| the 5th century at B.C.？ | The signs have been left for the wall painting of the grave. (The prototype of the handball is done in the middle reaches of the Nile Basin) |
| about the 7th century at B.C. | The game that looks like the handball well exists. (It remains in ruins in Athens. ) |
| 3-4 century | The game that belongs to the handball that is called Urania was done. (The mosaic that throws a considerably big ball mutually to the floor in the Sicily palace remains. ) |
| 13-18 century | It is said that the game was done in France and Germany. |
| the 19th first half of the century | Corad Koch(1846-1911) developed in Germany. |
| 1898 | Holgar Nel started in Denmark, and it is named "hand ball". |
| the 20th beginning of century | It was taken up as a teaching material of the school physical education in Denmark and becomes popular. |
| 1917 | The 1st game was done in Germany (Berlin). |
| 1928 | International amateur handball league wasorganized. |
| 1934 | Seven-player rule was decided. |
| 1936 | It become Olympic event from the 11th Berlin rally. |
| Postwar days | Seven-player game became center in the north European nations. It became the double feature of the eleven-player game and seven-player game in. the east European nations Seven-player game came to interest the general public, because there are a lot of tempos about a fast, middle competition. |
| 1960's | The country that preserves eleven-player game becomes several countries in Central Europe such as East Germany and West Germany. |
| 1972 | It revives to Olympic event in the 20th Munich rally. |
| 1976 | The woman game becomes Olympic event from the 21th Montreal rally. |