1933: what happened around the world

In 1933, 99 events recorded on Erask's globe began — The Holocaust, Montevideo Convention and Reichskonkordat among the best known. 66 more were already under way, such as Holodomor and Chinese Civil War. 125 things were founded or built that year, from Nazi Germany and Dachau concentration camp.

99events began
66already under way
125founded or built
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Accidents and fires30

Wars, battles and sieges28

Revolts, massacres and attacks23

Disasters8

Treaties, councils and politics5

Expeditions5

Already under way in 193366

Came to an end in 193310

Founded or built in 1933125

+95 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1933

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

1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 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 →