World history, year by year

Pick a year and see what was happening everywhere at once: the battles and treaties that began, what was already under way, what came to an end and what was built. 450 years have a page of their own — the ones whose events are the most written about. For any other year, open the globe and move the time ruler.

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21st century25 years

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

20th century100 years

2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901

19th century98 years

1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1891 1890 1889 1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 1882 1881 1880 1879 1878 1877 1876 1875 1874 1873 1871 1870 1869 1868 1867 1866 1865 1864 1863 1862 1861 1860 1859 1858 1857 1856 1855 1854 1853 1852 1851 1850 1849 1848 1847 1846 1845 1844 1843 1842 1841 1840 1839 1838 1837 1836 1835 1834 1833 1832 1831 1830 1829 1828 1827 1826 1825 1824 1823 1822 1821 1820 1819 1818 1817 1816 1815 1814 1813 1812 1811 1810 1809 1808 1807 1806 1805 1804 1803 1802 1801

18th century63 years

1800 1799 1798 1797 1796 1795 1794 1793 1792 1791 1790 1789 1788 1785 1783 1782 1781 1780 1779 1778 1777 1776 1775 1774 1773 1770 1763 1762 1761 1760 1759 1758 1757 1756 1755 1754 1748 1747 1746 1745 1744 1741 1740 1739 1734 1733 1722 1719 1718 1716 1714 1713 1711 1710 1709 1708 1707 1706 1705 1704 1703 1702 1701

17th century55 years

1700 1697 1692 1691 1690 1689 1688 1683 1677 1676 1675 1674 1673 1672 1667 1666 1665 1664 1660 1659 1658 1657 1656 1655 1654 1653 1652 1651 1649 1648 1645 1644 1643 1642 1641 1640 1639 1638 1637 1635 1634 1632 1631 1629 1627 1626 1625 1622 1621 1620 1618 1614 1609 1605 1601

16th century44 years

1600 1598 1597 1595 1593 1592 1590 1585 1582 1580 1579 1578 1573 1572 1571 1570 1569 1568 1567 1565 1562 1560 1558 1556 1555 1554 1552 1545 1542 1538 1534 1532 1529 1527 1526 1524 1522 1521 1520 1519 1516 1514 1513 1509

15th century18 years

1500 1499 1494 1492 1487 1485 1471 1467 1460 1455 1453 1431 1429 1422 1420 1415 1410 1402

14th century10 years

1386 1385 1356 1346 1340 1337 1333 1315 1303 1302

13th century13 years

1282 1274 1260 1242 1241 1240 1223 1221 1220 1213 1205 1204 1202

12th century4 years

1189 1187 1180 1147

11th century4 years

1099 1097 1096 1066

7th century7 years

680 642 636 634 633 627 624

5th century1 years

451

1st century1 years

66

1st century BC3 years

49 BC 52 BC 58 BC

3rd century BC3 years

214 BC 217 BC 218 BC

5th century BC1 years

480 BC