✦ History

Explore January 1, 1881 – January 1, 1914

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Events

Self-Strengthening Movement 1861 - 1895
Gilded Age 1870 - 1900
War of the Pacific 1879-02-14 - 1884-04-04
Scramble for Africa 1881 - 1914
Assassination of Alexander II of Russia 1881-03-13
Chinese Exclusion Act 1882-05-06
1883 eruption of Krakatoa 1883-08-26 - 1883-08-27
Sino-French War 1884-08-22 - 1885-04-04
Berlin Conference 1884-11-15 - 1885-02-26
Atrocities in the Congo Free State 1885-02-26 - 1908-11-15
Founding of the Indian National Congress 1885-12-28 - 1885-12-31
Haymarket affair 1886-05-04
Lei Áurea 1888-05-13
Meiji Constitution 1889-02-11
Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil) 1889-11-15
Wounded Knee Massacre 1890-12-29
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom 1893-01-17
Women's suffrage in New Zealand 1893-09-19
First Sino-Japanese War 1894-07-25 - 1895-04-17
Dreyfus affair 1894-10-15 - 1906-07-12
First Guangzhou Uprising 1895-10-26
Progressive era 1896 - 1916
Battle of Adwa 1896-03-01
1896 Summer Olympics 1896-04-06 - 1896-04-15
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896-05-18
Sinking of the USS Maine 1898-02-15
Spanish-American War 1898-04-21 - 1898-08-13
Battle of Manila Bay 1898-05-01 - 1898-05-01
Bombardment of San Juan 1898-05-12 - 1898-05-12
Battle of Guantánamo Bay 1898-06-06 - 1898-06-14
Capture of Guam 1898-06-20 - 1898-06-21
Battle of Las Guasimas 1898-06-24 - 1898-06-24
Battle of San Juan Hill 1898-07-01 - 1898-07-01
Battle of El Caney 1898-07-01 - 1898-07-01
Battle of Santiago de Cuba 1898-07-03 - 1898-07-03
Siege of Santiago 1898-07-03 - 1898-07-17
Puerto Rico campaign 1898-07-25 - 1898-08-13
Battle of Manila (1898) 1898-08-13 - 1898-08-13
Wuxu Coup 1898-09-22
Philippine-American War 1899-02-04 - 1902-07-02
Battle of Manila (1899) 1899-02-04 - 1899-02-05
Battle of Quingua 1899-04-23 - 1899-04-23
Hague Convention of 1899 1899-07-29
Second Boer War 1899-10-11 - 1902-05-31
Siege of Mafeking 1899-10-13 - 1900-05-17
Siege of Kimberley 1899-10-14 - 1900-02-15
Boxer Rebellion 1899-10-18 - 1901-09-07
Siege of Ladysmith 1899-11-02 - 1900-02-28
Battle of Tirad Pass 1899-12-02 - 1899-12-02
Battle of Magersfontein 1899-12-11 - 1899-12-11
Second Battle of Colenso 1899-12-15 - 1899-12-15
Battle of Spion Kop 1900-01-23 - 1900-01-24
Battle of Paardeberg 1900-02-18 - 1900-02-27
Seymour Expedition 1900-06-10 - 1900-06-26
Battle of Diamond Hill 1900-06-11 - 1900-06-12
Battle of the Taku Forts (1900) 1900-06-16 - 1900-06-17
Siege of the International Legations 1900-06-20 - 1900-08-14
Battle of Tientsin 1900-07-13 - 1900-07-14
Battle of Peking (1900) 1900-08-14 - 1900-08-15
Battle of Bergendal 1900-08-21 - 1900-08-27
Huizhou Uprising 1900-10-08 - 1900-11-08
Federation of Australia 1901-01-01
Balangiga massacre 1901-09-28 - 1901-09-28
First flight of the Wright Flyer 1903-12-17
Russo-Japanese War 1904-02-08 - 1905-09-05
Battle of Port Arthur 1904-02-08 - 1904-02-09
Battle of the Yalu River 1904-04-30 - 1904-05-01
Battle of Nanshan 1904-05-24 - 1904-05-26
Battle of Te-li-ssu 1904-06-14 - 1904-06-15
Battle of Tashihchiao 1904-07-24 - 1904-07-25
Siege of Port Arthur 1904-08-01 - 1905-01-02
Battle of the Yellow Sea 1904-08-10 - 1904-08-10
Battle off Ulsan 1904-08-14 - 1904-08-14
Battle of Liaoyang 1904-08-25 - 1904-09-05
Battle of Shaho 1904-10-05 - 1904-10-17
Einstein's annus mirabilis papers 1905
Russian Revolution of 1905 1905-01-22 - 1907-06-16
Bloody Sunday 1905-01-22 - 1905-01-22
Battle of Sandepu 1905-01-25 - 1905-01-29
Battle of Mukden 1905-02-20 - 1905-03-10
Battle of Tsushima 1905-05-27 - 1905-05-28
Treaty of Portsmouth 1905-09-05
Partition of Bengal 1905-10-16 - 1911-12-12
1906 San Francisco earthquake 1906-04-18
Zhennanguan Uprising 1907-12-01
Young Turk Revolution 1908-07-03 - 1908-07-24
Ford Model T 1908-10-01
South Africa Act 1909 1910-05-31
Mexican Revolution 1910-11-20 - 1920-12-01
Second Guangzhou Uprising 1911-04-27
Wuchang Uprising 1911-10-10 - 1911-12-01
Xinhai Revolution 1911-10-10 - 1912-02-12
Republic of China proclaimed 1912-01-01
Sinking of the Titanic 1912-04-14 - 1912-04-15
First Balkan War 1912-10-08 - 1913-05-30
Battle of Kirk Kilisse 1912-10-22 - 1912-10-24
Battle of Sarantaporo 1912-10-22 - 1912-10-23
Battle of Kumanovo 1912-10-23 - 1912-10-24
Siege of Scutari (1912–1913) 1912-10-28 - 1913-04-23
Battle of Lule Burgas 1912-10-28 - 1912-11-02
Battle of Prilep 1912-11-03 - 1912-11-05
Siege of Adrianople (1912–1913) 1912-11-03 - 1913-03-26
Battle of Monastir 1912-11-16 - 1912-11-19
First Battle of Çatalca 1912-11-17 - 1912-11-18
Battle of Elli 1912-12-16 - 1912-12-16
Battle of Bizani 1913-03-04 - 1913-03-06
Second Balkan War 1913-06-29 - 1913-08-10
Battle of Bregalnica 1913-06-30 - 1913-07-09
Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas 1913-07-02 - 1913-07-04
Battle of Kresna Gorge 1913-07-21 - 1913-07-31

People

James A. Mount age 37
Governor of Indiana - United States
Henry Lloyd age 28
Governor of Maryland - United States
David Ogden Watkins age 18
Governor of New Jersey - United States
James Fairman Fielder age 13
Governor of New Jersey - United States
George Theodore Werts age 34
Governor of New Jersey - United States
Foster McGowan Voorhees age 24
Governor of New Jersey - United States
Ira Joy Chase age 46
Governor of Indiana - United States
George C. Ludlow age 50
Governor of New Jersey - United States
Robert S. Green age 49
Governor of New Jersey - United States
Calvin Coolidge age 8
Massachusetts House of Representatives - United States
Warren G. Harding age 15
Ohio Senate - United States
George S. Boutwell age 62
Massachusetts House of Representatives - United States
Ogden L. Mills born 1884-08-23
New York State Senate - United States
Pius X age 45
Pope - Vatican City
Leo XIII age 70
Pope - Vatican City
Alfonso XIII born 1886-05-17
King - Spain
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands age 4 months
Queen - Netherlands
Haakon VII of Norway age 8
King - Norway
Chulalongkorn age 27
King - Thailand
Gustaf V of Sweden age 22
King - Sweden
Emilio Aguinaldo age 11
President - Philippines
Christian X of Denmark age 10
King - Denmark
Christian IX of Denmark age 62
King - Denmark
Alfonso XII age 23
King - Spain
Oscar II of Sweden age 51
King - Sweden
Frederik VIII of Denmark age 37
King - Denmark
Carol I of Romania age 41
King - Kingdom of Romania
Vajiravudh born 1881-01-01
King - Thailand
Abdur Rahman Khan age 41
Emir - Afghanistan
Sobhuza II born 1899-07-22
King - Eswatini
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg born 1894-06-14
Grand Duchess - Luxembourg
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg age 63
Grand Duke - Luxembourg
Albert I, Prince of Monaco age 32
Prince - Monaco
Habibullah Khan age 8
Emir - Afghanistan
Julio Argentino Roca age 37
President - Argentina
Ugyen Wangchuck age 18
King - Bhutan
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg age 28
Grand Duke - Luxembourg
Juan Vicente Gómez age 23
President - Venezuela
William, Prince of Albania age 4
King - Albania
José Manuel Balmaceda age 40
President - Chile
Roque Sáenz Peña age 29
President - Argentina
Yusef of Morocco born 1882-01-01
Sultan - Morocco
Abdelaziz of Morocco age 2
Sultan - Morocco
José Batlle y Ordóñez age 24
President - Uruguay
Andrés Avelino Cáceres age 44
President - Peru
Carlos Pellegrini age 34
President - Argentina
Abd al-Hafid of Morocco age 6
Sultan - Morocco
José Evaristo Uriburu age 49
President - Argentina
Eloy Alfaro age 38
President - Ecuador
Manuel de Arriaga age 40
President - Portugal
Augusto Leguía age 17
President - Peru
Eduardo López de Romaña age 33
President - Peru
Luis Sáenz Peña age 58
President - Argentina
José Figueroa Alcorta age 20
President - Argentina
Manuel Quintana age 45
President - Argentina
Cipriano Castro age 22
President - Venezuela
Rafael Núñez age 55
President - Colombia
Taimur bin Faisal Al Said born 1886-01-01
Sultan - Oman
George Tupou II age 6
King - Tonga
Sisowath of Cambodia age 40
King - Cambodia
Miguel Ángel Juárez age 36
President - Argentina
Domingo Santa María age 55
President - Chile
Aníbal Pinto age 55
President - Chile
Pedro Montt age 31
President - Chile
Germán Riesco age 26
President - Chile
José Pardo y Barreda age 16
President - Peru
Joaquín Crespo age 39
President - Venezuela
Ramón Barros Luco age 45
President - Chile
Emilio Aceval age 27
President - Paraguay
Serapio Calderón age 37
President - Peru
Guillermo Billinghurst age 29
President - Peru
Alfred Francis Russell age 63
President - Liberia
Bernardino Caballero age 41
President - Paraguay
Federico Errázuriz Echaurren age 30
President - Chile
Emiliano Figueroa age 14
President - Chile
Faisal bin Turki Al Busaidi age 16
Sultan - Oman
Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin age 31
Viceroy - British Raj
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto age 35
Viceroy - British Raj
Miguel Antonio Caro age 38
President - Colombia
Jorge Montt age 35
President - Chile
Ulises Heureaux age 35
President - Dominican Republic
Remigio Morales Bermúdez age 44
President - Peru
José Manuel Pando age 31
President - Bolivia
Adolfo Díaz age 5
President - Nicaragua
Antonio Flores Jijón age 47
President - Ecuador
Luis Cordero Crespo age 47
President - Ecuador
Anthony W. Gardner age 60
President - Liberia
Patricio Escobar age 37
President - Paraguay
Arthur Barclay age 26
President - Liberia
José Santos Zelayo age 27
President - Nicaragua
Walter Hauser age 43
President - Switzerland
Manuel Gondra age 9
President - Paraguay
Eduardo Schaerer age 7
President - Paraguay
Marco Aurelio Soto age 34
President - Honduras
Ismael Montes Gamboa age 19
President - Bolivia
José Manuel Marroquín age 53
President - Colombia
Marc-Emile Ruchet age 27
President - Switzerland
Ernst Brenner age 24
President - Switzerland
Josef Zemp age 46
President - Switzerland
Liberato Marcial Rojas age 10
President - Paraguay
Andrés Héctor Carvallo age 18
President - Paraguay
Emiliano González Navero age 19
President - Paraguay
Mariano Baptista age 48
President - Bolivia
Aniceto Arce age 56
President - Bolivia
Juan Gualberto González age 29
President - Paraguay
Juan Bautista Egusquiza age 35
President - Paraguay
Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl age 54
President - Venezuela
Leónidas Plaza age 15
President - Ecuador
Pierre Nord Alexis age 60
President - Haiti
Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani age 60
Emir - Qatar
Adolf Deucher age 49
President - Switzerland
Eduard Müller age 32
President - Switzerland
José Gil Fortoul age 19
President - Venezuela
Pablo Arosemena age 44
President - Panama
Cecilio Báez age 19
President - Paraguay
Juan Antonio Escurra age 21
President - Paraguay
Benigno Ferreira age 34
President - Paraguay
Carlos Eugenio Restrepo age 13
President - Colombia
José Eusebio Otalora age 54
President - Colombia
Julio Herrera y Obes age 40
President - Uruguay
Duncan Stewart age 48
President - Uruguay
Francisco García Calderón age 46
President - Peru
Manuel Antonio Sanclemente age 67
President - Colombia
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno age 21
President - Costa Rica
Ramón Cáceres age 14
President - Dominican Republic
Tomás Regalado age 19
President - El Salvador
William D. Coleman age 38
President - Liberia
Garretson W. Gibson age 48
President - Liberia
Robert Comtesse age 33
President - Switzerland
Ludwig Forrer age 35
President - Switzerland
Arthur Hoffmann age 23
President - Switzerland
Juan Bautista Gaona age 35
President - Paraguay
Albino Jara age 3
President - Paraguay
Francisco Javier Zaldúa age 69
President - Colombia
Rafael Zaldívar age 47
President - El Salvador
Hilary R. W. Johnson age 43
President - Liberia
Eliodoro Villazón age 32
President - Bolivia
Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra age 36
President - Costa Rica
Tancrède Auguste age 24
President - Haiti
Daniel Edward Howard age 19
President - Liberia
Próspero Fernández Oreamuno age 46
President - Costa Rica
Gregorio Pacheco age 57
President - Bolivia
Marcos Morínigo age 32
President - Paraguay
Elías Fernández Albano age 36
President - Chile
Emilio Estrada Carmona age 25
President - Ecuador
Manuel Enrique Araujo age 15
President - El Salvador
Fernando Figueroa age 31
President - El Salvador
Pedro José Escalón age 33
President - El Salvador
Cincinnatus Leconte age 26
President - Haiti
François C. Antoine Simon age 37
President - Haiti
Francisco Bertrand age 14
President - Honduras
Miguel R. Dávila age 24
President - Honduras
Manuel Bonilla age 31
President - Honduras
Pedro Peña age 16
President - Paraguay
Florvil Hyppolite age 52
President - Haiti
Joseph James Cheeseman age 37
President - Liberia
Hermógenes López age 50
President - Venezuela
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido age 26
President - Venezuela
Aníbal Zañartu age 33
President - Chile
Cleto González Víquez age 22
President - Costa Rica
Carlos Meléndez Ramírez age 19
President - El Salvador
Michel Oreste age 21
President - Haiti
Ramón González Valencia age 29
President - Colombia
Severo Fernández age 31
President - Bolivia
Policarpo Bonilla age 22
President - Honduras
François Denys Légitime age 39
President - Haiti
Lysius Salomon age 65
President - Haiti
Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez age 35
President - El Salvador
Francisco Menéndez age 50
President - El Salvador
Isa I of Bahrain age 33
Hakim - Bahrain
Tirésias Simon Sam age 45
President - Haiti
Federico Boyd age 29
President - Panama
Luis Bográn age 31
President - Honduras
Carlos Ezeta age 28
President - El Salvador
Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal age 48
President - Haiti
Terencio Sierra age 41
President - Honduras
José Madriz age 20
President - Nicaragua
Juan José Estrada Morales age 9
President - Nicaragua
Demetrio H. Brid age 21
President - Panama
Bernardo Soto Alfaro age 26
President - Costa Rica
José Joaquín Rodríguez Zeledón age 44
President - Costa Rica
Clímaco Calderón age 28
President - Colombia
Ezequiel Hurtado age 55
President - Colombia
Domingo Vásquez age 34
President - Honduras
Ponciano Leiva age 59
President - Honduras
Vicente Lucio Salazar age 48
President - Ecuador
Lerotholi age 45
King - Lesotho
Francisco Gregorio Billini age 36
President - Dominican Republic
Luis Mena born 1900-01-01
President - Nicaragua
Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez age 54
President - Costa Rica
Monpoint Jeune
President - Haiti
Adolfo Saguier age 49
President - Paraguay
Miguel Oquelí Bustillo age 24
President - Honduras
José Bordas Valdés age 6
President - Dominican Republic
Euclídes de Angulo age 39
President - Colombia
Juan Ángel Arias Boquín age 21
President - Honduras
Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani born 1881-01-17
Emir - Qatar
Manuel María Gautier age 50
President - Dominican Republic
Ahmed bin Muhammed Al Thani age 28
Emir - Qatar
José Dolores Estrada age 12
President - Nicaragua