1879: what happened around the world

In 1879, 63 events recorded on Erask's globe began — War of the Pacific, Anglo-Zulu War and Battle of Rorke's Drift among the best known. 56 more were already under way, such as Russo-Turkish Wars and American Indian Wars. 97 things were founded or built that year, from Royal Exhibition Building and National Museum in Kraków.

63events began
56already under way
97founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges43

+3 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks7

Disasters6

Treaties, councils and politics3

Accidents and fires3

Expeditions1

Already under way in 187956

Came to an end in 18793

Founded or built in 187997

+67 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1879

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began

Nearby years

1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 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 →