1820    The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos.

1824    Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.

1913    A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos during the First Balkan War, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.

1916    World War I: A mine explodes and sinks HMHS Britannic in the Aegean Sea, killing 30 people.

1966    The Greek ship {{SS|Heraklion}} sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.

2004    All passengers are killed when a helicopter crashes in the Aegean Sea. Passengers include Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria and 16 others (including journalists and bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria).