Events in Sevastopol History
- 1829-11-20 Jews expelled from Nikolayev & Sevastopol, Russia
- 1854-10-09 The siege of Sevastopol begins during the Crimean War
- 1854-10-17 French and British forces bombard Sevastopol for the first time during the Crimean War
- 1855-09-08 British and French troops capture Sevastopol from the Russians, effectively ending the Crimean War
Siege of Sevastopol Ends
1942-07-04 Siege of Sevastopol ends with the surrender of Soviet forces and after massive German bombing raids that leave just 11 city buildings undamaged
- 1944-05-09 Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol
- 2014-03-19 Russia captures the Ukrainian naval base in Sevastopol
Famous People from Sevastopol
- 1948-11-26 Galina Prozumenshchikova, Ukrainian swimmer (Olympic gold USSR 200m breaststroke 1964; silver 100m breaststroke 1968, 72; bronze 200m breaststroke 1968, 72), born in Sevastopol, Ukraine (d. 2015)
Famous Ukrainians
Golda Meir
Igor Sikorsky
Ilya Repin
Larisa Latynina
Leon Trotsky
Leonid Brezhnev