| 30 jul. 1863 - 7 apr. 1947 |
(-81.1) - 2.6 |
Life of Henry Ford |
Personalities |
| 30 nov. 1874 - 24 jan. 1965 |
(-69.7) - 20.4 |
Life of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill |
Personalities |
| 5 jan. 1876 - 19 apr. 1967 |
(-68.6) - 22.7 |
Life of Konrad Adenauer |
Personalities |
| 14 mrt. 1879 - 18 apr. 1955 |
(-65.4) - 10.7 |
Life of Albert Einstein |
Personalities |
| 6 aug. 1881 - 11 mrt. 1955 |
(-63.0) - 10.6 |
Life of Alexander Fleming |
Personalities |
| 21 jan. 1884 - 12 dec. 1963 |
(-60.6) - 19.3 |
Life of Theodor Heuss |
Personalities |
| 20 apr. 1889 - 30 apr. 1945 |
(-55.3) - 0.7 |
Life of Adolf Hitler |
Personalities |
| 14 okt. 1890 - 28 mrt. 1969 |
(-53.8) - 24.6 |
Life of Dwight David Eisenhower |
Personalities |
| 5 dec. 1901 - 15 dec. 1966 |
(-42.7) - 22.3 |
Life of Walter Elias Disney |
Personalities |
| 29 mei 1917 - 22 nov. 1963 |
(-27.2) - 19.3 |
Life of John F. Kennedy |
Personalities |
| 14 jun. 1928 - 9 okt. 1967 |
(-16.1) - 23.1 |
Life of Che Guevara |
Personalities |
| 15 jan. 1929 - 4 apr. 1968 |
(-15.6) - 23.6 |
Life of Martin Luther King |
Personalities |
| 5 aug. 1930 - 25 aug. 2012 |
(-14.0) - 68.1 |
Life of Neil Armstrong |
Personalities |
| 30 jan. 1933 - 30 apr. 1945 |
(-11.5) - 0.7 |
Chancellor of Germany: Adolf Hitler |
Germany |
| 4 mrt. 1933 - 12 apr. 1945 |
(-11.4) - 0.6 |
President of the United States of America: Franklin D. Roosevelt |
USA - Presidents |
| 11 dec. 1936 - 6 feb. 1952 |
(-7.6) - 7.5 |
Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 'Queen Mum' |
Great Britain |
| 1 sep. 1939 - 2 sep. 1945 |
(-4.9) - 1.0 |
World War II |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 12 apr. 1945 - 20 jan. 1953 |
0.6 - 8.4 |
President of the United States of America: Harry S. Truman |
USA - Presidents |
| 25 apr. 1945 |
0.7 |
Establishment of the United Nations |
World |
| 8 mei 1945 |
0.7 |
Unconditional surrender of the German Empire |
Germany |
| 6 aug. 1945 - 9 aug. 1945 |
1.0 |
Nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
USA |
| 14 okt. 1946 |
2.1 |
Start of the 4th French Republic |
France |
| 14 okt. 1947 |
3.1 |
First supersonic flight of the Bell X-1 |
Aviation History |
| 21 dec. 1948 |
4.3 |
Republic of Ireland Act |
Great Britain |
| 23 mei 1949 |
4.8 |
Establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Germany |
| 1949 |
4.9 |
Establishment of Circuit City |
Companies |
| 15 sep. 1949 - 16 okt. 1963 |
5.1 - 19.2 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Konrad Adenauer |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 7 okt. 1949 |
5.1 |
Establishment of the German Democratic Republic |
Germany |
| 11 okt. 1949 - 7 sep. 1960 |
5.1 - 16.1 |
Wilhelm Pieck - State President of the GDR |
GDR |
| 17 jun. 1950 |
5.8 |
First successful organ transplant |
Medicine |
| 1950 - 1953 |
5.9 - 8.9 |
Korean War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 22 jan. 1952 |
7.4 |
First jet airliner in regular commercial use |
Aviation History |
| 6 feb. 1952 - Heden |
7.5 |
Queen of the United Kingdom: Elizabeth II |
Great Britain |
| 20 jan. 1953 - 20 jan. 1961 |
8.4 - 16.4 |
President of the United States of America: Dwight D. Eisenhower |
USA - Presidents |
| 17 jun. 1953 |
8.8 |
Uprising of June 17, 1953 in East Germany |
Germany |
| 24 feb. 1955 - 5 okt. 2011 |
10.5 - 67.2 |
Life of Steven 'Steve' Paul Jobs |
Personalities |
| 4 okt. 1957 |
13.1 |
Sputnik launched: first artificial satellite in Earth's orbit |
Technology |
| 5 okt. 1958 |
14.1 |
Start of the 5th French Republic |
France |
| 1959 - 30 apr. 1975 |
14.9 - 30.7 |
Vietnam War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 1960 - 1973 |
15.9 - 28.9 |
Walter Ulbricht - Chairman of the State Council of the GDR |
GDR |
| 20 jan. 1961 - 22 nov. 1963 |
16.4 - 19.3 |
President of the United States of America: John F. Kennedy |
USA - Presidents |
| 12 apr. 1961 |
16.7 |
First human in space |
Technology |
| 25 mei 1961 - 24 jul. 1975 |
16.8 - 30.9 |
Apollo Space Program |
Technology |
| 13 aug. 1961 |
17.0 |
Construction of the Berlin Wall |
Germany |
| 11 okt. 1962 - 8 dec. 1965 |
18.2 - 21.3 |
Second Vatican Council |
World |
| 16 okt. 1962 - 28 okt. 1962 |
18.2 |
Cuban Missile Crisis ('October Crisis') |
USA |
| 16 okt. 1963 - 1 dec. 1966 |
19.2 - 22.3 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Ludwig Erhard |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 22 nov. 1963 - 20 jan. 1969 |
19.3 - 24.4 |
President of the United States of America: Lyndon B. Johnson |
USA - Presidents |
| 1966 - 1973 |
21.9 - 28.9 |
Construction period of the World Trade Center |
Monuments |
| 1 dec. 1966 - 21 okt. 1969 |
22.3 - 25.2 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 1967 |
22.9 |
Founding of the European Community (EC) |
European Union |
| 20 jan. 1969 - 9 aug. 1974 |
24.4 - 30.0 |
President of the United States of America: Richard Nixon |
USA - Presidents |
| 20 jul. 1969 |
24.9 |
First man on the moon |
Technology |
| 21 okt. 1969 - 7 mei 1974 |
25.2 - 29.7 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Willy Brandt |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 31 okt. 1969 |
25.2 |
Establishment of Wal Mart |
Companies |
| 21 jul. 1972 |
27.9 |
Bloody Friday |
Great Britain |
| 1973 - 1976 |
28.9 - 31.9 |
Willi Stoph - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR |
GDR |
| 16 mei 1974 - 1 okt. 1982 |
29.8 - 38.1 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Helmut Schmidt |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 9 aug. 1974 - 20 jan. 1977 |
30.0 - 32.4 |
President of the United States of America: Gerald Ford |
USA - Presidents |
| 20 nov. 1975 |
31.3 |
Franco's Death, end of the Francoist regime |
Spain |
| 1 apr. 1976 |
31.6 |
Apple Computer is established |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 1976 - 1989 |
31.9 - 44.9 |
Erich Honecker - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR |
GDR |
| 20 jan. 1977 - 20 jan. 1981 |
32.4 - 36.4 |
President of the United States of America: Jimmy Carter |
USA - Presidents |
| 16 apr. 1977 |
32.7 |
Introduction of the Apple II |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 27 dec. 1979 - 15 feb. 1989 |
35.4 - 44.5 |
Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989) |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 22 sep. 1980 - 20 aug. 1988 |
36.1 - 44.0 |
First Gulf War ('Iran-Iraq War') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 20 jan. 1981 - 20 jan. 1989 |
36.4 - 44.4 |
President of the United States of America: Ronald Reagan |
USA - Presidents |
| 2 apr. 1982 - 14 jun. 1982 |
37.6 - 37.8 |
Falklands War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 1 okt. 1982 - 27 okt. 1998 |
38.1 - 54.2 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Helmut Kohl |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 19 jan. 1983 |
38.4 |
Introduction of the Apple Lisa |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 1983 |
38.9 |
Discovery of HIV |
Medicine |
| 24 jan. 1984 |
39.5 |
Introduction of the Macintosh |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 20 jan. 1989 - 20 jan. 1993 |
44.4 - 48.4 |
President of the United States of America: George H. W. Bush |
USA - Presidents |
| 18 okt. 1989 - 3 dec. 1989 |
45.2 - 45.3 |
Egon Krenz - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR |
GDR |
| 2 aug. 1990 - 28 feb. 1991 |
46.0 - 46.6 |
Second Gulf War ('Operation Desert Shield', 'Operation Desert Storm') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 3 okt. 1990 |
46.1 |
German reunification |
Germany |
| 8 dec. 1991 |
47.3 |
Signing of the Belavezha Accords, declaring the Soviet Union dissolved |
Russia |
| 1992 - 1996 |
47.9 - 51.9 |
Afghan Civil War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 20 jan. 1993 - 20 jan. 2001 |
48.4 - 56.5 |
President of the United States of America: Bill Clinton |
USA - Presidents |
| 4 aug. 1993 |
49.0 |
Introduction of the Apple Newton |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 1 nov. 1993 |
49.2 |
Founding of the European Union (EU) |
European Union |
| 1994 - 1996 |
49.9 - 51.9 |
First Chechen War ('War in Chechnya') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 17 jan. 1995 |
50.4 |
Kobe earthquake |
Disasters |
| 1998 - 2003 |
53.9 - 58.9 |
Second Congo War ('Great War of Africa') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 1998 - 1999 |
53.9 - 54.9 |
Kosovo War ('Kosovo Conflict') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 15 aug. 1998 |
54.0 |
Introduction of the Apple iMac |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 27 okt. 1998 - 22 nov. 2005 |
54.2 - 61.3 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Gerhard Schröder |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 1 jan. 1999 |
54.4 |
ECU as an internal accounting unit in the European Community |
European Union |
| 20 jan. 2001 - 20 jan. 2009 |
56.5 - 64.5 |
President of the United States of America: George W. Bush |
USA - Presidents |
| 11 sep. 2001 |
57.1 |
September 11 attacks ('9/11') |
USA |
| 7 okt. 2001 - Heden |
57.2 |
Afghanistan War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 23 okt. 2001 |
57.2 |
Apple iPod introduced |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 1 jan. 2002 |
57.4 |
Introduction of the Euro |
European Union |
| 20 mrt. 2003 - 1 mei 2003 |
58.6 - 58.7 |
Third Gulf War ('Iraq War') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 26 dec. 2004 |
60.4 |
Indian Ocean tsunami |
Disasters |
| 6 jun. 2005 |
60.8 |
Apple switches to Intel CPU architecture |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 22 nov. 2005 - Heden |
61.3 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Angela Merkel |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 9 jan. 2007 |
62.4 |
Introduction of the Apple iPhone |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |