1915: what happened around the world

In 1915, 360 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Armenian Genocide, Gallipoli Campaign and Treaty of London among the best known. 112 more were already under way, such as Mexican Revolution and Western Front. 107 things were founded or built that year, from Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Skogskyrkogården.

360events began
112already under way
107founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges311

+271 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks27

Accidents and fires11

Disasters5

Treaties, councils and politics3

Expeditions3

Already under way in 1915112

Came to an end in 191521

Founded or built in 1915107

+77 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1915

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

1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 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 →