1905
Einstein's miracle year
A twenty-six-year-old Swiss patent clerk, unable to get a university job, published four papers in twelve months.
Togo annihilates Russians at Tsushima
The Russian Baltic fleet had sailed eighteen thousand miles to save the war.
Bloody Sunday at the Winter Palace
A priest led thousands of St. Petersburg workers, carrying icons and petitions, toward the Tsar's gates.
October Manifesto creates a Duma
Pressured by the 1905 Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II issued a manifesto promising civil liberties and a legislative assembly, the State Duma.
Sinn Fein founded in Dublin
Arthur Griffith established a new Irish nationalist movement whose name meant Ourselves Alone.
Salvation Army spreads globally
By 1905 William Booth's Salvation Army had become one of the largest humanitarian organizations in the world, feeding the poor on every continent.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1905?
Saeculum lists 6 events from 1905. The most significant is Einstein's miracle year: A twenty-six-year-old Swiss patent clerk, unable to get a university job, published four papers in twelve months.
What era was 1905 part of?
1905 falls within the Modern Era (1901-2000). World wars, cold war, and the splitting of the atom.
Which regions saw notable events in 1905?
The events from 1905 span Europe and East Asia.