Events by name

18,274 events with something written about them, in alphabetical order. Page 92 of 92. Or browse by year.

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• 1360 CEÄlvsborg Fortress builtÄlvsborg (lit. 'river stronghold'), now generally known as Old Älvsborg (Swedish: Gamla Älvsborg) or Älvsborg…
• 1911 CEÄänekoski foundedÄänekoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈæːneˌkːoski]) is a town in Finland, located in the Central Finland…

Å

• 1931 CEÅdalen shootingsThe Ådalen shootings (Swedish: skotten i Ådalen) was a series of events in and around the sawmill district of…
• 1904 CEÅlesund FireThe Ålesund fire happened on 23 January 1904 in the Norwegian city of Ålesund. It destroyed almost the whole…
• 1940 CEÅndalsnes landingsThe Åndalsnes landings were a British military operation in 1940, during the Norwegian Campaign of World War…

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• 2019 CEÇamlıca Mosque builtThe Grand Çamlıca Mosque (Turkish pronunciation: [tʃamlɯdʒa], transliterated as Chamlija in English)…
• 7499 BCEÇatalhöyük settledÇatalhöyük (English: Chatalhoyuk;, cha-tal-HOO-yuhk; Turkish pronunciation: [tʃaˈtaɫhœjyc]; also Çatal Höyük…
• 1863 CEÇırağan Palace builtÇırağan Palace (Turkish: Çırağan Sarayı), a former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel in the Kempinski…

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• 1989 CEÉcole Polytechnique massacreThe École Polytechnique massacre (French: tuerie de l'École polytechnique), also known as the Montreal…
• 1722 CEÉlysée Palace builtThe Élysée Palace (French: Palais de l'Élysée, pronounced [palɛ d(ə) lelize]) is the official residence of…

Ö

• 1270 CEÖrebro Castle builtÖrebro Castle (Swedish: Örebro slott) is a medieval castle fortification at Svartån in Örebro County, Sweden.…
• 1200 CEÖrebro foundedÖrebro ( UR-ə-BROO; Swedish: [œrɛˈbruː] ) is the seventh-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro…

Ø

• 1999 CEØresund Bridge builtThe Øresund Bridge or Öresund Bridge is a combined railway and motorway cable-stayed bridge across the…

Ú

• 1945 CEÚstí massacreThe Ústí massacre (Czech: Ústecký masakr, German: Massaker von Aussig) was a lynching of ethnic Germans…

Ü

• 1268 CEÜberlingen foundedÜberlingen (German pronunciation: [ˈyːbɐˌlɪŋən]; Low Alemannic: Iberlinge) is a German city on the northern…
• 674 BCEÜsküdar foundedÜsküdar (Turkish pronunciation: [ysˈcydaɾ]) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its…

Ć

• 1999 CEĆuška massacreThe Ćuška massacre (Albanian: Masakra e Qyshkut, Serbian: Масакр у Ћушкој, romanized: Masakr u Ćuškoj) was…

Č

• 1300 CEČabraď Castle builtČabraď Castle (Slovak: Čabradský hrad, Hungarian: Csábrág) is a castle ruin in Slovakia near the village of…
• 1300 CEČachtice Castle builtČachtice Castle (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃaxcit͡se]; Slovak: Čachtický hrad, Hungarian: Csejte vára) is a…
• 1598 CEČadca foundedČadca (until 1918 Čatca, Czača, Hungarian: Csaca, Polish: Czadca) is a district town in northern Slovakia…
• 1992 CEČemerno massacreThe Čemerno massacre refers to the massacre of ethnic Serbs of the village of Čemerno, Ilijaš, in the Ilijaš…
• 1907 CEČernová massacreThe Černová massacre (or Černová tragedy, Slovak: Černovská tragédia, Hungarian: Csernovai tragédia or…
• 1300 CEČeský Krumlov Castle builtČeský Krumlov Castle (Czech: Hrad Český Krumlov) is a castle in Český Krumlov in the South Bohemian Region of…
• 1241 CEČeský Šternberk Castle builtČeský Šternberk Castle (Czech: Hrad Český Šternberk) is a castle of the mid-13th century, located on the west…
• 1991 CEČetekovac massacreThe Četekovac massacre was the mass murder of Croat civilians and POWs by Serb forces on 3 September 1991, in…
• 1828 CEČierna nad Tisou foundedČierna nad Tisou (Hungarian: Tiszacsernyő) is a town and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice…

Ġ

• 3599 BCEĠgantija (temple) builtĠgantija (Maltese pronunciation: [d͡ʒɡɐnˈtiːjɐ]; "place of giants") is a megalithic temple complex from the…

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• 1403 CEİlyas Bey Mosque builtİlyas Bey Mosque is a historical Islamic religious building at Milet in Didim district of Aydın Province…
• 1374 CEİsa Bey Mosque builtThe İsa Bey Mosque (Turkish: İsa Bey Camii), constructed in 1374–75, is one of the oldest and most impressive…
• 1509 CEİstanbul earthquake of 1509The 1509 Constantinople earthquake, or historically Kıyamet-i Suğra ('Minor Judgment Day'), occurred in the…
• 1894 CEİstanbul earthquake of 1894The 1894 Istanbul earthquake occurred in the Çınarcık Basin or Gulf of Izmit in the Sea of Marmara on 10 July…
• 2019 CEİstanbul earthquake of 20192019 Istanbul earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked the south-west of Istanbul on 26…
• 2025 CEİstanbul earthquake of 2025On 23 April 2025 at 12:49:10 TRT, a Mww 6.2 earthquake struck the Sea of Marmara, 24 km (15 mi) southeast of…
• 1653 CEİzmir earthquake of 1653The 1653 Smyrna earthquake occurred on 23 February, with an estimated magnitude of 6.72±0.3 Mw and a maximum…
• 1688 CEİzmir earthquake of 1688The 1688 Smyrna earthquake (Turkish: 1688 İzmir depremi) first occurred on 30 June. A second earthquake…
• 3000 BCEİzmir foundedİzmir, often still called in English by its Greek name of Smyrna, is the third most populous city in Turkey…

Ľ

• 1400 CEĽubovňa Castle builtĽubovňa Castle (Slovak: Ľubovniansky hrad, Hungarian: Lubló vára, Polish: Zamek Lubowelski) is a medieval…

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• 1689 CEŁazienki Palace builtThe Palace on the Isle (Polish: Pałac Na Wyspie), also known as the Baths Palace (Polish: Pałac…
• 1641 CEŁańcut Castle builtŁańcut Castle (Polish: Zamek w Łańcucie; pronounced: [ˈwaɲt͡sut]) is a complex of historical buildings…
• 1423 CEŁódź foundedŁódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and…

Ō

• 2025 CEŌfunato wildfireOn 26 February 2025, a wildfire began in the southeast of Ōfunato, a city in the Iwate Prefecture of Japan.…
• 667 CEŌmi Ōtsu Palace builtThe Ōmi Ōtsu Palace (近江大津宮, Ōmi Ōtsu-no-miya) was an imperial palace built by Emperor Tenchi in Asuka period…
• 2004 CEŌmuta murdersThe Ōmuta murders (大牟田殺人, Ōmuta Satsujin) were committed by four members of the Kitamura-gumi (北村組), a yakuza…
• 1467 CEŌnin WarThe Ōnin War (応仁の乱, Ōnin no Ran), also known as the Upheaval of Ōnin and Ōnin-Bunmei war, was a civil war…
• 1891 CEŌtsu incidentThe Ōtsu incident (Japanese: 大津事件, Hepburn: Ōtsu Jiken) was an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Nicholas…

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• 1198 CEŚwiecie foundedŚwiecie (Polish: [ˈɕfjɛt͡ɕɛ]; Kashubian: Swiecé; German: Schwetz an der Weichsel) is a town in northern…
• 1765 CEŚwinoujście foundedŚwinoujście (Polish: [ɕfʲinɔˈujɕt͡ɕɛ]; German: Swinemünde German pronunciation: [ˌsviːnəˈmʏndə]; Low German…
• 1942 CEŚwięciany massacreThe Święciany or Švenčionys massacre (Polish: Zbrodnia w Święcianach) was a series of mass murders committed…

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• 2009 CEŞakirin Mosque builtŞakirin Mosque (Turkish: Şakirin Camii; pronounced Shakirin) is a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. The building is…
• 2005 CEŞehitlik-Moschee (mosque) builtThe Şehitlik Mosque is a mosque in Neukölln, Berlin, Germany. The Sunni mosque was completed in 2005, and is…
• 1548 CEŞehzade Mosque builtThe Şehzade Mosque (Turkish: Şehzade Camii, lit. 'Prince's Mosque') is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque…
• 1581 CEŞemsi Pasha Mosque builtThe Şemsi Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Şemsi Paşa Camii; Ottoman Turkish: شمسى پاشا جامع) is an Ottoman mosque…
• 1124 CEŞeyh Süleyman Mosque builtŞeyh Süleyman Mosque (Turkish: Şeyh Süleyman Mescidi) is a mosque in Istanbul converted from a former…
• 1949 CEŞişli Mosque builtThe Şişli Mosque (Turkish: Şişli Camii) is a mosque located in Şişli Square between the Büyükdere Avenue, the…
• 1954 CEŞişli foundedŞişli (pronounced [ˈʃiʃli]) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 10 km2…

Š

• 1471 CEŠabac Fortress builtŠabac fortress (Serbian: Шабачка тврђава, romanized: Šabačka tvrđava; Turkish: Böğürdelen Kalesi), is a…
• 1237 CEŠahy foundedŠahy (Hungarian: Ipolyság, rarely German: Eipelschlag) is a town in southern Slovakia, The town has an ethnic…
• 1287 CEŠamorín foundedŠamorín (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʂamɔriːn]; Hungarian: Somorja, German: Sommerein) is a small town in western…
• 1438 CEŠarena Mosque builtŠarena Džamija, (Macedonian: Шарена Џамија; Albanian: Xhamia e Larme or Albanian: Xhamia e Pashës; Turkish…
• 1002 CEŠaľa foundedŠaľa (Slovak: [ˈʃaʎa], locally [ˈʃala]; Hungarian: Vágsellye, German: Schelle) is a town in Šaľa District…
• 1944 CEŠiauliai OffensiveThe Šiauliai offensive (Russian: Шяуляйская операция) was an operation of the Soviet forces of the 1st Baltic…
• 1431 CEŠibenik Cathedral builtThe Cathedral of St. James (Croatian: Katedrala sv. Jakova) or simply Šibenik Cathedral is a triple-nave…
• 860 CEŠibenik foundedŠibenik (Croatian: [ʃîbeniːk] ) is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river…
• 1991 CEŠiroka Kula massacreThe Široka Kula massacre was the killing of 41 civilians in the village of Široka Kula near Gospić, Croatia…
• 1991 CEŠkabrnja massacreThe Škabrnja massacre was the killing of 62 Croatian civilians and 5 prisoners of war by Serbian Autonomous…
• 1300 CEŠpilberk Castle builtŠpilberk Castle (Czech: hrad Špilberk; German: Spielberg, locally Špilas) is a castle on the hilltop in Brno…
• 1915 CEŠtip massacreThe Štip massacre was the mass murder of Serbian soldiers by paramilitary forces of the Internal Macedonian…
• 1993 CEŠtrpci massacreThe Štrpci massacre (Bosnian: Masakr u Štrpcima) was the massacre of 19 civilians (18 Bosniaks and one Croat)…
• 1075 CEŠtúrovo foundedŠtúrovo ( is the southernmost town of Slovakia, situated on the river Danube not far from the mouth of the…
• 1138 CEŠurany foundedŠurany (until 1927, Veľké Šurany) is a town and a railroad hub in the Nové Zámky District, Nitra Region…

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• 1075 CEŽiar nad Hronom foundedŽiar nad Hronom (German: Heiligenkreuz (an der Gran), Hungarian: Garamszentkereszt; until 1920 Svätý Kríž and…
• 1727 CEŽuta Tabija (fortress) builtThe Yellow Fortress or Yellow Bastion (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Žuta Tabija, Serbian Cyrillic: Жута…

Ș

• 1251 CEȘimleu Silvaniei foundedȘimleu Silvaniei (Romanian pronunciation: [ʃimˌle.u silˈvani.ej]; Hungarian: Szilágysomlyó, German…

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• 1879 CEʻIolani Palace builtThe ʻIolani Palace (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ʔi.oˈla.ni]; Hawaiian: Hale Aliʻi ʻIolani) was the royal…