What happened in 1847?
193 recorded events in 1847, including 71 in people, 32 in economy & trade and 27 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 27
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Battle of Chapultepec
1847 battle of the Mexican–American War
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Caste War of Yucatán
1847-1901 armed conflicts on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico
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Siege of Veracruz
1847 battle of the Mexican-American War
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Battle of Buena Vista
1847 battle of the Mexican–American War
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Battle of Churubusco
1847 battle of the Mexican–American War
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Battle of Molino del Rey
1847 battle in the American-Mexican war
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Battle of Contreras
1847 battle of the Mexican–American War
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Battle of Cerro Gordo
1847 battle of the Mexican-American War
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Cayuse War
War
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Battle of Mexico-city
1847 battle
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Battle of the Sacramento River
1847 battle of the Mexican-American War in Chihuahua State, Mexico
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Siege of Puebla
1847 battle in the Mexican-American War
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Battle of Embudo Pass
1847 battle
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Battle of Huamantla
1847 Mexican-American War battle
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Battle of Santa Clara
1847 battle of the Mexican-American War near Santa Clara, California
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Battle of Rio San Gabriel
1847 battle
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Battle of Cañada
1847 insurrection against the American occupation of New Mexico
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Battle of La Mesa
1847 battle during the Conquest of California
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Battle of La Paz
1847 battle between the U.S. and Mexico as part of the Pacific Coast Camapaign
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Battle of San José del Cabo
Battle during the Mexican–American War at San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Siege of Messina
1847–1848 siege
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First Battle of Mora
1847 battle of the Mexican–American War
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First Battle of Tuxpan
1847 battle of the Mexican-American War
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Battle of Oued Aslaf
1847 battle
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Battle of Mulege
1847 battle
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Siege of Pueblo de Taos
1847 battle during the Mexican-American War
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Second Battle of Tabasco
Fought in June, 1847
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Politics & Government 5
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Treaty of Cahuenga
1847 agreement that ended the Conquest of California
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Treaty of Canton
1847 treaty between China and Sweden-Norway
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Jarnac Convention
1847 treaty between France and the United Kingdom
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Meusebach–Comanche Treaty
Agreement between the United States and Penateka Comanche tribe
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Treaty of Fond du Lac
1826 and 1847 treaties between the United States and Ojibwe
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People 71
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John Franklin died
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
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Felix Mendelssohn died
German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (1809-1847)
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Sahle Selassie died
Ruler of Shewa (1795-1847)
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William Smith died
English captain who discovered the South Shetland Islands
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Alexandre Brongniart died
French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (1770–1847)
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Charles Hatchett died
British chemist
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Pierre Amédée Jaubert died
French diplomat, academic, orientalist, translator, politician, and traveler (1779-1847)
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Fyodor Ivanovich Tolstoy died
Russian explorer (1782-1846)
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Justin Goudot died
French naturalist, explorer and collector (1802-1847)
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Peter Dillon died
Sea captain (1788-1847)
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Mikhail Vasilyev died
Russian admiral and explorer (1777-1847)
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Henri Dutrochet died
French physician (1776-1847)
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Thomas Chalmers died
Scottish mathematician and leader of the Free Church of Scotlandl (1780-1847)
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Robert Liston died
Scottish surgeon (1794-1847)
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James MacCullagh died
Irish mathematician (1809–1847)
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Germinal Pierre Dandelin died
Mathematician, soldier, engineering professor
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Francesco Zola died
French engineer (1796-1847)
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William Christopher Zeise died
Danish chemist
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William Pearson died
English schoolmaster and astronomer (1767-1847)
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Francois-Joseph Servois died
Mathematician
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George Gipps died
British colonial administrator (1791-1847)
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Georg Lankensperger died
German wheelwright
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John Vaughan Thompson died
British Military Surgeon, Marine Biologist, Zoologist, Botanist, and published Naturalist (1779-1847)
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Kajetan Garbiński died
Polish mathematician (1796–1847)
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David Mushet died
Scottish metallurgist
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Francis Fauvel Gouraud died
French engineer; pioneer of photographic techniques and mnemotechnics
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Adolph Göpel died
German mathematician (1812-1847)
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Baron von Ludwig died
German-born pharmacist, businessperson, natural history collector and patron of the natural sciences
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Jan Paweł Lelewel died
Painter (1796-1847)
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Henri Gambey died
French scientific instrument maker
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Josiah Fox died
Naval architect
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Filip Neriusz Walter died
Polish chemist
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Franz Ignatz Cassian Hallaschka died
Czech astronomist, physicist, mathematician and roman catholic priest (1780-1847)
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François Mingaud died
French billiards player
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Lucy Thomas died
Welsh colliery owner (1781-1847)
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Henry Thomas Dundas Le Vesconte died
English officer of the Royal Navy and polar explorer
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Hanmer Warrington died
British diplomat
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Joseph Wild died
Explorer of New South Wales, Australia
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Caspar Ett died
German musician (1788-1847)
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Zsigmond Czakó died
Hungarian actor and playwright (1820-1847)
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Joakim Vujić died
Serbian writer (1772-1847)
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Matěj Kopecký died
Czech puppeteer
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Maria Franck died
Swedish actress
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Koosje Naret Koning died
Dutch actress (1807–1847)
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Henriette Jørgensen died
Danish actress (1791-1847)
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Johan Mazer died
Swedish musician (1790-1847)
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Nepomucena Kostecka died
Polish actress (1807–1847)
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Johanna Franul von Weißenthurn died
German author
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Lisette Stenberg died
Swedish actor-pianist
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Adèle Dupuis died
French actor (1780-1847)
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Nathaniel Bannister died
American playwright (1813-1847)
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Marianne Sessi died
Italian soprano and composer (c. 1773-1847)
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Paul von Hindenburg born
Born in 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań. Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934).
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Bram Stoker born
Born in Clontarf. Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912).
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Annie Besant born
Born in Clapham. British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933).
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Joseph Pulitzer born
Born in Makó. Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician (1847-1911).
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Bolesław Prus born
Born in Hrubieszów. Polish novelist (1847–1912).
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Georges Sorel born
Born in Cherbourg. French philosopher and sociologist.
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Jean Casimir-Perier born
Born in former 1st arrondissement of Paris. 6th President of the French Republic (1847–1907).
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Jens Peter Jacobsen born
Born in Thisted. Danish novelist, poet, scientist (1847-1885).
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John Bates Clark born
Born in Providence. American neoclassical economist (1847–1938).
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Giuseppe Giacosa born
Born in Colleretto Giacosa. Italian librettist, poet and writer (1847-1906).
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Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian grand duke; fourth child and third son of Alexander II of Russia and Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse).
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Radomir Putnik born
Born in Kragujevac. Serbian field marshal (1847-1917).
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Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy born
Born in Paris. French army officer (1847-1923).
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Koos de la Rey born
Born in Winburg. South African general (1847-1914).
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Heinrich Gelzer born
Born in Berlin. Classical philologist and historian (1847-1906).
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Remus von Woyrsch born
Born in Pilczyce. German Field Marshal (1847-1920).
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Godefroid Kurth born
Born in Arlon. Historian, philologist and professor from Belgium (1847-1916).
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Oku Yasukata born
Born in Kokura. Japanese general (1847-1930).
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Philip, Prince of Eulenburg born
Born in Königsberg. German politician, diplomat, composer, and writer (1847-1921).
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Science & Technology 5
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University of Iowa
Public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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National Autonomous University of Honduras
Public university in Honduras
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Lawrence University
Liberal arts college and conservatory of music, in Appleton, Wisconsin
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Saint Francis University
Four-year, coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Loretto, Pennsylvania
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UPMC Mercy
Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Scărișoara Cave
Ice cave in Romania
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The Geysers
Geothermal field in the Mayacamas Mountains of California, United States of America
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Blekingeguldskålen
Blekingeguldskålen (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 12
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Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Hindu temple in West Bengal, India
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris
Cathedral located in Paris, in France
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Cathedral in Kolkata
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Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
Church in 'A' Queen Street, Singapore
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St. Mary Cathedral Basilica
Church in Texas, United States
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Santa Maria della Marina cathedral
Church building in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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Lengnau synagogue
Religious building in Lengnau in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Chascomús Cathedral
Cathedral in Buenos Aires Province
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Old Great Synagogue in Włocławek
Old Great Synagogue in Włocławek (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue in Barczewo
Synagogue in Barczewo (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagoge
Synagoge (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Nostra Signora di Montenero
Church building in Riomaggiore, Italy
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Economy & Trade 32
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Siemens
German multinational conglomerate company
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Carlsberg Group
Danish brewery group
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Armstrong Whitworth
British manufacturing company of 1847-1927
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Hamburg-Amerikanische-Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
Former German ocean carrier (1847-1970)
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Siemens & Halske
Defunct electrical equipment and engine manufacturer
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Labatt Brewing Company
Belgian-owned brewery in Canada
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Waggonbau Görlitz
German company
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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Defunct Class I railroad in the Midwest and Northwest of the U.S.
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Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical
Japanese drug company
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ASB Bank
Bank operating in New Zealand
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Fidelity National Financial
American financial services company
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Redfern
British fashion house
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Canada Life
Canadian assurance company
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Great-West Lifeco
Canadian insurance copmany
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C. A. Seydel Söhne
Company
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El Puerto de Liverpool
Mexican commercial, financial, and real estate company
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Booths
British high-end supermarket chain
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Société des mines et fonderies de Pontgibaud
French mining and smelting company
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Penn Mutual
Life insurance and annuities corporation
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Czapek & Cie
Swiss watch brand
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Ocean Steam Navigation Company
Business
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Stone & Thomas
Former department-store chain in the United States
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E.T. Gleitsmann
E.T. Gleitsmann (Economy & Trade).
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Marshall & Ilsley
U.S. bank founded in 1847
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James Fisher & Sons
Marine engineering firm
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R. H. Stearns and Company
Department store
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Monon Railroad
Defunct American Class I railway
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Canada Life Financial
Company
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Southern Connecticut Gas
Gas Company in Southern Connecticut
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Boatmen's Bancshares
Bank holding company
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Wildsmith Shoes
UK business
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Poole's Pies
English food company
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1847 Zenkōji earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Taos Revolt
Insurrection in New Mexico Territory in 1847 resulting in the death of Charles Bent and other government officials
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Revolt of the Polkos
Coup d'état in Mexico (1847)
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Architecture & Engineering 27
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Ras el-Tin Palace
Palace in Alexandria, Egypt
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San Carlo al Corso
Church in Milan
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Kerimäki Church
Church building in Savonlinna, Finland
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St. Elizabeth's Church Wiesbaden
Russian Orthodox church
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Washington Place
Greek Revival palace in the Hawaii Capital Historic District in Honolulu
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Sant’Andrea
Church building in Bergamo, Italy
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National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Nesland Church
Church building in Vinje, Eastern Norway
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Drevsjø Church
Church in Engerdal, Innlandet, Norway
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Pont du Robinet
Bridge in France
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Church of Saint Irene of Athens
Church building in Athens, Attica Region, Greece
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Church of the Holy Trinity
Church in Toronto, Canada
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Bahnhofbrücke Zürich
Bridge in Zürich (ZH), Switzerland
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Reformed Church, Nieuw-Lekkerland
Church in Nieuw-Lekkerland, Netherlands
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Christ Church, Lichfield
Church in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK
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Palais Rothschild
Palace
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St Matthew's Church, Widcombe
Church in Bath, UK
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Church of the Holy Innocents
Church in Highland Falls, New York
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Wunsch Building
Church building in New York, United States of America
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Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk ('s-Hertogenbosch)
Church in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
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St. Augustine Church, Philadelphia
Church building in Philadelphia, United States of America
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First Universalist Church
Historic church at 236 Commercial Street in Provincetown, Massachusetts
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St Mary's Church, Little Crosby
Grade II listed church in Little Crosby, Merseyside, England, UK
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South Granville Congregational Church
Church in Granville, New York
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Church of St Barnabas
Church in Pimlico, London
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St Bede's Church, Widnes
Church in Appleton, Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Columba's-by-the-Castle
Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 6
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Carltheater
Former theatre in Vienna, Austria
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Pulchri Studio
Art institution and studio in The Hague, Netherlands
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Casino Theatre
Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Opéra d'Avignon
Opera house in Avignon, France
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Théâtre Historique
Former theatre in Paris, constructed for Alexandre Dumas, demolished
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Teatro Principal
Theater in Alicante, Spain
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Empires & Countries 2
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Kazakh Khanate dissolved
Kazakh Khanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Tashkent.
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Chiang Hung dissolved
Chiang Hung ceased to exist, having been centered at Jinghong.
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