1905: what happened around the world

In 1905, 71 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Russian Revolution of 1905, Bloody Sunday and Treaty of Portsmouth among the best known. 63 more were already under way, such as Russo-Japanese War and Russo-Turkish Wars. 151 things were founded or built that year, from Norway and University of Sheffield.

71events began
63already under way
151founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges24

Revolts, massacres and attacks21

Accidents and fires11

Disasters6

Expeditions6

Treaties, councils and politics3

Already under way in 190563

Came to an end in 19058

Founded or built in 1905151

+121 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1905

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012

Nearby years

1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 All of the 20th 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 →