| 30 jul. 1863 - 7 apr. 1947 |
(-81.4) - 2.2 |
Life of Henry Ford |
Personalities |
| 30 nov. 1874 - 24 jan. 1965 |
(-70.1) - 20.1 |
Life of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill |
Personalities |
| 5 jan. 1876 - 19 apr. 1967 |
(-69.0) - 22.3 |
Life of Konrad Adenauer |
Personalities |
| 14 mrt. 1879 - 18 apr. 1955 |
(-65.8) - 10.3 |
Life of Albert Einstein |
Personalities |
| 6 aug. 1881 - 11 mrt. 1955 |
(-63.4) - 10.2 |
Life of Alexander Fleming |
Personalities |
| 21 jan. 1884 - 12 dec. 1963 |
(-61.0) - 18.9 |
Life of Theodor Heuss |
Personalities |
| 20 apr. 1889 - 30 apr. 1945 |
(-55.7) - 0.3 |
Life of Adolf Hitler |
Personalities |
| 14 okt. 1890 - 28 mrt. 1969 |
(-54.2) - 24.2 |
Life of Dwight David Eisenhower |
Personalities |
| 5 dec. 1901 - 15 dec. 1966 |
(-43.1) - 21.9 |
Life of Walter Elias Disney |
Personalities |
| 29 mei 1917 - 22 nov. 1963 |
(-27.6) - 18.9 |
Life of John F. Kennedy |
Personalities |
| 14 jun. 1928 - 9 okt. 1967 |
(-16.5) - 22.8 |
Life of Che Guevara |
Personalities |
| 15 jan. 1929 - 4 apr. 1968 |
(-15.9) - 23.3 |
Life of Martin Luther King |
Personalities |
| 5 aug. 1930 - 25 aug. 2012 |
(-14.4) - 67.7 |
Life of Neil Armstrong |
Personalities |
| 30 jan. 1933 - 30 apr. 1945 |
(-11.9) - 0.3 |
Chancellor of Germany: Adolf Hitler |
Germany |
| 4 mrt. 1933 - 12 apr. 1945 |
(-11.8) - 0.3 |
President of the United States of America: Franklin D. Roosevelt |
USA - Presidents |
| 11 dec. 1936 - 6 feb. 1952 |
(-8.0) - 7.1 |
Queen consort of the United Kingdom: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 'Queen Mum' |
Great Britain |
| 1 sep. 1939 - 2 sep. 1945 |
(-5.3) - 0.6 |
World War II |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 12 apr. 1945 - 20 jan. 1953 |
0.3 - 8.0 |
President of the United States of America: Harry S. Truman |
USA - Presidents |
| 25 apr. 1945 |
0.3 |
Establishment of the United Nations |
World |
| 8 mei 1945 |
0.3 |
Unconditional surrender of the German Empire |
Germany |
| 6 aug. 1945 - 9 aug. 1945 |
0.6 |
Nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
USA |
| 14 okt. 1946 |
1.8 |
Start of the 4th French Republic |
France |
| 14 okt. 1947 |
2.8 |
First supersonic flight of the Bell X-1 |
Aviation History |
| 21 dec. 1948 |
4.0 |
Republic of Ireland Act |
Great Britain |
| 23 mei 1949 |
4.4 |
Establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Germany |
| 1949 |
4.5 |
Establishment of Circuit City |
Companies |
| 15 sep. 1949 - 16 okt. 1963 |
4.7 - 18.8 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Konrad Adenauer |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 7 okt. 1949 |
4.7 |
Establishment of the German Democratic Republic |
Germany |
| 11 okt. 1949 - 7 sep. 1960 |
4.8 - 15.7 |
Wilhelm Pieck - State President of the GDR |
GDR |
| 17 jun. 1950 |
5.4 |
First successful organ transplant |
Medicine |
| 1950 - 1953 |
5.5 - 8.5 |
Korean War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 22 jan. 1952 |
7.0 |
First jet airliner in regular commercial use |
Aviation History |
| 6 feb. 1952 - Heden |
7.1 |
Queen of the United Kingdom: Elizabeth II |
Great Britain |
| 20 jan. 1953 - 20 jan. 1961 |
8.0 - 16.0 |
President of the United States of America: Dwight D. Eisenhower |
USA - Presidents |
| 17 jun. 1953 |
8.4 |
Uprising of June 17, 1953 in East Germany |
Germany |
| 24 feb. 1955 - 5 okt. 2011 |
10.1 - 66.8 |
Life of Steven 'Steve' Paul Jobs |
Personalities |
| 4 okt. 1957 |
12.7 |
Sputnik launched: first artificial satellite in Earth's orbit |
Technology |
| 5 okt. 1958 |
13.7 |
Start of the 5th French Republic |
France |
| 1959 - 30 apr. 1975 |
14.5 - 30.3 |
Vietnam War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 1960 - 1973 |
15.5 - 28.5 |
Walter Ulbricht - Chairman of the State Council of the GDR |
GDR |
| 20 jan. 1961 - 22 nov. 1963 |
16.0 - 18.9 |
President of the United States of America: John F. Kennedy |
USA - Presidents |
| 12 apr. 1961 |
16.3 |
First human in space |
Technology |
| 25 mei 1961 - 24 jul. 1975 |
16.4 - 30.6 |
Apollo Space Program |
Technology |
| 13 aug. 1961 |
16.6 |
Construction of the Berlin Wall |
Germany |
| 11 okt. 1962 - 8 dec. 1965 |
17.8 - 20.9 |
Second Vatican Council |
World |
| 16 okt. 1962 - 28 okt. 1962 |
17.8 |
Cuban Missile Crisis ('October Crisis') |
USA |
| 16 okt. 1963 - 1 dec. 1966 |
18.8 - 21.9 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Ludwig Erhard |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 22 nov. 1963 - 20 jan. 1969 |
18.9 - 24.0 |
President of the United States of America: Lyndon B. Johnson |
USA - Presidents |
| 1966 - 1973 |
21.5 - 28.5 |
Construction period of the World Trade Center |
Monuments |
| 1 dec. 1966 - 21 okt. 1969 |
21.9 - 24.8 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 1967 |
22.5 |
Founding of the European Community (EC) |
European Union |
| 20 jan. 1969 - 9 aug. 1974 |
24.0 - 29.6 |
President of the United States of America: Richard Nixon |
USA - Presidents |
| 20 jul. 1969 |
24.5 |
First man on the moon |
Technology |
| 21 okt. 1969 - 7 mei 1974 |
24.8 - 29.3 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Willy Brandt |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 31 okt. 1969 |
24.8 |
Establishment of Wal Mart |
Companies |
| 21 jul. 1972 |
27.6 |
Bloody Friday |
Great Britain |
| 1973 - 1976 |
28.5 - 31.5 |
Willi Stoph - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR |
GDR |
| 16 mei 1974 - 1 okt. 1982 |
29.4 - 37.8 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Helmut Schmidt |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 9 aug. 1974 - 20 jan. 1977 |
29.6 - 32.1 |
President of the United States of America: Gerald Ford |
USA - Presidents |
| 20 nov. 1975 |
30.9 |
Franco's Death, end of the Francoist regime |
Spain |
| 1 apr. 1976 |
31.2 |
Apple Computer is established |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 1976 - 1989 |
31.5 - 44.5 |
Erich Honecker - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR |
GDR |
| 20 jan. 1977 - 20 jan. 1981 |
32.1 - 36.1 |
President of the United States of America: Jimmy Carter |
USA - Presidents |
| 16 apr. 1977 |
32.3 |
Introduction of the Apple II |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 27 dec. 1979 - 15 feb. 1989 |
35.0 - 44.1 |
Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989) |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 22 sep. 1980 - 20 aug. 1988 |
35.7 - 43.6 |
First Gulf War ('Iran-Iraq War') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 20 jan. 1981 - 20 jan. 1989 |
36.1 - 44.1 |
President of the United States of America: Ronald Reagan |
USA - Presidents |
| 2 apr. 1982 - 14 jun. 1982 |
37.3 - 37.5 |
Falklands War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 1 okt. 1982 - 27 okt. 1998 |
37.8 - 53.8 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Helmut Kohl |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 19 jan. 1983 |
38.1 |
Introduction of the Apple Lisa |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 1983 |
38.5 |
Discovery of HIV |
Medicine |
| 24 jan. 1984 |
39.1 |
Introduction of the Macintosh |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 20 jan. 1989 - 20 jan. 1993 |
44.1 - 48.1 |
President of the United States of America: George H. W. Bush |
USA - Presidents |
| 18 okt. 1989 - 3 dec. 1989 |
44.8 - 44.9 |
Egon Krenz - Chairman of the Council of State of the GDR |
GDR |
| 2 aug. 1990 - 28 feb. 1991 |
45.6 - 46.2 |
Second Gulf War ('Operation Desert Shield', 'Operation Desert Storm') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 3 okt. 1990 |
45.8 |
German reunification |
Germany |
| 8 dec. 1991 |
46.9 |
Signing of the Belavezha Accords, declaring the Soviet Union dissolved |
Russia |
| 1992 - 1996 |
47.5 - 51.5 |
Afghan Civil War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 20 jan. 1993 - 20 jan. 2001 |
48.1 - 56.1 |
President of the United States of America: Bill Clinton |
USA - Presidents |
| 4 aug. 1993 |
48.6 |
Introduction of the Apple Newton |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 1 nov. 1993 |
48.8 |
Founding of the European Union (EU) |
European Union |
| 1994 - 1996 |
49.5 - 51.5 |
First Chechen War ('War in Chechnya') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 17 jan. 1995 |
50.1 |
Kobe earthquake |
Disasters |
| 1998 - 2003 |
53.5 - 58.5 |
Second Congo War ('Great War of Africa') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 1998 - 1999 |
53.5 - 54.5 |
Kosovo War ('Kosovo Conflict') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 15 aug. 1998 |
53.6 |
Introduction of the Apple iMac |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 27 okt. 1998 - 22 nov. 2005 |
53.8 - 60.9 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Gerhard Schröder |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 1 jan. 1999 |
54.0 |
ECU as an internal accounting unit in the European Community |
European Union |
| 20 jan. 2001 - 20 jan. 2009 |
56.1 - 64.1 |
President of the United States of America: George W. Bush |
USA - Presidents |
| 11 sep. 2001 |
56.7 |
September 11 attacks ('9/11') |
USA |
| 7 okt. 2001 - Heden |
56.8 |
Afghanistan War |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 23 okt. 2001 |
56.8 |
Apple iPod introduced |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 1 jan. 2002 |
57.0 |
Introduction of the Euro |
European Union |
| 20 mrt. 2003 - 1 mei 2003 |
58.2 - 58.3 |
Third Gulf War ('Iraq War') |
Wars & Military Conflicts |
| 26 dec. 2004 |
60.0 |
Indian Ocean tsunami |
Disasters |
| 6 jun. 2005 |
60.4 |
Apple switches to Intel CPU architecture |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 22 nov. 2005 - Heden |
60.9 |
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany: Angela Merkel |
Germany - Chancellors |
| 9 jan. 2007 |
62.0 |
Introduction of the Apple iPhone |
Apple Inc. - Corporate History |
| 20 jan. 2009 - Heden |
64.1 |
President of the United States of America: Barack Obama |
USA - Presidents |