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Major Events of the Year In this section of our website, for each year, we have listed some major historical and news events and stories from around the world, as well as sporting events and achievements that took place in that year. If you would like to know what happened in the year of your birth, or find out what happened in the year of your child's birth, this is the place to find out. Please select a year:   1900s 1900  1901  1902  1903  1904  1905  1906  1907  1908  1909  1910s 1910  1911  1912  1913  1914  1915  1916  1917  1918  1919  1920s 1920  1921  1922  1923  1924  1925  1926  1927  1928  1929  1930s 1930  1931  1932  1933  1934  1935  1936  1937  1938  1939  1940s 1940  1941  1942  1943  1944  1945  1946  1947  1948  1949  1950s 1950  1951  1952  1953  1954  1955  1956  1957  1958  1959  1960s 1960  1961  1962  1963  1964  1965  1966  1967  1968  1969  1970s 1970  1971  1972  1973  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980s 1980  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990s 1990  1991  1992  1993  1994  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000s 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010s 2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019

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