20th century events
4,528 events from 20th century, sorted by fame.
Siege of DubrovnikOctober 1, 1991 – May 31, 1992 · Wars & Conflicts
Soviet–Japanese border conflictsMarch 1, 1932 – September 16, 1939 · Wars & Conflicts
1932 United States presidential electionNovember 8, 1932 · Politics
1952 United States presidential electionNovember 4, 1952 · Politics
1956 United States presidential electionNovember 6, 1956 · Politics
1972 United States presidential electionNovember 7, 1972 · Politics
1985 Mexico City earthquakeSeptember 19, 1985 · Geography
Alawite StateJune 28, 1922 – 1936 · World History
Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia1993–1995 · World History
Battle of GuamAugust 10, 1944 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of the FrontiersSeptember 6, 1914 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of Vittorio VenetoNovember 4, 1918 · Wars & Conflicts- Era of Stagnation1964–1986 · World History
Founding of Australian Securities ExchangeApril 1, 1987 · Companies
Founding of Bear Stearns1923 · Companies
Founding of Brother Industries1908 · Companies
Founding of Claas1913 · Companies
Founding of Dell EMCAugust 1979 · Companies
Founding of Extreme Championship WrestlingApril 25, 1992 · Companies
Founding of Gilead SciencesJune 1987 · Companies
Founding of Hispano-SuizaJune 14, 1904 · Companies
Founding of Holiday Inn1952 · Companies
Founding of IMI Systems1933 · Companies
Founding of KorgAugust 28, 1963 · Companies
Founding of Mediterranean Shipping Company1970 · Companies
Founding of Micron TechnologyOctober 1978 · Companies
Founding of Mitsubishi Electric1921 · Companies
Founding of NTT DoCoMo1992 · Companies
Founding of Ricoh1936 · Companies
Founding of SLB1926 · Companies
Founding of Tata Consultancy Services1968 · Companies
Founding of The Adecco GroupJanuary 1, 1997 · Companies
Founding of TransneftAugust 14, 1993 · Companies
Founding of Uralvagonzavod1936 · Companies
Founding of VIA Technologies1987 · Companies
French TogolandDecember 27, 1916 – April 27, 1960 · World History
Gorlice–Tarnów OffensiveJune 22, 1915 · Wars & Conflicts
Kerensky Offensive1917 · Wars & Conflicts
Launch of Kaufland1968 · Internet
Launch of Lithuanian National Radio and TelevisionApril 30, 1957 · Internet- Launch of Microsoft Developer NetworkJune 1992 · Internet
Launch of Pasporta Servo1974 · Internet
Launch of W3Schools1998 · Internet
Launch of WebCite1998 · Internet
Launch of Yahoo! MailOctober 8, 1997 · Internet
Mariana and Palau Islands campaignJune 1944 – November 1944 · Wars & Conflicts
Orange River Colony1902 – May 31, 1910 · World History
People's Republic of MozambiqueJune 25, 1975 – December 1, 1990 · World History
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South VietnamJune 8, 1969 – July 2, 1976 · World History
Release of Abbott and Costello Meet FrankensteinJune 15, 1948 · Film