12 Feb 1852—9 Apr 1870: Napoleon III Nephew of Napoleon I; elected as President of the French Republic in 1848, made himself Emperor of the French after a coup d'état. Captured by the German army on September 2, 1870; deposed in absentia following the proclamation of the Third Republic.[103]
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1918
1 Mar 1918—1 Apr 1920: Spanish Flu Epidemic The worldwide Spanish Flu epidemic killed at least 17 million people worldwide.