The 1900s in crisis history

Mass killings of Armenian Christians in the Adana Vilayet by Ottoman Turks.

Colombia officially recognizes the independence of Panama.

Japanese politician Itō Hirobumi is assassinated by An Jung-geun in Harbin, Manchuria.

The final withdrawal of U.

Indian nationalist student Madan Lal Dhingra assassinates Curzon Wyllie, a political aide to the Secretary of State for India.

Revolution forces Mohammad Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty to abdicate in favor of his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.

500 revolutionaries are executed by order of dictator José Santos Zelaya in Nicaragua.

A workers' uprising in Barcelona, Spain.

Thomas Selfridge becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash, piloted by Orville Wright.

A 7.

A fire breaks out at the Rhoads Opera House in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, resulting in 171 deaths.

A rear-end collision of two trains in Melbourne, Australia kills 44 people and injures more than 400.

A large meteoroid or comet fragment explodes in the air over Podkamennaya Tunguska River, Siberia.

A major financial crisis in the United States averted by J.

A 6.

A coal mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia, resulting in 362 deaths.

The first large procession organized by The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) in London.

The partially completed superstructure of the Quebec Bridge collapses, claiming 76 lives.

A revolt in Romania resulting in possibly as many as 11,000 deaths.

Soldiers fire on striking mineworkers gathered in the Santa María School in Iquique, Chile; over 2,000 killed.

A Bolshevik attack on a cash-filled bank coach in Tiflis, Georgia, resulting in 40 deaths.

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.

A conference to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany.

An explosion in a French coal mine kills 1,060 people.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.

A typhoon and tsunami kill an estimated 10,000 in Hong Kong.

A nationalistic coalition forces the shah to grant a constitution and establish a national assembly in Persia.

A major earthquake destroys much of San Francisco, killing at least 3,000 and leaving 225,000–300,000 homeless.

The SS Valencia strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, resulting in over 100 deaths.

The SS Valencia strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, resulting in over 136 deaths.

A magnitude 8.

The Japanese capture Mukden, completing the rout of Russian armies in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War.

A significant battle in the Russo-Japanese War where Russian forces were defeated by Japanese troops.

Russian General Anatoly Stessel surrenders the strategically important port of Port Arthur to Japan during the Russo-Japanese War.

A boiler explosion and building collapse at the Grover Shoe Factory in Brockton, Massachusetts, killing 58 employees.

A coal mine explosion in Russia at the Ivan Colliery, killing 500 employees.

A major earthquake in the Kangra Valley, India, kills 20,000 and destroys most buildings.

A major earthquake in the Kangra Valley, India, killing 20,000 and destroying most buildings.

A tornado destroys the town of Snyder, Oklahoma, killing 97 people.

A tornado that destroys the town of Snyder, Oklahoma, killing 97 people.

A coal mine explosion in Zeigler, Illinois, kills 50 miners.

A coal mine explosion in Zeigler, Illinois, killing 50 miners.

A devastating fire in Ålesund, Norway that destroyed most of the town's buildings and left about 10,000 people without shelter.

A surprise naval attack by Japan on Russian forces at Port Arthur, marking the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War.

A battle in the Herero Wars where German forces under Lothar von Trotha defeated the Herero people, leading to their expulsion into the Omaheke desert.

A major fire that destroyed much of downtown Toronto but resulted in no fatalities.

A series of conflicts in German South West Africa (modern-day Namibia) between the Herero people and German colonial forces.

Two earthquakes struck near Kresna, Bulgaria, resulting in at least 200 deaths.

The Dutch forces annex the Aceh Sultanate, ending a prolonged war that lasted nearly three decades.

The United States acquires a perpetual lease for Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.

Edward VII is proclaimed as the first Emperor of India, marking a significant change in British imperial governance.

A violent anti-Semitic riot occurs in Kishinev, Russian Empire, resulting in the deaths of at least 47 Jews.

A massive rockslide in Frank, Alberta kills between 70 and 90 people.

A massive rockslide in Frank, Alberta kills between 70 and 90 people.

The United States and Panama sign a treaty granting the U.

A flash flood in Heppner, Oregon kills approximately 238 people.

A 7.

With U.

The wreck of the SS Petriana off Melbourne, Australia causes one of the world's first major oil spills.

An explosion at the United States Cartridge Company in Tewksbury, Massachusetts destroys 70 homes and kills 22 residents.

The United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy reach a settlement with Venezuela in Washington, ending the naval blockade imposed since 1902.

South African Boers win their last battle over the British Army, capturing a general and 200 soldiers.

A 7.

The eruption devastates Saint Vincent, killing 2,000 people.

The eruption destroys Saint-Pierre and kills over 30,000 people.

A mine explosion kills 112 miners in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

A pit explosion kills 100 miners in Wollongong, Australia.

Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty United States soldiers in a surprise attack.

A 7.

A lifeboat capsizes on service in a great storm, killing nine of the twelve crew.

81 miners are killed in an accident at Universal Colliery, Senghenydd.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's SS City of Rio de Janeiro sinks entering San Francisco Bay, killing 128.

The six British colonies in Australia federate to form the Commonwealth of Australia.

American anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots U.

French forces defeated Warlord Rabih az-Zubayr, securing French control over Chad.

The Boxer Rebellion escalated with attacks on Chinese and European civilians, leading to international intervention.

A devastating hurricane hit Galveston, Texas, causing massive destruction and loss of life.

The Russian Empire invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria, escalating tensions in East Asia.

The international distress signal 'SOS' comes into force for ship-to-shore wireless telegraphy.

Victoria becomes the first Australian state to grant women the right to vote.

The National Consultative Assembly (Majlis) of Iran convenes for the first time.

The SOS signal is adopted internationally as a distress signal for ship-to-shore wireless telegraphy.

Finland becomes the first nation to include the right of women to stand as candidates when it adopts universal suffrage.

Tsar Nicholas II announces the creation of an elected assembly, the Duma, to represent the people in an advisory capacity.

Tsar Nicholas II announces the creation of an elected assembly, the Duma, to represent the people of the Russian Empire in an advisory capacity.

Establishment of the CQD distress signal, later replaced by SOS.

Grants women's suffrage in federal elections for resident British subjects.

The United States Congress passes the Platt Amendment, limiting Cuba's autonomy.

U.

Trials of leaders involved in the 1905 Russian Revolution against Tsar Nicholas II.

The Second Manifesto, prohibiting polygamy within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Australian soldiers executed for the murder of Boer prisoners of war.

Work begins on compiling a comprehensive Catholic Encyclopedia.

A series of agreements between the UK and France to resolve colonial disputes.