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1999 During a bombing run over Belgrade, NATO accidentally bombs the Chinese embassy, killing four which launches massive protests throughout China
1992 Bobby Fisher beats Boris Spassky to with Chess title in Belgrade 1975 Ivo Andric, writer, novelist, awarded Nobel Prize for Literature, wrote 'Bosnian Chronicle', 'The Bridge on the Drina', dies in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, at age 82 1972 Daniel Nestor, born in Belgrade Yugo, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics 1961 1st conference of neutral countries held in Belgrade 1960 Danny Mijovic, Belgrade Yugo, Canadian Tour golfer, 1984 Mexican 1958 Ivo Pogorelich, Belgrade Yugoslavia, pianist, 1978 Casagrande winner 1955 Khrushchev arrives in Belgrade 1944 Tito reaches free Belgrade 1944 Russian/Yugoslavian troops free Belgrade 1941 Nazi's directs gypsy ghetto in Belgrade 1941 Ammunition plant at Fort Smederovo in Belgrade explodes; kills 1,500 1941 Begin oper Bestrafung-Germany bomb attacks Belgrade (17,000 die) 1937 Italy and Yugoslavia sign no-attack treaty (Pact of Belgrade) 1932 Dusan Makavejev, Belgrade Yugoslavia, director, Man is Not a Bird 1931 Ivan V. Lalic, born in Belgrade, Serbia, poet, awarded most prestigious literary prizes in Yugoslavia, poems are translated into more than twenty languages 1918 Serbian-Croatian-Slovic kingdom proclaimed in Belgrade 1915 Belgrade Serbia, surrenders to Central leaders 1914 Swedish troops over run Belgrade in Austria-Hungary 1914 Austria army occupies Belgrade Serbia 1914 Austrian-Hungary bombs Belgrade 1913 Oskar Danon, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, composer, conductor, earned Ph.D. musicology in Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor, director for Belgrade Opera, chief conductor Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 1739 Russia and Turkey sign Peace of Belgrade 1739 Turkey and Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks 1739 Turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia and threaten Belgrade 1717 Prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade 1690 Turkish troops occupy Belgrade 1688 Austrian armies occupy Belgrade 1521 Turkish troops occupy Belgrade 1521 Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade 1521 Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade 1456 Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats sultan Murad II |
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