World Mysteries Events

400
to 410
The Iron Pillar of Delhi, India is Fashioned (Allegedly)
The iron pillar of Delhi, India is a 7 meter (22 feet) high pillar in the Qutb complex which is a curiosity because of the composition of the metals used in its construction. The pilla...
1375 The Catalan Atlas is Completed
The Catalan Atlas (1375) is the most important Catalan map of the medieval period. It was produced by the Majorcan cartographic school and is attributed to Cresques Abraham. The Catalan A...
1450
to 1520
The Voynich Manuscript is Completed (Estimate)
The Voynich manuscript is a mysterious, undeciphered illustrated book. It is thought to have been written in the 15th or 16th century. The author, script, and language of the manuscript r...
1513 The Piri Reis Map is Completed
The Piri Reis map is a famous pre-modern world map compiled in 1513 from military intelligence by the Ottoman-Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. The half of the map which survive...
1722 Apr 5 Easter Island Discovered by European Explorers
The first recorded European contact with the island was on 5 April (Easter Sunday) 1722 when Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen visited for a week and estimated there were 2,000 to 3,000 inh...
1902 May 17 The Antikythera Mechanism is Discovered by Valerios Stais
The Antikythera mechanism (pronounced /ˌæntɪkɪˈθɪərə/ AN-ti-ki-THEER-ə), is an ancient mechanical calculator (also described as the first known mechanical computer) designed to calculate ...
1908 Jul 3 The Phaistos Disc is Discovered in Phaistos on the South Coast of Crete
The Phaistos Disc (also spelled Phaistos Disk, Phaestos Disc) is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos, possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (2nd mill...
1930 The Stone Spheres of Costa Rica Are Discovered
The stone spheres of Costa Rica are a collection of over three hundred petrospheres in the Diquis Delta and on Isla del Caño of Costa Rica. Known locally as Las Bolas, they are also calle...
1945 Dec 5 Flight 19 Disappears Over the Bermuda Triangle
Flight 19 was a training flight of TBM Avenger bombers that went missing on December 5, 1945 while over the Atlantic. The squadron's flight path was scheduled to take them due east for 12...
1999 Feb The "Starchild Skull" Comes Into the Posession of Lloyd Pye
The Starchild skull is an abnormal human skull which was found in Mexico. It is primarily known through paranormal researchers' claims that it represents evidence of extraterrestrial cont...