What happened in 1899?
499 recorded events in 1899, including 189 in people, 130 in economy & trade and 44 in architecture & engineering. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 38
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Second Boer War
War between two Boer Republics (South African Republic and Orange Free State) and the United Kingdom
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Boer Wars
War between the South African Republic and the United Kingdom
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Siege of Mafeking
1899 siege during the Second Boer War
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Acre War
Bolivia-Brazil border war (1899-1903)
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Battle of Magersfontein
1899 battle of the Second Boer War
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Siege of Ladysmith
1899-1900 siege of the Second Boer War
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Battle of Stormberg
1899 battle
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Battle of Colenso
Battle between British and Boer forces, South Africa on 15 December 1899
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Battle of Manila
1899 battle during the Philippine–American War
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Battle of Tirad Pass
1899 battle of the Philippine–American War
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Battle of Talana Hill
1899 battle
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Battle of Elandslaagte
1899 battle
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Battle of Modder River
1899 battle
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Battle of Belmont
1899 battle of the Second Boer War
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Battle of Umm Diwaykarat
1899 battle
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Battle of Ladysmith
1899 early engagement of the Second Boer War
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Battle of Kraaipan
1899 battle
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Battle of Graspan
1899 conflict of the Second Boer War
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Six-Day War
1899 war between the British Empire and insurgent forces in the New Territories
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Battle of Willow Grange
Battle of the Second Boer War
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Siege of Kimberley
1899 event during the Second Boer War
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Capture of Malolos
1899 battle of the Philippine-American War
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Relief of Ladysmith
1899 battle
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Battle of Caloocan
1899 battle of the Philippine–American War
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Siege of Apia
March 1899 battle of the Second Samoan Civil War
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Battle of Calumpit
1899 battle
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Battle of Kouno
1899 battle
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Battle of Zapote River
1899 battle during the Philippine–American War
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Battle of Paye
1899 battle fought during the Philippine-American War
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Battle of San Jacinto
1899 battle U.S. vs. Filipinos
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Battle of Santa Cruz
During the Philippine–American War at Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines
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Battle of Santo Tomas
1899 battle
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Battle of Marilao River
1899 battle between Philippine and American forces
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Battle of Senluo Temple
1899 battle
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First Battle of Vailele
1899 battle in the Second Samoan Civil War
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Second Battle of Caloocan
1899 battle between Philippine forces and the US
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Battle of Balantang
Battle fought in Iloilo in 1899 during the Philippine–American War
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Battle of the Visayas
1899 battle fought during the Philippine–American War
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Windsor
1899 treaty between the United Kingdom and Portugal
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Paris Arbitral Award
1899 international arbitration decision
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People 189
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Robert Bunsen died
German chemist (1811-1899)
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Sophronius III of Constantinople died
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, 1863 to 1866
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Louis Lartet died
French scientist (1840–1899)
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Ngwane V died
Paramount chief of Swaziland (1876–1899)
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Sophus Lie died
Norwegian mathematician (1842–1899)
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Oscar Baumann died
Austrian cartographer (1864-1899)
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Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner died
Anglo-Hungarian orientalist
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Pierre Paul Devès died
French politician (1837-1899)
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Ludwig Büchner died
German philosopher and scientist (1824-1899)
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Charles Friedel died
French chemist (1832–1899)
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Edward Frankland died
English chemist (1825–1899)
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Lars Fredrik Nilson died
Swedish chemist (1840–1899)
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John Whitehead died
English explorer and naturalist (1860–1899)
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William Colenso died
New Zealand printer, botanist, explorer, missionary and politician (1811-1899)
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Nicolai Hanson died
Norwegian zoologist and Antarctic explorer (1870-1899)
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Alvan Wentworth Chapman died
American botanist and physician (1809–1899)
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Horace Tabor died
American politician (1830-1899)
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Henri Coudreau died
French geographer and explorer (1859-1899)
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Antoine Mizon died
French Navy officer & colonial administrator (1853–1899)
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Joe Juneau died
Canadian explorer, co-discoverer of gold in the Juneau distric
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Konstantin Possiet died
Russian admiral (1820-1899)
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Thomas Jefferson Page died
United States Navy officer (1808–1899)
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Arthur Armstrong Denny died
American politician, businessman, author (1822-1899)
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Jeanette Schwerin died
Jewish German feminist (1852–1899)
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Elizabeth Buffum Chace died
American activist
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Ellen Cheney Johnson died
American prison reformer (1829-1899)
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Vincas Kudirka died
Lithuanian writer, poet and physician (1858–1899)
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Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann died
German physicist (1826–1899)
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Lucien Quélet died
French mycologist and naturalist (1832–1899)
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Ottmar Mergenthaler died
German-American precision mechanic and inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine (1854-1899)
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Wilhelm Jordan died
German geodesist (1842-1899)
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Gaston Tissandier died
French chemist, meteorologist, aviator and editor (1843–1899)
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Carl Friedrich Rammelsberg died
German chemist and university teacher (1813-1899)
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Francis Guthrie died
South African mathematician and botanist (1831-1899)
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Ferdinand Tiemann died
German chemist (1848–1899)
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Niklaus Riggenbach died
Swiss engineer (1817–1899)
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Eugen von Lommel died
German physicist (1837-1899)
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Percy Pilcher died
British aviator (1866–1899)
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Hippolyte Lucas died
French entomologist (1814–1899)
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James Carpenter died
British astronomer (1840–1899)
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Christian Zeller died
German mathematician (1822–1899)
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Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay died
Brazilian writer, musician, professor, military engineer, historian, politician, sociologist and nobleman (1843-1899)
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Stanisław Kierbedź died
Imperial Russia general and civil engineer (1810-1899)
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Horatio Wright died
United States Army general (1820–1899)
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Hermann Blumenau died
German pharmacist, founder of the city of Blumenau, Brazil (1819–1899)
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Lucius Richard O'Brien died
Canadian artist (1832-1899)
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Ernest Malinowski died
Polish engineer
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Lambert Heinrich von Babo died
German chemist (1818–1899)
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Ferdinand Rosenberger died
German naturalist and historian of science (1845-1899)
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Hugo Weidel died
Austrian chemist (1849–1899)
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W. K. Burton died
Scottish engineer and photographer (1856–1899)
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Ramón Verea died
Spanish journalist and engineer
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Hamilton Castner died
American chemist (1858–1899)
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Pieter Rijke died
Dutch physicist
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Mykola Hulak died
Ukrainian political and cultural activist, journalist, scientist, interpreter, lawyer (1821–1899)
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Henry de Vilmorin died
French botanist (1843-1899)
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Mikhail Annenkov died
Russian nobleman/author/military officer/renowned engineer (1835–1899)
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Auguste Scheurer-Kestner died
French politician (1833-1899)
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William Henry Webb died
American shipbuilder (1816–1899)
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Wilhelm Gottlieb Hankel died
German chemist and physicist
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Elizabeth Brown died
British astronomer
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Ram Chandra Datta died
Householder disciple of Ramakrishna, relative of Swami Vivekananda, author (1851-1899)
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Elisabeth Bardwell died
American astronomer (1831-1899)
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Gerald Graham died
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1831–1899)
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Lewis Miller died
American inventor, educator and philanthropist (1829–1899)
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John Kruesi died
Swiss machinist (1843–1899)
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Nathaniel Everett Green died
British artist (1823-1899)
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Ernst Dircksen died
German architect (1831–1899)
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Mariano de la Bárcena died
Mexican botanist (1842-1899)
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Emanuele Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Poggio Suasa died
Italian prince, politician and engineer (1837-1899)
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Ezra Otis Kendall died
American astronomer and mathematician
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Heinrich Kirchweger died
German railway engineer (1809–1899)
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Leopold Hoesch died
German entrepreneur (1820-1899)
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Carl Scheibler died
German chemist (1827–1899)
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Marvin Stone died
American inventor
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Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki died
Polish nobleman (1825-1899)
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Alfred Wahlforss died
Finnish chemist and professor
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George Fosbery Lyster died
British engineer
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Alfred E. Hunt died
American businessman (1855-1899)
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Marcelino Menéndez Pintado died
Spanish mathematician
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Wilhelm Merck died
German chemist (1833–1899)
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Isaac Watt Boulton died
British mechanical engineer
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Joseph Fogerty died
Irish architect, engineer, novelist
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Lauritz Jenssen died
Norwegian politician (1837–1899)
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William Wardell died
Australian architect
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Ștefan Emilian died
Romanian architect (1819-1899)
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George Escol Sellers died
American inventor (1808–1899)
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James Martin died
South Australian politician (1821–1899)
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Gustav Conrau died
German merchant, explorer and collector (1865-1899)
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Ferdinand de Béhagle died
French explorer
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Alexander Armstrong died
Irish naval officer and explorer (1818–1899)
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William Marsters died
British settler of Palmerston Island
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John David Albert died
American mountain man (1810–1899)
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Mary Bayly died
British temperance activist and writer (1816–1899)
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Peter Ludwig Hertel died
German composer (1817-1899)
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Florence Marryat died
British author and actress (1833-1899)
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August Winding died
Danish composer
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Dorothy Dene died
British actor and model (1859–1899)
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Ludwig Straus died
Austrian musician
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Ludvig Josephson died
Swedish writer and actor (1832–1899)
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Eugène Bertrand died
French actor and opera manager (1834-1899)
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Mary Anne Keeley died
English actress and actor-manager (1805-1899)
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Hans Balatka died
Czech-American conductor and composer (1827–1899)
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Anna Levinsohn died
Danish opera singer (1839-1899)
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Josef Goldstein died
Hungarian artist (1836-1899)
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Knut Almlöf died
Swedish actor (1829-1899)
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Elma Ström died
Swedish actress
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Jules Brésil died
French writer
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John Sleeper Clarke died
American comedian and actor (1833–1899)
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Sarah Lane died
English actress, playwright, and theatre manager (c. 1822 – 1899)
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Carl Helmerding died
German actor (1822-1899)
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Gilles de Saint-Germain died
French actor (1833-1899)
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Emma Waller died
American actress (1819-1899)
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Karl Koberstein died
German actor and dramaturge (1836-1899)
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Ștefan Vellescu died
Actor (1838-1899)
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Alice Atherton died
American burlesque actress and entertainer
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Madame Ponisi died
Actor
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Sarah Thorne died
British actress
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Nadezhda Medvedeva died
Russian actor (1832-1899)
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Eduard Holst died
Danish playwright, composer, actor, dancer, and dance master
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George Goddard died
Mormon pioneer and leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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James Nutcombe Gould died
British stage actor (1849-1899)
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Jennie Worrell died
American burlesque performer (1850-1899)
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Hortense Rhéa died
French actress
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Nicholas Bennett died
(1823-1899) musician and historian
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Master Grossmith died
19th-century English actor
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Charles Francis Coghlan died
Anglo-Irish actor and playwright (1842–1899)
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Thomas H. Parrott died
Musician (1836–1899)
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Lily Post died
American actress and opera singer of the 19th century
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Emma Louise Hyers died
Singer
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Ernest Hemingway born
Born in Oak Park. American author and journalist (1899–1961).
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Jorge Luis Borges born
Born in Buenos Aires. Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986).
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Alfred Hitchcock born
Born in Leytonstone. British filmmaker (1899–1980).
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Huang Xianfan born
Born in Fusui County. Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator (1899-1982).
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Vladimir Nabokov born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977).
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Yasunari Kawabata born
Born in Osaka. Japanese novelist (1899–1972).
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Humphrey Bogart born
Born in New York City. American actor (1899–1957).
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Friedrich Hayek born
Born in Vienna. Austrian and British economist (1899–1992).
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Miguel Ángel Asturias born
Born in Guatemala City. Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974).
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Lavrentiy Beria born
Born in Merkheuli. Soviet politician and NKVD police chief.
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Erich Kästner born
Born in Dresden. German children's writer (1899–1974).
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Gustav Heinemann born
Born in Schwelm. German politician, President of Germany 1969–1974 (1899–1976).
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Charles Laughton born
Born in Scarborough. British-American actor (1899–1962).
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Chang Myon born
Born in Incheon. South Korean politician (1899-1966).
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Cevdet Sunay born
Born in Trabzon. 5th President of the Republic of Turkey (1899–1982).
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Adnan Menderes born
Born in Aydın. Turkish statesperson (1899–1961).
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Bertil Ohlin born
Born in Parish of Klippan. Swedish economist and politician (1899-1979).
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Indiana Jones born
Born in Princeton. Fictional archaeologist.
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Paul-Henri Spaak born
Born in Schaerbeek. Belgian politician (1899-1972).
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Ferhat Abbas born
Born in Chahna. Algerian politician (1899-1985), President of Provisional Government of Algeria, president of the National Constitutional Assembly of Algeria.
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Kazi Nazrul Islam born
Born in Churulia. National poet of Bangladesh (1899-1976).
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Marcel Achard born
Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. French writer (1899-1974).
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Iskandar Ali Mirza born
Born in Murshidabad. Pakistani politician, statesman and military general (1899–1969).
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P. L. Travers born
Born in Maryborough. Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist (1899–1996).
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Andrei Platonov born
Born in Voronezh. Russian author (1899–1951).
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Leo Strauss born
Born in Kirchhain. History of Political Philosophy scholar (1899-1973).
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E. B. White born
Born in Mount Vernon. American author (1899–1985).
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Henri Michaux born
Born in Namur. French painter, poet and writer (1899–1984).
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Hart Crane born
Born in Garrettsville. American writer (1899–1932).
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Nadezhda Mandelstam born
Born in Saratov. Russian writer and educator.
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Alfred Schütz born
Born in Vienna. American sociologist (1899–1959).
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Leonid Leonov born
Born in Moscow. Russian writer (1899–1994).
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Yury Olesha born
Born in Kropyvnytskyi. Russian writer (1899-1960).
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Dámaso Alonso born
Born in Madrid. Spanish poet, philologist, and literary critic.
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Konstantinos Tsatsos born
Born in Athens. Greek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic (1899–1987).
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Peter Wessel Zapffe born
Born in Tromsø Municipality. Norwegian philosopher, mountaineer, and author (1899–1990).
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Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski born
Born in Lębork. German politician and SS functionary (1899–1972).
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Francis Ponge born
Born in Montpellier. French writer (1899–1988).
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Nikolay Voronov born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Soviet marshal (1899–1968).
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Armand Salacrou born
Born in Rouen. French dramatist (1899-1989).
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Hans Jeschonnek born
Born in Inowrocław. German military officer and aircraft pilot (1899–1943).
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Aleksander Zawadzki born
Born in Dąbrowa Górnicza. Polish politician (1899-1964).
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George O'Brien born
Born in San Francisco. American actor (1899–1985).
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Pierre Auger born
Born in Paris. French physicist (1899–1993).
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Frances Yates born
Born in Portsmouth. English historian of the Renaissance (1899–1981).
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Fritz Bayerlein born
Born in Würzburg. German general (1899–1970).
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Zaki al-Arsuzi born
Born in Latakia. Syrian philosopher (1899–1968).
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Harald Tammer born
Born in Tallinn. Estonian weightlifter, journalist and politician (1899-1942).
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Bronislav Kaminski born
Born in Dobrzyń nad Wisłą. Polish-Russian-German SS-Brigadeführer (1899-1944).
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Jacob Dori born
Born in Odesa. Israeli military officer (1899-1973).
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Maria Wittek born
Born in Trębki. Polish general (1899-1997).
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Eric Linklater born
Born in Penarth. Scottish fiction, history and travel writer (1899–1974).
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Raoul Salan born
Born in Roquecourbe. French general (1899–1984).
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Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski born
Born in Berlin. German general (1899-1966).
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Carlo Rosselli born
Born in Rome. Italian political leader, journalist, historian and activist (1899-1937).
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Lyman Lemnitzer born
Born in Honesdale. American general (1899–1988).
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Finn Ronne born
Born in Horten Municipality. American explorer (1899–1980).
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George Călinescu born
Born in Bucharest. Romanian writer, academic and literary critic.
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Henri Coudreau died
Died in Trombetas River. French geographer and explorer (1859-1899).
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Science & Technology 33
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Warsaw University of Technology
Technical university in Warsaw, Poland
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San Francisco State University
University in San Francisco, California, United States
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Bergian botanic garden
Botanical garden in Stockholm, Sweden
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Western Illinois University
University in Macomb, Illinois, United States
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Appalachian State University
Public university in Boone, North Carolina
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Europa-Rosarium
Rose garden in Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Azusa Pacific University
University in Azusa, California, USA
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Bluffton University
Private not for profit university in Bluffton, Ohio
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Kyoto Women's University
Private women's college in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy
Ukrainian military academy
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Cagliari Observatory
Observatory in Sardinia, Italy
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Sheshan Observatory
Sheshan Observatory (Science & Technology).
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National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine
University in Dnipro, Ukraine
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Far Eastern State Technical University
University in Vladivostok, Russia
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Yangon General Hospital
Hospital in Myanmar
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Southern Nazarene University
Christian liberal arts college located in Bethany, Oklahoma, United States
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Yamanashi Eiwa College
Higher education institution in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
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Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine
College of veterinary medicine, The Washington state university informations
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King Edward VII's Hospital
Hospital in Marylebone, London
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National Jewish Health
Hospital in Colorado, United States
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Calvary Hospital, Hobart
Hospital in Australia
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Haffkine Institute
Research institute in Mumbai, India
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Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Healthcare organization in Toronto, Canada
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Lautaret Garden
Alpine botanical garden near Villar-d'Arêne, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Auroral Observatory
Research institution in Tromsø, Norway
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South University
Private university's main campus, and its online operations, in Savannah, Georgia, United States
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Lehigh Valley Hospital
Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Tyrone County Hospital
Hospital
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Kyoto University Hospital
Hospital in Japan
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Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Hospital in China
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Guangzhou First People's Hospital
Hospital in China
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National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge
Research institute in Lisbon, Portugal
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Inspira Medical Center Woodbury
Hospital in NJ, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 11
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Graham Bell Island
Island in Franz Josef archipelago
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Tell Halaf
Archaeological site in Syria
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KV42
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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KV40
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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KV38
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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KV41
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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KV37
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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Antarctic Sund
Body of water
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Daensen folding chair
Remains of a Bronce Age folding chair found in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Santonodai Site
Archaeological site in Japan
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Cova del Manel
Cave in Matadepera, Catalonia, Spain
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Religion & Belief Systems 26
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Juma Mosque in Baku
A 12th century mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan
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Roonstrasse Synagogue
Synagogue in Cologne
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Fabric Synagogue
Heritage site in Timiș County, Romania
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Motherwell Cathedral
Church in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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Phát Diệm Cathedral
Cathedral in Vietnam
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New Zealand cathedral
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Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt
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Mosque in Qabala, Azerbaijan
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Heritage site in Sibiu County, Romania
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Synagogue in Tartu, Estonia
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Hemdat Israel Synagogue
Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey
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Cathedral of St. Mary
Church in North Dakota, United States
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Topgaraghaj mosque
A 19th-century mosque located in the historical center of Shaki, Azerbaijan.
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Gerleve Abbey
Abbey
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Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue
Synagogue in the UK
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Herstelle Abbey
Abbey
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Brigittenauer Tempel
Architectural structure
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Bagg Street Shul
Building in Quebec, Canada
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Choral Synagogue in Kryvyi Rih
Synagogue in Ukraine
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Merchant Synagogue
Former synagogue in Kyiv, Ukraine, later converted a cinema
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Crwys Road Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Cardiff
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Synagogue de Liège
Synagogue de Liège (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Church of Theotokos, Joy in Sorrow
Temple in Meshchansky District, Russia
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Agudat Shlomo Synagogue in Lviv
Agudat Shlomo Synagogue in Lviv (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Masonic Temple of Paraguay
Masonic Temple Grand Lodge of Paraguay
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Reformed Church in Sovetsk
Temple in Sovetsk, Russia
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Economy & Trade 130
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Fiat
Italian automotive company
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NEC
Japanese technology corporation
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Vinci
French concessions, construction, and parking company
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Miele
German manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances and commercial equipment
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Sprint Corporation
Former US American telecommunication company
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Chiquita Brands International
American company
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Packard
Defunct automotive manufacturer
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Castrol
Lubricants brand of the BP group
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Fiat S.p.A.
Italian multinational automotive manufacturing (1899-2014)
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Isotta Fraschini
Automotive and engine manufacturer
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Officine Meccaniche
Former Italian machine and vehicle manufacturer
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Liepājas tramvajs
Tram operator in Liepāja, Latvia
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VF Corporation
American global apparel & footwear company
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Bank of Taiwan
Taiwanese government-owned commercial bank
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Hella
German company producing automotive parts
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Bank of Cyprus
Cypriot financial services company
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Equifax
Consumer credit reporting agency
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General Dynamics Electric Boat
Subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation
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Lanchester Motor Company
Car manufacturer
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Shipbuilding company
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Timken Company
Company
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Banorte
Mexican financial group
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Legg Mason
Company
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Åhléns
Large retail chain of department stores in Sweden
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Metropolitan-Vickers
Rolling stock manufacturer
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Baker Motor Vehicle
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Klabin
Company
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Raiffeisen Switzerland
Swiss bank
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Mutti
Italian company
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Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Japanese company
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DEA AG
Company
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Columbia Automobile Company
Company
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Viega
Company
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Royal Talens
Dutch company in art materials
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AK Steel Holding
Company
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ASARCO
Mining, smelting, and refining company
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Sonoco
United States-based international provider of diversified consumer packaging
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Republic Steel
Company
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Weihrauch
German gun manufacturer
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White and Poppe
UK business
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Moelven Industrier
Scandinavian industrial group
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Beech-Nut
Company
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Detroit Automobile Company
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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Jardine Cycle & Carriage
Subsidiary of Jardine Matheson
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L.F. Rothschild
Merchant and investment banking firm
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Hokkaido Takushoku Bank
Former Japanese bank
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Jewel-Osco
American supermarket chain
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BAE Batterien
Company
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Howden Turbo
Company
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Woods Motor Vehicle
American electric automobile manufacturing company, trading between 1899 and 1916
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Mafell
German power tool manufacturer
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Eulengebirgsbahn
Railway line
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Tenovis
German telecommunications company
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A. M. Best
Company
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Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Store on the central waterfront of Seattle, Washington, United States
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Grout
Former automobile manufacturer from the US
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Kagome
Japanese food company
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Dentsply Sirona
American dental equipment maker and dental consumables producer
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Swanson
Brand of frozen and canned foods
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Witte Automotive
German automobile components supplier
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Hancock Whitney
Bank holding company in the Southeastern United States
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Pressed Steel Car Company
Rolling stock manufacturer
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Rebl Group
Finnish media company
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Fuji Bikes
Company
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UGL Rail
Australian railway rolling stock manufacturer
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Södra Cell Tofte
Norwegian pulp mill
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Ateliers et Chantiers de France
Defunct French shipyard
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Klabin Irmãos & Cia
Holding company of Klabin Group and shareholder of Klabin S.A
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Algoma Central Railway
Canadian train company
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Rogers Group
Mauritius-based international services and investment company
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Century Motor Vehicle Company
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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Kidder
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie
Defunct tram operator in Oslo, Norway
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Corbitt
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad
Historic railroad in Ohio and Michigan
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Wollensak
American manufacturer of optical and electronic equipment
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Kensington
American automobile company
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Dvigatel
Former company based in Tallinn, Estonia
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Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés et Jouets
Manufacture of dolls and toys
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Pizitz
Former Alabama department store chain
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TECO Energy
Energy-related holding company based in Tampa, Florida
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Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted
Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted (Economy & Trade).
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Bumble Bee Foods
American food production company
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A. L. Dyke Automobile Supply Company
American auto parts business
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Cycle & Carriage
Car dealership chain
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American Crystal Sugar Company
American agricultural cooperative
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Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company
US mining company
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Central New England Railway
Railroad in the USA
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BSS Group
British specialist distributor of heating, ventilation, pipeline and mechanical services equipment based in Leicester
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Bolsover Colliery Company
UK business
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MAB Paints
American manufacturer from 1899 to 2007
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Holyoke Automobile Company
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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Imperial Cold Storage and Supply Company
Business
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Tanganyika Concessions Limited
UK business
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Hanover Shoe
American shoe company
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Speedball
American art supply manufacturer
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Hilditch & Key
UK business
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Getama
Furniture company based in Gedsted, Denmark
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Pacific Coast Biscuit Company
Baking company conglomerate in Oregon, USA
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Bega Group
Australian cheese manufacturer
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Pittsburgh, Westmoreland and Somerset Railroad
Company
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Pittsburgh Coal Company
Business
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Southco (United States)
Company in Chester, United States
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British United Shoe Machinery
British-based company
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Van Wagoner
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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Sydney Steel Corporation
Canadian steelmaker
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Leach
Leach (Economy & Trade).
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Macbeth-Evans Glass Company
Macbeth-Evans Glass Company (Economy & Trade).
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Pennsylvania Match Company
Pennsylvania Match Company (Economy & Trade).
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Perry Engineering
Perry Engineering (Economy & Trade).
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C. Howard Hunt
American stationery store owner
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Calico Printers' Association
UK business
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DeWitt Stern Group
Privately held, New York City-based insurance brokerage and risk advisory firm
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American Woolen Company
Designer, manufacturer and distributor of worsted and woolen fabrics
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Choate, Hall & Stewart
Boston law firm
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Atlantic and Yadkin Railway
Railway in North Carolina, USA in operation from 1899 to 1950
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F.W. Webb Company
Wholesale plumbing supply company
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International Automobile Company
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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Lewis & Cooper
Delicatessen
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Petri AG
Former German automotive supplier, taken over by Takata Corp. in 2000
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Pacific Dunlop
Australian conglomerate company
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Wausau Paper
American pulp and paper company
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Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Railway
Rail line in Pennsylvania, USA
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National Tea
Grocery chain that operated in the Midwestern United States
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Louis Zwicki
Danish piano manufacturing company active from 1899 to the 1970s in Copenhagen
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Moss' Empires
Business
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Company of the Upper Ubangi Sultanates
Business
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Trust Company of America
Business
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Unilever Australasia
Manufacturing company in Sydney
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United Railways and Electric Company
Street railway company in Baltimore, Maryland, US
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Disasters & Pandemics 3
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1899 Ceram earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
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Aydın–Denizli earthquake of 1899
6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Aydın in southwestern Turkey on September 20, 1899
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1899 Yakutat Bay earthquakes
Series of earthquakes in Alaska, USA
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Boxer Rebellion
Anti-imperialist uprising which took place in China 1899-1901
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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor confrontation of 1899
Labor riot in Idaho, United States
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Sivakasi riots of 1899
Series of Indian riots
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Pana Massacre
1899 killing and riot in Pana, Illinois
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Architecture & Engineering 44
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Hillsborough Stadium
Stadium in Sheffield, England
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Ibrox Stadium
Football stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Dens Park
Football stadium in Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Dusit Palace
Thai royal residence compound
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Belur Math
Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission in West Bengal, India
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Archangel Michael's church
Church in Turku, Finland
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Our Lady of the Sign Church
Church building in Vilnius, Lithuania
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St. Nicholas' Church, Volgograd
Church in Russia
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Russian Church
Church building in Florence, Italy
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Immaculate Conception Church
Church in Tartu, Estonia
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Oru Palace
Palace in Estonia
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Vår Frue Church
Church building in Porsgrunn, Eastern Norway
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Palau Robert
Building in Barcelona Province, Spain
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Vera Church
Church in Verdal, Norway
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Helligvær Church
Church in Bodø, Norway
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Sulitjelma Church
Church in Fauske, Norway
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Ytre Arna Church
Parish church in Ytre Arna in Bergen, Norway
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Lånke Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bridgetown
Church in Bridgetown, Barbados
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All Saints Church
Anglican church in Deganwy, Wales
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Røst Church
Church in Røst Municipality, Norway
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All Saints Church, Livno
Church building in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery
The religious community, a representative of the Custody of the Holy Land
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Polish church in Chicago
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San Ignacio Church
Church ruins in Intramuros, Manila
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Nathanael's Church
Church building in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
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Snillfjord Church
Church in Snillfjord, Norway
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First United Methodist Church
Historic Methodist church in Buffalo, Wyoming
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Palace of the Champs Elysees
Palace in São Paulo
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Bjurbäck Church
Church of Sweden churchchurch building in Mullsjö Municipality, Sweden
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church (Paducah, Kentucky)
Church building in Kentucky, United States of America
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Stade d'Albert Domec
Municipal stadium
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Christ Church
Church in Bryn-y-Maen, Conwy County Borough, Wales
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St Mary's Church, Eccleston, Cheshire
Grade I listed church in Eccleston, Cheshire West and Chester, England, UK
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Wallasey Memorial Unitarian Church
Church in Wirral, UK
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Old Christ Church, Waterloo
Grade II* listed former church in Waterloo, Sefton, Merseyside, England, UK
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St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook
Grade I listed church in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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St. Stephen's Anglican Church
Church in Gatineau, Quebec
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St Hildeburgh's Church, Hoylake
Grade II listed church in Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
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St Mark's Church, Dolphinholme
Grade II listed church in Ellel, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
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Asbury & West United Church
Church in Canada., Canada
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All Saints' Church, Stanton on the Hill
Church in Nottinghamshire, UK
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Avenue Road Church
Church in Ontario, Canada
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St Oswald's Church, Preesall
Grade II listed church in Preesall, Wyre, Lancashire, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 12
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Sarajevo National Theatre
Theatre in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Teatro Jovellanos
Theater in Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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Éden Théâtre
Cinema in La Ciotat, France
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Richmond Theatre
Theatre built in 1899 in Richmond, London, England
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Žilina-Záriečie railway station
Former train station, now arts centre in Žilina, Slovakia
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Victoria Theater
Former theater and movie theater in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Teatro Fru Fru
Theatre in Mexico City, Mexico
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The Point, Eastleigh
Theatre and dance centre in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, in the former Town Hall
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Teatre Poliorama
Theatre and former cinema in Barcelona, Spain
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The Albany
Theatre and arts centre in Deptford, London, England
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Idora Park
Amusement park in Youngstown, Ohio
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Palace of Culture of Railwaymen AS Pushkin
House of culture in Samara, Russia
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Empires & Countries 7
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Anglo-Egyptian Sudan founded
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was founded, with its capital at Khartoum.
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First Philippine Republic founded
First Philippine Republic was founded, with its capital at Malolos.
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Bunyoro dissolved
Bunyoro ceased to exist.
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Republic of Acre founded
Republic of Acre was founded, with its capital at Porto Acre.
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Republic of Zamboanga founded
Republic of Zamboanga was founded, with its capital at Zamboanga.
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Kingdom of Gumma dissolved
Kingdom of Gumma ceased to exist.
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Sultanate of Damagaram dissolved
Sultanate of Damagaram ceased to exist, having been centered at Zinder.
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Dated to the wider period
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19th century 1
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Albert Bridge, Belfast
Bridge in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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