1975: what happened around the world

In 1975, 181 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Lebanese Civil War, Helsinki Accords and Angolan Civil War among the best known. 78 more were already under way, such as Cultural Revolution and Iranian Revolution. 152 things were founded or built that year, from Mozambique and Timor-Leste.

181events began
78already under way
152founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges57

+17 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks54

+14 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires47

+7 less-known, on the globe.

Disasters14

Treaties, councils and politics9

Already under way in 197578

Came to an end in 19759

Founded or built in 1975152

+122 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1975

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

1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 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 →