PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1837

In 1837 the atlas holds 526 states standing across 6 regions. 11 things began that year - The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes and Rebellions of 1837–1838 among them - and 5 ended; 38 people were born and 23 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1830s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1837

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

Wars and battles 1

Unrest and atrocity 6

Famine and plague 1

Natural disasters 1

Works and ideas 2

What ended in 1837

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

States 2

Wars and battles 2

Famine and plague 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1837 38

and 22 more in the atlas.

Died in 1837 23

and 7 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1837

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: 118 statesEurope118Middle East and North Africa: 62 statesMiddle East and North Africa62Sub-Saharan Africa: 47 statesSub-Saharan Africa47South Asia: 167 statesSouth Asia167East and Southeast Asia: 65 statesEast and Southeast Asia65Americas and Oceania: 38 statesAmericas and Oceania38Location unknown: 29 statesLocation unknown29

Europe118 states

and 108 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa62 states

and 52 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa47 states

and 37 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia167 states

and 157 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia65 states

and 55 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania38 states

and 28 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown29 states

and 19 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1812 – 1862: every state, war and life of 1837 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1837: 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.