PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1764

In 1764 the atlas holds 576 states standing across 6 regions. 19 things began that year - Messier 3, Trifid Nebula and Dumbbell Nebula among them - and 3 ended; 13 people were born and 5 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1760s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1764

By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.

Wars and battles 1

Works and ideas 18

and 8 more in the atlas.

What ended in 1764

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 1

Wars and battles 1

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1764 13

Died in 1764 5

Standing in 1764

The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.

Europe: 212 statesEurope212Middle East and North Africa: 76 statesMiddle East and North Africa76Sub-Saharan Africa: 37 statesSub-Saharan Africa37South Asia: 141 statesSouth Asia141East and Southeast Asia: 69 statesEast and Southeast Asia69Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 25 statesLocation unknown25

Europe212 states

and 202 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa76 states

and 66 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa37 states

and 27 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia141 states

and 131 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia69 states

and 59 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania16 states

and 6 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown25 states

and 15 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1739 – 1789: every state, war and life of 1764 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1764: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.