The 1910s began on January 1, 1910 and ended on December 31, 1919. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''192st decade''' which began on January 1, 1911 and ended on December 31, 1920.
Events
change- Balkan Wars
- Mexican Revolution
- 1911-12: The Republic of China overthrew the Qing Dynsty.
- 1912: The ship RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic, and sinks on its first voyage.
- 1912: Olympic Games held in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 1914–1918: World War I 15,000,000 people die
- 1917: The October revolution in Russia. Communists get rid of the king (Tsar)
- 1918–1919: Influenza (the spanish flu) spreads through Europe killing 25,000,000 to 50,000,000 people.
World leaders
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- Prime Minister Andrew Fisher (Australia)
- Prime Minister Joseph Cook (Australia)
- Prime Minister Billy Hughes (Australia)
- Emperor Franz Joseph I (Austria-Hungary)
- Emperor Karl (Austria-Hungary)
- Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden (Canada)
- Emperor Henry Pu Yi of the Qing Dynasty (China)
- Sun Yat-sen, President of the Republic of China
- Yuan Shikai, President of the Republic of China and briefly Emperor.
- Xu Shichang, President of the Republic of China
- Emperor Wilhelm II (German Empire)
- Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg (German Empire)
- King Victor Emmanuel III (Italy)
- Pope Pius X
- Pope Benedict XV
- Sultan Vahidettin (Ottoman Empire)
- Ahmad Shah Qajar of Qajar dynasty (Persia)
- Emperor Nicholas II (Russia)
- Vladimir Lenin (Soviet Union)
- King Alfonso XIII (Spain)
- Prime Minister José Canalejas (Spain)
- Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier (Spain)
- King George V (United Kingdom)
- Prime Minister H. H. Asquith (United Kingdom)
- Prime Minister David Lloyd George (United Kingdom)
- President William Howard Taft (United States)
- President Woodrow Wilson (United States)
Births
change- 1911 – Ronald Reagan
- 1912 – Alan Turing
- 1912 – John Cage
- 1912 – Pope John Paul I
- 1913 – Richard Nixon
- 1913 – Gerald Ford
- 1914 – Richard Widmark
- 1916 – Gregory Peck
- 1918 – Nelson Mandela, South African prisoner of conscience and president
- 1918 – Paul Harvey, American radio host
- 1919 – Eva Perón
Deaths
change- 1914 – Adlai E. Stevenson, American politician
- 1914 – John Philip Holland, early submarine designer
- 1919 – Emiliano Zapata