| 1867 | North America • Mexico | Emperor Maximillan I is executed by firing squad in Mexico. This event was immortalized in the paintings of Édouard Manet (1832–1883). |
| 1867 | Europe | Austro-Hungarian Empire established |
| 1869 | Middle East • Egypt
| The Suez Canal opens for traffic. |
| 1871 | Europe • France
| Paris Commune (18 March 1871) [Read about]
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| 1871 | Europe | German Empire established |
| 1877 | Asia • India | Queen Victoria is crowned Empress of India. [Read about] |
| 1878 | Africa • Northern Africa | France obtains control of Tunisia at the Congress of Berlin. |
| 1878 | Africa • Central Africa
| King Leopold II of Belgium funds the exploration of the Congo river basin by Henry Morton Stanley. |
| 1879 | Africa • Southern Africa | British forces under Lord Chelmsford crush the Zulu kingdom. |
| 1884 | Africa | At the Berlin Conference Africa is partitioned between the European powers |
| 1885 | Africa • Central Africa | A Belgian Catholic missionary Group The White Fathers promote Christianity in the Congo. |
| 1885 | Africa • Sudan | The British forces at Khartoum in the Sudan under General Charles Gordon are attacked and he is slain. |
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