2015 Event Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas declares that the state will no longer comply with the Oslo Accords, claiming that Israel has frequently violated the agreements, which renders them non-binding 2015 Event The World Health Organization declares Liberia free of the Ebola virus after a period of 42 days with no new cases, which is twice the normal quarantine duration; over 4,700 people perished in the nation during the epidemic 2014 Event Lebanon's new Prime Minister Tammam Salam declares that he has been able to form a new cabinet, breaking the 10-month impasse between Hezbollah and Sunni rival parties; Salam intends to hold presidential elections on time 2013 Event Petr Necas, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, declares a state of emergency as the swollen Vltava River threaten the center of Prague 2013 Event The President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, declares that official documents must use the words 'State of Palestine' 2012 Event Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi declares that proposed referendums on a new constitution will be enacted, but the decree he issued expanding his powers will be annulled 2012 Event Dallas, Texas Mayor Mike Rawlings declares a state of emergency after an outbreak of West Nile Virus kills at least 17 people; the city plans to combat the mosquitoes with aerial spraying of pyrethroid insecticides 2011 Event Canada declares that because its country would face large penalties for treaty violations, it is withdrawing itself from the Kyoto Protocol 2011 Event The U.S. declares it will no longer observe the 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe 2011 Event The U.S. Federal Reserve declares it will keep interest rates at exceptionally low levels through mid-2013 2011 Event In a speech outside of Potala Palace, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping declares he will crush attempts for an Independent Tibet 2011 Event The NOAA declares 2011 one of the most extreme weather years on record 2011 Event French Minister of Finance, Christine Lagarde, declares her candidacy as head of the International Monetary Fund 2011 Event Nigeria's presidential election, held April 16, 2011, declares the winner is President Goodluck Jonathan 2011 Event Speaking in Cardiff, Wales, David Cameron, Prime Minister of the U.K., declares war on 'enemies of enterprise' 2010 Event Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad publicly declares Palestinians have changed; they are now fully committed to non-violence 2010 Event Despite concern from the opposition, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declares he will pass laws by decree for the next six to eighteen months 2010 Event After facing heavy flooding and mudslides, the President of Venezuela declares a state of emergency in the state of Falcon 2010 Event Raul Castro, head of the Cuban government, declares they will lay off half a million state workers to improve their economy by the middle of 2011 2010 Event U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner declares his interest in allowing the set of tax cuts in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to expire at the end of 2010 2010 Event China's Premier, Wen Jiabao visits migrant workers at a Beijing construction site and declares the need for better treatment of the country's migrant workers 2010 Event Nepal declares a national day of mourning in honor of Girija Prasad Koirala, the 'elder statesman of South Asia' who dies in Kathmandu at age 86 2009 Event The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index reports declares Somalia the most corrupt, New Zealand is least corrupt, among 180 countries 2009 Event Israel declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza War, effective January 18, as Hamas declares a ceasefire of its own 2008 Event Kosovo declares independence from Serbia 2006 Event ETA terrorist group declares ceasefire against Spain 2003 Event President George W. Bush declares that 'major combat operations' in Iraq are over 1998 Event U.S. district judge T. Hogan declares line-item veto law unconstitutional 1995 Event President Clinton declares a national day of mourning for Oklahoma City 1993 Event Boris Yeltsin declares state of emergency in Moscow 1993 Event Pope John Paul II declares Duns Scotus, a saint 1991 Event Bush declares "total confidence" in nominee Clarence Thomas 1991 Event Moldavia declares independence from U.S.S.R. 1991 Event Ukraine declares independence from U.S.S.R. 1991 Event Latvia declares it's independence from U.S.S.R. 1991 Event Estonia declares it's independence from U.S.S.R. itself independent 1991 Event President Bush declares recession is near an end 1991 Event New York City Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" 1991 Event Croatia declares independence 1990 Event Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq 1990 Event Armenia declares independence 1990 Event Bosnia-Hercegovina declares independence 1990 Event Ukraine declares independence 1990 Event Moldavia declares independence 1990 Event Lithuania declares it's Independence 1989 Event Hungary proclaims itself a republic and declares communist rule ended 1989 Event China declares martial law in Beijing 1989 Event Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day" 1988 Event Estonia declares sovereignty in internal affairs 1988 Event South Africa declares cease-fire in Angola 1988 Event Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional 1987 Event Military coup leader Major-General Sitiveni Rabuka declares Fiji a republic 1986 Event P. W. Botha declares South African national emergency 1985 Event Pope John Paul II declares Titus Brandsma divine 1985 Event ADM of Amsterdam declares bankruptcy 1984 Event Supreme Court declares illegally obtained evidence may be admitted at trial if it could be proved that it would have been discovered legally 1983 Event St. Kitts and Nevis declares independence from U.K. 1983 Event Argentine government declares all 15-30,000 missing persons dead 1982 Event Seattle Baptist Church declares sanctuary for Central American refugees 1982 Event General Efrain Rios Montt declares himself president of Guatemala 1982 Event Pope John Paul II declares "Peerke" Donders divine 1981 Event Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists 1981 Event Belize declares independence 1981 Event Arbitrator Goetz declares Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk a free agent 1980 Event Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran 1980 Event University administraion declares 5 Pac-10 schools ineligible for conference titles and post-season play due to transcript and curriculum abuses 1980 Event Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK 1980 Event Afghanistan declares martial law 1979 Event Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declares U.S. The Great Satan 1979 Event Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands) declares independence from U.K. 1979 Event Major Haddad declares South-Lebanon independent 1978 Event Iraq declares Ayatollah Khomeini an undesirable person 1978 Event Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) declares independence from U.K. 1978 Event Solomon Islands declares independence from U.K. 1976 Event Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman declares himself president 1975 Event Pope Paul VI declares Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton 1st U.S. saint 1975 Event Guinee-Bissau declares independence from Portugal 1975 Event Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency 1975 Event President Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era" 1973 Event American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not mental illness 1973 Event Guinea-Bissau declares independence 1973 Event Bahamas declares Independence from U.K. and adopts constitution 1972 Event Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam 1972 Event Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law 1972 Event Marcos declares martial law in Philippines 1972 Event British Government declares state of emergency after month-long miners' strike 1971 Event Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares independence from Pakistan 1971 Event United Arab Emirates, (Trucial States) declares independence from UK 1971 Event Qatar declares independence from Britain 1971 Event Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance 1971 Event Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares its independence 1970 Event Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds 1970 Event John Frazier kills Ohta's declares WW 3 has begun 1970 Event Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence 1970 Event Tonga, formerly Friendly Islands, declares independence from U.K. 1970 Event White government of Rhodesia declares independence from Britain 1968 Event Supreme Court declares Arkansas law banning teaching evolution in public schools unconstitutional 1968 Event Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Guinea) declares independence from Spain 1968 Event Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical entitled "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life), declares any artificial forms of birth control prohibited 1968 Event Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia 1967 Event People's Democratic Republic of Yemen declares independence from U.K. 1967 Event Biafra declares independence from Nigeria 1967 Event Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares U.S. aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia 1966 Event Governor James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland, race riot 1966 Event Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK 1965 Event Supreme Court declares federal law allowing post office to intercept communist propaganda is unconstitutional 1964 Event Mayor Daley declares "Ernie Banks Day" in Chicago 1964 Event Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) declares independence from U.K. 1964 Event President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty" 1963 Event Kenya (formerly British East Africa) declares independence from UK 1962 Event Uganda declares independence from Great Britain 1962 Event Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control 1962 Event Egyptian President Nasser declares Gaza belongs to Palestinians 1962 Event Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker's 1961 Event Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism 1961 Event Kuwait declares independence from U.K. 1961 Event Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery 1961 Event Sierra Leone declares independence from U.K. 1960 Event Mali, formerly French Sudan, declares independence from France 1960 Event Congo (formerly Congo/Brazzaville) declares Independence from France 1960 Event Chad declares Independence from France 1960 Event Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France 1960 Event Moise Tsjombe declares Congolese county Katanga independence 1960 Event Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo) declares independence from Belgium 1960 Event Italian Somaliland declares independence from Italian-administration 1960 Event Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Rep) declares independence from France 1960 Event Togo (formerly French Togo) declares independence from French Admiral 1960 Event Senegal declares independence from France 1960 Event Chad declares independence from France 1958 Event King Hussein declares himself head of Jordan/Iraqi federation 1957 Event Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) declares independence from U.K. 1956 Event Morocco tears up the Treaty of Fez, declares independence from France 1956 Event Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) declares independence from Egypt and U.K. 1952 Event U.S.S.R. declares peace treaty with Japan invalid 1948 Event State of Eire, formerly Irish Free State, declares its independence 1948 Event Israel declares independence from British administration 1948 Event Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from UK 1948 Event Burma declares independence from UK 1947 Event India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan 1947 Event Pakistan, formerly West Pakistan, declares independence from UK 1946 Event Syria declares independence from French administration 1946 Event Enver Hoxha declares People's Rep of Albania with himself dictator 1945 Event Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day) 1945 Event Indonesia (Dutch E Indies) declares independence from Netherlands 1945 Event U.S.S.R. declares war against Japan in WW II 1945 Event General Eisenhower declares German defenses on Western Front broken 1945 Event Japan declares Vietnam Independence 1945 Event Finland declares war on nazi-Germany 1945 Event Egypt and Syria declares war on nazi-Germany 1945 Event Venezuela declares war on nazi-Germany 1944 Event Russians march into Bulgaria; Bulgaria declares war on Germany 1944 Event Iceland declares independence from Denmark at Thingvallir, Iceland 1943 Event Lebanon declares independence from French administration 1943 Event Japan declares Philippine Independence (premier/president Jose Laurel) 1943 Event Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany 1943 Event Denmark, declares a universal strike against Nazi occupiers 1943 Event Japan declares Burma Independence under U Ba Maw 1943 Event Hitler declares "Total War" 1942 Event U.S. Supreme Court declares Nevada separation legal 1942 Event Cuba declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy 1942 Event Brazil declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy 1942 Event USA declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania 1942 Event Mexico declares war on nazi-Germany and Japan 1941 Event Dutch government in London declares war on Italy 1941 Event China declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy 1941 Event London: Dutch government declares Japan the war 1941 Event Pro-nazi group declares Ukraine independence 1941 Event Finland declares war on Soviet Union 1941 Event Germany, Italy and Romania declares war on Soviet Union during WW II 1941 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt declares state of emergency due to Germany's sinking of Robin Moor 1941 Event Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack 1941 Event 2 fighters unable to continued slugfest, referee declares double KO 1940 Event Italy declares war on allies/raids Malta 1940 Event Italy declares war on France and Britain during WW II 1940 Event Dutch prime minister De Geer declares state of siege 1939 Event Canada declares war on Germany 1939 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe 1939 Event South Africa declares war on nazi-Germany 1939 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt declares U.S. neutrality at start of WW II in Europe 1939 Event Britain declares war on Germany. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada 1938 Event League of Nations declares Japan the aggressor against China 1938 Event Japan declares war on China 1937 Event China declares war on Japan 1936 Event Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek declares war on Japan 1935 Event Supreme Court declares FDR's National Recovery Act unconstitutional 1934 Event Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran 1934 Event New York Times erroneously declares Ruth 700 home run record to stand for all time 1934 Event U.S. declares the Philippines to become independent in 1945 1933 Event Paraguay declares war on Bolivia 1933 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a nationwide bank holiday 1932 Event Government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem 1932 Event Japan declares Manchuria Independent 1929 Event General Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek government 1926 Event Kwo-Min-Tang (Guomindang) declares war on government/warlords 1924 Event President Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument 1923 Event Turkey declares independence (successor state to Ottoman Empire) 1922 Event President Ebert declares "Deutschland uber alas" as German national anthem 1922 Event Dutch auto/airplane manufacturer Trompenburg declares bankruptcy 1921 Event Mongolia (formerly Outer Mongolia) declares independence from China 1920 Event Pogrom leader Petljoera declares Ukraine Independence 1920 Event Estonia declares its Independence from Russia (Dorpat Peace) 1920 Event Georgia declares independence 1919 Event Fiume (Rijeka) declares its Independence 1919 Event Afghanistan declares independence from U.K. 1919 Event Finland declares war on bolsheviks 1919 Event Armenia declares it's Independence 1918 Event Yugoslavia declares independence; monarchy established 1918 Event Latvia declares independence from Russia 1918 Event Poland declares independence 1918 Event Czechoslovakia declares Independence from Austro-Hungarian Empire 1918 Event Tatars declares Azerbaijan, in Russian Caucasus, independent 1918 Event Georgian Social Democratic Republic declares independence from Russia 1918 Event Estonia declares independence from Russia 1918 Event Lithuania declares independence from Russia and Germany (National Day) 1917 Event Flanders declares it's independence, under Pieter Tack 1917 Event Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent 1917 Event Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia 1917 Event Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day) 1917 Event Kerenski regime declares Russian republic 1917 Event Italy declares war on Germany and Turkey 1917 Event China declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I 1917 Event U.S. declares war on Germany, enters World War I 1916 Event U.S. declares martial law in Dominican Republic 1916 Event Greece declares war on Germany 1916 Event Bulgaria declares war on Romania 1916 Event Germany declares war on Romania 1916 Event Italy declares war against Germany during WW I 1916 Event Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary 1916 Event Germany declares war against Portugal 1915 Event Russia/Italy declares war on Bulgaria 1915 Event Great Britain declares war on Bulgaria 1915 Event Italy declares war on Turkey 1915 Event Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary 1915 Event Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary and Germany during WW I 1914 Event Great Britain declares Egypt a protectorate 1914 Event U.S. declares Panama Canal Zone neutral 1914 Event Turks sultan Jamal Pasja declares a German holy war 1914 Event Great Britain and France and Russia declares war on Turkey 1914 Event Russia declares Turkey the war 1914 Event Russia declares war on Turkey 1914 Event Japan declares war on Germany in World War I 1914 Event France declares war on Austria-Hungary, leading to WW I 1914 Event Great Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary 1914 Event France declares war on Austria-Hungary 1914 Event Montenegro declares war on Germany 1914 Event Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia 1914 Event Serbia declares war against Germany 1914 Event Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in World War I 1914 Event Germany declares war on Belgium; Britain declares war on Germany 1914 Event U.S. declares neutrality in WW I 1914 Event Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France in WW I 1914 Event Great Britain declares war on Germany 1914 Event Emperor Wilhelm II declares war on his nephew tsar Nicolas II (WW I) 1914 Event Trois Vierges: German 69th infantry regiment enter Luxembourg Germany declares war on Russia in WW I 1914 Event World War I began when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 1913 Event Romania declares war on Bulgaria 1912 Event Albania declares it's Indepenence from Turkey 1912 Event Albania declares independence from Turkey 1912 Event Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declares war on Turkey 1912 Event 1st Balkan War begins - Montenegro declares war on Turkey 1912 Event Montenegro declares war on Turkey, beginning 1st Balkan War 1911 Event Italy declares war on Turkey 1911 Event Italy declares war on Turkey 1910 Event Union of South Africa declares independence from U.K. 1908 Event Bulgaria declares independence from Turkey, Ferdinand I becomes Tsar 1908 Event Bulgaria declares independence from Ottoman Empire (Turkey) 1908 Event Mills Committee declares baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday 1907 Event Abraham Mills' commission declares Abner Doubleday invented baseball 1907 Event New Zealand declares independence from U.K. 1904 Event Japan and Russia declares war after Japan's surprise attack on Russian fleet at Port Arthur disabled 7 Russian warships 1904 Event Japan declares war on Russia 1903 Event 6th Zionist Congres, Theodor Herzl declares Jewish state 1901 Event Australia declares independence from federation of U.K. colonies 1899 Event South Africa Boer Republic declares war on England 1898 Event Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to U.S. control 1898 Event U.S. declares war on Spain over Cuba 1898 Event Spain declares war on U.S. rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba 1894 Event Korea declares independence from China, asks for Japanese aid 1894 Event Premier Roseberry declares Uganda a British protectorate 1886 Event President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence 1885 Event France declares Madagascar a protectorate 1885 Event Great Britain declares Bechuanaland a protectorate 1883 Event Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional 1883 Event Arabi Pasha declares a holy war in Egypt 1878 Event Greece declares war on Turkey 1877 Event Russia declares war on Turkey through Romania 1877 Event U.S. Electoral College declares R. Hayes winner presidential election 1876 Event Montenegro declares war on Turkey 1876 Event Serbia declares war on Turkey 1870 Event France declares war on Prussia; Franco-Prussian war begins 1870 Event Governor Holden of North Carolina declares Casswell County in a state of insurrection 1869 Event Tennessee Governor W. C. Brownlow declares martial law in Ku Klux Klan crisis 1867 Event Pope Pius IX declares Gorcumse holy martyrs 1866 Event President Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over 1866 Event Italy declares war on Austria 1865 Event Union General Granger declares slaves are free in Texas 1863 Event President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful 1861 Event Lincoln's cabinet declares Union government will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers 1861 Event Major General Benjamin Butler declares slaves "contraband of war" 1861 Event Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed 1861 Event Confederate Provisional Congress declares all laws under the U.S. Constitution were consistent with constitution of Confederate states 1855 Event Wisconsin Supreme Court declares U.S. Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional 1848 Event Neufchatel declares independence of Switzerland 1847 Event Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society 1846 Event California declares independence from Mexico in Sonoma 1846 Event U.S. declares war on Mexico, 2 months after fighting begins 1846 Event Yucatan declares independence from Mexico 1839 Event Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president" 1838 Event Mexico declares war on France 1838 Event Honduras declares independence of Central American Federation 1838 Event Nicaragua declares independence from Central American federation 1836 Event Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru 1836 Event Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico 1830 Event Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands 1828 Event South Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws 1828 Event Russia declares war on Turkey to support Greece's independence 1825 Event Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day) 1823 Event President James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine" 1822 Event Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day) 1822 Event Pedro I, son of king Joao VI, declares Brazil independence 1821 Event Panama declares independence from Spain 1821 Event Mexican Empire declares its independence 1821 Event Mexico declares independence 1821 Event Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1820 Event Cuenca Ecuador declares independence 1820 Event Guayaquil, Ecuador declares its freedom from Ecuador 1816 Event Argentina declares independence from Spain 1815 Event Austria declares war on realm of Naples 1815 Event U.S. declares war on Algiers for taking U.S. prisoners and demanding tribute 1813 Event Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain 1812 Event War of 1812 begins as U.S. declares war against Britain 1811 Event Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain 1811 Event Austria declares bankruptcy 1810 Event Chile declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1810 Event Colombia declares independence from Spain 1810 Event Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (National Day) 1809 Event Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1809 Event Sweden declares independence, constitutional monarchy established 1809 Event Franz I of Austria declares war on France 1803 Event Britain declares war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continues interfering in Italy and Switzerland 1801 Event Toussaint L'Ouverture declares Haitian independence 1801 Event Tripoli declares war on U.S. for refusing tribute 1799 Event Austria declares war on France 1796 Event Spain declares war on England 1794 Event New York City formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect New York City from British 1793 Event France declares war on England and Netherlands 1792 Event France declares war on Prussia 1792 Event France declares war on Austria, Prussia and Sardinia 1792 Event France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars 1789 Event French National Meeting declares all citizens equal under law 1789 Event 1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps) 1788 Event Austria declares war on Russia 1787 Event Turkey declares war on Russia 1780 Event England declares war on Netherlands 1780 Event Britain declares war on Holland 1780 Event Sweden declares neutrality 1780 Event Denmark declares neutrality 1779 Event In support of the U.S., Spain declares war on England 1778 Event Prussia declares war on Austria 1778 Event England declares war on France 1777 Event Vermont declares independence from NY 1776 Event Rhode Island declares independence from England 1775 Event English Parliament declares Massachusetts colony is in rebellion 1762 Event England declares war on Spain and Naples 1757 Event German Diet declares war on Prussia 1756 Event England declares war on France 1756 Event Britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French and Indian War) 1744 Event French King Louis XV declares war on England 1739 Event England declares war on Spain: War of Jenkin's Ear 1739 Event England declares war on Spain 1738 Event English parliament declares war on Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear) 1733 Event France declares war on emperor Charles VI 1723 Event Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctie declares Constitution 1719 Event Liechtenstein declares independence from German empire 1718 Event England declares war on Spain 1718 Event France declares war on Spain 1715 Event Prussia declares war on Sweden 1713 Event King Frederik Willem declares war on Brandenburg-Prussia 1707 Event Hungary declares itself independent under Ferenc Rakoczi II 1705 Event Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rakoczi becomes king 1702 Event Emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne and Bavaria 1702 Event England and Netherlands declares war on France and Spain 1700 Event Turkey declares war on Russia 1689 Event France declares war on England 1689 Event English King Willem III declares war on France 1689 Event French king Louis XIV declares war on Spain 1689 Event German Parliament declares war on France 1688 Event French king Louis XIV declares war on Netherlands 1688 Event France declares war on German 1675 Event Pope Clemens X declares Gorcumse martyrs divine 1674 Event German Parliament declares war on France 1672 Event States of Holland declares "Eternal Edict" void 1672 Event France declares war on Netherlands 1672 Event England declares war on Netherlands 1667 Event Brandenburg declares himself neutral in Devolutie War 1666 Event France declares war on England and Munster 1665 Event English king Charles II declares war on Netherlands 1663 Event Osman declares war on Austria 1656 Event Rembrandt declares he is insolvent 1652 Event England declares war on Netherlands 1641 Event General court declares RI a democracy and adopts new constitution 1640 Event Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin 1635 Event Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France 1635 Event France declares war on Spain 1634 Event Emperor Ferdinand II declares Albrecht von Wallenstein a traitor 1624 Event England declares war on Spain 1595 Event French king Henri IV declares war on Spain 1568 Event In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw 1557 Event England declares war on France 1549 Event France declares war on England 1540 Event Emperor Charles declares all privileges of Gent ended 1535 Event Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church 1530 Event King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by the Pope Henry then declares that he, not the Pope, is supreme head of England's church 1529 Event Zurich declares war on Catholic kantons 1521 Event French king Francois I declares war on Spain 1509 Event France declares war on Venice 1428 Event Pope Martinus V declares Jacoba van Beierens marriage invalid 1380 Event French King Charles VI declares no taxes for ever 1347 Event Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics 1346 Event Pope Clemens VI declares German emperor Louis of Bavaria, envoy 1338 Event German monarch declares pope and king's decree redundant 1215 Event Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid 1158 Event Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa declares himself ruler of North Italy 392 Event Emperor Theodosius declares christian religion, state religion
