Shark incidents in the 1870s

September 22, 1879 · Provoked · Non-fatal

Historical record: Castellon de la Plana, Valencia, SPAIN. Recorded date: 1879-09-22. Classification: Provoked.

January 1, 1879 · Unprovoked · Fatal

Historical record: River mouth, Mississippi, USA. Recorded date: 1879-01-01. Classification: Unprovoked.

September 14, 1878 · Provoked · Non-fatal

Historical record: Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. Recorded date: 1878-09-14. Classification: Provoked.

August 8, 1878 · Unprovoked · Fatal

Historical record: Brooklyn, New York, USA. Recorded date: 1878-08-08. Classification: Unprovoked.

December 15, 1877 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal

Historical record: Peacock Point, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1877-12-15. Classification: Unprovoked.

December 12, 1877 · Unprovoked · Fatal

Historical record: Near Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1877-12-12. Classification: Unprovoked.

February 17, 1877 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal

Historical record: Off Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1877-02-17. Classification: Unprovoked.

January 28, 1877 · Unprovoked · Fatal

Historical record: Emerald Hill, Victoria, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1877-01-28. Classification: Unprovoked.

September 7, 1876 · Unprovoked · Fatal

A historical reference describes an event at Between The Islands Of Tenos And Andros Cyclades Archipelago Greece in 1876-09-07. Recorded activity: Diving for sponges. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Fatal.

January 1, 1876 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal

Historical record: Between Hastings & Fairlight, Sussex, ENGLAND. Recorded date: 1876-01-01. Classification: Unprovoked.

January 1, 1876 · Unprovoked · Fatal

Historical record: Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1876-01-01. Classification: Unprovoked.

November 27, 1875 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal

Historical record: Clarence Heads, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1875-11-27. Classification: Unprovoked.

July 23, 1874 · Watercraft · Non-fatal

Historical record: FRANCE. Recorded date: 1874-07-23. Classification: Watercraft.

June 15, 1874 · Unprovoked · Fatal

Historical record: Beru, Gilbert Islands, KIRIBATI. Recorded date: 1874-06-15. Classification: Unprovoked.

April 20, 1874 · Watercraft · Non-fatal

Historical record: St. Pierre Bank, Newfoundland, CANADA. Recorded date: 1874-04-20. Classification: Watercraft.

January 1, 1874 · Air/sea disaster · Fatal

Historical record: Between Nanumea & Nanumaga Atolls, TUVALU. Recorded date: 1874-01-01. Classification: Sea Disaster.

October 10, 1872 · Air/sea disaster · Fatal

Historical record: Abaco Islands, BAHAMAS. Recorded date: 1872-10-10. Classification: Sea Disaster.

January 28, 1872 · Invalid · Unknown

Historical record: Levuka Point, Ovalau Island, Lomaiviti Provine, Fiji. Recorded date: 1872-01-28. Classification: Invalid.

May 22, 1871 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal

Historical record: Trincomalee, Eastern Province, SRI LANKA. Recorded date: 1871-05-22. Classification: Unprovoked.

May 13, 1871 · Invalid · Unknown

Historical record: Demerara, GUYANA. Recorded date: 1871-05-13. Classification: Invalid.

January 1, 1871 · Unprovoked · Fatal

Historical record: Manning River, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1871-01-01. Classification: Unprovoked.

1871 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal

Historical record: Brisbane River, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: not recorded. Classification: Unprovoked.

May 26, 1870 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal

Historical record: Moreton Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1870-05-26. Classification: Unprovoked.

January 9, 1870 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal

Historical record: Brisbane River, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: 1870-01-09. Classification: Unprovoked.

1870 · Invalid · Unknown

Historical record: Derwent River, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA. Recorded date: not recorded. Classification: Invalid.