1945: what happened around the world

In 1945, 622 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Charter of the United Nations, atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Nuremberg trials among the best known. 179 more were already under way, such as The Holocaust and Eastern Front. 51 things were founded or built that year, from Indonesia and North Vietnam.

622events began
179already under way
51founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges342

+302 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks217

+177 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires49

+9 less-known, on the globe.

Treaties, councils and politics8

Disasters4

Expeditions1

Other events1

Already under way in 1945179

Came to an end in 1945122

Founded or built in 194551

+21 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1945

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 Second World WarFrom the Marco Polo Bridge to Tokyo Bay, 1937–1945 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

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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 →