Century
21st century
The years 2001 – 2026, so far. The atlas records 94,885 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 2001 – 2026
- 94,885 events
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 11 September 2001September 11 attacksAttack · North America
- 2019COVID-19 pandemicEpidemic · East Asia
- 2023 – 2020sGaza WarWar · Middle East
- 5 November 20242024 United States presidential electionElection · North America
- 3 November 20202020 United States presidential electionElection · North America
- 26 December 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquakeNatural disaster · Southeast Asia
- 7 October 2023Gaza genocideAttack · Middle East
- 2006 – 2023TwitterEvent
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
- Sudanese civil war15 April 2023 · War15 April 2023
- War in Darfur2003 – 2020 · War2003 – 2020
- Tunisian revolution2010 – 2011 · Event2010 – 2011
- Libyan Civil War15 February 2011 · War15 February 2011
- 2011 Egyptian revolution25 January 2011 · Protest25 January 2011
- 2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake8 September 2023 · Natural disaster8 September 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
- Arab Spring2010 – 2012 · War2010 – 2012
- Mali War16 January 2012 · War16 January 2012
- Somali Civil War31 January 2009 · War31 January 2009
- 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état attempt14 November 2017 · Rebellion14 November 2017
- Western African Ebola virus epidemic2013 – 2016 · Epidemic2013 – 2016
- War in Somalia2006 – 2009 · War2006 – 2009
Middle East
- Syrian Civil War2011 – 2024 · War2011 – 2024
- 2026 Iran War28 February 2026 · Crime28 February 2026
- 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes6 February 2023 · Natural disaster6 February 2023
- Russo-Georgian War7 August 2008 · War7 August 2008
- Second Nagorno-Karabakh War27 September 2020 · War27 September 2020
- Yemeni Civil War16 September 2014 · War16 September 2014
Europe
- Brexit31 January 2020 · Event31 January 2020
- Euromaidan2013 – 2014 · Protest2013 – 2014
- Paris Agreement12 December 2015 · Treaty12 December 2015
- War in Donbas2014 – 2022 · Event2014 – 2022
- Russian annexation of Crimea20 February 2014 · Event20 February 2014
- Revolution of Dignity2013 – 2014 · Rebellion2013 – 2014
Central Asia
- Turkmenistan new manat1 January 2009 · Event1 January 2009
- 2022 Kazakh unrest2 January 2022 · Protest2 January 2022
- Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 824325 December 2024 · Event25 December 2024
- 2021 Kyrgyz presidential election10 January 2021 · Election10 January 2021
- 2017 Kyrgyz presidential election15 October 2017 · Election15 October 2017
- Tulip Revolution22 March 2005 · Rebellion22 March 2005
South Asia
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001 – 2021 · War2001 – 2021
- April 2015 Nepal earthquake25 April 2015 · Natural disaster25 April 2015
- Fall of Kabul15 August 2021 · Siege15 August 2021
- 2026 Nepal–Tibet floods26 August 2026 · Natural disaster26 August 2026
- Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts10 October 2026 · Event10 October 2026
- 26/11 Mumbai attacks26 November 2008 · Attack26 November 2008
East Asia
- 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami11 March 2011 · Natural disaster11 March 2011
- Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster11 March 2011 · Accident11 March 2011
- 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests15 March 2019 · Protest15 March 2019
- persecution of Uyghurs in China2014 – 21st century · Attack2014 – 21st century
- 2015 Tianjin explosions12 August 2015 · Accident12 August 2015
- assassination of Shinzō Abe8 July 2022 · Political8 July 2022
Southeast Asia
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 3708 March 2014 · Event8 March 2014
- Myanmar Civil War5 May 2021 · War5 May 2021
- 2021 Myanmar coup d'état1 February 2021 · Political1 February 2021
- 2002 Bali bombings2002 · Attack2002
- 2014 Thai coup d'état22 May 2014 · Political22 May 2014
- Rohingya genocide9 October 2016 · Attack9 October 2016
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 2010 Haiti earthquake12 January 2010 · Natural disaster12 January 2010
- Mexican drug war11 December 2006 · War11 December 2006
- Hurricane Irma30 August 2017 · Natural disaster30 August 2017
- Hurricane Patricia20 October 2015 · Natural disaster20 October 2015
- United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement1 July 2020 · Treaty1 July 2020
- Hurricane Ian23 September 2022 · Natural disaster23 September 2022
South America
- 2026 Venezuela earthquakes24 June 2026 · Natural disaster24 June 2026
- 2022 Brazilian general election2 October 2022 · Election2 October 2022
- 2010 Copiapó mining accident5 August 2010 · Accident5 August 2010
- crisis in Venezuela2010 – 2025 · Event2010 – 2025
- 2010 Chile earthquake27 February 2010 · Natural disaster27 February 2010
- LaMia Flight 293328 November 2016 · Accident28 November 2016
North America
- 2016 United States presidential election8 November 2016 · Election8 November 2016
- American Airlines Flight 1111 September 2001 · Attack11 September 2001
- January 6 United States Capitol attack6 January 2021 · Rebellion6 January 2021
- attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania13 July 2024 · Natural disaster13 July 2024
- United Airlines Flight 9311 September 2001 · Attack11 September 2001
- United Airlines Flight 17511 September 2001 · Attack11 September 2001
Oceania
- Christchurch mosque shootings15 March 2019 · Attack15 March 2019
- February 2011 Christchurch earthquake22 February 2011 · Natural disaster22 February 2011
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand28 February 2020 · Epidemic28 February 2020
- 2025 Bondi Beach shooting14 December 2025 · Attack14 December 2025
- Trans-Pacific Partnership4 February 2016 · Treaty4 February 2016
- 2014 Sydney hostage crisis15 December 2014 · Natural disaster15 December 2014
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.No realm of ours is recorded in these years.
Wonders
Being built, or standingStanding
- The Pyramids of Gizac. 2600 – 2510 BCE · Giza, Egyptc. 2600 – 2510 BCE
- The Abu Simbel Templesc. 1264 – 1244 BCE · Abu Simbel, Egyptc. 1264 – 1244 BCE
- The Obelisk of Axumc. 300 CE · Axum, Ethiopiac. 300 CE
- The Church of Saint George, Lalibelac. 1200 – 1220 · Lalibela, Ethiopiac. 1200 – 1220
- Great Zimbabwec. 1200 – 1400 · Masvingo, Zimbabwec. 1200 – 1400
- The Great Mosque of Djennéc. 1250 · Djenné, Malic. 1250
- The Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 – 2050 BCE · Nasiriyah, Iraqc. 2100 – 2050 BCE
- The Ishtar Gatec. 575 – 569 BCE · Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germanyc. 575 – 569 BCE
- Al-Khazneh, Petrac. 1 CE · Petra, Jordanc. 1 CE
- The Dome of the Rock691 – 692 CE · Jerusalem691 – 692 CE
- Stonehengec. 2600 – 2400 BCE · Wiltshire, Englandc. 2600 – 2400 BCE
- The Parthenon447 – 432 BCE · Athens, Greece447 – 432 BCE
- The Colosseum72 – 80 CE · Rome, Italy72 – 80 CE
- Hagia Sophia532 – 537 CE · Istanbul, Turkey532 – 537 CE
- Notre-Dame de Paris1163 – 1260 · Paris, France1163 – 1260
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa1173 – 1372 · Pisa, Italy1173 – 1372
- Saint Basil's Cathedral1555 – 1561 · Moscow, Russia1555 – 1561
- The Church of the Transfiguration, Kizhi1714 · Kizhi Island, Karelia, Russia1714
- The Eiffel Tower1887 – 1889 · Paris, France1887 – 1889
- The Great Stupa at Sanchic. 250 – 50 BCE · Sanchi, Indiac. 250 – 50 BCE
- The Brihadisvara Temple1003 – 1010 · Thanjavur, India1003 – 1010
- Qutb Minar1199 – 1220 · Delhi, India1199 – 1220
- The Taj Mahal1632 – 1653 · Agra, India1632 – 1653
- The Great Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
- The Terracotta Armyc. 246 – 210 BCE · Xi'an, Chinac. 246 – 210 BCE
- The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji745 – 758 CE · Nara, Japan745 – 758 CE
- The Forbidden City1406 – 1420 · Beijing, China1406 – 1420
- Himeji Castle1601 – 1609 · Himeji, Japan1601 – 1609
- The Potala Palace1645 – 1694 · Lhasa, Tibet, China1645 – 1694
- Borobudurc. 780 – 833 CE · Magelang, Indonesiac. 780 – 833 CE
- Angkor Watc. 1113 – 1150 · Siem Reap, Cambodiac. 1113 – 1150
- The Temple of Literature1070 · Hanoi, Vietnam1070
- The Pyramid of the Sunc. 200 CE · Teotihuacan, Mexicoc. 200 CE
- Tikal Temple Ic. 734 – 745 CE · Petén, Guatemalac. 734 – 745 CE
- El Castillo, Chichén Itzác. 900 – 1000 CE · Yucatán, Mexicoc. 900 – 1000 CE
- Machu Picchuc. 1450 – 1470 · Cusco Region, Peruc. 1450 – 1470
- Monks Mound, Cahokiac. 900 – 1200 CE · Collinsville, Illinois, USAc. 900 – 1200 CE
- Parliament Hill1859 – 1866 · Ottawa, Canada1859 – 1866
- The Statue of Liberty1876 – 1884 · New York, USA1876 – 1884
- Christ the Redeemer1922 – 1931 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1922 – 1931
- The Golden Gate Bridge1933 – 1937 · San Francisco, USA1933 – 1937
- The Moai of Ahu Tongarikic. 1250 – 1500 · Rapa Nui, Chilec. 1250 – 1500
- The Royal Exhibition Building1879 – 1880 · Melbourne, Australia1879 – 1880
- The Sydney Opera House1959 – 1973 · Sydney, Australia1959 – 1973
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Grand Trunk Roadc. 500 BCE – today · by landc. 500 BCE – today
- Darb el-Arbaʽin (Forty Days Road)c. 200 BCE – today · by landc. 200 BCE – today
- Grand Canal609 CE – today · by river609 CE – today
- Azalai salt caravansc. 1590 – today · by landc. 1590 – today
- Suez Canal Route1869 – today · by sea and river1869 – today
- Panama Canal Route1914 – today · by sea and river1914 – today
- Northern Sea Route1932 – today · by sea1932 – today
Great people
Alive in these years, in the halls of the Agora of Ages- 1911 – 2004Ronald Reagan40th president; end of the Cold WarAmerican Presidents
- 1911 – 2013Võ Nguyên GiápGeneral; Điện Biên Phủ (1954)Vietnamese Commanders
- Hillary 1919 – 2008; Tenzing 1914 – 1986Edmund Hillary & Tenzing NorgayFirst ascent of Everest, 29 May 1953Explorers
- 1917 – 2002Văn Tiến DũngGeneral; commanded the 1975 offensive that took SaigonVietnamese Commanders
- 1927 – 2014Gabriel García MárquezOne Hundred Years of SolitudeWriters & Poets
- 1930 – 2012Neil ArmstrongFirst person on the Moon (1969)Explorers
- born 1955Tim Berners-LeeInventor of the World Wide WebInventors & Engineers
