May 19, 1890★★★★★
Birth of Hồ Chí Minh
Nguyễn Sinh Cung, later known as Hồ Chí Minh, is born in Nghệ An province.
Birth· Vietnam
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Events this year
July 29, 1890★★★★★
Death of Vincent van Gogh
The Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh dies at Auvers-sur-Oise, France, little recognised in his lifetime.
DeathArt· France, Netherlands
December 29, 1890★★★★★
Wounded Knee Massacre
US Army troops kill hundreds of Lakota people, many of them women and children, at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
War· United States
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
1885 – 1908★★★★★
Leopold II's Congo Free State
King Leopold II of Belgium ruled the Congo as a personal possession; its forced-labour rubber regime caused mass deaths until Belgium annexed the territory in 1908.
PoliticsEconomy· DR Congo, Belgium
July 1885 – 1896★★★★★
Cần Vương movement
After a failed attack on the French at Huế, Emperor Hàm Nghi flees the capital and issues an edict calling for resistance to French rule.
WarRevolution· Vietnam, France