1910
Madero calls for Mexican revolution
From exile in Texas, Francisco Madero issued the Plan of San Luis Potosi and asked Mexicans to rise against the aging dictator Porfirio Diaz.
Japan annexes Korea
After five years of gradual strangulation, Japan formally swallowed Korea and abolished its ancient kingdom…
Edward VII dies, George V takes throne
The genial king whose diplomacy had helped knit together the anti-German alliance slipped away at Buckingham Palace.
Portugal becomes a republic
A two-day revolution in Lisbon overthrew the eight-hundred-year-old Portuguese monarchy and proclaimed a republic.
Mother Teresa born in Skopje
A girl named Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu was born to an Albanian family in what was then Ottoman Macedonia.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1910?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1910. The most significant is Madero calls for Mexican revolution: From exile in Texas, Francisco Madero issued the Plan of San Luis Potosi and asked Mexicans to rise against the aging dictator Porfirio Diaz.
What era was 1910 part of?
1910 falls within the Modern Era (1901-2000). World wars, cold war, and the splitting of the atom.
Which regions saw notable events in 1910?
The events from 1910 span North America, East Asia and Europe.