Slaughter of tens of thousands of Greeks on the island of Chios by Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence in 1822. It took place in 1822 in what is now Greece. The setting was Chios. It was part of the Massacres during the Greek War of Independence. About 20,000 people died.
Before and after
- 5 May 1821Death of Napoleon
- 12 August 1821Founding of University of Buenos Aires
- 30 October 1821Birth of Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 12 December 1821Birth of Gustave Flaubert
- 1822Chios massacre
- 1822Invention of difference engine
- from 18 February 1822 to 8 March 1824Brazilian War of Independence
- from April 1822 to September 1823Royalist War
- 27 April 1822Birth of Ulysses S. Grant
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- from 10 June 1815 to 24 August 1866Founding of German Confederation
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- 14 September 1867Karl Marx publishes Das Kapital
- 29 November 1899Founding of FC Barcelona
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.