An event is that, a situation, an event, among others, what happens, meanwhile, we usually apply it especially when what happens is covered with a certain importance; In other words, that I go out for a run in the morning is a concrete event, that is, it happens, although, this sense of the term that we mentioned presents absolutely agreement with your reference if while I am running I am the object of an armed robbery, here, if it becomes a concrete event.
The concept of event is generally associated with journalistic fact, meanwhile, information or news will be considered an event if it has that importance that we mentioned and therefore it is plausible to be published or told through a mass media.
So, if we take into account the case that we indicated as an example lines above, the fact that I go out for a walk is not news, however, it immediately becomes news if on that walk I was the subject of an act of crime with violence.
Likewise, unfortunate or criminal eventsIn common parlance, we usually designate them as an event. I really experienced an unpleasant event when my sister passed out on the street while we were walking.
On the other hand and at the request of the Physics and Philosophy an event is that point in time that is able to distinguish itself from another similar from the changes that occur in a certain systemSo in this sense, there will be a before and after the event in question; for example, in philosophy it will be the aspect that things offer to our senses, that is, the first contact we have with things.
For the Statistics, an event involves a subset of a sampling space, that is, the set of possible results that can be given within the random experiment.
On History, an event is an event or historical fact which, due to its importance, stands out, for example, French Revolution it was a success.
And another use that presents the term in colloquial language allows to refer to the success or positive outcome of an invested business or event. Diego Torres' new CD is a sales success.
