World History
1,192 events, sorted by fame.
World War IISeptember 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 · World History
Soviet UnionDecember 30, 1922 – December 26, 1991 · World History
World War IJuly 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 · World History
Ottoman EmpireJuly 29, 1299 – November 17, 1922 · World History
Cold War1945 – December 25, 1991 · World History
Middle AgesAD 476 – 1500s · World History
French RevolutionMay 5, 1789 · World History
Byzantine EmpireJanuary 17, AD 395 – May 29, 1453 · World History
YugoslaviaDecember 1, 1918 – April 27, 1992 · World History
Holy Roman EmpireFebruary 2, AD 962 – August 6, 1806 · World History
Nazi GermanyMarch 15, 1933 – May 23, 1945 · World History
American Civil WarApril 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865 · World History
CzechoslovakiaOctober 28, 1918 – December 31, 1992 · World History
Ancient Rome753 BC–AD 476 · World History
Russian EmpireOctober 22, 1721 – September 1, 1917 · World History
Austria–HungaryMarch 1, 1867 – November 11, 1918 · World History
Mongol Empire1206–1368 · World History
Inca Empire1438–1533 · World History
Great DepressionOctober 29, 1929 – circa 1941 · World History
Netherlands AntillesDecember 15, 1954 – October 10, 2010 · World History
Han dynasty206 BC–AD 220 · World History
Republic of ArtsakhSeptember 2, 1991 – 2023 · World History
German EmpireJanuary 1, 1871 – November 9, 1918 · World History
Tang dynasty618–907 · World History
Abbasid CaliphateAD 750 – February 10, 1258 · World History
Mughal Empire1526 – September 21, 1857 · World History
Roman Republic509–27 BC · World History
Serbia and Montenegro2003 – June 4, 2006 · World History
West GermanyMay 23, 1949 – October 3, 1990 · World History
Gupta Empire320–550 · World History
Assyrian Empirecirca 2025 BC – 609 BC · World History
Weimar RepublicNovember 9, 1918 – 1933 · World History
Achaemenid Empire550–330 BC · World History
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicOctober 25, 1917 – December 25, 1991 · World History
British Raj1858 – August 15, 1947 · World History
Sasanian Empire224–651 · World History
Phoeniciacirca 2500 BC – 64 BC · World History
Spanish Empire1402 – February 26, 1976 · World History
Austrian EmpireAugust 11, 1804 – June 8, 1867 · World History
Macedonia808–167 BC · World History
Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthJune 11, 1569 – October 24, 1795 · World History
Mali Empirecirca 1235 – 1670 · World History
Parthian Empire247 BC–AD 224 · World History
Golden Horde1243 – June 28, 1502 · World History
South VietnamOctober 26, 1955 – April 30, 1975 · World History
Western Roman EmpireJanuary 17, AD 395 – AD 476 · World History
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist RepublicApril 28, 1920 – October 18, 1991 · World History
Empire of JapanJanuary 3, 1868 – May 3, 1947 · World History
Kievan Rus'882–1240 · World History
Kingdom of ItalyMarch 17, 1861 – June 18, 1946 · World History