Explore 2613 historical events from 1910–1919.
The Beiyang government was the internationally recognized government of the Republic of China between 1912 and 1928, based in Beijing. It was dominated by Yuan Shikai and the other…
The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Ch
The May 14 Revolt (1915) was a politico-military uprising led by Álvaro de Castro and General Sá Cardoso which started in Lisbon, Portugal, with the objective of taking power from …
The May 14 Revolt takes place in Lisbon, Portugal
HMS Princess Irene was a 5,394 GRT ocean liner which was built in 1914 by William Denny and Brothers Ltd, Dumbarton, Scotland for the Canadian Pacific Railway. She was requisitione…
HMS Princess Irene explodes and sinks off Sheerness, Kent, with the loss of 352 lives
The Constitutional Act of the Realm of Denmark, also known as the Constitutional Act of the Kingdom of Denmark, or simply the Constitution, is the constitution of the Kingdom of De…
Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage
The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 was one of the largest floods in the history of Edmonton. On 28 June, the Edmonton Bulletin reported the river had risen "10 feet [3.0 m]…
The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history
Leutnant is the lowest junior officer rank in the armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr), the Austrian Armed Forces, and the Swiss Armed Forces.
Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Deutsches Heer's Fliegertruppe army air service achieves the first…
The First Battle of the Isonzo was fought between the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary on the northeastern Italian Front in World War I, between 23 June and 7 July 1915.
The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
Colombo Town Guard was a regiment attached to the Ceylon Defence Force which was the predecessor to the Sri Lanka Army prior to 1949 when the Ceylon Army was formed. It was a volun…
Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims.
The Battle of Sari Bair, also known as the August Offensive, represented the final attempt made by the British in August 1915 to seize control of the Gallipoli peninsula from the O…
World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing…
Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden or secret attack, of a person—especially a prominent or important one—typically for political, social, or ideological reasons. Ass…
Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona, by Rev. Louis M. Lesches.
USS Skate/F-4 (SS-23), also known as "Submarine No. 22", was an F-class submarine in the United States Navy (USN). She was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for …
US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
World War I, or the First World War, also known as The Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …
World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …
World War I: The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Se
Joseph Jacob Foss was a United States Marine Corps Major and a leading Marine fighter ace in World War II. He received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his role in air combat d…
Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (died 2003)
Regina Tadevosi Ghazaryan was an Armenian painter and public figure. Known as a friend and benefactor of Yeghishe Charents, she is credited with saving many of the poet's manuscrip…
Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter (died 1999)
Helen Joy Davidman was an American poet and writer. Often referred to as a child prodigy, she earned a master's degree from Columbia University in English literature at age twenty …
Joy Davidman, Polish-Ukrainian American poet and author (died 1960)
Joseph Wolpe was a South African psychiatrist and one of the most influential figures in behavior therapy.
Joseph Wolpe, South African psychotherapist and physician (died 1997)
The deportation of Armenian intellectuals is conventionally held to mark the beginning of the Armenian genocide. Leaders of the Armenian community in the Ottoman capital of Constan…
The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …
World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian,
World War I, or the First World War, also known as The Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …
World War I: Italy secretly signs the Treaty of London pledging to join the Allied Powers
George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambin…
Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, t…
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: The SY Aurora breaks loose from its anchorage during a gale, beginning a 312-day or
Garrett James Hardin was an American ecologist and microbiologist. He focused his career on the issue of human overpopulation, and is best known for his exposition of the tragedy o…
Garrett Hardin, American ecologist, author, and academic (died 2003)
Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca, known as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican and American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal a…
Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor (died 2001)