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| Accession Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer |  |
| On Churchill's advice George V's accession is marked by remission for 11,000 prisoners |
| 6th May Attends a meeting of the Privy Council to discuss the accession of George V |
| Ambassador Izvolski |  |
| Moscow Developed military Alliance between France & Russia |
| Armament Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Agrees to the construction of 4 new battleships |
| Arrest Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea |  |
| Arrested in Italy for the non-payment of a fine |
| Attorney Hughes, William Morris |  |
| Appointed Attorney General |
| Attorney Simon | |
| London Appointed Attorney General |
| Bilingualism Hertzog, James |  |
| Pretoria Africa Advocates a "two-stream" policy regarding Dutch & English-speaking Sth Africans |
| Birth Cousteau, Jacques |  |
| Birth of Jacques Cousteau |
| Birth Ayer, Alfred Jules | |
| London Birth of Alfred Jules Ayer |
| Birth Cockerell, Christopher | |
| Birth of Chris topher Cockerell |
| Birth Kurosawa, Akira |  |
| 23rd Mar Birth of Akira Kurosawa |
| Birth Krige, Uys | |
| 4th Feb Birth of Uys Krige |
| Birth Celebrezze, Anthony |  |
| 4th Sep Anzi Birth of Anthony Celebrezze |
| Birth Shaw, Artie | |
| New York Birth of Artie Shaw |
| Black Friday Pankhurst, Emily | |
| London Accuses Churchill of directing the police & responsible for the events of Black Friday |
| 18th Nov London A deputation of 300 women march on the Commons |
| 18th Nov London Police have to use force & 115 demonstrators are arrested |
| Brigadier General Wilson | |
| London Appointed Director of Military Operations |
| Budget Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 30th Mar London With the support of the Irish Nationalists Asquith's Budget is passed by the Commons |
| 18th April London The Commons votes in favor of the People's Budget of 1909, including the whisky duty |
| 27th April London The Budget is presented to the House of Commons & passes by 324 votes to 231 |
| 28th April London The Lords is presented with the Budget & passes it without a division |
| Budget Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 27th April London Churchill wants strong measures against the Lords if they reject the Budget |
| Budget Lloyd George, David | |
| 27th April London The Budget is presented to the House of Commons & passes by 324 votes to 231 |
| 28th April London The Lords passes the Budget without a division |
| Capture of Korea P'u-i |  |
| Japan annexes Korea and thereby terminates the Choson dynasty |
| Capture of Korea Katsura | |
| Captures Japan |
| Capture of Korea Mutsuhito | |
| 6th Sep Japan captures Korea |
| Capture of Korea Terauchi, Matasake | |
| Commands the capture of Korea |
| Composition Stravinsky, Igor | |
| Composes, "The Firebird", completes music for the ballet |
| Constitution P'u-i | |
| The National Assemby demands the convocation of Parliament which is promised for 1913 |
| Constitution Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Parliament ratifies the National Convention's Constitution for a unified government |
| 21st Feb London Admits to the Commons Edward VII had not promised extra peers to reform the Lords |
| 21st Feb London after the election the Liberals agree to a suspensory veto for the House of Lords |
| 18th Mar London Announces the Lords must be reformed on a democratic basis |
| 30th Mar London Declares that Parliament should be restricted to terms 5 years |
| 30th Mar London Declares the Lords should not have the right to reject or a Bill more than 2X |
| 30th Mar London Promises if the Lords reject the budget the King will create peers before an election |
| 31st Mar London Government proposals to reform the House of Lords is introduced to Parliament |
| 16th Nov London The King secretly tells Asquith if the Liberals return he will create extra peers |
| Constitution Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 9th Jan Leven Calls the Lords an "anachronistc assembly" & wants to "finish it off for ever" |
| 10th Jan London Lords , "doddering peers, cute financial magnates, clever wire pullers" |
| 19th Mar Manchester Attempts to rally the Liberals to support reform of the Lords |
| 19th Mar Manchester Supports abolition of the veto at the Free Trade Hall |
| Constitution Edward VII | |
| London Says Lloyd George's speeches are "calculated to set class against class" |
| Constitution Lloyd George, David | |
| 17th Aug London Considers a Grand Coalition to resolve the constitutional crisis |
| 4th Nov London The 3rd reading of the Finance Bill is carried in the House of Commons |
| 30th Nov London The Commons is prorogued & a general election campaign begins |
| 30th Nov London The Finance Bill is rejected in the Lords by 350 votes to 75 |
| Constitution Venizelos, Eleftherios |  |
| Athens Amends the Constitution of 1864 |
| Athens Establishes a bipolar form of Government with a role for the monarch |
| Constitution Botha, Louis | |
| Sth Africa's 1st general election |
| 31st May Pretoria Africa Proclamation of the Union of Sth Africa |
| 31st May Pretoria Africa Sth Africa becomes a self-governing Dominion of the British Empire |
| Death Lueger, Karl |  |
| 10th Mar Death of Karl Lueger |
| Death Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 6th May Death of Edward VII, during a constitutional crisis |
| Death Edward VII | |
| 6th May London Death of Edward VII, during the constitutional crisis facing the House of Lords |
| Death Bjornnson, Bjornstjerne |  |
| Death of Bjornstjerne Bjornnson |
| Death Rama V |  |
| 23rd Oct Death of Rama V, commemorated as a national holiday |
| Demonstrations Pankhurst, Emily | |
| London Accuses Churchill of directing the police & responsible for the events of Black Friday |
| 18th Nov London A deputation of 300 women march on the Commons |
| 18th Nov London Police have to use force & 115 demonstrators are arrested |
| Department of Native Affairs Botha, Louis | |
| The Deptartment of Native Affairs takes over the 4 colonial departments |
| Director General Cowans, John Steven | |
| Appointed Director General of the teritorial forces in Britain |
| Discovery of Gestalt Theory Wertheimer, Max |  |
| Prague Rep Formulates gestalt theory |
| Discovery of South Pole Bowers, Henry | |
| South Pole Accompanies Captain Scott on the "Terra Nova" expedition to the South Pole, 1910-12 |
| Discovery of South Pole Cheatham, Alfred | |
| South Pole Signed up as 3rd Officer by Scott on the "Terra Nova" Sth Pole expedition, 1910-12 |
| Discovery of South Pole Cream, Tom | |
| South Pole Accompanies Scott on the ill fated "Terra Nova" expedition to the South Pole, 1910-12 |
| Discovery of South Pole Evans, Edgar | |
| South Pole Accompanies Scott on the ill fated "Terra Nova" expedition to the South Pole, 1910-12 |
| Discovery of South Pole Oates, Titus | |
| South Pole Accompanies Scott on the ill fated "Terra Nova" expedition to the South Pole, 1910-12 |
| Dismissal Izvolski | |
| Dismissed after an unsuccesful agreement with Austria |
| Editor Mussolini, Benito Amilicare Andrea | |
| Forli Appointed Editor of The Class Struggle |
| Education Doenitz, Karl |  |
| Enters the Imperial Navy |
| Election Aitken, William Maxwell | |
| Ashton Elected Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Election Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 15th Feb Liberals 275 seats, Conservatives 273, Labour 42 |
| 15th Feb The Irish Nationalists win 84 seats & again hold the balance of power |
| 28th Nov London Parliament is dissolved so that the Parliament Act can be taken to the electorate |
| Dec The Liberal Party wins 44.2% of votes cast & 272 Members of Parliament |
| 19th Dec Very little change from January but enough to push the Parliament Act through |
| Election Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 9th Jan Leven Calls the Lords an "anachronistc assembly" & wants to "finish it off for ever" |
| 19th Dec Dundee Elected Member of Parliament for Dundee with an increased majority |
| Election Hoare, Samuel | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Election Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley | |
| Ripon Elected Member of Parliament for Ripon |
| Election Botha, Louis | |
| Botha's party wins 66 seats, mostly Afrikaners, in a house of 121 |
| Sth Africa's 1st general election |
| Election Wilson, Thomas Woodrow | |
| New Jersey Elected Governor of New Jersey |
| Girl Guides Baden-Powell, Robert | |
| London Helps found the Girl Guides with his sister Agnes |
| Governor Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Appointed Governor General of Sth Africa |
| Governor Terauchi, Matasake | |
| Appointed Governor General of Korea |
| House of Lords Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 9th Jan Leven Calls the Lords an "anachronistc assembly" |
| Independence Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| Parliament ratifies the National Convention's Constitution for unified government |
| Independence Carson | |
| 21st Feb London Opposes Irish Home Rule |
| Independence Botha, Louis | |
| 31st May Pretoria Africa Sth Africa becomes a self-governing Dominion of the British Empire |
| IPA Freud, Sigmund | |
| Prague Rep Founds the International Psychoanalytic Association |
| Kuomintang, The Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| Appointed Member of the Kuomtang in Tokyo |
| Leigislative Council Jinnah, Mohammed Ali |  |
| Appointed Member of the Viceroy's Legislative Council |
| Lieutenant, 2nd Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| 19th July Weingarten Appointed Member of the 124th Wurttemberg Regiment |
| Lieutenant, 2nd Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo |  |
| Appointed 2nd Lieutenant |
| Lieutenant General Haig, Douglas | |
| London Appointed Lieutenant General |
| Marriage Patton, George Smith | |
| 26th May Patton marries Beatrice Ayer |
| Minister of Education Malan, Francois Stephanus | |
| Appointed Minister of Education |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Sazonov, Sergey Dmitriyevich | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Minister of Justice Hertzog, James | |
| Appointed Minister of Justice & Native Affairs, serves under Botha |
| Minister of Portugal Machado, Bernardino Luis |  |
| Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs |
