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| Ambassador Cambon, Pierre-Paul |  |
| Constantinople Appointed Ambassador to Turkey |
| Birth Pedro II |  |
| Death of Pedro II |
| Birth Carnap, Rudolf |  |
| Birth of Rudolf Carnap |
| Birth Dix, Otto | |
| 2nd Dec Gera Birth of Otto Dix |
| Birth Doenitz, Karl | |
| 16th Sep Berlin Birth of Karl Doenitz |
| Birth Marcks, Erich | |
| 6th June Schonberg Birth of Erich Marcks |
| Birth Model, Otto Moritz Walter | |
| 24th Jan Genthin Birth of Otto Moritz Walter Model |
| Birth Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| 15th Nov Heidenheim Birth of Erwin von Rommel, Heidenheim near Ulm in Wurttemburg |
| Birth Alexander, Harold |  |
| Birth of Harold Alexander |
| Budget Goschen | |
| 23rd April London Goschen's budget has a surplus of œ2,000,000 |
| Burial Napoleon | |
| 20th Mar Turin Prince Napoleon is buried in Turin |
| Burial Parnell, Charles Stewart |  |
| 10th Oct Glasnevin Burial of Charles Stewart Parnell |
| Chief of Staff Schlieffen, Alfred Graf von | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff |
| Conference of London Cervera y Topete |  |
| London Leads a Spanish delegation to a Naval conference in London |
| Constitution Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 2nd Oct Newcastle Proposes a policy of home rule, triennial Parliaments & reform of the House of Lords |
| Dardanelles Alexander II |  |
| 29th Aug Dardanelles The Sultan opens the Dardanelles to Russian shipping only |
| Dardanelles Abdulhamid II |  |
| 29th Aug Daradanelles Opens the Dardanelles to Russian shipping only |
| 12th Sep Daradanelles Explains the opening of the Dardanelles to the satisfaction of the British Ambassador |
| Death Balmaceda, Jose Manuel |  |
| 19th Sep Santiago Death of Jose Manuel Balmaceda, commits suicide after defeat in the civil war |
| Death Booth, Charles | |
| Death of Charles Booth |
| Death Parnell, Charles Stewart | |
| Death of Charles Stewart Parnell |
| Death Bratianu, Ion |  |
| 16th May Death of Ion Bratianu |
| Declaration of War Balmaceda, Jose Manuel | |
| Conflict with the Congress leads to civil war |
| Demonstrations Wagner, Richard | |
| 16th Sep Paris Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House, followed by anti-German demonstration |
| Disaster Meiji |  |
| 29th Oct Yokohama An earthquake in Yokohama kills 6,500 |
| Discovery of Carborundum Acheson, Edward Goodrich |  |
| Discovers silicon carbide which he calls carborundum |
| Dismissal Mercier, Honore |  |
| Quebec Dismissed for financial mismanagement |
| Education Smuts, Jan Christian |  |
| Cambridge Africa Wins the Ebden scholarship for overseas study & reads law at Chris t's College, Cambridge |
| Stellenbosch Africa Graduates with double First-class honours in Literature & Science |
| Election Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 2nd May Geestmunde Returned for Geestmunde with a large majority |
| Erfurt Program Kautsky, Karl | |
| Kautsky's Erfurt Program is adopted by the SDP |
| Expulsion Jews Alexander III | |
| 22nd April Moscow Decrees the expulsion of Jews from Moscow |
| Field Marshal Oyama | |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| First Lord of the Treasury Balfour, Arthur James | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Treasury, a post usually held by a Prime Minister |
| Governor Cambon, Jules-Martin | |
| Algiers Appointed Governor General of Algeria |
| Grain Exports Alexander II | |
| 11th Aug All exports of grain from Russia are banned |
| Invention Kinetoscope Edison, Thomas Alva | |
| 24th Aug Patents the Kinetescope |
| Invention Telegraph Edison, Thomas Alva | |
| 29th Dec Patents a radio device for wireless telegraphy |
| IPB Bajer, Frederik |  |
| Founds the International Peace Bureau |
| Legislation Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| Free Education Act, abolishes fees for primary education |
| Manifesto Erfurt Program Kautsky, Karl Johann |  |
| Erfurt Rep Main creator of the Erfurt Program |
| Manifesto Irish Party Parnell, Charles Stewart | |
| 13th Mar Issues a manifesto to the Irish in America requesting funds |
| Minister of Finance Steinbach, Emil |  |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| Newcastle Program Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 2nd Oct Newcastle Proposes abolition of the double franchise |
| 2nd Oct Newcastle Proposes a local right to veto sales of liquor |
| 2nd Oct Newcastle Proposes a policy of home rule, triennial Parliaments & reform of the House of Lords |
| 2nd Oct Newcastle Proposes Welsh disestablishment |
| Performance Lohengrin Wagner, Richard | |
| 16th Sep Paris Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House, followed by anti-German demonstration |
| 18th Sep Paris Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House for a 2nd time, followed by arrests |
| President Peixoto, Floriano | |
| 23rd Nov Appointed President of Brazil |
| President Bajer, Frederik | |
| Appointed President of the International Peace Bureau |
| Prime Minister Abbot, John Joseph Caldwell | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Canada |
| Prime Minister Ballance, John |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of NewZealand |
| Prime Minister Pasic, Nicola |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Serbia, 1st term |
| Profession Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand |  |
| Bombay Practises law in Bombay for 2 years |
| London Called to the bar at the Inner Temple |
| Publication Booth, Charles | |
| Publication of, "Life & Labour of the People" |
| Publication Doyle, Arthur Conan | |
| Publication of, "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ", a compilation of collected stories |
| Publication of, "The Refugees " |
| Publication Hardy, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" |
| Reform Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| Free Education Act, abolishes fees for primary education |
| Revisionism Vollmar, Georg | |
| 1st June Makes a speech advocating reform as the best means of acheiving Socialism |
| Rule of Matabeleland Jameson, Leanders Starr | |
| 2nd Jan Matabeleland Africa Administration extended over the Matabele territory |
| Rule of Nyasaland Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| London Nyasaland becomes a British Protectorate |
| Social Democratic Party Bebel, August | |
| Liebknecht and Bebel found the Social Democratic Party |
| Social Democratic Party Liebknecht, Wilhelm | |
| Liebknecht and Bebel found the Social Democratic Party |
| Statue Wesley Wesley, John | |
| 2nd Mar London A statue of John Wesley is unveiled in the City Rd |
| Succession Victor | |
| 1st April Succeeds as head of the Bonaparte family |
| Sucide of Balmaceda Balmaceda, Jose Manuel | |
| 19th Sep Santiago Commits suicide after defeat in the civil war |
| Surrender Balmaceda, Jose Manuel | |
| 4th Sep Balmaceda's las warships surrender |
| Under Secretary Curzon | |
| Appointed Under Secretary of India |
| Vice President Peixoto, Floriano | |
| Appointed Vice President of Brazil |
| Vote Confidence Parnell, Charles Stewart | |
| 16th Feb London The Parnellites pass a resolution of confidence in Parnell |
