Famous Declarations in History
Famous Declarations In History is a structured history dataset with 17 entries. Its fields include Declaration, Year, Origin. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 17 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Declaration, Year, Origin, Key Authors, Impact, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1215 to 2007
- Across 17 preview rows
- Origin groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 17 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Declaration, Year, and Origin across history entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 17 downloadable records
Declaration↕ | Year↕ | Origin↕ | Key Authors↕ | Impact↕ | Notes↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magna Carta | 1215 | England | English barons, Archbishop Langton | Limited royal power | Forced on King John at Runnymede, foundational to rule of law and constitutional government |
| 95 Theses | 1517 | Holy Roman Empire | Martin Luther | Launched Protestant Reformation | Nailed to Wittenberg church door, challenged Catholic indulgences and remade Europe |
| Mayflower Compact | 1620 | English colonies (Plymouth) | Pilgrim colonists | Early self-governance pact | First governing document of Plymouth Colony, foundation for American political tradition |
| English Bill of Rights | 1689 | England | Convention Parliament | Curbed monarchy, affirmed Parliament | After Glorious Revolution, established free elections and right to petition |
| US Declaration of Independence | 1776 | United States | Jefferson, Adams, Franklin | Birth of the United States | All men are created equal, inspired revolutions worldwide, founding American document |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen | 1789 | France | Lafayette and French National Assembly | Core of French Revolution | Proclaimed liberty, equality, fraternity, influenced democratic thought across Europe |
| US Bill of Rights | 1791 | United States | James Madison | Codified American civil liberties | First 10 amendments to US Constitution, protected free speech, religion, due process |
| Declaration of Sentiments | 1848 | United States | Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Launched US women's rights movement | Seneca Falls convention document modeled on Declaration of Independence |
| Communist Manifesto | 1848 | Belgium/Prussia | Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels | Shaped global socialism | Workers of the world unite, blueprint for 20th century revolutions |
| Emancipation Proclamation | 1863 | United States | Abraham Lincoln | Freed slaves in Confederate states | Executive order during Civil War, redefined Union war aims around ending slavery |
| Balfour Declaration | 1917 | United Kingdom | Arthur Balfour | Endorsed Jewish homeland in Palestine | 67-word letter whose consequences still shape the Middle East |
| Fourteen Points | 1918 | United States | Woodrow Wilson | Outlined postwar peace framework | Proposed self-determination and League of Nations, partly adopted at Versailles |
| Atlantic Charter | 1941 | USA/UK | Roosevelt and Churchill | Blueprint for postwar order | 8-point statement of Allied war aims, foundation for UN Charter |
| UN Charter | 1945 | San Francisco, USA | 50 founding nations | Created the United Nations | Established Security Council, aimed to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war |
| Universal Declaration of Human Rights | 1948 | United Nations | Eleanor Roosevelt and drafting committee | Global human rights baseline | 30 articles adopted by UN General Assembly, most translated document in history |
| Sharpeville Declaration | 1955 | South Africa | ANC and allies (Freedom Charter) | Blueprint for post-apartheid SA | Adopted at Kliptown, proclaimed South Africa belongs to all who live in it |
| Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples | 2007 | United Nations | UN General Assembly | Indigenous rights framework | 144 states in favor, set standards for survival, dignity and well-being |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Declarations in History organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
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This dataset contains 17 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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