What happened in 1881?
347 recorded events in 1881, including 158 in people, 78 in economy & trade and 39 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 15
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Mahdist War
British colonial war
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Majuba Hill
1881 final battle of the First Boer War
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Battle of Schuinshoogte
1881 battle during the First Boer War
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Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos
1881 battle of the War of the Pacific
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Battle of Laing's Nek
Major battle fought at Laing's Nek during the First Boer War on 28 January 1881
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Battle of Miraflores
1881 battle during the War of the Pacific
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Battle of Elandsfontein
1881 military action during the first Anglo-Boer War
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Siege of Marabastad
1881 siege
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Battle of Aba
1881 First battle of the Mahdist War
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Siege of Lydenburg
1881 siege
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Battle of Slivova
1881 battle fought in Kosovo
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Battle of Sángrar
1881 battle
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Battle of Rooihuiskraal
1881 battle
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Battle of Carrizo Canyon
Battle of Carrizo Canyon (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Cibecue Creek
1881 battle during the Apache Wars
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Politics & Government 4
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Treaty of Saint Petersburg
1881 treaty between the Russian Empire and the Qing dynasty
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Treaty of Bardo
Treaty between France and Tunisia
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Pretoria Convention
1881 treaty ending the First Boer War
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Boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina
Boundary Treaty between Argentina and Chile, signed on 23 July 1881
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People 158
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Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys died
French diplomat (1805-1881)
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Thomas Carlyle died
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)
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George W. De Long died
American polar explorer (1844–1881)
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Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Weyprecht died
Austrian explorer (1838-1881)
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Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky died
Russian noble (1809-1881)
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Gregory VI died
Patriarch of Constantinople (1798-1881)
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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky died
Russian composer (1839–1881)
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Isaac Israel Hayes died
United States explorer and physician (1832-1881)
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Johann Ludwig Krapf died
German missionary and explorer (1810-1881)
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Jim Bridger died
American explorer (1804-1881)
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Joseph Hirsch Weiss died
Hungarian rabbi (1800–1881)
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Alfa Molo died
First king of the Fuladu kingdom (1820–1881)
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John Gould died
English ornithologist (1804–1881)
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Ambrose Burnside died
American general and politician (1824–1881)
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Eduard Heine died
German mathematician (1821–1881)
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Nikolai Kibalchich died
Ukrainian revolutionary and scientist (1853-1881)
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Theobald Boehm died
Bavarian flautist and tinkerer (1794-1881)
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Romolo Gessi died
Italian explorer
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Gerard Krefft died
German-Australian zoologist and palaeontologist (1830-1881)
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Pellegrino Matteucci died
Italian explorer
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William Gosse died
Australian explorer (1842-1881)
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Johann Maria Hildebrandt died
German explorer, collector, and scientist who discovered a few new species of animals (1847-1881)
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Charles Heaphy died
English-born New Zealand explorer, recipient of the Victoria Cross and artist (1820–1881)
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Giuseppe Maria Giulietti died
Italian geographer (1847-1881)
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Paul Flatters died
French explorer (1832–1881)
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Theodor Kleinschmidt died
German trader, explorer and naturalist (1834–1881)
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Adam Render died
South African explorer (1822-1881)
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Joseph Gale died
American pioneer (1807–1881)
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Johann Franz Drège died
German botanist (1794-1881)
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Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville died
French chemist (1818–1881)
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Robert Mallet died
Geophysicist, civil engineer and inventor from Ireland (1810-1881)
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Karl Christian Bruhns died
German astronomer (1830–1881)
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Tanaka Hisashige died
Japanese engineer (1799–1881)
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Kolyu Ficheto died
Bulgarian architect (1800–1881)
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Carl Culmann died
Civil engineer (1821-1881)
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Ercole Dembowski died
Italian astronomer (1812-1881)
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James Starley died
British businessman
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Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst died
German botanist and mycologist (1806–1881)
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Georg Heinrich Ferdinand Nesselmann died
German academic (1811-1881)
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Orson Pratt died
Apostle of the LDS Church (1811–1881)
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Friedrich Kasiski died
German cryptographer and archaeologist (1805-1881)
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Hewett Watson died
English botanist (1804–1881)
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Humphrey Lloyd died
Irish physicist and academic administrator (1800–1881)
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Rudolf Christian Böttger died
German chemist (1806–1881)
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William Radcliffe Birt died
British astronomer (1804–1881)
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Max Maria von Weber died
German civil engineer (1822-1881)
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Francesco Selmi died
Italian chemist and patriot (1817-1881)
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Frédéric Kuhlmann died
French professor of chemistry and entrepreneur (1803-1881)
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Christoph Gottfried Andreas Giebel died
German scientist (1820–1881)
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Franz von Uchatius died
Austrian general (1811–1881)
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David Alter died
American inventor and scientist (1807–1881)
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Arshak Ter-Gukasov died
Russian Army commander (1819–1881)
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Hoca Tahsin died
Albanian astronomer, mathematician, rector and philosopher (1811–1881)
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Paolo Gorini died
Italian geologist (1813-1881)
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Ludwig Clamor Marquart died
German pharmacist (1804–1881)
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Karl Peterson died
Russian mathematician (1828–1881)
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Alfred Gautier died
Swiss astronomer (1793-1881)
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Angier March Perkins died
American engineer in the United Kingdom
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Piotr Sławiński died
Polish astronomer
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Augustin-Pierre Dubrunfaut died
French chemist (1797–1881)
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Matthias von Schönerer died
Austrian nobleman (1807–1881)
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Karl-Rudolf Powalky died
German astronomer (1817-1881)
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Gabriel J. Rains died
Confederate Army general
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Joseph Rudolf Lewy died
German composer and hornist
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Hubert LaRue died
Canadian doctor (1833-1881)
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Aleksandr Popov died
Russian chemist (1840-1881)
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Albrecht Tischbein died
German naval engineer (1803-1881)
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Joseph Goldmark died
Hungarian-American physician, chemist
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Alexander Kennedy Smith died
Australian politician (1824–1881)
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Wilhelm Weith died
German-Swiss chemist (1846-1881)
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Charles-Louis-Félix Franchot died
French inventor (1809–1881)
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Ipirvik died
Inuk hunter and explorer
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Emmanuel Bertrand-Bocandé died
French explorer
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Patrick Leslie died
Early settler in Queensland, Australia (1815-1881)
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Charles W. Chipp died
American navy officer and arctic explorer
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Edward Griffin Beckwith died
Explorer (1818-1881)
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Sidney Lanier died
American musician and poet (1842–1881)
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Jānis Cimze died
Latvian musician (1814–1881)
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Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens died
Belgian musician (1823–1881)
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Carl Maria von Bocklet died
Austrian composer (1801–1881)
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Giulio Briccialdi died
Italian musician (1818–1881)
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José María Iparraguirre died
Spanish musician and writer (1820–1881)
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Richard Wüerst died
German composer (1824–1881)
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Yeghia Dndesian died
Musician
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Jan Nepomucen Bobrowicz died
Polish musician (1805–1881)
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Heinrich Conrad Schleinitz died
German tenor and jurist (1805-1881)
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Aleksandar Bačvanski died
Serbian actor (1832-1881)
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Sophie Daguin died
French actress and ballet dancer (1801–1881)
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Christina Elisabeth da Silva died
Dutch actor
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Sidney Frances Bateman died
English actress (1823-1881)
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Delphina died
Portuguese stage actor
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Grantley Berkeley died
British politician (1800-1881)
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Ulrik Torsslow died
Swedish actor (1801-1881)
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Pierre-Alfred Ravel died
French actor
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Charlotta Almlöf died
Swedish stage actress
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Alice Oates died
American actress and musical theatre pioneer (1849-1881)
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John W. Anson died
British actor (1817-1881)
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W. G. Ross died
Scottish actor and singer
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Franziska Szegöffy died
Czech actor
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Caroline Placide died
Actress
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Pablo Picasso born
Born in Málaga. Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973).
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk born
Born in Thessaloniki. Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938).
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Lu Xun born
Born in Shaoxing. Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936).
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Stefan Zweig born
Born in Vienna. Austrian writer (1881–1942).
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Juan Ramón Jiménez born
Born in Moguer. Spanish poet (1881–1958).
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Béla Bartók born
Born in Sânnicolau Mare. Hungarian composer and pianist (1881–1945).
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Roger Martin du Gard born
Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. French writer (1881–1958).
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Alexander Kerensky born
Born in Ulyanovsk. Russian politician, prime minister in 1917 (1881–1970).
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Ludwig von Mises born
Born in Lviv. Austrian-American economist (1881–1973).
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Alcide De Gasperi born
Born in Pieve Tesino. Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954).
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Kliment Voroshilov born
Born in Verkhnee. Soviet marshal and politician.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin born
Born in château of Sarcenat. French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist.
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Cecil B. DeMille born
Born in Ashfield. American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959).
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Enver Pasha born
Born in Istanbul. Ottoman politician and general (1881–1922).
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P. G. Wodehouse born
Born in Guildford. English author (1881–1975).
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Vajiravudh born
Born in Grand Palace. King of Siam from 1910 to 1925.
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Alexei Rykov born
Born in Saratov. Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union (1881-1938).
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Hans Kelsen born
Born in Prague. Austrian lawyer (1881–1973).
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George Enesco born
Born in George Enescu. Romanian composer and violinist (1881–1955).
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Walther von Brauchitsch born
Born in Berlin. German field marshal (1881-1948).
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Sveinn Björnsson born
Born in Copenhagen. Icelandic politician, 1st President of Iceland (1881-1952).
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Władysław Sikorski born
Born in Tuszów Narodowy. Polish military and political leader (1881-1943).
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Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist born
Born in Braunfels. German field marshal (1881–1954).
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Otto Bauer born
Born in Vienna. Austrian Social Democrat (1881-1938).
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Giovanni Papini born
Born in Florence. Italian writer (1881-1956).
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Kim Kyu-sik born
Born in Dongnae District. Korean politician and academic (1881-1950).
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Erwin von Witzleben born
Born in Wrocław. German field marshal (1881–1944).
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Otto Wille Kuusinen born
Born in Laukaa. Finnish communist.
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Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer born
Born in Overschie. Dutch mathematician and logician (1881–1966).
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Georg von Küchler born
Born in Philippsruhe Castle. German field marshal (1881–1968).
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Maximilian von Weichs born
Born in Dessau. German field marshal (1881–1954).
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Valery Larbaud born
Born in Vichy. French writer and poet (1881-1957).
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Eleanor Farjeon born
Born in London. English children's writer.
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Carlo Carrà born
Born in Quargnento. Italian painter (1881-1966).
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Adolfo de la Huerta born
Born in Heroica Guaymas. President of Mexico (1881–1955).
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Albert Gleizes born
Born in Paris. French painter (1881–1953).
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Octavian Goga born
Born in Rășinari. Romanian poet and politician (1881–1938).
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Smedley Butler born
Born in West Chester. United States Marine Corps general, two time Medal of Honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer (1881-1940).
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Nikolaj Velimirović born
Born in Lelić. Serbian bishop and saint (1880–1956).
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Irakli Tsereteli born
Born in Gorisa. Georgian politician (1881-1959).
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Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson born
Born in London. British field marshal (1881–1964).
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Rauf Orbay born
Born in Constantinople. Prime Minister of Turkey (1881–1964).
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Sergey Kamenev born
Born in Kyiv. Russian military leader.
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Mordecai Kaplan born
Born in Švenčionys. Lithuanian American rabbi (1881-1983).
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Ber Borochov born
Born in Zolotonosha. Founder of the Labor Zionist movement (1881-1917).
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Grigory Kotovsky born
Born in Hîncești. Soviet general (1881-1925).
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Artur Phleps born
Born in Biertan. Austro-Hungarian army officer.
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Eulalio Gutiérrez born
Born in Ramos Arizpe. President of Mexico (1881-1939).
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Curt Haase born
Born in Bad Honnef. German general (1881–1943).
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Jérôme Carcopino born
Born in Verneuil-sur-Avre. French archaeologist, epigraphist and historian (1881-1970).
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Abdülhalik Renda born
Born in Ioannina. Turkish statesperson (1881–1957).
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Jānis Balodis born
Born in Trikāta Parish. Latvian military personnel and politician (1881-1965).
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Abram Deborin born
Born in Kaunas. Russian philosopher (1881–1963).
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Otozō Yamada born
Born in Nagano Prefecture. Japanese general (1881–1965).
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Walter Krueger born
Born in Złotów. United States Army officer (1881-1967).
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John Dill born
Born in Lurgan. Army officer (1881–1944).
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James Cecil Parke born
Born in Clones. Irish tennis player (1881-1946).
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Juliusz Rómmel born
Born in Hrodna. Polish general (1881–1967).
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Science & Technology 20
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University of Dundee
Public research university in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Marquette University
Private university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
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Tokyo University of Science
University
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Observatory of Strasbourg
Astronomical observatory in France
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Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (Science & Technology).
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Lady Franklin Bay expedition (1881 - 1884)
Polar expedition
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University of the Incarnate Word
Private Catholic university in San Antonio, TX, US
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Washburn Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Madison, Wisconsin
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Shirayuri University
Education organization in Tokyo, Japan
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Jikei University School of Medicine
Japanese private medical university
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Tokyo Kasei University
Tokyo Kasei University (Science & Technology).
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Cointe Observatory
Observatory in Liège, Belgium
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Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Hospital in Canada
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Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín
Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Fort Worth University
Former college in Fort Worth, Texas
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Himeji Dokkyo University
Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences
Public university in Jamshoro, Pakistan
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Michael Reese Hospital
Former hospital in Illinois, United States
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Community teaching medical center located in Newton, Massachusetts on Washington Street
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Ankara Numune Hospital
Health care institution in city of Ankara
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Bennett Island
Island in De Long Islands, Russia
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Jeannette Island
Island in De Long Islands, Russia
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DB320
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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yamatoni
yamatoni (Exploration & Discovery).
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Victoria steamboat disaster
1881 river sinking in London, Ontario, Canada
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Religion & Belief Systems 15
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Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple
Hindu temple in Singapore
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Garnethill Synagogue
Synagogue in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
Roman Catholic cathedral in Rosario, Argentina
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St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough
Abbey in Hampshire, England
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Cathedral of St. Andrew
Historic church in Arkansas, United States
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Börneplatzsynagoge
Börneplatzsynagoge (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue, Szombathely
Synagogue in Szombathely, Hungary
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Saint Leo Abbey
Saint Leo Abbey (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Bradford Reform Synagogue
Synagogue in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Synagogue in Będzin
Synagogue in Będzin (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Świecie synagogue
Świecie synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Congregation Beth Israel
Reform synagogue in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Synagogue in Grabów
Synagogue in Grabów (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Santuario della Madonna del Bosco
Catholic church
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Nostra Signora delle Grazie
Shrine in Genoa, Italy
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Economy & Trade 78
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Seiko
Japanese company that manufactures and sells watches, clocks, electronic devices, semiconductors and optical products
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Class I railroad in Canada and U.S.
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Seiko Epson
Japanese electronics company
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Iittala
Finnish glass and homewares company
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Sabadell Bank
Spanish banking group
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Oki Electric Industry
Company
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Slazenger
British business and sports brand
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Nippon Paint
Japanese paint company
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PVH Corp.
American clothing company
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Kanadevia Corporation
Japanese industrial and engineering corporation
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Movado
Company
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Sealy Corporation
Company
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GEA Group
German company
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LGB
Brand in model railroading
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Gestetner
Duplicating machine
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Wako
Japanese high end retailer
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Navigazione Generale Italiana
Italian shipping company
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Taiheiyo Cement
Company
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Société Franco-Belge
French/Belgian engineering firm
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Atlantic Transport Line
American passenger shipping line based in Baltimore, Maryland
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Anaconda Copper
Business
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F. Lorée
Musical instrument maker in Paris
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Homestead Steel Works
Steel works in Pennsylvania, United States
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Postbank N.V.
Company
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Vichy Catalan Corporation
Brand of mineral water
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Union Switch & Signal
Supplier of railway signaling equipment, systems and services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Compañía Transatlántica Española
Spanish passenger line
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Van Laack
German fashion company
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GAMA Toys
Former German toy manufacturer
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Sociedad Minera y Metalúrgica de Peñarroya
Former French mining company
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Sogenal
Bank
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CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd.
Rolling stock manufacturer
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Breuninger
German retailer
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Brauerei Fohrenburg
Brewery in Austria
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Beales
English department store chain
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Girdap
Privately owned Bulgarian bank
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Perstorp AB
Swedish chemical company
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Cooperativa La Cruz Azul
Cement brand
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Kerr, Stuart and Company
Defunct British locomotive manufacturer
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Filene's
Defunct department store chain in the northeastern United States
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J. W. Robinson's
Defunct department store
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Hudson's
Department store chain based in Detroit
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Compagnie de l'Ouest algérien
1881 railway company in Algeria
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Library Bureau
1881 business founded by Melvil Dewey
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San Diego Gas & Electric
Energy utility
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Boyes
Chain of department stores in the United Kingdom
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Nippon Railway
Nippon Railway (Economy & Trade).
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Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company Ltd
Anglo-Australian railway parts manufacturer
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Diamond Match Company
Business
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Clicquot Club Company
Defunct beverage company from the United States
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Taikoo Sugar Refinery
Sugar refinery in China
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Lanificio F.lli Cerruti dal 1881
Fabric company headquartered in Biella, Italy
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Illinois Bell
Telecommunications utility company in Illinois, USA
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Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway
Subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway that operates the Cincinnati Southern Railway from Cincinnati to Chattanooga, Tennessee
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May Company California
Defunct California department store that merged with J. W. Robinson's to create Robinsons-May
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Paine Webber
American investment bank and stock brokerage firm
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New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
American freight railway
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Saut du Tarn
Saut du Tarn (Economy & Trade).
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J. L. Brandeis and Sons
J. L. Brandeis and Sons (Economy & Trade).
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J. N. Adam & Co.
Department store in Buffalo, New York, United States
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Jurys Inn
Former hotel chain in the UK and Ireland, now part of Leonardo Hotels
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National Telephone Company
British telephone company, 1881 to 1911
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Moran & Cato
Defunct chain of grocery stores in Australia
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Smith and Williamson
United Kingdom financial and professional services firm
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DDG Hansa
Major German shipping company founded in 1881 and went bankrupt in 1980
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Organizacion Corona
Colombian company
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PECO Energy Company
American energy company; subsidiary of Exelon
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Edison Ore-Milling Company
Iron milling operation in Sparta, New Jersey
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Bradford White
American manufacturer of water heaters
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F. Duerr & Sons
British manufacturer of jam, marmalade
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Shea Properties
American real estate company
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Lion Brewery
Sri Lankan Brewery Company
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W.F. Stewart Company
American carriage builder
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International Paint
Paint coatings company, now part of Akzo Nobel
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Heenan & Froude
UK engineering company
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Limmer Holdings
UK business
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Taltal Railway
Business
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Shea Homes
Construction company in the United States
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Disasters & Pandemics 3
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1881 Chios earthquake
Earthquake on the island of Chios in 1881
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1881 Nicobar Islands earthquake
Seismic event
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1881 Castle Hill earthquake
Earthquake in New Zealand on 5 December 1881
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Mapuche uprising of 1881
Last major rebellion of the indigenous Mapuches of Araucanía, Chile
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Architecture & Engineering 39
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Carisbrook
Former stadium in Dunedin
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De Krijtberg
Church building in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Irkutsk
Church building in Irkutsk, Russia
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Aleksanteri Church
Church in Tampere, Finland
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Saint John the Baptist Church
Armenian Apostolic church in Tartar District, Azerbaijan
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St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
Church in Chicago, Illinois
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Gildeskål Church
Church in Gildeskål, Norway
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Ålen Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Hallaren Church
Church in Frøya, Norway
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Fresvik Church
Church in Fresvik, Vik, Norway
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Ibestad Church
Church in Ibestad, Norway
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Kausland Church
Church building in Øygarden, Norway
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Vikedal Church
Church building in Vindafjord, Rogaland, Norway
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Sandvik Church
Church building in Bergen, Norway
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Grimstad Church
Church building in Grimstad, Agder, Norway
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Haltdalen Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Newtown Park
Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand
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Malexander Church
Church building in Boxholm Municipality, Sweden
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Church of the New Jerusalem
Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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St. George's Church, Bauska
Church building in Bauska, Latvia
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St German's Church
Church in Cardiff, Wales
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Church of All Souls, Bolton
Church in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester
Grade II listed church in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Stephen's Church
Church in Bournemouth, Dorset, England
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Epiphany and St. Mark, Parkdale
Church building in Toronto, Canada
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First Baptist Church of Tarrytown
Church building in Tarrytown, United States of America
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Sacred Heart Church, Caterham
Grade II listed church in Caterham-on-the-Hill, Tandridge, Surrey, England, UK
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All Saints Church, Watermillock
Church in Matterdale, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK
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St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
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Église Saint-Nicolas de Nancy
Church located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France
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St. Patrick's Church
Church building in Fall River, United States of America
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St John the Evangelist Church, Wallerawang
Church in New South Wales, Australia
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St James' Church, Daisy Hill
Church in Westhoughton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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St John's Church, Hutton Roof
Grade II listed church in Hutton Roof, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK
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St. Patrick's Church
Church building in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Trento Courthouse
Building in Trento, Italy
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St Chad's Church, Hopwas
Grade II listed church in Wigginton and Hopwas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK
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All Saints Church at Monie
Church building in Somerset County, Maryland
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Church of the Advent
Church building in Limestone, Maine
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Noorderkerk
Noorderkerk (Sports & Entertainment).
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Empires & Countries 8
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Kingdom of Romania founded
Kingdom of Romania was founded, with its capital at Bucharest.
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United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia dissolved
United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia ceased to exist, having been centered at Bucharest.
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French protectorate of Tunisia founded
French protectorate of Tunisia was founded, with its capital at Tunis.
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Beylik of Tunis dissolved
Beylik of Tunis ceased to exist, having been centered at Tunis.
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Romanian Old Kingdom founded
Romanian Old Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Bucharest.
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Sultanate of Tuggurt dissolved
Sultanate of Tuggurt ceased to exist, having been centered at Touggourt.
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Sultanate Taranchinsky dissolved
Sultanate Taranchinsky ceased to exist, having been centered at Yining.
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Wahidi Azzan dissolved
Wahidi Azzan ceased to exist, having been centered at Wahidi Azzan.
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