1917: what happened around the world

In 1917, 381 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Russian Revolution, October Revolution and Russian Civil War among the best known. 112 more were already under way, such as Armenian Genocide and Mexican Revolution. 81 things were founded or built that year, from Finland and Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

381events began
112already under way
81founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges311

+271 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks36

Accidents and fires24

Disasters7

Treaties, councils and politics2

Expeditions1

Already under way in 1917112

Came to an end in 191712

Founded or built in 191781

+51 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1917

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

1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 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 →