Books, paintings, music, film, buildings, religions and the people who created them.
Chronyas lists 60,334 events in this topic. These are among the most notable, grouped by era.
Human prehistory
- 6th millennium BCEOrigins of Indian religions
- from c. 3,250 BCE to 400 CEEgyptian hieroglyphs
Ancient civilizations
- c. 3,000 BCECuneiform
- 26th century BCEThe Great Sphinx
- c. 2,100s BCEEpic of Gilgamesh
- c. 1,752 BCECode of Hammurabi
- c. 1,500 BCERigveda
- c. 1,500 BCEOrigins of Zoroastrianism
- from c. 1,200 BCE to 150 BCEPhoenician script
- c. 750s BCEThe Homeric epics are composed
- 6th century BCEOrigins of Judaism
- from 448 BCE to 433 BCEConstruction of the Parthenon begins
- from c. 430s BCE to 470sStatue of Zeus at Olympia
- c. 375 BCEWriting of The Republic
- 284 BCEColossus of Rhodes
- 196 BCERosetta Stone
- c. 20 BCEVirgil's Aeneid is published
- 33 CEOrigins of Christianity
- 42 CEOrigins of Coptic Orthodox Church
- 48 CEPublication of Epistle to the Galatians
- 325 CEFirst Council of Nicaea
Medieval world
- 631 CEOrigins of Islam
- from 1000 to 1200Rise of Romanesque art
- July 1054East-West Schism
- from 11th century to 14th centuryOrigins of Catharism
- 1320The Divine Comedy
- from 14th century to 17th centuryRenaissance
- 1469Origins of Sikhism
- c. 1490sThe Last Supper
Early modern world
- 15th centuryConstruction of Red Square
- c. 1500sMona Lisa
- 18 April 1506Construction of St. Peter's Basilica
- from 31 October 1517 to 1 January 1648Protestant Reformation
- 31 October 1517Origins of Lutheranism
- 10 November 1517Origins of Protestantism
- 1 January 1519Origins of Reformed Christianity
- 1532Publication of The Prince
- 1540Construction of Westminster Abbey
- from 1545 to 1648Counter-Reformation
- 1589Construction of Harmandir Sahib
- 1600Rise of Baroque music
- 1602Publication of Hamlet
- 1605Publication of Don Quixote
- 1616Construction of Sultan Ahmed Mosque
- 1623Publication of Macbeth
- 1652Origins of Quakers
- c. 1653The Taj Mahal is completed
- from 1660 to 1725Rise of Classicism
- 1661Construction of Palace of Versailles
- 1670Construction of avenue des Champs-Élysées
- from 17th century to 19th centuryAge of Enlightenment
- 17th centuryRise of ukiyo-e
- 25 April 1719Publication of Robinson Crusoe
- from c. 1730s to 1780sRise of Rococo
- October 1745Publication of God Save the King
- 1759Construction of British Museum
Industrial era
- 1764Founding of Hermitage Museum
- 1791Brandenburg Gate
- 1792Publication of La Marseillaise
- 1792Publication of Dream of the Red Chamber
- 10 August 1793Construction of Louvre Museum
- from 18th century to 19th centuryRomanticism
- 1 November 1800Construction of White House
- 1812Publication of Snow White
- 1814Publication of The Star-Spangled Banner
- 5 May 1821Founding of The Guardian
- 7 May 1824Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres
- 1829Publication of Himnusz
- 1830Publication of Book of Mormon
- from 1830 to 1900Rise of literary realism
- 1835Publication of Kalevala
- 29 July 1836Construction of Arc de Triomphe
- 7 April 1837Publication of The Little Mermaid
- 5 October 1841Publication of Deutschlandlied
- 28 September 1843Construction of Big Ben
- 1848Rise of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
- 21 February 1848Publication of The Communist Manifesto
- 1849Construction of Buckingham Palace
- 18 September 1851Founding of The New York Times
- 1857Rise of Symbolism
- c. 1860sImpressionism
- 1863Origins of Baháʼí Faith
- 26 November 1865Publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- 1866Publication of Crime and Punishment
- 1868Construction of Auckland Grammar School
- 19 June 1868Construction of Kyoto Prefecture
- 1869Publication of War and Peace
- 1869Construction of Neuschwanstein Castle
- 17 November 1869Construction of Suez Canal
- 1870Construction of Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 1871The Internationale
- 1877Publication of Anna Karenina
- 1878Publication of Hatikvah
- November 1878Advance Australia Fair
- 15 October 1880Construction of Cologne Cathedral
- 26 October 1880Kimigayo
- 19 March 1882Construction of Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
- 24 May 1883Construction of Brooklyn Bridge
- from 1886 to 1905Rise of Post-impressionism
- 1886Statue of Liberty
- 31 March 1889Construction of Eiffel Tower
- 1890Rise of Art Nouveau
- 1894Radio
- 30 June 1894Construction of Tower Bridge
- 28 December 1895The Lumiere brothers hold the first public film screening
- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 18961896 Summer Olympics
- c. 1900sRise of Expressionism
- c. 1900sRise of modernism
- 1904Rise of Fauvism
- 1907Rise of cubism
- 1909Rise of Futurism
- c. 1910sRise of Dada
- 19 February 1910Construction of Old Trafford
- 11 December 1911Publication of Jana Gana Mana
- 1913Rise of Suprematism
Modern era
- 15 August 1914Construction of Panama Canal
- 1916Construction of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- 1918Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia
- c. 1920sRise of surrealism
- 1920Christ the Redeemer
- 1923Construction of Forbidden City
- 1925Rise of Art Deco
- 18 July 1925Publication of Mein Kampf
- 1 May 1931Construction of Empire State Building
- 1932Rise of socialist realism
- 1932Construction of Dong Hoi Airport
- 1932Construction of Tan Son Nhat International Airport
- 1934Publication of March of the Volunteers
- 1935Construction of Da Nang International Airport
- 1935Construction of Cà Mau Airport
- 28 May 1937Construction of Golden Gate Bridge
- 21 September 1937Publication of The Hobbit
- c. 1940sRise of abstract expressionism
- c. 1940sRise of Postmodernism
- 20 May 1940Construction of Auschwitz
- 15 January 1943Construction of The Pentagon
- 6 April 1943Publication of The Little Prince
Contemporary world
- 17 August 1945Publication of Animal Farm
- 1946First edition of Cannes Film Festival
- 31 May 1946Construction of London Heathrow Airport
- 29 October 1947Founding of Şalom
- 1949Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
- c. 1950sRise of pop art
- 16 June 1950Construction of Maracanã Stadium
- 1952Publication of Charlotte's Web
- 1 September 1952Publication of The Old Man and the Sea
- 1954Publication of The Lord of the Rings
- 1954Origins of Wicca
- 1955Publication of Guinness World Records
- 1956Premiere of Eurovision Song Contest
- 24 September 1957Construction of Camp Nou
- 1958Publication of Exodus
- from 1960 to 1970The Beatles
- 1960Construction of Aswan Dam
- from 13 August 1961 to 9 November 1989Construction of Berlin Wall
- 23 November 1963Premiere of Doctor Who
- 11 May 1965Construction of Israel Museum
- from 25 August 1966 to 11 September 2001Construction of World Trade Center
- 1967Publication of One Hundred Years of Solitude
- 2 September 1967Construction of Principality of Sealand
- 10 November 1969Premiere of Sesame Street
- 1 December 1969Publication of Doraemon
- 1970Founding of Charlie Hebdo
- c. 1970sRise of rapping
- 30 March 1971Construction of Starbucks
- May 1973Construction of Willis Tower
- 20 October 1973Construction of Sydney Opera House
- 8 March 1974Construction of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
- 1978Publication of Garfield
- from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021Premiere of Thomas & Friends
- 1986Construction of Musée d'Orsay
- 1989Publication of Oxford English Dictionary
- 17 December 1989Premiere of The Simpsons
- from 1 January 1990 to 31 October 1995Premiere of Mr. Bean
- 27 May 1992Publication of Azərbaycan marşı
- 6 May 1994Construction of Channel Tunnel
- from 22 September 1994 to 6 May 2004Premiere of Friends
- from 31 March 1997 to 11 November 2022Premiere of Teletubbies
- 26 June 1997Publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- 24 December 1997Publication of One Piece
- 1998Publication of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- from 31 January 1999 to 14 February 2002Premiere of Family Guy
- 1 May 1999Premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants
- July 1999Publication of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- 31 August 1999Construction of Petronas Towers
- 8 July 2000Publication of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 2003Construction of Three Gorges Dam
- 2004Construction of Cam Ranh International Airport
- from 22 September 2004 to 23 May 2010Premiere of Lost
- 27 May 2005Release of Madagascar
- 14 November 2005Construction of Taipei 101
- from 24 September 2007 to 16 May 2019Premiere of The Big Bang Theory
- from 20 January 2008 to 29 September 2013Premiere of Breaking Bad
- October 2008Construction of Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
- 2009Premiere of As Aventuras de Gui & Estopa
- 4 January 2010Construction of Burj Khalifa
- from 17 April 2011 to 19 May 2019Premiere of Game of Thrones
- from 26 January 2021 to 27 November 2023Premiere of Go, Dog. Go!
- from 17 September 2021 to 27 June 2025Premiere of Squid Game
- 7 December 2024Construction of Notre-Dame de Paris