March 14, 1883★★★★★
Death of Karl Marx
Karl Marx dies in London, where he had lived in exile and written Das Kapital.
Death· United Kingdom, Germany
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Events this year
August 27, 1883★★★★★
Eruption of Krakatoa
The cataclysmic eruption of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait triggers tsunamis killing over 36,000 people; the explosion is heard thousands of kilometres away.
Disaster· Indonesia
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
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