1871

Year 1871 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

January - March

 * - becomes King of.
 * - The member-states of the and the south German states unite into a single  known as the . The  is declared the first  as.
 * - 's troops win in
 * - Marriage of to, whose father, the , is the serving.
 * - In, becomes the first governor of a  to be removed from office by.
 * - The is formally established in.
 * - First Rugby Union International-Scotland 4-1 England.
 * - The is opened by.

April - June

 * April - is founded.
 * - United States President Ulysses S. Grant signs the.
 * - First baseball game is played.
 * -  surrenders to end the
 * - First trial of the case of begins in the.
 * - The last known descendant of the composer, Frau Carolina Augusta Wilhelmine Ritter, dies.
 * - - . Government troops invade and crush the rebellion.
 * - Capt McLane Tilton leads 109 in naval attack on  forts in.
 * -- University Tests Act removes religious tests at, and  universities.

July - September

 * joins the confederation of.
 * proposes that "a Challenge Cup should be established in connection with ", giving birth to the.
 * - in.
 * - becomes President of the French Republic.
 * - becomes President of the French Republic.

October - December

 * - Four major fires break out on the shores of in, , , and .  The  is the most famous of these, having left nearly 100,000 people homeless, although the  killed as many as 2,500 people making it the deadliest fire in  history.
 * - The formed the first regular  army units when they created two  of  which eventually became.
 * The refuses to be crowned 'King Henry V of France' until France abandons its tricolour and returns to the old Bourbon flag.
 * mayor arrested
 * - locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr.  in, near , and greets him saying "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
 * - The is granted a charter by the state of.
 * - The   tries to ban  from the political stage by introducing harsh laws concerning the separation of  and.
 * - The city of  was incorporated.
 * -, the first of the operas, premières. It does modestly well, but the two will not collaborate again for four years.
 * -, the first of the operas, premières. It does modestly well, but the two will not collaborate again for four years.

Undated

 * The provinces of and  are transferred from France to Germany.
 * British s are legalized.
 * begins the excavation of.
 * forms its own force based on French model.
 * discovers is independent of the local medium.
 * serves his last year as the "Boss" of.
 * founded
 * named in honor of
 * formed
 * founded

January - June

 * - Félix Édouard Justin, French mathematician and politician (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born actor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, English inventor (d. )
 * -, American composer and pianist (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, German politician (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * - American photographer (d. )
 * -, English-born pastor (d. )
 * , French chemist, laureate (d. )
 * , German author (d. )
 * -, French painter and graphic artist (d. )
 * -, Danish inventor (d. )
 * -, Danish inventor (d. )

July - December

 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, Canadian soldier (d. )
 * -, American er (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American aviation pioneer (d. )
 * -, American anarchist writer and publisher (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * -, New Zealand physicist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Under Secretary of State (d. )
 * -, English athlete (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist and animator (d. )
 * -, Italian writer, laureate (d. )
 * -, , recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Physiologist (d. )
 * , French poet (d. )
 * , baseball player (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, r (d. )
 * -, Canadian artist (d. )
 * -, Canadian artist (d. )


 * See also .

January - June

 * -, American leader (b. )
 * -, Governor of New South Wales (b. )
 * -, poet (b. )
 * -, Irish-born painter (b. )
 * -, Professor of mathematics and mathematician (b. )
 * - (b., prematurely)
 * -, English astronomer (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, Polish general (b. )

July - December

 * -, poet (b. )
 * -, Anglican bishop and missionary (martyred) (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, English mathematician and inventor (b. )
 * -, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1868-1871 (b. )
 * -, English clergyman and mathematician (b. )


 * See also .