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| Award Grande Prix de Rome Debussy, Achille-Claude |  |
| The Winner of the Grande Prix de Rome |
| Battle of Bac le T'zu Hsi |  |
| 23rd June Bac le The Chinese defeat a French force |
| Birth Benes, Eduard |  |
| Birth of Eduard Benes |
| Birth Adelbert |  |
| Birth of Adelbert, 3rd eldest son of William II |
| Birth Ransome, Arthur |  |
| 17th Jan Birth of Arthur Ransome, children's writer |
| Birth Prasad, Rajendra |  |
| Birth of Rajendra Prasad |
| Birth Bustamente, Alexander |  |
| Birth of Alexander Bustamente |
| Birth Malinowski, Bronislaw Kasper |  |
| 7th April Cracow Birth of Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski |
| Birth Piccard, Auguste |  |
| 28th Jan Birth of Auguste Piccard |
| Birth Inonu, Ismet |  |
| May Birth of Ismet Inonu |
| Birth Roosevelt, Elranor |  |
| Birth of Eleanor Roosevelt |
| Birth Truman, Harry S | |
| 8th May Birth of Harry S Truman |
| Captain Togo, Heihachiro |  |
| Appointed Captain of Amagi |
| Appointed Captain of Daini Teibo |
| Chief Secretary Campbell-Bannerman, Henry | |
| London Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland |
| Composition Sullivan, Arthur | |
| London 1st performance of, "Princess Ida" |
| Conference of Berlin Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Athe the Conference of Berlin Britain recognizes Germany's claims to the Cameroons |
| Berlin Athe the Conference of Berlin Britain recognizes Germany's claims to the New Guinea |
| Berlin Bismarck calls together a confernce of Germany, Turkey, the USA & the European nations |
| Berlin Germany agrees to support Britain's claims in Nigeria, against the French |
| Berlin The conference discusses the status of the Congo & Niger river basins |
| Conference of Berlin Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 10th Dec Berlin Athe the Conference of Berlin Britain recognizes Germany's claims to the Cameroons |
| 10th Dec Berlin Bismarck calls together a confernce of Germany, Turkey, the USA & the European nations |
| 10th Dec Berlin Germany agrees to support Britain's claims in Nigeria, against the French |
| 10th Dec Berlin The conference discusses the status of the Congo & Niger river basins |
| Constitution Meiji | |
| Establishment of an upper House of members of the court nobility, the "Kuge" |
| Royal families receive new titles in a hierarchy of 5 ranks from Prince to Baron |
| Constitution Diaz, Porfirio |  |
| Mexico City Mexico becomes a dictatorship |
| Death Mendel, Gregor Johann |  |
| 6th Jan Death of Gregor Johann Mendel, father of genetics |
| Diplomacy Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 11th Feb Heligoland Offers Britain German support over Africa in return for the cession of Heligoland |
| Education Chekhov, Anton |  |
| Chekhov qualifies as a physician, which he considered his principal profession though he made little money from it and treats the poor for free |
| Fabian Party Webb | |
| 10th Jan London Helps found the Fabian Society |
| Fabian Party Webb, Beatrice Potter | |
| 10th Jan London Helps found the Fabian Society |
| Fabian Party Shaw, George Bernard |  |
| 10th Jan London Helps found a new Socialist party |
| 10th Jan London Named after a Roman Commander Fabius Maximus who adopted a policy of gradualism |
| General Staff Schlieffen, Alfred Graf von | |
| Appointed Head of the military history section of the General Staff |
| Governor Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| Appointed Governor General of Sudan |
| Appointed Governor General of the Sudan, 2nd term |
| Independence Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Transvaal Recognizes the Trans vaal but it cannot conclude treaties without British permission |
| Independence Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| 18th Feb Khartoum Arrives at Khartoum & declares the independence of Sudan |
| Invasion of Taiwan Togo, Heihachiro | |
| Togo observes the ground combat of the French forces against the Chinese in Formosa (Taiwan), under the guidance of Joffre, future Commander-in-Chief of France |
| Legislation Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| The social security systems installed by Bismarck (health care in 1883, accidents insurance in 1884, invalidity and old-age insurance in 1889) at the time are the most advanced in the world |
| Liberal Party Delgado, Eloy Alfaro |  |
| Founder of the Liberal Party |
| Liberal Party Bamberger, Ludwig | |
| Helps found the German Liberal Party |
| Lieutenant Tower Thesiger | |
| Tower of London Appointedieutenant of the Tower of London |
| LP Forckenbeck Forckenbeck, Maximilian Franz August von | |
| Appointed Member of the Liberal Party |
| Minister of Lands Ballance, John |  |
| Appointed Minister of Lands & Native Affairs |
| National Union of Conservative Associations Churchill, Randolph | |
| Appointed Chairman of the National Union of Conservative Associations |
| Peace T'zu Hsi | |
| May Peking Peace negotiations break down in Peking |
| President Nunez, Rafael |  |
| Appointed President of Cambodia, 2nd term |
| President Diaz, Porfirio | |
| Appointed President of Mexico, 3rd term |
| President Arthur, Chester Alan | |
| Loses the 4th ballot of the nomination by 541 votes to 207 to James Blaine |
| Prime Minister Sverdrup, Johan |  |
| Appointed Prime MInister of Norway by Oscar II |
| Prime Minister Upington, Thomas |  |
| 13th May Appointed Prime Minister of the Cape Colony |
| Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo, Antonio |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 3rd term |
| Publication Fabre, Ferdinand | |
| Publication of, "Lucifer" |
| Publication Engels, Friedrich | |
| Publication of, "Origins of the Family & Private Property" |
| Publication Ibsen, Henrik | |
| Publication of, "The Wild Duck", the first production |
| Publication Alas, Leopoldo | |
| Publication of, "La Regenta" |
| Reform Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Passes the Accident Insurance Law |
| Reform Forckenbeck, Maximilian Franz August von | |
| Leads the Liberal Union into the German Liberal Party |
| Reform Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 10th Dec London Extends the male electorate from 3 to 5 million |
| 10th Dec London Makes rural elections as democratic as urban ones |
| 10th Dec London Recognizes individual voting rights regardless of property qualifications |
| Rule of Cameroons Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin At the Conference of Berlin Britain recognizes Germany's claims to the Cameroons |
| Rule of Heligoland Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 11th Feb Heligoland Offers Britain German support over Africa in return for the cession of Heligoland |
| Rule of Indochina T'zu Hsi | |
| France expands in Indochina after winning a war against China |
| Rule of New Guinea Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Athe the Conference of Berlin Britain recognizes Germany's claims to the New Guinea |
| Rule of Nigeria Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Germany agrees to support Britain's claims in Nigeria, against the French |
| Rule of Nigeria Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 10th Dec Berlin Germany agrees to support Britain's claims in Nigeria, against the French |
| Rule of Vietnam Ferry, Jules Francoise Camille | |
| Paris Vietnam becomes a French protectorate |
| Senate President D'Anethan D'Anethan |  |
| Brussells Appointed Senate President of Belgium |
| Siege of Chi lung T'zu Hsi | |
| 23rd Oct Chi lung The French bombard Chi-lung |
| Siege of Foochow T'zu Hsi | |
| 23rd Aug Foochow The French destroy a Chinese naval squadron at Foochow |
| Siege of Khartoum Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Khartoum Gordon holds out for 1 year before being overcome & killed by the Mahdi |
| Khartoum Orders General Gordon to evacuate Khartoum but is disobeyed |
| Siege of Khartoum Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| Khartoum Disobeys Gladstone's orders to evacuate Khartoum |
| Khartoum Fails to evacuate Khartoum before a siege led by the Mahdi |
| Khartoum Holds out for 1 yr against the Mahdi's army |
| 18th Feb Khartoum Reaches Khartoum & then begins to evacuate the Anglo-Egyptian residents |
| Mar Khartoum The Mahdi have Khartoum surrounded |
| Mar Khartoum th reinforcements requested by Gordon are refused by the British government |
| Sep Khartoum A relief force under Wolseley is despatched but too late |
| Sep Khartoum Public opinion leads to œ300,000 raised by the British Government |
