| EVENT | DATE |
| Airplane Crash--the worst single plane
crash in the history was flight JL 123, a Japan 747 plane that
crashed in Mt. Fuji in Japan & killed 520 people | Aug 12, 1985 |
| Alaska purchased by US
from Russia for 7.2 million dollars | Mar 30, 1867 |
| Alexander the Great (Greek emperor) dead at 33 years, due to fever |
323
BC |
| America
named in honour of explorer Amerigo Vespucci in a map | 1507 |
| Apartheid policy duration in South Africa | 1948--1990 |
| Atomic Bomb, it was first used by USA on Hiroshima in
Japan | Aug 6, 1945 |
| Australia’s first prime minister Edmund Barton’s tenure in office |
1901-1903
|
| Australopithecus
genus, ancestor of humans, lived in Africa according to evolution | c. 4 million BC |
| Aztecs settled in valley of Mexico
| 1200
AD |
| Babylon
empire conquered by Medo-Persia | 539 BC |
| Berlin Wall fell | Nov 9, 1989 |
| Black Death (bubonic plague) reached Europe and millions dead |
1347
|
| Bolshevik Revolution
in Russia |
1917 |
| Boston Tea Party (colonists threw cargo into sea to protest against tea tax) | Dec 16, 1773
|
| Brazil won independence
from Portugal |
Sep 7, 1822 |
|
Bronze Age began | c. 3500 BC |
| Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), founder of Buddhism, was born | c. 563 BC
|
| Byzantine empire
(Eastern Europe) & its capital Constantinople fallen | 1453 |
| Cabot, John led voyage from Europe to Canada | 1497 |
| Canada (from Huron-Iroquois
word ‘Kanata’ meaning village) Confederation | July 1, 1867 |
| Caribbean islands were introduced to sugar cane from Europe by Columbus
| 1493
|
| Catherine the
Great became the empress of Russia | 1762 |
| Charles I ( king of England), after civil war, was executed | Jan 31, 1649
|
| Christianity began
as official religion of Roman empire | 391 AD |
| Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, committed suicide (by snake bite according
to a legend) |
30 BC |
| Columbus sailed from Spain to Americas | 1492 |
| Constitutional Act or Canada Act, first gave Canada as its official
name | 1791
|
| Copper Age began
| c.
5000 BC |
| Creation
of man according to Biblical history | c. 4000 BC |
| Cyrus, Persian emperor, decreed Jewish exiles could return to Jerusalem from
Babylon (Biblical History) | 538 BC |
| Declaration of Independence by colonists in America | July 4, 1776
|
| Democracy introduced
in Athens |
c. 508 BC |
|
Dinosaurs became extinct according to evolution | c. 65 million yrs |
| Earthquake, the worst (death wise)
in the history was Shaanxi earthquake in China, which killed 830, 000 people | Jan 23, 1556
|
| England was
republic during a certain period | 1653--1659 |
| Equatorial Guinea located in Africa gained independence from Spain |
Oct
12, 1968 |
| First
person to orbit the Earth was Yuri Gagarin from Soviet Union in Vostak 1 spacecraft | Apr 12, 1961 |
| Fleming, Alexander discovered penicillin
| 1928
|
| French King Louis
XVI was beheaded on guillotine | Jan 21, 1793 |
| Gandhi, Indira who was then prime minister of India was assassinated by Beant
Singh & Satwant Singh, since she sent troops to Golden Temple | Oct 31, 1984 |
| German Democratic Republic (East Germany) ceased as a country
| Oct
3, 1990 |
| Ghengis
Khan a.k.a as Temujin, a Mongol ruler, dead | 1299 AD |
| Gold Rush reached its climax in west US states | 1849 |
| Great Wall in China built |
214—204
BC |
| Gregorian
calendar introduced to be used as the main calendar | 1582 |
| Haiti earthquake at 7.0 magnitude that killed about 200, 000 | Jan 12, 2010
|
| Hegira (flight)--when
Mohammad, founder of Islam, fled to Medina | 622 AD |
| Henry VIII, king of England, became head of Church of England | 1534 |
| Hitler, Adolf committed
suicide by shooting himself | Apr 30, 1945 |
| Horses was used for first time for riding | c. 4000 BC |
| Hurricane or cyclone, worst in history
of world was one that devastated East Pakistan (Bangladesh now) and killed more than 500,000 people
| Nov
13, 1970 |
| India
became independent from British rule | Aug 15, 1947 |
| Indus Valley Civilization began | c. 3000 BC |
| Iran—Iraq eight year war | 1980--1988
|
| Iron Age began
| c.
1000 BC |
| Israel
country founded |
May 14, 1948 |
|
Jackson, Michael the pop star, dead due to overdose of sedative drugs | June 25, 2009
|
| Jerusalem and
Second Jewish Temple destroyed by Romans | 70 AD |
| Judah (Southern Kingdom) annexed by Nebuchadnezzar (Biblical History)
|
586 BC |
| Judges ruled Israel (Biblical History) | 1200--1020 BC |
| Julius Caesar assassinated by Brutus and his friends
| 44
BC |
| Kalinga
war in India, though won by emperor Asoka, yet the war bloodshed overwhelmed him to convert to Buddhism | 260 BC |
| Kennedy, John then president
of US was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald | Nov 22, 1963 |
| Kenya became independent from British rule | Dec 16, 1963 |
| King Jr, Martin Luther delivered his
famous speech ‘I have a dream’ on the steps of Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C |
Aug
28, 1963 |
| Kuwait
was invaded by Saddam Hussein of Iraq | Aug 2, 1990 |
| Lincoln, Abraham assassinated by John Wilkes Booth to avenge his slavery abolition
| Apr
15, 1865 |
| London
transport system bombed by Islamic terrorists that killed 52 | July 7, 2005 |
| Louisiana purchase completed by US from France for 15 million dollars
| Dec
20, 1803 |
| Luther,
Martin nailed 95 theses on church door in Wittenberg | Oct 31, 1517 |
| Macdonald, John became the prime minister of Canada | 1867 |
| Madrid rail system
bombed by Islamic terrorists that killed 190 | Mar 11, 2004 |
| Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Nathuram Godse for he held Gandhi responsible
for creation of Pakistan and betraying the Hindus | Jan 30, 1948 |
| Marathon to Athens distance of 40 kms was run by Pheidippides to tell the news
that Marathon war was won. (This event started marathon race.) | 490 BC |
| Mayan Civilization declined |
c.
900 AD |
| Middle
Ages duration in history | 500--1400 AD |
| Mohammad, the founder & prophet of Islam, died | 632 AD |
| Moon landing first by a human in history
was Neil Armstrong | July 20, 1969 |
| Nehemiah appointed governor of Judah (Biblical History) | 445 BC |
| New York Stork Market
collapsed and millions of people lost money. This event started The Great Depression. | Oct 24, 1929 |
| Nigeria independent from British
rule | Oct
1, 1960 |
| Netherlands
declared independence from Spanish & William of Orange became the ruler | 1581 |
| Noah and the world flood according to Biblical history
|
c. 2000 BC |
|
Northern kingdom of Israel annexed and 10 tribes exiled by Sargon II the king
of Assyria (Biblical History) | 722 BC |
| Octavian assumed Augustus title & became the first roman emperor | 27 BC |
| Olympic games first held
at Olympia. (Prize was a crown of olive leaves) | 776 BC |
| Ottoman empire ended | 1918 |
| Patriarch Abraham & his family left Ur to go to Canaan (Biblical History) |
c.
1800 BC |
| Paul
the Apostle & Missionary beheaded by emperor Nero of Rome | 64 AD |
| Pearl Harbour in Hawaii attacked by Japan | Dec 7, 1941
|
| Peter the Great
ruled Russia |
1682--1725 |
|
Pyramid (the Great one at Giza) completed | c 2500 BC |
| Qianlong became emperor of Qing dynasty in China |
1736
|
| Qin dynasty in
China founded by Shi Huangi | 221 BC |
| Quebec Act introduced recognizing rights of French Canadians | 1774 |
| Rahaman, Abd the Muslim
ruler was defeated by King Charles Martel | 732 AD |
| Red maple leaf included on national flag of Canada from this day onward
| Feb
15, 1965 |
| Reign
of Terror in France led by Robespierre; More than 17,000 people were beheaded on guillotine | 1793--1794
|
| Renaissance (rebirth
of art & learning) reached its zenith in Italy | 1500s |
| Revelation the last book of Holy Bible was written (Biblical History) |
95
AD |
| Saul
crowned as king of Israel (Biblical History) | 1020 BC |
| Seven Years War--Austria, France, Russia versus Britain, Prussia |
1756--1763
|
| Six-Day War in
which Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan & Syria; Israel captured Gaza, Golan Heights, West Bank & whole Jersusalem
| June
5-10, 1967 |
| Slave
Trade started from west Africa to Americas | c. 1530 |
| Soccer, the first world cup held in Uruguay and host nation won the cup
| 1930
|
| Socrates, the
life of the Greek philosopher | c. 469--399 BC |
| Solomon dead: Israel divided into 2 kingdoms (Biblical History) |
922
BC |
| Stonehenge
built in England |
c. 2800-2000 BC |
|
Tanzania won independence from British rule | Dec 9, 1961 |
| Tasman, Abel explored Tasmania and South Island
| 1642
|
| Thirty Years War--Bohemian
nobles against Catholic rulers--started | 1618 |
| Treaty of Westphalia ended the 30 years war | 1648 |
| Trojan War where Mycenaean soldiers
hid in wooden horse gifted to Troy | c. 1250 BC |
| Tunisia won independence from France | Mar 20, 1956 |
| Uganda became independent from British
rule | Oct
09, 1962 |
| UNO
founded |
Oct 24, 1945 |
|
US Civil War between Northern & Southern States | 1861--1865 |
| USSR ceased to exist officially along with Cold War
| Jan
1, 1992 |
| Victoria,
the queen of England, was crowned as empress of India | 1816 |
| Vienna, Treaty of; It gave Cape, Ceylon, Malta, Caribbean French
islands to Britain | 1815 |
|
Virginia the first colony to use the African slaves | 1619 |
| Waterloo Battle in which Napoleon was defeated by duke
Wellington |
June 19, 1815 |
|
Watt, James invented the first steam engine | 1769 |
| Western Europe empire fell | 476 AD |
| Wheel invented by Sumerians
of Mesopotamia |
c. 3500 BC |
|
Writing invented in form of cuneiform by Sumerians of Mesopotamia | c. 4000 BC |
| World Trade Centre, New York, destroyed
by Islamic suicide terrorists using airplanes. Almost 3000 killed | Sep 11, 2001 |
| World War I between Allies and Axis countries; Reason—Murder
of archduke Franz Ferdinand by Princip in Saravejo | 1914--1918 |
| World War II between Allies and Axis countries; Reason—Invasion of Poland
by Hitler |
1939--1945 |
|
Xerxes I (Ashuerus) reign as Persian king (He made Esther as queen) | 485--465 BC
|
| Xiaoping, Deng’s
tenure as president of China | 1977--1995 |
| Yalta Conference held to divide Germany | Feb 4-11, 1945 |
| Year of Revolutions, so called due
to revolts & protests in most of Europe | 1848 |
| Yom Kippur War in which Egypt & Syria attacked country of Israel |
Oct
6, 1973 |
| Zambia
gained independence from British rule | Oct 24, 1964 |
| Zhou dynasty reign in China | 1027--256 BC |
| Zimbabwe won independence from British rule |
Apr
18, 1980 |
| Zwingli,
Ulrich started Protestant Reformation in Switzerland | 1519 |
