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