1864: Calcutta cyclone, 60,000 victims. 1867: Hong China takes Tungning (OTL Taiwan) and Hainan, lands troops in the South of China. The mainland Chinese don't want the old dynasty back, however. 1869: Chandramoorthy born in Puducherry. His family is in the traders' caste. 1872-79: Novorossiya invades China, takes Beijing, brings the north under its control. The rest of China is divided among warlords. 1874: Canadians land in Java, claim the Spice Islands. 1876, October 31st: Bakarganj Cyclone in India - more than 200,000 dead.