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Important World Events

  • 1444 AD


    Cappadocius Death
    Life, Death

    Augustus Giovanni diablerizes Cappadocius.

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  • 1528 AD


    The Promise of 1528
    Political event

    The treaty between the Camarilla and the Giovanni that formally accepted the Giovanni as the successors of the Cappadocians.

    Location
    Venice
  • 1861 AD

    12 April
    1865 AD

    13 May

    American Civil War
    Military action

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  • 1871 AD

    8 October
    1871 AD

    10 October

    Great Chicago Fire
    Disaster / Destruction

    The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago on October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2) of the city, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless.

    Location
    Chicago
  • 1872 AD

    31 March

    The Nosferatu Rabbat is Killed in Venice
    Life, Death
  • 1873 AD

    30 January

    Around the World in 80 Days is published
    Artistic creation

  • 1873 AD

    1 May

    Emperor Franz Joseph opens 5th World's Exposition in Vienna
    Cultural event

  • 1873 AD

    12 May

    Oscar II of Sweden-Norway is crowned King of Sweden
    Political event

  • 1873 AD

    5 June

    Sultan Bargash bin Said under British pressure closes the infamous slave market of Zanzibar in modern day Tanzania
    Diplomatic action

  • 1873 AD

    21 July

    Jesse James and James Younger gang's 1st train robbery (Adair Iowa)

  • 1873 AD

    September

    Stock market crash.
    Financial Event

    A stock market crashed sets off the Panic of 1873, one of the great financial panics of the 19th century.

  • 1873 AD

    15 September

    Last German troops leave France
    Military action

  • 1874 AD

    1 January

    The Typewriter is invented
    Technological achievement

    The first commercial typewriters were introduced in 1874, but did not become common in offices until after the mid-1880s

  • 1874 AD

    15 April

    First 'Impressionist' exhibition opens in Paris.
    Artistic creation

    First 'Impressionist' exhibition, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Berthe Morisot

  • 1875 AD

    20 May

    International Bureau of Weights & Measures forms by treaty
    Diplomatic action

  • 1875 AD

    2 June

    Alexander Graham Bell makes first sound transmission
    Discovery, Scientific

  • 1875 AD

    19 June

    The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins
    Revolution

  • 1876 AD

    1 January

    The Reichsbank opens in Berlin.
    Financial Event

  • 1876 AD

    22 April

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky completes his ballet "Swan Lake"
    Artistic creation

  • 1876 AD

    30 June

    Serbia declares war on Turkey
    Military action

  • 1876 AD

    3 July

    Montenegro declares war on Turkey
    Military action

  • 1877 AD

    1 January

    Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India
    Political event

  • 1877 AD

    12 October

    The Camerilla Council meet in Venice.
    Gathering / Conference
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    Camarilla
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  • 1878 AD

    11 April

    Hannah takes over as prince of Warsaw
    Political event

    Location
    Warsaw
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    Hannah Buszek
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  • 1878 AD

    27 May

    Finding the Sword of Nul
    Discovery, Exploration
  • 1880 AD

    1 January

    The beginning of commercially manufactured light bulbs.
    Technological achievement

    Thomas Edison’s company, Edison Electric Light Company begin marketing its new product.

  • 1880 AD

    16 December
    1881 AD

    26 March

    First Boer War
    Military action

    The First Boer War, also known as the First Anglo-Boer War, the Transvaal War or the Transvaal Rebellion, was a war fought from 16 December 1880 until 26 March 1881 between the United Kingdom and the South African Republic (also known as Transvaal Republic; not to be confused with the modern-day Republic of South Africa). The war resulted in defeat for the British and the second independence of the South African Republic.

  • 1881 AD

    1 October

    Treasure Island is first Published
    Cultural event

  • 1881 AD

    10 October

    Savoy Theatre opens in London, the world's first public building to be fully lit by electricity
    Construction beginning/end

  • 1882 AD

    11 July
    1882 AD

    13 July

    Anglo-Egyptian War
    Military action

    The British Mediterranean Fleet carries out the Bombardment of Alexandria, its forces capturing the city of Alexandria in Egypt and securing the Suez Canal.

  • 1882 AD

    15 August

    Married Women's Property Act
    Civil action

    The Married Women's Property Act 1882 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly altered English law regarding the property rights of married women, which besides other matters allowed married women to own and control property in their own right.

  • 1887 AD

    12 June

    The first Sherlock Holmes story is published
    Artistic creation

  • 1888 AD

    10 October

    The Ripper murders in London
    Life, Death

  • 1897 AD

    23 May

    Dracula is Published
    Artistic creation

  • 1908 AD

    1 January

    European Arms race Begins
    Construction beginning/end

  • 1914 AD

    28 June

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
    Life, Death