What happened in 1846?
214 recorded events in 1846, including 94 in people, 36 in economy & trade and 24 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 24
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Battle of Monterrey
1846 battle in Mexico during the Mexican–American War
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Battle of Palo Alto
1846 battle of the Mexican-American War
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Battle of Aliwal
1846 battle
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Battle of Sobraon
1846 battle
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Battle of Resaca de la Palma
1846 battle of the Mexican–American War
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Siege of Fort Texas
1846 A war
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Thornton Affair
Battle in 1846 between the military forces of the United States and Mexico
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Battle of Monterey
1846 battle in California
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Battle of San Pasqual
Military encounter during the Mexican-American War that occurred north of San Diego, Ca.
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Capture of Santa Fe
1846 battle in the Mexican–American War
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Battle of Chino
1846 battle
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Battle of Dominguez Rancho
1847 military battle of the Mexican-American War
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First Battle of Tabasco
1846 battle
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Battle of Natividad
1847 battle of the Mexican-American War
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Battle of Olómpali
1846 battle in California
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Battle of Yerba Buena
1846 battle
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Siege of Los Angeles
1846 which took place during the Mexican–American War
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Battle of Gdów
Only battle of the Kraków uprising in 1846
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Battle of Battle Hill
1846 battle of the New Zealand Wars
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Battle of Laguna Limpia
1846 battle
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Capture of Tucson
Part of the Mexican–American War
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1846 Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha
1846 battle
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Battle of Baddowal
1846 battle
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Battle of Nauvoo
Battle of Nauvoo (Wars & Conflicts).
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Amritsar
Treaty between the British East India Company and Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu
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Treaty of Labuan
1846 treaty between Great Britain and the Sultan of Brunei
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People 94
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Friedrich Bessel died
German astronomer and mathematician
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Adam Johann von Krusenstern died
Baltic German admiral and explorer in Russian service, who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe (1770–1846)
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Otto von Kotzebue died
Baltic German explorer (1787–1846)
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Giuseppe Acerbi died
Italian naturalist, explorer, composer (1773-1846)
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Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent died
French naturalist, geographer and officer (1778-1846)
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Charles Alexandre Lesueur died
French naturalist, artist, and explorer (1778–1846)
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Gregory XVI died
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846 (1765–1846)
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Anne Charles François de Montmorency died
French politician
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Osupa died
Nigerian monarch
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John Torrington died
British explorer
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Heinrich Menu von Minutoli died
German general (1772-1846)
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Alfred Thomas Agate died
American artist (1812-1846)
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David Abeel died
American missionary (1804-1846)
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Thomas S. Hinde died
American minister and businessman
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Helena Perpenti died
Italian scientist (1764–1846)
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Giuseppe Zamboni died
Italian Roman Catholic priest-physicist
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Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann died
German chemist (1765-1846)
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Johann Friedrich Benzenberg died
German physicist, astronomer, and university teacher (1777–1846)
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James Marsh died
British chemist who invented the Marsh test for detecting arsenic (1794–1846)
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Christian Ludwig Ideler died
German chronologist and astronomer
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Wilhelm Albert died
German mining administrator
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Marie-Charles Damoiseau died
French astronomer
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Edwin Beard Budding died
Inventor of the lawnmower and adjustable spanner (1795–1846)
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Udagawa Yōan died
Japanese scientist (1798 - 1846)
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Carl Almenräder died
German performer, teacher, composer
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George K. Kunowsky died
German astronomer
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Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai died
German astronomer (1793-1846)
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Julien-Joseph Virey died
French anthropologist (1775-1846)
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Georg Gottlieb Pusch died
German geologist (1790–1846)
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Antonio de Adamini died
Architect and engineer
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George Darley died
Irish poet, novelist, and critic (1795–1846)
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John Baildon died
Engineer
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Ernst Eiselen died
German fencer (1793–1846)
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John Adolphus Etzler died
American writer
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Charles Derosne died
French manufacturer, pharmacist and engineer
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Francis Maceroni died
British inventor
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James De Ville died
British phrenologist
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Robert McCormick died
Inventor (1780-1846)
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Isaiah Lukens died
American clockmaker and inventor
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William Meikleham died
Scottish astronomer
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Hyacinthe de Bougainville died
French admiral
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Joseph Renville died
Dakota translator and fur trader (1779–1846)
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John Hartnell died
British explorer
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William Braine died
British explorer
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Andrei Glazunov died
Russian explorer
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James Allen died
U.S. Army officer (1806–1846)
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John Ainsworth Horrocks died
Australian settler
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Richard Siddins died
(1770-1846) master mariner, pilot and lighthouse keeper
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Domenico Dragonetti died
Italian musician (1763-1846)
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Jean-Gaspard Deburau died
Bohemian-French mime (1796-1846)
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Emilie Högquist died
Swedish actress (1812–1846)
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Gottfried Wilhelm Fink died
German composer and musicologist
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Johann Simon Hermstedt died
German musician (1778-1846)
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Josef Triebensee died
Czech conductor, oboist and composer
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Piero Maroncelli died
Italian musician and writer (1795-1846)
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Carel Anton Fodor died
Dutch conductor
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Johann Bernhard Logier died
German-Irish composer, pianist and music educator
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Émilie Contat died
French actress
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Eliza Flower died
British composer (1803-1846)
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Helena Spinacuta died
Swedish actor and circus performer
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Pierre Lafon died
French actor
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Andreas Nemetz died
Czech/Moravian composer and musician (1799–1846)
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John Liston died
British comedian
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Julius Radichi died
Austrian actor
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Charlotte Tidswell died
English actress
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Eduard Constantin Lewy died
(1796-1846)
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John David Loder died
English violinist
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Henryk Sienkiewicz born
Born in Wola Okrzejska. Polish writer, novelist, journalist, philanthropist and Nobel Prize laureate (1846–1916).
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Rudolf Christoph Eucken born
Born in Aurich. (1846-1926) German philosopher.
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Edmondo de Amicis born
Born in Oneglia. Italian writer (1846-1908).
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Comte de Lautréamont born
Born in Montevideo. Uruguayan born French poet, Isidore Ducasse (1846-1870).
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Buffalo Bill born
Born in Le Claire. American frontiersman and showman (1846–1917).
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Naim Frashëri born
Born in Frashër. Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900).
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Léon Bloy born
Born in Périgueux. French writer, poet and essayist (1846–1917).
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Franz Mehring born
Born in Sławno. German communist historian, philosopher, and politician (1846–1919).
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F. H. Bradley born
Born in Clapham. British philosopher (1846–1924).
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Jambyl Jabayev born
Born in Almaty Region. Kazakh traditional folksinger (1846-1945).
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Svetozar Marković born
Born in Zaječar. Serbian political activist, literary critic and philosopher (1846-1875).
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Nikolai Yaroshenko born
Born in Poltava. Russian/Ukrainian painter (1846-1898).
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Alexander von Kluck born
Born in Münster. German general (1846-1934).
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Svatopluk Čech born
Born in Ostředek. Czech poet, publicist and bookwriter (1846–1908).
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Holger Drachmann born
Born in Copenhagen. Poet and painter (1846-1908).
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Prince Leopold of Bavaria born
Born in Munich. German general (1846-1930).
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Karl von Bülow born
Born in Berlin. German general (1846–1921).
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Émile Gallé born
Born in Nancy. French glass artist and cabinetmaker (1846–1904).
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Carlo Cafiero born
Born in Barletta. Italian anarchist (1846-1892).
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Abdallahi ibn Muhammad born
Born in Darfur. Sudanese Ansar ruler (1846–1899).
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Friedrich Paulsen born
Born in Langenhorn. German philosopher and educator (1846–1908).
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Alexandre de Serpa Pinto born
Born in Cinfães. Explorer and soldier (1846–1900).
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Max von Hausen born
Born in Dresden. German general (1846-1922).
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Pieter Cort van der Linden born
Born in The Hague. Dutch politician (1846–1935).
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George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe born
Born in Bückeburg. German prince (1846–1911).
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Francis Aidan Gasquet born
Born in Somers Town. Catholic cardinal (1846–1929).
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Giuseppe Acerbi died
Died in Castel Goffredo. Italian naturalist, explorer, composer (1773-1846).
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Science & Technology 9
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Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Scientific academy in Leipzig, Germany
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Taylor University
Christian university in Indiana
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Sisters of Charity Hospital
Hospital in Zagreb, Croatia
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Auckland City Hospital
Hospital in New Zealand
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Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Botanical gardens in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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University of Mount Union
Liberal arts university in Alliance, Ohio
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Saint Xavier University
Private Roman Catholic university in Chicago, Illinois, US
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Otterbein University
University in Ohio
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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Botanic gardens at Melbourne and Cranbourne
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Exploration & Discovery 4
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Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
Black limestone Assyrian sculpture with inscriptions
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Bayonnaise Rocks
Islands of Japan
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Kouros of Tenea
Grave statue of a youth from Tenea
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Chiatura mine
Mine in Georgia
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Religion & Belief Systems 15
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1846 conclave
Election of Pope Pius IX
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Masjid Hajjah Fatimah
Mosque in Kampong Glam, Singapore
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Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States
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Istanbul Military Museum
Museum in Istanbul
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Church of the Virgin Hodegetria
Church in Rostov Oblast, Russia
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Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral
Church in New York, United States
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Synagogues in Liptovský Mikuláš
Synagogues in Liptovský Mikuláš (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Saint Vincent Archabbey
Oldest Benedictine abbey in North America and largest in the world
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Synagogue Pápa
Synagogue Pápa (Religion & Belief Systems).
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New Synagogue in Libeň
New Synagogue in Libeň (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue in Gniezno
Synagogue in Gniezno (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Kubang Grand Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Synagogue in Klimontów
Synagogue in Klimontów (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Catholic church in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Synagogue in Książ Wielki
Synagogue in Książ Wielki (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 36
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Carl Zeiss AG
German manufacturer of optical systems
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Loewe
Fashion house specialising in leather goods, clothing, perfumes and other fashion accessories
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Ulysse Nardin
Swiss watchmaker
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Peroni Brewery
Italian brewery
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Pennsylvania Railroad
American Class I railroad (1846-1968)
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Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
Heavy engineering company (1846–1965); real estate leasing company (?–date)
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Birra Menabrea
Italian brewing company
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A. T. Cross Company
American company in the writing instrument, stationery and premium sunglass businesses
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H. Cegielski – Poznań
Polish company
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Church & Dwight
American consumer goods company
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Cleveland-Cliffs
American steelmaking company
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H. C. Stülcken Sohn
Company
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Laurentian Bank of Canada
Bank in the Canadian province of Quebec
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Alvan Clark & Sons
American maker of optics
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IOOF
Australian public company
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Cantieri navali Odero
Italian shipyard
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First Croatian Savings Bank
Former bank based in Zagreb
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Nedre Vøiens Bomuldsspinderie
Nedre Vøiens Bomuldsspinderie (Economy & Trade).
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HP Hood
American dairy company
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Great Northern Brewery, Dundalk
Former brewery in Ireland
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Bristol Water
British water company
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Estey Organ
Defunct American organ manufacturer
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Estaleiro Mauá
Shipyard in Niterói, Brazil
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Hengstler GmbH
German manufacturing company
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Lemvigh-Müller
Danish wholesaler
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Portland Company
Rolling stock manufacturer
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Portman Building Society
Defunct British building society
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MeadWestvaco
Was an American packaging company based in Richmond, Virginia
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Scarborough Building Society
Scarborough Building Society (Economy & Trade).
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Maglekilde Machine Factory
Maglekilde Machine Factory (Economy & Trade).
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Dalgety plc
Defunct British agricultural company operated in Australia
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P.Orr & Sons
Indian chain of watch and clock stores
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Columbia River Bar Pilots
American maritime pilotage company
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Cash's
English manufacturer of ribbons and woven products
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National Land Company
British Chartist pro-working-class property holder
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John Player clockmakers
Watch and clockmaking business based in Reading, England
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Social Movements & Revolutions 3
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Kraków Uprising
1846 rebellion
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Revolution of Maria da Fonte
Revolution of Maria da Fonte (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Solís Uprising
Solís Uprising (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Architecture & Engineering 17
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St Alkmund's Church
Church in United Kingdom
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For Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Malvik Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Askje Church
Church building in Rennesøy, Rogaland, Norway
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Klepp Church
Church building in Klepp, Rogaland, Norway
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Vevring Church
Church in Sunnfjord, Norway
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Annunciation Monastery
Church building in Tolyatti, Russia
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Grenoble Archaeological Museum
Archaeological museum located in Isère, in France
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Christ Church, Heaton Norris
Church in Stockport, UK
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Holy Trinity Church, Rainow
Grade II listed church in Cheshire, England, UK
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St Thomas' Church of North Sydney
Church in New South Wales, Australia
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St Stephen's Church, Woodville
Church building in Woodville, South Derbyshire, England, UK
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St. James' Church, Seacroft
Church in Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Monastère du Bon-Pasteur
Mixed use site and former monastery in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Mount Calvary Church
Church in Maryland, United States
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St James' Church, Glossop
Grade II listed church in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK
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Church of St. James the Less
Church building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Sports & Entertainment 4
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Théâtre Royal des Galeries
Theatre in Brussels, Belgium
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Lake Compounce
Amusement park
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Irbit Drama Theatre named after A. N. Ostrovsky
Theater in Irbit, Russia
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Howard Athenaeum
Former theater in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Empires & Countries 6
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Republic of Texas dissolved
Republic of Texas ceased to exist, having been centered at Houston.
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Free City of Kraków dissolved
Free City of Kraków ceased to exist, having been centered at Kraków.
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California Republic founded
California Republic was founded, with its capital at Sonoma.
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California Republic dissolved
California Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Sonoma.
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Centralist Republic of Mexico dissolved
Centralist Republic of Mexico ceased to exist, having been centered at Mexico City.
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Second Federal Republic of Mexico founded
Second Federal Republic of Mexico was founded, with its capital at Mexico City.
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