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Referenced Time Chart of Reigns, Eras & Dynasties
AD 1901-2025
Year A.D. Kings &
Queens of England
British Prime Ministers American Presidents China from Dynastic to Communist Party Rule and Taiwan Democracy Korean Eras & Dynasties Japanese
Eras
Year A.D.
2025 King Charles
III
, year 4
Keir Starmer
(80/Labour)
Donald Trump (47/Republican)
Inaugural
address 2
PRC,
year 77
ROC,
year 114
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 81
Reiwa Era,
year 7
2025
2024 King Charles
III
, year 3
Rishi Sunak
(79/Conservative)
Joe Biden (46/Democrat) PRC,
year 76
ROC,
year 113
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 80
Reiwa Era,
year 6
2024
Keir Starmer
(80/Labour)
2023 King Charles
III
, year 2
Rishi Sunak
(79/Conservative)
Joe Biden (46/Democrat) PRC,
year 75
ROC,
year 112
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 79
Reiwa Era,
year 5
2023
2022 Queen Elizabeth II, year 70 Boris Johnson
(77/Conservative)
Joe Biden (46/Democrat) PRC,
year 74
ROC,
year 111
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 78
Reiwa Era,
year 4
2022
Liz Truss
(78/Conservative)
King Charles
III
, year 1
Rishi Sunak
(79/Conservative)
2021 Queen Elizabeth II, year 69 Boris Johnson
(77/Conservative)
Joe Biden (46/Democrat) Inaugural
address
PRC,
year 73
ROC,
year 110
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 77
Reiwa Era,
year 3
2021
2020 Queen Elizabeth II, year 68 Boris Johnson
(77/Conservative)
Donald Trump (45/Republican) PRC,
year 72
ROC,
year 109
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 76
Reiwa Era,
year 2
2020
Withdrawal from
the European Union (EU)

(January 31, 2020)
2019 Queen Elizabeth II, year 67 Theresa May
(76/Conservative)
Donald Trump (45/Republican) PRC,
year 71
ROC,
year 108
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 75
Heisei Era,
year 31
(until April 30)
2019
Boris Johnson
(77/Conservative)
 Reiwa Era,
year 1
(from May 1)
2018 Queen Elizabeth II, year 66 Theresa May
(76/Conservative)
Donald Trump (45/Republican) PRC,
year 70
ROC,
year 107
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 74
Heisei Era,
year 30
2018
2017 Queen Elizabeth II, year 65 Theresa May
(76/Conservative)
Donald Trump (45/Republican)
Inaugural
address 1
PRC,
year 69
ROC,
year 106
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 73
Heisei Era,
year 29
2017
2016 Queen Elizabeth II, year 65 David Cameron
(75/Conservative)
Barack Obama (44/Democrat) PRC,
year 68
ROC,
year 105
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 72
Heisei Era,
year 28
2016
Theresa May
(76/Conservative)
2015 Queen Elizabeth II, year 64 David Cameron
(75/Conservative)
Barack Obama (44/Democrat) PRC,
year 67
ROC,
year 104
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 71
Heisei Era,
year 27
2015
2014 Queen Elizabeth II, year 63 David Cameron
(75/Conservative)
Barack Obama (44/Democrat) PRC,
year 66
ROC,
year 103
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 70
Heisei Era,
year 26
2014
2013 Queen Elizabeth II, year 62 David Cameron
(75/Conservative)
Barack Obama (44/Democrat)
Inaugural
address 2
PRC,
year 65
ROC,
year 102
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 69
Heisei Era,
year 25
2013
2012 Queen Elizabeth II, year 61 David Cameron
(75/Conservative)
Barack Obama (44/Democrat) PRC,
year 64
ROC,
year 101
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 68
Heisei Era,
year 24
2012
2011 Queen Elizabeth II, year 60 David Cameron
(75/Conservative)
Barack Obama (44/Democrat) PRC,
year 63
ROC,
year 100
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 67
Heisei Era,
year 23
2011
2010 Queen Elizabeth II, year 59 Gordon Brown
(74/Labour)
Barack Obama (44/Democrat) PRC,
year 62
ROC,
year 99
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 66
Heisei Era,
year 22
2010
David Cameron
(75/Conservative)
2009 Queen Elizabeth II, year 58 Gordon Brown
(74/Labour)
Barack Obama (44/Democrat)
Inaugural
address 1
PRC,
year 61
ROC,
year 98
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 65
Heisei Era,
year 21
2009
2008 Queen Elizabeth II, year 57 Gordon Brown
(74/Labour)
George W. Bush (43/Republican) PRC,
year 60
ROC,
year 97
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 64
Heisei Era,
year 20
2008
2007 Queen Elizabeth II, year 56 Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
George W. Bush (43/Republican) PRC,
year 59
ROC,
year 96
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 63
Heisei Era,
year 19
2007
Gordon Brown
(74/Labour)
2006 Queen Elizabeth II, year 55 Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
George W. Bush (43/Republican) PRC,
year 58
ROC,
year 95
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 62
Heisei Era,
year 18
2006
2005 Queen Elizabeth II, year 54 Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
George W. Bush (43/Republican)
Inaugural
address 2
PRC,
year 57
ROC,
year 94
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 61
Heisei Era,
year 17
2005
2004 Queen Elizabeth II, year 53 Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
George W. Bush (43/Republican) PRC,
year 56
ROC,
year 93
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 60
Heisei Era,
year 16
2004
2003 Queen Elizabeth II, year 52 Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
George W. Bush (43/Republican) PRC,
year 55
ROC,
year 92
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 59
Heisei Era,
year 15
2003
Iraq War
(2003-2011)
2002 Queen Elizabeth II, year 51 Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
George W. Bush (43/Republican) PRC,
year 54
ROC,
year 91
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 58
Heisei Era,
year 14
2002
2001 Queen Elizabeth II, year 50 Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
George W. Bush (43/Republican)
Inaugural
address 1
PRC,
year 53
ROC,
year 90
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 57
Heisei Era,
year 13
2001
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
2000 Queen Elizabeth II, year 49 Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
Bill Clinton (42/Democrat) PRC,
year 52
ROC,
year 89
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 56
Heisei Era,
year 12
2000
Fledgling
democracy
ends 50 Years
of Nationalist
Party rule
1999 Queen Elizabeth II, year 48 Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
Bill Clinton (42/Democrat) PRC,
year 51
ROC,
year 88
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 55
Heisei Era,
year 11
1999
Dec. 20:
Macau reverts to Chinese
sovereignty
1998 Queen Elizabeth II, year 47 Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
Bill Clinton (42/Democrat) PRC,
year 50
ROC,
year 87
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 54
Heisei Era,
year 10
1998
1997 Queen Elizabeth II, year 46 John Major (72/Conservative) Bill Clinton (42/Democrat)
Inaugural
address 2
PRC, 
year 49
ROC,
year 86
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 53
Heisei Era,
year 9
1997
Tony Blair
(73/Labour)
July 1:
Hong Kong
reverts to
Chinese
sovereignty
1996 Queen Elizabeth II, year 45 John Major (72/Conservative) Bill Clinton (42/Democrat) PRC,
year 48
ROC,
year 85
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 52
Heisei Era,
year 8
1996
First free
election on
Chinese soil
1995 Queen Elizabeth II, year 44 John Major (72/Conservative) Bill Clinton (42/Democrat) PRC,
year 47
ROC,
year 84
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 51
Heisei Era,
year 7
1995
1994 Queen Elizabeth II, year 43 John Major (72/Conservative) Bill Clinton (42/Democrat) PRC,
year 46
ROC,
year 83
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 50
Heisei Era,
year 6
1994
1993 Queen Elizabeth II, year 42 John Major (72/Conservative) Bill Clinton (42/Democrat)
Inaugural
address 1
PRC,
year 45
ROC,
year 82
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 49
Heisei Era,
year 5
1993
1992 Queen Elizabeth II, year 41 John Major (72/Conservative) George
H. W. Bush (41/Republican)
PRC,
year 44
ROC,
year 81
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 48
Heisei Era,
year 4
1992
1991 Queen Elizabeth II, year 40 John Major (72/Conservative) George
H. W. Bush (41/Republican)
PRC,
year 43
ROC,
year 80
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 47
Heisei Era,
year 3
1991
Persian Gulf War
1990 Queen Elizabeth II, year 39 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
George
H. W. Bush (41/Republican)
PRC,
year 42
ROC,
year 79
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 46
Heisei Era,
year 2
1990
John Major (72/Conservative)
1989 Queen Elizabeth II, year 38 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
George
H. W. Bush
(41/Republican)
Inaugural
address
PRC,
year 41
ROC,
year 78
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 45
Showa Era,
year 64
(until Jan. 7)
1989
June 4:
Tiananmen
Square
protests violently suppressed
Heisei Era,
year 1
(from Jan. 8)
1988 Queen Elizabeth II, year 37 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
Ronald Reagan (40/Republican) PRC,
year 40
ROC,
year 77
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 44
Showa Era,
year 63
1988
1987 Queen Elizabeth II, year 36 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
Ronald Reagan (40/Republican) PRC,
year 39
ROC,
year 76
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 43
Showa Era,
year 62
1987
Martial law lifted after 38 years
1986 Queen Elizabeth II, year 35 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
Ronald Reagan (40/Republican) PRC,
year 38
ROC,
year 75
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 42
Showa Era,
year 61
1986
1985 Queen Elizabeth II, year 34 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
Ronald Reagan (40/Republican)
Inaugural
address 2
PRC,
year 37
ROC,
year 74
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 41
Showa Era,
year 60
1985
1984 Queen Elizabeth II, year 33 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
Ronald Reagan (40/Republican) PRC,
year 36
ROC,
year 73
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 40
Showa Era,
year 59
1984
1983 Queen Elizabeth II, year 32 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
Ronald Reagan (40/Republican) PRC,
year 35
ROC,
year 72
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 39
Showa Era,
year 58
1983
1982 Queen Elizabeth II, year 31 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
Ronald Reagan (40/Republican) PRC,
year 34
ROC,
year 71
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 38
Showa Era,
year 57
1982
Falklands War
1981 Queen Elizabeth II, year 30 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
Ronald Reagan (40/Republican)
Inaugural
address 1
PRC,
year 33
ROC,
year 70
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 37
Showa Era,
year 56
1981
1980 Queen Elizabeth II, year 29 Margaret
Thatcher (71/Conservative)
Jimmy Carter (39/Democrat) PRC,
year 32
ROC,
year 69
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 36
Showa Era,
year 55
1980
1979 Queen Elizabeth II, year 28 James
Callaghan (70/Labour)
Jimmy Carter (39/Democrat) PRC,
year 31
ROC,
year 68
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 35
Showa Era,
year 54
1979
Margaret
Thatcher
(71/Conservative)
Sino-
Vietnamese
War
1978 Queen Elizabeth II, year 27 James
Callaghan (70/Labour)
Jimmy Carter (39/Democrat) PRC,
year 30
ROC,
year 67
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 34
Showa Era,
year 53
1978
1977 Queen Elizabeth II, year 26 James
Callaghan (70/Labour)
Jimmy Carter (39/Democrat)
Inaugural
address
PRC,
year 29
ROC,
year 66
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 33
Showa Era,
year 52
1977
1976 Queen Elizabeth II, year 25 Harold Wilson (69/Labour) Gerald Ford (38/Republican) PRC,
year 28
ROC,
year 65
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 32
Showa Era,
year 51
1976
James
Callaghan
(70/Labour)
1975 Queen Elizabeth II, year 24 Harold Wilson (69/Labour) Gerald Ford (38/Republican) PRC,
year 27
ROC,
year 64
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 31
Showa Era,
year 50
1975
1974 Queen Elizabeth II, year 23 Edward Heath (68/Conservative) Gerald Ford (38/Republican) PRC,
year 26
ROC,
year 63
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 30
Showa Era,
year 49
1974
Harold Wilson (69/Labour)
1973 Queen Elizabeth II, year 22 Edward Heath (68/Conservative) Richard Nixon (37/Republican)
Inaugural
address 2
PRC,
year 25
ROC,
year 62
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 29
Showa Era,
year 48
1973
Accession to the European Economic Community (EEC)
(January 1, 1973)
1972 Queen Elizabeth II, year 21 Edward Heath (68/Conservative) Richard Nixon (37/Republican) PRC,
year 24
ROC,
year 61
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 28
Showa Era,
year 47
1972
1971 Queen Elizabeth II, year 20 Edward Heath (68/Conservative) Richard Nixon (37/Republican) PRC,
year 23
ROC,
year 60
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 27
Showa Era,
year 46
1971
1970 Queen Elizabeth II, year 19 Harold Wilson (67/Labour) Richard Nixon (37/Republican) PRC,
year 22
ROC,
year 59
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 26
Showa Era,
year 45
1970
Edward Heath (68/Conservative)
1969 Queen Elizabeth II, year 18 Harold Wilson (67/Labour) Richard Nixon (37/Republican)
Inaugural
address 1
PRC,
year 21
ROC,
year 58
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 25
Showa Era,
year 44
1969
Apollo 11 mission: first humans walk on the moon
(July 20, 1969)
1968 Queen Elizabeth II, year 17 Harold Wilson (67/Labour) Lyndon B. Johnson (36/Democrat) PRC,
year 20
ROC,
year 57
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 24
Showa Era,
year 43
1968
1967 Queen Elizabeth II, year 16 Harold Wilson (67/Labour) Lyndon B. Johnson (36/Democrat) PRC,
year 19
ROC,
year 56
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 23
Showa Era,
year 42
1967
1966 Queen Elizabeth II, year 15 Harold Wilson (67/Labour) Lyndon B. Johnson (36/Democrat) PRC,
year 18
ROC,
year 55
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 22
Showa Era,
year 41
1966
Cultural Revolution
(1966-1976)
1965 Queen Elizabeth II, year 14 Harold Wilson (67/Labour) Lyndon B. Johnson (36/Democrat)
Inaugural
address
PRC,
year 17
ROC,
year 54
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 21
Showa Era,
year 40
1965
1964 Queen Elizabeth II, year 13 Sir Alec
Douglas-Home
(66/Conservative)
Lyndon B. Johnson (36/Democrat) PRC,
year 16
ROC,
year 53
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 20
Showa Era,
year 39
1964
Harold Wilson (67/Labour)
1963 Queen Elizabeth II, year 12

Harold
Macmillan (65/Conservative)

Lyndon B. Johnson (36/Democrat) PRC,
year 15
ROC,
year 52
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 19
Showa Era,
year 38
1963
Sir Alec
Douglas-Home

(66/Conservative)
J.F. Kennedy assassination
(Nov. 22, 1963)
1962 Queen Elizabeth II, year 11 Harold
Macmillan (65/Conservative)
John F. Kennedy (35/Democrat) PRC,
year 14
ROC,
year 51
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 18
Showa Era,
year 37
1962
Sino-Indian
War
1961 Queen Elizabeth II, year 10 Harold
Macmillan (65/Conservative)
John F. Kennedy (35/Democrat)
Inaugural
address
PRC,
year 13
ROC,
year 50
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 17
Showa Era,
year 36
1961
1960 Queen Elizabeth II, year 9 Harold
Macmillan (65/Conservative)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (34/Republican) PRC,
year 12
ROC,
year 49
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 16
Showa Era,
year 35
1960
1959 Queen Elizabeth II, year 8 Harold
Macmillan (65/Conservative)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (34/Republican) PRC,
year 11
ROC,
year 48
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 15
Showa Era,
year 34
1959
Vietnam War
(1959-1975)
Tibetan
uprising
1958 Queen Elizabeth II, year 7 Harold
Macmillan (65/Conservative)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (34/Republican) PRC,
year 10
ROC,
year 47
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 14
Showa Era,
year 33
1958
Mao Zedong's 'Great Leap
Forward'
(1958-1961)
1957 Queen Elizabeth II, year 6 Sir Anthony
Eden (64/Conservative)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (34/Republican)
Inaugural
address 2
PRC,
year 9
ROC,
year 46
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 13
Showa Era,
year 32
1957
Harold
Macmillan,
1st Earl of Stockton

(65/Conservative)
1956 Queen Elizabeth II, year 5 Sir Anthony
Eden (64/Conservative)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (34/Republican) PRC,
year 8
ROC,
year 45
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 12
Showa Era,
year 31
1956
Suez Crisis
1955 Queen Elizabeth II, year 4 Sir Winston Churchill (63/Conservative) Dwight D. Eisenhower (34/Republican) PRC,
year 7
ROC,
year 44
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 11
Showa Era,
year 30
1955
Sir Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon
(64/Conservative)
1954 Queen Elizabeth II, year 3 Sir Winston Churchill (63/Conservative) Dwight D. Eisenhower (34/Republican) PRC,
year 6
ROC,
year 43
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 10
Showa Era,
year 29
1954
1953 Queen Elizabeth II, year 2 Sir Winston Churchill (63/Conservative) Dwight D. Eisenhower (34/Republican)
Inaugural
address 1
PRC,
year 5
ROC,
year 42
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 9
Showa Era,
year 28
1953
1952 Queen
Elizabeth  II
,
year 1
(House of Windsor)
Sir Winston Churchill (63/Conservative) Harry S. Truman (33/Democrat) PRC,
year 4
ROC,
year 41
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 8
Showa Era,
year 27
1952
1951 King George VI,
year 16
Clement
Richard Attlee
(62/Labour)
Harry S. Truman (33/Democrat) PRC,
year 3
ROC,
year 40
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 7
Showa Era,
year 26
1951
Sir Winston
Churchill
(63/Conservative)
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Year A.D. Kings &
Queens of England
British Prime Ministers American Presidents China from Dynastic Rule to Limited Democracy Korean Eras & Dynasties Japanese
Eras
Year A.D.
1950 King George VI,
year 15
Clement
Richard Attlee
(62/Labour)
Harry S. Truman (33/Democrat) PRC,
year 2
ROC,
year 39
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 6
Showa Era,
year 25
1950
Annexation
of Tibet

(Oct. 1950)
Korean War (1950-1953)
1949 King George VI,
year 14
Clement
Richard Attlee
(62/Labour)
Harry S. Truman (33/Democrat)
Inaugural
address
Communists defeat Nationalists
in Civil War,
establish
People's Republic of
China (PRC)

on mainland
Republic of China (ROC),
year 38
Retreat
to Taiwan
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 5
Showa Era,
year 24
1949
Imposition of martial law to last nearly four decades
1948 King George VI,
year 13
Clement
Richard Attlee
(62/Labour)
Harry S. Truman (33/Democrat) Republic of China,
year 37
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 4
Showa Era,
year 23
1948
1947 King George VI,
year 12
Clement
Richard Attlee
(62/Labour)
Harry S. Truman (33/Democrat) Republic of China,
year 36
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 3
Showa Era,
year 22
1947
The Cold War
(1947-1991)
1946 King George VI,
year 11
Clement
Richard Attlee
(62/Labour)
Harry S. Truman (33/Democrat) Republic of China,
year 35
Era of the
Two Koreas,
year 2
Showa Era,
year 21
1946
Second phase of
Chinese Civil War

(1946-1950) 
1945 King George VI,
year 10
Winston
Churchill (61/Coalition)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Inaugural
address 4
Republic of China,
year 34
Era of the
Two Koreas
,
year 1
Showa Era,
year 20
1945
Clement
Richard Attlee,
1st Earl Attlee
(62/Labour)
Harry S. Truman (33/Democrat)
The Iron Curtain
(1945-1991)
Republic of China
assumes control of Taiwan

(Oct. 25, 1945)
Atomic
bombings of
Hiroshima
& Nagasaki
(Aug. 6/9, 1945)
1944 King George VI,
year 9
Winston
Churchill (61/Coalition)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Republic of China,
year 33
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 35
Showa Era,
year 19
1944
'D-Day' Normandy landings
(June 6, 1944)
1943 King George VI,
year 8
Winston
Churchill (61/Coalition)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Republic of China,
year 32
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 34
Showa Era,
year 18
1943
1942 King George VI,
year 7
Winston
Churchill (61/Coalition)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Republic of China,
year 31
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 33
Showa Era,
year 17
1942
1941 King George VI,
year 6
Winston
Churchill (61/Coalition)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Inaugural
address 3
Republic of China,
year 30
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 32
Showa Era,
year 16
1941
Attack on
Pearl Harbor
(Dec. 7,1941)
Pacific War
(Dec. 7, 1941–Sep. 2, 1945)
1940 King George VI,
year 5
Arthur Neville Chamberlain (60/Nationalist) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Republic of China,
year 29
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 31
Showa Era,
year 15
1940
Winston
Churchill
(61/Coalition)
Battle of Britain
1939 King George VI,
year 4
Arthur Neville Chamberlain (60/Nationalist) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Republic of China,
year 28
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 30
Showa Era,
year 14
1939
World War II (1939-1945)
1938 King George VI,
year 3
Arthur Neville Chamberlain (60/Nationalist) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Republic of China,
year 27
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 29
Showa Era,
year 13
1938
Nanjing Massacre ('Rape of Nanjing')
(1937-1938)
1937 King George VI,
year 2
Stanley
Baldwin (59/Nationalist)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Inaugural
address 2
Republic of China,
year 26
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 28
Showa Era,
year 12
1937
Arthur Neville
Chamberlain
(60/Nationalist)
Sino-Japanese War 2
(July 7, 1937–September 2, 1945
1936 King Edward VIII
(House of Windsor; abdicated,
Dec. 11
same year)
Stanley Baldwin (59/Nationalist) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Republic of China,
year 25
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 27
Showa Era,
year 11
1936
 King George VI,
year 1
(House of Windsor)
1935 King George V,
year 26
James Ramsay MacDonald
(58/Nationalist)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Republic of China,
year 24
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 26
Showa Era,
year 10
1935
Stanley
Baldwin
(59/Nationalist)
1934 King George V,
year 25
James Ramsay MacDonald  (58/Nationalist)   Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Republic of China,
year 23
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 25
Showa Era,
year 9
1934
1933 King George V,
year 24
James Ramsay MacDonald (58/Nationalist)   Franklin D. Roosevelt
(32/Democrat)
Inaugural
address 1
Republic of China,
year 22
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 24
Showa Era,
year 8
1933
1932 King George V,
year 23
James Ramsay MacDonald (58/Nationalist)   Herbert Hoover (31/Republican) Republic of China,
year 21
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 23
Showa Era,
year 7
1932
1931 King George V,
year 22
James Ramsay
MacDonald (58/Nationalist)  
Herbert Hoover (31/Republican) Republic of China,
year 20
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 22
Showa Era,
year 6
1931
1930 King George V,
year 21
James Ramsay MacDonald
(58/Labour)  
Herbert Hoover (31/Republican) Republic of China,
year 19
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 21
Showa Era,
year 5
1930
1929 King George V,
year 20
Stanley
Baldwin (57/Conservative)
Herbert Hoover (31/Republican)
Inaugural
address
Republic of China,
year 18
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 20
Showa Era,
year 4
1929
James Ramsay
MacDonald

(58/Labour)  
The Great Depression
(1929-1939)
1928 King George V,
year 19
Stanley
Baldwin (57/Conservative)
Calvin Coolidge (30/Republican) Republic of China,
year 17
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 19
Showa Era,
year 3
1928
1927 King George V,
year 18
Stanley
Baldwin (57/Conservative)
Calvin Coolidge (30/Republican) Republic of China,
year 16
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 18
Showa Era,
year 2
1927
First phase of
Chinese Civil War

(1927-1937) 
1926 King George V,
year 17
Stanley
Baldwin (57/Conservative)
Calvin Coolidge (30/Republican) Republic of China,
year 15
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 17
Showa Era,
year 1
1926
1925 King George V,
year 16
Stanley
Baldwin (57/Conservative)
Calvin Coolidge (30/Republican)
Inaugural
address
Republic of China,
year 14
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 16
Taisho Era,
year 14
1925
1924 King George V,
year 15
James Ramsay
MacDonald

(56/Labour)
Calvin Coolidge (30/Republican) Republic of China,
year 13
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 15
Taisho Era,
year 13
1924
Stanley
Baldwin
(57/Conservative)
1923 King George V,
year 14
Andrew
Bonar Law (54/Conservative)
Calvin Coolidge (30/Republican) Republic of China,
year 12
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 14
Taisho Era,
year 12
1923
Stanley
Baldwin
(55/Conservative)
1922 King George V,
year 13
David
Lloyd George (53/Coalition)
Warren G.
Harding
(29/Republican)
Republic of China,
year 11
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 13
Taisho Era,
year 11
1922
Andrew
Bonar Law
(54/Conservative)
1921 King George V,
year 12
David
Lloyd George (53/Coalition)
Warren G. Harding
(29/Republican)
Inaugural
address
Republic of China,
year 10
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 12
Taisho Era,
year 10
1921
1920 King George V,
year 11
David
Lloyd George (53/Coalition)
Woodrow Wilson (28/Democrat) Republic of China,
year 9
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 11
Taisho Era,
year 9
1920
1919 King George V,
year 10
David
Lloyd George (53/Coalition)
Woodrow Wilson (28/Democrat) Republic of China,
year 8
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 10
Taisho Era,
year 8
1919
1918 King George V,
year 9
David
Lloyd George (53/Coalition)
Woodrow Wilson (28/Democrat) Republic of China,
year 7
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 9
Taisho Era,
year 7
1918
1917 King George V,
year 8
David
Lloyd George (53/Coalition)
Woodrow Wilson (28/Democrat)
Inaugural
address 2
Republic of China,
year 6
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 8
Taisho Era,
year 6
1917
1916 King George V,
year 7
Herbert Henry Asquith
(52/Liberal)
Woodrow Wilson (28/Democrat) Republic of China,
year 5
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 7
Taisho Era,
year 5
1916
David
Lloyd George
(53/Coalition)
1915 King George V,
year 6
Herbert Henry Asquith
(51/Liberal)
Woodrow Wilson (28/Democrat) Republic of China,
year 4
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 6
Taisho Era,
year 4
1915
1914 King George V,
year 5
Herbert Henry Asquith
(52/Liberal)
Woodrow Wilson (28/Democrat) Republic of China,
year 3
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 5
Taisho Era,
year 3
1914
World War I (1914-1918) World War 1 (1914-1918)
1913 King George V,
year 4
Herbert Henry Asquith
(52/Liberal)
Woodrow Wilson (28/Democrat)
Inaugural
address 1
Republic of China,
year 2
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 4
Taisho Era,
year 2
1913
1912 King George V,
year 3
Herbert Henry Asquith
(52/Liberal)
William
Howard Taft (27/Republican)
Republic of China,
year 1
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 3
Taisho Era,
year 1
1912
Sinking of the Titanic (April 14/15, 1912)
1911 King George V,
year 2
Herbert Henry Asquith
(52/Liberal)
William
Howard Taft (27/Republican)
Qing Dynasty,
year 268
-Xuantong
Era of Japanese Occupation,
year 2
Meiji Era,
year 44
1911
1910 King George V,
year 1
(House of Windsor)
Herbert Henry Asquith
(52/Liberal)
William
Howard Taft (27/Republican)
Qing Dynasty,
year 267
-Xuantong
Era of
Japanese
Occupation
,
year 1
-Sunjong
Meiji Era,
year 43
1910
Formal Japanese Annexation
of Korea
(Aug. 22, 1910)
1909 King Edward VII,
year 9
Herbert Henry Asquith
(52/Liberal)
William
Howard Taft
(27/Republican)
Inaugural
address
Qing Dynasty,
year 266
-Xuantong
Choson (Yi) Dynasty,
year 518
-Sunjong
Meiji Era,
year 42
1909
1908 King Edward VII,
year 8
Sir Henry
Campbell-
Bannerman
(51/Liberal)
Theodore
Roosevelt (26/Republican)
Qing Dynasty,
year 265
-Guangxu
Choson (Yi) Dynasty,
year 517
-Sunjong
Meiji Era,
year 41
1908
Herbert Henry
Asquith
(52/Liberal)
1907 King Edward VII,
year 7
Sir Henry
Campbell-
Bannerman
(51/Liberal)
Theodore
Roosevelt
(26/Republican)
Qing Dynasty,
year 264
-Guangxu
Choson (Yi) Dynasty,
year 516
-Kojong / Sunjong
Meiji Era,
year 40
1907
1906 King Edward VII,
year 6
Sir Henry
Campbell-
Bannerman
(50/Liberal)
Theodore
Roosevelt
(26/Republican)
Qing Dynasty,
year 263
-Guangxu
Choson (Yi) Dynasty,
year 515
-Kojong
Meiji Era,
year 39
1906
1905 King Edward VII,
year 5
Arthur James
Balfour (50/Conservative)
Theodore
Roosevelt
(26/Republican)
Inaugural
address
Qing Dynasty,
year 262
-Guangxu
Choson (Yi) Dynasty,
year 514
-Kojong
Meiji Era,
year 38
1905
Sir Henry
Campbell-
Bannerman
(51/Liberal)
1904 King Edward VII,
year 4
Arthur James
Balfour (50/Conservative)
Theodore
Roosevelt
(26/Republican)
Qing Dynasty,
year 261
-Guangxu
Choson (Yi) Dynasty,
year 513
-Kojong
Meiji Era,
year 37
1904
Russo-Japanese War
(1904-1905)
1903 King Edward VII,
year 3
Arthur James
Balfour (50/Conservative)
Theodore
Roosevelt
(26/Republican)
Qing Dynasty,
year 260
-Guangxu
Choson (Yi) Dynasty,
year 512
-Kojong
Meiji Era,
year 36
1903
1902 King Edward VII,
year 2
Robert
Gascoyne-Cecil
(49/Conservative)
Theodore
Roosevelt
(26/Republican)
Qing Dynasty,
year 259
-Guangxu
Choson (Yi) Dynasty,
year 511
-Kojong
Meiji Era,
year 35
1902
Arthur James
Balfour
(50/Conservative)
1901 Queen Victoria,
year 65
Robert
Gascoyne-Cecil
(49/Conservative)
William McKinley
(25/Republican)
Inaugural
address 2


Theodore
Roosevelt
(26/Republican)
Qing Dynasty,
year 258
-Guangxu
Choson (Yi) Dynasty,
year 510
-Kojong
Meiji Era,
year 34
1901
King
Edward VII

year 1
(House of
Saxe-Coburg)
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