Events and trends\nTechnology\n* John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown make first non-stop transatlantic crossing by air\n* First use of tanks in warfare Science\n* Einstein's theory of general relativity\n* Max von Laue discovers the diffraction of x-rays by crystals\n* Alfred Wegener puts forward his theory of continental drift War, peace and politics\n* Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary leads to World War I\n* October Revolution in Russia leads to the first Communist government; assassination of Emperor Nicholas II and the royal family Culture, religion Others\n* The ocean liner RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sinks on its maiden voyage World leaders\n* Emperor Franz Josef (Austria-Hungary)\n* Emperor Karl (Austria-Hungary)\n* Emperor Henry Pu Yi of the Qing Dynasty (China)\n*Sun Yat-sen, President of the Republic of China\n*Yuan Shikai, President of the Republic of China and briefly Emperor.\n*Xu Shichang, President of the Republic of China\n* Emperor Wilhelm II (Germany)\n* Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (Germany)\n* King Victor Emmanuel III (Italy)\n* Pope Pius X\n* Emperor Nicholas II (Russia)\n* Vladimir Lenin (Soviet Union)\n* King George V (United Kingdom)\n* Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (United Kingdom)\n* Prime Minister David Lloyd George (United Kingdom)\n* President William Howard Taft (United States) \n* President Woodrow Wilson (United States) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
