1953: what happened around the world

In 1953, 115 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Cuban Revolution, 1953 Iranian coup d'état and East German uprising of 1953 among the best known. 73 more were already under way, such as Korean War and First Indochina War. 109 things were founded or built that year, from Cambodia and Yad Vashem.

115events began
73already under way
109founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges49

+9 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires29

Revolts, massacres and attacks18

Disasters10

Treaties, councils and politics6

Expeditions3

Already under way in 195373

Came to an end in 195311

Founded or built in 1953109

+79 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1953

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

1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 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 →