1949: what happened around the world

In 1949, 157 events recorded on Erask's globe began — North Atlantic Treaty, Fourth Geneva Convention and Second Geneva Convention among the best known. 67 more were already under way, such as Chinese Civil War and First Indochina War. 78 things were founded or built that year, from Germany and People's Republic of China.

157events began
67already under way
78founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges95

+55 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires21

Revolts, massacres and attacks19

Treaties, councils and politics11

Disasters9

Expeditions2

Already under way in 194967

Came to an end in 194920

Founded or built in 194978

+48 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1949

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 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 →