1871

{{Year nav|1871}}
'''1871''' was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian Calendar.
 
 
==Events==
*January 18 – The member-states of the North German Federation and the south German states unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.
 
==Births==
*[[December 15]] - [[Marion Lee Williams]] (d. [[1963]]) 
*[[December 21]] - [[Clarissa Amy Terry]] (d. [[1966]])

==Deaths==

 
[[Category:Year]][[Category:1870s]]