1877
Annexation of Transvaal
Loses the republic when Britain annexes the Transvaal.
Calendar browse by year
Browse historical records dated to 1877. Records are rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Loses the republic when Britain annexes the Transvaal.
Annexes the Transvaal for Britain, creating Boer resentment.
Proclaims British annexation of the South African Republic.
The action fuels Boer resistance that later develops into war.
Kogalniceanu proclaims Romania's independence before the Chamber of Deputies.
A railroad wage dispute spreads nationally and prompts deployment of federal troops.
Carol sanctions Parliament's declaration of Romanian independence.
Demonstrates 1st machine for recording at his "invention factory" at Menlo Park
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Appointed President of Venezuela
Inaugurated Empress of India
1st performance of, "Swan Lake" staged by the Russian Imperial Ballet in Moscow
Birth of Michael Barne
Birth of Sadao Araki
Birth of Thomas "Tom" Crean
Death of Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
Death of Urbain Le Verrier
Provenance
These entries are read from the World History Database date API and written into static HTML. Dates, names and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops.
Browse all years · Browse by month and day · Search the full database