1919: what happened around the world

In 1919, 300 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Treaty of Versailles, Paris Peace Conference and Polish–Soviet War among the best known. 112 more were already under way, such as Armenian Genocide and Russian Civil War. 83 things were founded or built that year, from Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.

300events began
112already under way
83founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges167

+127 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks103

+63 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires16

Treaties, councils and politics8

Expeditions4

Disasters1

Other events1

Already under way in 1919112

Came to an end in 191930

Founded or built in 191983

+53 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1919

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

1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 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 →