Timeline December 1870

Events in December 1870 2

• 1802 – 1870 Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) Died 5 December 1870, aged 68 Alexandre Dumas, the French novelist and playwright behind The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, died at his son's home in Puys, France, on 5 December 1870. His historical adventure novels made him one of the most widely read authors of the nineteenth century. He died as Prussian troops advanced through the region.
• 1802 – 1870 Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers Prolific author whose historical adventure novels are among the most read in the world.