diff --git a/backend.py b/backend.py
index cb413e0..9b879d7 100644
--- a/backend.py
+++ b/backend.py
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ class EventResource(BaseEvent):
     def on_delete(self, req, resp, id):
         db = db_connect()
         cur = db.cursor()
+        cur.execute("""INSERT INTO events_deleted SELECT events_id, createdate, lastupdate, events_type, events_what, events_when, events_geo, events_tags
+                                FROM events e
+                                WHERE e.events_id = %s;""", (id,));
         cur.execute("""DELETE FROM events WHERE events_id = %s;""", (id,));
         db.commit()
         cur.close()
diff --git a/setup.sql b/setup.sql
index a70fa6c..87cb6eb 100644
--- a/setup.sql
+++ b/setup.sql
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ CREATE TABLE events (
 );
 
 
+CREATE TABLE events_deleted (
+    events_id uuid,
+    createdate timestamp without time zone,
+    lastupdate timestamp without time zone,
+    events_type text,
+    events_what text,
+    events_when tstzrange,
+    events_geo text,
+    events_tags jsonb
+);
+
+
 --
 -- Name: geo; Type: TABLE; Schema: public; Owner: -
 --