After Spain cedes the Philippines to the United States, forces of the Philippine Republic fight American rule but are defeated.
The United States defeats Spain, gaining Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines, while Cuba is freed from Spanish rule.
Emilio Aguinaldo proclaims the independence of the Philippines from Spain at Kawit, Cavite.
Filipino writer and patriot José Rizal is executed by Spanish colonial authorities in Manila, galvanising the Philippine Revolution.
Phan Đình Phùng, leader of the Hương Khê uprising, dies, marking the end of the Cần Vương movement.
At Kitty Hawk, the Wright brothers make the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight.
Phan Bội Châu organises sending young Vietnamese to study in Japan to prepare for the independence struggle.