1914: what happened around the world

In 1914, 362 events recorded on Erask's globe began — assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, First Battle of the Marne and Western Front among the best known. 58 more were already under way, such as Mexican Revolution and Russo-Turkish Wars. 170 things were founded or built that year, from Allies of the First World War and Czechoslovak Legions.

362events began
58already under way
170founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges290

+250 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks29

Accidents and fires20

Expeditions11

Treaties, councils and politics8

Disasters4

Already under way in 191458

Came to an end in 19144

Founded or built in 1914170

+140 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1914

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 The First World WarSarajevo to Versailles, five years to the day

Nearby years

1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 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 →