1925: what happened around the world

In 1925, 165 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Locarno Treaties, Geneva Protocol and Great Syrian Revolt among the best known. 56 more were already under way, such as Basmachi movement and Rif War. 129 things were founded or built that year, from Pahlavi dynasty and National Palace Museum.

165events began
56already under way
129founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges121

+81 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires18

Revolts, massacres and attacks13

Treaties, councils and politics5

Disasters5

Expeditions3

Already under way in 192556

Came to an end in 19254

Founded or built in 1925129

+99 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1925

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

Nearby years

1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 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 →