What happened in 1870?
349 recorded events in 1870, including 109 in people, 62 in wars & conflicts and 60 in economy & trade. A further 8 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 62
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Franco-Prussian War
1870–1871 military conflict of the Second French Empire versus Prussia and its allies
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Battle of Sedan
1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian War
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Capture of Rome
Final event of Italian unification (1870)
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Siege of Paris
1870 siege during the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Gravelotte
1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War
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Siege of Metz
1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Mars-la-Tour
1870 battle
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Siege of Strasbourg
Siege during the Franco-German war in 1870
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Battle of Wissembourg
1870 first battle of the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Spicheren
1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Wörth
1870 battle
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Battle of Beaumont
1870 battle in the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Amiens
1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Noisseville
1870 battle
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Battle of Borny-Colombey
1870 battle
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Battle of Bazeilles
1870 battle
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Battle of Coulmiers
1870 battle
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Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande
1870 battle
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Battle of Cerro Corá
1870 last battle of the Paraguayan War
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Second Battle of Orléans
1870 battle
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Siege of Belfort
103-day military assault and blockade of the city of Belfort, France
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Battle of Loigny-Poupry
Battlefield 1870
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Battle of Hallue
1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War
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Siege of Toul
1870 siege
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Battle of Bellevue
1870 battle
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Battle of Le Bourget
1870 battle during the Siege of Paris of the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Beaugency
1870 battle
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Battle of Villiers
1870 battle
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Battle of Saarbrücken
1870 battle in the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Villepion
1870 battle
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Battle of Dijon
1870
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Battle of Châtillon
1870 battle
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Siege of Verdun
1870 in France during the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Artenay
1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Buzenval
1870 battle, part of the defence of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Chevilly
1870 battle
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Battle of Châteaudun
1870 battle
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Siege of Montmédy
1870 military event
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Marias Massacre
1870 massacre
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Battle of Eccles Hill
1870 battle
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Battle of Nompatelize
1870 battle
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Battle of Longeau
1870 battle in the Franco-Prussian War
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Siege of Phalsbourg
1870 siege
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Siege of Soissons
1870 siege
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Siege of Péronne
1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Nouart
1870 battle
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Siege of Thionville
1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War
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Siege of Bitche
1870 siege during the Franco-Prussian war
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Lichtenberg Siege
1870 battle
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Siege of Mézières
1870–1871 siege during the Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Buzancy
1870 battle
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Siege of La Fère
1870 siege
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Siege of Kitab
Military conquest of the Bukharan city of Kitab by Russian troops
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Battle of Chateauneuf
Battle of Chateauneuf (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Ürümqi
1870 conflict
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Battle of Boca Teacapan
1870 U.S. Navy action against Mexican pirates
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Battle of the Belly River
First Nations battle in what is now Alberta, Canada
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Siege of Marsal
1870 battle
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Siege of Neu-Breisach
1870 siege
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Siege of Fort Alexandrovskogo
1870 siege
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Fight at Pesmes
Fight at Pesmes (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Chateauneuf-en-Thimerais
Battle of Chateauneuf-en-Thimerais (Wars & Conflicts).
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Politics & Government 1
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1870 New York gubernatorial election
1870 New York gubernatorial election (Politics & Government).
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People 109
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Ferdinand von Wrangel died
Baltic German explorer and Russian admiral (1797-1870)
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Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer died
Spanish poet
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Jules Baroche died
French statesman and lawyer (1802-1870)
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Gabriel Lamé died
French mathematician and physicist (1795-1870)
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Heinrich Gustav Magnus died
German chemist and physicist (1802–1870)
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Charles von Hügel died
Austrian noble, army officer, diplomat, botanist, and explorer (1795–1870)
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Jean Théodore Lacordaire died
French entomologist (1801-1870)
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Giuseppe Ferlini died
19th-century Italian treasure hunter
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George Samuel Perrottet died
French botanist and scientific illustrator
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Sarah Belzoni died
(1783-1870)
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Nikolay Shkot died
Russian explorer
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George W. Hayward died
British explorer (1839–1870)
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Lansford Hastings died
American explorer
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Radhanath Sikdar died
Indian mathematician
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Charles Xavier Thomas died
French computer pioneer (1785-1870)
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Carl August von Steinheil died
German physicist (1801-1870)
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Charles Joseph Minard died
French engineer (1781-1870)
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Gustav Bischof died
German geologist and chemist (1792–1870)
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William Allen Miller died
British scientist
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Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets died
Russian engineer (1803–1870)
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Janet Taylor died
English astronomer and navigation expert (1804–1870)
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Prilidiano Pueyrredón died
Argentine artist (1823-1871)
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Thomas Brassey died
British engineering contractor (1805–1870)
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William Chauvenet died
American academic 1820-1870
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Josef Redtenbacher died
Austrian chemist and botanist (1810-1870)
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Joseph Anton von Maffei died
German industrialist (1790–1870)
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Nils Ericson died
Swedish businessman (1802-1870)
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Adolf Ferdinand Wenceslaus Brix died
German mathematician
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Abel Niepce de Saint-Victor died
French photographic inventor (1805-1870)
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John Braithwaite died
English engineer (1797–1870)
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Cowper Phipps Coles died
British Royal Navy officer (1819-1870)
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Augustus Matthiessen died
British scientist
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Karl Weltzien died
German chemist (1813-1870)
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Vasily Berkov died
Director Admiralty-Shipyard of Saint Petersburg, Russia, Counter-Admiral, shipbuilder, linguist
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Søren Hjorth died
Danish engineer (1801–1870)
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Johann Andreas Schubert died
German railway pioneer
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William Hale died
British rocket pioneer (1797-1870)
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John T. Graves died
Irish mathematician (1806–1870)
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Pompejus Alexander Bolley died
German-Swiss chemist, co-founder and professor at ETH Zurich (1812–1870)
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John Adolphus Dahlgren died
United States Navy admiral (1809–1870)
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Shima Kakoku died
Japanese photographer (1827–1870)
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Ōno Benkichi died
Japanese photographer
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Seth Boyden died
American inventor (1788-1870)
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Russell Henry Manners died
British Royal Navy admiral (1800-1870)
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Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet died
British lawyer and Tory politician; (1783-1870)
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James Syme died
Scottish surgeon (1799–1870)
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Zerah Colburn died
American journalist
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Joseph Béranger died
French inventor and a business man (1802–1870)
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John Adamson died
Scottish physician, photographer, physicist, lecturer and museum curator (1809-1870)
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Calvin Kingsley died
American bishop
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Ernst Ferdinand August died
German physicist
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Philip Taylor died
English civil engineer in France and Italy (1786-1870)
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John Veatch died
Scientist, boron, California (1808-1870)
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Charles Tyers died
Explorer of Australia (1806-1870)
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Charles Auguste de Bériot died
Belgian composer and violinist (1802–1870)
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Alexei Lvov died
Russian composer (1798-1870)
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Rallou Karatza died
Romanian culture personality / Greek actor and director
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Anna Cora Mowatt died
American actress and writer
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Kaspar Kummer died
German composer, flutist and teacher (1795-1870)
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Johann Gottlob Töpfer died
Organ builder (1791–1870)
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Zofia Szymanowska-Lenartowicz died
Polish painter (1825–1870)
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Agnese Schebest died
Austrian singer, opera singer and music educator (1813–1870)
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Feliks Horecki died
Polish composer and guitarist (1796-1870)
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Georg Herman Krohn died
Norwegian actor (1831-1870)
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Clarisse Miroy died
French actress
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Pierre Levassor died
French actor (1808–1870)
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Maksymilian Grecki died
Pianist
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Margarete Binder died
Actor
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Joseph August Röckel died
German singer and opera singer (1783-1870)
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Franziska Cornet died
German singer, opera singer and music educator (1808-1870)
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Marie Magdalena Frey died
Czech actress (c.1812–1870)
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George Holland died
British actor
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Robert Kanzow Bowley died
British musician (1813–1870)
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Vladimir Lenin born
Born in Ulyanovsk. Founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924).
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Ivan Bunin born
Born in Voronezh. Russian writer and poet (1870–1953).
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Maria Montessori born
Born in Chiaravalle. Italian physician and educator (1870-1952).
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Aleksandr Kuprin born
Born in Narovchat. Russian writer (1870–1938).
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Jules Bordet born
Born in Soignies. Belgian immunologist and microbiologist (1870-1961).
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Christian X of Denmark born
Born in Charlottenlund Palace. King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944).
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Miguel Primo de Rivera, 2nd Marquis of Estella born
Born in Jerez de la Frontera. Spanish politician; dictator, aristocrat, and military officer who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930.
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi born
Born in Hämeenkoski. 7th President of Finland (1870-1956).
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Karl Renner born
Born in Dolní Dunajovice. First President of Austria (1870–1950).
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Adolf Loos born
Born in Brno. Austrian and Czech architect and art collector (1870-1933).
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Lavr Kornilov born
Born in Oskemen. Imperial Russian Army general (1870–1918).
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Hilaire Belloc born
Born in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. French-English writer (1870–1953).
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Saki born
Born in Sittwe. British writer.
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Jan Christiaan Smuts born
Born in Riebeek West. South African statesman and military leader (1870–1950).
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Pierre Louÿs born
Born in Ghent. French writer and poet (1870–1925).
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Ernst Barlach born
Born in Wedel. German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer (1870–1938).
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Ada Negri born
Born in Lodi. Italian poet, writer, and teacher (1870–1945).
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D. T. Suzuki born
Born in Hondamachi. Japanese Buddhist scholar, Doctor of Letters (1870–1966).
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Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck born
Born in Saarlouis. German army officer (1870-1964).
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Louis II, Prince of Monaco born
Born in Baden-Baden. Prince of Monaco (1870-1949).
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Kitarō Nishida born
Born in Kahoku. Japanese philosopher (1870–1945).
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Chittaranjan Das born
Born in Bikrampur. Bengali lawyer, politician, author and leader of the Bengali Swaraj Party (1870-1925).
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Michael Rostovtzeff born
Born in Zhytomyr. Russian historian of ancient history (1870–1952).
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Gustav Landauer born
Born in Karlsruhe. German anarchist, editor (1870-1919).
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Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel born
Born in Liverpool. British politician (1870–1963).
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Lord Alfred Douglas born
Born in Worcestershire. English poet and journalist (1870–1945).
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Peter Struve born
Born in Perm. Russian journalist (1870–1944).
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Nikolay Lossky born
Born in Krāslava. Russian philosopher (1870–1965).
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David Riazanov born
Born in Odesa. Russian-Soviet political revolutionary, Marxist theoretician, and archivist.
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Édouard Le Roy born
Born in 8th arrondissement of Paris. French mathematician and philosopher (1870-1954).
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Prince Carlos of the Two Sicilies born
Born in Gries am Brenner. Two Sicilian and Spanish Royal (1870–1949).
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Jaime de Borbón y Borbón-Parma born
Born in Vevey. Pretender to the throne of Spain and legitimist pretender to the thrones of France and Navarre from 1909 to 1931 (1870–1931).
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Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein born
Born in Nuremberg. German general (1870–1948).
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Charles Homer Haskins born
Born in Meadville. American historian (1870–1937).
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Jacques Cariou born
Born in Peumerit. French equestrian (1870-1951).
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Lansford Hastings died
Died in Saint Thomas. American explorer.
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Science & Technology 23
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Wellesley College
Private women's liberal arts college in Massachusetts
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Loyola University Chicago
Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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St. John's University
University in New York City, New York, United States
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Hunter College
University in New York City
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Stevens Institute of Technology
Higher education institute in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
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Canisius University
University in New York, United States
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Tver State University
University in Russia
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Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich
Hospital in Switzerland
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Niigata University
Higher education institution in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
University
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University of New Zealand
Former university in New Zealand
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Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
University in Norway
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Tung Wah Hospital
Hospital in Hong Kong
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William Woods University
Private university in Fulton, Missouri, United States
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Sarawak General Hospital
Public hospital in Malaysia
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Mackenzie Presbyterian University
Private, non-profit and denominational university in São Paulo
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Kuala Lumpur Hospital
Public hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Children's National Hospital
Healthcare organization in Washington D.C., United States
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Homerton University Hospital
Hospital in England
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Royal Oldham Hospital
The Royal Oldham Hospital is a NHS hospital in the Coldhurst area of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is managed by the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.
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Newcastle General Hospital
Hospital
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Hospital Noble
Former hospital
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H. H. Richardson Complex
Former hospital in New York, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 4
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Dobšinská Ice Cave
Cave in Slovakia
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Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet
Cuneiform inscription
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Lex Ursonensis
Ancient Roman law
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Great Clock of Lima
Former clock and landmark in Lima, Peru
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Religion & Belief Systems 22
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Stockholm Synagogue
Synagogue in Stockholm, Sweden
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Aghdam Mosque
Mosque in Aghdam, Azerbaijan
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Jama Mosque
Mosque in Hotan
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
Roman Catholic cathedral
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Islam-aga's Mosque
Mosque in Niš, Nišava, Serbia
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Vilkaviškis Cathedral
Church in Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
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Fuyou Road Mosque
Mosque in Huangpu, Shanghai, China
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Old Mosque, Mersin
Mosque in Mersin, Turkey
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Sisak Synagogue
Former synagogue in Sisak, Croatia
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Roman Catholic cathedral in Nanjing, China
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Győr Synagogue
Synagogue in Győr, Hungary
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Alte Synagoge
Building in Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
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Grand Synagogue of Nuremberg
Former synagogue in Nuremberg
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Nantes synagogue
Synagogue located in Loire-Atlantique, in France
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West London Synagogue
Grade II listed synagogue in City of Westminster, United Kingdom
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Nengren Temple (Jiujiang)
Building in Xunyang, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
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Liepāja Great Choral Synagogue
Former synagogue in Latvia
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Dessewffy Street synagogue
Dessewffy Street synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue in Żarki
Synagogue in Żarki (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Gah Synagogue in Suceava
Gah Synagogue in Suceava (Religion & Belief Systems).
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St. Martin
Roman Catholic branch church in Vettweiß
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Saint Innocent Church, Khabarovsk
Temple in Khabarovsk, Russia
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Economy & Trade 60
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Mitsubishi
Group of autonomous, Japanese multinational companies
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Standard Oil
Defunct American oil company (1870–1911)
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Amstel Brewery
Dutch Brewery brand
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Lapland gold rush
1870s gold rush in Lapland, Finland
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Goodrich Corporation
Defunct American manufacturer
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MÁVAG
Hungarian rail vehicle manufacturer
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Zurich Cantonal Bank
Largest cantonal bank and fourth largest bank in Switzerland
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Sartorius AG
German technology company specializing in equipment and services for the biopharmaceutical industry
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Vanden Plas
Coachbuilders who produced bodies for specialist and up-market automobile manufacturers
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Brown-Forman
American-owned spirit and wine producer and distributor
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Mellon Financial
Was one of the world's largest money management firms
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Bodegas Torres
Company
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DMG Mori (Germany)
German machine tool builder
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Blundstone Australia Pty Ltd
Australian footwear brand, known for its Blundstone boots
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Binding-Brauerei
Brewery in Germany
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Bukowskis
Scandinavian fine art and antique auction house
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Abrau-Durso
Russian wine company
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Pfeifer & Langen
Family-owned food company
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Credito Italiano
Former Italian bank merged in UniCredito Italiano
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Badische Bank
Company
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Simmons Bedding Company
Bedding company
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Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
Former American Class I railroad
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Graeter's
Regional ice cream chain based in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Ferrino
Italian tent company
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Woodward
Company in Fort Collins, United States
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Tennant Company
Cleaning product company founded in Minneapolis, MN
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Tequila Herradura
Tequila distiller from Jalisco, Mexico
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First Niagara Bank
Former bank based in Buffalo, New York, United States; acquired by KeyBank
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Goldsmith's
Department store in Memphis, Tennessee
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Braud
Agricultural machinery manufacturers of France
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Meller Möbelfabrik
German manufacturer of home and office furniture
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Banco di Chiavari e della Riviera Ligure
Italian regional bank based in Liguria
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Remarul 16 Februarie
Rolling stock manufacturer
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R.L. Polk & Co.
Data publishing company
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Raphael Tuck & Sons
Postcard and picture publisher
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WesBanco
American bank holding company
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Schwarzmüller
Schwarzmüller (Economy & Trade).
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Amorim Energia
Portuguese company based in Netherlands
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Gilbarco Veeder-Root
U.S. technology company
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Cheshire Building Society
English building society
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Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
American railroad from 1870 to 1960
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ZNTK Poznań
Polish company
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Anglo-Czechoslovak and Prague Credit Bank
Defunct Prague-based bank
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Ritchies Stores
Australian supermarket chain
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VEB Polytechnik
Company from the German Democratic Republic located in Chemnitz
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Market Harborough Building Society
Market Harborough Building Society (Economy & Trade).
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James Lamont & Co
Scottish shipbuilder
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Banca Popolare di Crema
Italian banking brand
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Priestman Brothers
UK business
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Prosser Twin Cylinder Car Company
19th-century American railroad freight car manufacturer
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Sherman Clay
Music retailer and publisher
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Davies Turner
Davies Turner (Economy & Trade).
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Kendall & Sons Ltd
Kendall & Sons Ltd (Economy & Trade).
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Tontine Group
Tontine Group (Economy & Trade).
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Warner & Sons
UK business
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J R Roberts Stores
English drapery and furniture shop
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John Keells Holdings
Sri Lankan conglomerate company
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Gaviña Gourmet Coffee
American coffee company
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Waitt & Bond
American former cigar manufacturer
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Gilbane, Inc.
American construction and real estate development company
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1870 Batang earthquake
Earthquake in Batang, Garzê, Sichuan, China
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Eutaw riot
KKK Attack on Black Civilians and Republicans
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Architecture & Engineering 52
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Linderhof Palace
Palace in Bavaria, Germany
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Saint Paul Catholic Church
Church building in Bergen, Vestland, Norway
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Basilica di Sant'Eufemia
Church in Milan
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Saint Paul Church
Church in Adana, Turkey
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The Astana
Official residence in Sarawak, Malaysia
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St Augustine's, Kilburn
Church building in Westminster, London, England, UK
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Crkva Svetog proroka Ilije Marićka
Orthodoxo church
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Brønnøy Church
Church in Brønnøy, Norway
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Westerkerk
Former Protestant church on Kruiskade in Rotterdam
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Guddal Church
Church building in Fjaler, Norway
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Odda Church
Church building in Ullensvang, Norway
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Helgøya Church
Church in Ringsaker, Innlandet, Norway
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Os Church
Church building in Bjørnafjorden, Norway
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Igreja de São Sebastião
Church in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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Egge Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Bercy
Church located in Paris, in France
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St. George's Anglican Church
Church in Montreal, Canada
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St. Mary's Church
Church building in Katowice, Poland
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Kragerø Church
Church building in Kragerø, Eastern Norway
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St. George's Church
Church in Tartu, Estonia
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St Margaret's Church
Church in Roath, Cardiff, Wales
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All Saints Church
Church on Jesus Lane in central Cambridge, England
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Holy Cross Church
Roman Catholic church in Manhattan, New York City
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Luther Place Memorial Church
Church building and congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, in Washington, D.C.
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Sundby Church
Church building in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
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Dragonara Palace
Palace in Malta
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Christ Church Dongshan
Church in Guangzhou, China
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Iglesia de la Sagrada Familia
Church in Montevideo, Uruguay
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St Mark's Church, Preston
Church in Preston, UK
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St Mary's Church, Dodleston
Grade II listed church in Cheshire, England, UK
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All Saints' Church, Daresbury
Church in Daresbury, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK
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Church of St Martin, Marple
Grade II* listed church in Marple, Stockport, UK
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Church of St Edmund, Rochdale
Grade I listed church in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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St Mary's Church, Lichfield
Church in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK
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St Mary's Church, Walton
Church in Walton, Cumberland, Cumbria , England, UK
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St Matthew's Church, Stretton
Grade II listed church in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Tabernacle Welsh Independent Chapel
Independent chapel in Morriston
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Trinity Church
Church in Princeton, New Jersey
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Wesley Church, Perth
Church in Perth, Western Australia
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Church of Holy Trinity
Parish church in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
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Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Manchester
Church building in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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St. Mary's Catholic Church (Memphis, Tennessee)
Church building in Tennessee, United States of America
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Carswell Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery
Church building in Perkins, United States of America
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St Thomas' Church, Henbury
Church in Henbury, Cheshire, England, UK
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Church building in Geneva, New York, United States of America
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St. Thomas More's Church
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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Fort Massey United Church
Church building in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Emmanuel Church, Preston
Grade II listed church in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
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Church of St Thomas, Thurstonland
Grade II listed church in the village of Thurstonland, in the parish of Kirkburton, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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St Leonard's Church, Warmingham
Church in Warmingham, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Nicholas' Church, Burton
Grade II* listed church in Burton, near Neston, Cheshire, England, UK
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Christ Church Lille
Church located in Nord, in France
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Sports & Entertainment 9
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Cedar Point
Amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, United States
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Royal Court Theatre
Theatre on Sloane Square, Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK
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Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre
Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre
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Opera Comique
19th-century theatre in London
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Dreamland Margate
Seaside amusement park in Margate, England
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Trocadero Theatre
Historic theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Union Square Theatre
Off-Broadway theatre
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Koster and Bial's Music Hall
Former vaudeville theatre in New York City
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Alhambra
Former theatre in Stockholm, Sweden
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Empires & Countries 5
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Papal States dissolved
Papal States ceased to exist, having been centered at Rome.
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French Third Republic founded
French Third Republic was founded, with its capital at Paris.
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Second French Empire dissolved
Second French Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Paris.
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North German Confederation dissolved
North German Confederation ceased to exist, having been centered at Berlin.
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Maravi dissolved
Maravi ceased to exist.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 8 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1870 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1870.
19th century 1
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Lembet Mosque
Building in Pavlos Melas Municipality, Central Macedonia, Greece
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1870s 7
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Kresna-Razlog uprising
Bulgarian uprising against Ottoman rule
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Church building in Lawrence, United States of America
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Novo Selo School, Štip
Former school and today's headquarters of Goce Delčev University
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Krnov Synagogue
Synagogue in Krnov, Czechia
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Synagogue in Ciechanowiec
Synagogue in Ciechanowiec (Religion & Belief Systems).
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St. Josef (Fuchshofen)
St. Josef (Fuchshofen) (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Besední dům
Former Czech community hall in Brno, Czech Republic, now philharmonic concert hall
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