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Below is a list of political or geological events which would alter the appearance of a World Map. Changes usually include the alteration of borders, the creation and fall of nations, as well as the name changes of countries. Through the knowledge of such dates and events, the approximate year and age of a World Map could be calculated and estimated.

Contents 1 21st century 1.1 2008 1.2 2007 1.3 2006 1.4 2003 1.5 2002 2 20th century 2.1 1990s 2.1.1 1999 2.1.2 1997 2.1.3 1995 2.1.4 1993 2.1.5 1992 2.1.6 1991 2.1.7 1990 2.2 1980s 2.2.1 1984 2.2.2 1981 2.2.3 1980 2.3 1970s 2.3.1 1977 2.3.2 1975 2.3.3 1973 2.3.4 1972 2.4 1960s 2.4.1 1967 2.4.2 1964 2.4.3 1961 2.5 1950s 2.5.1 1958 2.5.2 1957 2.5.3 1955 2.5.4 1954 2.5.5 1953 2.6 1940s 2.6.1 1949 2.6.2 1947 2.6.3 1946 2.7 1930s 2.7.1 1939 2.8 1900s 2.8.1 1905 3 19th century 3.1 1884 3.2 1878 3.3 1873 3.4 1869 3.5 1867 3.6 1850 3.7 1847 3.8 1839 3.9 1833 3.10 1830 3.11 1819 4 18th century 4.1 1707 5 16th century 5.1 1501 6 15th century 6.1 1494 6.2 1492 7 10th century 8 1st century AD 9 8th century BCE 9.1 753 10 1300 BCE 11 70000 BCE 11.1 See also

[edit] 21st century

[edit] 2008

• February 17 - Kosovo declares independence with only partial recognition.

[edit] 2007

• July 1 - In Russia, the new krai of Kamchatka Krai is created by the unification of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryak Autonomous Okrug

[edit] 2006

• June 8 - Dissolution of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro into two separate states: Serbia and Montenegro

[edit] 2003

• February 4 - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia reconstituted into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

[edit] 2002

• May 20 - Independence of East Timor (Timor-Leste) from Indonesia

[edit] 20th century

[edit] 1990s

[edit] 1999

• December 31 - Transfer of the Panama Canal Zone from the United States of America to Panama
• December 20 - Transfer of Macau from Portugal to the People's Republic of China
• April 1 - Nunavut separated from the remainder of the Northwest Territories in northern Canada

[edit] 1997

• July 1 - Transfer of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China
• May 17 - Zaire renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] 1995

• In India, the city of Bombay is renamed to Mumbai

[edit] 1993

• May 24 - Independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia
• January 1 - Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia

[edit] 1992

• April 6 - International recognition of the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• January 15 - Independence of Croatia and Slovenia widely recognized

[edit] 1991

• December 26 - Dissolution of the Soviet Union
• September 8 - The Republic of Macedonia declares independence from Yugoslavia
• August 20 - Independence of Estonia from the Soviet Union
• June 25 - Croatia and Slovenia declare independence from Yugoslavia
• Independence of Armenia from the Soviet Union
• May 18 - Somaliland declares independence from Somalia

[edit] 1990

• October 3 - Reunification of Germany. The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) integrates the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
• May 22 - Unification of Yemen
• May 4 - Latvia declares independence from the Soviet Union
• March 21 - Independence of Namibia (formerly South-West Africa) from South Africa
• March 11 - Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union

[edit] 1980s

[edit] 1984

• August 4 - Upper Volta is renamed to Burkina Faso

[edit] 1981

• September 21 - Independence of Belize, which was British Honduras before 1973

[edit] 1980

• April 18 - Republic of Rhodesia into the Republic of Zimbabwe

[edit] 1970s

[edit] 1977

• June 27 - Independence of French Somaliland into Republic of Djibouti

[edit] 1975

• November 11 - Independence of Angola from Portugal.
• June 25 - Independence of Mozambique from Portugal.
• May 16 - Sikkim officially becomes the 22nd state of the Indian Union
• South Vietnam reunited with North Vietnam at end of Vietnam War
• Dahomey is renamed to Benin

[edit] 1973

• June 1 - British Honduras renamed Belize

[edit] 1972

• February 10 - The Island of Rockall Act formally incorporated the island into the United Kingdom.
• January 11 - Bangladesh wins independence from Pakistan, changing name from East Pakistan

[edit] 1960s

[edit] 1967

• June 19 - Israel occupies the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights after winning the Six Day War

[edit] 1964

• October 29 - The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed to Republic of Tanzania
• October 24 - Northern Rhodesia became independent Zambia
• July 6 - British colony Nyasaland becomes independent Malawi
• April 26 - Tanganyika and Zanzibar are united under the name United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
• January 1 - British Honduras became self-governing

[edit] 1961

• September 28 - Syria leaves the United Arab Republic, returning to the name of Syria

[edit] 1950s

[edit] 1958

• February 1 - Syria and Egypt form the United Arab Republic

[edit] 1957

• March 6 - British Colony The Gold Coast becomes independent Ghana

[edit] 1955

• September 18 - Rockall officially claimed by the United Kingdom

[edit] 1954

• End of the Free Territory of Trieste, divided between Italy and Yugoslavia
• April 27 - Geneva Accords grant independence to Vietnam, provisionally divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

[edit] 1953

• July 27 - Korean War partitions Korean peninsula.

[edit] 1940s

[edit] 1949

• Republic of China established in Taiwan, People's Republic of China established on mainland China
• Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) established in U.S., British, and French occupation zones of Germany
• German Democratic Republic (East Germany) established in Soviet occupation zone of Germany

[edit] 1947

• August 15 - India becomes independent, adopts the name "Republic of India"
• August 14 - Pakistan became independent from British India
• February 17 - Free Territory of Trieste established including parts of Italy and Yugoslavia

[edit] 1946

• The city of Königsberg is renamed Kaliningrad in the Soviet Union

[edit] 1930s

[edit] 1939

• Soviet Union annexes Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
• Poland partitioned between Germany and Soviet Union

[edit] 1900s

[edit] 1905

• Union between Sweden and Norway dissolved:

June 7 - Norway's parliament declares independence

October 26 - Sweden recognizes Norway as an independent country

• May 15 - In the United States of America, the railway town of Las Vegas, Nevada was founded.

[edit] 19th century

[edit] 1884

• The Greenwich prime meridian becomes the international standard reference for cartographers.

[edit] 1878

• July 13 - The Treaty of Berlin recognizes the independence of the principalities of Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.

[edit] 1873

• November 17 - The Hungarian cities of Buda, Pest and Óbuda are united as Budapest, the new capital.

[edit] 1869

• November 16 - Opening of the Suez Canal

[edit] 1867

• October 18 - The United States of America purchase Alaska from Russia
• May 29 - The Austrian Empire becomes Austria-Hungary

[edit] 1850

• September 9 - California becomes a state of the United States of America.

[edit] 1847

• July 26 - Americo-Liberian settlers declared the independence of the Republic of Liberia

[edit] 1839

• April 19 - The Treaty of London recognized Belgium as an independent and neutral country.

[edit] 1833

• January 2 - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland took over the Falkland Islands from the Argentine Confederation

[edit] 1830

• October 4 - The Kingdom of Belgium declares independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Full recognition will follow in 1839.

[edit] 1819

• Alabama becomes the 22nd state of the Union.

[edit] 18th century

[edit] 1707

• May 1 - The creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain through the Acts of Union

[edit] 16th century

[edit] 1501

• May 20 - Joao da Nova Castell discovers Ascension Island

[edit] 15th century

[edit] 1494

• May 3 - Christopher Columbus discovers Xamayca

[edit] 1492

• Christopher Columbus discovers America

[edit] 10th century

• Gunnbjörn Ulfsson spots islands off the coast of Greenland. European discovery of the island itself is dated to the 980s, when explorers arrived from Iceland and Norway.

[edit] 1st century AD

• 43-47 - The Romans found Londinium, a town that will with time become modern London.

[edit] 8th century BCE

[edit] 753

• April 21 - The foundation of the city of Rome. The precise date is based on legend, and archaeological evidence suggests Rome did grow to city size from an earlier village in the 8th century BCE.

[edit] 1300 BCE

• Earliest date given to the arrival of Polynesian settlers to what is today New Zealand

[edit] 70000 BCE

• Earliest date given to the arrival of Indigenous Australian settlers to what is today Australia

[edit] See also

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