and [[Kahler-Tek]] in [[Mercy, Nevada|Mercy]], [[Nevada]]. To avoid Tek chasing him across the [[universe]] for his war crimes, Jex killed himself. Tek became the protector of Mercy. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Town Called Mercy (TV story)}}))
 
[[Suresh Parekh]] was finally able to communicate with the "[[ghost]]" he had been seeing since [[1816]]. He found out it was the [[First Doctor]], who was drifting through time incorporeally after an attempt to fix [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] failed. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Indian Summer (short story)}})
 
== Births and deaths ==
[[Charles Dickens]] died. He left ''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' unfinished after planning to include the events of the [[Gelth]] invasion as a conclusion. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Unquiet Dead (TV story)}})
 
== Other ==
[[New York City]]'s total population was 942,292, 419,094 of whom were foreign-born. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Gathering (TV story)}})
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Timeline for 1870
19th century | 1870s

1864 • 1865 • 1866 • 1867 • 1868 • 1869 • 1871 • 1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875 • 1876
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1870 was a year.

Events[[edit] | [edit source]]

France lost the Franco-Prussian War to Prussia. As a direct result of the nation's defeat, Emperor Napoleon III was ousted, and the Second French Empire was replaced with the Third French Republic. (PROSE: World Game [+]Loading...["World Game (novel)"])

The Jameson boys encountered Zygons on Tulloch Moor. Donald disappeared, and the older brother, Robert, was found two days later, driven insane. He never spoke again. (TV: Terror of the Zygons [+]Loading...["Terror of the Zygons (TV story)"])

The Eleventh Doctor in Mercy. (TV: A Town Called Mercy [+]Loading...["A Town Called Mercy (TV story)"])

The Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams encountered Kahler-Jex and Kahler-Tek in Mercy, Nevada. To avoid Tek chasing him across the universe for his war crimes, Jex killed himself. Tek became the protector of Mercy. (TV: A Town Called Mercy [+]Loading...["A Town Called Mercy (TV story)"]))

Suresh Parekh was finally able to communicate with the "ghost" he had been seeing since 1816. He found out it was the First Doctor, who was drifting through time incorporeally after an attempt to fix his TARDIS failed. (PROSE: Indian Summer [+]Loading...["Indian Summer (short story)"])

Births and deaths[[edit] | [edit source]]

Charles Dickens died. He left The Mystery of Edwin Drood unfinished after planning to include the events of the Gelth invasion as a conclusion. (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"])

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

New York City's total population was 942,292, 419,094 of whom were foreign-born. (TV: The Gathering [+]Loading...["The Gathering (TV story)"])