What happened in 1841?
150 recorded events in 1841, including 68 in people, 26 in architecture & engineering and 17 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 17
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Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1841–1845
Part of the Siamese-Vietnamese Wars
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Battle of Chinhai
1841 battle
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Battle of Canton
May 1841 battle during the First Opium War
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Sino-Sikh War
1841-1842 war
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Battle of Amoy
1841 battle of the First Opium War
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Battle of Jellalabad
1841 siege
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Battle of the Bogue
1841 battle
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Battle of Ingavi
Battle in the 1842 Bolivian–Peruvian War
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Capture of Chusan
1841 battle between China and Britain
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Battle of Famaillá
1841 battle
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Battle of Rodeo del Medio
1841 battle of the Argentine Civil Wars
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Battle of Whampoa
1841 battle
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Battle of First Bar
1841 battle
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Battle of San Cala
1841 battle
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Battle of Caaguazú
1841 battle
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Battle of Village Creek
1841 battle
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Battle of Angaco
Battle of Angaco (Wars & Conflicts).
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People 68
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Minh Mạng died
Vietnamese emperor (1791–1841)
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Jean Victor Audouin died
French naturalist, an entomologist, ornithologist and malacologist (1797-1841)
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Nicolas Appert died
French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841)
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Friedrich Parrot died
Baltic German explorer (1791-1841)
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Alexander Burnes died
British explorer and political officer in British India (1805-1841)
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Jørgen Jørgensen died
Self declared King of Iceland, defied the crown of Denmark. Reigned for a short period (1780-1841)
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George Green died
British mathematical physicist (*1793 – †1841)
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Félix Savart died
French physicist (1791–1841)
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Johan August Arfwedson died
Swedish chemist (1792-1841)
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Friedrich Sertürner died
German pharmacist (1783–1841)
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Franz Xaver von Baader died
German philosopher and theologian (1765-1841)
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Edmund Fanning died
American explorer and sea captain (1769–1841)
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Nina Giustiniani died
Italian noblewoman and patriot (1807–1841)
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Karol Levittoux died
Polish independence activist
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Charles Barbier de La Serre died
Inventor of raised-point writing
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Nicolas Clément died
French physicist and chemist
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Niccolò Cacciatore died
Italian astronomer
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Giovanni Antonio Antolini died
Architect (1753-1841)
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Félix Savary died
French astronomer (1797-1841)
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Jacob Struve died
German mathematician (1755-1841)
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John H. Hall died
American firearm designer (1781–1841)
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Olinthus Gregory died
British astronomer
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Thomas Ainsworth died
Textile engineer and founder of the Twente Steam Bleachworks in Goor, the Netherlands.
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Jacques-Marie Le Père died
French civil engineer
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Vincent Chevalier died
French engineer and photographer
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George W. Snyder died
19th-century watchmaker and inventor
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Claude Ruggieri died
French pyrotechnician
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Jean François d’Aubuisson de Voisins died
French geologist and engineer (1769-1841)
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Jean-Pierre Marcassus de Puymaurin died
French politician and medallist
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Ernst Conrad Peterson died
Polish family, politician, entrepreneurs, Bydgoszcz, Poland, 18th-19th century
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Ewing Young died
American fur trapper
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Robert Barrie died
British naval officer (1774-1841)
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John Baxter died
Explorer, born 1799
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David Wilkie died
Scottish painter (1785-1841)
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Thomas John Dibdin died
British dramatist and song-writer
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Varvara Asenkova died
Russian actor (1817-1841)
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Anna Moór died
Hungarian actress (1773-1841)
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Anton Hasenhut died
Austrian actor
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Tyrone Power died
Irish actor and theatrical manager (1795–1841)
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August Ahrens died
German entomologist (1779–1841)
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Bobèche died
French actor and circus performer
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Rosemund Mountain died
Singer and actress
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Elizabeth Satchell died
British actress
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Josef Derossi died
Austrian actor
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Erik Djurström died
Swedish actor and director
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Franz Jakob Freystädtler died
Franz Jakob Freystädtler (Sports & Entertainment).
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Joseph Caché died
Austrian opera singer
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Luigi Vestri died
Italian actor (1781-1841)
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Edward VII born
Born in Buckingham Palace. King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910.
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Georges Clemenceau born
Born in Mouilleron-en-Pareds. Prime Minister of France, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920 (1841–1929).
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Gustave Le Bon born
Born in Nogent-le-Rotrou. French psychologist (1841-1931).
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Henry Morton Stanley born
Born in Denbigh. British journalist and explorer (1841–1904).
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Itō Hirobumi born
Born in Tsukari. 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909).
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Armand Fallières born
Born in Mézin. 9th president of France (1841–1931).
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Félix Faure born
Born in Paris. 7th President of the French Republic (1841–1899).
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Ferdinand Buisson born
Born in Paris. French academic and politician (1841-1932).
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Nicholas I of Montenegro born
Born in Njeguši. Prince and King of Montenegro (1841–1921).
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Vasily Klyuchevsky born
Born in Voskresenovka. Russian historian (1841–1911).
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Oliver Wendell Holmes born
Born in Boston. American jurist (1841–1935); US Supreme Court justice from 1902 to 1932.
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Philipp Mainländer born
Born in Offenbach am Main. German poet and philosopher (1841–1876).
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Ahmed ‘Urabi born
Born in Zagazig. Egyptian army officer and revolutionary (1841–1911).
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Julius von Payer born
Born in Teplice. Austrian mountain climber, painter, arctic explorer and nobleman (1841-1915).
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Mykhailo Drahomanov born
Born in Hadiach. Ukrainian academic (1841–1895).
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Catulle Mendès born
Born in Bordeaux. French poet and man of letters (1841–1909).
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Giuseppe Pitrè born
Born in Palermo. Italian ethnologist (1841-1916).
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Joaquín Crespo born
Born in Aragua. President of Venezuela (1841-1898).
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Oreste Baratieri born
Born in Condino. Italian general (1841-1901).
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Otto von Gierke born
Born in Szczecin. German philosopher (1841–1921).
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Science & Technology 10
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Mozarteum University Salzburg
University in Salzburg, Austria
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Bogomolets National Medical University
Medical university in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Samford University
Private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama
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York St John University
Public university in York, England, United Kingdom
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Jardin des Plantes de Rouen
Garden in France
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Institute of Mental Health
Hospital in Singapore
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Belfast City Hospital
Hospital in Northern Ireland
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Royal Brompton Hospital
UK public sector hospital in London, England
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Liverpool Maternity Hospital
Former hospital in Oxford Street Liverpool
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Stora Kronohuset in Kristianstad
Hospital
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Broadway expedition
Broadway expedition (Exploration & Discovery).
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Franklin Island
Antarctic island
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Diaconesses de Reuilly
Diaconesses de Reuilly (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 12
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Hasselblad
Swedish company
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Thomas Cook Group
Defunct British global travel company
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C&A
International Dutch chain of fashion retail clothing stores
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National Bank of Greece
Global Greek banking and financial services company
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Dun & Bradstreet
Commercial data and analytics service provider
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Waring Brothers
British rail company
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Jordan Marsh
American department store chain that was headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and operated throughout New England
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A. Michelsen
Danish jeweler company
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Pesti Magyar Kereskedelmi Bank
Historically prominent bank in Hungary
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Wesleyan Assurance Society
Financial Services Mutual, serving Doctors, Dentists, Teachers and Lawyers.
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Cowlairs railway works
Railway workshop in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
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Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Industrious Classes
Business
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1841 "Caída da Praia" earthquake
1841 "Caída da Praia" earthquake (Disasters & Pandemics).
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Social Movements & Revolutions 3
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Dorr Rebellion
Attempt to force broader democracy in the U.S. state of Rhode Island
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1841 rebellion in Guria
Conflict in the former Georgian principality of Guria
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Cincinnati riots of 1841
Riots in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Architecture & Engineering 26
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St. Peter's and St. Paul's Cathedral
Church building in Tallinn, Estonia
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Mozes en Aäronkerk
Church in Amsterdam in Netherlands
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Skagen Church
Church building in Frederikshavn Municipality, Denmark
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St John the Baptist Church, Reid
Church building in Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Høyland Church
Church building in Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway
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St. Mary's Church
Church building in Tartu, Estonia
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Saint Bernard Church
Church in Ubachsberg, Netherlands
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Christ Church, Clifton Down
Church in Bristol, England, UK
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Saint Anthony of Padua church in Sokółka
Church building in Sokółka, Poland
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Old Bergen Church
Church in Jersey City, New Jersey
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Sandhem Church
Church of Sweden church-building in Sandhem, Sweden
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Crkva brvnara
Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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St. Giles' Catholic Church, Cheadle
Church in Staffordshire Moorlands, UK
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St James's Church
Church in Sussex Gardens, Paddington, London
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St. Joseph Kerk
Church in Haarlem, Netherlands
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Christ Church, Bradford-on-Avon
Church in Bradford on Avon, UK
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Church of St Clement, Liverpool
Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Great George Street Congregational Church
Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Holy Angels Catholic Church
Church building in Ohio, United States of America
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St Alban's Church, Macclesfield
Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Catharine's Church, Scholes
Grade II listed church in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Our Lady and St. Wilfrid's Roman Catholic church, Warwick Bridge
Church in Warwick Bridge, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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St. Joseph's on the Brandywine
Church building in Delaware, United States of America
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Broadford Parish Church
Church in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Holy Church of the Nativity of the Virgin (Limni, Euboea)
Church building in Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna Municipality, Greece
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Highrock Church
Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
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Sports & Entertainment 4
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Wrocław Opera
Opera house in Wrocław, Poland
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St.-Pauli-Theater
Theatre building in St. Pauli, Hamburg, Germany
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Cirque d'été
Former theater in Paris
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Boston Museum
Theatre, wax museum, natural history museum, zoo, and art museum in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts
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Empires & Countries 6
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El Salvador founded
El Salvador was founded, with its capital at San Salvador.
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Kingdom of Navarre dissolved
Kingdom of Navarre ceased to exist, having been centered at Pamplona.
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Federal Republic of Central America dissolved
Federal Republic of Central America ceased to exist, having been centered at Guatemala City.
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Raj of Sarawak founded
Raj of Sarawak was founded, with its capital at Kuching.
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Republic of Yucatán founded
Republic of Yucatán was founded, with its capital at Mérida.
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Kara-Kyrgyz Khanate founded
Kara-Kyrgyz Khanate was founded, with its capital at Kochkor.
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