1867★★★★★
France annexes western Cochinchina
France seizes Vĩnh Long, An Giang and Hà Tiên, completing the colony of French Cochinchina.
WarPolitics· Vietnam, France
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Events this year
March 30, 1867★★★★★
Alaska Purchase
The United States signs a treaty to buy Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million.
Treaty· United States, Russia
July 1, 1867★★★★★
Canadian Confederation
The colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick unite as the Dominion of Canada, the beginning of the modern Canadian state.
Politics· Canada, United Kingdom
November 7, 1867★★★★★
Birth of Marie Curie
Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences, is born in Warsaw.
BirthScience· Poland
Ongoing
November 3, 1839 – 1876★★★★★
Tanzimat reforms begin
The Edict of Gülhane opens the Tanzimat, a series of reforms modernising Ottoman administration, law and the army.
Politics· Turkey
1845 – 1872★★★★★
The New Zealand Wars
A series of armed conflicts between the colonial government and Māori iwi, chiefly over land and sovereignty, which led to large confiscations of Māori land.
War· New Zealand, United Kingdom
1858 – 1947★★★★★
Beginning of the British Raj
After the 1857 rebellion, the Government of India Act transfers rule from the East India Company to the British Crown; the Mughal Empire formally ends.
Politics· India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, United Kingdom
1864 – 1870★★★★★
Paraguayan War
Paraguay fights the Triple Alliance of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay in a war that devastates Paraguay and kills a large share of its population.
War· Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay