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• 1436 CEChișinău foundedChișinău ( KIH-shih-NOW; Romanian: [kiʃiˈnəw]; formerly known by its Russian form Kishinev) is the capital…
• 1220 CEChlemoutsi (castle) builtChlemoutsi (Greek: Χλεμούτσι or Χλουμούτσι Chloumoútsi), also known as Clermont, is a medieval castle in the…
• 1230 CEChmemis Castle settledShmemis (Arabic: قلعة شميميس) also ash-Shmemis, ash-Shmamis) is a castle located in Syria. It is located 3 km…
• 1830 CEChoctaw Trail of TearsThe Choctaw Trail of Tears was the attempted ethnic cleansing and relocation by the United States government…
• 1944 CEChodaczków Wielki massacreThe Chodaczków Wielki massacre (Polish: Zbrodnia w Chodaczkowie Wielkim) occurred on 16 April 1944 when 862…
• 1292 CEChojnik Castle builtChojnik Castle (pronounced HOY-nick pronounced [ˈxɔjɲik], German: Kynast, 1945–1948 Polish: Chojnasty) is a…
• 1929 CEChongqing foundedChongqing is a provincial-level direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. It is one of the four…
• 1001 CEChora Church builtThe Chora Church or Kariye Mosque (Turkish: Kariye Camii) was a Byzantine church, now converted to a mosque…
• 400 BCEChoragic Monument of Lysicrates builtThe Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis of Athens was erected by the choregos Lysicrates, a…
• 1864 CEChrist Church Cathedral settledChrist Church Cathedral, previously spelled ChristChurch Cathedral and (rarely) called Cathedral Church of…
• 1031 CEChrist Church Cathedral, Dublin builtChrist Church Cathedral, more formally The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Irish: Ardeaglais Theampall…
• 2010 CEChrist the King statue (monument) builtJesus Christ the King of the Universe (Polish: Jezus Chrystus Król Wszechświata) is a statue of Jesus Christ…
• 1920 CEChrist the Redeemer (monument) builtChrist the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an…
• 700 CEChristchurch foundedChristchurch is a town and civil parish on the south coast of Dorset, England. The parish had a population…
• 2019 CEChristchurch mosque shootingsOn 15 March 2019, two consecutive terrorist mass shootings took place in Christchurch, New Zealand. They were…
• 300 CEChristian Building, Dura-Europos (church building) builtThe Dura-Europos church (or Dura-Europos house church) is the earliest identified Christian house church. It…
• 1851 CEChristiana IncidentThe Christiana Resistance, also known as Christiana incident, or Christiana riot, was the successful armed…
• 1740 CEChristiansborg Palace builtChristiansborg Palace (Danish: Christiansborg Slot, pronounced [kʰʁestjænsˈpɒˀ ˈslʌt, kʰʁæs-]) is a palace…
• 1672 CEChristiansholm Fortress builtChristiansholm Fortress (Norwegian: Christiansholm festning) was a Norwegian fortress built to defend the…
• 1933 CEChristie Pits riotThe Christie Pits riot occurred on 16 August 1933 at the Christie Pits (Willowvale Park) playground in…
• 2010 CEChristmas Island boat disasterOn 15 December 2010, an Indonesian fishing boat (known as the Janga and referred to as SIEV-221 by Australian…
• 1943 CEChrynów massacreChrynów massacre (Polish: Zbrodnia w Chrynowie) was a massacre of Polish worshipers which took place in the…
• 1766 CEChuar RebellionChuar Rebellion, also called the Chuar Bidroha was a series of peasant movements between 1766 and 1834 by the…
• 500 CEChufut-Kale (fortress) builtChufut-Kale (Crimean Tatar: Çufut Qale, pronounced [tʃuˈfut qaˈle]; Russian and Ukrainian: Чуфут-Кале…
• 1971 CEChuknagar massacreChuknagar massacre (Bengali: চুকনগর গণহত্যা) was a massacre of Bengali Hindus committed by the Pakistan Army…
• 1979 CEChurch Rock uranium mill spillThe Church Rock uranium mill spill occurred in the U.S. state of New Mexico on July 16, 1979, when United…
• 1983 CEChurch Street bombingThe Church Street bombing was a terrorist car bombing on 20 May 1983 in the South African capital Pretoria by…
• 601 CEChurch of Agios Dimitrios, Thessaloniki builtThe Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος), is the main sanctuary dedicated…
• 900 CEChurch of Bzyb builtThe Bzyb Church (Georgian: ბზიფის ტაძარი, romanized: bzipis t'adzari) is a ruined medieval Christian church…
• 401 CEChurch of Mary builtThe Church of Mary (Turkish: Meryem Kilisesi) was an ancient Christian cathedral dedicated to the Theotokos…
• 1964 CEChurch of Our Lady Mary of Zion builtThe Church of Our Lady, Mary of Zion is regarded as the holiest Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church which is…
• 1380 CEChurch of Our Lady before Týn builtThe Church of the Mother of God before Týn (in Czech Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem, also Týnský chrám ("Týn…
• 1210 CEChurch of Our Lady builtThe Church of Our Lady (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk) is a Roman Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium, dating…
• 1726 CEChurch of Our Lady builtThe Frauenkirche (IPA: [ˈfʁaʊənˌkɪʁçə], Church of Our Lady) is a Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of…
• 401 CEChurch of Saint Elian builtThe Church of Saint Elian (Arabic: كنيسة مار اليان, Kaneesat Mar Elian) is a church in Homs, Syria, located…
• 1532 CEChurch of Saint Eustache builtThe Church of St. Eustache, Paris (French: église Saint-Eustache, pronounced [eɡliz sɛ̃t‿østaʃ]), is a church…
• 1200 CEChurch of Saint George builtThe Church of Saint George (Amharic: ቤተ ጊዮርጊስ, romanized: Betä Giyorgis) is one of eleven rock-hewn…
• 401 CEChurch of Saint John the Baptist, Jerusalem builtThe Church of Saint John the Baptist (Hebrew: כנסיית יוחנן המטביל) is a small Greek Orthodox church in the…
• 801 CEChurch of Saint Lazarus, Larnaca builtThe Church of Saint Lazarus (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Λαζάρου, Ierós Naós Agíou Lazárou) is a late-9th century…
• 1101 CEChurch of Saint Porphyrius builtThe Church of Saint Porphyrius (Greek: Εκκλησία του Αγίου Πορφυρίου, romanized: Ekklisía tou Agíou Porfyríou…
• 2004 CEChurch of Saint Sava builtThe Church of Saint Sava (Serbian: Храм Светог Саве, romanized: Hram Svetog Save, lit. ''The Temple of Saint…
• 401 CEChurch of Saint Simeon Stylites builtThe Church of Saint Simeon Stylites (Arabic: كنيسة مار سمعان العمودي, romanized: Kanīsat Mār Simʿān…
• 1646 CEChurch of Saint-Sulpice builtThe Church of Saint-Sulpice (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sylpis] ) is a Catholic church in Paris, France, on…
• 1566 CEChurch of San Giorgio Maggiore builtSan Giorgio Maggiore (San Zorzi Mazor in Venetian) is a 16th-century Benedictine church on the island of the…
• 1682 CEChurch of Santa Engrácia builtThe Church of Santa Engrácia (Portuguese: Igreja de Santa Engrácia, pronounced [iˈɣɾeʒɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃tɐ ẽˈɡɾasiɐ])…
• 15 CEChurch of St John in Podmilačje builtThe Church of St John in Podmilačje is a national monument near Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The church…
• 1500 CEChurch of St. George builtThe Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George (Greek: Πατριαρχικός Ναός του Αγίου Γεωργίου; Turkish: Aya…
• 1910 CEChurch of St. George in Topola builtThe St. George's Church in Oplenac (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква Светог Ђорђа на Опленцу, romanized: Crkva Svetog…
• 401 CEChurch of St. Mary of Blachernae builtThe Church of Saint Mary of Blachernae (full name in Greek: Θεοτόκος των Βλαχερνών (pr. Theotókos ton…
• 1128 CEChurch of St. Mary of the Germans settledThe Church of Saint Mary of the Germans (Hebrew: כנסיית מרים של הגרמנים; Latin: Sancta Maria Alemannorum or…
• 501 CEChurch of St. Mary of the Spring builtThe Monastery of the Mother of God at the Spring (full name in Greek: Μονὴ τῆς Θεοτόκου τῆς Πηγῆς, pr. Moni…
• 1164 CEChurch of St. Panteleimon builtThe Church of Saint Panteleimon (Macedonian: Црква Свети Пантелеjмон, romanized: Crkva Sveti Pantelejmon) in…
• 501 CEChurch of St. Polyeuctus settledThe Church of St. Polyeuctus (Ancient Greek: Ἅγιος Πολύευκτος, romanized: Hagios Polyeuktos; Turkish: Ayios…
• 1035 CEChurch of St. Sophia builtThe Church of Saint Sophia (Macedonian: Црква Света Софија, romanized: Crkva Sveta Sofija) is a church in…
• 1401 CEChurch of São Francisco builtThe Church of Saint Francis (Portuguese: Igreja de São Francisco) is the most prominent Gothic monument in…
• 401 CEChurch of the Acheiropoietos builtThe Church of the Acheiropoietos (Greek: [Παναγία] Ἀχειροποίητος) is a 5th-century Byzantine-era Greek…
• 1863 CEChurch of the Company FireThe Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús Fire (8 December 1863) was a mass casualty event in Santiago, Chile. It…
• 1568 CEChurch of the Gesù builtThe Church of the Gesù (Italian: Chiesa del Gesù, pronounced [ˈkjɛːza del dʒeˈzu]), officially named Chiesa…
• 501 CEChurch of the Holy Apostles builtThe Church of the Holy Apostles (Greek: Ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι, Agioi Apostoloi; Turkish: Havariyyun Kilisesi), also…
• 335 CEChurch of the Holy Sepulchre builtThe Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in…
• 1200 CEChurch of the Intercession on the Nerl builtThe Church of the Intercession on the Nerl (Russian: Церковь Покрова на Нерли, romanized: Tserkov Pokrova na…
• 327 CEChurch of the Nativity builtThe Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem, West Bank…
• 1907 CEChurch of the Savior on Blood builtThe Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Russian: Церковь Спаса на Крови, Tserkovʹ Spasa na Krovi) is a…
• 2017 CEChut Pyin massacreThe Chut Pyin massacre was a massacre of Rohingyas by the Myanmar Army and armed Rakhine locals that…
• 1197 CEChâteau Gaillard builtChâteau Gaillard (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto ɡajaʁ]) is a medieval castle ruin overlooking the River Seine…
• 1527 CEChâteau d'If builtThe Château d'If (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto dif]; Occitan: Castèl d'If) is a fortress located on the Île…
• 1200 CEChâteau de Beynac builtThe Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, in the Dordogne département…
• 1678 CEChâteau de Choisy builtThe Château de Choisy was a royal French residence in the commune of Choisy-le-Roi in the Val-de-Marne…
• 1171 CEChâteau de Châteaudun builtThe Château de Châteaudun is a castle located in the town of Châteaudun in the French department of…
• 1200 CEChâteau de Commarque builtThe Château de Commarque is a hillside castle located between Sarlat and Les Eyzies, in the commune of Les…
• 1300 CEChâteau de Coucy builtThe Château de Coucy (Picard: Câtiau Couchy) is a French castle in the commune of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique…
• 1384 CEChâteau de Dinan builtThe Château de Dinan, also known as Dinan Castle, consists of a keep, in the town of Dinan, in the…
• 1000 CEChâteau de Falaise builtThe Château de Falaise is a 12th-13th century castle, located in the south of the commune of Falaise ("cliff"…
• 1101 CEChâteau de Foix builtThe Château de Foix (Languedocien: Castèl de Fois) is a castle which dominates the town of Foix in the French…
• 1100 CEChâteau de Loches builtThe Château de Loches (also called Le Logis Royal de Loches) is a castle located in the département of…
• 990 CEChâteau de Montsoreau builtThe Château de Montsoreau is a Flamboyant Gothic castle in the Loire Valley, directly built in the Loire…
• 2015 CEChâteau de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art foundedThe Château de Montsoreau-Museum Contemporary Art is a private museum open to the public in Montsoreau…
• 1204 CEChâteau de Montségur builtThe Château de Montségur (English: Castle of Montsegur; Languedocien: Castèl de Montsegur) is a former…
• 1170 CEChâteau de Puivert settledThe Château de Puivert (Languedocien: Castèl de Puègverd) is a so-called Cathar castle situated in the…
• 1474 CEChâteau de Rambouillet builtThe Château de Rambouillet (pronounced [ʃɑto d(ə) ʁɑ̃bujɛ]), also known in English as the Castle of…
• 1570 CEChâteau de Saint-Cloud builtThe château de Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: [ʃato d(ə) sɛ̃ klu]) was a château in France, built on a…
• 1520 CEChâteau de Talcy builtThe Château de Talcy is a historical building in Talcy, Loir-et-Cher, France. It lies to the north of the…
• 1450 CEChâteau de Troussay builtThe Château de Troussay is one of the smallest Châteaux of the Loire Valley, France, and is situated in…
• 1340 CEChâteau de Vincennes builtThe Château de Vincennes (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛ̃sɛn]) is a former fortress and royal residence…
• 1489 CEChâteau des Milandes builtThe Château des Milandes is a manor house in the commune of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle in the Dordogne…
• 1207 CEChâteau des ducs de Bretagne builtThe Château des ducs de Bretagne (French pronunciation: [ʃato de dyk də bʁətaɲ], "Castle of the Dukes of…
• 1114 CEChâteau du Haut-Koenigsbourg builtThe Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (French: [ʃɑto dy o kœniksbuʁ]; German: Hohkönigsburg), sometimes also…
• 1445 CEChâteau du Rivau builtThe Château du Rivau is a castle in the village of Lémeré, Touraine, France. In the book of Rabelais'…
• 2004 CEChūetsu EarthquakeThe Chūetsu earthquake (中越地震, Chūetsu jishin) occurred in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, at 17:56:00 JST…
• 1867 CECicero foundedCicero is a town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,268…
• 1462 CECidade Velha foundedCidade Velha ([siˈdadɨ ˈvɛʎɐ], Portuguese for "old city", also: Santiago de Cabo Verde) is a city in the…
• 2019 CECieneguillas prison riotsTwo prison riots occurred at the Cieneguillas Regional Center for Social Reintegration in Cieneguillas…
• 1268 CECilicia earthquake of 1268An earthquake occurred northeast of the city of Adana in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (modern day Turkey)…
• 2022 CECincinnati FBI field office attackOn August 8, 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, the…
• 1978 CECinema Rex fireThe Cinema Rex fire (Persian: آتش‌سوزی سینما رکس آبادان, lit. 'Rex Abadan cinema fire') occurred on 19 August…
• 1983 CECinema Statuto fireCinema Statuto was a movie theater located in Turin, Italy, when on 13 February 1983, at 18:15, during the…
• 1989 CECinéfest Sudbury International Film FestivalCinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, also known as Cinéfest and Cinéfest Sudbury, is an annual film…
• 550 BCECircus Maximus settledThe Circus Maximus (Latin for "largest circus"; Italian: Circo Massimo) is an ancient Roman chariot-racing…
• 1204 CECisnădie foundedCisnădie (Romanian pronunciation: [t͡ʃisnəˈdi.e]; German: Heltau; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: De Hielt…
• 1150 CECitadel of Aleppo builtThe Citadel of Aleppo (Arabic: قلعة حلب, romanized: Qalʿat Ḥalab) is a large medieval fortified palace in the…
• 1716 CECitadel of Barcelona builtThe Citadel of Barcelona (in Spanish, Ciudadela de Barcelona; in Catalan, Fortalesa de la Ciutadella) was a…
• 1076 CECitadel of Damascus builtThe Citadel of Damascus (Arabic: قلعة دمشق, romanized: Qalʿat Dimašq) is an Ayyubid-era medieval fortified…
• 1550 CECittadella di Parma (fortress) builtThe Citadel of Parma (Italian: Cittadella di Parma) is a pentagonal fortress built in the Emilian city in the…
• 2023 CECiudad Juárez migrant center fireOn 27 March 2023, a fire occurred at an immigration detention center in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico…
• 1115 CEClairvaux Abbey builtClairvaux Abbey (French: [klɛʁvo] l’abbaye de Clairvaux; Latin: Clara Vallis) was a Cistercian monastery in…
• 1827 CEClarence House (palace) builtClarence House is a royal residence located near The Mall in the City of Westminster. It has been the primary…
• 2011 CEClaresholm highway massacreThe Claresholm highway shooting was a murder–suicide that occurred on December 15, 2011, on Alberta Highway…
• 1938 CEClash at HabersbirkThe Clash at Habersbirk (Czech: Habartov) was the first armed confrontation between the Czechoslovak…
• 507 BCEClassical Athens foundedAthens (Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, Athênai), was a prominent polis (city-state) of ancient Greece, located in the…
• 1972 CEClaudy bombingThe Claudy bombing occurred on 31 July 1972, when three car bombs exploded mid-morning, two on Main Street…
• 228 BCECleomenean WarThe Cleomenean War (229/228–222 BC) was fought between Sparta and the Achaean League for the control of the…
• 1979 CECleveland Elementary School shootingThe Cleveland Elementary School shooting took place on January 29, 1979, at Grover Cleveland Elementary…
• 1796 CECleveland foundedCleveland ( KLEEV-lənd) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located…
• 1745 CEClifton Moor SkirmishThe Clifton Moor Skirmish (also referred to as the Battle of Clifton Moor or Clifton Moor Action) took place…
• 501 CEClonmacnoise (monastery) builtClonmacnoise or Clonmacnois (Irish: Cluain Mhic Nóis) is a ruined monastery in County Offaly in Ireland on…
• 1970 CEClub Cinq-Sept fireThe Club Cinq-Sept fire was a major blaze at a nightclub just outside Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, Isère, France…
• 1213 CECluj-Napoca foundedCluj-Napoca (KLOOZH-na-POH-kə; Romanian: [ˈkluʒ naˈpoka] ), or simply Cluj (Hungarian: Kolozsvár…
• 909 CECluny Abbey builtCluny Abbey (French: [klyni]; French: Abbaye de Cluny, formerly also Cluni or Clugny; Latin: Abbatia…
• 1941 CEClydebank BlitzThe Clydebank Blitz was a pair of air raids conducted by the Luftwaffe on the shipbuilding and…
• 1960 CECoalbrook mining disasterThe Coalbrook mining disaster was the worst mining accident in the history of South Africa. The disaster…
• 1978 CECoastal Road massacreThe coastal road massacre occurred on 11 March 1978, when Palestinian militants hijacked a bus on the Coastal…
• 1681 CECockburn Town foundedCockburn Town ( KOH-bərn) is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands, spreading across most of Grand Turk…
• 1942 CECocoanut Grove fireThe Cocoanut Grove fire was a nightclub fire in Boston, Massachusetts, US on November 28, 1942, which…
• 1783 CEColbert raidThe Colbert raid, also known as the Battle of Arkansas Post, was an unsuccessful British attempt to capture…
• 1069 CEColchester Castle builtColchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the…
• 2015 CEColectiv nightclub fireOn 30 October 2015, a nightclub fire which occurred in Bucharest, Romania, killed 64 people (26 on site, 38…
• 1873 CEColfax massacreThe Colfax massacre, sometimes referred to as the Colfax riot, occurred on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873, in…
• 1350 CECollegio di Spagna (palace) builtThe Collegio di Spagna (Royal Spanish College or Royal College of Spain in Bologna) (officially Real Colegio…
• 2022 CEColleyville synagogue hostage crisisThe Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis was a 2022 incident where a 44-year-old man armed with a pistol took…
• 2021 CECollierville Kroger shootingOn September 23, 2021, a third-party vendor at a Kroger in Collierville, Tennessee, United States, opened…
• 1924 CEColma foundedColma (Ohlone for 'springs') is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, on…
• 1945 CEColmar PocketThe Colmar Pocket (French: Poche de Colmar; German: Brückenkopf Elsass) was the area held in central Alsace…
• 1248 CECologne Cathedral builtCologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, pronounced [ˌkœlnɐ ˈdoːm] ) is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North…
• 2017 CECologne Central Mosque builtThe Cologne Central Mosque (German: Zentralmoschee Köln, Turkish: Köln Merkez-Camii) is a mosque located in…
• 1583 CECologne WarThe Cologne War (German: Kölner Krieg, Kölnischer Krieg, Truchsessischer Krieg; 1583–1588) was a conflict…
• 1964 CECologne school massacreThe Cologne school massacre was a mass murder that occurred at the Catholic elementary school (German…
• 1810 CEColombian War of IndependenceThe Colombian War of Independence is traditionally held as having begun on July 20, 1810 when a government…
• 1100 BCEColophon foundedColophon (Ancient Greek: Κολοφών, romanized: Kolophṓn) was an ancient city in Ionia. Founded around the end…
• 1913 CEColorado City foundedColorado City is a town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, and is located in a region known as the…
• 1975 CEColorado Renaissance FestivalThe Colorado Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair in Colorado located in Larkspur, Colorado, 39 miles…
• 2022 CEColorado Springs nightclub shootingOn November 19–20, 2022, an anti-LGBTQ–motivated mass shooting occurred at Club Q, a gay bar in Colorado…
• 82 CEColosseum settledThe Colosseum ( KOL-ə-SEE-əm; Italian: Colosseo [kolosˈsɛːo]) is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of…
• 312 CEColossus of Constantine (monument) builtThe Colossus of Constantine (Italian: Statua Colossale di Costantino I) was a monumental acrolithic statue…
• 50 CEColossus of Nero (monument) builtThe Colossus of Nero (Colossus Neronis) was a 30-metre (98 ft) bronze statue that the Emperor Nero (37–68 AD)…
• 283 BCEColossus of Rhodes (monument) builtThe Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek…
• 1964 CEColumbia River TreatyThe Columbia River Treaty is a 1961 agreement between Canada and the United States on the development and…
• 1754 CEColumbia University foundedColumbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a private Ivy…
• 1999 CEColumbine High School massacreOn April 20, 1999, high school senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 13 students and one…
• 1927 CEColumbine Mine massacreThe Columbine Mine massacre occurred in 1927, in the town of Serene, Colorado. In the midst of the 1927–1928…
• 1892 CEColumbus Circle (monument) builtColumbus Circle is a traffic circle and busy road junction in the New York City borough of Manhattan, at the…
• 1992 CEColumbus Lighthouse (mausoleum) builtColumbus Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro a Colón, meaning "Columbus Lighthouse") is a mausoleum monument dedicated…
• 1812 CEColumbus foundedColumbus ( kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a population of…
• 2004 CEColumbus nightclub shootingOn December 8, 2004, four men were killed and three others wounded in a mass shooting at the Alrosa Villa…
• 161 CEColumn of Antoninus Pius (monument) builtThe Column of Antoninus Pius (Italian: Colonna di Antonino Pio) is a Roman honorific column in Rome, Italy…
• 408 CEColumn of Arcadius (monument) builtThe Column of Arcadius (Greek: Στήλη του Αρκαδίου, Turkish: Arkadyos Sütunu or Avrat Taşı) was a Roman…
• 543 CEColumn of Justinian (monument) builtThe Column of Justinian was a Roman triumphal column erected in Constantinople by the Byzantine emperor…
• 193 CEColumn of Marcus Aurelius (monument) builtThe Column of Marcus Aurelius (Latin: Columna Centenaria Divorum Marci et Faustinae, Italian: Colonna di…
• 608 CEColumn of Phocas (monument) builtThe Column of Phocas (Italian: Colonna di Foca) is a Roman monumental column in the Roman Forum of Rome…
• 2012 CEComandante Ferraz Antarctic Base fireThe Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station fire was a fire at the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station in…
• 2012 CEComayagua prison fireA deadly fire occurred on 14–15 February 2012 at the National Penitentiary in Comayagua, Honduras, killing…
• 1810 CECombat of BarquillaThe Combat of Barquilla (11 July 1810) was a minor skirmish between British and French forces two days after…
• 1809 CECombat of KorneuburgThe Combat of Korneuburg was a relatively minor rearguard action fought by Austrian VI Korps of the…
• 1809 CECombat of StockerauThe Combat of Stockerau was a minor rearguard cavalry skirmish fought by elements of the cavalry of Austrian…
• 1800 CECombat of TurbigoThe combat of Turbigo was a military engagement of the War of the Second Coalition that took place on 31 May…
• 1351 CECombat of the ThirtyThe Combat of the Thirty (French: Combat des Trente, Breton: Emgann an Tregont), occurring on 26 March 1351…
• 1970 CEComplutense University of Madrid foundedThe Complutense University of Madrid (Spanish: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, UCM; Latin: Universitas…
• 1412 CECompromise of CaspeThe 1412 Compromise of Caspe (Compromiso de Caspe in Spanish, Compromís de Casp in Catalan) was an act and…
• 1966 CECompton's Cafeteria riotThe Compton's Cafeteria riot occurred in August 1966 in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. The riot…
• 1550 CEConcepción foundedConcepción (Spanish pronunciation: [konseβˈsjon]; originally: Concepción de la Madre Santísima de la Luz…
• 1869 CEConcepción massacreThe Concepción massacre was an episode of the Paraguayan War where various Paraguayan families of…
• 2007 CEConcert for DianaConcert for Diana was a benefit concert held at the then newly built Wembley Stadium in London, United…
• 2013 CEConcert for FreedomThe Concert for Freedom was a concert held at Camp Nou football stadium in Barcelona on 29 June 2013…
• 1635 CEConcord foundedConcord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. In the 2020 census, the town population…
• 1475 CEConcord of SegoviaThe Concord of Segovia (Spanish: Concordia de Segovia) was an agreement signed on 15 January 1475 in the…
• 1801 CEConcordat of 1801The Concordat of 1801 is an agreement between the First French Republic and the Holy See, signed by First…
• 1953 CEConcordat of 1953The Concordat of 1953 was the last classic concordat of the Catholic Church, signed on 27 August 1953 by…
• 1992 CEConcordia University massacreThe Concordia University massacre was a school shooting on August 24, 1992, in which Valery I. Fabrikant, an…
• 1997 CEConfederation Bridge builtThe Confederation Bridge (French: Pont de la Confédération) is a box girder bridge carrying the Trans-Canada…
• 308 CEConference of CarnuntumThe Conference of Carnuntum was a gathering of ancient Roman rulers on 11 November 308, intended to stabilize…
• 2021 CEConference on the Future of EuropeThe Conference on the Future of Europe was a proposal of the European Commission and the European Parliament…
• 1815 CECongress of ViennaThe Congress of Vienna of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree…
• 2017 CECongressional baseball shootingOn June 14, 2017, a mass shooting occurred during a practice session for the annual Congressional Baseball…
• 1100 CEConisbrough Castle builtConisbrough Castle is a medieval fortification in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England. The castle was…
• 1928 CEConiston massacreThe Coniston massacre, or series of massacres, took place in the region around the Coniston cattle station in…
• 1977 CEConnellan air disasterThe Connellan air disaster was a suicide attack at Alice Springs Airport, Northern Territory, Australia, on 5…
• 1415 CEConquest of CeutaPortuguese forces under the command of King John I conquered the North African city of Ceuta from the Marinid…
• 1177 CEConquest of CuencaThe Conquest of Cuenca was the siege of the city of Cuenca led by Alfonso VIII of Castile and Alfonso II of…
• 1187 CEConquest of JerusalemThe siege of Jerusalem lasted from 20 September to 2 October 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city…
• 1523 CEConquest of KalmarThe Conquest of Kalmar (Swedish: Erövringen av Kalmar) took place on 27 May 1523, during the Swedish War of…
• 712 CEConquest of MéridaThe Conquest of Merida was a military engagement between the Umayyads and the Visigothic garrison. The…
• 1147 CEConquest of SantarémThe conquest of Santarém took place on 15 March 1147, when the troops of the Kingdom of Portugal under the…
• 1523 CEConquest of StockholmThe Conquest of Stockholm (Swedish: Erövringen av Stockholm) was a battle in the Swedish War of Liberation…
• 1535 CEConquest of TunisThe Conquest of Tunis (called Jornada de Túnez in Spanish sources) in 1535 occurred when the Holy Roman…
• 1574 CEConquest of TunisThe conquest of Tunis in 1574 marked the conquest of Tunis by the Ottoman Empire over the Spanish Empire…
• 1521 CEConquest of UppsalaThe Conquest of Uppsala (Swedish: Erövringen av Uppsala) was a part of the Swedish War of Liberation that…
• 1118 CEConquest of ZaragozaThe Conquest of Zaragoza of 1118 was a military operation led by Alfonso the Battler, King of Aragón and…
• 1953 CEConquest of the DesertConquest of the Desert was a Specialized Expo recognized by the 28th General Assembly of the Bureau…
• 1581 CEConquest of the Khanate of SibirThe Khanate of Sibir was a Muslim state located just east of the middle Ural Mountains. Its conquest by…
• 1749 CEConspiracy of the SlavesThe Conspiracy of the Slaves (Maltese: il-konġura tal-ilsiera or il-konfoffa tal-ilsiera; Italian: congiura…
• 1699 CEConstantine campaignThe Constantine campaign was launched by Bey of Tunis Murad III Bey in 1699 to capture the Beylik of…