Event    From 24/4/1915  To 1923

Armenian Genocide

Categories: Tragedy

Countries: Armenia, Turkey

Inflicted by the Turkish government on the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire, 1915-18 and 1920-3, with one and a half million victims. However it is a sensitive issue, with the numbers disputed (Turkey would say 300,000) and also the degree to which it was pre-meditated and orchestrated. the BBC give a good primer.

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Armenian Genocide

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Armenian Genocide

This apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca) serves as a memorial to the one and a ha...

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Charles H. Osmer

Charles H. Osmer

Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Menekşe Kaya

Menekşe Kaya

17 years old, artist

Person, Tragedy, Turkey

1 memorial
Robert J. Halligan

Robert J. Halligan

United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. Robert John Halligan was born on 11 June 1942 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He was a son of William John H...

Person, Tragedy, USA

1 memorial
John Hofton
1 memorial
Dorota Rynkiewicz

Dorota Rynkiewicz

Dorota K. Rynkiewicz was born on 30 April 1981 in Elblag, Poland. On 25 December 2005 she married her husband, Andrzej W. Rynkiewicz, and they had two children Nicole Rynkiewicz who was born on 13 ...

Person, Tragedy, Poland

1 memorial

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St Marys, Haggerston

St Marys, Haggerston

Built by John Nash in the Gothic style with a tall tower. Destroyed by WW2 bombs and the site made into a playground.

Building, Religion

1 memorial
World War 1

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

403 memorials