What happened in 1858?
219 recorded events in 1858, including 92 in people, 39 in economy & trade and 30 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 17
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Battle of Grahovac
1858 battle
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Battle of Taku Forts
1858 battle
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Free State–Basotho War
Conflict
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Siege of Tourane
1858 siege at the start of the French conquest of Vietnam
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Siege of Jhansi
1858 siege of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
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Battle of Sanhe
1858 battle
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Battle of Four Lakes
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Battle of Spokane Plains
1858 battle fought in Washington
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Battle of Kolašin
1858 Ottoman Wars conflict in Montenegro
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Capture of Lucknow
Battle of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
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Battle of Ixtlahuaca
1858 battle
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Battle of Little Robe Creek
1858 battle
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Battle of Pine Creek
1858 battle fought in Washington
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Mohave War
Part of the American Indian Wars
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Battle of Shakopee
1858 battle
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Battle of the Wichita Village
1858 battle
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Bald Hills War
Bald Hills War (Wars & Conflicts).
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Tientsin
Treaty of Tientsin (Politics & Government).
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Plombières Agreement
1858 secret agreement between Piedmont-Sardinia and France
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Treaty with the Sioux, 1858
1858 treaty between the United States and the Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of Dakota
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People 92
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Robert Brown died
British botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion (1773–1858)
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Aimé Bonpland died
French physician, botanist and explorer (1773-1858)
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Ida Laura Pfeiffer died
Austrian explorer and writer, editor (1797-1858)
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Joseph Paul Gaimard died
French naval surgeon and naturalist (1793-1858)
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Rani Lakshmibai died
Queen of a princely state in India
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Dred Scott died
African-American plaintiff in freedom suit (c.1799–1858)
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Teriitaria II died
Queen of Tahiti
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William Loftus died
British archaeologist (1821-1858)
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Johannes Peter Müller died
German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist (1801-1858)
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Carl Gustaf Mosander died
Swedish chemist and mineralogist (1797–1858)
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Henry Darcy died
French engineer (1803–1858)
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Ignatius Knoblecher died
Slovenian theologian (1819–1858)
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Jeremiah N. Reynolds died
American explorer
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William Austin Burt died
American politician (1792–1858)
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Johannes Roth died
German zoologist (1815-1858)
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Manuela Díez Jiménez died
Dominican activist (1786-1858)
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George Peacock died
English mathematician and Anglican cleric (1791–1858)
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Alois Negrelli died
Engineer and railway pioneer from the Austrian Empire (1799-1858)
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Rudolf Kohlrausch died
German physicist (1809–1858)
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Louis Didier Jousselin died
French engineer (1776-1858)
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Heinrich Bürger died
Hanoverian botanist (1806-1858)
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Robert Hare died
American chemist (1781-1858)
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Friedrich Schlemm died
German anatomist (1795–1858)
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Bartolomeo Biasoletto died
Italian botanist (1793–1858)
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Eugène Soubeiran died
French pharmacist
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Jean François Mayor de Montricher died
Swiss engineer (1810-1858)
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William Gregory died
Scottish physician and chemist (1803–1858)
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Karl Friedrich Plattner died
German chemist (1800–1858)
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Hugh Lee Pattinson died
English industrial chemist (1796-1858)
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Linus Yale died
American manufacturer of locks (1797–1858)
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Giovanni Battista Cavedalis died
Italian engineer (1794-1858)
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Carl Theodor Anger died
German astronomer and mathematician (1803-1858)
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Edward Bury died
British engineer (1794–1858)
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Hezekiah Augur died
American artist (1791-1858)
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Jonathan Knight died
Politician (1787-1858)
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Robert Benjamin Lewis died
American author and inventor
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Georg Altmütter died
Austrian technologist
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Robert Dixon died
Australian surveyor and explorer (1800–1858)
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George Mecham died
Irish explorer
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Charles Grimes died
English-Australia colonial surveyor (1772-1858)
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Rachel Félix died
French actress (1821–1858)
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Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn died
German musicologist (1799–1858)
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Francis Edward Bache died
British composer and pianist (1833–1858)
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Catherina Cibbini-Koželuch died
Austrian pianist and composer
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Johann Theodor Mosewius died
German music director and opera singer (1788-1858)
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Charles Desnoyer died
French actor, theatre author, and director (1806-1858)
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Karl Holz died
Austrian violinist, friend of Beethoven (1799–1858)
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Charlotte Lindmark died
Swedish actress
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Francisco Ferreira Drummond died
Historian, palaeograph, musician, politician (1796-1858)
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Ida Henriette da Fonseca died
Danish opera singer and composer (1802-1858)
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Friedrich Karl Kühmstedt died
German organist and composer
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Maria Rebecca Davison died
British actress
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Karl Gustav Bonuvier died
Swedish actor and theatre director (1776-1858)
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William Mineard Bennett died
English painter and composer (1778-1858)
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Christina Margareta Cederberg died
Swedish actress
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David Fisher died
English stage actor
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Theodore Roosevelt born
Born in Manhattan. 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919).
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Max Planck born
Born in Kiel. German theoretical physicist (1858–1947).
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Selma Lagerlöf born
Born in Östra Ämtervik church parish. Swedish writer (1858–1940).
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Giacomo Puccini born
Born in Lucca. Italian opera composer (1858–1924).
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Émile Durkheim born
Born in Épinal. French sociologist (1858–1917).
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Emmeline Pankhurst born
Born in Moss Side. English suffragist.
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Georg Simmel born
Born in Berlin. German sociologist, philosopher, and critic (1858–1918).
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Franz Boas born
Born in Minden. German-American anthropologist.
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Bonar Law born
Born in Rexton. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923.
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Giuseppe Peano born
Born in Spinetta. Italian mathematician (1858–1932).
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Jagadish Chandra Bose born
Born in Bikrampur. Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937).
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Ludwig Quidde born
Born in Bremen. German politician (1858-1941).
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Remy de Gourmont born
Born in Bazoches-au-Houlme. French writer (1858–1915).
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Charles de Foucauld born
Born in Strasbourg. French Catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916).
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Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria born
Born in Laxenburg. Austrian archduke (1858-1889).
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Kang Youwei born
Born in Nanhai District. Chinese politician and scholar (1858-1927).
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Edith Nesbit born
Born in Kennington. English author and poet (1858–1924).
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Beatrice Webb born
Born in Standish. English sociologist, economist, socialist, and social reformer (1858–1943).
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Saitō Makoto born
Born in Mizusawa. Prime Minister of Japan (1858-1936).
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Georges Courteline born
Born in Tours. French dramatist and novelist (1858-1929).
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Gaetano Mosca born
Born in Palermo. Italian political scientist and journalist (1858–1941).
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Vincas Kudirka born
Born in Vilkaviškis. Lithuanian writer, poet and physician (1858–1899).
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Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia born
Born in Constantine Palace. Russian grand prince (1858-1915).
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Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard born
Born in Chennai. British colonial administrator (1858-1945).
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Cipriano Castro born
Born in Táchira. Venezuelan politician (1858–1924).
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Prince Valdemar of Denmark born
Born in Bernstorff Palace. Danish prince (1858-1939).
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Anna J. Cooper born
Born in Raleigh. African-American author, educator, speaker and scholar (1858–1964).
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José Miguel Gómez born
Born in Sancti Spíritus. President of Cuba (1858-1921).
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Alois Riegl born
Born in Linz. Austrian art historian (1858-1905).
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Salomon Reinach born
Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. French archaeologist (1858-1932).
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Petar Bojović born
Born in Miševići, Nova Varoš. Serbian military officer (1858–1945).
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Caran d'Ache born
Born in Moscow. Cartoonist (1858-1909).
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Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez born
Born in Bogotá. Colombian general and political figure (1858–1927).
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Georgi Todorov born
Born in Bolhrad. Bulgarian general (1858–1934).
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José Leite de Vasconcelos born
Born in Freguesia de Ucanha. Portuguese ethnographer, archaeologist and author (1858–1941).
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Aimé Bonpland died
Died in Paso de los Libres. French physician, botanist and explorer (1773-1858).
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Science & Technology 13
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Statistics Sweden
Swedish stats office and registration authority
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UCLouvain Saint-Louis – Bruxelles
Research university in Brussels, Belgium
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Winona State University
University in Minnesota, United States
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St. Bonaventure University
Catholic university in Allegany, New York, USA
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Allan Gardens
Public park and conservatory in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Cantonal observatory of Neuchâtel
Astronomical and chronometric observatory in the city of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Susquehanna University
University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
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Hôpital Fernand-Widal
Hospital in Paris, France
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Hannibal-LaGrange University
In Missouri, United States
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Orto Botanico dell'Università di Catania
Botanical garden in Italy
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The University Garden at Frederiksberg
Botanical garden in Frederiksberg, Denmark (1858-)
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Long Island College Hospital
Defunct hospital in New York, United States
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Nova Scotia Hospital
Hospital in Canada
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Exploration & Discovery 6
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Lake Victoria
Lake in east-central Africa
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Massabielle Grotto
Catholic pilgrimage cave in Lourdes, France
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Lion of Knidos
Greek statue erected near the ancient port of Knidos, taken by the British in 1858/1859 and currently in the British Museum
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Xantener Knabe
Roman bronze statue at Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany
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Samnite Sanctuary at Pietrabbondante
Archeological site of a Samnite Sanctuary at Pietrabbondante (IS)
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Ananʹinskiĭ Mound
Ananʹinskiĭ Mound (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 10
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Assumption Cathedral
Roman catholic cathedral in Quebec
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Norrköping Synagogue
Synagogue in Norrköping, Sweden
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Holy Redeemer Cathedral
Church in Belize City, Belize
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Synagoge in Koronowo
Synagogue in Koronowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Ali-beg Kapetanović mosque
Ali-beg Kapetanović mosque (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue of Rovigo
Building in Rovigo, Italy
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Žaliakalnis Synagogue
Žaliakalnis Synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue in Siedlce
Synagogue in Siedlce (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky at Pokrovskaya Almhouse
Temple in Basmanny District, Russia
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Former synagogue in Nové Strašecí
Former synagogue in Nové Strašecí (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 39
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Salzgitter AG
Company
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Suez Company
Company (1858–1997)
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Johns Manville
American manufacturing corporation
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Berthold Type Foundry
German type foundry
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Marques de Riscal
Spanish winery
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First Hawaiian Bank
American bank
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Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company
Azerbaijani shipping company
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Ilseder Hütte
Former industrial area in Germany
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König Brauerei
Brewery situated in Beeck, a neighborhood of Duisburg, Germany
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Butterfield Bank
International bank based in Bermuda
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E. Howard & Co.
Watchmaker
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Arcadia Watches
Swiss brand of luxury watches
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Bendigo Bank
Australian financial institution
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Ernst Kaps Piano Fabrik
Piano manufacturer in Dresden, Germany
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Beloit Corporation
American iron and machine company, 1858–2000
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Hahne and Company
Department store founded in Newark, New Jersey
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Claro Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican telecommunication company
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Bemis Company
Company
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Norton Abrasives
American abrasives manufacturer and supplier
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Libeco-Lagae
Libeco-Lagae (Economy & Trade).
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White Sewing Machine Company
American manufacturer of sewing machines
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Cains Brewery
Former brewery in Liverpool, England
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Esterbrook
American pen manufacturer
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Chemische Fabrik Kalk
Company
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Brauerei Zipf, Aktiengesellschaft vorm. Wm. Schaup
Austrian brewery
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Zuckerraffinerie
Beet sugar refinery in Germany
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Thomas Mercer Chronometers
British chronometer company
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Timothy Taylor's
Brewery based in Keighley, England
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Lechler
Italian paints manufacturer
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Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Savigliano
Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Savigliano (Economy & Trade).
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Kolzam
Kolzam (Economy & Trade).
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Aggregate Industries
British building materials manufacturer
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North Fork Bank
American bank
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Maske Gruppen
Norwegian wholesaler
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Oederlin
Swiss manufacturer, 1858 to 2015
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Dudley Building Society
Dudley Building Society (Economy & Trade).
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Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company
Canadian shipbuilding company
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National Bank of Australasia
Business
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Richard Dunston
English shipbuilder
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1858 Hietsu earthquake
Earthquakes in Japan
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Architecture & Engineering 30
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Monserrate Palace
Building in Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal
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Trinity Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Christ catholic church building on Rathausgasse in Bern's Old Town, Switzerland
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Alta Church
Church in Alta, Norway
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Skåre Church
Church building in Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
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Nesseby Church
Church in Nesseby municipality, Norway
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Sveio Church
Church building in Sveio, Norway
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Namdalseid Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Kleive Church
Parish church at Kleive, in Molde municipality, Norway
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Heggvik Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Hjelmeland Church
Church building in Hjelmeland, Rogaland, Norway
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Birkenes church
Church building in Birkeland, Agder, Norway
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Cathedral of the Resurrection
Church in Katowice, Poland
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Church of Saint George, Bečej
Church building in South Bačka District, Serbia
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Otterøy Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Austmarka Church
Church in Kongsvinger, Innlandet, Norway
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Notre-Dame de Bon-Port
Church located in Loire-Atlantique, in France
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Luksefjell kapell
Church building in Skien, Eastern Norway
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St Michael's Church, Ballinasloe
Church in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
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Christ Church, Eaton
Grade II listed church in Eaton, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Nicholas' Church, Durham
Church building in Durham, England, UK
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Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds
Church in Bonds, Lancashire, England, UK
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First Reformed Church
Church building in Queens, New York City
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St. Peters United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church building in Iowa, United States of America
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Wirral Christian Centre
Grade II listed church in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
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St James' Church, Birkenhead
Grade II listed church in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
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Holy Trinity Church
Anglican church in York, Western Australia
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Kelvinside Free Church, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow
Church building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Freewill Baptist Church
Church building in Wisconsin, United States of America
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Christ Church
Church building in Mississippi, United States of America
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Sports & Entertainment 2
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Atlantic Garden
Now-demolished German-American theater in New York City
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Ostrovsky Academic Drama Theatre
Theatre in Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan
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Empires & Countries 6
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British Raj founded
British Raj was founded, with its capital at New Delhi.
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Republic of New Granada dissolved
Republic of New Granada ceased to exist, having been centered at Bogotá.
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Company rule in India dissolved
Company rule in India ceased to exist, having been centered at Kolkata.
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Granadine Confederation founded
Granadine Confederation was founded, with its capital at Bogotá.
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Kingdom of Rarotonga founded
Kingdom of Rarotonga was founded, with its capital at Avarua.
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Republic of Utrecht dissolved
Republic of Utrecht ceased to exist, having been centered at Utrecht.
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