PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1899

In 1899 the atlas holds 441 states standing across 6 regions. 39 things began that year - Radon, Actinium and Oedipus complex among them - and 11 ended; 98 people were born and 30 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1890s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1899

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

States 6

Wars and battles 19

and 9 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 2

Famine and plague 2

Treaties 2

Works and ideas 8

What ended in 1899

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

States 5

Wars and battles 5

Natural disasters 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1899 98

and 82 more in the atlas.

Died in 1899 30

and 14 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1899

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: 95 statesEurope95Middle East and North Africa: 57 statesMiddle East and North Africa57Sub-Saharan Africa: 33 statesSub-Saharan Africa33South Asia: 151 statesSouth Asia151East and Southeast Asia: 59 statesEast and Southeast Asia59Americas and Oceania: 32 statesAmericas and Oceania32Location unknown: 14 statesLocation unknown14

Europe95 states

and 85 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa57 states

and 47 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa33 states

and 23 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia151 states

and 141 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia59 states

and 49 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania32 states

and 22 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown14 states

and 4 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1874 – 1924: every state, war and life of 1899 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1899: 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.