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December 2, 1908
On December 2, 1908, puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
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Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
Puyi was the last emperor of China, having reigned as the Xuantong Emperor of the Qing dynasty and later as the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, a Japanese puppet state in World War II. After the war he was held as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and China until 1959, when the Chinese Communist Party granted him amnesty and presented him as a model of successful reeducation.
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1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1908th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 908th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 20th…
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On December 2, 1908
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1908 Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two. Emperor of China (1908–1912) and of Manchukuo (1934–1945)
Puyi was the last emperor of China, having reigned as the Xuantong Emperor of the Qing dynasty and later as the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, a Japanese puppet state in World War II. After the war he was held as a war criminal in the Soviet Union and China until 1959, when the Chinese Communist Party granted him amnesty and presented him as a model of successful reeducation.
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- April 1 The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
- April 11 SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
- April 14 Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) high downstream.
- April 16 Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
- April 20 Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
- August 27 The Qing dynasty promulgates the Qinding Xianfa Dagang, the first constitutional document in the history of China, transforming the Qing empire into a constitutional monarchy.
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