July 24, 1783★★★★★
Birth of Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar, leader of independence movements across much of South America, is born in Caracas.
Birth· Venezuela
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September 3, 1783★★★★★
Treaty of Paris (1783) recognizes US independence
Britain signs a treaty with the United States in Paris, formally ending the American Revolutionary War and recognizing American independence.
Treaty· United States, United Kingdom
Ongoing
c. 15th century – c. 1860s★★★★★
The transatlantic slave trade
From the 16th to the 19th century, an estimated 12.5 million enslaved Africans were shipped across the Atlantic to the Americas, with profound consequences for both continents.
Economy· Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal, Angola, Brazil, United States, Portugal, United Kingdom
1639 – 1853★★★★★
Japan's sakoku isolation policy
The shogunate expels the Portuguese and severely restricts foreign contact, allowing only Dutch and Chinese trade at Nagasaki.
PoliticsEconomy· Japan
1772 – 1795★★★★★
Partitions of Poland
Russia, Prussia and Austria carve up the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in three partitions, erasing it from the map of Europe by 1795.
PoliticsTreaty· Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Germany, Austria