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| 1863 || 26–29 October || Conference || The constituent Conference giving birth to the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}} with the purpose to establish procedures to improve medical services on the battlefield and create national societies to aid the sick and wounded.<ref name="The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: challenges, key issues and achievements">{{cite web |title=The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: challenges, key issues and achievements |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/download/file/14154/irrc-876-bugnion.pdf |website=icrc.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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| 1863 || November 12 || Organization || The first National Society is formed in the {{w|Kingdom of Württemburg}}. The following year, National Societies are formed in the states of {{w|Baden}}, {{w|Bavaria}}, {{w|Hamburg}}, {{w|Hesse-Darmstadt}}, {{w|Mecklenburg-Schwerin}}, {{w|Oldenburg}}, {{w|Prussia}} and Saxe, all states in current-day Germany. The organization would merge in 1921 as the German Red Cross. The East German Red Cross fould would function between 1952 and 1991.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Germany}}
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| 1864 || February 4 || Organization || The {{w|Belgian Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Belgium}}
