2015 Event Migrants in Serbia trying to enter the E.U. via Hungary attempt to break through a border gate, causing conflict with Hungarian police; Hungary has closed its border, but Serbia will send travelers to Croatia so they can then go on to northern Europe 2014 Event The International Olympic Committee will recognize the Olympic committee of Kosovo despite the country's lack of U.N. membership, setting an unusual precedent and raising protests from Serbia; Kosovo broke away from Serbia in 2008 2014 Event The United Nations and the European Union have sent workers, equipment and supplies to Serbia and Bosnia in the wake of massive floods that have resulted in at least 36 deaths and a large number homeless after destruction of homes and farms 2012 Event At the 2012 U.S. Open, Andy Murray of the U.K. wins the Men's Singles, defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic; Murray becomes the first British player to win a Grand Slam singles title since Fred Perry 76 years ago 2012 Event Serbia says it is protecting a witness of organ harvesting on Serbian prisoners of the war in Kosovo 2012 Event Ivica Dacic is officially sworn in as Prime Minister of Serbia 2009 Event Kosovo holds its first local election since declaring independence from Serbia 2008 Event Kosovo declares independence from Serbia 1992 Event Slobodan Milosevic re-elected president of Serbia 1941 Event Nazi occupiers murder 500 inhabitants of Kragujevac Serbia 1941 Birthday Slobodan Milocevic, premier Serbia 1941 Event 1st anti semitic measures in Serbia 1931 Death Ivan V. Lalic, born in Belgrade, Serbia, poet, awarded most prestigious literary prizes in Yugoslavia, poems are translated into more than twenty languages 1921 Birthday Dobrica Cosic, born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Serbia, writer, political, national theorist, first president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992 - 1993, called 'Father of the Nation' 1921 Death Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1903-21), dies 1920 Event Netherland breaks contact with kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slavia 1918 Event Serbia annexes Montenegro 1918 Death Abdul-Hamid II, 34th sultan of Turkey (lost Serbia/Egypt), dies at 65 1915 Event Belgrade Serbia, surrenders to Central leaders 1914 Event Austria army occupies Belgrade Serbia 1914 Event Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia 1914 Event Serbia declares war against Germany 1914 Event World War I began when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 1914 Event Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia leading to WW I 1914 Event Germany offers Austria war aid to fight against Russia in Serbia 1914 Event Austria invades Serbia, WW I 1914 Event King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent 1914 Event Serbia and Turkey sign peace treaty 1913 Event Austrian-Hungary demands that Serbia and Albania leave 1913 Event Serbia and Greece declare war on Bulgaria 1912 Event Austria-Hungary engage in conflict with Serbia 1912 Event Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria sign weapons pact 1912 Event Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declares war on Turkey 1909 Event Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy asks Serbia to set no territorial demands 1909 Event Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary 1908 Event Serbia and Montenegro sign anti-Austria-Hungarian pact 1903 Death Alexander I, King of Serbia are assassinated 1903 Death Dragia, Queen of Serbia, assassinated 1901 Event Serbia reactivates diplomatic relations with Montenegro 1901 Death Milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56 1888 Birthday Milan Stoyadinovich, born in Serbia, fascist Yugoslavia PM, 1935-39 1885 Death Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78 1882 Event Monarch Milan Obrenovic of Serbia crowns himself king 1881 Event Austria-Hungary and Serbia sign military treaty 1876 Birthday Alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia, 1922-34 1876 Event Serbia declares war on Turkey 1854 Birthday Milan I, King of Serbia 1844 Birthday Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia 1842 Birthday Abdul-Hamid II, 34th sultan of Turkey, lost Romania and Serbia 1823 Birthday Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Serbia 1806 Birthday Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia, 1842-58 1371 Death Stefanus X Uros V, king of Serbia (1355-71), dies 1371 Death Vlkasin, Hungarian general/co-king of Serbia, dies 1355 Death Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies 1346 Event King Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece 1331 Death Stefanus VIII Uros III Decanski, king of Serbia (1322-31), dies 1321 Death Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies 1277 Death Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies 1236 Death Sava [Rastko], son of Serbia's king/saint, dies at 64 1228 Death Stefanus I Nemanjic de Eerstgekroonde, king of Serbia (1217-28), dies
