What happened in 1808?
152 recorded events in 1808, including 60 in wars & conflicts, 55 in people and 9 in economy & trade.
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Major Events 1
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Peninsular War begins
Napoleon's invasion of Spain and Portugal sparks a brutal war and widespread guerrilla resistance.
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Wars & Conflicts 60
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Finnish War
1808–1809 war between Russia and Sweden
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Battle of Bailén
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Somosierra
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809
War
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Battle of Tudela
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Vimeiro
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Second Siege of Zaragoza
1808-1809 siege of the Peninsular War
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Battle of Medina de Rioseco
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Roliça
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battles of El Bruch
1808 battles during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Espinosa
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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First Siege of Zaragoza
1808 Siege during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Cabezón
1808 battle in Peninsular War
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Battle of Balmaseda
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Gerona
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Burgos
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Sahagún
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Molins de Rey
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Évora
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Benavente
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Oravais
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Valencia
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Zornoza
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Cardadeu
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Koljonvirta
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Siege of Roses
1808 siege during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Revolax
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Siikajoki
Battle on 1808-04-18
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Battle of Jutas
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Alavus
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Siege of Sveaborg
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Lapua
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Pulkkila
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Alcolea Bridge
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Ruona
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Karstula
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Lemo
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Second Siege of Gerona
1808 siege during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Pyhäjoki
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Mansilla
1808 battle of the Peninsular War
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Blockade of Barcelona
1808 blockade during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Vaasa
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Kokonsaari
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Siege of Erivan
Siege during the Russo-Persian War in 1808
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Battle of Mobekk
1808 battle
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Battle of Nummijärvi
Battle during the Finnish War
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Helsinki village landing
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Palo Hincado
1808 first major battle of the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo of the Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
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Battle of Kauhajoki
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Nykarleby
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Palva Sund
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Battle of Berby
1808 battle between Sweden and Denmark-Norway
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Battle of Rødenes
1808 battle
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Battle of Rimito Kramp
1808 battle of the Finnish War
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Combat of Padrões de Teixeira
1808 battle during the Peninsular War
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Battle of Ömossa
Battle of the Finnish War on 6 September 1808
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Jämtland Campaign
Dano-Norwegian invasions of Sweden
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Siege of Santo Domingo
1808–1809 final battle of Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo
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Battle of Prestebakke
Battle of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09
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Battle of Lier
1808 battle
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Politics & Government 3
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Convention of Sintra
1808 agreement allowing French troops to evacuate from Portugal
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Treaty of Fort Clark
1808 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Osage people
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Treaty of Paris (1808)
1808 treaty between France and Prussia
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People 55
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Alexander Dalrymple died
British geographer (1737–1808)
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Laurent de Chazelles died
French agronomist (1724-1808)
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Jean-Baptiste Dubois de Jancigny died
French agronomist and official (1752–1808)
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Pierre Jean George Cabanis died
French physiologist and materialist philosopher (1757-1808)
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Philip Gidley King died
British Colonial governor (1758-1808)
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Charles Henry of Nassau-Siegen died
Russian Navy admiral
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José Celestino Mutis y Bosio died
Spanish mathematician and botanist (1732–1808)
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Giuseppe Piermarini died
Italian architect (1734-1808)
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Fredrik Henrik af Chapman died
Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (1721-1808)
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John Wilkinson died
English industrialist
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Carl Hindenburg died
German mathematician (1741-1808)
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James Anderson died
Scottish economist
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Maria Christina Bruhn died
Swedish chemist and inventor
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Thomas Beddoes died
British doctor (1760-1808)
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Daniel Matthias Heinrich Mohr died
German botanist (1780-1808)
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Carl Gottlob Rafn died
Danish politician (1769-1808)
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Friedrich Christoph Müller died
German theologian and cartographer
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Élie Salomon François Reverdil died
Swiss politician (1732-1808)
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Ambrogio Soldani died
Italian naturalist and mathematician
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Giuseppe Cassella died
Astronomer, director of the Astronomical Observatory of Naples
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Johan Rudolph Deiman died
Dutch physician and chemist
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Kosmas Balanos died
Greek mathematician, author and school director
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William Addis died
English entrepreneur; (1734-1808)
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Richard Lubbock died
English chemist and physician
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Henry Ince died
Sergeant-major (and later lieutenant) in the British Army
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Duncan McGillivray died
Canadian explorer
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Regina Mingotti died
Italian singer and opera singer
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Enevold De Falsen died
Danish-Norwegian author and statesman
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Marianne Kirchgessner died
Glass harmonica player
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Ann Brunton Merry died
British actress
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Jindřich Krištof Hataš died
Czech violinist and composer
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François Cupis died
French musician and composer
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Betty Roose died
German actress (1778-1808)
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Lewis Hallam died
American theater manager (1740-1808)
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Charles de La Buissière died
French actor
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Carlo Uttini died
Italian-Swedish actor, ballet dancer
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Joseph Rothe died
Austrian opera singer
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Thomas Haigh died
English musician and composer
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Andrew Johnson born
Born in Raleigh. President of the United States from 1865 to 1869.
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Napoleon III born
Born in Paris. President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and last monarch of France (1808–1873).
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Jefferson Davis born
Born in Fairview. President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889).
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Abdelkader El Djezairi born
Born in Guittena. Algerian religious and military leader (1808–1883).
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Patrice de MacMahon born
Born in Sully. Third President of the French Republic (1808–1893).
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Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly born
Born in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte. French writer (1808-1889).
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José de Espronceda born
Born in Almendralejo. Spanish poet (1808-1842).
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Carl Spitzweg born
Born in Munich. German painter (1808–1885).
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David Strauss born
Born in Ludwigsburg. German theologian (1808–1874).
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Johann Gustav Droysen born
Born in Trzebiatów. German historian (1808–1884).
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Henrik Wergeland born
Born in Kristiansand Municipality. Norwegian writer (1808–1845).
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Lysander Spooner born
Born in Athol. American political philosopher, essayist, pamphlet writer, Unitarian, abolitionist, individualist anarchist, legal theorist, a member of the socialist First International and entrepreneur of the 19th century (1808–1887).
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Josef Kajetán Tyl born
Born in Kutná Hora. Czech poet, playwright, publicist, writer, historic literature writer and lyricist (1808-1856).
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Venancio Flores born
Born in Trinidad. Uruguayan politician (1808-1868).
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José Rufino Echenique born
Born in Puno. President of Peru (1808–1887).
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Gustav Weil born
Born in Sulzburg. German orientalist (1808–1889).
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Franz Theodor Kugler born
Born in Szczecin. German art historian and artist (1808–1858).
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Science & Technology 3
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Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
Park of the Botanical Garden, environmental preservation area of the Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil
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Botanischer Garten Karlsruhe
Municipal botanical garden located in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Bristol Eye Hospital
Hospital in England
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Belkovsky Island
Island in Anzhu Islands, Russia
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Abidin Mosque
Mosque in Malaysia
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Holy Trinity Church
Cathedral in Kamensk-Uralsky, Russia
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Economy & Trade 9
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Italian Stock Exchange
Italy's main stock exchange
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Bank of Brazil
Brazilian banking institution
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Pindad
Indonesian military and commercial company
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Jehmlich Orgelbau Dresden
German organ building company
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Norwich Union
Defunct British branch of Aviva
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Dunville & Co
Dunville & Co (Economy & Trade).
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Antony Gibbs & Sons
British trading company, established in London in 1802
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Hanningtons
Former department store in Brighton
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Carpenter and Westley
UK business
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Dos de Mayo Uprising
1808 rebellion during the Peninsular War
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Rum Rebellion
Rebellion in British penal colony of New South Wales (1808)
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Battle of Valdepeñas
1808 rebellion during the Peninsular War
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Uprising of Santa Cruz de Mudela
Action of the Peninsular War
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Architecture & Engineering 6
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San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music
Music high school
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Kraton Kacirebonan
Palace in Indonesia
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Lund Church
Church building in Lund, Rogaland, Norway
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Vegårshei Church
Church in Vegårshei, Norway
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Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
An arts and heritage venue with a year-round calendar of events and exhibitions
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St George's-Tron Church
Church in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 3
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Castle Clinton
Former fortress in New York City
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Teatro della Concordia
Theatre in Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy
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Walnut Street Theatre
Historic theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Empires & Countries 5
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Hausa Kingdoms dissolved
Hausa Kingdoms ceased to exist.
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Palatinate-Neuburg dissolved
Palatinate-Neuburg ceased to exist, having been centered at Neuburg an der Donau.
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Gobir dissolved
Gobir ceased to exist, having been centered at Alkalawa.
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Palatinate-Sulzbach dissolved
Palatinate-Sulzbach ceased to exist.
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Tashkent State dissolved
Tashkent State ceased to exist, having been centered at Tashkent.
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