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| Abdication Muhammad Ya'qub |  |
| Forced to abdicateby the British |
| Abdication Disraeli, Benjamin |  |
| Forced to abdicateby the British |
| Admiral Hornby, Geoffrey Thomas Phipps | |
| London Appointed Admiral |
| Alliance Franz Josef I |  |
| An Alliance is agreed between Germany & Austria |
| Alliance Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von |  |
| Breaks from the national liberals & relies upon the conservative parties |
| Does not create a "greater Germany", preserves the balance of power |
| 7th Oct Agrees a dual Alliance between Austria & Germany, similar to the Holy Alliance |
| Arrest Cetewayo |  |
| Ulundi Africa Captured & deported by the British |
| Assassination Blanco y Erenas |  |
| Assassination of Ramon Blanco y Erenas |
| Battle of Isandhlwana Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Isandhlwana The British are massacred at Isandhlwana |
| Battle of Isandhlwana Cetewayo | |
| Isandhlwana Africa The British are massacred at Isandhlwana |
| Battle of Rourke's Drift Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Rourke's Drift British victory over the Zulus |
| Battle of Rourke's Drift Cetewayo | |
| Rourke's Drift Africa British victory over the Zulus |
| Battle of Ulundi Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Ulundi British victory over the Zulus, final victory |
| Battle of Ulundi Cetewayo | |
| Ulundi Africa British victory over the Zulus, final victory |
| Birth Einstein, Albert | |
| 14th Mar Ulm Birth of Albert Einstein, Ulm, Wurttemburg |
| Birth Papen, Franz von | |
| 29th Oct Werl Birth of Franz von Papen, Werl, Westphalia to a wealthy noble family |
| Birth Aitken, William Maxwell | |
| Ontario Birth of William Maxwell Aitken |
| Birth Forster, Edward Morgan | |
| 1st Jan Birth of Edward Morgan Forster |
| Birth Taisho |  |
| Birth of Taisho, son of Mutsuhito |
| Black Repartition Plekhanov, Georgy Valentinovich |  |
| Joins the non-violent Black Repartition minority |
| Capture of Kabul Muhammad Ya'qub | |
| Kabul The British capture Kabul |
| Capture of Kabul Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Kabul The British capture Kabul |
| Capture of Khyber Pass Muhammad Ya'qub | |
| Khyber Pass Under the treaty of Gandamak with Afghanistan Britain occupies the Khyber Pass |
| Capture of Khyber Pass Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Khyber Pass Under the treaty of Gandamak with Afghanistan Britain occupies the Khyber Pass |
| Capture of Ryukyu Islands Mutsuhito | |
| Ryukyu Islands The Japanese capture the Ryukyu Islands from China |
| Composition Sullivan, Arthur | |
| Paignton 1st performance of, "The Pirates of Penzance" |
| Composition Tchaikovsky, Peter | |
| Composes, "Eugene Onegin" |
| Constitution Battenburg | |
| Appointed monarchical head of State, ruled by him with Russian advisers |
| The National Assembly introduces a Constitution |
| Declaration of War Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Britain goes to war with the Zulus |
| Diplomacy Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Sleswick Raises some tariff restrictions against Russia |
| 3rd Sep Alexanderovo William I & Alexander II try to put right some misunderstandings |
| Education Chekhov, Anton | |
| Moscow Gains admission to the medical school at Moscow University |
| Moscow To support his family and pay his tuition fees, he daily writes short, humorous sketches and vignettes of contemporary Russian life, many under pseudonyms such as "Antosha Chekhonte" and "Man without a Spleen" |
| Education Wilson, Thomas Woodrow |  |
| Virginia Enters the University of Virginia Law School |
| Election Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Midlothian Gladstone campaigns against Disraeli's pro-Turkish policies |
| Election Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik | |
| Elected Member of the Cape Parliament |
| Exile of Cetewayo Cetewayo | |
| Ulundi Africa Captured & deported by the British |
| Governor Wolsey, Garnet | |
| Transvaal Appointed Governor of the Trans vaal |
| Head of State Battenburg | |
| Appointed monarchical head of State, ruled by him with Russian advisers |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Muhammad Ya'qub | |
| Britain invades Afghanistan after the massacre of the legation in Kabul |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Britain invades Afghanistan after the massacre of the legation in Kabul |
| Invasion of Russia Moltke | |
| To avoid war on two fronts develops a strategy for invading Russia & then France |
| Invention Tram Siemens, Werner von | |
| Demonstrates the 1st electric tram in Germany |
| Irish Land League Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| The Irish Land League is founded |
| Marriage Arthur of Brittany | |
| London Marries Princess Louis a of Prussia |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Haymerle, Heinrich Karl von | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| National Assembly Battenburg | |
| The National Assembly introduces a Constitution |
| Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo, Antonio | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 2nd term |
| Publication Ibsen, Henrik |  |
| Publication of, "A Doll's House", the first production |
| Rebellion Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| The slave trade under Sulieman is wiped out |
| Rebellion Wolsey, Garnet | |
| Dec Transvaal Wolsey subdues the Sekhukhuni rebellion & captures their paramount chief |
| Resignation MacMahon, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de |  |
| 28th Jan Paris Forced to resign |
| Rule of Schleswig Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 4th Feb Schleswig Breaks the treaty of Prague & refuses to support a plebiscite in nth Schleswig |
| Solicitor General Mercier, Honore |  |
| Appointed Solicitor General |
| Succession Muhammad Ya'qub | |
| Kabul Succeeds as Amir of Afghanistan |
| Succession Alexander |  |
| Succeeds to the throne of Bulgaria |
| Treaty of Alliance Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 7th Oct Austria & Germany agree neutrality if either is at war, except against Russia |
| 7th Oct Austria & Germany agree to support each other in any war with Russia |
| 7th Oct Signed between Austria-Hungary & Germany, despite William I's opposition |
| 7th Oct The Austrian Alliance is used to prevent & Crimean coaliton & avoid another war |
| Treaty of Gandamak Muhammad Ya'qub | |
| Gandamak Under the treaty of Gandamak with Afghanistan Britain occupies the Khyber Pass |
| Treaty of Gandamak Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Gandamak Under the treaty of Gandamak with Afghanistan Britain occupies the Khyber Pass |
| Treaty of Prague Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 4th Feb Schleswig Breaks the treaty of Prague & refuses to support a plebiscite in nth Schleswig |
