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City · c. 1512–1919 CE · in Europe

Capital of Khanate of Khiva (1512–1919).

Sungguminasa (c. 1512 CE): Capital of Sultanate of Gowa (1512–1669).
Taungoo (1510 CE): Capital of First Toungoo Empire (1510–1539).
Panama City (1519 CE): Capital of Republic of Panama (1905–today).
Golconda (c. 1519–1591 CE): Capital of Golconda Sultanate (1519–1591).
Dili (1520 CE): Capital of East Timor (2006–today).
Mexico City (1521 CE): Capital of First Mexican Empire (1822–1823), Federated Republic of Mexico (1824–1835), Centralist Mexico (1836–1846), and 1 more.
Cotabato City (c. 1521 CE): Capital of Sultanate of Maguindanao (1521–1852).
Guatemala City (1524 CE): Capital of United Provinces of Central America (1824–1834), Guatemala (1840–today).
Quetzaltenango (1524 CE): Capital of Los Altos (1840–1840).
San Salvador (1525 CE): Capital of United Provinces of Central America (1834–1838), Republic of El Salvador (1841–today).

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Battle of Stalingrad (1942–1943 CE): From August 1942 to February 1943 the Red Army defended Stalingrad and then encircled the German Sixth Army, which surrendered. It was a turning point of World War II.
Sputnik 1 (1957 CE): The first artificial Earth satellite, launched from Baikonur by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, beginning the Space Age.
First human in space (1961 CE): Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, orbiting the Earth once on 12 April 1961 after launch from Baikonur.
Iranian Revolution (1978–1979 CE): Mass protests overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile to found the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989 CE): Soviet intervention in Afghanistan against mujahideen insurgents backed by the United States, Pakistan and others; Soviet troops withdrew in 1989.
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (2001–2021 CE): US-led invasion after the September 11 attacks that toppled the Taliban, followed by a long insurgency until the US withdrawal in 2021.