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1848
Feb 20
| 1848 • Pope Pius IX publishes an allocution announcing his refusal to support Piedmont-Sardinia in its war with Austria and dispelling hopes that he might serve as ruler of a pan-Italian republic. The allocution, by which Pius is seen to withdraw his moral support for the Italian unification movement, is a key first step in the soon-to-be crushing reaction against the revolutions of 1848. |
1881
Oct 9
Age: 33y
| 1881 • The Pacific island of Rotuma cedes to Great Britain, becoming a dependency of the Colony of Fiji. |
1891
Dec 1
Age: 43y
| 1891 • Beginning of the Australian shearers' strike that leads indirectly to the foundation of the Australian Labor Party. |