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.
Connected Sites
| 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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Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Historical Events?
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- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
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- Be explained, with reference to a source