What happened in 1898?
430 recorded events in 1898, including 174 in people, 112 in economy & trade and 42 in architecture & engineering.
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Major Events 1
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Spanish-American War
A brief war ends Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and the Pacific, and marks the US emergence as a world power.
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Wars & Conflicts 21
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Spanish–American War
1898 conflict between Spain and the United States
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Banana Wars
Actions involving the United States in Central America and the Caribbean
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Battle of Omdurman
Battle between the Mahdists and Anglo-Sudanse in 1898.
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Siege of Baler
Battle of the Philippine Revolution from July 1, 1898 to June 2, 1899
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Battle of San Juan Hill
1898 decisive battle of the Spanish–American War
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Battle of Manila
Mock battle in 1898 during the Spanish–American War
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Battle of El Caney
1898 battle
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Battle of Las Guásimas
1898 battle in the Spanish–American War
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Siege of Santiago
1898 siege during the Spanish-American War
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Capture of Guam
US capture of Guam during the Spanish-American War
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Battle of Alapan
1898 battle
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Battle of Guantánamo Bay
1898 battle during the Spanish–American War
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Battle of Cienfuegos
1898 minor engagement of the Spanish–American War
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Battle of Sugar Point
1898 battle
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Battle of Virden
Labor union and racial conflict in Illinois, 1898
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Battle of Tres de Abril
Battle during the Philippine Revolution
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First Battle of Manzanillo
Series of naval engagements during the Spanish–American War in and outside of the harbor of Manzanillo, Cuba
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Siege of Zamboanga
1898 siege part of the Philippine Revolution
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Battle of Gedaref
1898 battle
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Battle of Camalig
Battle in Philippine Revolutionary War
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Battle of San Jose de Buenavista
1898 battle
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Politics & Government 4
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Treaty of Paris (1898)
December 1898 peace treaty of the Spanish-American War
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Russia-Qing Convention
1898 treaty leasing Port Arthur to the Russians
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Nishi–Rosen Agreement
Agreement signed between the Empire of Japan and the Empire of Russia
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Wilmington Insurrection of 1898
1898 white supremacist insurrection and coup d'état in North Carolina, United States
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People 174
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Lewis Carroll died
British author and scholar (1832–1898)
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George Grey died
British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer (1812–1898)
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Auguste Pomel died
French paleontologist (1821-1898)
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Johann Jakob Balmer died
Swiss mathematician (1825–1898)
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Johan Lange died
Danish botanist (1818-1898)
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Manuela Rosas died
Argentinian activist (1817-1898)
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Michael Schwab died
American anarchist (1853-1898)
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Aubrey Beardsley died
British illustrator and author (1872–1898)
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Félix Martin-Feuillée died
French politician
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Francisco Coello died
Spanish cartographer (1822-1898)
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Henry Bessemer died
British engineer (1813-1898)
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John Alexander Reina Newlands died
British chemist who did work concerning the periodicity of elements
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Siegfried Marcus died
German-Austrian inventor and automobile pioneer
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Jean Jules Linden died
Belgian botanist (1817-1898)
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Roberto Ivens died
Portuguese explorer (1850-1898)
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Marcos Jiménez de la Espada died
Spanish zoologist, explorer, writer (1831-1898)
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Oscar Comettant died
French composer (1819-1898)
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Christian Garnier died
French geographer (1872-1898)
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Antoine-Alfred Marche died
French naturalist (1844 - 1898)
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Fernando Villaamil died
Spanish travel writer
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Marius Gabriel Cazemajou died
French soldier (1864–1898)
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Severine Casse died
Danish women's rights activist
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Aurilla Furber died
American author, editor, activist
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Nanna Storjohann died
Proponent for public morals
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Osbert Salvin died
English naturalist (1835–1898)
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Rudolf Leuckart died
German zoologist (1822-1898)
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William Rosecrans died
American diplomat, politician and army officer (1819–1898)
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Eli Lilly died
American pharmacist, Union Army officer, businessman, philanthropist
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John Hopkinson died
British physicist and electrical engineer (1849–1898)
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Hieronymous Theodor Richter died
German chemist (1824–1898)
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Hermann Wilhelm Vogel died
German photochemist and university lecturer (1834-1898)
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Robert von Zimmermann died
Czech-Austrian philosopher (1824-1898)
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Edward Aveling died
British biologist (1849-1898)
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Benedetto Brin died
Italian engineer and politician (1833-1898)
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Benjamin Tyler Henry died
American gunsmith and manufacturer (1821-1898)
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Josiah Latimer Clark died
British electrical engineer (1822–1898)
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William Seward Burroughs I died
American businessman (1857–1898)
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Johann Georg Noël Dragendorff died
German pharmacist, chemist and botanist (1836–1898)
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Friedrich Alexander Buhse died
Baltic German botanist (1821-1898)
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Hermann Schapira died
Russian mathematician (1840-1898)
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Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet died
Civil engineer (born 1817)
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Ferdinand Hurter died
Swiss chemist (1844–1898)
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Michele Stefano de Rossi died
Italian seismologist (1834–1898)
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Camille Alphonse Faure died
French chemist (1840-1898)
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Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair died
British politician and chemist (1818–1898)
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André Rebouças died
Brazilian civil engineer and activist (1838-1898)
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Andrei Alexandrovich Popov died
Russian Imperial Navy officer during the Crimean War and naval architect (1821–1898)
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Fedir Pirotsky died
Ukrainian engineer and inventor (1845-1898)
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Oliver B. Shallenberger died
American electrical engineer and inventor (1860–1898)
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Wilhelm Emil Fein died
German inventor (1842-1898)
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Edward Lewis Sturtevant died
Agronomist and botanist (1842-1898)
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Edward Mounier Boxer died
British inventor, engineer, and colonel of the Royal Artillery
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Rudolf Schmitt died
German chemist (1830-1898)
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Joseph Charles Hippolyte Crosse died
French zoologist (1826–1898)
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Casimir Gzowski died
Polish Canadian civil engineer, acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1896-1897)
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John Ernst Worrell Keely died
American inventor and fraud (1837-1898)
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Gardner Quincy Colton died
American showman 1814-1898
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Stanisław Olszewski died
Polish engineer and inventor
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Hans Tambs Lyche died
Norwegian engineer, unitarian minister, writer, journalist and editor (1859–1898)
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Henry Perigal died
British mathematician (1801–1898)
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Oswald Dietz died
German architect
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Aimé Girard died
French chemist (1830-1898)
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Auguste de Méritens died
French electrical engineer
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Ellen Curtis Demorest died
American publisher and businesswoman
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Giuseppe Dezza died
Italian general, patriot and politician (1830-1898)
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David Ames Wells died
United States author, engineer and economist (1828–1898)
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George Thomas Clark died
British engineer, archæologist and writer (1809–1898)
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Franco Tosi died
Italian businessman (1850–1898)
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John Celivergos Zachos died
Greek-American Doctor, Author, Educator, and Abolitionist
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Władysław Zajączkowski died
Polish mathematician
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James Nicholas Douglass died
British engineer (1826-1898)
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Alfred P. Southwick died
American dentist and inventor (1826–1898)
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Alphonse Briart died
Belgian geologist
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Carl Julius Bergstrøm died
Norwegian architect
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Ramon Elorriaga died
Spanish painter (1836-1898)
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August Morawitz died
Russian entomologist (1837-1897)
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Pierre-Eugène Lamairesse died
French engineer and indologist
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Charles Hutton Gregory died
British civil engineer (1817-1898)
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George E. Waring, Jr. died
American engineer
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John Jones died
Welsh astronomer
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Percival Frost died
British mathematician (1817–1898)
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Bolesław Kotula died
Polish zoologist and botanist (1849-1898)
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Edouard Mangeot died
French piano maker (1835–1898)
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Bartholomew Price died
British mathematician; (1818-1898)
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Mikhail Alexandrovich Pyltsov died
Russian explorer and collector
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George Dennis died
British classical scholar
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Jim Baker died
American pioneer
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Cornelia Paddock died
Mormon novelist, Suffragist & Anti-Polygamist (1839–1898)
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Julia Wightman died
Temperance activist and author
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Antoine-François Marmontel died
French pianist, teacher and musicographer (1816–1898)
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Ede Reményi died
Hungarian violinist and composer (1828–1898)
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Güllü Agop died
Ottoman actor (1830–1898)
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Franz Magnus Böhme died
German university teacher, composer, folk song researcher and collector (1827-1898)
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Laura Gundersen died
Norwegian actress (1832-1898)
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Helena Faucit died
British actress (1817–1898)
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Ethel Pedley died
Australian writer
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Paul Legrand died
French mime (1816–1898)
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Fanny Davenport died
American stage actress (1850–1898)
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Marguerite Macé-Montrouge died
Singer and actress (1836-1898)
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Paco de Lucena died
Spanish flamenco guitarist (1859-1898)
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Virginia Dreher died
American actress (1859-1898)
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Edmond Maître died
French musician (1840-1898)
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Phoebe Carlo died
British actress
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Jose Julian Jiménez died
Cuban violinist and composer
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Thomas W. Keene died
American actor (1840-1898)
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Eugen Krantz died
German pianist and music teacher
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Theodor Julius Jaffé died
German stage opera singer and actor (1823–1898)
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Michel Mauléart Monton died
Haitian musician, pianist and composer
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Caroline Miskel-Hoyt died
Stage actor (1873-1898)
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Gus Heege died
American playwright (1862-1898)
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Margaret Mather died
Canadian actress
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Eugène Ritt died
French actor and theatre manager (1817-1898)
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Francis Dart Fenton died
Magistrate, judge, public administrator, musician (1822–1898)
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John Comfort Fillmore died
American musicologist and educator (1843–1898)
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Jelisaveta Dobrinovic died
Actor (1841-1898)
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Charlotte Thompson died
English-born stage actress (1843-1898)
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Walter Lacy died
English actor (1809–1898)
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Bertolt Brecht born
Born in Augsburg. German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956).
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Federico García Lorca born
Born in Fuente Vaqueros. Spanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936).
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Golda Meir born
Born in Russian Empire. Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974.
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C. S. Lewis born
Born in Belfast. British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963).
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Erich Maria Remarque born
Born in Osnabrück. German-born novelist (1898–1970).
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Zhou Enlai born
Born in Huai'an District. 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China.
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Herbert Marcuse born
Born in Berlin. German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979).
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Vicente Aleixandre born
Born in Seville. Spanish poet (1898–1984).
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Gunnar Myrdal born
Born in Skattunge Parish. Swedish economist (1898–1987).
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Howard Florey born
Born in Adelaide. Australian pathologist (1898-1968).
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Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli born
Born in Bulawayo. South African politician (1898–1967).
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Liu Shaoqi born
Born in Ningxiang City. 2nd President of the People's Republic of China (1898–1969).
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Gulzarilal Nanda born
Born in Sialkot. Indian politician (1898-1998).
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Rodion Malinovsky born
Born in Odesa. Soviet military commander.
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Giuseppe Saragat born
Born in Turin. 5th President of Italy (1898-1988).
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Soong May-ling born
Born in Pudong. Chiang Kai-shek's wife, First Lady of the Republic of China (1898–2003).
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Paul Robeson born
Born in Princeton. American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976).
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Curzio Malaparte born
Born in Prato. Italian writer (1898-1957).
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Trofim Lysenko born
Born in Karlivka. Soviet agronomist and biologist (1898-1976).
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William James Sidis born
Born in Manhattan. American child prodigy (1898-1944).
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Randolph Scott born
Born in Orange County. American actor (1898–1987).
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Georges Dumézil born
Born in 12th arrondissement of Paris. French philologist (1898-1986).
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Totò born
Born in Naples. Italian actor (1898–1967).
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Peng Dehuai born
Born in Xiangtan County. Chinese military leader, Marshal of the People's Republic of China (1898–1974).
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Hans Krebs born
Born in Helmstedt. German general.
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Desanka Maksimović born
Born in Divci. Serbian writer (1898-1993).
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Matvei Zakharov born
Born in Q4122548. Soviet military commander (1898-1972).
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Jean Borotra born
Born in Biarritz. French tennis player.
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Simon Vestdijk born
Born in Harlingen. Dutch author (1898-1971).
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Tian Han born
Born in Changsha County. Chinese playwright, screenwriter, songwriter (1898-1968).
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Julius Schreck born
Born in Munich. Nazi officer, First commander of the SS (1898-1936).
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Luís Carlos Prestes born
Born in Porto Alegre. Brazilian politician (1898-1990).
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Julius Schaub born
Born in Munich. German politician (NSDAP), MdR, Adolf Hitler's long-time personal chief adjutant (1898–1967).
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Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta born
Born in Turin. Duke of Aosta, Commander in Italian East Africa (1898–1942).
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Joseph Murphy born
Born in Ballydehob. American writer (1898–1981).
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Owen Barfield born
Born in London. British philosopher.
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Vilhelm Moberg born
Born in Moshultamåla. Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater (1898–1973).
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Günther Korten born
Born in Cologne. German Colonel General and Chief of the General Staff of the Luftwaffe in World War II.
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Fyodor Kuznetsov born
Born in Balbiečyna. Soviet general (1898–1961).
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Benjamin Fondane born
Born in Iași. Romanian-French writer (1898–1944).
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Mikhail Artamonov born
Born in Vygolovo. Soviet archaeologist and historian (1898–1972).
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Eduard Wiiralt born
Born in Kalitino. Estonian artist (1898-1954).
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Ariel Durant born
Born in Khmelnytskyi. Russian-Jewish American writer.
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Alfred Sauvy born
Born in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho. Demographer, anthropologist and historian of the French economy (1898–1990).
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Jacques Doriot born
Born in Bresles. French journalist, communist, fascist politician (1898-1945).
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Mikhail Koshkin born
Born in Brynchagi. Soviet tank designer (1898–1940).
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Vladimir Dekanozov born
Born in Baku. Soviet diplomat (1898-1953).
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Franz Bäke born
Born in Schwarzenfels. German dentist and general (1898-1978).
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Karl Mauss born
Born in Plön. German World War II general; dentist (1898-1959).
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Chesty Puller born
Born in King William County. United States Marine Corps general (1898-1971).
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Karl Koller born
Born in Glonn. German Wehrmacht general Officer in the Wehrmacht’s Luftwaffe Branch.
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Sami al-Henaaui born
Born in Aleppo. Coup leader and the leader of the military junta (1898-1950).
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Helmuth von Pannwitz born
Born in Bodzanowice. German general (1898-1947).
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Leopold Okulicki born
Born in Bratucice. Polish general (1898-1946).
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Josep Sunyol born
Born in Barcelona. Catalan football executive (1898-1936).
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Erich Bey born
Born in Hamburg. German admiral (1898–1943).
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John Hopkinson died
Died in Petite Dent de Veisivi. British physicist and electrical engineer (1849–1898).
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Science & Technology 35
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Northeastern University
Private university in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
University in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Ondřejov Observatory
Observatory in the Czech Republic
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DePaul University
Private Catholic university in Chicago, Illinois
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École française d'Extrême-Orient
Institute for the study of Asian societies in Paris, France
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Buenos Aires Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
National University in Kyiv
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Sverdrup's Fram expedition (1898-1902)
Sverdrup's expedition to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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Anqing Normal University
University in China
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Dallas Baptist University
Private university in Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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Huazhong Agricultural University
Multi-disciplinary comprehensive university in Wuhan
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Frostburg State University
University in Frostburg, Maryland, U.S.
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Friends University
University in Kansas, United States
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HEC Management School – University of Liège
College and graduate school of the University of Liège, France
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Wuhan University of Science and Technology
University in Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Hanoi University of Industry
(Known as HaUI)
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Austrian Archaeological Institute at Athens
Archaeological research institute of Austria in Greece, part of the Austrian Archaeological Institute. Archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece
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Austrian Archaeological Institute
Austrian archaeological research institute
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Des Moines University
Medical school located in Des Moines, Iowa
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Jin-ai University
Private university in Echizen, Japan
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Husson University
Private university in Bangor, Maine, US
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Mary Immaculate College
Irish University-level College of Education and the Liberal Arts
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Bethlehem Psychiatric Hospital
Hospital
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Hospital in Iowa, United States
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Saint Louis Hospital
Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand
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Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Hospital in Canada
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BNH Hospital
Hospital in Thailand
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Cruickshank Botanic Garden
Botanical garden in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
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Clarendon College
Community college in Clarendon, Texas, U.S.
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Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
Hospital in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Juqueri Psychiatric Hospital
Psychiatric hospital in Brazil, located in Franco da Rocha
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Guangzhou Hui'ai Hospital
Hospital in China
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Ebara Hospital
Hospital in Japan
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Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Biomedical research institute in Antananarivo, Madagascar
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Western Power Station
Former power station in Copenhagen
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Exploration & Discovery 11
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Narmer Palette
Egyptian archaeological artifact
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Victoria Island
Island in Barents Sea, Russia
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KV35
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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KV34
Ancient Egyptian tomb for Thutmose III
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KV33
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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KV32
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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Flandres Bay
Bay in Antarctica
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Tabula Capuana
Etruscan terracotta slab
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Zaisho
Meteorite
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Hoard from Loshult Scania
Hoard from Loshult Scania (Exploration & Discovery).
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Manaia
Late 19th/early 20th century steamship operating in New Zealand
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Religion & Belief Systems 11
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Myeongdong Cathedral
Cathedral in Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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Brodsky Synagogue
Architectural structure
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Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God
Cathedral in Batumi, Georgia
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Szolnok gallery
Art museum, formerly a synagogue
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New Mosque
Mosque in Nicosia
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Synagogue of the Glaziers, Chișinău
Historical and architectural monument of national importance in Moldova
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Simmering Temple
Building in Vienna, Austria
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Great Jewish Temple, Vatra Dornei
Great Jewish Temple, Vatra Dornei (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Saint Andrew's Basilica
Church building in Brugge, Belgium
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St Mary's Cathedral Church
Historic church in Auckland, New Zealand
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Zichron Josef synagogue
Zichron Josef synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 112
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
American multinational tire manufacturer
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KUKA
German company
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RWE
German multinational energy company
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ASTM International
Standards organization
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Union Carbide
Company
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MAN Truck & Bus
Leading international provider of commercial vehicles
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Nabisco
American snack company
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Rimowa
German manufacturer of high quality travel gear
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Jelly Belly
Company
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Financial and commodity derivative exchange located in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Janes
Intelligence provider and publisher of military guides from Coulsdon, Surrey, UK
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Casino Group
French mass-retail Group
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Saucony
American manufacturer of athletic shoes
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Humber Limited
British automotive and bicycle manufacturer
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DÜWAG
Company
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Korea Electric Power Corporation
Company
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Kobe Shimbun
Local newspaper in Japan
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Saks Fifth Avenue
Multinational department store chain founded in the United States
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WME Group
American talent agency
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Aral AG
German petroleum company
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Alcatel
French company (1970-2006)
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Deuter Sport
Company
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National Bank of Egypt
Large commercial bank in Egypt
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Sofina
Belgian holding and investment company
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Dopravný podnik Bratislava
Public transit operating company in Bratislava, Slovakia
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Tverskoy Vagonostroitelniy Zavod
Darshan Thakor
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Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
British film company
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Kumagai Gumi
Private construction company in Tokyo, Japan
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General American Transportation Corporation
Company
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William Morris Agency
American talent agency
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Melantrich
Czech publishing house (1898-1999)
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Reynolds Cycle Technology
Steel tubing manufacturer, known particularly for bicycle frames.
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Transdev GmbH
Transport Company in Germany
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Mitsubishi Paper Mills
Japanese company, part of Mitsubishi
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Stearns
American manufacturer of luxury cars in Cleveland, Ohio
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Erdmann & Rossi
Business
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Nuveen Investments
American asset management company
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The Bon-Ton
American online retailer
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Merkel
German firearms manufacturer
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Messer Group
German multinational company supplying industrial gases
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Anton Schlüter München
Company
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Berna Biotech
Business
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Caloi
Brazilian manufacturer of bicycles and bicycle equipment
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Znanie
Publishing company in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
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Hafslund
Renewable company
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Liviko
Estonian alcoholic drink company
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T. M. Lewin
United Kingdom based gentleman's dress shirt retailer
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Kennecott Utah Copper
Major copper mining and refining company
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Suominen Corporation
Finnish business
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Shawinigan Water & Power Company
Former hydroelectric companies in Canada, now part of Hydro-Québec
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Defunct American Class I railroad
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Western Cartridge Company
Manufacturer of ammunition
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Mitchells & Butlers
Extant pub, bar and restaurant company
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Alleanza Assicurazioni
Insurance company
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KUKA Systems
Company
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A. E. Staley
Company
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Eckerd Corporation
General merchandise & pharmacy
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Egyptian Delta Light Railways
UK business
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Clyde Engineering
Australian locomotive manufacturer (1898–1996) Australian heavy engineering manufacturer
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Gund
Canadian/American manufacturer of plush stuffed animals
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Christian Science Publishing Society
Publishing arm of The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts
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Banca Finnat
Bank in Italy
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G. Peignot et Fils
French typographic foundry
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May Company Ohio
Defunct Ohio department store which was merged into Kaufmann's
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Colorado and Southern Railway
American Class I railroad
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St. Louis Motor Company
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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W.B. Mason
American office supplier
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Treibacher Industrie AG
Austrian chemical and metallurgical company
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Hennessy's
American department store
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Deutsche Babcock
Company
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Clover
Manufacturer and marketer of dairy products in Southern Africa
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Chr Salvesen & Chr Thams's Communications Aktieselskab
Norwegian company
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Renholdningsselskabet af 1898
Danish company owned by Copenhagen and Frederiksberg municipalities
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North Argentine Railway
Former Argentinian railway company (1889–1909)
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Vulcan
Engineering company
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Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing Company
Business enterprise
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Walker's Shortbread
Scottish food manufacturer
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Thomas & Betts
Business enterprise
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Tokyo Cruise Ship
Private Tokyo water bus company
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Red Excavator Factory
Red Excavator Factory (Economy & Trade).
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Rambusch Decorating Company
Rambusch Decorating Company (Economy & Trade).
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Nassau Light Railway
German railway company
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Altham
Automobile company
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Elkem Meraker
Former smelting plant in Meråker
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Arsenal
Car manufactured in the United Kingdom in the late 1890s
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Bergen Sporvei
Public transport company in Bergen, Norway
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Cramer-Krasselt
American marketing agency
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Lowes Menswear
Australian menswear and retail chain
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Holophane
Lighting company
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MSSA Chemical company
French chemical company, also known as Métaux Spéciaux
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Bearmans
Former department store in London
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Ford Meter Box Company
1898 utility business
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Mesta Machinery
Industrial machinery manufacturer
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Mitchells & Butlers
Historic brewery company, in Birmingham, England
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Fisk Tire Company
Early 1900s tire company
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International Silver Company
Corporation banding together many existing silver companies in Connecticut
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National Trust Company
Business
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South Cameroon Company
Private trading corporation
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Ruskin Pottery
English pottery studio
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Tinfos Nizi
Tinfos Nizi (Economy & Trade).
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Notz Metall
Alloys producer
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AE Smith
Australian air conditioning company 1898 - 2015
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GENCO ATC
American third-party logistics provider
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Mohawk Mining Company
American mining company, 1898 to 1932
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Fine Spinners and Doublers
UK business
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Dawsons Music
UK retailer of instruments and audio products
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Ascension Saint Thomas
Healthcare organization in Nashville, United States
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Bank of Yugoslavia
Business
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Guild of Women-Binders
Bookbinding guild in operation in London from 1898-1904.
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Newcastle and Suburban Co-operative Society
Co-operative in Australia
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Hellefoss (company)
Norwegian paper company
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St. Vincent's Health System
Health care system in Alabama, United States
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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Balıkesir earthquake of 1898
7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Balıkesir in northwestern Turkey on January 29, 1898
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1898 Mare Island earthquake
1898 earthquake in Northern California, United States
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Bava-Beccaris Massacre
Repression of riots in Milan, Italy (1898)
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Phoenix Election Riot
1898 riot in the United States
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Architecture & Engineering 42
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Olympia
Association football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden
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Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Church building in Jerusalem
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Hallwyl Museum
Historic house museum in Stockholm, Sweden
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San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello
Church
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Maimun Palace
Museum in North Sumatra, Indonesia
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Grunewald Tower
Observation tower in Berlin, Germany
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Varsity Stadium
Stadium of the University of Toronto, Canada
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Vågan Church
Church in Vågan, Norway
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Hadsund Church
Church of Denmark church building in Hadsund, Denmark
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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Tambov
Church in Russia
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St. George's Church, Novocherkassk
Russian Orthodox church in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russia
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Trappistine Convent
Abbey in Hokkaido, Japan
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Høvik Church
Church in Bærum, Akershus, Norway
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Nordal Church
Church building in Kinn, Norway
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Ranheim Church
Church in Trondheim, Norway
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Bekkjarvik Church
Church building in Austevoll, Norway
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New Brighton Tower
Demolished tower in New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside
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Røbekk Church
Church building in Molde Municipality, Norway
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St. John Cantius in Chicago
Church building in Chicago, USA
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Chiesa di San Paolo apostolo
Church building in Faetano, San Marino
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Ullet Road Unitarian Church
Church at 57 Ullet Road, Sefton Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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St Thomas' Church
Church building in Frederiksberg Municipality, Denmark
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Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church located in Paris, France
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Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie (Alcamo)
Church building in Alcamo, Italy
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Palazzo Mensini
Building in Grosseto, Italy
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Ziemiełowice Palace
Historic site in Ziemiełowice, Opole Voivodeship; in Poland
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Crosby United Reformed Church
Grade II listed church in Great Crosby, Merseyside, England, UK
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Iglesia La Luz del Mundo
Historic church building in Salt Lake City, United States of America
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Church of St Teresa of Avila, Birkdale
Grade II listed church in Birkdale, Merseyside, England, UK
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Shawfield Stadium
Stadium in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
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Casina Nasi
Building in Trapani, Italy
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Our Lady and St Peter's Church, East Grinstead
Church building in East Grinstead, Mid Sussex, England, UK
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Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston
Grade II listed church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and Parish House
Church building in South Dakota, United States of America
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St Ambrose's Church, Grindleton
Grade II listed church in Grindleton, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
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Anglican Church Of All Saints (formerly St Aiden)
Church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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East Church, Inverness
Church in Inverness, Scotland
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Saint Aldhelm's Church
Church in Lytchett Heath, Dorset, England, UK
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Saint Ignatius Loyola Church
NRHP-listed church in Michigan
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Advent Christian Church
Historic church building in John Day, Oregon, USA
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Holy Rosary Church
Kranzburg, South Dakota
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Church of the Ascension
Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sports & Entertainment 8
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Vienna Volksoper
Building in Vienna, Austria
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Salle Favart
Opera house in Paris, home to the Opéra-Comique company, 3rd theatre building of that name, opened 1898
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Teatro Adriano
Cinema and former theatre in Rome, Italy
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Schauspiel Köln
Municipal drama theatre in Cologne, Germany
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Stadttheater Meran
Theatre in Merano, Italy
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Théâtre des Mathurins
Theatre in Paris, France
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Palace Theatre
Theatre in Plymouth, England
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Boblo Island Amusement Park
Former American amusement park
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Empires & Countries 7
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Cuba founded
Cuba was founded, with its capital at Havana.
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Cretan State founded
Cretan State was founded, with its capital at Chania.
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Republic of Hawaii dissolved
Republic of Hawaii ceased to exist, having been centered at Honolulu.
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Sultanate of Darfur founded
Sultanate of Darfur was founded, with its capital at Al-Fashir.
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Samorian state dissolved
Samorian state ceased to exist, having been centered at Bissandugu.
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Kong Empire dissolved
Kong Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Kong.
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Kénédougou Kingdom dissolved
Kénédougou Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Sikasso.
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