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★10 Jun 1886
Mount Tarawera, a volcano in the North Island of New Zealand, erupted, killing up to 150 people and creating the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley.

★11 Dec 1886
The London-based football club Arsenal, then known as Dial Square, played their first match on the Isle of Dogs.

★05 May 1891
Carnegie Hall in New York City, built by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

★25 Jul 1893
The Corinth Canal, which bisects the narrow Isthmus of Corinth, was formally opened, connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Aegean Sea's Saronic Gulf.

★12 Jan 1895
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was founded.

★09 Aug 1902
Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

★08 Apr 1904
Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, was renamed Times Square after The New York Times building.

★28 Jun 1904
In Denmark's worst maritime disaster, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock, Helen's Reef, in foggy weather, and sank, resulting in more than 635 deaths.

★01 Oct 1906
A deputation of Muslim leaders led by the Aga Khan III met Indian viceroy Lord Minto to secure greater political representation, eventually leading to the founding of the All-India Muslim League.

★28 Aug 1909
A military coup d'etat against the government of Dimitrios Rallis began in the Goudi neighbourhood of Athens, Greece.

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