AP Euro (1850-2010) By RCMast3r Jan 1, 1835 The New Imperialism: Africa - Great Trek of the Boers Period: Jan 1, 1837 to Jan 1, 1901 National States at Midcentury - Great Britain - Queen Victoria Apr 23, 1842 New Imperialism: Asia - Brittian obtains hong kong trading rights from chinese government Jan 1, 1848 National States at Midcentury - France - Louis Napoleon is elected president Period: Jan 1, 1848 to Jan 1, 1916 National States of Europe - Austria-Hungary - Emperor Francis Joseph Period: Jan 1, 1849 to Jan 1, 1878 The Unification of Italy - Victor Emanuel II Apr 23, 1850 New Imperialism: Asia - Australian colonies recieve self government Jan 1, 1851 National States at Midcentury - France - Coup d' etat by Louis Napoleon Jan 1, 1852 The Unification of Italy - Count Cavour becomes prime minister of Piedmont Jan 1, 1852 National States at Midcentury - France - Creation of the Second Empire Period: Jan 1, 1852 to Jan 1, 1870 National States at Midcentury - France - Emperor Napoleon III Period: Jan 1, 1852 to Jan 1, 1860 National States at Midcentury - France - Emperor Napoleon III - "Authoritarian empire" Period: Apr 23, 1853 to Apr 23, 1854 New Imperialism: Asia - Mission of Commodore Perry to Japan Jan 1, 1854 National States at Midcentury - United States - Kansas-Nebraska act Period: Jan 1, 1854 to Jan 1, 1856 National States at Midcentury - France - Emperor Napoleon III - Crimean war Period: Jan 1, 1855 to Jan 1, 1881 National States at Midcentury - Russia - Tsar Alexander II Period: Jan 1, 1855 to Jan 1, 1865 National States at Midcentury - Great Britain - Ministry of Palmerston Jan 1, 1856 National States at Midcentury - France - Emperor Napoleon III - Treaty of Paris Period: Apr 23, 1857 to Apr 23, 1858 New Imperialism: Asia - Rebellion of seppoys in India Jan 1, 1858 The Unification of Italy - Agreement with Napoleon III Apr 23, 1858 New Imperialism: Asia - French occupy Saigon Jan 1, 1859 The Unification of Italy - Austrian War Jan 1, 1859 National States at Midcentury - Austrian Empire - Establishment of imperial parliament Jan 1, 1860 The Unification of Italy - Plebiscites in the northern Italian States Jan 1, 1860 The Unification of Italy - Garibaldi;s invasion of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies Jan 1, 1860 National States at Midcentury - United States - Election of Lincoln and secession of South Carolina Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Jan 1, 1870 National States at Midcentury - France - Emperor Napoleon III - "Liberal empire" Jan 1, 1861 The Unification of Italy - Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed Jan 1, 1861 National States at Midcentury - United States - Outbreak of Civil War Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Jan 1, 1888 The Unification of Germany - King William I of Prussia Mar 3, 1861 National States at Midcentury - Russia - Tsar Alexander II - Emancipation edict Jan 1, 1862 The Unification of Germany - Bismarck becomes minister-president of Prussia Jan 1, 1862 The Unification of Germany - Bismarck becomes minister-president of Prussia Jan 1, 1864 The Unification of Germany - Danish War Jan 1, 1864 National States at Midcentury - Russia - Tsar Alexander II - Creation of zemstvos and legal reforms Apr 9, 1865 National States at Midcentury - United States - Surrender of Lee Jan 1, 1866 The Unification of Italy - Italy's annexation of Venetia Jan 1, 1866 The Unification of Germany - Austro-Prussian War Jul 3, 1866 The Unification of Germany - Austro-Prussian War - Battle of Keonniggreatz Jan 1, 1867 National States at Midcentury - Austrian Empire - Augleich, Dual Monarchy Jan 1, 1867 National States at Midcentury - Great Britain - Reform Act Jan 1, 1867 National States at Midcentury - Canada - Formation of the Dominion of Canada Apr 23, 1867 New Imperialism: Asia - verthrow of the Japanese Shogun Period: Apr 23, 1867 to Apr 23, 1912 New Imperialism: Asia - Emporor Mutsuhito and the Meiji Restoration Period: Jan 1, 1868 to Jan 1, 1874 National States at Midcentury - Great Britain - First Liberal ministry of William Gladstone Jan 1, 1869 The New Imperialism: Africa - Opening of the Suez Canal Jan 1, 1870 The Unification of Italy - Italy's annexation of Rome Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Jan 1, 1871 The Unification of Germany - Franco-Prussian War Sep 2, 1870 The Unification of Germany - Franco-Prussian War - Battle of Sedan Period: Jan 1, 1871 to Jan 1, 1890 National States of Europe - germany - Bismark as chancellor Jan 18, 1871 The Unification of Germany - German Empire is proclaimed Jan 28, 1871 The Unification of Germany - Franco-Prussian War - Fall of Paris Jan 28, 1871 National States of Europe - France - Surrender of French provisional government to Germany Period: Mar 1, 1871 to May 1, 1871 National States of Europe - France - Paris Commune Apr 23, 1873 European Diplomacy-Three Emperors' League Period: Jan 1, 1874 to Jan 1, 1885 National States of Europe - Spain - King Alfonso XII Jan 1, 1875 National States of Europe - France - Republican constitution (Third Republic) Jan 1, 1875 National States of Europe - Spain - King Alfonso XII - New constitution Jan 1, 1876 The New Imperialism: Africa - Leopold of Belgium establishes settlemens in the Congo Apr 23, 1876 European Diplomacy-Serbia and Montenegro attack the Ottoman Empire Apr 23, 1876 New Imperialism: Asia - Queen Victoria is made Emperess of India Jan 1, 1877 The New Imperialism: Africa - British seizure of Transvaal Jan 1, 1878 National States of Europe - germany - Antisocialist law Apr 23, 1878 European Diplomacy-Treaty of San Stefano Apr 23, 1878 European Diplomacy-Congress of Berlin Jan 1, 1879 The New Imperialism: Africa - French conquest of Algeria Period: Jan 1, 1879 to Jan 1, 1893 National States of Europe - Austria-Hungary - Count Edward von Taaffe as prime minister Apr 23, 1879 European Diplomacy-Defensive Alliance: Germany and Austria Period: Jan 1, 1880 to Jan 1, 1894 National States of Europe Period: Jan 1, 1880 to Jan 1, 1885 National States of Europe - Great Britain - Second ministry of William Gladstone Period: Jan 1, 1881 to Jan 1, 1894 National States of Europe - Russia Apr 23, 1881 New Imperialism: Asia - Russians in Central Jan 1, 1882 The New Imperialism: Africa - British expeditionary force in Egypt Apr 23, 1882 European Diplomacy-Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria, and Italy Period: Jan 23, 1883 to Jan 1, 1889 National States of Europe - germany - Social welfare legislation Apr 23, 1883 New Imperialism: Asia - Formation o fthe Indian National Congress Jan 1, 1884 National States of Europe - Great Britain - Reform Act Apr 23, 1887 European Diplomacy-Reinsurance Treaty: Germany and Russia Period: Jan 1, 1888 to Jan 1, 1918 Politics - Reign of Emperor William II Jan 1, 1889 National States of Europe - France - Boulanger is discredited Period: Jan 1, 1894 to Jan 1, 1914 Politics Period: Jan 1, 1894 to Jan 1, 1917 Politics - Reign of Tsar Nicholas II Apr 23, 1894 European Diplomacy-Military Alliance: Russia and France Period: Apr 23, 1894 to Apr 23, 1895 New Imperialism: Asia - japanese Defeat of China Period: Jan 1, 1895 to Jan 1, 1899 Politics - Dreyfus affair in France Jan 1, 1896 Politics - Theodor Herzl, The Jewish State Jan 1, 1896 The New Imperialism: Africa - ethiopians defeat the Italians Period: Jan 1, 1897 to Jan 1, 1910 Politics - Austrian Christian Socialists under Karl Lueger Jan 1, 1898 Politics - First congress of Social Democratic Party in Russia Jan 1, 1898 The New Imperialism: Africa - Battle of Omurdan in the Sudan Apr 23, 1898 New Imperialism: Asia - Spanish American War -- America annexes Philipenes Period: Jan 1, 1899 to Jan 1, 1902 The New Imperialism: Africa - Boer War Apr 23, 1899 New Imperialism: Asia - Open Door policy in China Jan 1, 1900 Politics - Beginning of the Progrssive Era in the United States Jan 1, 1900 Politics - Formation of Labout Party in Britain Period: Apr 23, 1900 to Apr 23, 1901 New Imperialism: Asia - Boxer Rebellion in China Apr 23, 1901 New Imperialism: Asia - Commenwealth of Australia Jan 1, 1903 Politics - Pankhursts establish Women's social and Political Union Period: Jan 1, 1903 to Jan 1, 1914 Politics - Ministries of Giovanni Giolitti in Italy Period: Dec 31, 1904 to Jan 1, 1905 Politics - Russo-Japanese war Jan 1, 1905 Politics - Revolution in Russia Apr 23, 1907 European Diplomacy-Triple Entente: France, Britain, and Russia Apr 23, 1907 New Imperialism: Asia - Commonwealth of New Zealand Apr 23, 1907 New Imperialism: Asia - Russian-Brittish agreement over Afghanistan and Persia Jan 1, 1910 The New Imperialism: Africa - Union of South Africa Apr 23, 1910 New Imperialism: Asia - Japan annexes Korea Jan 1, 1911 Politics - National Insurgence Act in Britain Jan 1, 1911 The New Imperialism: Africa - Italians seize Tripoli Nov 11, 1911 World War I - Armistice between Allies and Germany Jan 1, 1912 Politics - Universal male suffrage in Italy Jan 1, 1912 Politics - Social Democratic Party becomes largest party in Germany Jan 1, 1912 The New Imperialism: Africa - French protectorate over Morocco Apr 23, 1912 European Diplomacy-First Balkan War Apr 23, 1912 New Imperialism: Asia - Overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty in China Apr 23, 1913 European Diplomacy-Second Balkan War Jun 28, 1914 The Road to World War I-Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand Jul 23, 1914 The Road to World War I-Austria's ultimatum to Serbia Jul 28, 1914 The Road to World War I-Austria Declares War on Serbia Jul 29, 1914 The Road to World War I-Russia Mobilizes Jul 31, 1914 The Road to World War I-Germany's Ultimatum to Russia Aug 1, 1914 The Road to World War I-Germany Declares War on Russia Aug 3, 1914 The Road to World War I-Germany Declares War on France Aug 4, 1914 The Road to World War I-German Troops Invade Belgium Aug 4, 1914 The Road to World War I-Great Britain Declares War on Germany Aug 26, 1914 World War I - Battle of Tannenburg Sep 6, 1914 World War I - First Battle of the Marne Sep 15, 1914 World War I - Battle of Masurian Lakes Nov 23, 1914 World War I - France, Great Britain, and Russia declare war on Ottoman Empire Apr 25, 1915 World War I - Battle of Gallipoli begins May 23, 1915 World War I - Italy declares war on Austria Hungary Feb 21, 1916 World War II - Battle of Verdun May 31, 1916 World War I - Battle of Jutland Period: Jul 1, 1916 to Nov 19, 1916 World War I - Somme offensive Sep 23, 1916 World War I - Entry of Bulgaria into the war Jan 23, 1917 World War I - Germany returns to unrestricted submarine warfare Mar 8, 1917 The Russian Revolution-March of Women in Petrograd Mar 10, 1917 The Russian Revolution-General Strike in Petrograd Mar 15, 1917 The Russian Revolution-Establishment of Provisional Government Mar 15, 1917 The Russian Revolution-Tsar Abdicates Mar 23, 1917 The Russian Revolution-Formation of Petrograd Soviet Apr 3, 1917 The Russian Revolution-Lenin Arrives in Russia Apr 6, 1917 World War I - United States enters the war Period: Apr 16, 1917 to Apr 29, 1917 World War I - Champagne offesnive Apr 20, 1917 The Russian Revolution-Lenin's "April Theses" Jul 23, 1917 The Russian Revolution-Failed Attempt to overthrow Provisional Government Oct 23, 1917 The Russian Revolution-Bolsheviks gain majority in petrograd Soviet Nov 6, 1917 The Russian Revolution-Bolsheviks overthrow provisional government Jan 23, 1918 The Russian Revolution-Lenin Disbands Constituent Assembly Mar 3, 1918 The Russian Revolution-The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Period: Mar 21, 1918 to Jul 18, 1918 World War I - Last German Offensive Apr 23, 1918 The Russian Revolution-Russian Civil War Begins Jul 18, 1918 World War I - Second Battle of the Marne Period: Jul 18, 1918 to Nov 20, 1918 World War I - Allied Counteroffensive Jan 1, 1919 Fascist Italy - Creation of Fascio di Combattimento Jan 18, 1919 World War I - Paris Peace Confrence Begins Period: Apr 23, 1919 to Apr 23, 1923 Nazi Germany - Hitler as Munich Politician Jun 28, 1919 World War I - Peace of Versailles Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Jan 1, 1921 Fascist Italy - Squadristi Violence Jan 1, 1921 Fascist Italy - Fascists win 35 seats in Parliament Jan 1, 1921 The Soviet Union - The New Economic Policy Begins Apr 23, 1921 The Russian Revolution-Russian Civil War Ends Jan 1, 1922 Fascist Italy - Mussolini becomes Prime Minister Jan 1, 1923 Fascist Italy - Acerbo Law Jan 1, 1923 The Authoritarian States - Eastern Europe - Military coup d'etat establishes Authoritarian regime in Bulgaria Apr 23, 1923 Nazi Germany - Beer Hall Putsch Period: Apr 23, 1923 to Apr 23, 1930 The Authoritarian States - Spain - Dictatorship of Primo de Rivara Jan 1, 1924 Fascist Italy - Electoral victory for Fascists Jan 1, 1924 The Soviet Union - Lenin Dies Jan 1, 1924 The Democratic States - Great Britain - First Labour Party government Period: Jan 1, 1924 to Jan 1, 1929 The Democratic States - Great Britain - Conservative Party government Period: Apr 23, 1924 to Apr 23, 1926 The Democratic States-France-Cartel of the Left Period: Apr 23, 1925 to Apr 23, 1926 Fascist Italy - Establishment of Fascist Dictatorship Jan 1, 1926 The Democratic States - Great Britain - General Strike Jan 1, 1926 The Authoritarian States - Eastern Europe - Pilsudski creates military dictatorship in Poland Period: Apr 23, 1926 to Apr 23, 1929 The Democratic States-France-Poincare's Government Jan 1, 1927 The Soviet Union - Trotsky is Expelled from the Communist Jan 1, 1928 The Soviet Union - First Five year Plan begins Period: Jan 1, 1929 to Jan 1, 1931 The Democratic States - Great Britain - Second Labour Party government Apr 23, 1929 Fascist Italy - Laterin Accords with Catholic Church Apr 23, 1929 The Authoritarian States - Eastern Europe - Alexander I creates royal dictatorship in Yugoslavia Sep 1, 1930 Nazi Germany - Nazi Germany wins 107 Riechstag Jan 1, 1931 The Democratic States - Great Britain - Beginning of National Government coalition Apr 23, 1931 The Authoritarian States - Spain - Creation of the Spanish Republic Sep 1, 1931 Prelude to War - Japan seizes Manchuria Apr 23, 1932 The Authoritarian States - Eastern Europe - Gombos is made prinme minister in Hungary Apr 23, 1932 The Democratic States-United States-Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Jan 1, 1939 Prelude to War Jan 30, 1933 Prelude to War - Hitler becomes Chancellor Jan 30, 1933 Nazi Germany - Hitler is made Chancelor Feb 27, 1933 Nazi Germany - Reichstag Fire Mar 23, 1933 Nazi Germany - Enabling Act Apr 23, 1933 The Democratic States-United States-Beginning of the New Deal Jun 30, 1934 Nazi Germany - Purge of the SA Aug 2, 1934 Nazi Germany - Hindenburg dies; Hitler as sole Ruler Jan 1, 1935 Nazi Germany - Neuremburg Trials Mar 9, 1935 Prelude to War - Hitler announces a German air force Mar 16, 1935 Prelude to War - Hitler announces a military conscription Apr 23, 1935 The Democratic States-United States-Second New Deal Jun 18, 1935 Prelude to War - Anglo-German Naval Pact Oct 1, 1935 Prelude to War - Mussolini invades Ethiopia Jan 1, 1936 Prelude to War - Mussolini and Hitler intervene in the Spanish Civil War Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Jan 1, 1938 The Soviet Union - Height of Stalin's Purges Mar 7, 1936 Prelude to War - Hitler occupies demilitarized Rhineland Apr 23, 1936 The Authoritarian States - Eastern Europe - Dictatorship of General Mextas in Greece Apr 23, 1936 The Democratic States-France-Formation of the Popular Front Period: Apr 23, 1936 to Apr 23, 1939 The Authoritarian States - Spain - Spanish Cival War Oct 23, 1936 Prelude to War - Rome-Berlin Axis Nov 23, 1936 Prelude to War - Anti-Comintern Pact (Japan and Germany) Apr 23, 1937 Prelude to War - Japan invades China Mar 13, 1938 Prelude to War - Germany annexes Austria Apr 23, 1938 The Authoritarian States - Eastern Europe - Carol II crushes Iron Guard and imposes authoritarian rule in Romania Sep 29, 1938 Prelude to War - Munich Conference: Germany occupies Sudetenland Nov 9, 1938 Nazi Germany - Krisallnacht Mar 23, 1939 Prelude to War - Germany occupies the rest of Czechoslovakia Period: Apr 23, 1939 to Apr 23, 1975 The Authoritarian States - Spain - Dictatorship of Franco Aug 23, 1939 Prelude to War - German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact Sep 1, 1939 Prelude to War - Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Prelude to War - Britain and France declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 Prelude to War - Soviet Union invades Poland Sep 23, 1939 World War II - Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland Apr 23, 1940 World War II - Blitzkrieg against Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 World War II - Churchill becomes British prime minister May 23, 1940 World War II - Blitzkrieg against Belgium, Netherlands, and France Jun 22, 1940 World War II - France surrenders Jun 23, 1940 World War II - Battle of Britain Apr 23, 1941 World War II - Nazi seizure of Yugoslavia and Greece Jun 22, 1941 World War II - Germany invades the Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 World War II - Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor May 7, 1942 World War II - Battle of the Coral Sea Jun 4, 1942 World War II - Battle of Midway Island Nov 23, 1942 World War II - Allied invasion of North Africa Feb 2, 1943 World War II - Soviets win Battle of Stalingrad May 13, 1943 World War II - Axis forces surrender in North Africa Jul 5, 1943 World War II - Battle of Kursk Sep 23, 1943 World War II - Invasion of mainland Italy Jun 6, 1944 World War II - Allied invasion of France Apr 30, 1945 World War II - Hitler commits suicide May 7, 1945 World War II - Germany surrenders Aug 6, 1945 World War II - Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 14, 1945 World War II - Japan surrenders Jan 1, 1946 Western Europe after the war - Wellfare state emerges in Great Britain Apr 23, 1946 Western Europe after the war - Italy becomes a democratic republic Apr 23, 1947 The Cold War to 1962 - Truman Doctrine Apr 23, 1947 The Cold War to 1962 - European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan) Apr 23, 1948 The Cold War to 1962 - Berlin blockade Apr 23, 1948 Western Europe after the war - Alcide de Gasperi become prime minister of England Apr 23, 1949 The Cold War to 1962 - Formation of COMECON Apr 23, 1949 The Cold War to 1962 - Formation of NATO Apr 23, 1949 Western Eurpoe after the War - Konrad Adenauer becomes chancellor of western germany Apr 23, 1949 The Cold War to 1962 - Communists win civil war in China Apr 23, 1949 The Cold War to 1962 - Soviet Union explodes first atomic bomb Apr 23, 1950 The Cold War to 1962 - Korean War Apr 23, 1951 Western Eurpoe after the War - Formation of European Coal and Steel community Apr 23, 1953 The Soviet Union and Satellite States in Eastern Europe - Death of Stalin Apr 23, 1954 The Cold War to 1962 - End of First Vietnam War Apr 23, 1955 Western Eurpoe after the War - West Germany join NATO Apr 23, 1955 The Cold War to 1962 - Formation of Warsaw Pact Apr 23, 1956 Western Eurpoe after the War - Suez Crisis Apr 23, 1956 The Soviet Union and Satellite States in Eastern Europe - Khruschev's denunciation of Stalin Apr 23, 1956 The Soviet Union and Satellite States in Eastern Europe - Attempt at reforms in Poland Apr 23, 1956 The Soviet Union and Satellite States in Eastern Europe - Hungarian revolt is crushed Apr 23, 1957 Western Eurpoe after the War - Formation of EUROTOM Apr 23, 1957 Western Eurpoe after the War - Formation of European Economic Community (common market) Apr 23, 1958 Western Eurpoe after the War - Charles de Gaulle assumes control of France Apr 23, 1958 The Cold War to 1962 - Berlin Crisis Apr 23, 1961 The Cold War to 1962 - Vienna summit Apr 23, 1961 The Soviet Union and Satellite States in Eastern Europe - Berlin Wall is built Apr 23, 1962 The Cold War to 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis Apr 23, 1963 Western Eurpoe after the War - Erhard becomes chancellor of Germany Apr 23, 1964 The Soviet Union and Satellite States in Eastern Europe - Brezhnev replaces Khruschev Period: Apr 23, 1964 to Apr 23, 1982 The Soviet Bloc - Era of Brezhnev Period: Apr 23, 1965 to Apr 23, 1989 The Soviet Bloc - Rule of Ceaussescu in Romania Period: Apr 23, 1965 to Apr 23, 1985 Western Europe 1965-1985 Apr 23, 1968 The Soviet Bloc -Prague Spring Apr 23, 1969 Western Europe - William Brandt becomes chancellor of western Germany Apr 23, 1971 The Soviet Bloc -Honecker succeeds Ulbricht in East Germany Apr 23, 1974 Western Europe - Helmut Schmidt becomes Chancellor of West Germany Apr 23, 1979 Western Europe - Margert Thatcher becomes Prime Minister of Great Britian Apr 23, 1980 The Soviet Bloc - Emergence of Solidarity in Poland Apr 23, 1981 Western Europe - Francois Mitterand becomes president of France Apr 23, 1982 Western Europe - Faulklands war Apr 23, 1982 Western Europe - Helmut Khol becomes Chancellor of West Germany Apr 23, 1985 The Soviet Bloc - Gorbechev comes into power in the Soviet Union Apr 23, 1988 Western Europe Since 1985 - Gerhard Schroder becomes chancelor of Germany Dec 23, 1989 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - Collaspe of Communist government in Czechoslovakia Dec 23, 1989 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - Collaspe of East German government Dec 23, 1989 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - Execution of Ceaussescu in Romania Mar 11, 1990 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - Lithuania declare independence Mar 18, 1990 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - East German elections-victory of Christian Democrats Apr 23, 1990 Western Europe Since 1985 - First all German Federal election Oct 3, 1990 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - Reunification of Germany Dec 23, 1990 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - Walesa becomes president of Poland Jun 23, 1991 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - Yeltsin becomes president of Russia Jun 23, 1991 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - Solvenia and Croatia delcare independence Aug 19, 1991 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - Ring-wing coup in the Soviet Union Dec 23, 1991 The Fall of the Soviet Bloc - Dissolution of the soviet union Apr 23, 1992 Western Europe Since 1985 - Victory of Conservative party under John Major in Britain Apr 23, 1993 Western Europe Since 1985 - Conservative victory in France Apr 23, 1994 Western Europe Since 1985 - Creation of the European Union Apr 23, 1995 Western Europe Since 1985 - Jacques Chirac become president of France Apr 23, 1997 Election of Tony Blair in Britain Apr 23, 2002 Western Europe Since 1985 - Reelection of Chirac Apr 23, 2005 Western Europe Since 1985 - Angela Merkel becomes Chancellor of Germany Apr 23, 2006 Western Europe Since 1985 - Romano Prodi becomes the Prime Minister of Italy Apr 23, 2007 Western Europe Since 1985 - Election of Nikolas Sarkozy in France Apr 23, 2009 Western Europe Since 1985 - Reelection of Merkel Apr 23, 2010 Western Europe Since 1985 - David Cameron becomes prime minister of Brittain