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| + | * [[January 1]] – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The [[United States Note]] is valued the same as [[gold]], for the first time since the [[American Civil War]]. | ||
| + | * [[January 11]] – The [[Anglo-Zulu War]] begins. | ||
| + | * [[March 11]] – The [[Ryukyu Domain]] is incorporated into the [[Okinawa Prefecture]] of [[Japan]], and the last ruler, [[Shō Tai]], is exiled to Tokyo. | ||
| + | * [[April 5]] – [[War of the Pacific]]: Chile formally declares war on Bolivia and Peru.<ref>Kohn, George C., ed. (2006). "Pacific, War of the". Dictionary of Wars. Infobase Publishing. p. 389.</ref> | ||
| + | * [[May 2]] – The [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] (''Partido Socialista Obrero Español'') is founded clandestinely at the ''Casa Labra'' [[tavern]] in [[Madrid]], by printer [[Pablo Iglesias Posse|Pablo Iglesias]].<ref>http://www.psoe.es/ambito/historiapsoe/docs/index.do?action=View&id=992</ref> | ||
| + | * [[May 14]] – The first group of 463 [[Indian indenture system|Indian indentured labourers]] arrive in [[Fiji]]. | ||
| + | * [[May 26]] – The Afghan Emir, [[Mohammad Yaqub Khan]], and the [[United Kingdom]] sign the [[Treaty of Gandamak]], establishing an [[Afghan state]]. | ||
| + | * [[June 4]] – [[Yasukuni Shrine]] is officially renamed, from Tokyo Shokonsha Shrine in [[Japan]]. | ||
| + | * [[July 4]] – [[Anglo-Zulu War]] – [[Battle of Ulundi]]: A British victory effectively ends the war. | ||
| + | * [[October 7]] – The [[Dual Alliance (1879)|Dual Alliance]] is formed by [[German Empire|Germany]] and [[Austria-Hungary]]. | ||
| + | * [[November 4]] – [[Thomas Edison]] applies for the patent for his invention, the [[incandescent light bulb]] (U.S. Patent 223,898 will be granted on [[January 27]], [[1880]]).<ref>Usher, Abbott Payson (1954). A History of Mechanical Inventions. Courier Dover Publications. p. 402.</ref> | ||
| + | * [[November 10]] – The [[Bell Telephone Company]] and [[Western Union]] reach an agreement in the United States, in which the former agrees to stay out of telegraphy, and the latter to keep out of the telephone business.<ref>Schwarzlose, Richard A. (1990). The Nation's Newsbrokers: The Rush to Institution: From 1865 to 1920. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press. p. 84.</ref> | ||
| + | * [[December 21]] – [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s controversial drama ''[[A Doll's House]]'' premières at the [[Royal Danish Theatre]] in [[Copenhagen]] (having been first published on [[December 4]] in the city). | ||
| + | * [[December 31]] - [[Thomas Edison]] demonstrates [[incandescent lighting]] to the public for the first time, in [[Menlo Park, New Jersey]]. | ||
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| + | === Date unknown === | ||
| + | * Colonel [[Ahmed ‘Urabi]] forms the [[Egyptian Nationalist Party]]. | ||
| + | * [[Wilhelm Wundt]] establishes the first psychological research laboratory, at the [[University of Leipzig]]. | ||
| + | * Tetteh Quarshie first brings [[cocoa bean]]s to [[Ghana]] from [[Equatorial Guinea]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:04, 13 March 2021
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 Great Britain gives up on conquering all of Afghanistan, and settles for larger territorial concessions and control of Afghan foreign policy, after the Second Anglo-Afghan War. |
Events
- January 1 – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War.
- January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
- March 11 – The Ryukyu Domain is incorporated into the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan, and the last ruler, Shō Tai, is exiled to Tokyo.
- April 5 – War of the Pacific: Chile formally declares war on Bolivia and Peru.[1]
- May 2 – The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español) is founded clandestinely at the Casa Labra tavern in Madrid, by printer Pablo Iglesias.[2]
- May 14 – The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji.
- May 26 – The Afghan Emir, Mohammad Yaqub Khan, and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak, establishing an Afghan state.
- June 4 – Yasukuni Shrine is officially renamed, from Tokyo Shokonsha Shrine in Japan.
- July 4 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Ulundi: A British victory effectively ends the war.
- October 7 – The Dual Alliance is formed by Germany and Austria-Hungary.
- November 4 – Thomas Edison applies for the patent for his invention, the incandescent light bulb (U.S. Patent 223,898 will be granted on January 27, 1880).[3]
- November 10 – The Bell Telephone Company and Western Union reach an agreement in the United States, in which the former agrees to stay out of telegraphy, and the latter to keep out of the telephone business.[4]
- December 21 – Henrik Ibsen's controversial drama A Doll's House premières at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen (having been first published on December 4 in the city).
- December 31 - Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Date unknown
- Colonel Ahmed ‘Urabi forms the Egyptian Nationalist Party.
- Wilhelm Wundt establishes the first psychological research laboratory, at the University of Leipzig.
- Tetteh Quarshie first brings cocoa beans to Ghana from Equatorial Guinea.
Events
| Event | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Pax Brittanica | 1815 | 1915 |
| Victorian era | 1840 | 1901 |
New Groups
| Group | Image | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan & Cromwell |  | Notorious New York law firm used by the Dulles brothers. | |
| Technical University of Berlin |  | Public | One of the 4 Universities in Berlin, home to a few former top Nazi-officials. |
| PSOE |  |
A Death
| Title | Born | Died | Place of death | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel de Rothschild | 22 November 1808 | 3 June 1879 | London UK | Politician Rothschild family |
Births
| Title | Born | Place of birth | Died | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Halpern | 1879 | 28 June 1956 | Spook Politician Lawyer | ||
| E. M. Forster | 1 January 1879 | United Kingdom Marylebone Middlesex | 7 June 1970 | Author | |
| Alfred Zimmern | 26 January 1879 | 24 November 1957 | Academic Deep state operative | A member of the Milner Group who spoke of the group to Carrol Quigley | |
| William Beveridge | 5 March 1879 | India Bengal | 16 March 1963 | Academic Economist Social Scientist | Economist who helped shape welfare state policies and institutions in post-World War II Britain . |
| Carlo Tresca | 9 March 1879 | Italy Sulmona | 11 January 1943 | Editor | Communist editor assassinated in New York in 1943 |
| Albert Einstein | 14 March 1879 | 18 April 1955 | Scientist | Theoretical physicist best known to the general public for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 | |
| Thomas Catto | 15 March 1879 | United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne | 23 August 1959 | Central banker Businessperson | Governor of the Bank of England 1944-1949 |
| John Raskob | 19 March 1879 | New York United States Lockport | 15 October 1950 | Businessperson | |
| Fred Brown | 12 April 1879 | New Hampshire Ossipee | 3 February 1955 | US politician | |
| Nancy Astor | 19 May 1879 | US | 2 May 1964 | Politician | The first woman to take her seat in Parliament, a key member of the Cliveden Set |
| Waldorf Astor | 19 May 1879 | US | 30 September 1952 | Politician Deep politician Businessperson Millionaire | Multi-millionaire UK deep politician, Chair of Chatham House ... |
| Max Aitken | 25 May 1879 | Canada Ontario Maple | 9 June 1964 | Author Legislator Businessperson | |
| Auckland Geddes | 21 June 1879 | London United Kingdom | 8 June 1954 | Diplomat Soldier Politician Businessperson | |
| Robert William Seton-Watson | 20 August 1879 | London | 25 July 1951 | Journalist Propagandist | Spooky UK historian trained by Milner Group member H. A. L. Fisher, encouraged the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| David Petrie | 9 September 1879 | Inveravon Banffshire | 7 August 1961 | Spook Police officer | Wartime head of MI6 after just 5 years in the organisation. |
| Charles Wickham | 11 September 1879 | 20 July 1971 | Soldier Police officer | British counter-insurgency expert organizing murder gangs and torture chambers in Northern Ireland, Greece and around the Empire. | |
| Margaret Sanger | 14 September 1879 | 6 September 1966 | Activist Nurse | US eugenicist and birth control promoter. Long sponsored by the Rockefeller family. | |
| Leon Trotsky | 7 November 1879 | Near Yelizavetgrad Kherson Governorate Russia/Tsarist Russia | 21 August 1940 | ||
| Patrick Pearce | 10 November 1879 | Dublin Eire | 3 May 1916 | Activist Lawyer | One of the leaders of the Irish Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along with fifteen others, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebellion. |
| Alexander Inglis | 24 November 1879 | 1924 | Academic | American early 20th century author and educator. His scholarship largely shaped modern public schools and continues to be influential. Criticized by John Taylor Gatto. | |
| John McCarl | 27 November 1879 | United States Near Iowa Des Moines | 2 August 1940 | Civil servant | Although McCarl had no financial training or experience whatsoever, he was appointed the first Comptroller General of the United States, working from 1921 to 1936 |
| Jouett Shouse | 10 December 1879 | US Kentucky | 2 June 1968 | Politician Lawyer Publisher Deep state actor |
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References
- ↑ Kohn, George C., ed. (2006). "Pacific, War of the". Dictionary of Wars. Infobase Publishing. p. 389.
- ↑ http://www.psoe.es/ambito/historiapsoe/docs/index.do?action=View&id=992
- ↑ Usher, Abbott Payson (1954). A History of Mechanical Inventions. Courier Dover Publications. p. 402.
- ↑ Schwarzlose, Richard A. (1990). The Nation's Newsbrokers: The Rush to Institution: From 1865 to 1920. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press. p. 84.
