Historical Events.
Browse battles, discoveries, political turning points and other events represented by titles in the catalog.
D-Day
06.06.1944
Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944.
Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia
02.1943 → 1945
Ukrainian nationalist forces and local collaborators carried out mass attacks on Polish civilians in Volhynia and neighboring regions during 1943–1945, followed by retaliatory Polish attacks on Ukrainian civilians.
German invasion of Poland
01.09.1939 → 06.10.1939
Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, initiating the European phase of World War II and destabilizing the multiethnic eastern borderlands.
Battle of Khotyn (1673)
11.11.1673
On 11 November 1673, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under John Sobieski defeated an Ottoman army at Khotyn, strengthening the Commonwealth’s position in the ongoing war.
Siege of Zbarazh
10.07.1649 → 22.08.1649
A siege in which Commonwealth forces under Jeremi Wiśniowiecki defended Zbarazh against Cossack and Crimean Tatar forces from July to August 1649.
Battle of Myeongnyang
26.10.1597
A naval battle in which the Joseon fleet under Admiral Yi Sun-sin defeated a much larger Japanese force in the Myeongnyang Strait.
Pazzi conspiracy
26.04.1478
A conspiracy involving the Pazzi family and Medici opponents culminated in an attack on Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici in Florence on April 26, 1478.
Battle of Agincourt
25.10.1415
On October 25, 1415, the English army under Henry V defeated the French near Agincourt during the Hundred Years’ War.
Accession of Henry V
21.03.1413 → 09.04.1413
Henry of Monmouth became King Henry V of England following the death of his father, Henry IV, in 1413.
Battle of Grunwald
15.07.1410
A decisive Polish–Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Order during the Great War; the Teutonic Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen was killed in the battle.
Black Death
1347 → 1353
The second plague pandemic’s catastrophic first wave in Europe, which reached Scandinavia around 1350 and caused extensive mortality and social and religious upheaval.
Battle of Falkirk
22.07.1298
An English victory over the Scottish army led by William Wallace, after which Wallace lost his position as Guardian of Scotland.
Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
20.09.1187 → 02.10.1187
Saladin’s siege of Jerusalem, ending with the city’s surrender on October 2, 1187, after the defeat of the crusader army at Hattin.
Battle of Hattin
04.07.1187
Saladin’s decisive victory over the army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which destroyed the kingdom’s main field force and opened the way for the reconquest of Jerusalem.
Destruction of the Serapeum of Alexandria
391
The Serapeum, a major temple of Serapis and an important pagan institution in Alexandria, was destroyed or dismantled during religious conflict in the late fourth century, after imperial measures restricting pagan cults.
Great Fire of Rome
18.07.64 → 19.07.64
A major fire devastated much of Rome in July 64 CE. Tacitus reports that Nero blamed Christians and subjected many to brutal punishments, making the event central to the historical memory of the Neronian persecution.
Crucifixion of Jesus
30
The Roman execution of Jesus of Nazareth in Jerusalem during the prefecture of Pontius Pilate.
Assassination of Julius Caesar
15.03.44 p.n.e.
Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Roman senators in the Theatre of Pompey on 15 March 44 BCE.
Liberators' Civil War
44 p.n.e. → 42 p.n.e.
The civil war following Caesar’s assassination, culminating in the defeat of Brutus and Cassius at Philippi in 42 BCE.
Caesar's Civil War
49 p.n.e. → 45 p.n.e.
Civil war between the forces of Julius Caesar and Pompey from 49 to 45 BCE, followed by Caesar’s dictatorship.