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1993 CEWarrington bombingsThe Warrington bombings were two bomb attacks that took place during early 1993 in Warrington, Cheshire…
1423 CEWars in LombardyThe Wars in Lombardy were a series of conflicts between the Republic of Venice and the Duchy of Milan and…
1943 CEWarsaw Ghetto UprisingThe Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was an uprising by the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto in German-occupied…
1794 CEWarsaw UprisingThe Warsaw Uprising of 1794 or Warsaw Insurrection (Polish: insurekcja warszawska) was an armed insurrection…
1944 CEWarsaw UprisingThe Warsaw Uprising (Polish: powstanie warszawskie; German: Warschauer Aufstand), sometimes referred to as…
1067 CEWartburg (castle) builtThe Wartburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvaʁtbʊʁk]) is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages. At an…
1068 CEWarwick Castle builtWarwick Castle is a medieval castle developed from a wooden fort originally built by William the Conqueror…
1882 CEWaseda University foundedWaseda University (Japanese: 早稲田大学, Hepburn: Wasedadaigaku), abbreviated as Waseda (早稲田) or Sōdai (早大), is a…
1848 CEWashington Monument builtThe Washington Monument is a 555-foot (169 m) tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to…
1910 CEWashington National Cathedral builtThe Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Episcopal Diocese of Washington, commonly…
2013 CEWashington Navy Yard shootingThe Washington Navy Yard shooting occurred on September 16, 2013, when 34-year-old Aaron Alexis fatally shot…
1790 CEWashington, D.C. foundedWashington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington, is the federal…
1656 CEWat Arun (monastery) builtWat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan (Thai: วัดอรุณราชวราราม ราชวรมหาวิหาร ) or Wat Arun (Thai…
1911 CEWat Benchamabophit (monastery) builtWat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram (Thai: วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม; ) is a Buddhist temple (wat) located in the…
1994 CEWat Pha Luangta Maha Bua (monastery) builtTiger Temple, or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua Yanasampanno (Thai: วัดป่าหลวงตาบัว ญาณสัมปันโน), was a Theravada…
1373 CEWat Phnom (monastery) builtWat Phnom (Khmer: វត្តភ្នំ, UNGEGN: Vôtt Phnum, ALA-LC: Vatt Bhnaṃ [ʋɔət pʰnom]; "Mountain Pagoda") is a…
1788 CEWat Pho (monastery) builtWat Pho (Thai: วัดโพธิ์, pronounced [wát pʰōː] ), also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the…
1785 CEWat Phra Kaew (monastery) builtWat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว, RTGS: Wat Phra Kaeo, pronounced [wát pʰrá(ʔ) kɛ̂ːw] ), commonly known in…
1350 CEWat Phra Sri Sanphet (monastery) builtWat Phra Si Sanphet (Thai: วัดพระศรีสรรเพชญ์; "Temple of the Holy, Splendid Omniscient") was the holiest…
1807 CEWat Suthat (monastery) builtWat Suthat Thepwararam (Thai: วัดสุทัศนเทพวราราม; Thai pronunciation: [wát sù.tʰât tʰêːp.pʰá.wát.rāː.rāːm])…
1560 CEWat Xieng Thong (monastery) builtWat Xieng Thong (Lao: ວັດຊຽງທອງ, pronounced [wāt síaŋ.tʰɔ́ːŋ]; "Temple of the Golden City") is a Buddhist…
1849 CEWaterloo Bay massacreThe Waterloo Bay massacre, also known as the Elliston massacre, was a clash between European settlers and…
1838 CEWaterloo Creek massacreThe Waterloo Creek massacre (also Slaughterhouse Creek massacre) refers to a series of violent clashes…
1835 CEWaterloo Plains massacreThe Waterloo Plains massacre occurred in June 1838 when 8 to 23 Djadjawurrung Aboriginal people were killed…
2018 CEWatts family murdersIn the early hours of August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado, Christopher Watts murdered his pregnant wife…
1965 CEWatts riotsThe Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts…
1001 CEWawel Castle builtThe Wawel Royal Castle (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvavɛl]; Zamek Królewski na Wawelu) and the Wawel Hill on…
1020 CEWawel Cathedral builtThe Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanislaus and Saint Wenceslaus (Polish: Bazylika archikatedralna św.…
1939 CEWawer massacreThe Wawer massacre refers to the execution of 107 Polish civilians on the night of 26 to 27 December 1939 by…
1641 CEWazir Khan Mosque builtThe Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century Mughal mosque located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The…
1838 CEWeenen massacreThe Weenen massacre (Afrikaans: Bloukransmoorde) was the massacre of Voortrekkers, Khoikhoi and Basuto by the…
2021 CEWehda Street airstrikesThe Wehda Street airstrikes, known in Palestine as the Wehda Street massacre (Arabic: مجزرة شارع الوحدة)…
1344 CEWelayat Mosque builtThe Katib al-Wilaya Mosque (Arabic: جامع الولايات, romanized: Masjid Kātib al Wilāyah, lit. 'Clerk of the…
1839 CEWellington foundedWellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the southwestern tip of the North Island…
1910 CEWellington, Washington avalancheWellington (later known as Tye) was a small unincorporated railroad community in the northwest United States…
1200 CEWells Cathedral builtWells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells…
601 CEWeltenburg Abbey builtWeltenburg Abbey (Kloster Weltenburg) is a Benedictine monastery in Weltenburg near Kelheim on the Danube in…
2000 CEWendy's massacreThe Wendy's massacre was a mass murder that took place in a Wendy's fast-food restaurant at 40-12 Main Street…
1800 CEWesel citadel builtThe Wesel Citadel is the largest intact fortification system of the Rhineland, built 1688–1722 in Wesel. It…
2013 CEWest Fertilizer Company explosionOn April 17, 2013, an ammonium nitrate explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Company storage and…
1975 CEWest German Embassy siegeThe West German Embassy siege in Stockholm, Sweden, was a hostage standoff initiated by the Red Army Faction…
2022 CEWest Pasaman earthquake 2022On 25 February 2022 at 08:39 WIB, a moment magnitude (Mw) 6.2 earthquake struck West Sumatra, Indonesia at a…
1942 CEWesterbork Transit Camp (monument) builtCamp Westerbork (Dutch: Kamp Westerbork, German: Durchgangslager Westerbork, Drents: Börker Kamp; Kamp…
1631 CEWesterkerk (church building) builtThe Westerkerk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛstərˌkɛr(ə)k]; English: Western Church) is a Reformed church within…
18 BCEWestern Wall settledThe Western Wall (Hebrew: הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, romanized: HaKotel HaMa'aravi lit. 'the western wall'…
1794 CEWestfield foundedWestfield is a town in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located within the heart of the Rahway…
2013 CEWestgate shopping mall shootingOn 21 September 2013, four gunmen attacked the Westgate shopping mall, an upmarket mall in Nairobi, Kenya.…
901 CEWestminster Abbey builtWestminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church…
1895 CEWestminster Cathedral builtThe Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, informally known as Westminster Cathedral, is the…
1835 CEWestport foundedWestport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Located in the Gold Coast along the Long…
1998 CEWestside Middle School ShootingThe 1998 Westside Middle School shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on March 24, 1998, at Westside…
1603 CEWewelsburg (castle) builtWewelsburg (German pronunciation: [ˈveːvl̩sbʊɐ̯k]) is a Renaissance castle located in the village of…
1889 CEWham Paymaster RobberyThe Wham Paymaster robbery ( WHAHM) was an armed robbery of a United States Army paymaster and his escort on…
1914 CEWhistler foundedWhistler is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is…
657 CEWhitby Abbey builtWhitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church…
68 CEWhite Horse Temple builtWhite Horse Temple (Chinese: 白馬寺) is a Buddhist temple in Luoyang, Henan that, according to tradition, is the…
1800 CEWhite House (palace) builtThe White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at…
1985 CEWhite House Farm murdersThe White House Farm murders took place near the village of Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, England, during the…
401 CEWhite Monastery builtThe Coptic White Monastery (Arabic: الدير أبيض), also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda (Coptic: ⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ…
1804 CEWhite Mosque builtThe White Mosque (Arabic: المسجد الأبيض, romanized: al-Masjid al-Abyad; Hebrew: המסגד הלבן, romanized…
1268 CEWhite mosque builtThe White Mosque (Arabic: المسجد الأبيض, romanized: al-Masjid al-Abyad; Hebrew: המסגד הלבן, romanized…
1847 CEWhitman massacreThe Whitman massacre (also known as the Whitman killings and the Tragedy at Waiilatpu) was the killing of…
2006 CEWicked Winter Renaissance FaireThe Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire, which ran for 3 days every February from 2006 to 2016 (and a reborn…
1871 CEWickenburg MassacreThe Wickenburg Massacre was the November 5, 1871, murder of six stagecoach passengers en route westbound from…
1974 CEWiener Internationale Gartenschau 74The Wiener Internationale Gartenschau 74 (English: Vienna International Garden Show 74), often shortened to…
1945 CEWierzchowiny massacreThe Wierzchowiny massacre was a massacre in the town of Wierzchowiny perpetrated by the National Armed Forces…
1754 CEWieskirche (church building) builtThe Pilgrimage Church of Wies (officially: Wallfahrtskirche zum Gegeißelten Heiland auf der Wies ("Pilgrimage…
2008 CEWikimania 2008Wikimania is the Wikimedia movement's annual conference, organized by the community of contributors and…
2014 CEWikipedia Monument builtThe Wikipedia Monument (Polish: Pomnik Wikipedii), located in Słubice, Poland, is a statue designed by…
2016 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 1The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 1 (the 1st Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the first Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia.…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 10The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 10 (the 24th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the 10th Wikipedia meetup in Johor…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 11The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 11 (the 25th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the 11th Wikipedia meetup in Johor…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 12The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 12 (the 26th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikimedia meetup held as…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 13The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 13 (the 27th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the 13th Wikipedia meetup in Johor…
2021 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 14The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 14 (the 36th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 14th Wikipedia meetup in Johor…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 16The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 16 (the 42nd Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 16th Wikipedia meetup held at…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 17The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 17 (the 65th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 17th Wikipedia meetup held at…
2017 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 2The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 2 (the 6th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup held at…
2017 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 3The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 3 (the 7th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup held in…
2017 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 4The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 4 (the 8th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup held at…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 5The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 5 (the 9th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the second Wikipedia meetup held at…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 6The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 6 (the 10th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the sixth Wikipedia meetup held in…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 7The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 7 (the 11th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup held at…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 8The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 8 (the 14th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the second follow up Wikipedia…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Johor 9The Wikipedia Johor Meetup 9 (the 23rd Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the 9th Wikipedia meetup in Johor…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kedah 1The Wikipedia Kedah Meetup 1 (the 21st Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup held in…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kelantan 1The Wikipedia Kelantan Meetup 1 (the 15th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the 1st Wikipedia meetup held at the…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kelantan 2The Wikipedia Kelantan Meetup 2 (the 22nd Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the 2nd Wikipedia meetup held at the…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kelantan 3The Wikipedia Kelantan Meetup 3 (the 30th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the 3rd Wikipedia meetup held at the…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kelantan 4The Wikipedia Kelantan Meetup 4 (the 31st Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the 4th Wikipedia meetup held at the…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kelantan 6The Wikipedia Kelantan Meetup 6 is the 6th Wikipedia meetup held in the Malaysian state of Kelantan. The…
2016 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 1The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 1 (the 2nd Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the first Wikipedia meetup held…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 10The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 10 (the 40th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 10th Wikipedia meetup…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 11The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 11 (the 41st Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 11th Wikipedia meetup…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 12The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 12 (the 47th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 12th Wikipedia meetup…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 13The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 13 (the 50th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 13th Wikipedia meetup…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 14The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 14 (the 57th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 14th Wikipedia meetup…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 15The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 15 (the 61st Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 15th Wikipedia meetup…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 16The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 16 (the 64th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) will be the 16th Wikipedia…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 17The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 17 (the 69th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 17th Wikipedia meetup…
2017 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 2The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 2 (the 5th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the Wikipedia meetup to enact and…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 3The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 3 (the 13th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the third Wikipedia meetup held…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 4The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 4 (the 16th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the 4th Wikipedia meetup held at…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 5The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 5 (the 17th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the 5th Wikipedia meetup held at…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 6The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 6 (the 19th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the 6th Wikipedia meetup held at…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 7The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 7 (the 28th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the 7th Wikipedia meetup held at…
2021 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 8Note: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wikipedia meetup is opened to those fully vaccinated only…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Kuala Lumpur 9The Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 9 (the 39th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 9th Wikipedia meetup held…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Melaka 1The Wikipedia Melaka Meetup 1 (the 18th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup held at…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Negeri Sembilan 1The Wikipedia Negeri Sembilan Meetup 1 was the first Wikipedia meetup held at Negeri Sembilan, one of west…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Penang 1The Wikipedia Penang Meetup 1 (the 20th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the first Wikipedia meetup held at the…
2019 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Penang 2The Wikipedia Penang Meetup 2 (the 29th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup) was the second Wikipedia meetup held at…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Penang 3The Wikipedia Penang Meetup 3 (the 49th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 3rd Wikipedia meetup held at…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Perak 1The Wikipedia Perak Meetup 1 (the 43rd Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 1st Wikipedia meetup held at the…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Perak 2The Wikipedia Perak Meetup 2 (the 56th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 2nd Wikipedia meetup held in the…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Putrajaya 1The Wikipedia Putrajaya Meetup 1 (the 67th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 1st meetup in Putrajaya…
2018 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 1The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 1 (the 12th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup held in…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 10The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 10 (the 51st Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup held…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 11The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 11 (the 54th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 11th Wikipedia meetup held in…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 12The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 12 (the 55th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 12th Wikipedia meetup held in…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 13The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 13 (the 58th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 13th Wikipedia meetup held in…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 14The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 14 (the 62nd Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 14th Wikipedia meetup held in…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 17Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 17 was the 17th meetup in Sabah, Malaysia. The meetup was held on: Date: Friday –…
2021 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 4Note: The meetup was held with full strict COVID-19 guidelines specified by the Malaysian government for that…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 6The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 6 (the 44th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the 6th Wikipedia meetup held in…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 7The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 7 (the 45th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the 7th Wikipedia meetup held in…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 8The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 8 (the 46th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the 8th Wikipedia meetup held in…
2022 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Sabah 9The Wikipedia Sabah Meetup 9 (the 48th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the 9th Wikipedia meetup held in…
2016 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Selangor 1The Wikipedia Selangor Meetup 1 (the 3rd Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the first Wikipedia meetup in…
2017 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Selangor 2The Wikipedia Selangor Meetup 2 (the 4th Wikipedia meetups in Malaysia) was the 2nd Wikipedia meetup held at…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Selangor 4The Wikipedia Selangor Meetup 4 (the 53rd Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 4th Wikipedia meetup held in…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Selangor 5The Wikipedia Selangor Meetup 5 (the 59th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 5th Wikipedia meetup held in…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Selangor 6The Wikipedia Selangor Meetup 6 (the 66th Wikipedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 6th Wikipedia meetup held at…
2023 CEWikipedia:Meetup/Terengganu 1The Wikipedia Terengganu Meetup 1 is the 1st Wikipedia meetup held in the Malaysian state of Terengganu. The…
1998 CEWilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998The Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998 were massacres that took place in three remote villages…
1761 CEWilhelmstein (fortress) builtWilhelmstein is an artificial island with an area of 12,500 square metres (3.1 acres) in lake Steinhuder…
1644 CEWillem Leyel's Siege of DansborgThe siege of Dansborg (Danish; belejringen af Dansborg) alternatively the siege of Fort Dansborg (Danish…
1860 CEWilliams Station MassacreThe Williams Station massacre was an incident that ignited the Pyramid Lake War of 1860. Williams Station was…
1749 CEWilliamstown foundedWilliamstown is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It shares a border with Vermont to…
1898 CEWilmington Insurrection of 1898The Wilmington massacre, also known as the Wilmington insurrection or the Wilmington coup, was a…
1865 CEWilson's RaidWilson's Raid (March 22 – April 20, 1865) was a successful military campaign conducted by the United States…
1688 CEWincanton SkirmishThe Wincanton Skirmish took place on 20 November 1688 in Wincanton, Somerset during the 1688 invasion of…
1067 CEWinchester Castle builtWinchester Castle was a royal residence in Winchester, Hampshire, England, founded in 1067 by William the…
1001 CEWinchester Cathedral builtWinchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and…
1840 CEWindhoek foundedWindhoek (Afrikaans: [ˈvəntɦuk]; German: [ˈvɪnthʊk] ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is…
1957 CEWindscale fireThe Windscale fire of 10 October 1957 was the worst nuclear accident in the United Kingdom's history, ranked…
1070 CEWindsor Castle builtWindsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles (40 km)…
1992 CEWindsor foundedWindsor is an incorporated town in Sonoma County, California, United States. The town is nine miles (14 km)…
1920 CEWineville Chicken Coop MurdersBetween 1926 and 1928, Canadian Gordon Stewart Northcott abducted and murdered three boys, and was…
2009 CEWinnenden school shootingThe Winnenden school shooting occurred on the morning of 11 March 2009 at the Albertville-Realschule, a real…
1919 CEWinnipeg general strikeThe Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most dramatic and influential strikes in Canadian history.…
1754 CEWinter Palace builtThe Winter Palace is a palace in Saint Petersburg that served as the official residence of the House of…
2012 CEWisconsin Sikh temple shootingThe Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting was a mass shooting that took place at the gurdwara (Sikh temple) in Oak…
1201 CEWismar foundedWismar (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪsmaʁ]; Low German: Wismer), officially the Hanseatic City of Wismar…
1482 CEWisłoujście Fortress builtWisłoujście Fortress (Polish: Twierdza Wisłoujście, German: Festung Weichselmünde) is a historic fortress…
1201 CEWittenburg foundedWittenburg (German: [ˈvɪtn̩ˌbʊʁk] ) is a town in the district Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern…
1943 CEWiśniowiec massacresWiśniowiec massacres (of Poles). In the monastery of Discalced Carmelites and in the city Wiśniowiec…
1944 CEWola massacreThe Wola massacre (Polish: Rzeź Woli, lit. 'Wola slaughter') was the systematic killing of between 40,000 and…
1981 CEWonderland murdersThe Wonderland murders, also known as the Four on the Floor Murders or the Laurel Canyon Murders, are four…
1841 CEWonnerup massacreThe Wonnerup massacre, also known as the Wonnerup "Minninup" massacre, was the killing of dozens of Wardandi…
1982 CEWoo Bum-kon incidentThe Woo Bum-kon incident (Korean: 우범곤 사건), also known as the Uiryeong shooting incident (의령 총기 사건) or Officer…
1994 CEWoodstock '94Woodstock '94 was an American music festival held in 1994 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original…
1999 CEWoodstock 1999Woodstock 1999 (also known as Woodstock ‘99) was a music festival held from July 22 to July 25, 1999, in…
2018 CEWoolsey FireThe 2018 Woolsey Fire was a large, deadly, and destructive wildfire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties…
1937 CEWorker and Kolkhoz Woman (monument) builtWorker and Kolkhoz Woman (Russian: Рабочий и колхозница, romanized: Rabochiy i kolkhoznitsa) is a sculpture…
2024 CEWorld Central Kitchen drone strikesThe World Central Kitchen aid convoy attack occurred on 1 April 2024, when Israeli drones targeted a…
1993 CEWorld Conference on Human RightsThe World Conference on Human Rights was held by the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, on 14 to 25 June…
1885 CEWorld Exhibition of AntwerpThe Antwerp International Exposition (Dutch: Wereldtentoonstelling van Antwerpen; French: Exposition…
1988 CEWorld Expo 88World Expo 88, also known as Expo 88, was a specialised Expo held in Brisbane, the state capital of…
1893 CEWorld's Columbian ExpositionThe World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago…
1181 CEWorms Cathedral builtSt Peter's Cathedral (German: Wormser Dom) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Worms, southern…
100 BCEWorms foundedWorms (German pronunciation: [vɔʁms] ) is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, situated on the Upper…
1096 CEWorms massacreThe Worms massacre or Worms pogrom was the mass murder of at least 800 to 1,000 Jews from Worms, Holy Roman…
1890 CEWounded Knee MassacreThe Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, was an 1890 armed conflict between…
1973 CEWounded Knee incidentThe Wounded Knee Occupation, also known as Second Wounded Knee, began on February 27, 1973, when…
1000 CEWrocław foundedWrocław (Polish: [ˈvrɔt͡swaf]; German: Breslau [ˈbʁɛslaʊ]; also known by other names) is a city in…
1911 CEWuchang UprisingThe Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now…
1967 CEWuhan incidentThe Wuhan incident (Chinese: 七二零事件; pinyin: Qī èrlíng shìjiàn; lit. 'July 20th Incident') was an armed…
2011 CEWukan protestsThe Wukan protests (Chinese: 乌坎事件), also known as the siege of Wukan, was an anti-corruption protest that…
2008 CEWuwang Club fireThe Wuwang Club fire was a fire incident that occurred in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, on 21 September 2008…
2021 CEWürzburg 2021 mass stabbing attackOn 25 June 2021, a mass stabbing took place at a Woolworth store in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. Three women…
1719 CEWürzburg Residence (palace) builtThe Würzburg Residence (German: Würzburger Residenz) is a palace in Würzburg, Germany. Johann Lukas von…

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1001 CEXenophontos monastery builtXenophontos Monastery (Greek: Μονή Ξενοφώντος) is an Orthodox Christian monastery in the monastic state of…
901 CEXeropotamou Monastery builtXeropotamou monastery (Greek: Μονή Ξηροποτάμου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of…
2011 CEXi'an China International Horticultural Exposition 2011Expo 2011 Xi'an, officially the Xi'an China International Horticultural Exposition 2011 (Chinese…
1936 CEXi'an IncidentThe Xi'an Incident was a Chinese political crisis that lasted from 12 to 26 December 1936. Generals Zhang…
2013 CEXiamen bus fireOn 7 June 2013, a mass murder-suicide attack occurred on a bus in Xiamen, Fujian, China. A bus operating for…
642 CEXianxian Mosque builtThe Xianxian Mosque (Chinese: 先贤清真寺) is a mosque in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province…
1468 CEXiaodongying Mosque builtThe Xiaodongying Mosque (simplified Chinese: 小东营清真寺; traditional Chinese: 小東營清真寺; pinyin: Xiǎodōngyíng…
227 CEXincheng RebellionThe Xincheng Rebellion was a revolt that took place in the state of Cao Wei between late 227 and early 228 CE…
491 CEXuankong Temple builtThe Hanging Temple, also Hengshan Hanging Temple, Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple (simplified Chinese…
626 CEXuanwu Gate IncidentThe Xuanwu Gate Incident was a palace coup for the throne of the Tang dynasty on 2 July 626. During the…

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1953 CEYad Vashem (monument) builtYad Vashem (Hebrew: יָד וָשֵׁם, lit. 'a memorial and a name') is Israel's official memorial institution to…
2002 CEYagur Junction bombingThe Yagur Junction bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing which occurred on April 10, 2002, on an Egged…
2023 CEYakhini massacreOn October 7, 2023, a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza…
1310 CEYakutiye Medrese (mausoleum) builtYakutiye Medrese (Turkish: Yâkutiye Medresesi) is a historical 14th-century Madrasa in Erzurum, Turkey. The…
1701 CEYale University foundedYale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded…
1154 CEYalta foundedYalta (Ukrainian and Russian: Ялта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded…
1384 CEYam Fortress builtYam (also Yama or Yamgorod; Russian: Ям) is a fortress and heritage site located on the eastern bank of the…
490 BCEYanbu foundedYanbu (Arabic: ينبع, romanized: Yanbuʿ, lit. 'Spring'), colloquially sometimes referred to as Yambu (Arabic…