March 13, 1881★★★★★
Assassination of Tsar Alexander II
Tsar Alexander II is killed by a bomb thrown by members of the revolutionary group Narodnaya Volya in Saint Petersburg.
PoliticsDeath· Russia
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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
1879 – 1884★★★★★
War of the Pacific
Chile defeats Peru and Bolivia in a war over the mineral-rich Atacama Desert; Bolivia loses its access to the sea.
War· Chile, Peru, Bolivia
December 16, 1880 – March 23, 1881★★★★★
First Boer War
Boers of the Transvaal rose against British annexation and regained self-government after their victory at Majuba Hill.
War· South Africa, United Kingdom