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Oulu

city in the North Ostrobothnia region, Finland

8 dated entries naming Oulu, drawn from 8 separate years between 1605 CE and 2018 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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17th century

  • 1605April 8 – The city of Oulu (Uleåborg) is founded by King Charles IX of Sweden.source
  • 1652October 2 – The Great Fire of Oulu destroys almost all of the houses of the town’s bourgeoisie, the provision warehouses and the drawbridge of Oulu Castle, in the town of Oulu, Finland.source

19th century

  • 1875September 24 – The 1864 play Heath Cobblers by Aleksis Kivi is premiered for the first time in Oulu, Finland.source
  • 1882November 2 – The Great Fire of Oulu destroys 27 buildings in the downtown of Oulu, Finland.source

20th century

  • 1944September 2 – The last execution of a Finn in Finland will take place when soldier Olavi Laiho is executed by shooting in Oulu.source
  • 1978September 30 – Finnair Flight 405 aircraft is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.source
  • 1987January 17 – The Jumalan teatteri ("The theatre of God") theatre students' group cause a huge scandal at the Oulu City Theatre in Oulu, Finland by throwing excrement, eggs and yoghurt on the audience during their two-minute performance.source

21st century

  • 2018December 1 – The Oulu Police informed the public about the first offence of the much larger child sexual exploitation in Oulu, Finland.source

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