happened, occurred
Los dos accidentes ocurrieron al mismo tiempo.
The two accidents occurred at the same time.
Quien sabe, quizás podrán esclarecer algunas cosas que ocurrieron en este país.
Who knows, perhaps they’ll be able to shed some light on things that happened in this country.
— La cinta blanca (2009)
Ocurrieron muchas cosas esa noche.
Many things happened that night.