1926★★★★★
Founding of Caodaism
Caodaism, a syncretic religion, is formally founded in Cochinchina, with its Holy See at Tây Ninh.
Religion· Vietnam
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1926★★★★★
Death of Phan Châu Trinh
Reformist Phan Châu Trinh dies in Saigon; his funeral becomes a nationwide patriotic demonstration.
Death· Vietnam
1926 – 1928★★★★★
Northern Expedition
The National Revolutionary Army under Chiang Kai-shek marches north, defeats the warlords and nominally reunifies China.
War· China
January 26, 1926★★★★★
Baird demonstrates television
John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system transmitting live moving images in London.
Technology· United Kingdom
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