1912

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February 12 - Puyi, the 6-year old Emperor of the Qing dynasty, is forced to abdicate, ending the Xinhai Revolution as well as marking the end of 2,132 years of Imperial Chinese rule and 276 years of the Qing dynasty. The Republic of China is subsequently declared by Sun Yat-sen.
March 10 - Yuan Shikai is named Provisional President of the Republic of China, replacing Sun Yat-sen.
April 15 - The RMS Titanic sinks after striking an iceberg, four days into her maiden voyage. An estimated 1,490–1,635 people die in the accident.
April 17 - The Lena Massacre takes place.
August 12 - Sultan Abd al-Hafid of Morocco abdicates.
August 25 - The Kuomintang is founded.
October 8 - Beginning of the First Balkan War.
October 14 - Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt survives an assassination attempt after being shot by Bavarian-born saloonkeeper John Schrank.
October 18 - Italy and the Ottoman Empire sign a treaty in Ouchy near Lausanne, ending the Italo-Turkish War.
November 5 - Woodrow Wilson wins the 1912 presidential election, defeating incumbent President William Howard Taft.
Unknown - End of the Putumayo Genocide.