Year by year · 21st century
2024
2024 in world history: 6 events and 9 deaths. 188 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Powerful earthquake devastates Japan's Noto Peninsula
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year's Day, triggering tsunami warnings, fires and landslides. Including later disaster-related deaths, more than 500 people lost their lives.
Event
Hurricane Beryl
Hurricane Beryl was a powerful Atlantic hurricane of July 2024, the earliest on record to reach Category 5 strength.
In the profiles
Kingdom of SwedenSweden joins NATO
Johor SultanateSultan Ibrahim Iskandar becomes King of Malaysia
Republic of South AfricaThe ANC loses its majority and forms a Government of National Unity
Wars and longer events
Died in 2024 9
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). 2024. In The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2024
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- The Epoch Institute. “2024.” The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2024.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘2024’, The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2024 (Accessed: ).