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Kyiv History Timeline

Ukraine: Dnipro - Donetsk - Kharkiv - Lviv - Odesa - Sevastopol

Events in Kyiv History

  • 0911-09-02 Viking-monarch Oleg of Kiev-Russia signs treaty with Byzantines

Mongol Siege of Kyiv

1240-12-06 Mongols led by Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kyiv after an 8 day siege; out of 50,000 people in the city only 2,000 survive

Siege weapons and logistic supplies of the Mongol army laying siege to Kyiv
  • 1448-12-05 Bishop Jona of Moscow chosen as metropolitan of Kiev/Intoxication
  • 1482-09-01 Tatars plunder Kyiv, Ukraine

Empress Grants Jews Settlement

1794-06-23 Russian Empress Catherine II (Catherine the Great) grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev

Empress of Russia Catherine the Great
  • 1881-05-05 Anti-Jewish rioting in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1898-10-01 Jews are expelled from Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1905-12-11 A workers uprising occurs, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in Kiev
  • 1911-09-14 Russian Prime Minister Peter Stolypin is assassinated in Kiev; his regime had been characterized by harsh measures to control dissidents
  • 1913-08-20 Piotr Nesterow 1st flight (Kiev Ukraine)
  • 1913-08-27 Lt Pyotr Nesterov, of Imperial Russian Air Service, performs a loop in a monoplane at Kiev (1st aerobatic maneuver in an airplane)
  • 1918-12-16 German troops evacuate Finland, give over Kiev in the Ukraine to revolutionary forces and pull back from Estonia as Bolshevik forces move in
  • 1919-08-31 Ukrainian (Petlyura) Army recaptures Kiev
  • 1920-05-05 Polish troops occupy Kiev
  • 1941-09-16 German armoured troops surround Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1941-09-19 German army conquers Kiev
  • 1941-09-24 Bomb explosion in German headquarter in Hotel Continental in Kiev
  • 1941-09-29 Nazi massacre at Babi Yar ravine (near Kiev) Ukraine begins, 33,771 mostly Jews murdered
  • 1941-09-30 Approximately 33,771 Jews are shot to death or buried alive at Babi Yar ravine (near Kiev) Ukraine by Nazi troops over two days
  • 1943-11-06 Soviet forces reconquer Kiev
  • 1975-05-14 Dynamo Kyiv of the Soviet Union win 15th European Cup Winner's Cup over Ferencvár osi TC of Hungary 3-0

Oleg Blokhin Award

1975-12-30 Ballon d'Or: FC Dynamo Kyiv forward Oleg Blokhin claims award for best European football player ahead of former winners, Bayern Munich defender Franz Beckenbauer and Ajax forward Johan Cruyff

Soccer Player and Coach Johan Cruyff
Footballer Franz Beckenbauer

The Motherland Monument

1981-05-09 The Motherland Monument at 62 m (203 ft) high is opened in Kyiv, Ukraine in ceremony attended by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev

The Motherland Monument in Kiev, Ukraine
  • 1986-12-30 Ballon d'Or: Dynamo Kyiv's Ukrainian forward Igor Belanov is named best football player in Europe ahead of Barcelona striker Gary Lineker and Real Madrid forward Emilio Butragueño
  • 2004-05-16 Day of Mourning at Bykivnia forest, just outside of Kyiv, Ukraine where during 1930s and early 1940s communist bolsheviks executed over 100,000 Ukrainian civilians
  • 2005-05-21 50th Eurovision Song Contest: Helena Paparizou for Greece wins singing "My Number One" in Kiev
  • 2006-10-28 Funeral service for the peace of the executed at Bykivnia forest, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, with reburial of 817 Ukrainian civilians (out of some 100,000) executed by Bolsheviks at Bykivnia in 1930s - early 1940s.
  • 2012-07-01 UEFA European Championship Final, Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine: Spain crush Italy, 4-0 to retain their title

Revolution in Ukraine

2014-02-18 Ukrainian Revolution of 2014 begins as protesters, riot police and unknown shooters take part in violent events in the capital, Kiev, culminating after five days in the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych

Clashes in Kiev, Ukraine during the 2014 revolution
  • 2014-02-21 Police in Kiev open fire on protesters: 27 killed and around 570 injured
  • 2014-05-02 The Kiev regime launch a raid against pro-Russian forces, who respond by shooting down two helicopters
  • 2014-05-07 Fighting between pro-Russian and Kiev forces continue amid fears internationally of a civil war in Ukraine
  • 2015-08-31 Violent protests in Kiev after Ukraine parliament vote leave 1 national guard dead, 100 injured

UEFA Champions League Final

2018-05-26 UEFA Champions League Final, Kiev: Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 3-1 for third straight title. Zinédine Zidane first manager to win 3 consecutive titles

Football Player and Manager Zinedine Zidane
  • 2022-02-28 Russia shells the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, while a 40 mile Russian military convoy approaches capital city of Kyiv

Famous People from Kyiv

  • 1076-06-01 Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)
  • 1596-12-21 Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646)
  • 1681-06-18 Feofan Prokopovich, Russian Orthodox theologian and Archbishop of Novgorod, born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1736)
  • 1874-03-18 Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian philosopher, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1948)
  • 1875-01-11 Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1956)
  • 1876-11-19 Tatyana Afanasyeva, Russian-Dutch mathematician and physicist (fields of statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1964)
  • 1878-08-13 Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, Russian-Soviet composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1942)
  • 1886-05-28 Nikolai Sokoloff, Russian-American violinist and conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1918-32; Seattle Symphony, 1938-41; co-founder and director of La Jolla Music Society, 1941-65), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1965)
  • 1886-10-26 Mark Aldanov, Russian-French writer and critic (Novy Zhurnal), born in Kiev (d. 1957)
  • 1887-05-30 Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian-American sculptor and lithographer, born in Kyiv, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
  • 1888-07-02 Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-American microbiologist (Nobel 1951-ingenious, systematic and successful studies of the soil microbes that led to the discovery of streptomycin), born in Nova Pryluka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1973) [1]
  • 1889-04-14 Efim Bogoljubov, Russian-German chess player, born in Stanislavchyk, Tarashcha Uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1952)

Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)

1889-05-25 Russian-American pioneer of aviation in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, born in Kyiv, Ukraine

Igor Sikorsky
  • 1891-01-20 Mischa Elman, Russian-American concert violinist, born in Talnoye, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Talne, Ukraine (d. 1967)
  • 1891-01-26 Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian Soviet war correspondent, writer (The Fall of Paris; The Thaw; People, Years, Life), editor, and poet, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1967)
  • 1891-05-15 Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian playwright and novelist (The Master and Margarita, Black Snow), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1940)
  • 1893-11-22 Lazar Kaganovich, Soviet politician and one of the main associates of Joseph Stalin, born in Kabany, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1991)
  • 1895-10-25 Levi Eshkol [Sjkolnik], Israeli PM (MWP) (1963-69), born in Oratov, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1969)

Golda Meir (1898-1978)

1898-05-03 Israeli teacher, stateswoman and 4th Prime Minister of Israel (1969-74) known as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics, born in Kyiv, Ukraine

Golda Meir
  • 1898-05-06 Jascha Horenstein, Russian-born American conductor, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1973)
  • 1898-06-01 Lieb Glantz, Ukrainian-born tenor, composer and Zionist, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1964)
  • 1898-07-23 Jacob Marschak, Ukrainian-American economist (econometrics), born in Kiev, Russia (d. 1977)
  • 1899-09-23 Louise Nevelson, American sculptor who featured at the 31st Venice Biennale (Sky Cathedral), born in Pereiaslav, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1988)
  • 1900-08-11 Alexander Mosolov, Soviet composer (Iron Foundry; Four Newspaper Advertisements; Signal), born in Kyiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1973)
  • 1900-11-18 George Kistiakowsky, Ukrainian-American chemist who helped develop the first atomic bomb (Manhattan Project), but later opposed nuclear weapons, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1982)
  • 1902-05-10 Anatole Litvak, Russian-born American film director, writer and producer (Mayerling, Anastasia, The Snake Pit), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1974)
  • 1903-10-01 Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-American classical pianist (Variations on a Theme from Carmen), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1989)
  • 1905-03-09 Grigori Kozintsev, Soviet theater and film director (Hamlet, King Lear), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1973) [OS]
  • 1905-03-22 Grigorij Kosinzev, Russian director of film and theater, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1973)
  • 1905-04-02 Serge Lifar, Russian-French dancer, choreographer (Paris Opera Ballet), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1986)
  • 1905-10-15 Alexey Fedorovich Kozlovsky, Russian composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1977)
  • 1906-06-29 Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (youngest ever Soviet general of the army), born in Uman, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1945)
  • 1907-01-28 Constantin Regamey, Ukranian pianist, composer and music critic, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine) (d. 1987)
  • 1907-08-20 Anatole Fistoulari, Ukrainian conductor, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1995)
  • 1909-09-07 Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, Czech-Russian lyric soprano, born in Kyiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1995)
  • 1909-10-28 Ādolfs Skulte, Latvian composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2000)
  • 1911-06-17 Viktor Nekrasov, Ukrainian journalist and novelist (V okopakh Stalingrada - Front-line Stalingrad; Kira Georgijevna), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1987)
  • 1912-04-09 Lew Kopelew, Russian author, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
  • 1912-07-27 Igor Markevitch, Russian conductor (Le Paradis Perdu), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1983)
  • 1912-09-04 Alexander Liberman, Russian-American magazine editor, painter and photographer (639), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1999)
  • 1916-05-16 Ephraim Katzir, biophysicist and President of Israel (1973-78), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 2009)
  • 1917-04-29 Maya Deren [born Eleanora Derenkowskaia], American filmmaker (Meshes of the Afternoon; At Land), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1961)
  • 1920-04-03 John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian-born American auto worker, alleged Nazi and convicted war criminal (under appeal at death), born in Berdychiv uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Ukrainian People's Republic (d. 2012)
  • 1925-12-12 Vladimir Shainsky, Soviet and Russian composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2017)
  • 1927-12-28 Oleg Karavaichuk, Russian pianist and composer, born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR (d. 2016)
  • 1929-01-23 Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko) of Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate
  • 1930-10-05 Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian cosmonaut (Vostok IV; Soyuz 14), born in Uzyn, Kiev Oblast, Soviet Union (d. 2009)
  • 1935-01-28 Leonid Hrabovsky, Ukrainian-American contemporary classical composer (Meditation and Pathetic Recitative; Symphonic Frescoes), born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)e
  • 1935-06-05 Misha Mengelberg, Dutch jazz pianist and composer (Reconstruction), born in Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR (d. 2017)
  • 1937-09-30 Valentin Silvestrov, Ukranian pianist and contemporary classical composer (Melodies of Instances; Quiet Songs), born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)
  • 1938-08-19 Valentin Mankin, Ukrainian yachtsman (Olympic gold, USSR, Finn class 1968), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2014)
  • 1940-12-24 Grigory Kriss, Russian fencer (Olympic gold individual epée 1964; silver ind. & team epée 1968; bronze team epée 1972), born in Kiev, Ukraine
  • 1941-04-28 Iryna Zhylenko, Ukrainian poet (An Evening Party in an Old Winery), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1941-10-22 Valeri Kitka, Ukrainian classical composer (Frescoes of St. Sofia Cathedral of Kiev), and educator, born in Volodymyrivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
  • 1947-09-28 Volodymyr Troshkin, Ukrainian soccer defender (31 caps, USSR; Dynamo Kiev 205 games), born in Yenakiieve, Ukraine (d. 2020)
  • 1952-11-05 Oleg Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer, born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
  • 1958-01-10 Anatoly Pisarenko, Soviet weightlifter, born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1958-08-07 Larisa Karlova, Ukrainian handball player (Olympic gold USSR 1976, 80; World C'ship gold 1982, 86), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1960-09-25 Igor Belanov, Soviet-Ukrainian footballer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1965-10-13 Syarhyey Hyerasimets, Belarusian soccer midfielder (25 caps; Shakhter Donetsk, Dinamo Minsk) and manager (Okzhetpes, Piter Saint Petersburg), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2021)
  • 1969-07-23 Dmitri Khristich, Ukrainian NHL left wing (LA Kings), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1970-10-10 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998, Buffalo), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1971-02-25 Konstantin Matoussevich, Israeli high jumper (Olympic 7th-1996), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1971-11-15 Natalia Medvedeva, tennis star (1993 Prague Essen), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1973-12-11 Valentina Lisitsa, Ukrainian-American concert, pianist, born in Kiev, Ukraine, Soviet Union
  • 1974-08-31 Andrei Medvedev, Ukrainian tennis player (won four Masters), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1975-03-24 Julia Bikbova, dance skater (with partner John Lee), born in Kyiv, Ukraine

Milla Jovovich (48 years old)

1975-12-17 Ukrainian-American actress (The Fifth Element; Resident Evil), born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Milla Jovovich
  • 1981-12-16 Anna Sedokova, Ukrainian pop singer (Nu Virgos), and actress, born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
  • 1983-08-14 Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-British tennis player, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2014)
  • 1983-09-05 Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine

Famous Ukrainians

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