What happened in 1897?
434 recorded events in 1897, including 183 in people, 114 in economy & trade and 43 in architecture & engineering. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 14
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Greco-Turkish War of 1897
1897 war between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire
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Battle of Saragarhi
1897 battle in British India
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Siege of Malakand
1897 siege of a British garrison by Afghan tribesmen
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Battle of Domokos
Battle between the Ottoman Empire and Greece, part of the Greco-Turkish War
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Battle of Velestino
Two battles between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire during the Greco-Ottoman War of 1897
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Battle of Kakarong de Sili
1897 battle
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Battle of Abu Hamed
1897 battle of the Mahdist War
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Battle of Rejaf
Battle fought on 17 February 1897 between the Belgian-led forces of the Congo Free state and Mahdist rebels in South Sudan.
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Battle of Kanjaga
1897 battle between Babatu and Ameria
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Battle of Aliaga
1897 battle in Nueva Ecija, Philippines
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Battle of Perez Dasmariñas
1897 battle during the Philippine Revolution
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Battle of Zapote Bridge
1897 battle between Filipino revolutionaries and the Spanish colonial government during the Philippine Revolution
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Battle of Macontene
1897 battle
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Battle of Mount Puray
1897 battle during the Philippine Revolution
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Constantinople
1897 treaty between the Ottoman Empire and Greece
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Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1897
1897 treaty between the United Kingdom and Ethiopia
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People 183
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Andrés Bonifacio died
Filipino nationalist and revolutionary hero (1863–1897)
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Léon Gautier died
French archivist and literary historian (1832-1897)
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Francesco Brioschi died
Italian mathematician (1824-1897)
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Karl Weierstraß died
German mathematician (1815–1897)
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Edward Drinker Cope died
American paleontologist, geologist, and biologist (1840–1897)
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Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie died
Irish-born French explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer (1810-1897)
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Salomon August Andrée died
Swedish engineer, balloon pioneer and explorer (1854–1897)
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Jamal al-Din al-Afghani died
Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897)
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Savitribai Phule died
Indian social reformer (1831-1897)
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Alfred Des Cloizeaux died
French mineralogist (1817-1897)
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Ahmadu Tall died
Toucouleur ruler (1836–1897)
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James Joseph Sylvester died
English mathematician (1814-1897)
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Ernest Giles died
Explorer (1835-1897)
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Vittorio Bottego died
Italian explorer
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Elizabeth Packard died
American activist (1816-1897)
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Albert Marth died
German astronomer (1828–1897)
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George Pullman died
Engineer and businessman from the United States (1831-1897)
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Viktor Meyer died
German chemist (1848-1897)
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Ion Ghica died
Romanian politician (1816–1897)
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Galileo Ferraris died
Italian engineer and physicist (1847-1897)
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Fritz Müller died
German-Brazilian biologist (1822–1897)
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Knut Frænkel died
Swedish engineer and arctic explorer (1870–1897)
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Nils Strindberg died
Swedish photographer (1872–1897)
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Nikolai Mikhailovich Albov died
Russian botanist (1866-1897)
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Xavier Montrouzier died
French scientist (1820-1897)
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Wilhelm Joest died
German ethnologist, explorer and zoologist (1852-1897)
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José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta died
Portuguese zoologist, explorer
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James William Abert died
American soldier, explorer, ornithologist and topographical artist (1820–1897)
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Ramón Lista died
Argentinian explorer (1856–1897)
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Ney Elias died
British explorer (1844-1897)
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Eugen Zintgraff died
German explorer and colonial propagandist (1858-1897)
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Ed Schieffelin died
Prospector who discovered the Tombstone mining district (1847–1897)
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Curt von Hagen died
German explorer (1859–1897)
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Catherine Amelia Fay Ewing died
American educator, missionary, philanthropist, activist, social reformer (1822-1897)
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E. Florence Barker died
American clubwoman; first president of the National Woman's Relief Corps (1840-1897)
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Carl Remigius Fresenius died
German chemist (1818–1897)
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Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke died
German astronomer (1835-1897)
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Isaac Pitman died
British inventor (1813–1897)
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Alvan Graham Clark died
American astronomer
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David Schwarz died
Hungarian-Croatian aviation pioneer
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Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand died
Swedish chemist (1826–1897)
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John Chard died
British military officer (1847–1897); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Leonhard Sohncke died
German mathematician and physicist (1842-1897)
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Nikolay Slavyanov died
Russian inventor (1854-1897)
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Edward James Stone died
British astronomer (1831–1897)
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Henry Drummond died
Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer (1851-1897)
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Leopold Auerbach died
German anatomist and neuropathologist (1828-1897)
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Paul Schützenberger died
French chemist (1829–1897)
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Lajos Martin died
Mathematician, inventor, engineer
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Ernst Christian Julius Schering died
German mathematician (1833-1897)
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Louis Pierre Mouillard died
French aviation pioneer (1834-1897)
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Carl Abraham Pihl died
Norwegian civil engineer (1825–1897)
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Robert Manning died
Irish engineer (1816-1897)
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Pedro Benoit died
Argentine urban planner (1836–1897)
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Giovanni Cantoni died
Italian physicist (1818-1897)
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Alfred Marshall Mayer died
American physicist (1836-1897)
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Thomas Gwyn Elger died
British astronomer (1836–1897)
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Benjamin Forstner died
American gunsmith
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William Jervois died
British Army general (1821–1897)
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Washington Sheffield died
American dentist
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William Archer died
Irish naturalist and microscopist especially interested in Protozoa and Desmids (1830-1897)
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Friedrich Stohmann died
German agricultural chemist (1832–1897)
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Hermann Wölfert died
German publisher and airship builder (1850–1897)
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Hermann Hager died
German pharmacist (1816–1897)
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Georges Ville died
French agronomist
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Victor Gustave Robin died
French mathematician (1855–1897)
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Mathew Carey Lea died
American chemist
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Albert Fink died
American civil engineer (1827-1897)
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Charles Brun died
French engineer and politician (1821-1897)
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Samuel Haughton died
Irish scientific writer (1821-1897)
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John Haswell died
Austrian mechanical engineer and locomotive designer (1812–1897)
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Samuel Colgate died
American manufacturer and philanthropist (1822-1897)
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John O. Meusebach died
German pioneer, Texas state senator (1812-1897)
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De Volson Wood died
American engineer
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Friedrich von Martini died
Swiss engineer (1833-1897)
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Wilbraham Lennox died
British military officer (1830–1897); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Mary Aldis died
Scientific author (1840?-1897)
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John William Stubbs died
Irish mathematician and clergyman
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Frederick Salomon died
Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War (1826–1897)
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Frederick Preston Rubidge died
Canadian architect and engineer
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Ellene Alice Bailey died
American inventor
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Franz Schneider died
Austrian chemist (1812–1897)
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John Ramsbottom died
British railway engineer
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John Anderson died
New Zealand blacksmith and businessman (1820-1897)
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Paul Marmy died
Horticulturist (1851-1897)
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Georg Wander died
German chemist (1841-1897)
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Homersham Cox died
English lawyer and judge, mathematician and historian
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Christie Palmerston died
Australian explorer
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Nicholas C. Creede died
American prospector and Silver Boom millionaire
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Anthony O'Grady Lefroy died
Public servant (1816-1897)
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Charles Bonney died
Australian politician (1813-1897)
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Antonio Bazzini died
Italian violinist, composer and teacher (1818-1897)
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Sondre Norheim died
Norwegian alpine skier (1825–1897)
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Matilda Hays died
British journalist, translator, editor (1820-1897)
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Antonina Hoffmann died
Polish actress
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Marie Seebach died
German actress (1829-1897)
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Louisa Lane Drew died
British actress (1820-1897)
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Adolf Neuendorff died
German-American conductor (1843-1897)
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William Thomas Best died
English organist (1826-1897)
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Berthold Tours died
Dutch composer (1838-1897)
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Jeanne-Sylvanie-Sophie Arnould-Plessy died
French actress (1819–1897)
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Ludvig Gade died
Danish actor (1823–1897)
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Emily Bancker died
American actress (1861-1897)
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Edward Edwards died
Welsh musician (1816 -1897)
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Alice Dunning Lingard died
British actress (1847-1897)
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Manuel G. Posadas died
Afro-Argentine musician and journalist (1841-1897)
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Amy Sedgwick died
English actress
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Carrie Turner died
American stage actress
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Edvard Swartz died
Swedish actor (1826-1897)
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Michael Magner died
Irish soldier (1840–1897); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Joseph Proctor died
American stage actor (1816-1897)
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Arthur Deetz died
German stage actor and theatre director
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Nelson Wheatcroft died
English actor
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Mary Alice Seymour died
American musician, polyglot, author, critic (1837-1897)
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Mae Bramhall died
American actress, writer, poet (c. 1861 - 1897)
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William Faulkner born
Born in New Albany. American writer (1897-1962).
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Joseph Goebbels born
Born in Rheydt. Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945).
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Irène Joliot-Curie born
Born in 13th arrondissement of Paris. French chemist and physicist (1897–1956).
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Anthony Eden born
Born in Durham. British soldier, diplomat and politician (1897–1977).
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Ludwig Erhard born
Born in Fürth. Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966).
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Enid Blyton born
Born in East Dulwich. English author (1897–1968).
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Louis Aragon born
Born in 16th arrondissement of Paris. French poet (1897–1982).
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Frank Capra born
Born in Bisacquino. Italian-born American film director (1897–1991).
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Lester B. Pearson born
Born in Toronto. 14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968 (1897–1972).
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Patrick Blackett born
Born in London. British physicist (1897-1974).
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Subhas Chandra Bose born
Born in Cuttack. Indian nationalist leader (1897-1945).
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Georges Bataille born
Born in Billom. French intellectual and literary figure (1897–1962).
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Wilhelm Reich born
Born in Dobrianychi. Austrian-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, sex educator and sociologist (1897–1957).
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Zakir Husain born
Born in Hyderabad. 3rd President of India (1897-1969).
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Yun Po-sun born
Born in Asan. 2nd President of South Korea (1897-1990).
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Thornton Wilder born
Born in Madison. American playwright and novelist (1897–1975).
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Ivan Konev born
Born in Lodeyno. Soviet military commander (1897-1973).
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Yeghishe Charents born
Born in Kars. Armenian poet (1897–1937).
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Pola Negri born
Born in Lipno. Polish actress (1897-1987).
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Ivan Bagramyan born
Born in Çardaqlı. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1897-1982).
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Plaek Phibunsongkhram born
Born in Nonthaburi. Prime Minister of Thailand, 1938–44 and 1948–57 (1897–1964).
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Kurt Schuschnigg born
Born in Riva del Garda. Chancellor of Austria (1897-1977).
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Norbert Elias born
Born in Wrocław. German sociologist (1897–1990).
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Benjamin Lee Whorf born
Born in Winthrop. American linguist (1897–1941).
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Kirill Meretskov born
Born in Zaraysk. Soviet marshal (1897–1968).
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Ferenc Szálasi born
Born in Q25409. Hungarian fascist politician, executed for war crimes (1897-1946).
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Vasily Sokolovsky born
Born in Koźliki. Soviet marshal (1897–1968).
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Valentin Kataev born
Born in Odesa. Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet (1897–1986).
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Hasso von Manteuffel born
Born in Potsdam. German general and politician (1897-1978).
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Mukhtar Auezov born
Born in Russian Empire. Kazakh writer (1897–1961).
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Ye Jianying born
Born in Jiaying Zhou. Former Head of State of the People's Republic of China (1897-1986).
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Philippe Soupault born
Born in Chaville. French writer (1897–1990).
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Tarjei Vesaas born
Born in Vinje. Norwegian author (1897–1970).
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Kurt Daluege born
Born in Kreuzberg. German SS general and Deputy Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia (1897-1946).
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Eddie Eagan born
Born in Denver. American boxer and bobsledder (1897-1967).
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Gershom Scholem born
Born in Berlin. German-Israeli philosopher (1897–1982).
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Karl-Otto Koch born
Born in Darmstadt. German SS Military Regiment officer and first commandant of the Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen concentration camp (1897–1945).
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Karl Löwith born
Born in Munich. German philosopher (1897-1973).
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Chen Cheng born
Born in Qingtian. Chinese politician and soldier (1897–1965).
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Dmitry Pavlov born
Born in Pavlovo. Soviet general.
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Manuel Odría born
Born in Tarma. 38th & 40th President of Peru (1948–1956).
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Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar born
Born in Ahmedabad. Pakistani politician and diplomat (1897–1960).
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John Bagot Glubb born
Born in Lancashire. British military officer, scholar and author (1897–1986).
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Emil Leon Post born
Born in Augustów. Polish-born American logician (1897–1954).
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Adolf Heusinger born
Born in Holzminden. German general (1897-1982).
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Vaso Čubrilović born
Born in Gradiška. Bosnian Serb politician (1897-1990).
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Ram Prasad Bismil born
Born in Shahjahanpur. Revolutionary, poet & writer (1897–1927).
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Husni al-Za'im born
Born in Aleppo. Syrian military officer and politician (1897–1949).
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Hans Baur born
Born in Ampfing. German military aviator (1897–1993).
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Theodor Busse born
Born in Frankfurt (Oder). German general of infantry in the Second World War (1897-1986).
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Herbert Otto Gille born
Born in Bad Gandersheim. German general (1897-1966) ; affiant in Pohl Trial (NMT 4).
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Karol Świerczewski born
Born in Warsaw. Polish general (1897-1947).
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Samuel Noah Kramer born
Born in Zhashkiv. American Assyriologist (1897-1990).
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Hans Speidel born
Born in Metzingen. German general; chief of staff under Erwin Rommel (1897–1984).
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Lucius D. Clay born
Born in Marietta. United States general (1897–1978).
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Kenneth Burke born
Born in Pittsburgh. American philosopher and literary critic (1897–1993).
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Lazare Ponticelli born
Born in Bettola. World War I veteran, piping and metal worker.
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Neil Ritchie born
Born in Guayana Esequiba. British Army officer (1897–1983).
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Pavel Batov born
Born in Filisovo, Yaroslavl Oblast. Soviet general (1897–1985).
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Camillo Berneri born
Born in Lodi. Italian philosopher (1897–1937).
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Dai Li born
Born in Jiangshan City. Chinese KMT general (1897–1946).
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Traycho Kostov born
Born in Sofia. Bulgarian politician (1897-1949).
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Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley born
Born in Sankt Martin im Innkreis. German terrorist and political activist (1897-1945).
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Isaías Medina Angarita born
Born in San Cristóbal. President of Venezuela (1897-1953).
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Carl Oberg born
Born in Hamburg. German SS and Police general and high ranking German Waffen-SS Army and Police Commander.
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Nirad C. Chaudhuri born
Born in Bengal. Indian Bengali−English writer and man of letters (1897–1999).
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Ernst-Günther Baade born
Born in Pritzwalk. German general (1897-1945).
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Władysław Broniewski born
Born in Płock. Polish poet (1897–1962).
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Science & Technology 32
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Kyoto University
National university located in Kyoto, Japan
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Zhejiang University
University in Hangzhou, China
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Yerkes Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Wisconsin, USA
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Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin
Botanical garden and museum located in Berlin
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Jardin des serres d'Auteuil
Urban park in Paris, France
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Trinity Washington University
Catholic university in Washington, D.C.
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Southern Utah University
Public university in Cedar City, Utah, United States
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Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
University in China
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George Washington University Hospital
Hospital in Washington, D.C., United States
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Pontevedra Provincial Hospital
Hospital in Pontevedra, Spain
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Botanischer Garten Gera
Botanical garden
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Avondale University
Private university in New South Wales, Australia
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Wayo Women's University
Private women's college in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
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Selly Oak Hospital
Former hospital in England
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Mengo Hospital
Hospital in Uganda
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Old Victoria Hospital
Former hospital in Hong Kong
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Huntington University
Institution of higher education in Huntington, Indiana, United States
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Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Public university in Alva, Oklahoma
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Ocean Road Hospital
Hospital in Tanzania
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Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken
Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany
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Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center
Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Hospital in Temple, Texas, United States
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Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital
Hospital in Ireland
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Charles-Nicolle Hospital
Hospital in Tunisia
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Hospital Argerich
Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Hospital in Illinois, United States
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Bedford Hospital
Hospital in England
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Krankenhaus Salzhausen
Former hospital in Salzhausen, Germany
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Fremantle Hospital
Hospital in Western Australia
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Vaziri Hospital
Hospital in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
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Hôpital Boucicaut
Hôpital Boucicaut (Science & Technology).
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Sofia University Astronomical Observatory
Astronomical Observatory at the University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski"
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Coligny calendar
Calendar found in Coligny, Ain, France in 1897
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Lady of Elche
Iberian sculpture
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Aven Armand
Cave
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Theater (Ephesus)
Main theater venue located in Ephesus, set into the hillside of the Panayirdag
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First Cyprus Treasure
Byzantine silver hoard
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Religion & Belief Systems 17
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Daowai Mosque
Mosque in Heilongjiang
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Congregation Shearith Israel
Synagogue in New York City
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Former Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Berlin
Parish church in Berlin, Germany
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Olomouc Synagogue
Synagogue
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Lifshyts synagogue, Vinnytsia
Synagogue in Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme
Catholic cathedral in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada
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Ampleforth Abbey
Monastery in North Yorkshire, England
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Great Synagogue in Kropyvnytskyi
Great Synagogue in Kropyvnytskyi (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue in Potsdam
Demolished synagogue in Potsdam, Germany
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Alte Synagoge (Barmen)
Alte Synagoge (Barmen) (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Santuario di Valsorda
Sanctuary in Garessio, Italy
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synagogue
Desecrated german synagogue
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Jad Charuzim Synagogue in Sanok
Jad Charuzim Synagogue in Sanok (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagoga gminna w Poznaniu
Synagoga gminna w Poznaniu (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Church of the Holy Family Vetschau
Church building in Brandenburg state, Germany
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Nostra Signora della Neve
Church building in La Spezia, Italy
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Economy & Trade 114
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Juventus FC
Association football club in Turin, Italy
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Tatra
Czech manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks
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Dow Chemical Company
American chemical company
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Lonza Group
Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland
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Brussels International Exposition (1897)
World's fair held in Brussels, Belgium in 1897
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Sumitomo Electric Industries
Manufacturer of electric wire and optical fiber cables
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Kempinski
Hotel company
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Marconi Company
Former company
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Shinhan Bank
South Korean company
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Osaka Gas
Company
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Illich Steel & Iron Works
Metallurgical facility in Mariupol, Ukraine
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Sumitomo Metal Industries
Business enterprise
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Krasny Oktyabr Closed Joint-Stock Company
Company
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Zebra Pen Corporation
Japanese pen manufacturer
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Godrej Group
Indian Conglomerate
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Commercial Press
Chinese publishing company
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Canadian Bank Note Company
Canadian company that supplies bank notes
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The J.M. Smucker Company
American food manufacturer
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Winton Motor Carriage Company
American automobile manufacturer
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Kronospan
Austrian-founded wood manufacturing company
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Ateliers Germain
Company
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Becton Dickinson
American multinational medical technology company
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Autocar Company
American truck manufacturer
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Spendrups
Swedish brewery
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Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company
Engineering company in the United Kingdom
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Belsize Motors
Company
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Yenakiieve Iron and Steel Works
Ukrainian steel company
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Ferodo
British brake company
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CESC Limited
Electricity supply company in India
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Martini
Company
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Nonino
Italian alcohol distilling company founded by Orzio Nonino in 1897
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Bank of Hawaii
Regional commercial bank headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii
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Watkins Books
Bookshop in London
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Interbank
Peruvian provider of financial services
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Belton
Company
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Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry
Hong Kong ferry and property company
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Electric Vehicle Company
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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Imperial Bank of China
Central Bank of Qing China
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Jostens
American memorabilia manufacturer
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EBM
Swiss energy supplier
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Cutter Laboratories
Former pharmaceutical company located in Berkeley, California from 1897-1974
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Rolandmühle
Company in Bremen, Germany
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Waggonfabrik Rastatt
German manufacturer of tram and railway vehicles
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Artkraft Strauss
American Company
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Bonheur
Norwegian company
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Maison Blanche
New Orleans department store chain
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Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów
Debunct Polish arms manufacturer
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Moorcroft
British pottery manufacturer
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Yamaichi Securities
Japanese securities trading firm (1897-1999)
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Hess's
Defunct American department store chain
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Morleys Stores Ltd
Group of eight department stores in Greater London
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Cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso
Italian shipyard
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Volvo Financial Services
Swedish company
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Elswick Ordnance Company
Defunct British armaments manufacturing company
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Gordon Food Service
American foodservice distributor
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Alu Menziken
Company
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AB Motorfabriken i Göteborg
Company
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Amalgamated Sugar Company
Company
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Franklin Baker Company
American coconut product company
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Waring & Gillow
British furniture manufacturer, established 1897
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PMT Italia
Paper machinery company
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Boston Store
American department store chain, founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Brennan Motor Manufacturing Company
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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HMSHost
Operator of airport concession services
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Elementar
German manufacturer
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John Holt plc
Nigerian conglomerate/company
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Lurgi AG
Former company, absorbed by Air Liquide
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Kelsey
Motor vehicle
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Alkon
Russian business
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Hochschild Kohn's
American department store chain
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Notcutts
Family-owned group of garden centres across England
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Paragon China
British manufacturer of bone China
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Per Kure
Former Norwegian company
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Grant Richards
British publishing house (1897-1926)
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Banco del Perú y Londres
Peruvian bank
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Emu Bay Railway
Former railway company in Tasmania
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Al-Ahram Beverage Company
Al-Ahram Beverage Company (Economy & Trade).
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Bavaria – St. Pauli Brewery
The Bavaria-St. Pauli Brewery was a Brewery company in Hamburg.
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Cabot, Cabot & Forbes
American real estate company
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Ashanti Goldfields Corporation
Company
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Avera Health
Regional health system based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
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Harrods Estates
British estate agent
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Leekes
Welsh based retailer, with seven stores based in South Wales, South West England and The Midlands
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Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Company
Telephone equipment manufacturer
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Godrej & Boyce
Subsidiary of Godrej Group
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Mitchell and Kenyon
Former British film company
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Atlantic Terra Cotta Company
Producer of architectural terra cotta
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Tonwaren-Industrie Wiesloch
German brickworks making
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Verizon Delaware
Delaware subsidiary of Verizon
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Shakespeare Fishing Tackle
American tackle company
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Troutman Sanders
American law firm founded in 1897
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TruVista Communications
American internet provider
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Turn2us
Charity that helps people living in poverty in the UK and Ireland
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Oriental Consolidated Mining Company
American mining company
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Wates Group
Company in Leatherhead, United Kingdom
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Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad
Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad (Economy & Trade).
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Mingori Robinetterie
Mingori Robinetterie (Economy & Trade).
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Gema Switzerland
Gema Switzerland (Economy & Trade).
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Crouse-Hinds Company
American manufacturing company
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Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company
American mine corporation
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Alderney Steam Packet Company
Shipping company
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Altoona and Beech Creek Railroad
Railroad in Pennsylvania that operated during the late ninteeth and early twentieth centuries.
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Hindley Manufacturing
American wire-hardware manufacturer
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Glik's
American retail clothing chain
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Chelsea Clock Company
American clock manufacturing company
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Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Railway
Former railway in Georgia and Florida, USA
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LaCrosse Footwear
American company
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James McHugh Construction Co
American construction firm
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City Dairy Company Limited
Canadian dairy company
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Millars Karri and Jarrah Forests Limited
Timber milling company in Western Australia in early twentieth century
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Primo Brewing & Malting Company
Based in Honolulu, Hawaii
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Punta Gorda Fish Co.
American fishing company
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Mouchel
UK business services company
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Union Corporation
South African mining house
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1897 Assam earthquake
Earthquake in India
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1897 Mindanao earthquakes
Earthquakes in the Philippines
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Cretan Revolt of 1897–1898
Revolution
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Intentona de Yauco
Second and final revolt against Spanish colonial rule in Puerto Rico
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Architecture & Engineering 43
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Presidential Mansion
Building in Athens and official residence of the president of Greece
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Mikkeli Cathedral
Cathedral in Mikkeli, Church of Finland
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St. Paul's Church, Strasbourg
Church located in Bas-Rhin, in France
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Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Karlovy Vary
Church in Karlovy Vary District of Karlovy Vary region
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Kajaani Church
Church building in Kajaani, Finland
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Ponarth Church
Church
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Dajbabe Monastery
Christian monastery in Montenegro
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St Olaf's Church
Anglican church in Balestrand
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Ratisbonne Monastery
Human settlement in Israel
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Church of Saint Andrew Babola in Narač
Church building in Narach, Belarus
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Lødingen Church
Parish church in Lødingen, Norway
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Stranda Church
Church in Indre Fosen, Norway
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Palacio de Fomento
Cultural property in Madrid, Spain
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Frei Church
Church building in Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Dannemare Church
Church building in Lolland Municipality, Denmark
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St. Luke's Church
Church building in Frederiksberg Municipality, Denmark
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Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe
Grade II listed church in Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
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Holy Trinity Church, St. Christopher House and Parsonage
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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Church of the Savior in Bydgoszcz
Church building in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Chungdong First Methodist Church
A methodist church in Korea
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Asmundtorp Church
Church building in Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Church building in Pocatello, Idaho, United States
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Springfield Park, Wigan
Stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK
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St Mark's Church, Swindon
Grade II listed church in South Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
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St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church
Church building in New Mexico, United States of America
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Kärkölä Church
Church building in Kärkölä, Finland
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St David's Church, Exeter
Church in Exeter, Devon, England, UK
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St Luke's Church, Formby
Grade II listed church in Formby, Sefton, Merseyside, England, UK
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Church building in Nordland Township, United States of America
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Church of the Ascension, Roman Catholic
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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Hanlan's Point Stadium
Former baseball stadium in Toronto, Canada
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Svenska Mission Kyrka I Sodre Maple Ridge
Church building in Maple Ridge Township, United States of America
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Church building in Chicago, United States of America
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Church of St John the Divine, Holme Chapel
Grade II listed church in Cliviger, Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
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Old St. Peter's Landmark
Museum and former church in The Dalles, Oregon, USA
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St John the Evangelist Church, Heron's Ghyll
Church building in Buxted, Wealden, East Sussex, England, UK
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Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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Carlton Recreation Ground
Stadium in Melbourne, Australia
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St Catherine's Church
Church in Riverside, Cardiff, Wales
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St. Stephen's Church, Hyson Green
Church in Hyson Green Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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St George's Church, Altrincham
Grade II listed church in Altrincham, Trafford, England
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Cambridge
Church in United Kingdom
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St John the Baptist's Church, Arkholme
Church in Arkholme-with-Cawood, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 13
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Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele
Opera house in Palermo, Italy
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Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Opera theater in Lviv, Ukraine
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Grand Guignol
Theatre in the Pigalle area of Paris
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Teatro Kursaal
Former theatre building in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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National Theatre of Costa Rica
Theatre in San José, Costa Rica
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Grand Theatre, Swansea
Theatre and former cinema in Swansea, Wales
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Běchovice – Prague Race
Road race
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Everyman Palace Theatre
Theatre in Cork, Ireland
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Morecambe Winter Gardens
Theatre/entertainment venue in Morecambe, England
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Woodside Amusement Park
Former amusement park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Hungarian Theater
Hungarian private theater between 1897–1948
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Glasgow Empire Theatre
Former theatre in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Lyceum Theatre
Theatre in Sheffield, England
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Empires & Countries 7
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Joseon dissolved
Joseon ceased to exist, having been centered at Hanseongbu.
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Korean Empire founded
Korean Empire was founded, with its capital at Hanseongbu.
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Benin Empire dissolved
Benin Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Benin City.
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Zulu Kingdom dissolved
Zulu Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Bulawayo.
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Merina Kingdom dissolved
Merina Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Antananarivo.
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Kingdom of Baguirmi dissolved
Kingdom of Baguirmi ceased to exist, having been centered at Massenya.
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Kingdom of Kaffa dissolved
Kingdom of Kaffa ceased to exist, having been centered at Anderaccha.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1897 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1897.
1890s 2
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Church for All Nations
Church building in Manhattan, New York
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All Souls Unitarian-Universalist Church
Church building in Bellville, Ohio
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