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Year

The world in 1916

In 1916 the atlas holds 410 states standing across 6 regions. 85 things began that year - Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme and Sykes–Picot Agreement among them - and 11 ended; 60 people were born and 49 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1910s page, and to its century on the 20th century.

What began in 1916

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

States 6

Wars and battles 58

and 48 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 3

Famine and plague 1

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 3

Works and ideas 13

and 3 more in the atlas.

What ended in 1916

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

States 3

Wars and battles 8

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1916 60

and 44 more in the atlas.

Died in 1916 49

and 33 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1916

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: 48 statesMiddle East and North Africa48Sub-Saharan Africa: 27 statesSub-Saharan Africa27South Asia: 155 statesSouth Asia155East and Southeast Asia: 43 statesEast and Southeast Asia43Americas and Oceania: 36 statesAmericas and Oceania36Location unknown: 8 statesLocation unknown8

Europe93 states

and 83 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa48 states

and 38 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa27 states

and 17 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia155 states

and 145 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia43 states

and 33 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania36 states

and 26 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown8 states

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1891 – 1941: every state, war and life of 1916 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1916: 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.