PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1883

In 1883 the atlas holds 470 states standing across 6 regions. 16 things began that year - Treasure Island, The Adventures of Pinocchio and 234 Barbara among them - and 5 ended; 105 people were born and 43 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1880s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1883

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

States 1

Wars and battles 4

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 5

Works and ideas 5

What ended in 1883

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

States 4

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1883 105

and 89 more in the atlas.

Died in 1883 43

and 27 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1883

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: 93 statesEurope93Middle East and North Africa: 58 statesMiddle East and North Africa58Sub-Saharan Africa: 50 statesSub-Saharan Africa50South Asia: 152 statesSouth Asia152East and Southeast Asia: 60 statesEast and Southeast Asia60Americas and Oceania: 34 statesAmericas and Oceania34Location unknown: 23 statesLocation unknown23

Europe93 states

and 83 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa58 states

and 48 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa50 states

and 40 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia152 states

and 142 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia60 states

and 50 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania34 states

and 24 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown23 states

and 13 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1858 – 1908: every state, war and life of 1883 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1883: 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.