1951: what happened around the world

In 1951, 118 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Treaty of San Francisco, ANZUS and Treaty of Paris among the best known. 71 more were already under way, such as Korean War and First Indochina War. 97 things were founded or built that year, from Goethe-Institut and Polish Academy of Sciences.

118events began
71already under way
97founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges68

+28 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires32

Revolts, massacres and attacks11

Treaties, councils and politics5

Disasters2

Already under way in 195171

Came to an end in 19518

Founded or built in 195197

+67 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1951

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

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 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 →