Assassination

Archduke Franz Ferdinand 1863 – 1914

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Born – 18th December 1863 Died – 28th June 1914 (assassinated) Father – Archduke Karl Ludwig (1833 – 1896) Mother – Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies (1843 – 1871) Spouse – m. 1900 – Sophie Choteck von Chotkova (1868 – 1914) Children – Sophie (1901 – 1990), Maximillian (1902 – 1962), Ernst (1904 – 1954)  … Read more

Presidents of the United States/ US Presidents 1789 – Present Day

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This timeline details all US Presidents from 1789 to 2021 See also: Republican Presidential Tickets (Nominees) Democratic Presidential Tickets (Nominees) George Washington No Political Party 30th April 1789 – 4th March 1797 George Washington was unanimously elected first US President following the American War of Independence.  John Adams Federalist 4th March 1797 – 4th March … Read more

Gavrilo Princip 1894 – 1918

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Born – 25th July 1894 Died – 28th April 1918 Father – Petar Princip Mother – Marija Mićić Spouse – not married Children – no children Known to History – Assassinated Franz Ferdinand  1894 (25th July) Gavrilo Princip was born to Petar and Marija Princip in Obalj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was the couple’s second … Read more

King Aethelred the Unready of England 966 – 1016

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Born – 966 Died – 23rd April 1016 Father – King Edgar (943 – 975) Mother – Aelfthryth (945 – 1002) Spouses – m. 985 – Aelfgifu of York (970 – 1002); m. 1002 – Emma of Normandy (985 – 1052) Children – by Aelfthryth – Aethelstan (985 – 1014), Ecgbert (d. 1005), King Edmund Ironside … Read more

Jacqueline (Jackie) Kennedy Onassis 1929 – 1994

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Born – 28th July 1929 Died – 19th May 1994 Father – John Vernou Bouvier (1891 – 1957) Mother – Janet Norton Lee (1907 – 1989) Spouses – m. 1953 – US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917 – 1963); m. 1968 – Aristotle Onassis (1906 – 1925) Children – by John F Kennedy – Arabella … Read more

Robert (Bobby) Kennedy 1925 – 1968

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Born – 20th November 1925 Died – 6th June 1968 Father – Joseph Kennedy (1888 – 1969) Mother – Rose Fitzgerald (1890 – 1995) Spouse – m. 1950 – Ethel Skakel (b. 1928) Children – Kathleen (b. 1951), Joseph (b. 1952), Robert Jr (b. 1954), David (1955 – 1984), Courtney (b. 1956), Michael (1958 – … Read more

Martin Luther King 1929 – 1968

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Born – 15th January 1929 Died – 4th April 1968 – assassinated Father – Rev Michael King (1899 – 1984) Mother – Alberta Williams (1904 – 1974) Spouse – m. 1953 – Coretta Scott (1927 – 2006) Children – Yolanda (1955 – 2007), Martin (b. 1957), Dexter (b. 1961), Bernice (b. 1963) Known to History … Read more

1905 Russian Revolution Causes and Events 1861 – 1906

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This timeline is a chronology of the causes and main events of the 1905 Revolution in Russia. See also: 1917 Russian Revolution Tsarist Russia 1855 – 1922 Tsar Nicholas II 1868 – 1918 Long Term Causes 1861 (3rd March) Serfdom was abolished when Tsar Alexander II signed the Emancipation of the Serfs Decree bringing serfdom … Read more

Assassinations 48 BCE to Present Day

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This timeline details the most prominent assassinations from 48 BCE to Present Day Please note: we have chosen to use the new format BCE (before common era) rather than the old BC (before Christ) 48 BCE (28th September) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) Roman statesman Stabbed in Alexandria, Egypt, by three assassins: Achillas, Septimius and Salvius. … Read more

Adolf Hitler Assassination Attempts 1921 – 1945

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This timeline details the 32 planned, attempted and failed assassination attempts made on Adolf Hitler from 1921 – 1945 See also Adolf Hitler Timeline 1921 (November) Shooting in Munich by persons unknown Shots were fired at Hitler from a crowd he was addressing 1923 (during) Shooting in Thuringia by persons unknown Shots were fired from a … Read more

JFK, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917 – 1963

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Born – 29th May 1917 Died – 22nd November 1963 (assassinated) Father – Joseph Kennedy (1888 – 1969) Mother – Rose Fitzgerald (1890 – 1995) Spouse – Jacqueline Bouvier (1929 – 1994) Children – Arabella (1956), Caroline (b. 1957), John (1960 – 1999), Patrick (1963) President of the United States – 1961 – 1963 Predecessor … Read more

Thomas Becket 1119 – 1170

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Born – 21st December 1119 Died – 29th December 1170 (murdered) Father – Gilbert Becket Mother – Matilda Spouse – Not married Children – No children Archbishop of Canterbury – 1162 – 1170 1119 (21st December) Thomas Becket was born the son of a Norman knight Gilbert Becket and his wife Matilda in Cheapside, London. … Read more