The following is a list of important dates in proletarian history, with information on their importance. Dates relevant to Marxism-Leninism, its movements, events and leaderships will appear in bold.
Compiling a list such as this can be a difficult and controversial process, as there is no definition for what constitutes an important date. The list is intended to include dates that have been recognized as having importance to our movement and to class struggle.
Events
| Year | Date | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | May 5th | Birth of Karl Marx | Karl Marx is born in the Kingdom of Prussia |
| 1820 | November 28th | Birth of Friedrich Engels | Friedrich Engels is born in the Kingdom of Prussia |
| 1870 | April 21st | Birth of Vladimir Lenin | Vladimir Lenin is born in the Russian Empire |
| 1878 | December 18th | Birth of Joseph Stalin | Joseph Stalin is born in the Russian Empire |
| 1890 | May 19th | Birth of Ho Chi Minh | Ho Chi Minh is born in French Indochina |
| 1912 | April 15th | Birth of Kim Il-sung | Kim Il-sung is born in Japanese-occupied Korea |
| 1917 | November 7th | Beginning of the October Revolution | |
| 1926 | August 13th | Birth of Fidel Castro | Fidel Castro is born in Republica of Cuba |
| 1945 | August 19th | Beginning of the Vietnamese Revolution | |
| 1948 | September 9th | Establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is proclaimed by Kim Il-sung |
| 1949 | October 1st | Establishment of the People's Republic of China | The People's Republic of China is proclaimed by Mao Zedong |
| 1953 | July 26th | Beginning of the Cuban Revolution | |
| 1964 | October 14th | Brezhnev elected | Brezhnev elected to the post of General Secretary of the USSR |
| 1966 | May 16th | Cultural Revolution | |
| 1979 | February 11th | Iranian Revolution | |
| 1989 | November 9th | Fall of the Berlin Wall | |
| 1997 | July 1st | Handover of Hong Kong | The handover of Hong Kong by the UK to the PRC |