What happened in 1879?
317 recorded events in 1879, including 142 in people, 62 in economy & trade and 29 in wars & conflicts.
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Major Events 1
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Practical incandescent light bulb
Thomas Edison demonstrates a long-lasting incandescent light bulb, paving the way for electric lighting.
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Wars & Conflicts 29
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War of the Pacific
War between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance
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Anglo-Zulu War
War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom fought in the Zulu lands in South Africa in 1879
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Battle of Rorke's Drift
Battle in the Anglo-Zulu War, specifically the defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift
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Battle of Isandlwana
1879 first major encounter in the Anglo–Zulu War
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Battle of Ulundi
1879 last major battle of the Anglo-Zulu War
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Battle of Kambula
1879 Zulu army attack on the British camp at Kambula during the Anglo-Zulu War
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Battle of Intombe
1879 small action of the Anglo-Zulu War
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Battle of Geok Tepe
1879 battle between the Russian Empire and Turkmens
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Battle of Hlobane
1879 battle of the Anglo-Zulu War
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Battle of Gingindlovu
1879 battle of the Anglo-Zulu War fought on the South bank of the Inyezane River
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Battle of Topeter
1879 battle of the War of the Pacific
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Battle of Pisagua
1879 battle
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Victorio's War
Armed conflict between indigenous peoples and white people in northern Mexico and southern USA between 1879-1881
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Battle of Charasiab
1879 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
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Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment
1879 siege
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Battle of Novšiće
1879 battle
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Siege of Eshowe
1879 siege during the Anglo-Zulu War
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Siege of the British Residency in Kabul
1879 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
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South African Wars
Series of colonial wars fought across what is nowadays South Africa from 1879 to 1915
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Battle of San Francisco
1879 battle
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Velika attacks
1879 battle of the Battles for Plav and Gusinje
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Battle of Inyezane
1879 battle
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Battle of Pampa Germania
1879 cavalry battle of the War of the Pacific
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Sheepeater Indian War
1879 conflict in Idaho, US
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Blockade of Iquique
Blockade of Iquique (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Milk Creek
1879 battle
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Battle of Río Grande
Minor military engagement that took place on 10 September 1879, during the War of the Pacific
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Battle of Tambillo
Battle of Tambillo (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Quillagua
Battle of Quillagua (Wars & Conflicts).
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Gandamak
Treaty that officially ended the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
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Treaty of Livadia
1879 treaty between the Russian Empire and the Qing dynasty
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Peace of Constantinople (1879)
1879 treaty superseding the Treaty of San Stefano
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People 142
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Michel Chevalier died
French statesman (1806–1879)
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James Clerk Maxwell died
Scottish physicist (1831–1879)
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Malbim died
Polish rabbi (1809-1879)
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Begum Hazrat Mahal died
Empress of Awadh
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Pierre Magne died
French politician (1806–1879)
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Adolf Anderssen died
German chess champion, after Paul Morphy (1858-1860), second unofficial world chess champion (1851-1858, 1860-1865, 1867-1871), chess publicist
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William Kingdon Clifford died
English mathematician and philosopher
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Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville died
French printer (1817–1879)
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Heinrich Geißler died
Physicist (1814–1879)
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Rowland Hill died
English educational, social and postal reformer (1795-1879)
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Léonie d'Aunet died
French writer, playwright and explorer (1820–1879)
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Emile Gsell died
French photographer (1838–1879)
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Alexander Keith Johnston died
Scottish explorer and geographer (1844-1879)
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George Chaworth Musters died
British naval officer and traveller (1841-1879)
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Charles Jacquinot died
French Naval officer
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Giovanni Casaretto died
Italian botanist and explorer (1810-1879)
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Józef Mianowski died
Polish medical researcher, rector of the University of Warsaw (1804–1879)
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Elihu Burritt died
American pacifist, philanthropist, pamphlet writer (1810-1879)
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Zoe Golescu died
Romanian activist
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Ann Carroll Fitzhugh died
American abolitionist (1805–1875)
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Heinrich Wilhelm Dove died
German scientist (1803–1879)
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Karl Friedrich Mohr died
German chemist (1806-1879)
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Johann von Lamont died
Scottish-German astronomer (1805–1879)
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William Fothergill Cooke died
English inventor (1806-1879)
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William Froude died
British engineer and naval architect (1810–1879)
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Thomas Maclear died
South African astronomer (1794–1879)
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Pascal Coste died
French architect (1787-1879)
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August Krönig died
German scientist (1822–1879)
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Claude-Étienne Minié died
French Army officer (1804–1879)
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Louis Favre died
Swiss engineer (1826-1879)
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Anthony Durnford died
British Army officer (1830–1879)
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Karl Karmarsch died
German chemist, educator, and technologist (1803–1879)
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Hércules Florence died
French artist, photographer and inventor (1804-1879)
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Benjamin Franklin Mudge died
American geologist, paleontologist, teacher, lawyer, chemist (1817-1879)
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Asa Fitch died
American entomologist (1809–1879)
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Richard Laming died
British chemist (1798-1879)
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Lovrenc Košir died
Austrian civil servant (1804–1879)
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Mutius von Tommasini died
Austrian botanist (1794-1879)
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Giovanni Cavalli died
Italian general, inventor and politician (1808-1879)
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Carl-Friedrich Zimpel died
German esotericist (1801-1879)
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Philip Kelland died
British mathematician (1808–1879)
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François Proth died
French mathematician (1852–1879)
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Franz Leopold Sonnenschein died
German chemist (1817–1879)
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John Allan Broun died
John Allan Broun FRS (21 September 1817 – 22 November 1879) was a Scottish magnetician and meteorologist
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Gustav Schleicher died
German-born Democratic United States Representative from Texas (1823-1879)
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Erastus Brigham Bigelow died
American businessman
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Alphonse Chevallier died
French pharmacist (1793-1879)
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Carl Fritsch died
Austrian scientist, meteorologist and biologist (1812-1879)
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Alfred Wingate Craven died
American civil engineer (1810-1879)
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Charles Spackmann Barker died
British organbuilder and inventor of the Barker pneumatic lever (1807–1879)
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Joseph Dart died
American jurist, businessperson and inventor (1799-1879)
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Ștefan Micle died
Romanian physicist
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Josiah Scott died
Ohio Jurist and Legislator
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Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor died
Anti-Slavery Baptist minister
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Gaspare Mainardi died
Italian mathematician (1800-1879)
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Henry How died
Canadian chemist (1828–1879)
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Bennet Woodcroft died
English textile manufacturer (1803-1879)
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Uriah A. Boyden died
American engineer (1804–1879)
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Francis Cadell died
Explorationist
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Robert Barkley Shaw died
English explorer (1839–1879)
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King Woolsey died
American politician
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William H. Winter died
Explorer of the American west; author
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William Reynolds died
Rear admiral in the United States Navy
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Elisavet Contaxaki died
Cretan author and activist (c. 1818 - 1879)
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Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz died
Princess Consort of Monaco (1793-1879)
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Teodoro Cottrau died
Italian composer, poet and writer (1827–1879)
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Prince Paul of Thurn and Taxis died
German prince (1843–1879)
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Ernst Richter died
German musical theorist (1808–1879)
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Friedrich August Kummer died
German musician (1797–1879)
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Auguste Barbereau died
Composer and pedagog (1799–1879)
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John Baldwin Buckstone died
English actor and playwright (1802-1879)
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Kristian Mantzius died
Actor (1819-1879)
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Karl Beck died
Operatic tenor
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Pyotr Karatygin died
Russian actor (1805-1879)
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Signe Giebelhausen died
Danish-Norwegian actress
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Charles Peace died
English burglar and murderer
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Walter Hamilton died
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1856–1879)
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Nils Wichstrøm died
Norwegian actor
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John Lazar died
Mayor of Adelaide (1855-58)
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Antonio Cortesi died
Italian ballet dancer
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Carl Wilhelm Westerlund died
Finnish stage actor and theatre director
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Edmund Falconer died
Irish actor and writer
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Clara Rousby died
English actress
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Samuel Maju Samehtini died
Dutch musician and composer
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George, Count Joannes died
Stage actor (1810-1879)
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Kate Raymond died
Actor (1840-1879)
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Stempenyu died
Klezmer violinist
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Albert Einstein born
Born in Ulm. German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955).
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Leon Trotsky born
Born in Bereslavka. Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940).
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E. M. Forster born
Born in London. English novelist (1879-1970).
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Franz von Papen born
Born in Werl. German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969).
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Ramana Maharshi born
Born in Tiruchuli Assembly constituency. Indian spiritual teacher (1879–1950).
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Emperor Taishō born
Born in Akasaka Estate. Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926.
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Sarojini Naidu born
Born in Hyderabad. Indian poet, politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from1947 to 1949.
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Symon Petliura born
Born in Poltava. Ukrainian military leader (1879–1926).
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Margaret Sanger born
Born in Corning. American birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966).
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Will Rogers born
Born in Oologah. American humorist and entertainer (1879–1935).
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Wallace Stevens born
Born in Reading. American poet (1879–1955).
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Hans Luther born
Born in Berlin. German chancellor (1879-1962).
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Joseph Wirth born
Born in Freiburg im Breisgau. German chancellor (1879-1956).
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Léon Jouhaux born
Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris. French trade unionist (1879–1954).
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Patrick Pearse born
Born in Dublin. Irish revolutionary, shot by the British Army in 1916.
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Huda Sha'rawi born
Born in Minya. Egyptian feminist and nationalist (1879–1947).
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Chen Duxiu born
Born in Huaining County. Chinese politician and co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1879–1942).
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Alfred Korzybski born
Born in Warsaw. Polish-American scholar and philosopher (1879–1950).
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Henri Giraud born
Born in Paris. French general and politician (1879-1949).
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Friedrich Adler born
Born in Vienna. Austrian politician (1879-1960).
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Bedřich Hrozný born
Born in Lysá nad Labem. Czech archeologist, linguist and orientalist (1879-1952).
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Agnes Arber born
Born in Primrose Hill. British botanist (1879-1960).
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Karl Bühler born
Born in Meckesheim. German psychologist (1879–1963).
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Joe Hill born
Born in Gävle Parish. Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World.
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Aleksandar Stamboliyski born
Born in Slavovitsa. Bulgarian prime minister (14 October 1919 – 9 June 1923).
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Hans Hahn born
Born in Vienna. Austrian mathematician (1879–1934).
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Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook born
Born in Maple. Anglo-Canadian business tycoon, politician, and writer (1879-1964).
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Eli Heckscher born
Born in Stockholm. Swedish historian and economist (1879–1952).
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Italo Gariboldi born
Born in Lodi. Italian general (1879-1970).
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Bernhard Kellermann born
Born in Fürth. German author (1879-1951).
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Shunroku Hata born
Born in Mita. Japanese general (1879–1962).
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Georgios Kondylis born
Born in Prousos. Greek politician and general (1879-1936).
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Thành Thái born
Born in Huế. Vietnamese emperor from 1889 to 1907.
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Henri Wallon born
Born in Paris. French psychologist, philosopher, pedagogist, and politician (1879–1962).
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Hisaichi Terauchi born
Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Japanese general (1879-1946).
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Adolf Strauss born
Born in Schermcke. German Wehrmacht general (1879–1973).
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Vittorio Ambrosio born
Born in Turin. Italian army officer (1879-1958).
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José Giral born
Born in Santiago de Cuba. Spanish politician (1879-1962).
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Billy Mitchell born
Born in Nice. United States Army general during World War I (1879–1936).
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Helena Roerich born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian spiritual philosopher, occult writer, theosophist (1879—1955).
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Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia born
Born in Tsarskoye Selo. Russian grand duke (1879-1956).
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Petar Živković born
Born in Negotin. Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1879-1947).
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Shinobu Ishihara born
Born in Tokyo Prefecture. Japanese ophthalmologist (1879–1963).
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Cyril Scott born
Born in Oxton. English composer, writer, and poet (1879–1970).
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Jacques Bainville born
Born in Vincennes. French journalist, historian and academician (1879–1936).
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Osman Nuri-Asan oğlu Aqçoqraqlı born
Born in Bakhchysarai. Crimean Tatar writer, journalist, historian, archaeologist, ethnographer, and teacher.
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Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok born
Born in Okhramiievychi. Ukrainian academic.
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José Millán Astray y Terreros born
Born in A Coruña. General Spanish, fascist, hero of the war in the Philippines and founder of the Spanish legion (1879-1954).
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Alexander Dutov born
Born in Kazaly. Russian general (1864-1921).
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Walery Sławek born
Born in Strutynka. Prime Minister of Poland (1879-1939).
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Isaac Gruenbaum born
Born in Warsaw. Israeli politician (1879–1970).
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Milan Šufflay born
Born in Lepoglava. Croatian historian, albanologist, and politician (1879-1931).
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Ralph Vary Chamberlin born
Born in Salt Lake City. American biologist (1879–1967).
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Alexander Keith Johnston died
Died in Rufiji River. Scottish explorer and geographer (1844-1879).
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Robert Barkley Shaw died
Died in Mandalay. English explorer (1839–1879).
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Science & Technology 19
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Royal Holloway, University of London
University in Surrey, UK
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Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
University in Iași, Romania
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Sam Houston State University
Public university in Huntsville, Texas
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St. John's University
Defunct Anglican university in Shanghai (1879–1952)
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Museum of Applied Arts and Science
Collection of 4 science museums in Sydney, Australia
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Aleksandrovska University Hospital
Hospital in Bulgaria
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Sabbatsberg Hospital
Former hospital in Stockholm, Sweden
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Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital
Public hospital in Tokyo, Japan
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St. John's University
University in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Georgia Military College
Public university in Georgia, USA
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Sunbury Asylum
Former hospital in Australia
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Osaka University Hospital
Hospital in Japan
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Botanical Garden of Tver State University
Botanical Garden of Tver State University (Science & Technology).
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Kwassui College
Higher education institution in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Sendai University
Higher education institution in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Maharajah's College
Indian academic institution in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
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Samuel H. Shapiro Developmental Center
Hospital in Illinois, United States
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Glasgow Dental Hospital and School
Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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villa Piercy
Villa and botanical garden in Bolotana, Italy
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Exploration & Discovery 4
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Cyrus cylinder
Ancient cylinder covered with Akkadian cuneiform script
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Eisriesenwelt
Cave
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Sorginetxe
Dolmen in Salvatierra and Agurain, Spain
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Bæltepladen fra Langstrup
Bæltepladen fra Langstrup (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 14
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Baiturrahman Grand Mosque
Mosque in Indonesia
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Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Bangkok
Amman Temple in Bangkok, Thailand
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Assumption Cathedral, Chania
Church building in Chania, Crete Region, Greece
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Sepahsalar Mosque
Mosque in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
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New West End Synagogue, London
Grade I listed synagogue in London, United Kingdom
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Saint Sophia Cathedral, London
Greek Orthodox cathedral in London
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Synagogue de Reims
Synagogue located in Marne, in France
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St. Joseph's Cathedral, Chongqing
Catholic church building in Chongqing
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church in Rostov Oblast, Russia
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Synagogue in Wysokie Mazowieckie
Synagogue in Wysokie Mazowieckie (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue of Zweibrücken
Synagogue of Zweibrücken (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Tzemach Tzedek synagogue, Jerusalem
Tzemach Tzedek synagogue, Jerusalem (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Church of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple, Yelets Lozovka
Temple, architectural landmark in Russua
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Nostra Signora del Carmine
Shrine in Imperia, Italy
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Economy & Trade 62
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Singtel
Telecommunications company in Singapore
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Ilford Photo
Photography company
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Alpha Bank
Greek bank
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Listerine
Brand of mouthwash
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Sydney International Exhibition
Exhibition held in 1879
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Wachovia
Company
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Oriental Railway of the Ottoman Empire
Paris-based company that built and operated the railway lines in the Ottoman Empire's European territories
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Tokio Marine
Insurance holding company
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Sobranie
London-based cigarette company owned by Japan Tobacco International
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Bulgarian Posts
National postal service of Bulgaria
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Friesland Foods
Company
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Principal Financial Group
Financial services company
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Bundesdruckerei
German federally owned company for the production of official documents and devices
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Holsten Brewery
German brewing company
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Rosenthal
A German manufacturer of porcelain and other household goods
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Société Anonyme des Ateliers de Sécheron
Swiss electrical engineering company (1918–1988)
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Akita Bank
Japanese regional bank
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PZ Cussons
Manufacturer of personal healthcare products and consumer goods
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Voiello
Italian pasta manufacturer
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Dale of Norway
Norwegian clothing company
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Tokio Marine Nichido
Property insurance company
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Aomori Bank
Japanese regional bank
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HOFF Norske Potetindustrier
Norwegian agricultural cooperative
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J. W. Spear & Sons
A manufacturer of board games including Scrabble now apart of Mattel
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Dymocks
Australian bookstore chain
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Casavant Frères
Canadian company
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CVNE
Family winery in Spain
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GC Rieber
Norwegian company
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Sampad Aviation
British aviation services company
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McNeil Consumer Healthcare
American medicals products company
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Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Former Bell Operating Company serving the Southeastern United States
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Mix & Genest
Mix & Genest (Economy & Trade).
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Bukta
Sports clothing brand
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Crockett & Jones
Shoe manufacturing company
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Oechsle
Peruvian department store chain
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Wesseler
Agricultural machine company from Altenberge (1879–1988)
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Adolf Darbo AG
Austrian company
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Daymar College
Defunct private university near Clarksville, Tennessee
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Gayfers
Department store chain of the southern United States
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Justin Boots
Footwear company
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Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH
Public transport operator in Braunschweig, Germany
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Montevideo Waterworks Company
Business
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Ogilvy Renault
Canadian law firm
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United Africa Company of Nigeria
Nigerian Company
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Wells Fargo Advisors
Subsidiary of Wells Fargo, located in St Louis, Missouri
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The Denver Dry Goods Company
Defunct company in Denver, Colorado, also known as "The Denver"
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Bankers Life
Primary subsidiary of CNO Financial Group, Inc.
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Anthon B Nilsen
Norwegian investment company
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Birks & Mayors
Canadian jewelry company
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Chattem
American healthcare product company
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Le Nouvelliste de Lyon
French business
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Keeley Institute
Commercial medical operation
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Northlands
Non-profit organization in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Verizon Pennsylvania
Former Baby Bell telecom company
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Hatch Show Print
Printing company famous for its music posters
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Strachan & Henshaw
UK business
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Shepshed Building Society
Shepshed Building Society (Economy & Trade).
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Best & Co.
American clothing chain
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Woman's Temperance Publishing Association
International publisher of temperance literature
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Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company
Terra cotta producer
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OTK Group
Czech company
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SHS International
UK medical nutrition company
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Disasters & Pandemics 3
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1879 Gansu earthquake
Deadly earthquake in China in 1879
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1879 Surigao earthquake
Earthquake in 1879
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1879 Bozqush earthquake
Earthquake in Iran
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Architecture & Engineering 29
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ʻIolani Palace
Former royal residence and capitol building in Hawaii
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Basilica of Our Lady of the Children
Basilica located in Cher, in France
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Fortun Church
Church building in Luster, Vestland, Norway
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Finlayson Church
Church in Tampere, Finland
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Borgholm Church
Church of Sweden church building in Borgholm, Sweden
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Stokken Church
Church building in Arendal, Agder, Norway
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Frydendal Church
Church in Risør, Norway
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Alversund Church
Church building in Alver, Norway
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Tananger Chapel
Church building in Sola, Rogaland, Norway
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Oławski Bridge
Bridge in Poland
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Lenvik Church
Church in Lenvik, Norway
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Åfjord Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Church of Our Lady of the Visitation
Catholic church building in Champlain, Quebec, Canada
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St Oswald's Church, Backford
Church in Backford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bosley
Grade II* listed church in Bosley, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Michael's Church, Ditton
Church in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Werburgh's Church, Bristol
Church in Bristol, England, UK
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Trinity Methodist Church, Harrogate
Grade II listed church in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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St Peter's Church, Leicester
Church in Leicester, England
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St. John's Episcopal Church and Rectory
Church building in Monticello, New York, United States
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All Saints' Anglican Church, Condobolin
Church in New South Wales, Australia
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St Botolph's Church, Heene
Grade II listed church in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
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St John the Baptist's Church, Knutsford
Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Norley
Church in Norley, Cheshire, England, UK
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Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Church in Pennsylvania, United States
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American Fork Presbyterian Church
Church building in American Fork, Utah, United States
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All Saints Anglican Church
Church building in Manitoba, Canada
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St Nicholas's Church
Grade II listed church in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
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Church of St Mary of the Angels, Hooton
Grade II listed church in Cheshire, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 7
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Alexander Theatre
Opera house and theater in Helsinki, Finland
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Grand Théâtre de Genève
Opera house in Geneva, Switzerland
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Olympia Theatre
Concert hall and theatre in Dublin, Ireland
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Blackpool Illuminations
English lights festival
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Tabor Opera House
Former movie theater in Leadville, Colorado, United States
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State Theatre
Former theater and movie theater in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Napa Valley Opera House
Theater in Napa, California, United States
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Empires & Countries 4
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Ryukyu Kingdom dissolved
Ryukyu Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Shuri.
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International Association of the Congo founded
International Association of the Congo was founded.
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Cayor dissolved
Cayor ceased to exist.
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Baté Empire dissolved
Baté Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Kankan.
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