occur vs take place

occur and take place both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occur	No	No	Yes	No
take place	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, occur and take place are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of occur include come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, pass, pass off.

occur (verb)	take place (verb)
come to pass	come to pass
come to one's mind; suggest itself
to be found to exist