Events in Yugoslavia History
- 1917-07-20 Pact of Corfu signed: Serbs, Croats & Slovenes form Yugoslavia
- 1918-10-17 Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic
- 1918-11-01 Yugoslav battleship Viribus Unitis sunk by Italians
- 1918-12-01 Yugoslavia declares independence with a monarchy proclaimed in Belgrade
- 1919-05-29 The Republic of Prekmurje founded - a short-lived, unrecognised state, which on June 6, 1919 was incorporated into the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed "Yugoslavia" in 1929)
- 1920-08-14 Little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia
- 1920-11-12 The Dalmatian coast between Italy and Yugoslavia is ceded to Yugoslavia
- 1920-12-29 Yugoslav government bans communist party
Tito Imprisoned
1928-10-06 Yugoslav revolutionary Josip Broz Tito is convicted after police find bombs in his apartment and sentenced to 5 years in jail
- 1929-01-06 Alexander I establishes a royal dictatorship in Yugoslavia
- 1929-10-03 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia
- 1934-02-09 Balkan Entente alliance forms (Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey & Romania)
Assassination of Alexander I
1934-10-09 Assassination of Alexander I, King of Yugoslavia, and French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou in Marseille. France by a member of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization with help from Ustaša
- 1935-04-05 Croatian Farmers Party wins Yugoslavian election
- 1937-03-25 Italy & Yugoslavia sign non-aggression treaty (Pact of Belgrade)
Prince Paul Rejects Hitler Deal
1941-03-04 Prince Paul, prince regent of Yugoslavia meets with Adolf Hitler at the Berghof, Bavaria, where he rejects deal to allow Nazi's access to Greece
- 1941-03-20 Nazi German-Yugoslav pact drawn
- 1941-03-27 Adolf Hitler signs Directive 27 (assault on Yugoslavia)
- 1941-03-27 Yugoslavian coup gets rid of pro-German Prince Paul
- 1941-04-14 King Peter leaves Yugoslavia
- 1941-04-17 World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany.
- 1941-07-04 Politburo of Yugoslav communist party reorganizes
- 1941-09-16 Adolf Hitler orders that for every dead German, 100 Yugoslavs should be killed
- 1941-09-19 First meeting of partisan leaders Josip Broz Tito and Draža Mihailović in Yugoslavia
- 1941-10-26 Second meeting of partisans Tito and Draža Mihailović in Yugoslavia
- 1941-11-01 Yugoslav nationalist force the Chetniks attacks Tito's partisans in Uzice, Yugoslavia
Draza Mihailovic Meets German Intelligence
1941-11-13 German military-intelligence service Abwehr meets with Yugoslav Chetnik guerilla leader Draza Mihailovic
- 1941-11-15 Yugoslav government in exile names Draza Mihailovic premier
- 1941-12-22 Tito establishes first Proletarian Brigade, an elite fighting partisan unit, in Yugoslavia
- 1942-11-27 Tito appoints Anti-fascist Liberation board in Yugoslavia
- 1942-12-27 The Union of Pioneers of Yugoslavia is founded.
- 1943-12-04 Yugoslavian resistance forms provisionary government under Dr Ribar
- 1944-09-29 Soviet troops invade Yugoslavia
- 1944-10-20 Soviet and Yugoslav troops free Belgrade
- 1945-02-14 World War II: Mostar is liberated by Yugoslav partisans.
- 1945-03-07 Yugoslavia government of Josep Broz Tito forms
- 1945-05-02 Yugoslav troops occupy Trieste, Italy
- 1945-11-29 Yugoslavian Socialist Republic proclaimed
- 1946-01-31 Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic
- 1946-04-18 US recognizes Tito's Yugoslavia government
- 1947-02-10 Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia
- 1948-03-18 Soviet consultants leave Yugoslavia in first sign of Tito-Stalin split
- 1948-08-13 Johan Gren scores twice as Sweden beats Yugoslavia 3-1 to win the football gold medal at the London Olympics
- 1953-01-13 Marshal Josip Tito chosen president of Yugoslavia
- 1953-01-14 Yugoslavia elects its 1st president, Marshal Tito
Djilas Criticizes Communism
1954-01-01 Yugoslav parliament chairman and Vice President Milovan Djilas criticizes communism
- 1955-06-02 The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
- 1955-11-15 Poland & Yugoslavia sign trade agreement
- 1956-06-02 Yugoslav president Tito visits Moscow
- 1957-09-05 Yugoslavia bans Milovan Djilas' book "new class marine officers"
- 1957-10-05 Yugoslav dissident Milovan Djilos sentenced to 7 years
- 1958-04-21 62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalić of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54
- 1960-07-10 UEFA European Championship Final, Parc des Princes, Paris, France: Viktor Ponedelnik scores in extra time as Soviet Union beats Yugoslavia, 2-1
- 1960-09-10 Yugoslavia dominates Denmark 3-1 to win the men's football gold medal at the Rome Olympics
- 1961-01-20 Yugoslav ex-vice-president Milovan Djilas flees
- 1962-03-13 Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty
- 1962-04-07 Yugoslav ex-president Milovan Djilas returns to jail
- 1962-05-14 Ex-president of Yugoslavia Milovan Djilas sentenced to 5 years in jail
- 1963-04-07 Yugoslavia proclaimed a Socialistic republic
- 1963-07-26 Skopje, Yugoslavia, destroyed by earthquake, kills 1,000+
- 1967-04-19 Yugoslav author Mihaljo Mihaljov sentenced 4½ years
- 1968-06-09 Yugoslav president Tito promises reforms
- 1968-06-10 UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Italy beats Yugoslavia, 2-0 in a replay (first game, 1-1)
- 1968-08-09 Yugoslav president Tito visits Prague
- 1968-10-25 US men's basketball team beats Yugoslavia 65-50 to win the gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics; 7th straight basketball title for the Americans
- 1970-06-07 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Jan Kodeš wins his first major title; beats Željko Franulović of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-4, 6-
- 1972-06-05 Yugoslav president Josip Tito visits USSR
- 1972-07-24 Bugojno group is caught by Yugoslav security forces.
- 1972-09-10 Yugoslavia beats Czechoslovakia, 21-16 in the inaugural Olympic handball final in Munich
Event of Interest
1972-10-20 Queen Juliana visits Yugoslavia
French Open Men's Tennis
1973-06-03 French Open Men's Tennis: Ilie Năstase of Romania wins his second Grand Slam singles title, besting Croat player Niki Pilić of Yugoslavia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
- 1974-02-21 Yugoslavia adopts constitution
- 1974-08-30 Express train runs at full speed into Zagreb, Yugoslavia, rail yard killing 153
- 1974-09-01 Train accident at Zagreb Yugoslavia, 121 killed
- 1976-06-20 UEFA European Championship Final, Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Czechoslovakia upsets West Germany, 5-3 on penalties following 2-2 draw a.e.t
- 1976-09-10 2 airliners collide over Yugoslavia, kills all 176 aboard
- 1976-09-21 Wings performs in Zagreb Yugoslavia
French Open Women's Tennis
1977-06-04 French Open Women's Tennis: Mima Jaušovec of Yugoslavia wins her lone Grand Slam singles title; beats Florența Mihai of Romania 6-2, 6-7, 6-1
- 1978-06-10 French Open Women's Tennis: Virginia Ruzici of Romania claims her lone major singles title; beats Mima Jaušovec of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-2
- 1978-09-01 Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia
- 1980-05-07 Yugoslav President Josip Tito is buried
- 1981-03-26 Police & Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo, Yugoslavia
- 1981-04-06 Yugoslav government sends troops to Kosovo
- 1981-12-01 Yugoslavian charter flight crashes into Mont San-Pietro in Corsica, 180 killed
- 1983-06-04 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Mima Jausovec of Yugoslavia 6-1, 6-2 for her 15th Grand Slam title and 5th French singles crown
- 1984-02-08 XIV Winter Olympic Games open in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
- 1984-02-19 XIV Winter Olympic Games close in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Živojinović Upsets McEnroe
1985-12-04 Slobodan Živojinović of Yugoslavia upsets No. 2 seed John McEnroe 2-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter finals; leaves McEnroe without a major singles title for the first time since 1978
- 1988-09-29 US retain women's basketball title at he Seoul Olympics with a 77-70 win over Yugoslavia; star guard Teresa Edwards top scores for the Americans with 18 points
- 1988-09-30 Soviet Union beats Yugoslavia 76-63 to win the men's basketball gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; US finishes 3rd; final time US field non-NBA team
- 1988-10-21 Boston Celtics beat Yugoslavia 113-85 in Madrid
- 1988-10-31 Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia
- 1989-05-06 34th Eurovision Song Contest: Riva for Yugoslavia wins singing "Rock Me" in Lausanne
- 1990-06-09 French Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles of Yugoslavia wins her first Grand Slam singles title; beats Steffi Graf 7-6, 6-4
Seles' First WTA
1990-11-18 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win her first of 3 straight WTA Tour Championships in NYC; first 5-set women's final since 1901
- 1990-12-23 Slovenians vote to secede from Yugoslavia
- 1991-01-04 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Goran Prpić beats American David Wheaton 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 for an unassailable 2-0 lead, (ends 2-1) and Yugoslavia's first title
- 1991-01-26 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles becomes the only Yugoslav player – male or female – to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Jana Novotná 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Event of Interest
1991-06-25 Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia
- 1991-09-07 US Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles of Yugoslavia wins her first US title; beats Martina Navratilova 7-6, 6-1
- 1991-09-08 Macedonia votes for independence from Yugoslavia
- 1991-09-18 Yugoslavia begins a naval blockade of 7 Adriatic port cities.
- 1991-10-08 The Croatian Parliament cuts all remaining ties with Yugoslavia
- 1991-11-18 The Croatian city of Vukovar surrenders to Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces after an 87-day siege
- 1991-11-24 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 to win her 2nd straight WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- 1992-04-27 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed
- 1992-05-02 Yugoslav Army seizes Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic
- 1992-05-30 UN votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting
- 1992-06-06 French Open Women's Tennis: Yugoslavian star Monica Seles retains title; outlasts Steffi Graf of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
- 1992-09-19 UN Security Council votes 12-0 (3 abstentions) to dump Yugoslavia
- 1992-11-22 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova for the second consecutive year to win WTA Tour Championship 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 in NYC; her 3rd straight end of season title
- 1993-05-31 President Dobrica Ćosić of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia flees
The Dayton Agreement
1995-12-14 The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by leaders of various governments ending the conflict in the former Yugoslavia including Slobodan Milošević, Alija Izetbegović, Franjo Tuđman and Bill Clinton
Olympic Gold
1996-08-02 The star-studded United States men's basketball team, Dream Team III, beat Yugoslavia 95-69 to win the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics
- 1999-01-15 The Racak incident: 45 Albanians in the Kosovo village of Racak are killed by Yugoslav security forces
- 1999-03-24 Kosovo War: NATO commences air bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
- 1999-04-14 NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees - Yugoslav officials say 75 people are killed
- 1999-04-29 Avala TV Tower near Belgrade is destroyed in NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
- 1999-05-07 Kosovo War: In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
Event of Interest
1999-05-27 The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo
- 1999-06-09 Kosovo War: the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and North Atlantic Treaty Organization sign a peace treaty.
- 1999-06-12 Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins - a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force KFor enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- 1999-08-19 In Belgrade tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Slobodan Milošević as president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- 2000-10-06 President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milošević resigns
- 2001-04-01 Former president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on charges of war crimes.
- 2001-08-21 NATO decides to send a peace-keeping force to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- 2002-02-12 The trial of former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević begins at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague. He eventually dies four years later before its conclusion.
- 2003-02-04 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is officially renamed Serbia and Montenegro and adopts a new constitution.
Event of Interest
2008-07-21 Bosnian Serb politician Radovan Karadžić is arrested in Serbia and indicted by the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia tribunal for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre
Franjo Tuđman
Josip Broz Tito
Melania Trump
Milovan Djilas
Mima Jausovec
Monica Seles