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| 1st Female Doctor Jex-Blake, Sophia |  |
| London Shocks the establishment by wishing to become a doctor, 1st female medical student |
| Abdication Yoshinobu |  |
| Last of the Tokugawa Shogunate |
| Abdication Isabella II |  |
| Madrid Isabella II is deposed from the Spanish throne by her husband Francis co de Asis |
| Ambassador Perez, Santiago |  |
| Washington Appointed Ambassador to USA |
| Archbishop of Canterbury Tait, Archibald | |
| Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Battle of Awa Togo, Heihachiro | |
| 22nd Dec Awa Togo is assigned to Kasuga in the Naval Battle of Awa, near Osaka, against the navy of the Bakufu |
| Battle of Awaji Strait Enomoto, Takeaki | |
| Mar Awajirait Engages anti-Tokugawa Imperialist forces, indecisive naval gun battle |
| Battle of Tayezian Enomoto, Takeaki | |
| 1st Nov Tayezian The Shogun's troops make their last stand in a Tokyo temple |
| Battle of Tayezian Mutsuhito | |
| 1st Nov Tayezian The Shogun's troops make their last stand in a Tokyo temple |
| Birth Waldemar |  |
| Berlin 5th child of Emperor Frederick & Victoria |
| Birth Victoria | |
| London Birth of Victoria, 4th child of Edward & Princess Alexandria |
| Birth Constantine I |  |
| 12th July Athens Birth of Constantine I, eldest son of George I |
| Birth Nicholas II |  |
| 18th May Birth of Nicholas II |
| Birth Yanushkevich, Nikolai | |
| Birth of Nikolai Yanushkevich |
| Blockade of Cuba Cervera y Topete | |
| Takes part in the blockade of Cuba |
| Capital Mutsuhito | |
| Tokyo Moves the Japanes capital to Tokyo |
| Capture of Bech'land Pretorius, Marthinus |  |
| Bechuanaland Africa Captures Bechuanaland but cedes Delagoa Bay to Portugal |
| Capture of Samarkand Kaufman, Konstantin Petrovich | |
| Samarkand Captures Samarkand |
| Chancellor Lowe | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Commander Enomoto, Takeaki | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Composition Saint-Saens, Camille |  |
| Composition of, "Samson and Delilah" |
| Composition Brahms, Johannes | |
| Composes, "German Requiem" |
| Composition Wagner, Richard | |
| Composes, "Meistersinger" |
| Constitution Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Creates a Customs Parliament including the sth German States |
| Constitution Tisza, Kalman |  |
| The nobility & clergy are opposed by the Independence Party led by Tisza |
| Coronation Mutsuhito | |
| Osaka Crowned Emperor of Japan |
| Death Brudenell, James Thomas | |
| 28th Mar Death of James Thomas Brudenell |
| Discovery of Solar Spectrum Angstrom, Anders Jonas |  |
| Publishes maps of the solar spectrum |
| Election Campbell-Bannerman, Henry | |
| Stirling Burghs Elected Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs |
| Election Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| The Liberals triumph by 387 seats the Conservative's 271 seats |
| Election Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Gladstone claims his policy is to "pacify Ireland" |
| Promises to disestablish the Irish Church, reform land & education |
| The Liberals triumph by 387 seats the Conservative's 271 seats |
| Exile of Canovas del Castillo Canovas del Castillo, Antonio | |
| Forced into exile, supporter of the Bourbons |
| Exile of Isabella II Isabella II | |
| Madrid Forced into exile abroad for the rest of her life |
| Exile of Prado Prado, Mariano Ignacio |  |
| Forced to leave the country |
| Expedition Abyssinia Napier | |
| Jan Magdala Marches 400 miles to Magdala & releases British prisoners |
| 2nd Jan Annesley Bay Lands in Abysinnia with a force of 32,000 men |
| 2nd Jan Attempts to rescue an English group including the British Consul arrested by Theodore |
| Independence Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Gladstone claims his policy is to "pacify Ireland" |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Rahman, Abdur |  |
| The Russians send Rahman into Afghanistan with 200 rifles & some financial support |
| Major Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen | |
| Appointed Major-General |
| Marriage Louis III | |
| Bavaria Marries Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este |
| Marries Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Villiers | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 3rd term |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Villiers, George William Frederick | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 3rd term |
| Parliament Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| May London Liberals unite under Gladstone to disestablish the Anglican Irish Church |
| May London Victoria agrees to dissolve Parliament |
| Peerage Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| Created Marquis of Salisbury, 3rd |
| Postmaster General Cavendish, Spencer | |
| Appointed Postmaster General |
| President Bright, John | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| President Balta, Jose | |
| Appointed President of Peru |
| President Monagas, Jose Tadeo |  |
| Appointed President of Venezuela, 3rd term |
| Prime Minister Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 3rd Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Prime Minister Gonzalez Bravo, Luis | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 2nd term |
| Publication Fabre, Ferdinand | |
| Publication of, "Le Chevrier" |
| Publication Bamberger, Ludwig | |
| Publication of, "Monsieur de Bismarck" |
| Publication Brooks, Charles William Shirley | |
| Publication of, "Sooner or Later" |
| Publication Bjornson, Sveinn |  |
| Publication of, "Kiskerjenten" |
| Rebellion T'ung Chih |  |
| Suppresses the northern bandits |
| Rebellion Enomoto, Takeaki | |
| Mar Leads a rebellion in Hokkaido & does not accept the fall of the Imperial forces |
| Rebellion Yamaji, Motoharu | |
| June Leads the clan troops against the Shogunate |
| Rebellion Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali |  |
| Crete Suppresses the Cretan revolt |
| Reform Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Mar London Disraeli passes the 2nd reform act through Parliament |
| Reform Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Proposes all householders in boroughs with a rateable value of œ5 should have the vote |
| 4th April London Boosts popular support & reunites the Liberals |
| 4th April London Carries a resolution to reform the Irish Anglican Church for disestablishment |
| 4th April London Carries resolution to go into committee for reform |
| 8th April London Forced to withdraw plans to enfranchise borough householders with rates higher than œ5 |
| 8th April London The "Tea Room Revolt" of 50 Liberal MP' over Gladstone's franchise reforms |
| Resignation Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| London The precedent is set of defeated Prime Ministers resigning before Parliament sits |
| 2nd Mar London Disraeli resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Resignation Gonzalez Bravo, Luis | |
| Madrid Forced to resign after the deposition of Queen Isabella II |
| Restoration Shir Ali | |
| Kabul Restored as Amir of Afghanistan |
| Restoration Mutsuhito | |
| Proclaims the Meiji Restoration, Japan has "submitted to ruleby the Emperor" |
| Restoration Okubo | |
| Helps restore the Emperor, 1 of 5 leaders |
| Restoration Takamori, Saigo | |
| 2nd Jan Kyoto Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors |
| Restoration Tomomi, Iwakura | |
| 2nd Jan Kyoto Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors |
| Restoration Toshimichi, Okubo | |
| 2nd Jan Kyoto Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors |
| Retirement Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| 27th Feb Derby retires from the Prime Ministership due to ill health & hands over to Disraeli |
| Secretary of Home Affairs Bruce, Henry | |
| 9th Dec Appointed Home Secretary |
| Secretary of Home Affairs Bruce, Henry Austin | |
| 9th Dec Appointed Home Secretary |
| Secretary of War Cardwell | |
| Appointed Secretary for War |
| Succession Milan I |  |
| Suceeds as King of Serbia |
| Succession Rama V |  |
| 1st Oct Succeeds as King of Thailand |
| Zollverein Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Schleswig-Holstein, Kausenburg and Mecklenburg join the Zollverein |
