Year 1878

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Events this year

June 1878 – July 1878★★★★★

Congress of Berlin

The European powers reorganise the Balkans after the Russo-Turkish War, recognising the independence of Serbia, Montenegro and Romania.

TreatyPolitics· Germany, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Austria, Serbia, Romania, Montenegro, Bulgaria

December 18, 1878★★★★★

Birth of Joseph Stalin

Ioseb Jughashvili, later known as Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, is born in Gori, Georgia.

Birth· Georgia

Ongoing

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