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+ | == Events == | ||
+ | * [[January 11]] – [[Benito Juárez]] becomes Mexican president again. | ||
+ | * [[January 30]] – [[Emperor Kōmei]] of Japan dies suddenly, age 36, leaving his 14-year-old son to succeed as [[Emperor Meiji]]. | ||
+ | * [[February 3]] – ''[[Shōgun]]'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] abdicates, and the late [[Emperor Kōmei]]'s son, Prince Mutsuhito becomes [[Emperor Meiji]] of Japan in a brief ceremony in [[Kyoto]], ending the [[Late Tokugawa shogunate]]. | ||
+ | * [[March 5]] – The [[Fenian Rising]] breaks out in Ireland. | ||
+ | * [[March 30]] – [[Alaska Purchase]]: Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from [[Alexander II of Russia]] by [[United States Secretary of State]] [[William H. Seward]]. | ||
+ | * [[April 1]]–[[November 3]] – [[Exposition Universelle (1867)|Exposition Universelle]], an international exhibition in Paris. Among the visitors is [[Abdülaziz]], making the first visit of a [[Sultan of the Ottoman Empire]] to Western Europe. | ||
+ | * [[May 1]] – The first political [[May Day]] march takes place in Chicago.<ref>Haverty-Stacke, D. T. (2009). ''America’s forgotten holiday: May Day and nationalism, 1867-1960''. New York: New York University Press.</ref> | ||
+ | * [[May 29]] - The [[Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867|Austro-Hungarian Compromise]] (called ''Ausgleich'' in German or ''kiegyezés'' in Hungarian (''The Compromise'')) is born through Act 12, which establishes the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Empire]]; on [[June 8]] Emperor [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Francis Joseph of Austria]] is crowned [[King of Hungary]]. | ||
+ | * [[May 29]] - [[Canadian Confederation]]: [[Queen Victoria]] signs the [[Constitution Act, 1867|British North America Act]], creating the Dominion of Canada, effective [[July 1]].<ref>http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/page-1.html</ref> | ||
+ | * [[June 19]] – A [[firing squad]] executes Emperor [[Maximilian of Mexico]] and two of his lieutenants. | ||
+ | * [[July 1]] - [[Canadian Confederation]]: The ''[[Constitution Act, 1867|British North America Act]]'' of [[29 March]] comes into force, creating the Dominion of [[Canada]], the first independent dominion in the [[British Empire]]. | ||
+ | * [[July 1]] - The Constitution of the [[North German Confederation]] comes into effect, creating a confederation of states, under the leadership of [[Prussia]] and [[Otto von Bismarck]]. | ||
+ | * [[July 15]] – France declares [[Cambodia]]'s independence from [[Siam]]; Cambodia becomes a [[protectorate]] of France and Britain. | ||
+ | * [[August 7]]–[[September 20]] – The [[1867 Canadian federal election|first Canadian election]] sees [[John A. Macdonald]]'s [[Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)|Conservatives]] elected to [[1st Canadian Parliament|government]]. | ||
+ | * [[August 15]] – [[Benjamin Disraeli]]'s [[Reform Act 1867|Second Reform Act]] enfranchises many men in cities for the first time, and adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in [[England and Wales]]. | ||
+ | * [[September 14]] – The first volume of ''[[Das Kapital]]'' (later translated into English as ''Capital'') is published by [[Karl Marx]]. | ||
+ | * [[October 18]] – Alaska is transferred from Russia to the US, becoming the [[Department of Alaska]].<ref>https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-takes-possesion-of-alaska</ref> | ||
+ | * [[October 21]] – '[[Manifest destiny]]': [[Medicine Lodge Treaty]] – Near Medicine Lodge Creek, Kansas, a landmark treaty is signed by southern [[Great Plains]] Indian leaders, requiring [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western [[Oklahoma]]. | ||
+ | * [[October 27]] – [[Italian unification]]: [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]'s troops march into [[Rome]]. | ||
+ | * [[November 9]] – The last ''[[shōgun]]'' of Japan, [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], tenders his resignation to [[Emperor Meiji]]. | ||
+ | * [[November 23]] – The three '[[Manchester Martyrs]]' are hanged in England for the murder of a policeman whilst attempting to rescue two [[Irish Republican Brotherhood]] members from imprisonment on 18 September. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Date unknown === | ||
+ | * South African [[diamond]] fields are discovered. | ||
+ | * [[Gorse]] is naturalised in [[New Zealand]], where it soon becomes the worst invasive weed. | ||
+ | * The [[Swedish famine of 1867-1869]] begins. | ||
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+ | ===Ongoing=== | ||
+ | * [[Paraguayan War]]. | ||
+ | * 1867–[[1873]] – Chinese, Scandinavian and Irish immigrants lay {{convert|30000|mi|km}} of railroad tracks in the USA. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:44, 14 March 2021
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![]() The Dominion of Canada is created | |
Year 1867 |
Events
- January 11 – Benito Juárez becomes Mexican president again.
- January 30 – Emperor Kōmei of Japan dies suddenly, age 36, leaving his 14-year-old son to succeed as Emperor Meiji.
- February 3 – Shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu abdicates, and the late Emperor Kōmei's son, Prince Mutsuhito becomes Emperor Meiji of Japan in a brief ceremony in Kyoto, ending the Late Tokugawa shogunate.
- March 5 – The Fenian Rising breaks out in Ireland.
- March 30 – Alaska Purchase: Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
- April 1–November 3 – Exposition Universelle, an international exhibition in Paris. Among the visitors is Abdülaziz, making the first visit of a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to Western Europe.
- May 1 – The first political May Day march takes place in Chicago.[1]
- May 29 - The Austro-Hungarian Compromise (called Ausgleich in German or kiegyezés in Hungarian (The Compromise)) is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire; on June 8 Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is crowned King of Hungary.
- May 29 - Canadian Confederation: Queen Victoria signs the British North America Act, creating the Dominion of Canada, effective July 1.[2]
- June 19 – A firing squad executes Emperor Maximilian of Mexico and two of his lieutenants.
- July 1 - Canadian Confederation: The British North America Act of 29 March comes into force, creating the Dominion of Canada, the first independent dominion in the British Empire.
- July 1 - The Constitution of the North German Confederation comes into effect, creating a confederation of states, under the leadership of Prussia and Otto von Bismarck.
- July 15 – France declares Cambodia's independence from Siam; Cambodia becomes a protectorate of France and Britain.
- August 7–September 20 – The first Canadian election sees John A. Macdonald's Conservatives elected to government.
- August 15 – Benjamin Disraeli's Second Reform Act enfranchises many men in cities for the first time, and adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales.
- September 14 – The first volume of Das Kapital (later translated into English as Capital) is published by Karl Marx.
- October 18 – Alaska is transferred from Russia to the US, becoming the Department of Alaska.[3]
- October 21 – 'Manifest destiny': Medicine Lodge Treaty – Near Medicine Lodge Creek, Kansas, a landmark treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders, requiring Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma.
- October 27 – Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi's troops march into Rome.
- November 9 – The last shōgun of Japan, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, tenders his resignation to Emperor Meiji.
- November 23 – The three 'Manchester Martyrs' are hanged in England for the murder of a policeman whilst attempting to rescue two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from imprisonment on 18 September.
Date unknown
- South African diamond fields are discovered.
- Gorse is naturalised in New Zealand, where it soon becomes the worst invasive weed.
- The Swedish famine of 1867-1869 begins.
Ongoing
- Paraguayan War.
- 1867–1873 – Chinese, Scandinavian and Irish immigrants lay 30,000 miles (48,000 km) of railroad tracks in the USA.
Events
Event | Start | End |
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Pax Brittanica | 1815 | 1915 |
Victorian era | 1840 | 1901 |
New Groups
Group | Image | Type | Description |
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University of Illinois | ![]() | A system of public universities in Illinois consisting of three universities: Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana-Champaign | |
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | ![]() | Public Flagship Space-grant Sea-grant Land-grant | Big and prestigious public university in Illinois |
Austria-Hungary | ![]() | Nation state | Former European kingdom. A great power at the time. |
Eastbourne College | ![]() | ||
Kuhn Loeb & Co | ![]() | ||
Morgan State University | ![]() | Public HBCU | Historically black Baltimore university. |
Howard University | ![]() | Military ranks HBCU | Historically black university in Washington DC |
National University of Colombia | ![]() | Nation state Public | One of the largest universities in Colombia. |
Births
Title | Born | Place of birth | Died | Summary | Description |
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Otto Kahn | 21 February 1867 | Germany Mannheim | 29 March 1934 | Banker Businessperson | |
Max Warburg Sr. | 5 June 1867 | Germany Hamburg | 26 December 1946 | Spook Banker Deep politician | Headed German intelligence. Brother of Paul Warburg. |
Henry Davison | 12 June 1867 | 6 May 1922 | Banker | USDSO and banker who attended the 1910 Jekyll Island meeting | |
Max von Baden | 10 July 1867 | Baden-Baden Grand Duchy of Baden | 6 November 1929 | ||
Stanley Baldwin | 3 August 1867 | Bewdley UK | 14 December 1947 | Politician | |
Abram Elkus | 6 August 1867 | New York | 15 October 1947 | Diplomat Lawyer | |
Henry Stimson | 21 September 1867 | New York US | 20 October 1950 | Politician | |
Walther Rathenau | 29 September 1867 | 24 June 1922 | Journalist Politician Industrialist | German Foreign Minister assassinated in office after signing the Treaty of Rapallo with the USSR. | |
Frederick C. Howe | 21 November 1867 | 3 August 1940 |
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References
- ↑ Haverty-Stacke, D. T. (2009). America’s forgotten holiday: May Day and nationalism, 1867-1960. New York: New York University Press.
- ↑ http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/page-1.html
- ↑ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-takes-possesion-of-alaska