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Siege of Tyre
Siege · Middle East
On this day
15 February
280 events in the atlas are dated to 15 February, from 17 CE to 2025. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 280 events
- 17 – 2025 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1763
Treaty of Hubertusburg
Treaty · Europe
1804
Serbian Revolution
Rebellion · Europe
1989
Afghan Civil War
War · South Asia · 1989 – 1992
2011
Libyan Civil War
War · North Africa
2015
2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in Libya
Attack · North Africa
Antiquity
to 500 CE · 1 eventThe Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 5 eventsEarly modern times
1501 – 1800 · 22 events- 1763Treaty of HubertusburgTreaty · Europe
- 17691769 papal conclaveElection · Europe
- 1798Founding of Roman RepublicFounding · Europe
- 1761Battle of LangensalzaBattle · Europe
- 16441644 Corsica earthquakeNatural disaster · Europe
- 1781Founding of PunataFounding · South America
- 16271627 Ningxia earthquakeNatural disaster · East Asia
- 1568Founding of Gura BâsceiFounding · Europe
- 1721Founding of IchimeniFounding · Europe
- 1614Founding of IezeruFounding · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 30 events- 1804Serbian RevolutionRebellion · Europe
- 1819Congress of AngosturaPolitical · South America · 1819 – 1821
- 1804Battle of Pulo AuraBattle · Southeast Asia
- 1890Founding of TakamatsuFounding · East Asia
- 1812Founding of Cabo de Santo AgostinhoFounding · South America
- 1807Battle of OstrołękaBattle · Europe
- 1890Founding of TadotsuFounding · East Asia
- 1900Fairbank Train RobberyNatural disaster · North America
- 1890Founding of KotohiraFounding · East Asia
- 1825Founding of BolivarFounding · North America
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 133 events- 1961Sabena Flight 548Accident · Europe
- 1989Afghan Civil WarWar · South Asia · 1989 – 1992
- 19151915 Singapore MutinyRebellion · Southeast Asia
- 1971Decimal DayEvent · Europe
- 1953South Korean hwanEvent · East Asia · 1953 – 1962
- 1945Operation SolsticeEvent · Europe
- 1918Invasion of ÅlandBattle · Europe
- 1952death and state funeral of George VIEvent · Europe
- 1961solar eclipse of February 15, 1961Event · Europe
- 19511951 Polish–Soviet territorial exchangeTreaty
The 21st century
since 2001 · 89 events- 2011Libyan Civil WarWar · North Africa
- 2011Libyan crisisWar · North Africa
- 20152015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in LibyaAttack · North Africa
- 2011War in the SahelWar · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2009Venezuelan constitutional referendumElection · South America
- 20042004 Redfern riotsProtest · Oceania
- 2025Tesla TakedownProtest · North America
- 2010Halle train collisionAccident · Europe
- 20172017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly electionElection · South Asia
- 200315 February 2003 anti-war protestProtest
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.