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  • Roman Empire
    Wednesday Nov 11, 308
    Roman Empire

    Galerius elevated Licinius to the rank of Augustus

    Roman Empire
    Wednesday Nov 11, 308

    Galerius elevated Licinius to the rank of Augustus in the West on 11 November 308, and under his immediate command were the Balkan provinces of Illyricum, Thrace, and Pannonia.




  • Colonia Aurelia Cibalae (Present-Day Vinkovci, Croatia)
    316
    Roman Empire

    Battle of Cibalae

    Colonia Aurelia Cibalae (Present-Day Vinkovci, Croatia)
    316

    In 314, a civil war erupted between Licinius and Constantine, in which Constantine used the pretext that Licinius was harboring Senecio, whom Constantine accused of plotting to overthrow him. Constantine prevailed at the Battle of Cibalae in Pannonia.




  • Dubrovnik, Dalmatia
    868
    Byzantine Empire

    Siege of Ragusa (866–868)

    Dubrovnik, Dalmatia
    868

    In the early years of Basil I's reign, Arab raids on the coasts of Dalmatia and the siege of Ragusa (866–868) were defeated and the region once again came under secure Byzantine control.




  • Croatia
    1377
    Plague

    The Republic of Ragusa establishes a landing station for vessels far from the city

    Croatia
    1377

    The Republic of Ragusa establishes a landing station for vessels far from the city and harbour in which travellers suspected to have the plague must spend thirty days, to see whether they became ill and died or whether they remained healthy and could leave.




  • Croatia
    1595
    Wind turbine

    Fausto Veranzio description of wind turbines

    Croatia
    1595

    Advanced wind turbines were described by croinventor Fausto Veranzio. In his book Machinae Novae (1595) he described vertical axis wind turbines with curved or V-shaped blades.




  • Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Present day Smiljan, Croatia)
    Friday Jul 11, 1856
    Nikola Tesla

    Birth

    Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Present day Smiljan, Croatia)
    Friday Jul 11, 1856

    Nikola Tesla was born an ethnic Serb in the village of Smiljan, wihin the Military Frontier, in the Austrian Empire (present day Croatia), on 10 July [O.S. 28 June] 1856.




  • Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Present day Smiljan, Croatia)
    1861
    Nikola Tesla

    Primary school in Smiljan

    Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Present day Smiljan, Croatia)
    1861

    In 1861, Tesla attended primary school in Smiljan where he studied German, arithmetic, and religion.


  • Gospić, Austrian Empire (Present day Gospić, Croatia)
    1862
    Nikola Tesla

    Tesla family moved to the nearby Gospić

    Gospić, Austrian Empire (Present day Gospić, Croatia)
    1862

    In 1862, the Tesla family moved to the nearby Gospić, where Tesla's father worked as parish priest. Nikola completed primary school, followed by middle school.


  • Karlovac, Croatia
    1870
    Nikola Tesla

    Tesla moved to Karlovac

    Karlovac, Croatia
    1870

    In 1870, Tesla moved to Karlovac to attend high school at the Higher Real Gymnasium where the classes were held in German, as it was usual throughout schools within the Austro-Hungarian Military Frontier.


  • Karlovac, Croatia
    1870s
    Nikola Tesla

    Mysterious Phenomena

    Karlovac, Croatia
    1870s

    Tesla later wrote that he became interested in demonstrations of electricity by his physics professor. Tesla noted that these demonstrations of this "mysterious phenomena" made him want "to know more of this wonderful force". Tesla was able to perform integral calculus in his head, which prompted his teachers to believe that he was cheating.


  • Karlovac, Croatia
    1873
    Nikola Tesla

    Tesla finished a four-year term in three years

    Karlovac, Croatia
    1873

    Tesla finished a four-year term in three years, graduating in 1873.


  • Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Present day Smiljan, Croatia)
    1873
    Nikola Tesla

    Tesla returned to Smiljan

    Smiljan, Austrian Empire (Present day Smiljan, Croatia)
    1873

    In 1873, Tesla returned to Smiljan. Shortly after he arrived, he contracted cholera, was bedridden for nine months and was near death multiple times. Tesla's father, in a moment of despair, (who had originally wanted him to enter the priesthood) promised to send him to the best engineering school if he recovered from the illness.


  • Tomingaj, Austrian Empire (Present day Tomingaj, Croatia)
    1874
    Nikola Tesla

    Tesla evaded conscription into the Austro-Hungarian Army

    Tomingaj, Austrian Empire (Present day Tomingaj, Croatia)
    1874

    In 1874, Tesla evaded conscription into the Austro-Hungarian Army in Smiljan by running away southeast of Lika to Tomingaj, near Gračac. There he explored the mountains wearing hunter's garb. Tesla said that this contact with nature made him stronger, both physically and mentally. He read many books while in Tomingaj and later said that Mark Twain's works had helped him to miraculously recover from his earlier illness.


  • Croatia
    Friday Apr 18, 1879
    Nikola Tesla

    Father's death

    Croatia
    Friday Apr 18, 1879

    On 17 April 1879, Milutin Tesla died at the age of 60 after contracting an unspecified illness. During that year, Tesla taught a large class of students in his old school in Gospić.


  • Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
    Saturday May 7, 1892
    Josip Broz Tito

    Birth

    Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
    Saturday May 7, 1892

    Josip Broz was born on 7 May 1892 in Kumrovec, a village in the northern Croatian region of Hrvatsko Zagorje, which at that time was part of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia within the Austro-Hungarian Empire.


  • Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
    Jul, 1900
    Josip Broz Tito

    Primary school at Kumrovec

    Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
    Jul, 1900

    In July 1900, at the age of eight, Broz entered primary school at Kumrovec, but only completed four years of school, failing the 2nd grade then graduating in 1905.


  • Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
    Saturday May 1, 1909
    Josip Broz Tito

    May day

    Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
    Saturday May 1, 1909

    During his apprenticeship he was encouraged to mark May Day in 1909, and read and sold Slobodna Reč (Free Word), a socialist newspaper.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    Sep, 1910
    Josip Broz Tito

    Gain employment in Zagreb

    Zagreb, Croatia
    Sep, 1910

    After completing his apprenticeship in September 1910, Broz used his contacts to gain employment in Zagreb and at the age of 18 joined the Metal Workers' Union and participated in his first labour protest. He also joined the Social Democratic Party of Croatia and Slavonia.


  • Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
    Dec, 1910
    Josip Broz Tito

    He returned home

    Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
    Dec, 1910

    He returned home in December 1910.


  • Austria-Hungary
    Jan, 1911
    Josip Broz Tito

    A series of moves

    Austria-Hungary
    Jan, 1911

    in early 1911 began a series of moves, first seeking work in Ljubljana then Trieste, Kumrovec and Zagreb, where he worked repairing bicycles and joined his first strike action on May Day 1911.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    May, 1913
    Josip Broz Tito

    The Austro-Hungarian Army

    Zagreb, Croatia
    May, 1913

    In May 1913, Broz was conscripted into the Austro-Hungarian Army, for his compulsory two years of service. He successfully requested that he serve with the 25th Croatian Home Guard Regiment garrisoned in Zagreb.


  • Europe
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1914
    11:56:00 AM
    Edward VIII

    WWI

    Europe
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1914
    11:56:00 AM

    When the First World War broke out in 1914, Edward had reached the minimum age for active service and was keen to participate.


  • Croatia and Montenegro
    Nov, 1918
    World War 1

    Control of the portion of Dalmatia

    Croatia and Montenegro
    Nov, 1918

    By mid-November 1918, the Italian military occupied the entire former Austrian Littoral and had seized control of the portion of Dalmatia that had been guaranteed to Italy by the London Pact.


  • Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
    Jan, 1920
    Josip Broz Tito

    The Communist Party of Yugoslavia

    Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
    Jan, 1920

    Upon his return home, Broz was unable to gain employment as a metalworker in Kumrovec, so he and his wife moved briefly to Zagreb, where he worked as a waiter and took part in a waiter's strike. He also joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY).


  • Kumrovec, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
    Oct, 1920
    Josip Broz Tito

    Home

    Kumrovec, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
    Oct, 1920

    In early October Broz returned home to Kumrovec in what was then the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to find that his mother had died and his father had moved to Jastrebarsko near Zagreb.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    1921
    Josip Broz Tito

    Fired from his employment

    Zagreb, Croatia
    1921

    Due to his overt communist links, Broz was fired from his employment.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    Tuesday Aug 2, 1921
    Josip Broz Tito

    The assassination of Milorad Drašković

    Zagreb, Croatia
    Tuesday Aug 2, 1921

    After the assassination of Milorad Drašković, the Yugoslav Minister of the Interior, by a young communist named Alija Alijagić on 2 August 1921, the CPY was declared illegal under the Yugoslav State Security Act of 1921.


  • Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
    Jan, 1922
    Josip Broz Tito

    The arrest of the CPY leadership

    Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
    Jan, 1922

    After the arrest of the CPY leadership in January 1922, Stevo Sabić took over control of its operations. Sabić contacted Broz who agreed to work illegally for the party, distributing leaflets and agitating among factory workers. In the contest of ideas between those that wanted to pursue moderate policies and those that advocated violent revolution, Broz sided with the latter.


  • Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
    1924
    Josip Broz Tito

    The CPY district committee

    Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
    1924

    In 1924, Broz was elected to the CPY district committee, but after he gave a speech at a comrade's Catholic funeral he was arrested when the priest complained.


  • Kraljevica, Croatia
    1925
    Josip Broz Tito

    Moved to Kraljevica

    Kraljevica, Croatia
    1925

    In 1925, the now unemployed Broz moved to Kraljevica on the Adriatic coast, where he started working at a shipyard to further the aims of the CPY.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    Mar, 1927
    Josip Broz Tito

    He was appointed secretary of the Zagreb branch of the Metal Workers' Union

    Zagreb, Croatia
    Mar, 1927

    In March 1927, he wrote an article complaining about the exploitation of workers in the factory, and after speaking up for a worker he was promptly sacked. Identified by the CPY as worthy of promotion, he was appointed secretary of the Zagreb branch of the Metal Workers' Union, and soon after of the whole Croatian branch of the union.


  • Ogulin, Croatia
    Jul, 1927
    Josip Broz Tito

    Broz was arrested

    Ogulin, Croatia
    Jul, 1927

    In July 1927 Broz was arrested, along with six other workers, and imprisoned at nearby Ogulin.


  • Croatia
    Feb, 1928
    Josip Broz Tito

    The conference of the Croatian branch of the CPY

    Croatia
    Feb, 1928

    In February 1928, Broz was one of 32 delegates to the conference of the Croatian branch of the CPY.


  • Croatia
    Nov, 1928
    Josip Broz Tito

    Sentenced to five years' imprisonment

    Croatia
    Nov, 1928

    He was convicted and sentenced to five years' imprisonment.


  • Croatia
    Friday Mar 16, 1934
    Josip Broz Tito

    Released from jail

    Croatia
    Friday Mar 16, 1934

    After completing the full term of his sentence, he was released, only to be arrested outside the prison gates and taken to Ogulin to serve the four-month sentence he had avoided in 1927. He was finally released from prison on 16 March 1934, but even then he was subject to orders that required him to live in Kumrovec and report to the police daily.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    Sunday Aug 1, 1937
    Josip Broz Tito

    The new party was inaugurated at a conference

    Zagreb, Croatia
    Sunday Aug 1, 1937

    Tito travelled several times between Paris and Zagreb organising the movement of volunteers and creating a separate Communist Party of Croatia. The new party was inaugurated at a conference at Samobor on the outskirts of Zagreb on 1–2 August 1937.


  • Croatia
    Thursday Apr 10, 1941
    Josip Broz Tito

    Independent State of Croatia

    Croatia
    Thursday Apr 10, 1941

    On 10 April 1941, Slavko Kvaternik proclaimed the Independent State of Croatia, and Tito responded by forming a Military Committee within the Central Committee of the Yugoslav Communist Party.


  • Croatia, Yugoslavia
    Tuesday Apr 18, 1944
    The Holocaust

    Croatia was declared as Judenfrei

    Croatia, Yugoslavia
    Tuesday Apr 18, 1944

    On 18 April 1944 Croatia was declared as Judenfrei. Approximately 55,000-60,000 Yugoslav Jews were killed in the Holocaust, representing nearly 80% of its pre-war population.


  • the Dalmatian island of Vis, Croatia
    Saturday Jun 17, 1944
    Josip Broz Tito

    The Treaty of Vis

    the Dalmatian island of Vis, Croatia
    Saturday Jun 17, 1944

    On 17 June 1944, on the Dalmatian island of Vis, the Treaty of Vis was signed in an attempt to merge Tito's government (the AVNOJ) with the government in exile of King Peter II.


  • Croatia
    Jan, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The League of Communists broke up

    Croatia
    Jan, 1990

    In January 1990, the League of Communists broke up on ethnic lines, with the Croatian and Slovene factions demanding a looser federation at the 14th Extraordinary Congress.


  • Croatia
    Feb, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Serb Democratic Party

    Croatia
    Feb, 1990

    In February 1990, Jovan Rašković founded the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) in Knin, whose program aimed to change the regional division of Croatia to be aligned with ethnic Serb interests.


  • Croatia
    Sunday Apr 22, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The First Free Elections

    Croatia
    Sunday Apr 22, 1990

    The first free elections in Croatia and Slovenia were scheduled for a few months later. The first round of elections in Croatia was held on 22 April, and the second round on 6 May.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    Sunday May 13, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    A Tense Atmosphere Prevailed

    Zagreb, Croatia
    Sunday May 13, 1990

    A tense atmosphere prevailed on May 13, 1990, when a football game was held at Zagreb in Maksimir Stadium between Zagreb's Dinamo team and Belgrade's Red Star. The game erupted into violence between the Croatian and Serbian fans and with the police.


  • Croatia
    Monday May 14, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Weapons of The TO of Croatia

    Croatia
    Monday May 14, 1990

    On 14 May 1990, the weapons of the TO of Croatia, in Croat-majority regions, were taken away by the JNA, preventing the possibility of Croatia having its own weapons as was done in Slovenia. Borisav Jović, Serbia's representative in the Federal Presidency and a close ally of Slobodan Milošević, claimed that this action came at the behest of Serbia.


  • Croatia
    Wednesday May 30, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The New Croatian Parliament

    Croatia
    Wednesday May 30, 1990

    On 30 May 1990, the new Croatian Parliament held its first session.


  • Croatia
    Jun, 1990
    Slobodan Milošević

    Plans by Milošević to carve out territory from Croatia to the local Serbs had begun

    Croatia
    Jun, 1990

    Plans by Milošević to carve out territory from Croatia to the local Serbs had begun by June 1990, according to the diary of Borisav Jović.


  • Srb, Croatia
    Wednesday Jul 25, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    Sovereignty and Autonomy of the Serb people in Croatia

    Srb, Croatia
    Wednesday Jul 25, 1990

    After the election of Tuđman (Croatian President) and the HDZ, a Serb Assembly was established in Srb, north of Knin, on 25 July 1990 as the political representation of the Serb people in Croatia. The Serb Assembly declared "sovereignty and autonomy of the Serb people in Croatia".


  • Croatia
    Aug, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    An Unrecognized mono-ethnic referendum

    Croatia
    Aug, 1990

    In August 1990, an unrecognized mono-ethnic referendum was held in regions with a substantial Serb population which would later become known as the Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK) (bordering western Bosnia and Herzegovina) on the question of Serb "sovereignty and autonomy" in Croatia.


  • Croatia
    Friday Dec 21, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The SAO Krajina

    Croatia
    Friday Dec 21, 1990

    On 21 December 1990, the SAO Krajina (Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina) was proclaimed by the municipalities of the regions of Northern Dalmatia and Lika, in south-western Croatia. Article 1 of the Statute of the SAO Krajina defined the SAO Krajina as "a form of territorial autonomy within the Republic of Croatia" in which the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, state laws, and the Statute of the SAO Krajina were applied.


  • Croatia
    Saturday Dec 22, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The new constitution

    Croatia
    Saturday Dec 22, 1990

    On 22 December 1990, the Parliament of Croatia ratified the new constitution, which was seen by Serbs as taking away rights that had been granted by the Socialist constitution.


  • Croatia
    1991
    Slobodan Milošević

    Milošević Rejected The Independence of Croatia

    Croatia
    1991

    Milošević rejected the independence of Croatia in 1991, and even after the formation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), it too did not initially recognized Croatia's independence.


  • Croatia
    Mar, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Plitvice Lakes incident

    Croatia
    Mar, 1991

    Josip Jović is widely reported as the first police officer killed by Serb forces as part of the war, during the Plitvice Lakes incident in late March 1991.


  • Pakrac, Croatia
    Mar, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Serbs attacked Croatian police units

    Pakrac, Croatia
    Mar, 1991

    The conflict escalated into armed incidents in the majority-Serb populated areas. The Serbs attacked Croatian police units in Pakrac in early March.


  • Croatia
    Thursday Apr 11, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Croatian Army

    Croatia
    Thursday Apr 11, 1991

    The Croatian military was in a much worse state than that of the Serbs. In the early stages of the war, lack of military units meant that the Croatian Police force would take the brunt of the fighting. The Croatian National Guard, the new Croatian military, was formed on 11 April 1991, and gradually developed into the Croatian Army by 1993.


  • Sotin, Croatia
    Sunday May 5, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    A Serb civilian was killed

    Sotin, Croatia
    Sunday May 5, 1991

    While in Sotin, a Serb civilian was killed on 5 May when he was caught in a crossfire between Serb and Croat paramilitaries.


  • Croatia
    Sunday May 19, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Croatian authorities held a referendum on independence

    Croatia
    Sunday May 19, 1991

    On 19 May 1991, the Croatian authorities held a referendum on independence with the option of remaining in Yugoslavia as a looser union. Serb local authorities issued calls for a boycott, which were largely followed by Croatian Serbs. The referendum passed with 94% in favor.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    Tuesday May 28, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    A Military Parade and Review

    Zagreb, Croatia
    Tuesday May 28, 1991

    The newly constituted Croatian military units held a military parade and review at Stadion Kranjčevićeva in Zagreb on 28 May 1991.


  • Croatia
    Thursday Jun 6, 1991
    Bosnian War

    A Weak Confederation

    Croatia
    Thursday Jun 6, 1991

    On 6 June, Izetbegović and Macedonian president Kiro Gligorov proposed a weak confederation between Croatia, Slovenia and a federation of the other four republics, which was rejected by Milošević.


  • Croatia
    Tuesday Jun 25, 1991
    Bosnian War

    Slovenia and Croatia declared independence

    Croatia
    Tuesday Jun 25, 1991

    On 25 June 1991, both Slovenia and Croatia declared independence, which led to a short armed conflict in Slovenia called the Ten-Day War, and an all-out war in Croatia in the Croatian War of Independence in areas with a substantial ethnic Serb population.


  • Croatia
    Tuesday Jun 25, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Croatia's independence

    Croatia
    Tuesday Jun 25, 1991

    The parliament of Croatia declared Croatia's independence and dissolved its association with Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991.


  • Slovenia
    Wednesday Jun 26, 1991
    Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)

    Yugoslav People's Army's 13th Corps moved towards Slovenia's borders with Italy

    Slovenia
    Wednesday Jun 26, 1991

    On the morning of 26 June, units of the Yugoslav People's Army's 13th Corps left their barracks in Rijeka, Croatia, to move towards Slovenia's borders with Italy.


  • Croatia
    Aug, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Only 20 brigades

    Croatia
    Aug, 1991

    In August 1991, the Croatian Army had fewer than 20 brigades.


  • Vukovar, Croatia
    Sunday Aug 25, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Battle of Vukovar

    Vukovar, Croatia
    Sunday Aug 25, 1991

    In August 1991, the Battle of Vukovar began. The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day siege of Vukovar in eastern Croatia by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various paramilitary forces from Serbia, between August and November 1991. Before the Croatian War of Independence the Baroque town was a prosperous, mixed community of Croats, Serbs and other ethnic groups. As Yugoslavia began to break up, Serbia's President Slobodan Milošević and Croatia's President Franjo Tuđman began pursuing nationalist politics. In 1990, an armed insurrection was started by Croatian Serb militias, supported by the Serbian government and paramilitary groups, who seized control of Serb-populated areas of Croatia. The JNA began to intervene in favour of the rebellion, and conflict broke out in the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia in May 1991. In August, the JNA launched a full-scale attack against Croatian-held territory in eastern Slavonia, including Vukovar.


  • Croatia
    Saturday Sep 14, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Battle of the barracks

    Croatia
    Saturday Sep 14, 1991

    This move followed months of standoff for JNA positions in Dalmatia and elsewhere now known as the Battle of the barracks.


  • Bosanski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Sunday Sep 15, 1991
    Bosnian War

    Croatian National Guard (ZNG) raided Bosanski Brod

    Bosanski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Sunday Sep 15, 1991

    In September 1991, Croatian National Guard (ZNG) organised armed incursions across the Croatian border into Bosnia. ZNG opened mortar fire on Bosanska Dubica on 13 September 1991, and raided Bosanski Brod on 15 September 1991.


  • Croatia
    Monday Sep 16, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Coast-91

    Croatia
    Monday Sep 16, 1991

    It also coincided with the end of Operation Coast-91, in which the JNA failed to occupy the coastline in an attempt to cut off Dalmatia's access to the rest of Croatia.


  • Vokovar, Croatia
    Friday Sep 20, 1991
    Bosnian War

    The JNA transferred troops to the front at Vukovar

    Vokovar, Croatia
    Friday Sep 20, 1991

    On 20 September 1991, the JNA transferred troops to the front at Vukovar via the Višegrad region of northeastern Bosnia. In response, local Croats and Bosniaks set up barricades and machine-gun posts. They halted a column of 60 JNA tanks but were dispersed by force the following day. More than 1,000 people had to flee the area. This action, nearly seven months before the start of the Bosnian War, caused the first casualties of the Yugoslav Wars in Bosnia.


  • Croatia
    Thursday Oct 3, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Blockade of the main ports of Croatia

    Croatia
    Thursday Oct 3, 1991

    On October 3, the Yugoslav Navy renewed its blockade of the main ports of Croatia.


  • Croatia
    Saturday Oct 5, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    A Speech against "Greater Serbian imperialism"

    Croatia
    Saturday Oct 5, 1991

    On October 5, President Tuđman made a speech in which he called upon the whole population to mobilize and defend against "Greater Serbian imperialism" pursued by the Serb-led JNA, Serbian paramilitary formations, and rebel Serb forces.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    Monday Oct 7, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Bombing of Banski dvori

    Zagreb, Croatia
    Monday Oct 7, 1991

    On 7 October, the Yugoslav air force attacked the main government building in Zagreb, an incident referred to as the bombing of Banski dvori.


  • Croatia
    Tuesday Oct 8, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Independence day of Croatia

    Croatia
    Tuesday Oct 8, 1991

    The next day, as a previously agreed three-month moratorium on implementation of the declaration of independence expired, the Croatian Parliament severed all remaining ties with Yugoslavia. 8 October is now celebrated as Independence Day in Croatia.


  • Croatia
    Tuesday Oct 15, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Dubrovnik Republic

    Croatia
    Tuesday Oct 15, 1991

    On 15 October after the capture of Cavtat by the JNA, local Serbs led by Aco Apolonio proclaimed the Dubrovnik Republic.


  • Croatia and Slovenia
    Tuesday Oct 29, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Orkan 91

    Croatia and Slovenia
    Tuesday Oct 29, 1991

    Croatian forces made further advances in the second half of December, including Operation Orkan 91 which was a military offensive undertaken by the Croatian Army (Hrvatska vojska – HV) against the Yugoslav People's Army (Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija – JNA) and SAO Western Slavonia Territorial Defense Forces in the Sava River valley, in the region of Western Slavonia during the Croatian War of Independence. The operation began on 29 October 1991 and ended on 3 January 1992 when a nationwide ceasefire was signed to implement the Vance plan. The offensive was aimed at recapturing the region, in conjunction with two other HV offensives launched against SAO Western Slavonia in the north of the region within days.


  • Croatia and Slovenia
    Thursday Oct 31, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Otkos 10

    Croatia and Slovenia
    Thursday Oct 31, 1991

    Operation Otkos 10 (31 October to 4 November) resulted in Croatia recapturing an area between the Bilogora and Papuk mountains.


  • Croatia
    Friday Nov 1, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Croatian successful counterattack

    Croatia
    Friday Nov 1, 1991

    The Croatian army began a successful counterattack in early November 1991, its first major offensive operation of the war.


  • Bosanski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Nov 12, 1991
    Bosnian War

    The Croatian Community of Bosnian Posavina

    Bosanski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Nov 12, 1991

    On 12 November 1991, the Croatian Community of Bosnian Posavina was established in Bosanski Brod. It covered eight municipalities in northern Bosnia.


  • Croatia
    Thursday Nov 14, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Navy blockade of Dalmatian ports

    Croatia
    Thursday Nov 14, 1991

    On 14 November, the Navy blockade of Dalmatian ports was challenged by civilian ships. The confrontation culminated in the Battle of the Dalmatian channels, when Croatian coastal and island based artillery damaged, sank, or captured a number of Yugoslav navy vessels, including Mukos PČ 176, later rechristened PB 62 Šolta.


  • Istria, Croatia
    Saturday Dec 21, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Istria was under attack

    Istria, Croatia
    Saturday Dec 21, 1991

    On December 21, 1991 for the first time in the war Istria was under attack.


  • Croatia
    Tuesday Dec 31, 1991
    Croatian War of Independence

    Croatian Army expansion

    Croatia
    Tuesday Dec 31, 1991

    Croatia lost much territory, but expanded the Croatian Army from the seven brigades it had at the time of the first ceasefire to 60 brigades and 37 independent battalions by December 31, 1991.


  • Croatia
    Thursday Jan 2, 1992
    Croatian War of Independence

    A new UN-sponsored ceasefire

    Croatia
    Thursday Jan 2, 1992

    A new UN-sponsored ceasefire, the fifteenth in just six months, was agreed on January 2, 1992, and came into force the next day.


  • Croatia
    Wednesday Jan 15, 1992
    Croatian War of Independence

    Croatia was officially recognized by the European Community

    Croatia
    Wednesday Jan 15, 1992

    This so-called Sarajevo Agreement became a lasting ceasefire. Croatia was officially recognized by the European Community on January 15, 1992.


  • Sijekovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday Mar 26, 1992
    Bosnian War

    The Sijekovac killings

    Sijekovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday Mar 26, 1992

    The Sijekovac killings of Serbs took place on 26 March.


  • Križ Hill, Croatia
    Friday May 22, 1992
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Jaguar

    Križ Hill, Croatia
    Friday May 22, 1992

    Operation Jaguar at Križ Hill near Bibinje and Zadar, on May 22, 1992.


  • Croatia
    Friday May 22, 1992
    Croatian War of Independence

    A member of the UN

    Croatia
    Friday May 22, 1992

    Croatia became a member of the UN on May 22, 1992, which was conditional upon Croatia amending its constitution to protect the human rights of minority groups and dissidents.


  • Croatia
    Wednesday Jul 1, 1992
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Tigar

    Croatia
    Wednesday Jul 1, 1992

    A series of military actions in the Dubrovnik hinterland: Operation Tigar, on 1–13 July 1992.


  • Croatia
    Sep, 1992
    Bosnian War

    Croatia had accepted 335,985 refugees

    Croatia
    Sep, 1992

    By September 1992, Croatia had accepted 335,985 refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina, mostly Bosniak civilians (excluding men of drafting age).


  • Croatia
    Friday Jan 22, 1993
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Maslenica

    Croatia
    Friday Jan 22, 1993

    The Croatian army launched Operation Maslenica, an offensive operation in the Zadar area on January 22.


  • Croatia
    Thursday Feb 18, 1993
    Croatian War of Independence

    A Secret agreement

    Croatia
    Thursday Feb 18, 1993

    On February 18, 1993, Croatian authorities signed the Daruvar Agreement with local Serb leaders in Western Slavonia. The aim of the secret agreement was normalizing life for local populations near the frontline. However, authorities in Knin learned of this and arrested the Serb leaders responsible.


  • Gospić, Croatia
    Thursday Sep 9, 1993
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Medak Pocket

    Gospić, Croatia
    Thursday Sep 9, 1993

    Operation Medak Pocket took place in a salient south of Gospić, from September 9–17. The offensive was undertaken by the Croatian army to stop Serbian artillery in the area from shelling nearby Gospić.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    Wednesday Feb 23, 1994
    Bosnian War

    The Croat-Bosniak war

    Zagreb, Croatia
    Wednesday Feb 23, 1994

    The Croat-Bosniak war ended with the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the HVO Chief of Staff, general Ante Roso, and the ARBiH Chief of Staff, general Rasim Delić, on 23 February 1994 in Zagreb. The agreement went into effect on 25 February.


  • Croatia
    Friday Mar 4, 1994
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Creation of Federation

    Croatia
    Friday Mar 4, 1994

    On March 4, Franjo Tuđman endorsed the agreement providing for the creation of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and an alliance between Bosnian and Croatian armies against the Serb forces.


  • Udbina, Croatia
    Monday Nov 21, 1994
    Bosnian War

    NATO aircraft attacked the Udbina airfield

    Udbina, Croatia
    Monday Nov 21, 1994

    NATO aircraft attacked the Udbina airfield in Serb-held Croatia on 21 November, in response to attacks launched from that airfield against targets in the Bihac area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


  • Udbina, Croatia
    Monday Nov 21, 1994
    Croatian War of Independence

    NATO attacked the Udbina

    Udbina, Croatia
    Monday Nov 21, 1994

    On November 21, NATO attacked the Udbina airfield controlled by the RSK, temporarily disabling runways. Following the Udbina strike, NATO continued to launch strikes in the area.


  • Dvor, Croatia
    Wednesday Nov 23, 1994
    Croatian War of Independence

    NATO planes attacked a SAM site

    Dvor, Croatia
    Wednesday Nov 23, 1994

    On November 23, after a NATO reconnaissance plane was illuminated by the radar of a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, NATO planes attacked a SAM site near Dvor with AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missiles.


  • Croatia & Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Nov 29, 1994
    Croatian War of Independence

    Winter '94 Operation

    Croatia & Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Nov 29, 1994

    From November 29 – December 24 in the Winter '94 operation near Dinara and Livno. These operations were undertaken to detract from the siege of the Bihać region and to approach the RSK capital of Knin from the north, isolating it on three sides.


  • Dinara, Croatia
    Tuesday Jul 25, 1995
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Summer 95

    Dinara, Croatia
    Tuesday Jul 25, 1995

    From 25–30 July, the Croatian Army and Croatian Defense Council (HVO) troops attacked Serb-held territory north of Mount Dinara, capturing Bosansko Grahovo and Glamoč during Operation Summer '95.


  • Croatia
    Friday Aug 4, 1995
    Croatian War of Independence

    Operation Storm

    Croatia
    Friday Aug 4, 1995

    On 4 August, Croatia started Operation Storm, with the aim of recapturing almost all of the occupied territory in Croatia, except for a comparatively small strip of land, located along the Danube, at a considerable distance from the bulk of the contested land. The offensive, involving 100,000 Croatian soldiers, was the largest single land battle fought in Europe since World War II. Operation Storm achieved its goals and was declared completed on 8 August.


  • Erdut, Croatia
    Sunday Nov 12, 1995
    Croatian War of Independence

    Erdut Agreement

    Erdut, Croatia
    Sunday Nov 12, 1995

    Further combat was averted on 12 November when the Erdut Agreement was signed by the RSK acting defense minister Milan Milanović, on instructions received from Slobodan Milošević and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia officials.


  • Prevlaka, Croatia
    Monday Jan 15, 1996
    Croatian War of Independence

    The UNTAES replaced the UNCRO mission

    Prevlaka, Croatia
    Monday Jan 15, 1996

    As the UNTAES replaced the UNCRO mission, Prevlaka peninsula, previously under UNCRO control, was put under control of United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP). The UNMOP was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1038 of 15 January 1996, and terminated on 15 December 2002.


  • Croatia
    Thursday Jan 15, 1998
    Croatian War of Independence

    The UNTAES mandate ended

    Croatia
    Thursday Jan 15, 1998

    The transitional period was subsequently extended by a year. On 15 January 1998, the UNTAES mandate ended and Croatia regained full control of the area.


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