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| Arrest Pilsudski, Josef Klemens |  |
| Siberia Released from his arrest |
| Bayreuth Wagner, Richard |  |
| Bayreuth Located where Wagner built his home |
| Bayreuth The festival begins to give regular performances of Wagner's operas |
| Birth Richthofen, Manfred von | |
| 2nd May Birth of Manfred von Richthofen |
| Birth Harris, Arthur Travers |  |
| 13th April Cheltenham Birth of Arthur Travers Harris |
| Birth Leigh-Mallory, Trafford | |
| Birth of Leigh-Mallory Trafford |
| Birth Victoria | |
| Berlin Birth of Victoria, eldest daughter of William II |
| Birth Watson-Watt, Robert | |
| 13th April Brechin Birth of Robert Watson-Watt |
| Birth Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo |  |
| 4th Dec El Ferrol Birth of Francis co Paulino Hermenegildo Franco |
| Birth Andric, Ivo |  |
| Birth of Ivo Andric |
| Birth Tito, Josip Broz | |
| 25th May Birth of Josip Broz Tito |
| Chairman Board of Inland Revenue Milner Milner, Alfred | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue |
| Chancellor Harcourt, William | |
| 18th Aug London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Composition Cilea, Francesco |  |
| Composes, "La Tilda" |
| Composition Tchaikovsky, Peter |  |
| Composes, "The Nutcracker" |
| Cuban Revolutionary Party Marti, Jose |  |
| Helps found the Cuban Revolutionary Party |
| Discovery of Jupiter Moons Barnard, Edward Emerson |  |
| Discovers the 5th moon of Jupiter |
| Discovery of Tuberculosis Bang, Bernhard Lauritz Frederik |  |
| Develops a method of removing tuberculosis from dairy herds |
| Election Chamberlain, Austen | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Governor McKinley, William | |
| Ohio Appointed Governor of Ohio |
| Minister of Finance Witte | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Primrose | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| Minister of Marine Cervera y Topete | |
| Appointed Minister of Marine |
| Minister of War Campbell-Bannerman, Henry | |
| Appointed War Minister, 2nd term |
| Olympic Games Courbertin, Pierre de |  |
| Courbertin proposes a renaissance of ancient Greek competition |
| Party Leader Alem, Leandro |  |
| Buenos Aires Appointed Party Leader of the Union Civica Radical Party |
| Party Leader Pilsudski, Josef Klemens | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Polish Socialist Party |
| Peerage George V | |
| 24th May York Created Duke of York |
| Peerage Hardy | |
| Cranboork Created an Earl of Cranbrook, 1st |
| Peerage Thomson, William | |
| Created Baron Kelvin, 1st |
| Presidential Nomination Harrison, Benjamin | |
| 10th June Appointed Presidential Candidate by the National Convention |
| President Cleveland, Grover | |
| 23rd June The Democratic National Convention nominate Cleveland for President |
| President Wing, Simon | |
| 28th Aug Nominated by the Socialist Labour Party as Presidential Candidate |
| Prime Minister Thompson, John Sparrow David |  |
| 5th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Canada |
| Prime Minister Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 15th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4th term |
| Prime Minister Wekerle, Sandor |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Hungary, 1st term |
| Prime Minister Giolitti, Giovanni | |
| Appointed Prime Ministerof Italy, 1st term |
| Prime Minister Ito |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| Privy Council Enomoto, Takeaki | |
| June Appointed Privy Councillor |
| PSP Pilsudski, Josef Klemens | |
| Warsaw Founds the Polish Socialist Party |
| Publication Doyle, Arthur Conan | |
| Publication of, "The Great Shadow" |
| Publication Ibsen, Henrik |  |
| Publication of, "The Master Builder", the first production |
| Publication Nobre, Antonio |  |
| Publication of, "So" |
| Resignation Caprivi, Georg Leo von | |
| Following a legislative defeat on an educational bill, Caprivi resigns as Prussian Minister-President and is replaced by Count Botho zu Eulenburg |
| Secretary of Home Affairs Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Appointed Home Secretary |
| Solicitor General Carson | |
| Appointed Solicitor General for Ireland |
