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• 328 CEConstantine's Bridge builtConstantine's Bridge (Latin: Pons per Danuvium Ductus, Bulgarian: Константинов мост, Konstantinov most…
• 447 CEConstantinople earthquake of 447The area around Constantinople was affected by a major earthquake in AD 447. It caused serious damage to the…
• 557 CEConstantinople earthquake of 557The 557 Constantinople earthquake took place on the night of December 14. This earthquake, described in the…
• 740 CEConstantinople earthquake of 740The 740 Constantinople earthquake took place on 26 October, 740, in the vicinity of Constantinople and the…
• 360 CEConstantius II's Siege of BezabdeConstantius II besieged the fortress city of Bezabde in Zabdicene in 360, held by the Sasanians. The…
• 300 BCEConstanța foundedConstanța (UK:, US:, Romanian: [konˈstant͡sa] ) is a city in the Northern Dobruja historical region of…
• 1962 CEContinental Airlines Flight 11Continental Airlines Flight 11, registration N70775, was a Boeing 707 aircraft which exploded in the vicinity…
• 2000 CEConvention against Transnational Organized CrimeThe United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC, also called the Palermo…
• 1800 CEConvention of 1800The Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine (French: Traité de Mortefontaine), was…
• 1814 CEConvention of MossThe Convention of Moss (Mossekonvensjonen) was a ceasefire agreement signed on 14 August 1814 between the…
• 2011 CEConvention on Domestic WorkersThe Convention on Domestic Workers, formally the Convention concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers is a…
• 2011 CEConvention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violenceThe Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence…
• 1833 CEConvincing Ground massacreThe Convincing Ground Massacre was a massacre of the Kilcarer gundidj clan of the Indigenous Gunditjmara…
• 1936 CEConvoy de la VictoriaThe Convoy de la Victoria ("Convoy of Victory") was a Spanish naval battle on 5 August 1936 in the Strait of…
• 1283 CEConwy Castle builtConwy Castle (Welsh: Castell Conwy; Welsh pronunciation: [kastɛɬ 'kɔnwɨ̞]) is a fortification in Conwy…
• 1915 CECoober Pedy foundedCoober Pedy is a town in northern South Australia, 846 km (526 mi) north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway.…
• 1400 CECopenhagen Castle builtCopenhagen Castle (Danish: Københavns Slot) was a royal castle on the islet of Slotsholmen in central…
• 1728 CECopenhagen Fire of 1728The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 was the largest fire in the history of Copenhagen, Denmark. It began on the…
• 1795 CECopenhagen Fire of 1795The Copenhagen Fire of 1795 (Københavns brand 1795) started on Friday, 5 June 1795, at or around 3 pm by the…
• 1167 CECopenhagen foundedCopenhagen (Danish: København [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwˀn] ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with an…
• 1951 CECopenhagen hypnosis murdersThe Copenhagen hypnosis murders were a double-murder case in connection with a failed bank robbery that…
• 326 BCECophen CampaignThe Cophen campaign (Ancient Greek: Κωφήν, romanized: Kōphḗn) was conducted by Alexander the Great between…
• 1402 CECopșa Mică foundedCopșa Mică (German: Kleinkopisch; Hungarian: Kiskapus) is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania…
• 1100 CECorfe Castle builtCorfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula…
• 1572 CECorfu New Fortress builtThe New Fortress of Corfu (Greek: Νέο Φρούριο; Venetian: Fortezza Nuova) is a Venetian fortress built on the…
• 1201 CECoricancha settledThe Coricancha (Cusco Quechua: Quri Kancha, lit. 'golden temple', pronounced [ˈqɔɾi ˈkantʃa]) was the most…
• 2018 CECorinaldo stampedeThe Corinaldo stampede was a fatal crowd crush that occurred on 8 December 2018 at the Lanterna Azzurra…
• 1896 CECorinth ExcavationsCorinth ( KORR-inth; Ancient Greek: Κόρινθος Kórinthos; Doric Greek: Ϙόρινθος Qórinthos; Latin: Corinthus)…
• 1865 CECornell University foundedCornell University ( korr-NEHL) is a private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United…
• 2008 CECornwall Court fireThe Cornwall Court Fire (Chinese: 嘉禾大廈五級火) was a building fire incident in Hong Kong. It began in a nightclub…
• 1988 CECorporals killingsOn 19 March 1988, the British Army corporals Derek Wood and David Howes were attacked by members of a crowd…
• 1971 CECorpus Christi massacreEl Halconazo (Spanish: The Falcon Strike), also known as the Corpus Christi Massacre (in Spanish: la matanza…
• 1640 CECorpus de SangThe Corpus de Sang (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkɔɾpuz ðə ˈsaŋ], "Corpus of Blood") was a riot which took place…
• 1916 CECorte Madera foundedCorte Madera (Spanish: [ˈkoɾte maˈðeɾa]; Spanish for "Chop Wood") is an incorporated town in Marin County…
• 1440 CECorvin Castle builtCorvin Castle, also known as Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle (Romanian: Castelul Huniazilor or Castelul…
• 1957 CECorynthia expeditionThe Corynthia expedition, also known as the Corinthia invasion or the Corinthia massacre, was a failed armed…
• 2012 CECosta Concordia disasterOn 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise…
• 1999 CECosta Mesa school massacreOn May 3, 1999, a Santa Ana man drove into a preschool playground in Costa Mesa, California, killing two…
• 2000 CECotonou AgreementThe Cotonou Agreement (French: Accord de Cotonou) is a treaty between the European Union (EU) and the…
• 1840 CECouncil House FightThe Council House Fight, often referred to as the Council House Massacre, was a fight between soldiers and…
• 1285 CECouncil of BlachernaeThe Council of Constantinople or Council of Blachernae was an Eastern Orthodox council, convened in 1285 in…
• 1225 CECouncil of BourgesThe Council of Bourges was a Catholic council convened in November 1225 in Bourges, France; it was the second…
• 451 CECouncil of ChalcedonThe Council of Chalcedon (Latin: Concilium Chalcedonense) was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian…
• 1414 CECouncil of ConstanceThe Council of Constance (Latin: Concilium Constantiense; German: Konzil von Konstanz) was an ecumenical…
• 2007 CECouncil of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual AbuseThe Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse…
• 1431 CECouncil of FlorenceThe Council of Florence was the seventeenth ecumenical council recognized by the Catholic Church, held…
• 754 CECouncil of HieriaThe Council of Hieria was a Christian council of 754 which viewed itself as ecumenical, but was later…
• 1102 CECouncil of LondonThe Council of London, also known as the Synod of Westminster, was a Catholic church council convened by…
• 614 CECouncil of Paris (614)The Council of Paris was a synod convoked by King Chlothar II in 614. It was a concilium mixtum, attended by…
• 350 CECouncil of RiminiThe Council of Ariminum, also known as the Council of Rimini, was an early Christian church synod in…
• 343 CECouncil of SardicaThe Council of Serdica, or Synod of Serdica (also Sardica), was a synod convened in 343 at Serdica (located…
• 1423 CECouncil of SienaIn the Catholic Church, the Council of Siena (1423–1424) marked a somewhat inconclusive stage in the…
• 516 CECouncil of TarragonaThe Councils of Tarragona were several provincial Councils of the Roman Catholic Church held in the city of…
• 1874 CECoup d'état of PavíaThe coup d'état of Pavía (Spanish: Golpe de Estado de Pavía), or more simply Pavía's coup, was a military…
• 1852 CECoupeville foundedCoupeville is a town on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington, United States. It is the county seat of…
• 1944 CECourcelles MassacreThe Courcelles massacre (French: Tuerie de Courcelles), sometimes known as the Rognac massacre (Tuerie du…
• 1906 CECourrières mine disasterThe Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst mining accident, caused the death of 1,099 miners in Northern…
• 1300 CECoventry Cathedral builtThe Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of…
• 1043 CECoventry foundedCoventry ( KOV-ən-tree or rarely KUV-) is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands…
• 2008 CECovina massacreThe Covina massacre was a mass shooting and arson attack that Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, committed on Christmas…
• 1944 CECowra breakoutThe Cowra Breakout occurred on 5 August 1944, when 1,104 Japanese prisoners of war escaped from a POW camp…
• 1626 CECraigievar Castle builtCraigievar Castle is a harled castle or fortified country house 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Alford…
• 1300 CECraigmillar Castle builtCraigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is three miles (4.8 km) south-east…
• 1553 CECrathes Castle builtCrathes Castle (pronounced KRATH-iss) is a castle built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire…
• 1948 CECrazy Horse Memorial (monument) builtThe Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills…
• 2020 CECreek FireThe 2020 Creek Fire was a very large wildfire in central California's Sierra National Forest, in Fresno and…
• 399 BCECremona foundedCremona ( krim-OH-nə, UK also krem-, Italian: [kreˈmoːna]; Cremunés: Cremùna; Emilian: Carmona) is a city and…
• 1877 CECrespi d'Adda foundedCrespi d'Adda is a village in northern Italy and hamlet (frazione) of Capriate San Gervasio, a municipality…
• 1645 CECretan War of 1645-1669The Cretan War, also known as the War of Candia (Italian: Guerra di Candia) or the fifth Ottoman–Venetian…
• 1230 CECriccieth Castle builtCriccieth Castle (Welsh: Castell Cricieth; Welsh pronunciation: [kastɛɬ ˈkrɪkjɛθ]) is a ruined…
• 2015 CECrimean Bridge builtThe Crimean Bridge (Russian: Крымский мост, romanised: Krymskiy most, IPA: [ˈkrɨmskʲij most]; Ukrainian…
• 1507 CECrimean-Russian WarsThe Russo-Crimean Wars were fought between the forces of the Tsardom of Russia and the Crimean Khanate during…
• 1910 CECrimen de GádorThe crime of Gádor is the name given to the kidnapping and subsequent murder of seven-year-old Bernardo…
• 1894 CECripple Creek miners' strike of 1894The Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894 was a five-month strike by the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) in…
• 1998 CECroatia Boat ShowThe Croatia Boat Show (CBS) is a boat show, held annually in the city of Split, Croatia, typically during the…
• 926 CECroatian–Bulgarian battle of 927In 926 a battle was fought in the Bosnian highlands between the armies of the Bulgarian Empire, under the…
• 2024 CECrocus City Hall attackOn 22 March 2024, a coordinated terrorist attack against civilians occurred at the Crocus City Hall music…
• 1701 CECrossing of the DünaThe Crossing of the Düna (also known as Battle of Daugava or Battle of Spilves) took place during the Great…
• 709 BCECrotone foundedCrotone (Italian: [kroˈtoːne]; Crotonese: Cutrone or Cutruni) is a city and comune in Calabria, Italy.…
• 1400 CECrow Creek massacreThe Crow Creek massacre occurred around the mid-14th century AD and involved Native American groups at a site…
• 1991 CECrown Heights riotThe Crown Heights riot was a race riot that took place from August 19 to August 21, 1991, in the Crown…
• 1064 CECrusade of BarbastroThe crusade of Barbastro (also known as the siege of Barbastro or battle of Barbastro) was an international…
• 1398 CECrusade of TedelisThe Crusade of Tedelis was a major conflict within the overarching struggle between the Crown of Aragon and…
• 1811 CECry of AsencioThe Cry of Asencio (Spanish: Grito de Asencio) or Admirable alarm (Spanish: Admirable alarma) was an 1811…
• 36 BCECrypta Neapolitana (monument) builtThe Crypta Neapolitana (Latin for "Neapolitan crypt") is an ancient Roman road tunnel near Naples, Italy. It…
• 120 BCECtesiphon foundedCtesiphon ( TESS-if-on; Middle Persian: 𐭲𐭩𐭮𐭯𐭥𐭭, Tyspwn or Tysfwn; Persian: تیسفون; Ancient Greek…
• 2025 CECuauhtémoc–Brooklyn Bridge collisionOn May 17, 2025, the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc struck the Brooklyn Bridge while departing New York City.…
• 1976 CECubana Flight 455Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 was an international Cuban flight from Barbados to Jamaica that was brought…
• 1995 CECuers massacreOn 24 September 1995, a mass shooting took place in Cuers, Var, France. After murdering his parents and…
• 1911 CECullera eventsThe Cullera events (Spanish: sucesos de Cullera), took place on 19 September 1911, when the judge of Sueca…
• 1861 CECullin la Ringo massacreThe Cullin-la-ringo massacre, also known as the Wills tragedy, was a massacre of European settlers by…
• 1583 CECuncolim RevoltThe Cuncolim Revolt or Cuncolim Massacre (Portuguese: Os Mártires de Cuncolim) was a massacre that occurred…
• 1693 CECuritiba foundedCuritiba ( KOOR-ih-CHEE-bə; Brazilian Portuguese: [kuɾiˈtʃibɐ]) is the capital and largest city in the state…
• 2015 CECurtis Culwell Center attackThe Curtis Culwell Center attack was a failed terrorist attack on an exhibit featuring cartoon images of…
• 1300 CECusco foundedCusco or Cuzco (Latin American Spanish: [ˈkusko]; Qusqu or Quechua: Qosqo, both pronounced in Cuzco Quechua…
• 1833 CECutthroat Gap MassacreThe Cutthroat Gap massacre occurred in 1833, "The Year the Stars Fell" in Oklahoma. A group of Osage warriors…
• 1907 CECuxhaven foundedCuxhaven (German: [kʊksˈhaːfn̩]; Low German: Cuxhoben) is a port town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in…
• 1999 CECyclone AnatolCyclone Anatol was a European windstorm that hit Denmark, Southwest Sweden, and Northern Germany on 3…
• 1873 CECypress Hills massacreThe Cypress Hills Massacre occurred on June 1, 1873, near Battle Creek in the Cypress Hills region of…
• 629 BCECyrene foundedCyrene, also sometimes anglicized as Kyrene, was an ancient Greek colony and Roman city near present-day…
• 1941 CECzarny Las MassacreCzarny Las massacre (Polish: Mord w Czarnym Lesie, English: Black Forest Massacre, Ukrainian: Різанина в…
• 1939 CECzęstochowa massacreThe Częstochowa massacre, also known as the Bloody Monday, was committed by the German Wehrmacht forces…
• 1625 CECádiz ExpeditionThe Cádiz expedition of 1625 was a naval expedition against Spain by English and Dutch forces. The plan was…
• 1936 CECárcel Modelo massacreThe Cárcel Modelo massacre was the execution of roughly 30 politicians and soldiers by anarchist militiamen…
• 1098 CECîteaux Abbey builtCîteaux Abbey (French: Abbaye de Cîteaux [abe.i d(ə) sito]) is a Catholic abbey located in…
• 1387 CECălan foundedCălan (Romanian pronunciation: [kəˈlan]; German: Klandorf; Hungarian: Pusztakalán) is a town in Hunedoara…
• 1388 CECălimănești foundedCălimănești, often known as Călimănești-Căciulata, is a town in Vâlcea County, southern Romania. It is…
• 1209 CECēsis Castle builtCēsis Castle (German: Schloß Wenden) is one of the most iconic and best preserved medieval castles in Latvia.…

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• 1989 CEDAS Building bombingThe DAS Building bombing was a truck bomb attack in Bogotá, Colombia, at 7:30 am on December 6, 1989…
• 1945 CEDachau TrialsThe Dachau trials, also known as the Dachau Military Tribunal, handled the prosecution of almost every war…
• 1945 CEDachau liberation reprisalsDuring the Dachau liberation reprisals, German SS troops were killed by outraged U.S. soldiers and…
• 1954 CEDachstein hiking disasterIn April 1954, 13 people from Heilbronn, ten students and three teachers, died in a blizzard while hiking the…
• 1835 CEDade MassacreThe Dade battle (often called the Dade massacre) was an 1835 military defeat for the United States Army.…
• 801 CEDadivank Monastery builtDadivank (Armenian: Դադիվանք) or Khutavank (Armenian: Խութավանք, lit. 'monastery on the hill') is an Armenian…
• 2003 CEDaegu subway fireOn February 18, 2003, an arsonist set fire to a Daegu Metro subway train as it arrived at Jungangno station…
• 2588 BCEDahshur settledDahshur (in English often called Dashur; Arabic: دهشور Dahšūr pronounced [dɑhˈʃuːɾ]) is an ancient Egyptian…
• 876 CEDaikaku-ji Temple builtDaikaku-ji (大覚寺, Daikaku-ji) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto…
• 595 CEDair Mar Elia (monastery) builtThe Monastery of Saint Elijah, or Dair Mar Elia (Syriac: ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܠܝܐ; Arabic: دير مار إيليا), was located…
• 500 CEDaisen Kofun (mausoleum) builtThe Mozu Kofun Group (百舌鳥古墳群, Mozu Kofun-gun) is a group of kofun—megalithic tombs—in Sakai, Osaka…
• 1971 CEDakra massacreDakra massacre (Bengali: ডাকরা গণহত্যা) refers to the massacre of unarmed Hindu refugees at the village of…
• 1987 CEDalelchak-Bhagaura massacreDalelchak-Bhagaura massacre was a caste based carnage that took place in 1987 in the Aurangabad district of…
• 2011 CEDalian PX protestThe Dalian PX protest (locally called the 8–14 event; Chinese: 大连8·14抗议; pinyin: Dàlián 8·14 kàngyì) was a…
• 1991 CEDalj massacreThe Dalj massacre was the killing of Croats in Dalj, Croatia from 1 August 1991 until June 1992, during the…
• 1841 CEDallas foundedDallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in northern Texas, it is the ninth-most populous city in…
• 2014 CEDamasak massacreThe Damasak massacre was a series of massacres and mass execution committed by Boko Haram in the city of…
• 2014 CEDamboa massacreOn 4 July 2014, jihadist group Boko Haram attacked Damboa, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. The Nigerian…
• 1976 CEDamour massacreThe Damour massacre took place on 20 January 1976, during the 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War. Damour, a…
• 4500 BCEDan (monument) builtDan (Biblical Hebrew: דָּן), and older name Laish, is an ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible…
• 1803 CEDance of ZalongoDance of Zalongo (Greek: Χορός του Ζαλόγγου, Horos tou Zalongou; Albanian: vallja e Zangolës) refers to the…
• 1100 CEDandalo Bridge builtThe Dandalo bridge (Georgian: დანდალოს ხიდი, romanized: dandalos khidi) is an arched medieval stone bridge…
• 600 CEDanevirke settledThe Danevirke or Danework (modern Danish spelling: Dannevirke; in Old Norse: Danavirki, in German: Danewerk…
• 2018 CEDanforth shootingA mass shooting occurred on Danforth Avenue in the Greektown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the…
• 2022 CEDanguèrè Wotoro massacreOn the night between March 1 and March 1, 2022, Malian forces with the aid of Wagner Group killed over three…
• 1201 CEDanilov Monastery builtDanilov Monastery (also Svyato-Danilov Monastery or Holy Danilov Monastery; Russian: Данилов монастырь…
• 1869 CEDanilovgrad foundedDanilovgrad (Cyrillic: Даниловград) is a town in central Montenegro. It has a population of 6,852, according…
• 1750 CEDante Alighieri's tomb builtThe Tomb of Dante (Italian: Sepolcro di Dante) is an Italian neoclassical national monument built over the…
• 1636 CEDanvers foundedDanvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the Danvers River near the…
• 1982 CEDanville foundedDanville is located in the San Ramon Valley in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is one of…
• 2011 CEDanyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge builtThe Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge (simplified Chinese: 丹昆特大桥; traditional Chinese: 丹昆特大橋; pinyin: Dān-Kūn tèdà…
• 1897 CEDaowai Mosque builtThe Daowai Mosque (Chinese: 道外清真寺; pinyin: Dàowài Qīngzhēnsì), also known as the Harbin Mosque, is a mosque…
• 1100 CEDaphni Monastery builtDaphni or Dafni (Modern Greek: Δαφνί; Katharevousa: Δαφνίον, Daphnion) is an eleventh-century Byzantine…
• 1862 CEDar es Salaam foundedDar es Salaam (English:, Swahili: [ɗɑr‿ɛs‿sɑˈlɑːm]; from Arabic: دَار السَّلَام, romanised: Dār as-Salām…
• 2012 CEDarayya massacreThe Darayya massacre (Arabic: مجزرة داريا) was a massacre carried out by Assad regime forces that occurred…
• 1820 CEDarien foundedDarien ( DAIR-ee-AN) is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is the smallest…
• 1845 CEDarkey Flat massacreThe Darkey Flat Massacre is a massacre of Aboriginal Australians by European settlers that supposedly took…
• 1330 CEDarmstadt foundedDarmstadt ( DARM-stat, UK also -⁠shtat, US also -⁠s(h)taht, German: [ˈdaʁmʃtat] ) is a city in the state of…
• 1925 CEDarul Aman Palace builtDarul Aman Palace (Pashto: د دارالامان ماڼۍ; Dari: کاخ دارالامان; 'Abode of Peace' or, in a double meaning…
• 2014 CEDashConDashCon (originally titled Tumbl-Con USA) was a fan convention catering primarily to users of the blogging…
• 2001 CEDasht-i-Leili massacreIn December 2001, between 250 and 2,000 Taliban insurgents who had surrendered to the National Islamic…
• 1810 CEDaugavpils Fortress builtDaugavpils Fortress, also known as Dinaburg Fortress or Dvinsk Fortress, and in Latvian known as "Daugavpils…
• 1275 CEDaugavpils foundedDaugavpils (see also other names) is a state city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava…
• 1702 CEDauphin Island foundedDauphin Island (French: Île du Dauphine), is an island town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on a…
• 501 CEDavid Gareja monastery complex builtDavid Gareji (Georgian: დავითგარეჯის სამონასტრო კომპლექსი) is a rock-hewn Georgian Orthodox monastery complex…
• 2003 CEDavidka Square bus bombingA Palestinian suicide bombing took place on June 11, 2003, on Egged bus line 14a at Davidka Square in the…
• 1909 CEDavie foundedDavie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately 24 miles (39 km) north of Miami. The…
• 1896 CEDawson City foundedDawson City is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census…
• 2006 CEDawson College shootingOn September 13, 2006, 25-year-old Kimveer Singh Gill opened fire at Dawson College, a CEGEP located in…
• 1970 CEDawson's Field hijackingsIn September 1970, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijacked four…
• 2011 CEDay of RageThe Day of Rage (Arabic: يوم الغضب, romanized: Yawm al-Ghaḍab) is the name given by protesters in Bahrain to…
• 1788 CEDay of the TilesThe Day of the Tiles (French: Journée des Tuiles) was an event that took place in the French town of Grenoble…
• 1995 CEDayton AgreementThe General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or…
• 1539 CEDeal Castle builtDeal Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Deal, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed…
• 1989 CEDeal barracks bombingThe Deal barracks bombing was an attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on the Royal Marine…
• 1995 CEDeath and funeral of Patriarch Volodymyr of KyivPatriarch Volodymyr Romaniuk of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate died on 14 July 1995. His…
• 2009 CEDeath of Neda Agha-SoltanNeda Agha-Soltan (Persian: ندا آقاسلطان; 14 september 1982 – 20 June 2009) was an Iranian student of…
• 2021 CEDebano massacreThe Debano massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Debano (Tigrinya: ደባኖ) in the Tigray…
• 2021 CEDebre Abbay massacreAll sides of the Tigray war have been repeatedly accused of committing war crimes since it began in November…
• 2007 CEDecember 11, 2007 Algiers bombingsOn 11 December 2007 in the Algerian capital of Algiers, two car bombs exploded ten minutes apart, starting at…
• 1187 CEDecember 1187 papal electionThe December 1187 papal election (held on 19 December) was convoked after the death of Pope Gregory VIII. It…
• 2009 CEDecember 2009 Rawalpindi attackThe December 2009 Rawalpindi attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan was a terrorist attack on a mosque during Friday…
• 2010 CEDecember 2010 Abuja attackThe December 2010 Abuja bombing was a bomb attack on a barracks on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria, on 31…
• 2011 CEDecember 2011 Nigeria bombingsA series of attacks occurred during Christmas Day church services in northern Nigeria on 25 December 2011.…
• 2012 CEDecember 2012 Sanriku earthquakeThe 2012 Sanriku earthquake (三陸沖地震, Sanriku oki jishin) occurred near the city of Kamaishi, Japan, on…
• 2013 CEDecember 2013 Beirut bombingThe assassination of Mohamad Chatah occurred on 27 December 2013 when a car bomb targeting a convoy detonated…
• 2013 CEDecember 2013 Volgograd bombingsIn December 2013, two separate suicide bombings a day apart targeted mass transportation in the city of…
• 2014 CEDecember 2014 Assam violenceIn December 2014, a series of attacks by militants resulted in the deaths of more than 76 people in the Assam…
• 2016 CEDecember 2016 Istanbul bombingsOn the evening of 10 December 2016, two explosions caused by a car bombing and suicide bombing in Istanbul's…
• 2017 CEDecember 2017 Melbourne car attackOn 21 December 2017, during the busy Christmas shopping period at 4:41 p.m. AEDT, an ISIS inspired driver…
• 2019 CEDecember 2019 Mogadishu bombingOn 28 December 2019, a suicide truck bomber killed at least 85 people at the Ex-Control Afgoye police…
• 2020 CEDecember 2020 Gijet massacreThe December 2020 Gijet massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Gijet (Tigrinya: ጊጀት) in…
• 2020 CEDecember 2020 Wukro massacreDuring the Tigray War, the town of Wukro was damaged heavily, and was the scene of numerous killings and…
• 2023 CEDecember 2023 Mindanao earthquakeOn December 2, 2023, at 22:37 PST (14:37 UTC), a moment magnitude (Mww) 7.6 earthquake occurred off the…
• 1825 CEDecembrist revoltThe Decembrist revolt (Russian: Восстание декабристов, romanized: Vosstaniye dekabristov, lit. 'Uprising of…
• 1635 CEDedham foundedDedham ( DED-əm) is a town in, and the county seat of, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Located…
• 2012 CEDeeper Life Church shootingOn 7 August 2012, a mass shooting occurred at Deeper Life, an evangelical Christian church near Okene in…
• 2010 CEDeepwater Horizon explosionOn April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore…
• 2010 CEDeepwater Horizon oil spillThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill was an environmental disaster beginning 20 April 2010 off the coast of the…
• 1914 CEDefence of FestubertThe Defence of Festubert (23–24 November 1914) was an engagement on the Western Front early in the First…
• 1915 CEDefense of AzakhThe Defense of Azakh took place between August 18, 1915 and November 21, 1915 and was one of the few…
• 1941 CEDefense of Brest FortressThe defense of Brest Fortress was the first battle of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet…
• 1944 CEDefense of HengyangThe Battle of Hengyang (Chinese: 衡陽保衛戰) 23 June – 8 August 1944 was fought between Chinese and Japanese…
• 1943 CEDefense of Huta Stepańska and WyrkaThe Defense of Huta Stepańska and Wyrka (Polish: Obrona Huty Stepańskiej i Wyrki, Ukrainian: Оборона Гути…
• 1939 CEDefense of KatowiceThe Defense of Katowice (Polish: Obrona Katowic) was carried out by small groups of irregular Polish militia…
• 1937 CEDefense of Sihang WarehouseThe Defense of Sihang Warehouse (Chinese: 四行倉庫保衛戰) took place from October 27 to October 31, 1937, and marked…
• 1896 CEDefense of VanThe 1896 defense of Van or Van rebellion was an act of self-defense by the Armenian population in Van against…
• 1942 CEDefense of the Adzhimushkay quarryThe defense of the Adzhimushkay quarry (Russian: Оборона Аджимушкайских каменоломен) took place during World…
• 1939 CEDefense of the Coast of Poland in the September CampaignThe Battle of Danzig Bay (Polish: bitwa w Zatoce Gdańskiej) took place on 1 September 1939, at the beginning…
• 1939 CEDefense of the Polish Post Office in DanzigThe Defence of the Polish Post Office in Gdańsk (Danzig) was one of the first acts of World War II in Europe…
• 1948 CEDeir Yassin massacreThe Deir Yassin massacre took place on April 9, 1948, when Zionist paramilitaries attacked the village of…
• 2016 CEDeir ez-Zor offensiveThe Deir ez-Zor offensive (2016) was an ISIL military operation, during which it took over the northern…