Russian Minister of the Interior V. K. Plehve is assassinated.

7 Sept.

The Dalai Lama, spiritual and political leader of Tibet, is forced to sign a treaty granting Great Britain trading rights in three cities. His capitulation follows the capture of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, by British forces in August.

3 Oct.

In South-West Africa, a rebellion of Hottentots and Herero against German colonial rule begins. It will continue until 1908.

18 Oct.

France establishes Dakar as the capital of its newly reorganized possessions in French West Africa.

21 Oct.

British fishing vessels in the North Sea are mistakenly fired on by the Russian navy. The incident becomes known as the Dogger Bank incident.