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• 1567 CEUppsala Castle builtUppsala Castle (Swedish: Uppsala slott) is a 16th-century royal castle in the city of Uppsala, Sweden.…
• 1287 CEUppsala Cathedral builtUppsala Cathedral (Swedish: Uppsala domkyrka ) is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala…
• 1477 CEUppsala University foundedUppsala University (UU) (Swedish: Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden.…
• 1953 CEUpshot-Knothole AnnieUpshot–Knothole Annie was one of eleven nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States as part of…
• 1953 CEUpshot-Knothole GrableUpshot–Knothole Grable was a nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States as part of Operation…
• 1953 CEUpshot-Knothole HarryUpshot–Knothole Harry (UK#9) was a nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States as part of Operation…
• 1953 CEUpshot-Knothole SimonUpshot–Knothole Simon was a nuclear detonation conducted as part of the U.S. Operation Upshot–Knothole…
• 3799 BCEUr foundedUr ( or ) was a major Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell…
• 1576 CEUraniborg (palace) builtUraniborg was an astronomical observatory and alchemy laboratory established and operated by the Danish…
• 1261 CEUrasoe yōdore (mausoleum) builtUrasoe yōdore (浦添ようどれ or 浦添極楽山; Okinawan: Urashī yūduri) is one of the three royal mausoleums of the Ryukyu…
• 1915 CEUrfa ResistanceThe Urfa resistance (Armenian: Ուրֆայի հերոսամարտի, Turkish: Urfa İsyanı) was an effort by some Ottoman…
• 1101 CEUrnes Stave Church builtUrnes Stave Church (Norwegian: Urnes stavkyrkje) is a 12th-century stave church at Ornes, along the…
• 1834 CEUrsuline Convent RiotsThe Ursuline Convent riots occurred on August 11 and 12, 1834, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, near Boston, in…
• 1966 CEUrtabulak gas fieldThe Urtabulak gas field (Russian: Уртабулас, romanized: Urtabulas Uzbek: Ўртабулоқ, romanized: Oʻrtabuloq) is…
• 3199 BCEUruk foundedUruk, the archeological site known today as Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East or West Asia, located…
• 1939 CEUrycz massacreThe Urycz massacre, which occurred on September 22, 1939, in the village of Urycz (nowadays Urych), stands as…
• 1993 CEUshiku Daibutsu (monument) builtUshiku Daibutsu (牛久大仏) is a statue located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Completed in 1993, it stands…
• 1101 BCEUtica settledUtica was an ancient Phoenician and Carthaginian city located near the outflow of the Medjerda River into…
• 1636 CEUtrecht University foundedUtrecht University (UU; Dutch: Universiteit Utrecht, formerly Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht) is a public research…
• 1617 CEUusikaupunki foundedUusikaupunki (Finnish: [ˈuːsiˌkɑu̯puŋki]; Swedish: Nystad, Finland Swedish: [nyːstɑːd]; also known as…
• 1601 CEUwajima Castle builtUwajima Castle (宇和島城, Uwajima-jō) is a hirayama-jiro Japanese castle located in the city of Uwajima, Ehime…
• 1662 CEUxbridge foundedUxbridge, a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1727 from a part of Mendon, and…
• 2008 CEUzbin Valley ambushFrench International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops were ambushed by Afghan Taliban insurgents, with…

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• 2007 CEV Latin American Episcopal Conference and the CaribbeanThe Fifth Episcopal Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean, or "Conference of Aparecida", was an…
• 1992 CEVachathi caseThe Vachathi case involved a mass crime that occurred on 20 June 1992 in the village of Vachathi, in…
• 1985 CEVadakkandal massacreVaddakkandal massacre was a massacre of Tamil civilians in the Tamil village of Vaddakkandal in Mannar…
• 1545 CEVadstena Castle builtVadstena Castle (Swedish: Vadstena slott) is a former Royal Castle in Vadstena, the province of Östergötland…
• 1150 CEVaduz foundedVaduz (German: [faˈduts]; High Alemannic: [faˈdot͡s]) is the capital of Liechtenstein and also the seat of…
• 1982 CEVagif Mausoleum builtVagif Mausoleum (Azerbaijani: Vaqif türbəsi or Vaqif məqbərəsi) is a mausoleum located in Shusha, Azerbaijan.…
• 1966 CEVail foundedVail is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was…
• 1963 CEVajont dam disasterThe Vajont Dam or Vaiont Dam is a disused hydro-electric dam in the valley of the Vajont river under Monte…
• 1985 CEVal di Stava dam collapseThe Val di Stava Dam collapse occurred on 19 July 1985, when two tailings dams above the village of Stava…
• 1407 CEValaam Monastery builtThe Valaam Monastery (Russian: Валаамский монастырь; Finnish: Valamon luostari) is a stauropegic Orthodox…
• 1300 CEValdštejn Castle settledValdštejn Castle (Czech: hrad Valdštejn, German: Waldstein) is an early Gothic fortress near Turnov, in the…
• 1270 CEValea lui Mihai foundedValea lui Mihai (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvale̯a luj miˈhaj]; Hungarian: Érmihályfalva) is a town in Bihor…
• 1262 CEValencia Cathedral builtValencia Cathedral, at greater length the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of…
• 1923 CEValkeakoski foundedValkeakoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑlkeɑˌkoski]; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipality in…
• 1566 CEValletta foundedValletta (Maltese: il-Belt Valletta, lit. 'the city [of] Valletta', pronounced [ɪlˈbɛlt vɐˈlːɛtːɐ]), also…
• 1973 CEValley of TearsThe Valley of Tears (Hebrew: עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, Emek HaBakha) is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights…
• 1811 CEValongo Wharf settledThe Valongo Wharf (Portuguese: Cais do Valongo) is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro…
• 1536 CEValparaíso foundedValparaíso is a major city, commune, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile.…
• 1999 CEValparaíso school shootingsThe Valparaíso school shootings were a spree killing that occurred on 17 December 1999, occurring at the B-29…
• 1620 CEValtellina WarThe Valtellina War (1620–1626) was an episode of the Thirty Years' War arising out of competition to control…
• 1000 CEValère Castle builtThe Valère Basilica (French: Basilique de Valère), also called Valère castle (French: Château de Valère), is…
• 1862 CEVan Buren raidThe Van Buren raid occurred in Crawford County, Arkansas, on December 28, 1862, during the American Civil…
• 1973 CEVan Gogh Museum foundedThe Van Gogh Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑŋˈɣɔx mʏˌzeːjʏm]) is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works…
• 2011 CEVan earthquake of 2011The 2011 Van earthquakes occurred in eastern Turkey near the city of Van. The first earthquake happened on 23…
• 1915 CEVanceboro international bridge bombingThe 1915 Vanceboro international bridge bombing was an attempt to destroy the Saint Croix–Vanceboro Railway…
• 1886 CEVancouver foundedVancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the…
• 1981 CEVani foundedVani (Georgian: ვანი [vän̪i]) is a town in Imereti region of western Georgia, at the Sulori river (a…
• 1606 CEVank Cathedral builtThe Holy Savior Cathedral (Armenian: Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Վանք, Surb Amenaprkich Vank; Persian: کلیسای آمناپرکیچ…
• 1941 CEVan–Erciş earthquake of 1941The 1941 Van–Erciş earthquake occurred at 23:53 local time on 10 September. It had an estimated surface-wave…
• 653 CEVaragavank settledVaragavank (Armenian: Վարագավանք, 'Monastery of Varag'; Turkish: Yedi Kilise, 'Seven Churches') was an…
• 1181 CEVaraždin foundedVaraždin (pronounced [ˈʋâraʒdiːn] or [ʋaˈrǎʒdin]; Hungarian: Varasd, also known by alternative names) is a…
• 1287 CEVarberg Fortress builtVarberg Fortress (Swedish: Varbergs fästning) is a former fortification in Varberg, Halland County, Sweden…
• 1200 CEVardzia (monastery) builtVardzia (Georgian: ვარძია [vaɾdzia]) is a cave monastery site in southern Georgia, excavated from the slopes…
• 1300 CEVardøhus Fortress builtVardøhus Fortress (Norwegian: Vardøhus festning), called "Wardhouse" in English historical navigations, is…
• 1999 CEVargas tragedyThe Vargas tragedy was a natural disaster that occurred in Vargas State (today La Guaira), Venezuela, on 15…
• 1995 CEVarivode massacreThe Varivode massacre was a mass killing that occurred on 28 September 1995 in the village of Varivode…
• 1929 CEVarkaus foundedVarkaus, before 1929 known as Warkaus, is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It…
• 574 BCEVarna foundedVarna (Bulgarian: Варна, pronounced [ˈvarnɐ]) is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and…
• 1148 CEVarnhem Abbey settledVarnhem Abbey (Swedish: Varnhems kloster) in Varnhem, Västergötland, Sweden was founded around 1150 by monks…
• 1995 CEVasco da Gama Bridge builtThe Vasco da Gama Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Vasco da Gama) is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts that…
• 1929 CEVatican City foundedVatican City, officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status…
• 1506 CEVatican Museums foundedThe Vatican Museums (Italian: Musei Vaticani; Latin: Musea Vaticana) are the public museums of the Vatican…
• 1900 BCEVatican obelisk (monument) builtThe Vatican Obelisk is an Egyptian obelisk, one of the thirteen ancient obelisks of Rome. This obelisk is…
• 901 CEVatopedi Monastery builtThe Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi (Greek: Βατοπέδι, pronounced [vatoˈpeði]) is an Eastern Orthodox…
• 1816 CEVauxhall Bridge builtVauxhall Bridge is a Grade II* listed steel and granite deck arch bridge in central London. It crosses the…
• 1544 CEVaxholm Fortress builtVaxholm Fortress (Swedish: Vaxholms fästning), also known as Vaxholm Castle, is a historic fortification on…
• 1979 CEVela incidentThe Vela incident was an atmospheric nuclear explosion that occurred on 22 September 1979, near the South…
• 537 BCEVelia foundedVelia was the Roman name of an ancient city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is located near the modern…
• 1228 CEVelika Gorica foundedVelika Gorica (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋêlikaː ɡǒritsa]) is the largest and most populous city in Zagreb…
• 2013 CEVelika Ivanča shootingA spree shooting occurred in the Serbian village of Velika Ivanča in the early hours of 9 April 2013.…
• 1999 CEVelika Kruša massacreThe Krusha massacres (Albanian: Masakra e Krushës së Madhe dhe Krushës së Vogël, Serbian: Масакр у Великој и…
• 1500 CEVeliki Tabor Castle builtVeliki Tabor (Croatian: Great Camp) is a castle and museum in northwest Croatia, dating from the middle of…
• 859 CEVeliky Novgorod foundedVeliky Novgorod ( və-LEE-kee NOV-gə-rod; Russian: Великий Новгород, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət]; lit. 'Great…
• 1941 CEVeljun massacreThe Blagaj massacre was the mass killing of around 400 Serb civilians by the Croatian nationalist Ustaše…
• 1767 CEVellaloor massacreThe Vellaloor massacre refers to the killing of nearly 5000 people of the Kallar clan at the Vellalore…
• 2020 CEVelyka Novosilka offensiveA military engagement between the Russian Armed Forces and Ukrainian Armed Forces for control over the…
• 2019 CEVenezuela Aid LiveVenezuela Aid Live was a concert to benefit Venezuela in Cúcuta, Colombia, a city near the Venezuelan border…
• 421 CEVenice foundedVenice is a coastal city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the region of Veneto. It is built on a…
• 1201 CEVentspils Castle builtVentspils Castle (German: Windau) is located in Ventspils, in the Courland region of Latvia. It is one of the…
• 1892 CEVereeniging foundedVereeniging (locally fə-REER-nə-khəng; Afrikaans pronunciation: [fəˈriənəχəŋ]) is a city located in the south…
• 549 BCEVerona foundedVerona ( və-ROH-nə, Italian: [veˈroːna]; Venetian: Verona or Veròna) is the largest city in the region of…
• 1944 CEVerona trialThe Verona Trial (Italian: processo di Verona) was a show trial held in January 1944 in the Italian Social…
• 1797 CEVeronese EastersThe Veronese Easter (Italian: Pasque Veronesi, or singular Pasqua Veronese; French: Pâques véronaises) was a…
• 1964 CEVerrazzano-Narrows Bridge builtThe Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge ( VERR-ə-ZAH-noh; also referred to as the Narrows Bridge, the Verrazzano…
• 1225 CEVeste Coburg (fortress) builtThe Veste Coburg (Coburg Fortress) is one of the best-preserved medieval fortresses of Germany. It is…
• 2021 CEVetlanda stabbing attackOn 3 March 2021 at around 15:00 local time, a 22-year-old man stabbed seven people in Vetlanda, Sweden. All…
• 1300 CEVeveří Castle builtVeveří (Czech: hrad Veveří, German: Eichhorn) is an originally ducal and royal castle in Brno in the Czech…
• 1982 CEVia Carini massacreThe Via Carini massacre was a Cosa Nostra attack in which, on September 3, 1982, in Palermo's via Isidoro…
• 1944 CEVia Rasella attackThe Via Rasella attack (Italian: attacco di via Rasella) was an action taken by the Italian resistance…
• 1993 CEVia dei Georgofili bombingThe via dei Georgofili bombing (Italian: Strage di via dei Georgofili) was a terrorist attack carried out by…
• 1100 CEVianden Castle builtVianden Castle (Luxembourgish: Veianer Schlass [ˈfɑɪ̯ɑnɐ ˈʃlɑs] or (locally) Veiner Schlooss [ˈfɑɪ̯nɐ…
• 2009 CEViareggio train derailmentThe Viareggio derailment was a derailment and subsequent fire of a freight train carrying liquefied petroleum…
• 1998 CEVictims of Acts of Terror Memorial (monument) builtThe Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial in Israel (Hebrew: אנדרטת חללי פעולות האיבה, Andartat Halalei Pe'ulot…
• 1883 CEVictoria Hall disasterOn 16 June 1883, a crowd crush caused by the distribution of free prizes resulted in the deaths of 183…
• 1901 CEVictoria Memorial (monument) builtThe Victoria Memorial is a monument to Queen Victoria, located at the end of The Mall in London, by the…
• 1921 CEVictoria Memorial (monument) builtThe Victoria Memorial is a large marble monument in the Maidan in Central Kolkata (Calcutta), having its…
• 1852 CEVictoria and Albert Museum foundedThe Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of…
• 1939 CEVidovdan Heroes chapel builtThe Vidovdan Heroes Chapel Serbian: Капела видовданских хероја, romanized: Kapela vidovdanskih heroja is an…
• 1963 CEVienna Convention on Consular RelationsThe Vienna Convention on Consular Relations is an international treaty that defines a framework for consular…
• 1961 CEVienna Convention on Diplomatic RelationsThe Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 is an international treaty that defines a framework for…
• 1978 CEVienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of TreatiesThe Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties is an international treaty opened for…
• 1969 CEVienna Convention on the Law of TreatiesThe Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) is an international agreement that regulates treaties…
• 1979 CEVienna Islamic Centre (mosque) builtThe Vienna Islamic Centre (German: Islamisches Zentrum Wien) is the largest mosque in Austria, located in…
• 100 BCEVienna foundedVienna ( vee-EN-ə; German: Wien [viːn]; Austro-Bavarian: Wean [veɐ̯n]) is the capital, most populous city…
• 2024 CEViertola school shootingOn 2 April 2024, a shooting occurred at the Viertola school, Jokiranta site in Vantaa, Finland. The gunman, a…
• 1982 CEVietnam Veterans Memorial (monument) builtThe Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in…
• 800 CEVikramaśīla University (monastery) builtVikramashila (IAST: Vikramaśīla) was a Buddhist monastic university situated in what is now modern-day Bihar…
• 1539 CEVilcabamba settledVilcabamba (in Hispanicized spelling) or Willkapampa (Aymara and Quechua), often called the Lost City of the…
• 1224 CEViljandi Castle builtViljandi Castle (Estonian: Viljandi ordulinnus, German: Ordensburg Fellin) is 13th Century castle in a…
• 2014 CEViljandi school shootingThe Viljandi school shooting was a school attack that occurred on 27 October 2014 at Paalalinna School in…
• 27 CEVilla Jovis foundedVilla Jovis ("Villa of Jupiter") is a Roman palace on Capri, southern Italy, built by Emperor Tiberius and…
• 1480 CEVilla Medicea of Poggio a Caiano (palace) builtThe Medici Villa of Poggio a Caiano, also called Ambra, is one of the most famous Medici villas and is…
• 1912 CEVillisca Axe MurdersThe Villisca axe murders occurred during the night of June 9 to the early morning of June 10, 1912, in the…
• 1387 CEVilnius Cathedral builtThe Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus of Vilnius, also known as Vilnius Cathedral, is…
• 1579 CEVilnius University foundedVilnius University (Lithuanian: Vilniaus universitetas) is a public research university, which is the first…
• 1201 CEVilnius foundedVilnius ( VIL-nee-əs; Lithuanian: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] ) is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the…
• 1925 CEVilnius school massacreThe Wilno school massacre was a school shooting that occurred on 6 May 1925 at the Joachim Lelewel High…
• 85 CEVindolanda (monument) builtVindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort (castrum) just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it…
• 1940 CEVinkt MassacreThe Vinkt massacre (Dutch: Bloedbad van Vinkt) was a war crime committed by German soldiers in the villages…
• 1363 CEVinnytsia foundedVinnytsia ( VIN-it-s(y)ə, VEEN-; Ukrainian: Вінниця, IPA: [ˈwinːɪtsʲɐ] ) is a city in west-central Ukraine…
• 2019 CEVirginia Beach shootingOn May 31, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a municipal building in the Princess Anne area of Virginia…
• 1863 CEVirginia City foundedVirginia City is a town in and the county seat of Madison County, Montana, United States. Virginia City was…
• 2007 CEVirginia Tech shootingThe Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting and mass shooting that occurred on Monday, April 16, 2007…
• 1234 CEVirovitica foundedVirovitica (pronounced [ʋirɔʋǐtit͡sa]) is a Croatian city near the Hungarian border. It is situated near the…
• 1975 CEVisaginas foundedVisaginas is a city in northeastern Lithuania. It is the centre of Lithuania's youngest municipality…
• 2020 CEVisakhapatnam gas leakThe Visakhapatnam gas leak, also referred to as the Vizag gas leak, was an industrial accident that occurred…
• 1271 CEVischering Castle builtVischering Castle (German: Burg Vischering) in Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia is the most typical…
• 1335 CEVisoki Dečani (monastery) builtThe Visoki Dečani Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Високи Дечани, romanized: Manastir Visoki Dečani; Albanian…
• 2016 CEVista al Lago massacreThe Vista al Lago massacre occurred on 10 October 2016 in Vista al Lago, a neighborhood of the Salvadoran…
• 974 CEVitebsk foundedVitebsk or Vitsyebsk is a city in north-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vitebsk…
• 1993 CEVitez massacre (1993)The Vitez massacre was the killing of eight Bosnian Croat children by the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and…
• 1976 CEVitoria massacreOn March 3, 1976, the Spanish Armed Police Corps used tear gas to force striking workers out of the parish…
• 1565 CEVittskövle Castle builtVittskövle Castle (Swedish: Vittskövle slott also Widtskövle slott) is an estate in Kristianstad…
• 550 BCEVix grave (monument) builtThe Vix Grave is a burial mound near the village of Vix in northern Burgundy. The broader site is a…
• 1960 CEViña del Mar International Song FestivalThe Viña del Mar International Song Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar)…
• 1992 CEVišegrad massacresThe Višegrad massacres were acts of mass murder committed against the Bosniak civilian population of the town…
• 1365 CEVișeu de Sus foundedVișeu de Sus (Romanian pronunciation: [viˌʃe.u de ˈsus]; German: Oberwischau; Hungarian: Felsővisó…
• 990 CEVladimir foundedVladimir (Russian: Влади́мир, IPA: [vlɐ'dʲimʲɪr] ) is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir…
• 1860 CEVladivostok foundedVladivostok is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far…
• 2001 CEVolendam New Year's fireThe Volendam New Year's fire was a café fire in the Dutch town of Volendam during the 2000–2001 New Year's…
• 1589 CEVolgograd foundedVolgograd, formerly Tsaritsyn (1589–1925) and Stalingrad (1925–1961), is the administrative centre and…
• 2020 CEVolkmarsen ramming attackOn 24 February 2020, a man rammed his car against a crowd at a carnival parade in Volkmarsen, Hesse, Germany…
• 1915 CEVolta-Bani WarThe Volta-Bani War was an anti-colonial rebellion that mostly took place in the area between the Bani River…
• 399 BCEVolubilis foundedVolubilis (Latin pronunciation: [wɔˈɫuːbɪlɪs]; Arabic: وليلي, romanized: walīlī; Berber languages: ⵡⵍⵉⵍⵉ…
• 1932 CEVon Sydow murdersThe von Sydow murders, one of Sweden's most notorious criminal cases, occurred on 7 March 1932 in Stockholm.
• 1175 CEVordingborg Castle settledThe Vordingborg Castle ruins (Vordingborg Slotsruin) are located in the town of Vordingborg, Denmark and are…
• 2016 CEVorkuta mine explosionIn February 2016, a series of explosions caused the deaths of 36 people, including 31 miners and five rescue…
• 1953 CEVorkuta uprisingThe Vorkuta uprising was a major uprising of forced labor camp inmates at the Rechlag Gulag special labor…
• 1801 CEVorontsov Palace builtThe Vorontsov Palace (Ukrainian: Воронцовський палац, romanized: Vorontsovs'kyi palats; Russian: Воронцовский…
• 500 CEVorotnaberd (fortress) builtVorotnaberd (Armenian: Որոտանաբերդ; also Davit Bek's Castle) is an important fortress along a ridge…
• 1853 CEVotive Church builtThe Votivkirche (English: Votive Church) is a neo-Gothic style church located on the Ringstraße in Vienna…
• 16 CEVozuća Monastery builtThe Vozuća Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Возућа, romanized: Manastir Vozuća) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery…
• 1991 CEVoćin massacreThe Voćin massacre was the killing of 43 civilians in Voćin, Croatia, by the Serbian White Eagles…
• 1942 CEVoćin massacre (1942)The Voćin massacre was the killing of 350 Serb civilians in Voćin, Independent State of Croatia, by the…
• 1270 CEVranov nad Topľou foundedVranov nad Topľou (Slovak before 1927 and from 1944–1969: Vranov; German: Frö(h)nel / Vronau an der Töpl…
• 1100 CEVreta Abbey settledVreta Abbey (Swedish: Vreta kloster), in operation from the beginning of the 12th century to 1582, was the…
• 1941 CEVrtoče massacreThe Vrtoče massacre was the massacre of Croat civilians in the village of Vrtoče, committed by Serb rebels on…
• 1991 CEVukovar massacreThe Vukovar massacre, also known as the Vukovar hospital massacre or the Ovčara massacre, was the killing of…
• 1978 CEVumba massacreThe Vumba massacre (also known as the Elim Mission massacre) was a massacre of eight British Christian…
• 1999 CEVushtrri massacreThe Vushtrri massacre (Albanian: Masakra e Vushtrrisë) was the mass killing of 100 to 120 Kosovo Albanian…
• 1293 CEVyborg Castle builtVyborg Castle (Russian: Выборгский замок, romanized: Vyborgskiy zamok; Finnish: Viipurin linna; Swedish…
• 1918 CEVyborg massacreThe Viipuri massacre was the killing of approximately 360 to 420 Russians in the city of Viipuri (Swedish…
• 1001 CEVydubychi Monastery builtThe Vydubychi Monastery (Ukrainian: Видубицький монастир, romanized: Vydubytskyi monastyr) is a historic…
• 1990 CEVysoké Tatry foundedVysoké Tatry (lit. 'High Tatras';; Hungarian: Magastátra, pronounced [ˈmɒgɒʃtaːtrɒ]; Polish: Wysokie Tatry…
• 2009 CEVästberga helicopter robberyThe Västberga helicopter robbery occurred on 23 September 2009 at 05:15 CEST when a G4S cash service depot…
• 801 CEVézelay Abbey builtVézelay Abbey (French: Abbaye Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay) is a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery in…
• 1409 CEVălenii de Munte foundedVălenii de Munte (Romanian pronunciation: [vəˈlenij de ˈmunte]) is a town in Prahova County, southern Romania…

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• 1993 CEWaco SiegeThe Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was the siege by US federal government and Texas state law…
• 2024 CEWad An Nora massacreThe Wad Al-Noora massacre started at around 05:00 (GMT+2) on 5 June 2024, when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…
• 1991 CEWaddell, Arizona Buddhist temple shootingThe Waddell Buddhist Temple Shooting occurred in the early morning of August 10, 1991, when nine people were…
• 1984 CEWagalla massacreThe Wagalla massacre was a massacre of ethnic Somalis by the Kenyan Army on 10 February 1984 in Wajir County…
• 1741 CEWager MutinyThe Wager Mutiny is a historical event that took place in 1741, after the British warship HMS Wager was…
• 1708 CEWager's ActionWager's Action was fought on 8 June 1708 between a Royal Navy squadron under Charles Wager and a…
• 1983 CEWah Mee massacreThe Wah Mee massacre was a mass shooting that occurred during the night of February 18–19, 1983, in the Wah…
• 1998 CEWakayama curry-poisoning incidentThe Wakayama curry-poisoning incident refers to a criminal poisoning case that occurred on 25 July 1998 at a…
• 1889 CEWakayama foundedWakayama (和歌山市, Wakayama-shi; pronounced [wakaꜜjama]) is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the…
• 2000 CEWakefield massacreOn December 26, 2000, a mass shooting occurred at Edgewater Technology in Wakefield, Massachusetts, United…
• 1842 CEWalhalla memorial (monument) builtWalhalla (German pronunciation: [valˈhala] ) is a hall of fame monument in Bavaria that honours laudable and…
• 1971 CEWalldürn foundedWalldürn (German pronunciation: [valˈdʏʁn] ) is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg…
• 1623 CEWallenstein Palace builtWaldstein Palace (Czech: Valdštejnský palác) is a Baroque palace in Malá Strana, Prague, that served as a…
• 1094 CEWan'an Bridge builtThe Wan'an Bridge (simplified Chinese: 万安桥; traditional Chinese: 萬安橋; pinyin: Wàn'ān Qiáo) was located in…
• 2025 CEWang Fuk Court fireOn 26 November 2025, a large fire broke out at the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Tai Po District, New…
• 1638 CEWangdue Phodrang (monastery) builtWangdue Phodrang (Tibetan: དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་, Dzongkha 'Wangdi Phodr'a) is a town and capital (dzongkhag…
• 1942 CEWannsee ConferenceThe Wannsee Conference (German: Wannseekonferenz, German pronunciation: [ˈvanzeːkɔnfeˌʁɛnt͡s] ) was a meeting…
• 1414 CEWapauwe Old Mosque builtWapauwe Old Mosque (Indonesian Masjid Tua Wapauwe or Masjid Tua Wapauwe) is a historic mosque in Kaitetu…
• 1992 CEWar in AbkhaziaThe War in Abkhazia was fought between Georgian government and paramilitary forces, and a coalition of Abkhaz…
• 1967 CEWar of AttritionThe War of Attrition (Arabic: حرب الاستنزاف, romanized: Ḥarb al-Istinzāf; Hebrew: מלחמת ההתשה, romanized…
• 1897 CEWar of CanudosThe War of Canudos (Portuguese: Guerra de Canudos, pronounced [ˈɡɛʁɐ dʒi kɐˈnudus]) was a conflict between…
• 1999 CEWar of DagestanThe 1999 war in Dagestan, also known as the Dagestan incursions (Russian: Война в Дагестане), was an armed…
• 1256 CEWar of Saint SabasThe War of Saint Sabas (1256–1270; Italian: Guerra di San Saba) was a conflict between the rival Italian…
• 1526 CEWar of the League of CognacThe War of the League of Cognac (1526–1530) was fought between the Habsburg dominions of Charles V—primarily…
• 1580 CEWar of the Portuguese SuccessionThe War of the Portuguese Succession, a result of the impending extinction of the Portuguese royal line after…
• 1260 CEWaren foundedWaren (Müritz) (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːʁən]; also Waren an der Müritz) is a town and climatic spa in the…
• 2022 CEWarren Clinic shootingOn June 1, 2022, Michael Louis opened fire in the Natalie Building, part of the Saint Francis Hospital in…
• 1871 CEWarren Wagon Train RaidThe Warren Wagon Train raid, also known as the Salt Creek massacre, occurred on May 18, 1871. Henry Warren…
• 1990 CEWarri CrisisThe Warri Crisis was a series of conflicts in Delta State, Nigeria between 1997 and 2003 between the Itsekiri…
• 1843 CEWarrigal Creek MassacreWarrigal Creek is the site of an 1843 massacre of Gunai/Kurnai people in colonial Victoria, during the…