1896 - The shortest war in world history begins (09:02 to 09:40) between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar. The conflict...

1883 - The Krakatoa eruption of 1883 begins its final phase. The eruption was one of the deadliest and most...

1900 - Friedrich Nietzche dies at the age of 55. Nietzche, was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet and...

1898 - Count Muravyov, Russia's foreign minister, presents a summary of the First Peace Conference in The Hague. The Hague...

1939 - Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In a covert addition to...

1910 - Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of...

1911 - The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee. After keeping the painting hidden in a...

1915 - Paul Elrich dies at the age of 61. Elrich, was a German physician and scientist decorated with the...

1936 - A major purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first Moscow process takes place. The Moscow trials...

1850 - Honore de Balzac dies at the age of 51. De Balzac, was a French novelist and playwright. The...