Historical Events

Whose OUV is directly/significantly derived from a single event of historical importance. Event and date must be named, including a link to the OUV text.

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Site	Rationale	Link
Auschwitz Birkenau	"deliberate genocide of the Jews by the German Nazi regime and ... the deaths of countless others", 1940-1945
Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan"	is believed to be the location where Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by John the Baptist
Bethlehem	Birthplace of Jesus
Bikini Atoll	First test of a practicable Hydrogen Bomb Mar 1 1957
Brâncusi Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu	"The monumental complex, erected between the years 1937 and 1938, to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of Romanian soldiers, police and ordinary citizens who died defending the city of Târgu Jiu during the First World War (...)" (OUV) – "The Ensemble is a World War I memorial, a tribute to the fallen heroes – soldiers, police, scouts and ordinary citizens – who were killed on 14 October 1916 during a German offensive, defending the city at the historic truss bridge over the River Jiu then located at the southern end of the Constantin Brâncusi Park." (Nomination file, p. 11)
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War	"All along the Western Front of the First World War, (...) a series of 139 funerary and memorial sites bear witness to the common desire of the various parties involved in the conflict to honour their children who fell in battle." (Official description)
Genbaku Dome	1945 nuclear bomb blast
Independence Hall	Signing of United States of America’s Declaration of Independence (1776) and Constitution (1787)
Lumbini	birthplace of the Lord Buddha
Luther Memorials	on 31 October 1517, Luther posted his famous '95 Theses' here
Mahabodhi Temple Complex	"direct association with the life of the Lord Buddha, being the place where He attained the supreme and perfect insight"
Masada	" symbol of the ancient Jewish Kingdom of Israel, of its violent destruction in the later 1st century CE"
National History Park	"On 1 January 1804, after fourteen years of struggle by the island’s black slaves against the colonists, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the principal leader of the revolution, proclaimed the independent Republic of Haiti. The “Emperor” Dessalines immediately entrusted to one of his generals, Henri Christophe, the task of constructing an immense fortress on the Pic Laferrière, to protect the young republic."
Northern Martinique	Criterion (viii): Earth's history and geological features 'The 1902-1905 eruption is considered a key event for the history of volcanology. - AB Evaluation
Olympia	"celebration of the Olympic Games from 776 BC to 393 AD"
Pompei	eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79
Robben Island
Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius	Place of birth and death of Confucius
Tr’ondëk-Klondike	Crit iv: "Tr’ondëk-Klondike stands out as a very rare occurrence and provides remarkable evidence of growing colonial influence within a concentrated timeframe – from the construction of the first commercial fur-trading post at Fort Reliance in 1874, to the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-1898, and, ultimately, the consolidation of colonial authority by 1908."

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