Timeline April 1876

Events in April 1876 2

• 1876 Suppression of the Bulgarian April Uprising Ottoman irregulars crush a Bulgarian revolt An uprising by Bulgarian nationalists against Ottoman rule that began on April 20, 1876, was crushed within weeks by irregular Ottoman troops, with massacres at Batak and other villages killing thousands of civilians. News of the atrocities, publicized in Britain by William Gladstone, turned European opinion against the Ottoman Empire and helped trigger the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78.
• 1876 Royal Titles Act grants Victoria the title Empress of India British Parliament creates a new imperial title for the Queen The British Parliament passed the Royal Titles Act on April 27, 1876, authorizing Queen Victoria to adopt the additional title Empress of India. The change, promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, was formally proclaimed at the Delhi Durbar on January 1, 1877.