1969: what happened around the world

In 1969, 133 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Hundred Hour War, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and Moro conflict among the best known. 98 more were already under way, such as Cultural Revolution and The Troubles. 138 things were founded or built that year, from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne and 875 North Michigan Avenue.

133events began
98already under way
138founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges42

+2 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks42

+2 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires33

Disasters10

Treaties, councils and politics5

Expeditions1

Already under way in 196998

Came to an end in 196911

Founded or built in 1969138

+108 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1969

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

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 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 →