What happened in 1855?
200 recorded events in 1855, including 79 in people, 35 in economy & trade and 22 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 19
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Battle of Eupatoria
1855 battle
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Battle of the Chernaya
1855 battle that took place during the Crimean War
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Siege of Kars
1855 battle of the Crimean War
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Battle of Malakoff
1855 battle
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Siege of Taganrog
1855 siege that took place during the Crimean War
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Nepalese-Tibetan War
Battle in Tibet won by Kingdom of Nepal
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Yakima War
Conflict between the United States and the Yakama
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Wakarusa War
1855 armed conflict in Kansas, United States
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Battle of Suomenlinna
1855 battle of the Crimean War
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Battle of Ash Hollow
1855 battle of the First Sioux War
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Filibuster War
Attempt by William Walker to take over Nicaragua
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Battle of the Great Redan
1855 battle in the Crimean War
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Battle of Leybar Bridge
1855 battle
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Battle of Kaba
Battle in Fiji in 1855
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Puget Sound War
1855 war between the US militia and Native Americans
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First Battle of Rivas
1855 battle of the Filibuster War
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Attack on Burtons Camp
1855 battle
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Battle of La Palma
Battle of the Liberal Revolution (1854-55)
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Burmese–Siamese War of 1849-1855
1849-1855 war
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Politics & Government 5
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Treaty of Shimoda
Treaty between the Russian Empire, and the Empire of Japan (Tokugawa shogunate)
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Hellgate treaty
1855 treaty between the United States and Bitterroot Salish
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Treaty of Detroit
Treaty between the US and the Ojibwe and Ottawa tribes of Lower Michigan in 1855
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Treaty of Washington
Treaty between the United States and various Native American peoples in 1855
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1855 Kansas Territory elections
Historic American elections
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People 79
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Carl Friedrich Gauss died
German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855)
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William Edward Parry died
English naval officer and Arctic explorer (1790–1855)
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Carl Anton von Meyer died
Russian botanist (1795-1855)
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Thomas Mitchell died
Scottish surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia (1792–1855)
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Andreas Johan Sjögren died
Finnish linguist (1794-1855)
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François André Michaux died
French botanist (1770-1855)
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Zvi Hirsch Chajes died
Polish rabbi
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Haile Melekot died
Negus of Shewa (1824-1855)
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Charles Sturm died
Mathematician from Geneva (1803-1855)
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Jacques Arago died
French artist and writer (1790-1855)
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William John Bankes died
British politician (1786-1855)
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Ernst Dieffenbach died
German physician, geologist and naturalist (1811-1855)
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Édouard de Villiers du Terrage died
French egyptologist
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Pyotr Ricord died
Russian admiral (1776-1855)
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Giacomo Beltrami died
Italian jurist, author, and explorer
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August Leopold Crelle died
German mathematician, architect and engineer (1780-1855)
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Joseph Aspdin died
British mason, bricklayer and inventor (1778–1855)
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Henri Braconnot died
French chemist and pharmacist (1780-1855)
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Jean de Charpentier died
German-Swiss geologist (1786-1855)
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Tomasz Zan died
Polish poet and activist (1796–1855)
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John Gorrie died
Physician, scientist, inventor (1803–1855)
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Robert Mills died
American architect
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Lewis Weston Dillwyn died
British politician and naturalist (1778–1855)
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Carl Kellner died
German businessman (1826–1855)
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Magnus Georg Paucker died
Baltic German mathematician (1787-1855)
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Edward Bromhead died
British mathematician and botanist (1789-1855)
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Bryan Donkin died
British civil engineer (1768–1855)
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Nikolay Bestuzhev died
Russian painter (1791-1855)
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Carl Nebel died
German artist (1805-1855)
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Ivan Mikhailovich Simonov died
Russian astronomer (1794-1855)
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Salomo Sachs died
Jewish Prussian Government Building Inspector, architect, civil servant, mathematician and writer (1772–1855)
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Andrew Crosse died
British amateur scientist (1784–1855)
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Jules Thurmann died
Swiss professor of mathematics, geologist and botanist
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Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset died
Duke of Somerset (1775-1855)
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Ernst Ludwig von Aster died
Prussian, Saxon and Russian general (1778-1855)
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James Finlay Weir Johnston died
Scottish agricultural chemist (1796–1855)
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Levi Hutchins died
American clockmaker (1761–1855)
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Charles Blachford Mansfield died
British chemist and author
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James Wilson died
Globe maker from the United States (1763-1855)
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Pierre-Dominique Martin died
French engineer (1771–1855)
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Christian Olufsen died
Danish astronomer (1802-1855)
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William Archibald Cadell died
Scottish industrialist and mathematician, also known as a travel writer
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Paul Heinrich Fuss died
Russian mathematician (1797–1855)
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August Ludwig Busch died
German astronomer
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Richard Sheepshanks died
British astronomer (1794-1855)
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Pierre Faure died
French explorer (1777-1855)
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Johan Fredrik Victorin died
Swedish zoologist and explorer (1831-1855)
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Marie-Victoire Jaquotot died
French painter (1772-1855)
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Karl Spindler died
German writer (1796–1855)
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Ludwika Jędrzejewicz Chopin died
Polish musician (1807-1855)
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Stephan Heger died
Danish actor
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Franz Ignaz von Holbein died
Austrian writer (1779-1855)
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Per Erik Wallqvist died
Director of the Royal Swedish ballet (1797-1855)
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Rosine Lebrun died
Opera singer and actress
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Joseph Richardson died
English stonemason and musician
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Johann Gottfried Kuntsch died
German organist and teacher (1775–1855)
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Fanny Robertson died
English actress (176_-1855)
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Charlotte le Pelletier died
French-American composer
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George Bartley died
British comedian
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Emile Verhaeren born
Born in Sint-Amands. Belgian poet (1855-1916).
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Percival Lowell born
Born in Boston. American astronomer (1855-1916).
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Ferdinand Tönnies born
Born in Oldenswort. German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936).
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Paul Deschanel born
Born in Schaerbeek. 11th President of the French Republic (1855–1922).
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Giovanni Pascoli born
Born in San Mauro Pascoli. Italian poet and classical scholar (1855-1912).
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Houston Stewart Chamberlain born
Born in Southsea. British-German racialist philosopher (1855–1927).
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Hermes da Fonseca born
Born in São Gabriel. President of Brazil (1855-1923).
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Otto Liman von Sanders born
Born in Słupsk. German general (1855–1929).
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Marie Corelli born
Born in London. British writer (1855-1924).
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Robert de Montesquiou born
Born in former 10th arrondissement of Paris. French writer (1855–1921).
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Paul Appell born
Born in Strasbourg. French mathematician (1855-1930).
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Innokenty Annensky born
Born in Omsk. Russian poet, critic and translator (1855–1909).
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Josiah Royce born
Born in Grass Valley. American philosopher (1855–1916).
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Živojin Mišić born
Born in Struganik. Field Marshal (1855–1921).
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Pavlos Kountouriotis born
Born in Hydra. Greek admiral and politician ,former president of the Hellenic Republic (1855–1935).
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Eduard Meyer born
Born in Hamburg. German ancient historian, Egyptologist and ancient orientalist (1855–1930).
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Vladimir Gilyarovsky born
Born in Vologda Governorate. Russian journalist and writer (1855-1935).
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Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein born
Born in Kiel. Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, then Titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1855-1934).
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Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt born
Born in Dessau. Prince (1855–1886).
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Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin born
Born in Pécs. Austrian general (1855-1925).
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Science & Technology 13
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Michigan State University
Public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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University of San Francisco
Jesuit Catholic university in San Francisco, California
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City Botanic Gardens
Botanical gardens in Brisbane, Australia
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William Paterson University
University in New Jersey, United States
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Louis B. Stewart Observatory
Observatory in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kean University
Public university in New Jersey, United States
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Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary
University
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania
University in the United States
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Visby Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Visby, Sweden
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Saint Dunstan's University
Saint Dunstan's University (Science & Technology).
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St. Elisabeth Hospital
Healthcare organization in Willemstad, Curacao
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Western College for Women
Women's college
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Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital
Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Nias Expedition
Nias Expedition (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 14
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Dolmabahçe Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Gothenburg Synagogue
Building in Gothenburg Municipality, Gothenburg and Bohus County, Sweden
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Mosque in Navahrudak
Mosque
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Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Singapore
19th century Hindu temple in Singapore
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Masjid Al-Abrar
Mosque in Singapore
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Hauptsynagoge
In Frankfurt
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Holy Trinity Cathedral
Church in Karachi, Pakistan
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Santuario della Madonna del Transito di Canoscio
Church in Canoscio, Italy
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Synagogue
Building in Soragna, Italy
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Synagogue in Ober-Erlenbach
The still existing building was used as a synagogue from 1855 until approx 1924 by the Jews in Ober-Erlenbach
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Synagogue in Nová Cerekev
Synagogue in Nová Cerekev (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Buzău Synagogue
Heritage site in Buzău County, Romania
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Church of the Ascension in Rzhev
Temple in Rzhev, Russia
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Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Semyonovskoye Cemetery
Temple in Sokolinaya Gora district, Russia
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Economy & Trade 35
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California Gold Rush
Gold rush from C.E.1848 until 1855 in California
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Colt's Manufacturing Company
American firearms manufacturer
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Pinkerton Government Services
American private security guard and detective agency
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Exposition Universelle of 1855
Paris Exposition of 1855
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Schwan-Stabilo
German maker of pens
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Creditanstalt
Defunct Austrian bank
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Savills
Real estate services provider
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Pechiney
Company
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Volcanic Repeating Arms
American firearms manufacturer
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JBS USA
U.S. subsidiary of Brazilian beef, pork processing conglomerate
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Crane Co.
Company
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Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Indian railway company
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Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskap
Norwegian shipping company
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Hillerich & Bradsby
Baseball equipment manufacturer
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Grays International
British sports equipment manufacturer
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Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil
Ancient railway in Brazil
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Thompson and Morgan
British garden supplies company
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Bank of Toronto
Business
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Appledore Shipbuilders
Company
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Gray-Nicolls
British manufacturer of cricket equipment
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Hjula Væverier
Norwegian textile company
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Southwestern Advantage
American marketing company
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Jordans
British cereal company
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Brunet
Canadian pharmacy chain
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Ullswater 'Steamers'
Business operating boats on Ullswater in the English Lake District
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Holmesdale Building Society
Founded in Reigate, Surrey
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McCarthy Tétrault
Canadian law firm
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Mohan Meakin Limited
Food and beverage company based in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Piesse & Lubin
Luxury perfumery in London
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Cassa di Risparmio della Provincia di Viterbo
Cassa di Risparmio della Provincia di Viterbo (Economy & Trade).
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Baird & Warner
Real estate company in Chicago, Illinois
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Saffery Champness Chartered Accountants
British chartered accountants firm
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Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company
Brewing company in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway
UK business
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Sears Seating
Seating system designer and manufacturer
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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Bursa earthquake of 1855
6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Bursa in northwestern Turkey on February 28, 1855
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1855 Wairarapa earthquake
Earthquake in New Zealand
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Santhal rebellion
Rebellion in present-day Jharkhand, Eastern India
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Cincinnati riots of 1855
Series of riots occurring in Cincinnati in 1855
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Bloody Monday
Elections-based riot
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Toronto circus riot
1855 riot
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Architecture & Engineering 22
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Ihlamur Palace
Former imperial Ottoman summer palace located in Istanbul, Turkey
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Église Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile
Church located in Paris, in France
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St Martin in the Bull Ring
Church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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St George's Church, Qakh
Georgian Orthodox Church in Gakh-Inguila, Qakh district, Azerbaijan
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Vestre Aker Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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Vats Church
Church building in Vindafjord, Rogaland, Norway
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Fort Street Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian church in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Horten Church
Church building in Horten, Vestfold, Norway
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Arch Street Presbyterian Church
Church building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Nieuwe Waalse Kerk
Church building in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Leigh
Grade II listed building in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Steilacoom Catholic Church
Church in Steilacoom, Washington
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Saint Alphonsus Church
Church building in Louisiana, United States of America
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St Mary the Virgin's Church, Yazor
Grade II listed church in Yazor, Herefordshire, England,UK
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Church of the Redeemer
Church building in South Carolina, United States of America
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White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church
Church building in Delaware, United States of America
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Santa Caterina d'Alessandria (Gaeta)
Church building in Gaeta, Italy
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Church of St Katherine
Church building in Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
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Church of St Paul with St Luke, Rock Ferry
Church in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK
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Heart Prairie Lutheran Church
Church building in Whitewater, United States of America
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African Church
Church building in Missouri, United States of America
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British Methodist Episcopal Church, Salem Chapel
Historical church in Ontario
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Sports & Entertainment 3
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Cork Opera House
Venue in Cork, Ireland
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Swindon Mechanics' Institute
Education and theatre building in Swindon, England
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Burnley Mechanics
Theatre and former Mechanics' Institute in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 3
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Waalo dissolved
Waalo ceased to exist, having been centered at Richard Toll.
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Thanjavur Maratha kingdom dissolved
Thanjavur Maratha kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Thanjavur.
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Principality of Qandahar dissolved
Principality of Qandahar ceased to exist, having been centered at Kandahar.
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