1918: what happened around the world

In 1918, 617 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Finnish Civil War and German Revolution of 1918–1919 among the best known. 115 more were already under way, such as Armenian Genocide and Russian Civil War. 100 things were founded or built that year, from Poland and Austria.

617events began
115already under way
100founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges510

+470 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks60

+20 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires21

Treaties, councils and politics14

Disasters8

Expeditions3

Other events1

Already under way in 1918115

Came to an end in 191844

Founded or built in 1918100

+70 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1918

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

1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 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 →