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| Ambassador Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst |  |
| Berlin Appointed Ambassador to Paris |
| Arrest Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 4th Oct Count Arnim is arrested after the discovery of a plot to replace Bismarck by him |
| Assassination Kullman, Heinz | |
| Bad Kissingen A Catholic, Heinz Kullman, attempts to assassinate Bismarck at Bad Kissingen |
| Birth Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer |  |
| 30th Nov Birth of Winston Churchill, Blenheim Palace, family estate near Woods tock, Oxfordshire |
| Birth Maughan, William Somerset | |
| 25th Jan Birth of William Somers et Maughan |
| Birth Shackleton, Ernest Henry | |
| 15th Feb Kilkea Birth of Ernest Henry Shackleton, County Clare, Ireland |
| Birth Radescu, Nicolae |  |
| Birth of Nicolae Radescu |
| Birth Deventer, Jacob Louis van |  |
| Birth of Jacob Louis van Deventer |
| Birth Hoover, Herbert Clerk |  |
| Iowa Birth of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa, son of Quakers |
| Budget Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Finally passes the military budget, each military budget is to last 7 years |
| Capture of Fiji Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| 25th Oct Britain captures the Fiji Islands |
| Catholic Centre Party Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Bismarck's attempts to restrict the power of the Catholic Church, represented in politics by the Catholic Centre Party, were not successful, in the 1874 elections, these forces double their representation in the parliament |
| Chairman History Treitschke, Heinrich von | |
| Berlin Appointed Chair of History at the University of Berlin |
| Chancellor Northcote, Stafford | |
| 18th Feb Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Composition Saint-Saens, Camille |  |
| Composition of, "Dance Macabre" |
| Composition Verdi, Giuseppe |  |
| Composes, "Requiem" |
| Composition Mussorgsky, Modest |  |
| Composes, "Pictures At An Exhibition" |
| Constitution Serrano, Francisco |  |
| 3rd Jan Madrid Serrano becomes dictator |
| Death Kullman, Heinz | |
| Bad Kissingen A Catholic, Heinz Kullman, attempts to assassinate Bismarck at Bad Kissingen |
| Election Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Bismarck's attempts to restrict the power of the Catholic Church, represented in politics by the Catholic Centre Party, were not successful, in the 1874 elections, these forces double their representation in the parliament |
| 23rd Jan Catholics rally around the Centre Party which increases its vote from 63 to 91 seats |
| 23rd Jan The Catholic Centre increases its seats because of hatred of the May Laws |
| Election Balfour, Arthur James | |
| Hertford Elected Member of Parliament for Hertford |
| Election Churchill, Randolph | |
| Woodstock Elected Member of Parliament for Woods tock |
| Election Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| 17th Feb The Conservatives win 350 seats to the Liberal's 302 seats |
| 17th Feb The Conservatives win a majority of 83, its 1st majority since 1841 |
| Election Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 2nd Feb Election riots in Dudlet, Hanley & Wolverhampton |
| 2nd Feb Gladstone promises to abolish income tax! |
| 17th Feb The Conservatives win 350 seats to the Liberal's 302 seats |
| 17th Feb The Conservatives win a majority of 83 |
| Election Spencer-Churchill, Randolph Henry | |
| Woodstock Elected Member of Parliament for Woods tock |
| Envoy Enomoto, Takeaki |  |
| June Appointedpecial Naval Envoy to Russia |
| Government Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| 18th Feb Disraeli forms a new ministry |
| Government Serrano, Francisco | |
| 3rd Jan Serrano becomes dictator |
| Invasion of Taiwan Mutsuhito | |
| The Japanese invade Taiwan |
| The Japanese withdraw after payment from China |
| Kulturkampf Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Bismarck even blames the poisoning of a popular lion from Berlin Zoological Gardens on Catholic conspirators |
| Bismarck's attempts to restrict the power of the Catholic Church, represented in politics by the Catholic Centre Party, were not successful, in the 1874 elections, these forces double their representation in the parliament |
| 13th July Bad Kissingen Eduard Kullmann attempts to assassinate Bismarck with a pistol, but only hits his hand, Kullmann names the church laws as the reason why he had to shoot Bismarck |
| Kulturkampf Kullmann, Eduard | |
| 13th July Bad Kissingen Eduard Kullmann attempts to assassinate Bismarck with a pistol, but only hits his hand, Kullmann names the church laws as the reason why he had to shoot Bismarck |
| Legislation Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 25th May Further May Laws against the Ultramontane clergy provoking Pius IX to annul them |
| Lieutenant Foch Foch, Ferdinand | |
| Appointed Lieutenant in the artillery |
| Marriage Alfred | |
| London Marries Marie Alexandrovna |
| Marriage Churchill, Randolph | |
| Randolph Churchill marries Jennie Jerome |
| Marriage Jerome, Jennie | |
| Randolph Churchill marries Jennie Jerome |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Stanley, Edward Henry | |
| 18th Feb Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| Minister of Home Affairs Cross, Richard | |
| 15th Feb Appointed Home Secretary |
| Party Leader Cavendish, Spencer | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Plot Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Bad Kissingen A Catholic, Heinz Kullman, attempts to assassinate Bismarck at Bad Kissingen |
| President Perez, Santiago |  |
| Appointed President of Colombia |
| President Cissey, Ernest-Louis-octave de | |
| Appointed President of the Council |
| President Forckenbeck, Maximilian Franz August von | |
| Appointed President of the Reichstag |
| Prime Minister Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| 20th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Prime Minister Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Publication Sacher-Masoch, Leopold von | |
| Publication of, "Die Messalinen Wiens" from whom the word "masochism" is derived |
| Publication Hardy, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Far From the Madding Crowd" |
| Reform Milyutin, Dmitri | |
| 1st Jan Moscow Men are liable to service at the age of 20 with each district providing a quota |
| 1st Jan Moscow Passes the Conscription Act for all levels of Russian Society |
| 13th Jan Moscow Conscription comes into effect |
| Resignation Minghetti, Marco | |
| 25th May Minghetti resigns from office but the King refuses to accept |
| Resignation Castelar, Emilio | |
| 2nd Jan Madrid Castelar resigns from office |
| Restoration Alfonso XII | |
| Sandhurst Alfonso XII proclaims his reign |
| Restoration Canovas del Castillo, Antonio | |
| A leader in the restoration of the Bourbons |
| Sandhurst Alfonso XII proclaims his reign |
| Rule of Annam Cissey, Ernest-Louis-octave de | |
| 15th Annam France assumes a protectorate over Annam |
| Rule of Fiji Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Britain captures the Fiji Islands |
| Secretary of India Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| Appointed Secretary for India, 2nd term, under Disraeli |
| Secretary of War Hardy | |
| Appointed Secretary for War |
| Strike Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| 10th Aug End of the agricultural strike in eastern England |
| 15th Aug Agricultural strike in eastern England |
| Succession Alfonso XII | |
| Sandhurst Alfonso XII proclaims his reign |
