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Year

The world in 1770

In 1770 the atlas holds 575 states standing across 6 regions. 9 things began that year - Boston Massacre, Battle of Chesma and Orlov revolt among them; 36 people were born and 2 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1770s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1770

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

States 2

Wars and battles 5

Unrest and atrocity 1

Famine and plague 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1770 36

and 20 more in the atlas.

Died in 1770 2

Standing in 1770

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: 207 statesEurope207Middle East and North Africa: 76 statesMiddle East and North Africa76Sub-Saharan Africa: 37 statesSub-Saharan Africa37South Asia: 146 statesSouth Asia146East and Southeast Asia: 69 statesEast and Southeast Asia69Americas and Oceania: 15 statesAmericas and Oceania15Location unknown: 25 statesLocation unknown25

Europe207 states

and 197 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 Asia146 states

and 136 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia69 states

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

Americas and Oceania15 states

and 5 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, 1745 – 1795: every state, war and life of 1770 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1770: 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.