1860: what happened around the world

In 1860, 71 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Convention of Peking, Expedition of the Thousand and 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus among the best known. 85 more were already under way, such as Second Opium War and Taiping Rebellion. 111 things were founded or built that year, from Miramare Castle and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

71events began
85already under way
111founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges45

+5 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks11

Accidents and fires8

Treaties, councils and politics5

Disasters1

Expeditions1

Already under way in 186085

Came to an end in 186011

Founded or built in 1860111

+81 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1860

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began The American Civil WarOne country, torn in two and taken back battle by battle, 1860–1865

Nearby years

1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 All of the 19th 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 →