1789: what happened around the world

In 1789, 34 events recorded on Erask's globe began — French Revolution, Mutiny on the Bounty and Women's March on Versailles among the best known. 64 more were already under way, such as Caucasian War and Russo-Turkish Wars. 26 things were founded or built that year, from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Georgetown University.

34events began
64already under way
26founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges24

Revolts, massacres and attacks9

Treaties, councils and politics1

Already under way in 178964

Came to an end in 17895

Founded or built in 178926

Stories that pass through 1789

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began NapoleonFrom Ajaccio to Saint Helena, 1769–1821

Nearby years

1780 1781 1782 1783 1785 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 All of the 18th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →