What happened in 1854?
221 recorded events in 1854, including 90 in people, 38 in economy & trade and 29 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 17
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Battle of Balaclava
1854 battle of the Crimean War
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Battle of Alma
1854 first battle of the Crimean War
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Siege of Sevastopol
Siege during the Crimean War which lasted from September 1854 until September 1855
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Charge of the Light Brigade
1854 charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces
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Battle of Inkerman
Battle on 5 November 1854 during the Crimean War
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Siege of Petropavlovsk
1854 main operation on the Pacific Theatre of the Crimean War
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Grattan massacre
1854 opening engagement of the First Sioux War
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Siege of Silistra (1854)
5th April - 24th June 1854
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Battle of Bomarsund
August 1854 Crimean War battle
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Battle of Kurekdere
Battle that took place during the Crimean War in 1854
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Thin Red Line
1854 episode in the battle of Balaklava
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Sioux Wars
Conflicts between the USA and subgroups of the Sioux people from 1854–1890
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Battle of the Choloki
1854 battle in the Crimean war
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Battle of Muddy Flat
1854 battle during the Taiping Rebellion
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Battle of Nigoiti
Battle in the Crimean War
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Siege of Calafat
1854 battle of the Crimean War
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Battle of Cieneguilla
1854 engagement of the Jicarilla War
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Politics & Government 2
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Orange River Convention
Treaty 23 February 1854
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Treaty of Medicine Creek
1854 U.S. and Native Americans treaty
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People 90
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Georg Simon Ohm died
German physicist and mathematician
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Frederick Catherwood died
British Mesoamericanist, explorer, artist, architect, and photographer (1799-1854)
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Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré died
French botanist (1789-1854)
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Macedonio Melloni died
Italian physicist (1798–1854)
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Arthur Aikin died
British chemist, mineralogist, author (1771/73 - 1854)
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Philip Barker Webb died
English botanist (1793–1854)
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Peter Skene Ogden died
British-Canadian fur trapper and explorer
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Charles Baudin died
French admiral (1784-1854)
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Jens Vahl died
Danish botanist (1796-1854)
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Thomas Fitzpatrick died
American trapper (1799–1854)
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John George Champion died
English soldier, botanist, and explorer (1815-1854)
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John Beecroft died
British explorer
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Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré died
French hydrographer (1766–1854)
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Francis Price Blackwood died
British Royal Navy officer (1809-1854)
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Pierre Alphonse Laurent died
French mathematician (1813–1854)
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Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt died
Prussian-born Dutch naturalist and botanist (1773-1854)
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Bernhard von Lindenau died
German astronomer, lawyer and politician
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George Brettingham Sowerby died
British conchologist; (1788-1854)
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Jean-Joseph Marcel died
French printer (1776-1854)
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George William Manby died
English author and inventor (1765–1854)
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Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Wackenroder died
German chemist (1798–1854)
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Robert M. Patterson died
Director of the US Mint (1787-1854)
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Johann Joseph von Prechtl died
Austrian technologist
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Robert Haldane died
Mathematician (1772-1854)
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Louis Etienne François Héricart de Thury died
French politician
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Victor Mauvais died
French politician and astronomer (1809-1854)
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George Field died
English chemist (1777?–1854)
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Henry Fourdrinier died
British inventor (1766-1854)
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Samuel Owen died
British-Swedish engineer
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Thomas John Hussey died
British astronomer (1792–1854)
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François Xavier Aubry died
American explorer (1824-1854)
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Jackey Jackey died
Australian explorer (1833–1854)
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John Boultbee died
New Zealand explorer
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John Ebbetts died
American merchant adventurer and surveyor
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William Hulme Hooper died
English naval officer and Arctic explorer (1826–1854)
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Frederick Strange died
Strange, Frederick (1810x18–1854), natural history collector
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Alexandre Vaudey died
French explorer and drug trafficker
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Henriette Sontag died
German operatic singer (1806-1854)
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Harriet Smithson died
Anglo-Irish actress (1800-1854)
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Charles Kemble died
British actor (1775-1854)
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August Ferdinand Anacker died
German Music cantor/conductor
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Fanny Hünerwadel died
Pianist and composer (1826-1854)
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Carl Carl died
Austrian actor (1787-1854)
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Luigi Tarisio died
Italian musician
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Ferdinand Samuel Laur died
(1791-1854)
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Jan George Bertelman died
Dutch composer (1782-1854)
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Betty Boije died
Swedish singer
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Elizabeth Rebecca Edwin died
Irish actress (1771-1854)
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Ralph Bernal died
British politician (1784-1854)
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Mary Warner died
English actress and theatre manager
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Karl Ludwig Drobisch died
German composer (1803–1854)
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Fanny Fitzwilliam died
English actress (1801-1854)
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Wilhelm Pettersson died
Swedish actor
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Oscar Wilde born
Born in Dublin. Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900).
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Arthur Rimbaud born
Born in Charleville. French poet (1854-1891).
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Henri Poincaré born
Born in Nancy. French mathematician, physicist and engineer (1854–1912).
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Karl Kautsky born
Born in Prague. Czech-Austrian Marxist theorist (1854–1938).
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James George Frazer born
Born in Glasgow. Scottish social anthropologist (1854–1941).
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Thomas R. Marshall born
Born in North Manchester. Vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
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Henri La Fontaine born
Born in Brussels. Belgian lawyer, politician and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1854-1943).
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John Philip Sousa born
Born in Washington, D.C.. American conductor and composer (1854–1932).
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Alphonse Allais born
Born in Honfleur. French writer and humorist (1854–1905).
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Victoriano Huerta born
Born in Colotlán. Mexican military officer and 35th President of Mexico (1850-1916).
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Benjamin Tucker born
Born in Dartmouth. American journalist and anarchist (1854-1939).
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Milan I Obrenović born
Born in Mărășești. King of Serbia.
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Jean-Marie Guyau born
Born in Laval. French writer and philosopher (1854-1888).
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Patrick Geddes born
Born in Ballater. British biologist, botanist and town planner (1854-1932).
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Paul von Rennenkampf born
Born in Konuvere manor. Russian Tsarist general of Baltic German descent (1854-1918).
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Paul Natorp born
Born in Düsseldorf. German philosopher and historian (1854–1924).
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Stefan Stambolov born
Born in Veliko Tarnovo. Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1854-1895).
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Georges Picquart born
Born in Strasbourg. French general (1854-1914).
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Alexandru Macedonski born
Born in Craiova. Wallachian-born Romanian poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic (1854-1920).
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Louis-Hubert Lyautey born
Born in Nancy. General and colonial administrator from France (1854-1934).
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Nikolay Morozov born
Born in Borok. Russian revolutionary, scientist, writer.
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José Canalejas born
Born in Ferrol. Spanish politician (1854-1912).
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Ernest Belfort Bax born
Born in Leamington Spa. British barrister and journalist (1854–1926).
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Hermann Oldenberg born
Born in Hamburg. German indologist (1854–1920).
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Joseph Jacobs born
Born in Sydney. Australian folklorist, historian and writer (1854–1916).
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Hans Jæger born
Born in Drammen. Norwegian anarchist (1854-1910).
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Niels Neergaard born
Born in Ugilt. Danish politician (1854-1936).
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Ludwig von Pastor born
Born in Aachen. German historian and Austrian diplomat (1854-1928).
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Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza born
Born in Timișoara. Austro-Hungarian field marshal.
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Johan Ludvig Heiberg born
Born in Aalborg. Danish philologist and hellenist (1854-1928).
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Georges Vacher de Lapouge born
Born in Neuville-de-Poitou. French anthropologist (1854–1936).
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Charles Seignobos born
Born in Lamastre. French historian (1854-1942).
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Viktor Dankl von Krasnik born
Born in Udine. Austro-Hungarian general (1854-1941).
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Nikolai Ruzsky born
Born in Russian Empire. Russian general (1854-1918).
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Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa born
Born in Palazzo Chiablese. Italian prince and admiral (1854–1931).
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Karl Julius Beloch born
Born in Pieszków. German classical and economic historian (1854–1929).
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Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré died
Died in Angoulême. French botanist (1789-1854).
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Science & Technology 13
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Lariboisière Hospital
Hospital in France
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New York University Tandon School of Engineering
University in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Research institute
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Detroit Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Ann Arbor, United States of America
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Salem State University
Public University located in Salem, Massachusetts and more
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Catholic University of Ireland
Former university (1854–1909)
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Penang General Hospital
Hospital in Malaysia
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Mustapha Pacha Hospital
Hospitals in Algeria
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Chapingo Autonomous University
Mexican institution of higher education
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University of Michigan College of Engineering
Engineering unit of the University of Michigan
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Huyssens Foundation
Hospital in Essen, Germany
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Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Hospital in Wandsworth, London, England, UK
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Bendigo Botanic Gardens
Heritage-listed botanical gardens in White Hills, Victoria, Australia
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Exploration & Discovery 6
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Austin Expedition of 1854
Western Australian exploration in 1854
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Zedekiah's Cave
Cave in Jerusalem
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SS Arctic disaster
Ship sinking
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Statue of Amenemhat III
Ancient Egyptian statue at Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany
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Cranbourne meteorite
Second largest meteorite found in Australia
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Crypt of the Popes
Crypt in Rome, Italy
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Religion & Belief Systems 13
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Dohány Street Synagogue
Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary
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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Hindu temple in Karachi, Pakistan
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cathedral of Ivrea
Church building in Ivrea, Italy
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Sakina khanim Mosque
Mosque in Quba, Azerbaijan
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Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Corrientes
Church in Corrientes, Argentina
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Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
Historic roman-catholic church in California, United States
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St. Meinrad Archabbey
Benedictine monastery in Ferdinand, Indiana
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Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar
1st Roman Catholic cathedral in Charleston, South Carolina (1854–1861)
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Synagogue in Pszczew
Synagogue in Pszczew (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Gœrsdorf synagogue
Synagogue located in Bas-Rhin, in France
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Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel
Synagogue, formerly a church, in Nottingham, UK
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Pfarrkirche Unbefleckte Empfängnis Mariä, Steyrling
Church building in Klaus an der Pyhrnbahn, Austria
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Pfarrkirche Dornauberg
Subsidiary church and cemetery in Finkenberg, Austria
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Economy & Trade 38
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Costa Cruises
British/American owned Italian cruise line
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India Post
Government-operated postal system in India
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Timex Group USA
American watch maker
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Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven
Former German shipbuilding company in Wilhelmshaven
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W. R. Grace and Company
American chemical company
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Royal Asscher Diamond Company
Dutch diamond-cutting company with the royal predicate, known for the Asscher cut and for cutting notable diamonds such as the Cullinan.
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ODDO BHF
German private bank based in Frankfurt am Main
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Waagner-Biro
Vienna-based engineering company
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Tanduay Distillers
Alcohol beverage company in the Philippines
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Baglietto
Watercraft builder in Italy
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London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
British photographic studio (active 1854-1922)
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Frankfurter Bank
Former German bank
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Ronchamp coal mines
Business
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Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
Defunct British railway locomotive and carriage builder
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De Winton
Business enterprise
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Carson's
American department store chain
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Redpath Sugar
Canadian enterprise
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Frichs
Danish manufacturing company
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Endicott Johnson Corporation
Shoe manufacturer
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Adams Express Company
Publicly traded diversified equity fund
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Ballantynes
Department store company in New Zealand
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Amann & Söhne
German textile industry company
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Compagnie des forges et aciéries de la marine et d’Homécourt
French manufacturing company
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Brecknell Willis
British electrical engineering company
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Kerite Company
Manufacturer of power cables, based in Seymour, Connecticut
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Wolffkran
German-Swiss tower crane manufacturer
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Crown Lynn
New Zealand ceramics manufacturer
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Hanley Economic Building Society
UK business
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Coopers & Lybrand
International accounting firm, 1854-1998
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Oreltekmash
Russian defense manufacturing company
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Schuyler, Hartley and Graham
American firearm company
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Howard Smith Limited
Australian business
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South Australian Railways
Government railway organisation in South Australia
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Penn Traffic
Defunct retail chain
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William Davies Company
Canadian meat packing company which merged to form Canada Packers
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Castletown Steam Navigation Company
Defuct maritime transportation company
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Woellmer Type Foundry
German type foundry
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Phoenix Foundry
Australian manufacturing company (1854–1905)
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1854 Iga-Ueno earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
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1854 San Salvador earthquake
Earthquake in El Salvador
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Eureka Rebellion
1854 miners' revolt in Victoria, Australia
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Red Turban Rebellion
1854–1856 uprisings in the Qing dynasty
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Miao rebellion of 1854–73
Rebellion in China
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Muteupproret
Series of riots
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Architecture & Engineering 29
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Church of Our Lady of Laeken
Church in Laeken, Belgium
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Church of Peace
Church in Potsdam
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Suomenlinna Church
Church in Helsinki, Finland
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Ciuflea Monastery
Architectural monument of national importance in Moldova
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Karlsøy Church
Church in Karlsøy, Norway
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Frue Church
Church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
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Ferkingstad Church
Church building in Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway
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Forsand Church
Church building in Sandnes Municipality, Rogaland, Norway
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Hidra Church
Parish church in Flekkefjord municipality, Norway
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Church of Our Lady
Church in the St Nicholas Parish of Amsterdam, Netherlands
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St George's Minster
Church in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
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Ruokolahti Church
Church building in Ruokolahti, Finland
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High Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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St. George's Church
Church building in Queens, New York, USA
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St. John's Episcopal Church
Historic Gothic Revival church in Montgomery, Alabama, United States
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St. Ignatius Mission
Church building in Montana
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St David's Church
Church in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
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Friedensfeld Midlands Moravian Church and Manse
Friedensfeld Midlands Moravian Church and Manse (Architecture & Engineering).
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Christ Church, Bacup
Church in Bacup, Lancashire, England, UK
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Christ Church
Historic Episcopal church in Greenville, South Carolina
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First Presbyterian Church (Columbia)
Church building in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
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St Luke's Church, Great Crosby
Grade II listed church in Great Crosby, Merseyside, England, UK
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Madison Square Presbyterian Church, New York City
Church building in New York, United States of America
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St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham
Church in Isle of Wight, England, UK
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St. Patrick's Church-Garryowen
Church building in Iowa, United States of America
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St Anne's Church, Thwaites
Grade II listed church in Millom Without, Cumberland, Cumbria , England, UK
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St James' Church, Ince
Grade II* listed church in Ince, Cheshire, England, UK
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St John the Baptist's Church, Hove
Grade II listed church in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
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St John the Baptist's Church, Papworth St Agnes
Church in South Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 3
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National Theatre in Subotica
Theatre in Subotica, Serbia
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Alhambra Theatre
Former West End theatre and music hall in London
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Princess Theatre
Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Empires & Countries 4
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Orange Free State founded
Orange Free State was founded, with its capital at Bloemfontein.
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Republic of Maryland founded
Republic of Maryland was founded, with its capital at Harper.
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Orange River Sovereignty dissolved
Orange River Sovereignty ceased to exist, having been centered at Bloemfontein.
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Republic of Baja California dissolved
Republic of Baja California ceased to exist, having been centered at La Paz.
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