1907 ⟶ Romanian Peasants' Revolt and Massacre

February – April: A peasants' revolt in Romania kills roughl...
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1989

🔪 Massacre of Jews in Spain and Portugal

Anti-Jewish pogroms spread throughout Spain and Portugal, and many thousands of Jews are massacred.⟶
Massacre of Jews in Spain and Portugal (1391)
Anti-SemitismReligious ViolenceMassacreMiddle AgesJewish HistoryViolenceDiscrimination
SpainSpainPortugalPortugal

🛢️ First Oil Refinery Established

World's first oil refinery in Romania.⟶
First Oil Refinery Established (1856)
Industrial RevolutionOil IndustryPetroleumEnergyRomaniaEconomic Development
RomaniaRomania

💥 Pogroms Erupt in the Russian Empire

Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.⟶
Pogroms Erupt in the Russian Empire (1881)
AntisemitismPersecutionRussian EmpireViolenceDiscriminationJewish HistoryPolitical InstabilitySocial Unrest
RussiaRussiaUkraineUkraineBelarusBelarusPolandPolandMoldovaMoldova

🔥 Romanian Peasants' Revolt and Massacre

February – April: A peasants' revolt in Romania kills roughly 11,000.⟶
Romanian Peasants' Revolt and Massacre (1907)
Peasant RevoltSocial UnrestClass StruggleRomaniaViolenceMassacreLand OwnershipExploitation
RomaniaRomania

💥 Messina Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy

December 28: The 1908 Messina earthquake in southern Italy, magnitude 7.1, kills 70,000 people.⟶
Messina Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy (1908)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefSeismologyCasualties
ItalyItaly

🔪 Execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu

December 25: Romanian Revolution: Trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu in Romania.⟶
Execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu (1989)
Cold WarCommunismRevolutionDictatorshipPolitical ViolenceHuman RightsRomania
RomaniaRomania