1046 events · 255 places
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On this day1 November
Lisbon, Portugal
On All Saints' morning a powerful earthquake, a tsunami and days of fire destroyed much of Lisbon and killed tens of thousands.
Photo: NorbertNagel. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Where it happened
All 1046 events- 1914Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand28 June 1914 · Sarajevo
- 1776Declaration of Independence4 July 1776 · Philadelphia
- 1368The Great Wall of China7th century BC – 1644; main Ming rebuilding 1368–1644 · Beijing
- 1099First Crusade and the capture of Jerusalem7 June–15 July 1099 · Jerusalem
- 2670BCBuilding of the pyramids of Saqqara and Gizac. 2670–2500 BC · Cairo & Giza
The width of each year follows how long the event lasted. Photos: Tumi-1983, CC0 · John Trumbull, Public domain · Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chris06, edited by MenkinAlRire, CC BY-SA 4.0 · kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons; details on each event page.
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Places
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Berlin24 events
London16 events
Rome12 events
Paris12 events
New York City9 events
Athens8 events
Jerusalem8 events
Beijing8 events
Johannesburg & Soweto8 events
Bath8 events
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Themes
All 24 themes
Political History386 events
Military & Battlefields287 events
Religious & Pilgrimage210 events
Architecture & Urban History187 events
Archaeology177 events
Social History169 events
Colonial & Imperial History163 events
Revolutions & Resistance151 events
Civil Rights & Human Rights142 events
Royalty & Monarchy109 events
Maritime History109 events
Indigenous History85 events
Science & Medicine81 events
Women's History69 events
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