What happened in 1891?
359 recorded events in 1891, including 187 in people, 67 in economy & trade and 41 in architecture & engineering. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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Battle of Mulayda
1891 battle
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Anglo-Manipur War
Armed battle between the Kingdom of Manipur and the British Empire
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Battle of Caldera Bay
1891 battle
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Battle of Concón
Battle of the 1891 Chilean Civil War
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Battle of Placilla
Engagement during the 1891 Chilean Civil War
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Battle of Pozo Almonte
Battle during the Chilean Civil War of 1891
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First Battle of Jenné
First Battle of Jenné (Wars & Conflicts).
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Politics & Government 1
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Madrid system
International system for facilitating the registration of trademarks
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People 187
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Kalākaua died
Last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1836–1891)
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Sofia Kovalevskaya died
19th-century Russian mathematician
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Wilhelm Eduard Weber died
German physicist (1804–1891)
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Amalie Dietrich died
German naturalist, explorer and collector (1821-1891)
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Alexander Keyserling died
Baltic German scientist (1815-1891)
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Dionysius V of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople (1820–1891)
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Krišjānis Valdemārs died
Latvian writer (1825–1891)
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M'siri died
Founder and ruler of the Yeke Kingdom
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Leopold Kronecker died
German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra (1823–1891)
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Nicolaus Otto died
German inventor (1832–1891)
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George Hearst died
American politician (1820-1891)
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George Washington Williams died
American Civil War soldier, Christian minister, Ohio politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer
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Victor Guérin died
French traveler and historian (1821–1891)
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Abraham Wolff died
Chief Rabbi of Denmark (1801-1891)
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Jules Gros died
French journalist
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Edmond Becquerel died
French physicist (1820-1891)
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Carl Nägeli died
Swiss botanist (1817–1891)
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Édouard Lucas died
French mathematician (1842–1891)
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N. R. Pogson died
British astronomer (1829–1891)
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Louis Lucien Bonaparte died
French philologist and politician (1813-1891)
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Joseph Petzval died
Slovak physicist, mathematician and inventor (1807-1891)
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Ludvig Lorenz died
Danish mathematician and physicist (1829-1891)
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Thomas Blakiston died
British zoologist (1832–1891)
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Benjamin Balansa died
French botanist and explorer (1825-1891)
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Paul Amédée Ludovic Savatier died
French military doctor, botanist, explorer (1830-1891)
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Richard Schomburgk died
German-Australian botanist (1811-1891)
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Paul Crampel died
French explorer (1864–1891)
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Camille-Aimé Coquilhat died
Belgian colonial administrator (1853-1891)
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August Wilhelm Schynse died
German missionary and explorer (1857-1891)
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William Parker died
Former enslaved person, abolitionist and anti-slavery activist
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Adolphe Alphand died
French Engineer of the Corps of Bridges and Roads (1817–1891)
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Jean Servais Stas died
Belgian chemist, co-discoverer of the atomic weight of carbon
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Eduard Schönfeld died
German astronomer (1828-1891)
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Giovanni Caselli died
Italian abbot, physicist and inventor (1815-1891)
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William Ferrel died
American metereologist (1817–1891)
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John Casey died
Irish geometer (1820–1891)
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Pierre Lallement died
French inventor (1843-1891)
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Dmitry Ivanovich Zhuravsky died
Russian scientist (1821-1891)
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Auguste André Thomas Cahours died
French chemist (1813–1891)
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Willoughby Smith died
British engineer (1828–1891)
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Franz Brünnow died
German astronomer (1821–1891)
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John Adams Whipple died
American photographer (1822–1891)
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Nicolas Lebel died
French designer (1838–1891)
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Serhii Podolynsky died
Ukrainian academic, medical doctor, sociologist, economist, physicist, public figure, politician, publicist (1850–1891)
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Benjamin Constant died
Brazilian politician (1836-1891)
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Victor von Richter died
German chemist (1841–1891)
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Wilhelm Knop died
German agricultural chemist and botanist (1817–1891)
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Benedict Zuckermann died
German astronomer (1818–1891)
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Gustave Zédé died
French engineer (1825-1891)
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Joseph Wolstenholme died
British mathematician (1829–1891)
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William John Macleay died
Politician and naturalist in New South Wales, Australia (1820-1891)
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Nils Johan Berlin died
Swedish Chemist (1812–1891)
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George Bassett Clark died
American astronomer (1827-1891)
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Carlos Ibáñez de Ibero died
Spanish engineer (1825-1891)
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Julius Erasmus Hilgard died
United States engineer (1825-1890)
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Philipp August Friedrich Mühlenpfordt died
German botanist (1803-1891)
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Robert Forester Mushet died
British metallurgist and businessman (1811–1891)
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Peter Rasmus Krag died
Norwegian politician (1825-1891)
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August Seydler died
Czech astronomer, theoretical physicist, and professor at Charles University in Prague
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William Lyman died
American inventor (1821–1891)
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Maximilien Marie died
French mathematician, historian of mathematics and military officer (1819–1891)
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Karl Richter died
Austrian botanist (1855–1891)
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John Hawkshaw died
British engineer (1811–1891)
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Thomas Hill died
(1818-1891) American Unitarian clergyman, mathematician, scientist, philosopher and educator
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José Elias Garcia died
Portuguese journalist (1830-1891)
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George Thomas Bettany died
British historian and anthropologist (1850-1891)
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Charles F. Erhart died
German businessman (1821–1891)
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Charles A. Joy died
American chemist (1823–1891)
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Edward Maynard died
American firearms inventor
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John H. B. Latrobe died
American lawyer and inventor
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Philipp Carl died
German physicist
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Antonia Navarro died
Salvadoran female civil engineer and professor of geography and cosmography
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John Isaiah Northrop died
American zoologist, university teacher and botanical collector (1861-1891)
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Robert Peirson died
English astronomer and theoretical physicist
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N.J. Fjord died
Danish dairy researcher (1825–1891)
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Loftus Perkins died
British engineer (1834–1891)
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John LeConte died
American scientist
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William Newsham Blair died
British born New Zealand engineer, surveyor and researcher into New Zealand timbers (1841-1891)
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Yanagi Narayoshi died
Japanese officer and politician
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Edward Burgess died
American yacht designer and entomologist (1848-1891)
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Jacques-Eugène Armengaud died
French engineer
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Max Quedenfeldt died
German entomologist (1851-1891)
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Hermann von Maltzan died
German explorer, malacologist and poet (1843-1891)
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Nils Fredrik Rønnbeck died
Swedish skipper
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Omer Bodson died
Belgian officer (1856-1891)
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Johan Cateau van Rosevelt died
Explorer, cartographer and administrator (1823–1891)
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Augustus Poeppel died
Australian explorer
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George Macleay died
Pastoralist, explorer and politician in New South Wales, Australia (1809–1891)
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Warren A. Thompson died
American explorer (1802-1891)
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Thomas Kerr Lynch died
Irish explorer (1818–1891)
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Emma Abbott died
American operatic soprano (1850-1891)
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Calixa Lavallée died
Canadian composer (1842-1891)
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Petros Adamian died
Armenian actor (1849-1891)
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Henriette Mendel died
German actress, spouse of duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1833-1891)
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Henry Edwards died
English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist (1827-1891)
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Lockroy died
French actor and playwright (1803–1891)
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Marie Léonide Charvin died
French actress (1832–1891)
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Lawrence Barrett died
American stage actor (1838-1891)
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Fanny Salvini-Donatelli died
Singer
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Fanny Vining died
English actress (1829-1891)
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Giulio Alary died
Italian composer (1814-1891)
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Ludwig Chronegk died
German actor and director (1837–1891)
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Céline Montaland died
French actress, dancer and singer
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Bedros Magakyan died
Actor
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Wilhelmina Gerritje Sablairolles died
Dutch actress (1818-1891)
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Maria Velluti died
Portuguese actress, translator (1827-1891)
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August Schmidt died
Austrian composer, author, journalist and musician (1808–1891)
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Joseph Whitley died
Actor
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Catherine Norton Sinclair died
American actress and theatre manager
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Nikolay Yusupov died
(1827-1891)
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Ferdinand Praeger died
German composer, pianist and writer
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Carlota Talassi died
Portuguese actress
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Elise Holst died
Danish actress
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Nicasio Jiménez died
Cuban violin-cellist
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Johann Dubez died
(1828--1891) mandolin virtuoso, composer
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Charles Fisher died
British actor (1816–1891)
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Robert Keller died
German music publisher (1828-1891)
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Tony Hart died
American actor and singer (1855–1891)
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Ferdinand Heckscher died
German-Jewish actor
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B. R. Ambedkar born
Born in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar. Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956).
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Antonio Gramsci born
Born in Ales. Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937).
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Mikhail Bulgakov born
Born in Kyiv. Russian author (1891–1940).
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Erwin Rommel born
Born in Heidenheim an der Brenz. German field marshal (1891-1944).
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Nelly Sachs born
Born in Schöneberg. Jewish German poet and playwright (1891-1970).
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Pär Lagerkvist born
Born in Växjö. Swedish writer (1891–1974).
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Henry Miller born
Born in Yorkville. American novelist (1891–1980).
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Karl Dönitz born
Born in Grünau. German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980).
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Frederick Banting born
Born in Alliston. Canadian medical scientist and doctor (1891-1941).
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Edith Stein born
Born in Wrocław. Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942).
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Max Ernst born
Born in Brühl. German artist (1891–1976).
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Osip Mandelstam born
Born in Warsaw. Russian poet and essayist (1891-1938).
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Rudolf Carnap born
Born in Ronsdorf. German philosopher and logician (1891–1970).
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Ilya Ehrenburg born
Born in Kyiv. Soviet writer, Bolshevik revolutionary, journalist and historian (1891–1967).
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Zora Neale Hurston born
Born in Notasulga. African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891–1960).
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Rafael Trujillo born
Born in San Cristóbal. President of the Dominican Republic (1891-1961).
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Antonio Segni born
Born in Sassari. 4th President of Italy (1891-1972).
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Cole Porter born
Born in Peru. American composer and songwriter (1891–1964).
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Walter Model born
Born in Genthin. German field marshal (1891-1945).
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Genrikh Yagoda born
Born in Rybinsk. Soviet secret police official (1891–1938).
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Johannes R. Becher born
Born in Munich. German politician, novelist and poet (1891–1958).
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Fritz Todt born
Born in Pforzheim. German engineer, Holocaust perpetrator, and senior Nazi figure (1891–1942).
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Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis born
Born in London. British military commander and field marshal; Governor General of Canada (1891-1969).
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Michael Polanyi born
Born in Budapest. Hungarian-British polymath (1891–1976).
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Tadamichi Kuribayashi born
Born in Nishijō. Japanese general (1891-1945).
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Hu Shih born
Born in Shanghai. Chinese scholar, writer and philosopher (1891–1962).
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Hans Reichenbach born
Born in Hamburg. German–American philosopher.
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Helmuth Weidling born
Born in Halberstadt. Wehrmacht general (1891–1955).
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Maksim Bahdanovič born
Born in Minsk. Belarusian writer (1891–1917).
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Pavlo Tychyna born
Born in Pisky. Soviet Ukrainian poet, translator, publicist, public activist, academician, and statesman (1891-1967).
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Tin Ujević born
Born in Vrgorac. Croatian poet (1891–1955).
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Vladislav Vančura born
Born in Háj ve Slezsku. Czech writer, film director, playwright and screenwriter (1891–1942).
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Kálmán Kalocsay born
Born in Abaújszántó. Physician, writer of Esperanto literature (1891–1976).
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William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim born
Born in Bristol. Former Governor-General of Australia (1891-1970).
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Yvan Goll born
Born in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. French-German poet, key figure in German Expressionism and French Surrealism (1891-1950).
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Takijirō Ōnishi born
Born in Ashida. Imperial Japanese Navy admiral (1891-1945).
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Dmitry Furmanov born
Born in Furmanov. Russian writer (1891-1926).
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Galaktion Tabidze born
Born in Chkvishi. Georgian poet (1891–1959).
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Yevhen Konovalets born
Born in Zashkiv. Military commander of the UNR army and political leader of the Ukrainian nationalist movement (1891-1938).
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Arnold Jackson born
Born in Addlestone. Athletics competitor, army officer, and lawyer (1891-1972).
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Anton Dostler born
Born in Munich. German general (1891–1945).
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Boris Lavrenyov born
Born in Kherson. Russian writer (1891–1959).
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Oswald Boelcke born
Born in Giebichenstein. German First World War flying ace (1891–1916).
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Bruno Loerzer born
Born in Berlin. Officer in the German Luftstreitkräfte during World War I and Luftwaffe during World War II.
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Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia born
Born in Moscow. Russian grand duke (1891-1942); grandson of Alexander II, son of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark.
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Carl Andrew Spaatz born
Born in Boyertown. United States Air Force general (1891-1974).
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Evgeny Pashukanis born
Born in Staritsa. Soviet-Russian legal scholar (1891-1937).
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Emiliano Mercado del Toro born
Born in Cabo Rojo. Puerto Rican supercentenarian (1891–2007).
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Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma born
Born in Dachau. German general (1891–1948).
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Maria Skobtsova born
Born in Riga. Russian saint (1891–1945).
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Carl Jacob Burckhardt born
Born in Basel. Swiss diplomat and historian (1891-1974).
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Edward Bernard Raczyński born
Born in Zakopane. Polish aristocrat, diplomat, writer and politician (1891-1993).
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Zdeněk Fierlinger born
Born in Olomouc. Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, legioneer, minister of industry and Czechoslovak politician (1891-1976).
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Gustaf Dyrssen born
Born in Stockholm. Swedish officer, modern pentathlete and fencer (1891–1981).
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Karl-Adolf Hollidt born
Born in Speyer. German general (1891–1985).
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Jan Mukařovský born
Born in Písek. Czech essayist, estheticist, literary theorist and university educator (1891-1975).
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Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson born
Born in Chennai. British Army general.
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Sultan al-Atrash born
Born in Al-Qurayya. Prominent Arab Druze leader, Syrian nationalist and Commander General of the Syrian Revolution (1925–1927).
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Juan Yagüe Blanco born
Born in San Leonardo de Yagüe. Spanish legion general (1891-1952).
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Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin born
Born in Waldshut-Tiengen. German general (1891–1963).
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Alexander Gorbatov born
Born in Pakhotino. Soviet general (1891–1973).
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Kurt von Tippelskirch born
Born in Charlottenburg borough. German World War II general (1891–1957).
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Prince Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern born
Born in Heiligendamm. German prince (1891-1965).
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Prince Maurice of Battenberg born
Born in Balmoral Castle. Member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended British Royal Family (1891–1914).
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Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian prince (1891-1918).
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Giacomo Lercaro born
Born in Italy. Italian cardinal (1891-1976).
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Alfred Wünnenberg born
Born in Sarrebourg. SS General (1891-1963).
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Professor Moriarty died
Died in Reichenbach Falls. Fictional character from Sherlock Holmes.
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Science & Technology 22
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Professor Moriarty
Fictional character from Sherlock Holmes
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California Institute of Technology
Private research university located in Pasadena, California, USA
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Vatican Observatory
Observatory
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Goldsmiths, University of London
Public research university in London, UK
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New York Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in the Bronx, New York City
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Central Washington University
Regional, comprehensive public university in Ellensburg, Washington, U.S.
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Delaware State University
University
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University
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University of Texas Medical Branch
Hospital in Texas, United States
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Elizabeth City State University
Public college in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States
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Hardin–Simmons University
Private university in Abilene, Texas, United States
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University of Wisconsin–Stout Polytechnic
Four-year college located in Menomonie, Wisconsin
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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Hospital in Queens, New York, United States
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Texas Lutheran University
Private evangelical Lutheran university in Seguin, Texas, United States
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University of La Verne
Private university in La Verne, California
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Military Medical Academy
Hospital in Bulgaria
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Institut Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City
Institut Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City (Science & Technology).
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North Greenville University
Private Baptist liberal arts college in Tigerville, South Carolina, United States
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Hospital Nacional Rosales
Hospital and cultural heritage site in El Salvador
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Provident Hospital
Hospital in Chicago Illinois, United States
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Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie
Hospital in Canada
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Somerville Hospital
Hospital in Massachusetts, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 7
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Gundestrup cauldron
Iron age silver cauldron found in Denmark
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Trinil
Palaeoanthropological site in Java, Indonesia
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Canyon Diablo meteorite
Iron meteorite from Meteor Crater (Arizona) used as sulfur isotopic reference material
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Sam'al lions
Four statues of lions from the ancient city of Sam'al, today at the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin
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The Skarpsalling Pot
Clay pot dated approx. 3200 BC
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Caverna do Diabo
Jacupiranga State Park near São Paulo, Brazil
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Indarch meteorite
Enstatite chondrite meteorite
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Religion & Belief Systems 13
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Synagogue in Trnava
Former synagogue in Trnava, Slovakia
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Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile
Church in London
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Synagogue de Lille
Synagogue located in Nord, in France
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St. Nicholas' Church
Church in Rostov Oblast, Russia
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Ierapetra mosque
Mosque in Greece
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Munshibari Jama Masjid
Mosque in Bangladesh
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Synagogue in Głogów
Synagogue
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Trappist monastery Rajhenburg
Trappist monastery Rajhenburg (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Cume Mescidi, Mashtaga
Cume Mescidi, Mashtaga (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Machzike Hadath
Jewish congregation in London
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Synagogue Botersloot
Former synagogue in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Hamidiye Mosque
Mosque in İzmir, western Turkey
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Temple Beth-El
Building in New York City, United States of America
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Economy & Trade 67
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Koninklijke Philips NV
Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation
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Merck & Co.
American multinational pharmaceutical company
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Hormel
American food processing company
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Panhard
Company
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Dr. Oetker
German company
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Wrigley Company
American company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
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Brown, Boveri & Cie
Former Swiss company
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Fazer
Finnish confectionery and food company
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Fegyver- és Gépgyár
Company
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Mozambique Company
Company
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Sulitjelma Mines
Mining company in Fauske, Norway
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Astra Arad
Rail and road vehicle manufacturer
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Illovo Sugar
Sugar producer based in Durban, South Africa
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Acme Markets
American supermarket chain and pharmacy
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Hawaiian Electric Industries
American utility company
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Chloride Group
UK supplier of secure power systems
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Indústrias Reunidas Fábricas Matarazzo
Manufacturer
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Furness Withy
Defunct British shipping company based in West Hartlepool
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St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Defunct American railway (1891–1992)
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Eastleigh Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works
Railway workshops in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England
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COMSA
Construction company
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Halle Brothers Co.
Defunct department store chain
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American Sugar Refining Company
Former American manufacturer
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Frederick & Nelson
American department store chain
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AVEVE
Belgian chain of garden centers; retailer of outdoor furniture and BBQ grills
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Katanga Company
Concessionary company or chartered company of the Congo Free State
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Mills Novelty Company
Chicago-based manufacturer of coin-operated machines, including slot machines, vending machines, and jukeboxes, in the United States
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American Car Company
American Car Company (Economy & Trade).
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Tōkyōdō Shoten
Tōkyōdō Shoten (Economy & Trade).
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BALL Watch Company
BALL Watch Company (Economy & Trade).
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Acme Brick
American brick manufacturer
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Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
United States railroad company
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Bengal Dooars Railway
Railway company in Bengal province of British India
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Italfondiario
Italian bank
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Port Żeglugi Bydgoskiej
Inland Shipping Company, 1891, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Curtis Publishing Company
United States publisher
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Limelight Department
Film studio operated from the 1890s by The Salvation Army in Melbourne, Australia
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Ferrocarril de San Cristóbal a Tucumán
Company
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George Newnes Ltd
British publishing company
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Armstrong Cork Company
Business
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Credito Bergamasco
Credito Bergamasco (Economy & Trade).
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Doosan Babcock
Original equipment manufacturer
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Eadie
Car manufacturer
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Alaska Packers' Association
Defunct American canned salmon manufacturer
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Empire City Subway
American company
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Astrolabe Company
Company
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City of London Investment Trust
British investment trust
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Collins & Aikman
Manufacturer of decorative fabrics and automotive supplies
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Osotspa
Thaï beverage company
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Henry Jones IXL
Manufacturer of jams, conserves and sauces in Australia
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Seneca Glass Company
Defunct popular glassware company
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Chartered Governance Institute
Professional organisation
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Novelty Glass Company
Manufacturer in Ohio (1890–1893)
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Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad
Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad (Economy & Trade).
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Teleindustrier AB
Teleindustrier AB (Economy & Trade).
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Harzfeld's
Harzfeld's (Economy & Trade).
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Bulley & Andrews, LLC
Building contractor in Chicago
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Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad
Defunct 19th-century narrow gauge railroad in Maryland and Pennsylvania
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H. T. Hackney Company
American wholesale grocery distribution
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Adcock Ingram
Pharmaceutical company
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Bingham McCutchen
Law firm
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Chloride Electrical Storage Company
UK manufacturer of storage batteries
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Roden Brothers
Canadian tableware manufacturing company
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Ingersoll Machine Tools
Machinery producer in Rockford, Illinois
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Sears plc
UK business
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County of London Electric Supply Company
British electricity undertaking
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City of London Electric Lighting Company Limited
British electricity undertaking
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1891 Nōbi earthquake
October 1891 earthquake that struck Mino and Owari in Japan
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Garza Revolution
Armed conflict (1891–1893)
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Architecture & Engineering 41
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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
Church in Berlin
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Edgeley Park
Football stadium in Edgeley, Stockport, England
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Heinävesi Church
Church building in Heinävesi, Finland
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Church of Luther
Church in Riga, Latvia
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Pühtitsa Convent
Monastery in Estonia
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Sagene Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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Saint Gregory Palamas Church
Church building in Thessaloniki
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Hereditary Grand Ducal Palace
Building in Karlsruhe, Germany
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Sildpollnes Church
Church in Vågan, Norway
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Østermarie Church
Church building in Bornholm Regional Municipality, Denmark
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Oulunsalo Church
Church building in Oulu, Finland
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Church of the Resurrection, Riga
Church in Riga, Latvia
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Lavangen Church
Church in Lavangen, Norway
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Stolmen Church
Building in Austevoll, Norway
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Naustdal Church
Church building in Sunnfjord, Norway
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Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Sainte-Marie
Church located in Martinique, in France
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Langfjord Church
Church in Alta, Norway
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Bore Church
Church in Bore, Norway
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Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Church in Montevideo, Uruguay
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Church of the Most Precious Blood, Manhattan
Church in New York City, United States
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Spjærøy Church
Church in Hvaler, Østfold, Norway
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Hersvik Church
Church building in Solund, Vestland, Norway
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Langangen Church
Church building in Porsgrunn, Eastern Norway
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Manger Church
Church building in Alver, Norway
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Evje Church
Church in Agder, Norway
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Vike Church
Church building in Alver, Norway
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Sand Church
Church of Norway church building in Nord-Odal, Innlandet, Norway
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St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo
Church in New York, United States
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Cristo de Toledo, Montevideo
Church building in Villa García, Uruguay
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All Souls Church, Hastings
Church in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
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All Saints Church, Handley
Church in Handley, Cheshire, England, UK
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Henry Logan Memorial AME Church
Church building in West Virginia, United States of America
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Central Baptist Church
Church building in Charleston, South Carolina
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Church building in Columbus, United States of America
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Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Church building in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Mount Zion A.M.E. Church (Ocala, Florida)
Church building in Florida, United States of America
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St. Paul's Church, Carlton-in-the-Willows
Grade II listed church in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley
Church building in Kensington, Conta Costa, United States of America
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Carolina Port
Stadium in Dundee City, Scotland, UK
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Beth Eden Baptist Church
Church building in Waltham, Massachusetts
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St Mary's Church, Crewe
Grade II listed church in Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 9
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Palace Theatre
West End theatre in the City of Westminster in London
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Théâtre de Paris
Theater in the 9th arrondissement of Paris
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Cirkus
Theatre and concert venue in Stockholm, Sweden
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Teatro Odeón
Former theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Russian Drama Theatre named after A. Pushkin
Theatre in Yakutsk, Russia
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Everyman Theatre
Theatre in Cheltenham, England
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Teatro Casino Helwan
Teatro Casino Helwan 1879 In Helwan
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Garrick Theater
Former theater in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Grand Opera House
Historic place in Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas
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Empires & Countries 3
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Second Saudi State dissolved
Second Saudi State ceased to exist, having been centered at Riyadh.
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Klein Vrystaat dissolved
Klein Vrystaat ceased to exist, having been centered at Piet Retief.
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Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea dissolved
Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea ceased to exist.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1891 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1891.
1890s 1
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Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew
Church building in Brooklyn, United States of America
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