What happened in 1831?
157 recorded events in 1831, including 76 in people, 27 in wars & conflicts and 13 in economy & trade.
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Wars & Conflicts 27
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First Egyptian-Ottoman War
1831–1833 war between the Ottoman Empire and the State of Egypt
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Battle of Ostrołęka
1831 during Poland's November Uprising
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Battle of Olszynka Grochowska
1831 battle
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Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1831-1834
Part of the Siamese-Vietnamese Wars
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Battle of Warsaw
Fought in September 1831 between Imperial Russia and Poland
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Battle of Hasselt
Dutch victory over the Belgian independentists (1831)
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Battle of Leuven
1831
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Battle of Dębe Wielkie
1831 battle of the Polish November Uprising
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First Battle of Wawer
1831 battle
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Battle of Stoczek
1831 battle of the Polish November Uprising
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Battle of Iganie
1831 battle of the Polish November Uprising
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Battle of Balakot
Military conflict in Pakistan in 1831
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Battle of La Ciudadela
1831 battle
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Siege of Amedi
1831 siege
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Battle of Nowa Wieś
1831 battle
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Battle of Rajgród
1831 battle
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Battle of Białołęka
1831 battle
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Ponary Battle
1830 battle
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Battle of Międzyrzec Podlaski
1831 battle of the November Uprising
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Battle of Cahuenga Pass
Part of California history (1831)
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Battle of Rodeo de Chacón
1831 battle
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Battle of Atly-Boyun
1831 battle
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San Sabá fight (1831)
Part of the Texas–Indian wars in 1831
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Naning War
19th century conflict
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Battle of Poryck
Battle of the Polish November Uprising
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Battle of Houthalen
1831 battle of the Ten Days' Campaign
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Bosnian Battle of Kosovo
1831 battle
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Politics & Government 2
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Federal pact
1831 treaty of Argentina
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Treaty of Washington
1831 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Menominee
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People 76
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Napoleon Louis Bonaparte died
Middle son of Louis I of Holland and Hortense de Beauharnais (1804–1831)
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Sophie Germain died
French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)
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Vasily Golovnin died
Russian explorer
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Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz died
Baltic German physician, naturalist and explorer (1793-1831)
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Jedediah Smith died
American explorer (1799–1831)
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Agathangelos of Constantinople died
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars died
French botanist (1758-1831)
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Thomas Johann Seebeck died
Baltic German physicist (1770-1831)
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Jean-Louis Pons died
French astronomer
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Henry Foster died
Royal Navy officer and scientist
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Gavril Sarychev died
Russian admiral
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Friedrich Sellow died
German gardener, botanist and naturalist (1789-1831)
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Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski died
Polish poet and explorer (1784-1831)
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Charles Fraser died
British botanist and explorer (1788–1831)
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Henry Hacking died
English-born Australian seaman and explorer (1750-1831)
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Henry Maudslay died
British engineer
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Johannes Baptista von Albertini died
Bishop of the Moravian Church, composer, botanist and mycologist (1769-1831)
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Samuel L. Mitchill died
American politician (1764-1831)
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Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger died
German astronomer (1765-1831)
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Christian Ehrenfried Weigel died
German scientist (1748-1831)
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John Blenkinsop died
British engineer
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William Symington died
British engineer
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Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald died
British nobleman and inventor
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Samuel Bentham died
British mechanical engineer and naval architect
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Carlo Luigi Giuseppe Bertero died
Sardinian botanist and physicist (1789-1831)
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Ernst Gottfried Fischer died
German chemist (1754-1831)
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Christian Carl Andre died
19th century natural scientist and pioneer in the study of heredity
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Jacques-Noël Sané died
French naval engineer (1740–1831)
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Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti died
Italian engineer and painter (1764-1831)
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Johann Christian Ludwig Hellwig died
German entomologist (1743-1831)
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Gonzalo O'Farrill y Herrera died
Spanish politician
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Durs Egg died
Swiss-born British gunmaker
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Paul Moody died
American inventor (1779-1831)
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William Trail died
British mathematician and clergyman (1746–1831)
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Johann Heinrich Westphal died
German astronomer
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Louis Bruyère died
French corps of bridges, waters and forests and engineer
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Fearon Fallows died
British astronomer
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François-Jean Bralle died
French architect and engineer
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Jean Nicolas Fortin died
French maker of scientific instruments
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Robert Dunkin died
Businessman
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William Jones died
English maker of optical and other scientific instruments
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Georg Scholl died
Botanist (1751-1831)
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Isaac Smith died
British Royal Navy officer (1752-1831)
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John Hayes died
Commodore of Bombay Marine and explorer for the British East India Company
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Collet Barker died
Australian explorer
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José María Verdugo died
Explorer and soldier from the Presidio of San Diego
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Rodolphe Kreutzer died
French violinist, conductor, composer (1766-1831)
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Sébastien Érard died
French instrument maker & art collector (1752-1831)
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Joseph Lange died
Austrian actor and artist (1751-1831)
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Agnieszka Truskolaska died
Polish opera singer
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Joseph Schnabel died
German composer, church musician and choir director (1767–1831)
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Robert William Elliston died
British actor (1774-1831)
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Catharine Frydendahl died
Danish singer
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Nathaniel Gow died
Scottish musician
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Johann Gottfried Bergmann died
Court actor and operatic tenor (1795-1831)
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Barbara Sierakowska died
Polish stage actor and opera singer
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Jane Powell died
English actress
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Julia Mierzynska died
Polish ballet dancer, choreographer, actor (1801 – 1831)
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Thomas Shaftoe Robertson died
19th-century actor
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James A. Garfield born
Born in Moreland Hills. President of the United States in 1881.
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Richard Dedekind born
Born in Brunswick. German mathematician (1831–1916).
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Helena Blavatsky born
Born in Dnipro. Russian occult writer (1831-1891).
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Frederick III, German Emperor born
Born in New Palace. As King of Prussia German Emperor (1831–1888).
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Naser al-Din Shah Qajar born
Born in Tabriz. Shah of Qajar Iran from 1848 to 1896.
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Nikolai Leskov born
Born in Q23879935. Russian writer (1831–1895).
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Johann Martin Schleyer born
Born in Oberlauda. German Catholic priest (1831–1912).
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Philip Sheridan born
Born in Albany. United States Army general (1831-1888).
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Mary Mapes Dodge born
Born in New York City. American children's writer (1831-1905).
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Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia born
Born in Tsarskoye Selo. Russian grand duke (1831-1891); third son and sixth child of Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia.
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Konstantin Leontiev born
Born in Kudinovo. Russian philosopher (1831-1891).
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Ippolito Nievo born
Born in Padua. Italian writer, journalist and patriot (1831-1861).
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Jovan Ristić born
Born in Kragujevac. Prime Minister of Serbia (1831-1899).
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John Bell Hood born
Born in Owingsville. Confederate general (1831–1879).
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Arsenio Martínez-Campos y Antón born
Born in Segovia. Spanish general and politician (1831-1900).
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John Schofield born
Born in Gerry. United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1831–1906).
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Friedrich Sellow died
Died in Doce River. German gardener, botanist and naturalist (1789-1831).
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Science & Technology 8
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Wesleyan University
Private liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut, United States
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Second voyage of HMS Beagle
Exploration associated with the theory of evolution (1831-1836)
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University of Namur
Belgian university
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Higher University of San Andrés
University in La Paz, Bolivia
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Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Botanical garden located in Cambridge, England and associated with Cambridge University
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University of New England
Private, coeducational university in Maine, USA
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Kings County Hospital Center
Hospital in Brooklyn, New York City, United States
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Krasnopresnenskaja Observatory MSU
Astronomical observatory, building complex, architectural landmark in Presnensky District, Russia
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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North Magnetic Pole
Point in the Arctic at which Earth's magnetic field points vertically downwards, at 86°N 175°E in the Arctic Ocean as of 2019
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Raraka
Island in French Polynesia
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Ashkenazi Synagogue of Istanbul
Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey
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1830–31 conclave
Election of Pope Gregory XVI
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Westvleteren Abbey
Monastery in Westvleteren, Belgium
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Haxhi Kasëm Mosque
Cultural heritage monument of Kosovo
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Church of the Dormition in Leżajsk
Church building in Leżajsk, Poland
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Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos
Temple in Bogoroditsk, Russia
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Madonna del Carmelo
Church building in Tornolo, Italy
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Economy & Trade 13
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Assicurazioni Generali
Italian insurance company
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Harvey Nichols
British department store chain with a flagship store in Knightsbridge, London
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Wilhelm Heckel GmbH
German woodwind musical instrument manufacturer
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Young's
British pub chain
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Rizzani de Eccher
Italian construction company
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Gorham Manufacturing Company
American silver manufactory, founded 1831
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Martins Bank
A London former private bank
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Hinkley Locomotive Works
Hinkley Locomotive Works (Economy & Trade).
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Amoskeag Company
Amoskeag Company (Economy & Trade).
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Aegon UK
Pensions and life assurance company
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New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company (Economy & Trade).
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Fattorini and Sons
British jeweller
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Scottish Equitable
UK business
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Social Movements & Revolutions 3
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Belgian Revolution
Conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium
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1831 Bristol riots
Part of the 1831 reform riots in England
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Merthyr Rising
Violent labor protest in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
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Architecture & Engineering 12
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Church of Stephen I of Hungary
Roman Catholic parish church and national cultural monument in the town of Piešťany, Piešťany district, Slovakia
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Hen Church
Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Lårdal Church
Church in Tokke, Norway
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Demidoff Chapel of San Donato
Church building in Florence, Italy
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St Mary's Church, Hampton
Church in Hampton, London
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St Thomas' Church, Pendleton
Grade II listed church in Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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Claridon Congregational Church
Church building in Ohio, United States of America
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King's College London Chapel
Chapel in City of Westminster, London, UK
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Reformed Dutch Church of Blawenburg
Church building in New Jersey, United States of America
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St. Patrick's Church
Only English-speaking parish in the Archdiocese of Quebec
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Church of St Michael
Church in Highgate, London
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Christ Church, Warminster
Church in Warminster, England, Wiltshire, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 2
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Opéra Nouvel
Opera house in Lyon, France
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Divadlo Jána Palárika
Theatre building in Trnava, Slovakia
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Empires & Countries 5
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Gran Colombia dissolved
Gran Colombia ceased to exist, having been centered at Bogotá.
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United Provinces of the Río de la Plata dissolved
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ceased to exist, having been centered at Buenos Aires.
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Republic of New Granada founded
Republic of New Granada was founded, with its capital at Bogotá.
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Italian United Provinces founded
Italian United Provinces was founded, with its capital at Bologna.
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Italian United Provinces dissolved
Italian United Provinces ceased to exist, having been centered at Bologna.
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