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Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD79 – 1750 · Other1 Jan 1750Rediscovery and excavation begins1 Jan 1750 · Rediscovery and excavation begins
Sino-Indian War1954 – 1963 · Other28 Feb 1963India doubles military spending28 Feb 1963 · India doubles military spending
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.1929 – 1978 · Other1 Jan 1978House Select Committee conclusion1 Jan 1978 · House Select Committee conclusion
Bolivarian Revolution1983 – 2013 · Other5 Mar 2013Death of Hugo Chávez5 Mar 2013 · Death of Hugo Chávez
Timeline of early independent Vietnam906 – 1954 · Other21 Jul 1954Geneva Accords partition Vietnam at 17th parallel21 Jul 1954 · Geneva Accords partition Vietnam at 17th parallel
Soweto uprising1970 – 1978 · Other1 Jan 1979Formation of COSAS and Soweto Civic Association1 Jan 1979 · Formation of COSAS and Soweto Civic Association
Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin1970 – 1996 · Other28 Mar 1996Shamgar Commission report published28 Mar 1996 · Shamgar Commission report published
Kristallnacht1938 · Other3 Dec 1938Aryanization decrees formalize seizure of Jewish businesses3 Dec 1938 · Aryanization decrees formalize seizure of Jewish businesses
Lushan Conference1959 – 1978 · Other1 Dec 1978Rehabilitation of Peng Dehuai in 1981 Resolution1 Dec 1978 · Rehabilitation of Peng Dehuai in 1981 Resolution
Climate change1823 – 2016 · Other4 Nov 2016Paris Agreement enters into force4 Nov 2016 · Paris Agreement enters into force
Eurozone crisis2009 – 2018 · Other20 Aug 2018Greece Exits Bailout Program20 Aug 2018 · Greece Exits Bailout Program
Viking Age793 – 1066 · Other25 Sep 1066Battle of Stamford Bridge — End of the Viking Age25 Sep 1066 · Battle of Stamford Bridge — End of the Viking Age
2020 Summer Olympics2013 – 2021 · Other24 Aug 2021Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Opening Ceremony24 Aug 2021 · Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Peace of Utrecht1700 – 1715 · Other6 Feb 1715Final Treaty: Spain and Portugal Sign Peace6 Feb 1715 · Final Treaty: Spain and Portugal Sign Peace
1994 Northridge earthquake1970 – 1994 · Other1 Aug 1994Federal disaster assistance mobilized1 Aug 1994 · Federal disaster assistance mobilized
Inclosure act1235 – 1913 · Other1 Jan 1914Parliamentary enclosure era ends by early 20th century1 Jan 1914 · Parliamentary enclosure era ends by early 20th century
1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash1961 – 2021 · Other1 Jan 202160th Anniversary Reflection1 Jan 2021 · 60th Anniversary Reflection
Thirty Years' War1618 – 1648 · Other24 Oct 1648Peace of Westphalia Signed24 Oct 1648 · Peace of Westphalia Signed
Yellow vests protests2018 – 2020 · Other14 Mar 2020Defiance in face of COVID‑19 lockdown (“Act LXX”)14 Mar 2020 · Defiance in face of COVID‑19 lockdown (“Act LXX”)
1973 Chilean coup d'état1973 · Other13 Oct 1973Political parties banned by decree13 Oct 1973 · Political parties banned by decree
Apollo 131970 · Other1 Oct 1970Apollo 13 Goodwill Tour Begins1 Oct 1970 · Apollo 13 Goodwill Tour Begins
French Wars of Religion1562 – 1598 · Other13 Apr 1598Edict of Nantes establishes religious tolerance13 Apr 1598 · Edict of Nantes establishes religious tolerance
Punic Wars146 – 263 · Other1 Jan 264Outbreak of the First Punic War1 Jan 264 · Outbreak of the First Punic War
Rohingya genocide1784 – Now · Other12 Jan 2026LiveICJ Hearings on Rohingya Genocide Case Begin12 Jan 2026 · ICJ Hearings on Rohingya Genocide Case Begin