Events in History Relating to Treaty
January 21, 1287
The treaty of San Agayz is signed. Minorca is conquered by King Alfons III of Aragon.
August 12, 1323
Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) regulates the border for the first time.
June 3, 1326
Treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark.
October 24, 1360
The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.
October 12, 1398
The Treaty of Salynas is signed between Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great and the Teutonic Knights, who received Samogitia.
August 29, 1475
The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England.
June 7, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries.
July 2, 1494
The Treaty of Tordesillas is signed by Portugal and Spain.
November 11, 1500
Treaty of Granada – Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them.
June 23, 1532
Henry VIII and François I sign a secret treaty against Emperor Charles V.
January 12, 1539
Treaty of Toledo signed by King Francis I of France and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
February 27, 1617
Sweden and Russia sign the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War and shutting Russia out of the Baltic Sea.
March 29, 1632
Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed, returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629.
February 26, 1658
Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655-1661), the King of Denmark-Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden to save the rest.
April 23, 1660
Treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland.
January 20, 1667
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth cedes Kiev, Smolensk, and left-bank Ukraine to the Tsardom of Russia in the treaty of Andrusovo.
November 10, 1674
Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster, Netherlands cedes New Netherlands to England.
June 23, 1683
William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
July 21, 1718
The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
October 3, 1739
The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the finish of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739.
October 18, 1748
Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.
May 5, 1762
Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
July 21, 1774
Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774: Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji ending the war.
March 4, 1778
The Continental Congress votes to ratify both the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance with France. The two treaties are the first entered into by the United States government.
October 1, 1800
Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Treaty of San Ildefonso.
June 10, 1805
First Barbary War: Yussif Karamanli signs a treaty ending hostilities with the United States.
January 14, 1814
Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania.
February 24, 1831
The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.
December 29, 1835
The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.
May 14, 1836
The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
August 9, 1842
Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
June 15, 1846
The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
March 10, 1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War.
March 31, 1854
Commodore Matthew Perry signs the Treaty of Kanagawa with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade.
June 15, 1859
Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between U.S. and British/Canadian settlers.
April 9, 1867
Alaska purchase: Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.
October 21, 1867
Manifest Destiny: Medicine Lodge Treaty – Near Medicine Lodge, Kansas a landmark treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate a reservation in western Oklahoma.
March 18, 1874
Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights.
October 9, 1874
General Postal Union is created as a result of the Treaty of Berne.
August 22, 1875
The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
July 23, 1881
The Boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
October 20, 1883
Peru and Chile signed the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
June 16, 1897
A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
March 30, 1912
Sultan Abdelhafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
March 28, 1913
Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
December 15, 1913
Nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
April 27, 1914
Honduras becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
May 15, 1914
Bolivia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
November 30, 1916
Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
December 4, 1918
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
January 10, 1920
The League of Nations holds its first meeting and ratifies the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I.
February 9, 1920
Under the terms of the Spitsbergen Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
April 30, 1920
Peru becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
May 7, 1920
Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
July 12, 1920
The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed. Soviet Russia recognized independent Lithuania.
December 2, 1920
Following more than a month of Turkish-Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded –
January 7, 1922
Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64-57 vote.
February 9, 1922
Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
June 16, 1922
General election in Irish Free State: large majority to pro-Treaty Sinn Féin.
December 6, 1922
One year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State comes into existence.
December 1, 1925
World War I aftermath: The final Locarno Treaty is signed in London, establishing post-war territorial settlements.
December 29, 1934
Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
May 5, 1949
The Treaty of London establishes the Council of Europe in Strasbourg as the first European institution working for European integration.
July 21, 1949
The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
April 19, 1950
Argentina becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
April 29, 1951
A Tibetan delegation to the Chinese government is presented with a draft treaty regarding the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
March 20, 1952
The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan.
December 2, 1954
The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and the Republic of China, is signed in Washington, D.C..
June 14, 1955
Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
October 29, 1956
Tangier Protocol is signed: The international city Tangier is reintegrated into Morocco.
March 18, 1962
The Evian Accords put an end to the Algerian War of Independence, which began in 1954.
April 24, 1964
Mexico becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
January 27, 1967
More than sixty nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space.
June 11, 1967
Mexico becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
July 10, 1967
Uruguay becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
October 10, 1967
The Outer Space Treaty, signed on January 27 by more than sixty nations, comes into force.
November 21, 1969
U.S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato agree in Washington, D.C. on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972. Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. is to retain its rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free.
March 5, 1970
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.
May 28, 1975
Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States.
April 28, 1977
The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure is signed.
March 26, 1979
Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C..
March 1, 1989
The United States becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
January 25, 1990
Honduras becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
June 1, 1990
George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
October 9, 1991
Ecuador becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
June 2, 1992
In a national referendum Denmark rejects the Maastricht Treaty by a thin margin.
January 3, 1993
In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
March 12, 1993
North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea says that it plans to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.
November 1, 1993
The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
December 14, 1995
Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by leaders of various governments.
January 11, 1996
Haiti becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
July 28, 1997
Guatemala becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
December 15, 1997
The Treaty of Bangkok is signed allowing the transformation of Southeast Asia into a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone.
December 24, 1997
The Dominican Republic becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
October 13, 1999
The United States Senate rejects ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
May 11, 2000
Effective date of Canada's first modern-day treaty - The Nisga'a Final Agreement.
January 1, 2002
The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially comes into force.
April 4, 2002
The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
May 24, 2002
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
April 16, 2003
The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.
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