What happened in 1901?
Discovery Expedition (1901-1904), Australia founded and assassination of William McKinley — among 432 events recorded in 1901. A further 21 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery
1901 battle
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Battle of Blood River Poort
1901 battle of the Second Boer War
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Battle of Bakenlaagte
1901 battle of the Second Boer War
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Battle of Elands River
1901 battle of the Second Boer War
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Battle of Groenkop
1901 battle of the Second Boer War
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Battle of Groenkloof
1901 battle of the Second Boer War
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Battle of Aguadulce
1901 conflict
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Battle of Lonoy
1901 battle during the Philippine–American War
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Battle of Sarif
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assassination of William McKinley
1901 assassination in Buffalo, New York, US
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Battle of Vlakfontein
1901 battle
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People 122
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Milan I Obrenović died
King of Serbia
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Albert, 4th duc de Broglie died
French politician (1821-1901)
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Edward John Eyre died
British explorer and colonial administrator (1815–1901)
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Luigi D'Albertis died
Italian naturalist and alleged murderer (1841-1901)
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Henri de Bornier died
French poet and dramatist (1825–1901)
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Francisco Maspons y Labrós died
Spanish writer
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Charles Hermite died
French mathematician (1822-1901)
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Prince Henri d'Orléans died
French prince and explorer (1867-1901)
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George Mercer Dawson died
Canadian geologist (1849 – 1901)
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Paule Mink died
French feminist and socialist revolutionary of Polish descent (1839-1901)
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Adolf Ivan Dobrjanský died
Ruthenian writer (1817–1901)
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Édouard Laferrière died
French jurist-consultant and lawyer (1841-1901)
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George FitzGerald died
Irish physicist (1851–1901)
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Elisha Gray died
American electrical engineer
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Peter Guthrie Tait died
Scottish mathematical physicist (1831–1901)
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François-Marie Raoult died
French chemist (1830–1901)
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Max Joseph von Pettenkofer died
Bavarian chemist and hygienist (1818–1901)
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Zénobe Gramme died
Belgian electrical engineer and inventor
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Henry Augustus Rowland died
American physicist (1848–1901)
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Clarence King died
American geologist (1842-1901)
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Frederick Whymper died
British explorer
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Bernhard von Wüllerstorf-Urbair died
Austro-Hungarian admiral (1816–1883)
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Alexander Forrest died
Australian explorer, politician and botanical collector (1849-1901)
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Pietro Antonelli died
Italian diplomat (1853-1901)
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Augustin Hacquard died
Roman Catholic apostolic Vicar of Sahara and Sudan (1860-1901)
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Joseph Ladue died
American gold prospector
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William Ludlow died
United States Army officer (1843–1901)
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Elizabeth Jennings Graham died
African-American activist
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Alexander Kovalevsky died
Russian zoologist (1840-1901)
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John Kemp Starley died
British businessman (1854-1901)
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Robert Hartig died
German forestry scientist and mycologist (1839–1901)
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Rudolph Koenig died
German physicist (1832–1901)
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Oscar Schlömilch died
German mathematician (1823–1901)
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Lewis Waterman died
American inventor (1837–1901)
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Egide Walschaerts died
Mechanical engineer (1820–1901)
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Peter Andreas Blix died
Norwegian architect (1831–1901)
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Truman Henry Safford died
American astronomer (1836-1901)
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Marceli Nencki died
Polish chemist (1847–1901)
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Basile Gras died
French military person and politician (1836-1901)
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Joseph Henry Gilbert died
British chemist (1817–1901)
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Jakob Erhardt died
German missionary (1823-1901)
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Axel Wilhelm Eriksson died
Swedish explorer (1846-1901)
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Édouard Foà died
French geographer and explorer (1862-1901)
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Truman C. Everts died
Part of the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition (1816-1901)
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Justin Pouyanne died
French cartographer, explorer, and engineer
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Digby Willoughby died
British adventurer in Madagascar
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Charles Sew Hoy died
Merchant, Chinese leader, gold-dredger
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Elizabeth Surr died
UK educational reformer, died California (1825-1901)
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Walt Disney born
Born in Chicago. American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966).
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Louis Armstrong born
Born in New Orleans. American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971).
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Hirohito born
Born in Akasaka Estate. Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989.
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Sukarno born
Born in Surabaya. 1st President of Indonesia (1901—1970).
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Clark Gable born
Born in Cadiz. American actor (1901–1960).
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André Malraux born
Born in 18th arrondissement of Paris. French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976).
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Margaret Mead born
Born in Philadelphia. American anthropologist (1901-1978).
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Gary Cooper born
Born in Helena. American actor (1901–1961).
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Salvatore Quasimodo born
Born in Modica. Italian writer (1901-1968).
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Jaroslav Seifert born
Born in Žižkov. Czechoslovak poet, Nobel prize laureate (1901–1986).
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Fulgencio Batista born
Born in Banes. President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973).
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Langston Hughes born
Born in Joplin. American writer and social activist (1901–1967).
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Eisaku Satō born
Born in Tabuse. Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972.
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Vittorio De Sica born
Born in Sora. Italian film director (1901-1974).
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Viol born
Born in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. French psychoanalyst and writer (1901–1981).
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Max Euwe born
Born in Amsterdam. Dutch chess player and mathematician.
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Ngô Đình Diệm born
Born in Phong Thủy. South Vietnamese politician; President of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963.
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Leopold III of Belgium born
Born in Palace of the Marquess of Assche. King of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951 (1901–1983).
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Jean Dubuffet born
Born in Le Havre. French artist (1901–1985).
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Alberto Giacometti born
Born in Borgonovo. Swiss sculptor and painter (1901–1966).
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Mohamed Naguib born
Born in Khartoum. 1st President of the Republic of Egypt (1901–1984).
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Barbara Cartland born
Born in Edgbaston. English writer and media personality (1901-2000).
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Alfred Tarski born
Born in Warsaw. Polish-American logician (1901-1983).
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Rudolf Höss born
Born in Baden-Baden. German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz (1901–1947).
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Magda Goebbels born
Born in Berlin. German politician (1901–1945).
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Carlo Biotti born
Born in Milan. Italian judge.
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Witold Pilecki born
Born in Olonets. Polish underground resistance soldier, World War II concentration camp resistance leader (1901-1948).
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John Desmond Bernal born
Born in Nenagh. Irish scientist (1901-1971).
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Andrey Vlasov born
Born in Lomakino. Russian lieutenant general (1901–1946).
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Nikolai Vatutin born
Born in Vatunino. Soviet general.
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Louis Kahn born
Born in Kuressaare. Estonian-American architect (1901–1974).
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Henri Lefebvre born
Born in Hagetmau. French philosopher (1901-1991).
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Henning von Tresckow born
Born in Magdeburg. German general and member of the resistance of 20 July 1944 (1901-1944).
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Eric Voegelin born
Born in Cologne. American philosopher (1901–1985).
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Rose Ausländer born
Born in Chernivtsi. Jewish poet from the Bukowina writing in German and English (1901-1988).
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Nicola Abbagnano born
Born in Salerno. Italian existential philosopher (1901-1990).
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Nina Berberova born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian novelist and short story writer (1901–1993).
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Agniya Barto born
Born in Kaunas. Russian Soviet writer and poet (1901–1981).
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Ludwig von Bertalanffy born
Born in Atzgersdorf. Austrian biologist and philosopher (1901–1972).
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Amadou Hampâté Bâ born
Born in Bandiagara. Malian writer, historian and ethnologist.
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Michael Oakeshott born
Born in Chelsfield. British philosopher (1901-1990).
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Maxwell D. Taylor born
Born in Keytesville. American military officer and diplomat (1901-1987).
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Manly P. Hall born
Born in Peterborough. Canadian writer and mystic (1901–1990).
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Antal Szerb born
Born in Budapest. Hungarian literary scholar and writer (1901–1945).
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Michel Leiris born
Born in 16th arrondissement of Paris. French surrealist writer and ethnographer (1901–1990).
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Ernest Nagel born
Born in Nové Mesto nad Váhom. American philosopher (1901-1985).
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C. L. R. James born
Born in Tunapuna. Trinidadian historian, journalist and Marxist (1901–1989).
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Charles W. Morris born
Born in Denver. American philosopher (1903-1979).
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Arthur Liebehenschel born
Born in Poznań. SS officer (1901–1948).
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Hans Kammler born
Born in Szczecin. German architect, SS general, head of construction and armament projects in the German Reich (1901-1945).
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Pavel Rotmistrov born
Born. Hero of the Soviet Union (1901–1982).
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Grete Hermann born
Born in Lehe. German mathematician (1901–1984).
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Jean Guitton born
Born in Saint-Étienne. French philosopher and theologian (1901-1999).
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Lanza del Vasto born
Born in San Vito dei Normanni. Philosopher, poet, artist, activist (1901–1981).
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Gaston Waringhien born
Born in Lille. French linguist, lexicographer and Esperantist (1901–1991).
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Haj Ali Razmara born
Born in Tehran. Iranian politician (1901-1951).
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Óscar Diego Gestido born
Born in Montevideo. Uruguayan politician (1901-1967).
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Claude Choules born
Born in Pershore. British combat, the last living First World War combat veteran in the world.
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Frank Buckles born
Born in Bethany. United States Army soldier and centenarian.
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Arleigh Burke born
Born in Boulder. United States Navy admiral and Navy Cross recipient (1901–1996).
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Roy Urquhart born
Born in Shepperton. British military officer (1901–1988).
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August Schmidhuber born
Born in Augsburg. German general (1901–1947).
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Daniel-Rops born
Born in Épinal. French writer, historian and essayist (1901–1965).
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Hellmuth Stieff born
Born in Iława. German general and opponent to nazism (1901-1944).
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Otto Wächter born
Born in Vienna. Austrian Nazi lawyer and politician (1901-1949).
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Mickey Marcus born
Born in Manhattan. Israeli general (1901–1948).
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Mark Mitin born
Born in Zhytomyr. Soviet philosopher and journalist (1901-1987).
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Joseph Wendel born
Born in Blieskastel. German prelate; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich and Freising (1901–1960).
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Brooke Westcott died
Died in Durham. British bishop, scholar and theologian (1825–1901).
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Paul Evdokimov born
Born in Saint Petersburg. French philosopher and theologian.
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Gaston Palewski born
Born in 9th arrondissement of Paris. French diplomat (1901-1984).
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Nevvare Hanım born
Born in İzmit. Ottoman noble; consort of sultan Mehmed VI (1901–1992).
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Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt born
Born in Frankfurt. German politician (1901–1986).
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Nâzım Hikmet born
Born in Thessaloniki. Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963).
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Science & Technology 52
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Measurement standards laboratory in the United States
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Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)
British scientific expedition to Antarctica from 1901 to 1904
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Shandong University
University in China
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University of Sunderland
University in Sunderland, United Kingdom
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Instituto Butantan
Biologic research center in Brazil
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Gauss expedition
South polar research expedition (1901–1903)
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Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903)
Antarctic expedition (1901-1903)
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St. Luke's International Hospital
Hospital in Tokyo, Japan
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Dominican University
Catholic university in River Forest, Illinois, affiliated with the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters
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Golden Gate University
University in San Francisco, California
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Harper Adams University
University in Telford and Wrekin, UK
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Grambling State University
Historically black university in Louisiana
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Texas Woman's University
Education organization in Denton, Texas, United States
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Philippine Normal University
Normal university in the Philippines
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San Beda University
Private Benedictine university in the Philippines
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Hospital in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Hôpital Armand-Trousseau
Hospital in France
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Public university in Weatherford, Oklahoma
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Bombo Hospital
Hospital in Tanga, Tanzania
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Western Colorado University
Four-year public liberal arts college located in Gunnison, Colorado
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Kenyatta National Hospital
Hospital in Kenya
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University of Kansas Natural History Museum
Natural history museum and research institute in Kansas, United States
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Victoria Hospital
Hospital in Karnataka, India
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Robert Debré Hospital
Hospital in Paris, France
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Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos
Botanic garden
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Jiujiang University
University in China
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Gunma Mirai University
Higher education institution in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Father Saturnino Urios University
Catholic university in the Philippines
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Sydney Dental Hospital
Hospital in Australia
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Hôpital Bretonneau
Hospital in Paris, France
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Vyatka State Agrotechnological University
University in Kirov, Russia
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Hospital in Somerville, New Jersey, US
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Brewster Hospital
Former hospital in Florida, United States
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Washington Park
Park in Springfield, Illinois
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Yangtze Normal University
University in China
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The Rockefeller University
Research institute in New York City founded in 1901
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California Polytechnic State University
Public university in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
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Idaho State University
Research university in eastern Idaho, USA
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University of Portland
Private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, USA
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Silliman University
Private research university in Dumaguete, Philippines
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Omdurman Islamic University
Islamic university in Omdurman, Sudan
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Japan Women's University
Private women's university in Tokyo
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Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
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Cotton University
State public university in Kamrup Metro, Assam, India
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Newbold College
College in Binfield, Berkshire, UK
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Technological University of the Philippines
State university in the Philippines
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Yuge National College of Maritime Technology
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Trevecca Nazarene University
Private liberal arts college in Tennessee, US
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Holy Cross College
College in New Zealand
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Millikin University
Private university in Decatur, Illinois, United States
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Chongshin University
Private Christian university in Seoul, South Korea
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Northern State University
Four-year public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 9
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Antikythera mechanism
Ancient analog computer designed to calculate astronomical positions
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Ellef Ringnes Island
Island in Nunavut, Canada
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King Christian Island
Island in Nunavut, Canada
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KV44
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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Spluga della Preta
Cave in Italy
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Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles
Archaeological site
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Trà Kiệu altar
Champa pedestal
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Chan Royal Palace
Palace ruins in Phitsanulok province, Thailand
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USS Puritan
Passenger ship that sank in Lake Superior
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Religion & Belief Systems 83
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Ohel Leah Synagogue
Synagogue in Hong Kong
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Neolog Jewish temple in Brașov
Synagogue
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Ades Synagogue
Also known as the Great Synagogue Ades of the Glorious Aleppo Community, located in Jerusalem's Nachlaot neighborhood, was established by Syrian immigrants in 1901
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Murtuza Mukhtarov mosque
Mosque in Baku
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Sacred Heart Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan in the city of Jinan
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Saint-Andrew Abbey
Former Benedictine abbey in Sint Andries, borough of Bruges
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Sacred Heart Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
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St. Louis King of France Cathedral
Church in Jérémie, Haiti
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Great Synagogue in Babrujsk
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Khartoum Grand Mosque
Mosque in Khartoum, Sudan
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Minsk mosque
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Synagogue in Ustroń
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Il Kal Di La Bilava
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Templo de Minerva (Guatemala)
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Al Da'ouk Mosque
Mosque in Beirut
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Dormition Cathedral
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Beth Israel Synagogue
Synagogue in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Mosque An-Nur an-Na'im
Mosque
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Church of the Pokrov in Bednarka
Church building in Bednarka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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St. Nikolaus
Church in Felsberg, Saarland, Germany
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St. Paul's Abbey
Abbey in Oosterhout, Netherlands
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Rosary Basilica
Basilica located in Hautes-Pyrénées, in France
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Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral
Church in Azerbaijan
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Santa Teresa
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba
Church in Co. Donegal, Ireland
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Basilica of Our Lady of Covadonga
Church in Asturias, Spain
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Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States
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Millennium Church
Church building in Timișoara, Romania
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Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Church in New York City
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New Alexandro-Nevsky Cathedral
Church in Volgograd, Russia
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Saint Therese of the Child Jesus basilica
Church building in Verona, Italy
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St. George's Cathedral
Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa
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Sacred Heart Church
Catholic church in Wimbledon, London, UK
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Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church building in Chania, Crete Region, Greece
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Madonna delle Grazie
Church building in Benevento, Italy
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Ermita dels Peixets
Building a Alboraia, Spain
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St John's Cathedral
Brisbane
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temple de l'église protestante unie de France de Douai
Meeting house located in Nord, in France
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Protestant Church in Szopienice
Church building in Szopienice-Burowiec, Poland
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Lone Star Baptist Church
Historic church in Arkansas, United States
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The African Church
The African Church is a Christian denomination that was established in Nigeria in 1901. This was due to refusal of the Anglican church leadership to allow the native African have advancement in leadership positions
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Salvator church in Krásná Lípa
Church building in Krásná Lípa, Czech Republic
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cemetery chapel Nederweert
Chapel in Nederweert, Netherlands
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Village church Lühsdorf
Church building in Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg state, Germany
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Village church Marquardt
Church building in Brandenburg state, Germany
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Village church Großwoltersdorf
Church building in Brandenburg state, Germany
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Synagogue
Former synagogue building in Assen, Netherlands
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Paraskeva Pyatnitsa chapel (Penino)
Orthodox chapel in Penino, Russia
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Greenwood Cemetery Chapel
Muscatine, Iowa
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Jeng Mian Temple
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Nikolskaya Street 11-13 s1
Building in Moscow
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Congregational Church (former)
Church building in Swanson, Auckland, New Zealand
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Second Church of Christ, Scientist
church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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Christ Church
church building in Maine, United States of America
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Evangelische Lutherische Emanuels Kirche
church building in Indiana, United States of America
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Dannevirke Danish Lutheran Church and Community Hall
church building in Nebraska, United States of America
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
church building in Riverside, California, United States
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First Presbyterian Church
church in Napoleon, Ohio
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Grace A.M.E. Zion Church
church building in Charlotte, United States of America
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Halltown Union Colored Sunday School
church building in West Virginia, United States of America
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Saint Paul's Church
church building in Pawtucket, United States of America
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Sam Black Church
church building in West Virginia, United States of America
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People's Unitarian Church
church building in Nebraska, United States of America
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Second Presbyterian Church
church building in Alabama, United States of America
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Chappell Hill Methodist Episcopal Church
building in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas
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Christ Church
church building in Middletown, New York, United States of America
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Fort Street Presbyterian Church
building in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas
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First Presbyterian Church
building in Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas
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Monnett Memorial M. E. Chapel
church building in Ohio, United States of America
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Presbyterian Church of McGraw
church building in New York, United States of America
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St. Elisabeth
Chapel in Kaltenberg, Geltendorf, Germany
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St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Historic place in Iowa, United States
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Good Sheperd Church, Óbuda
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Saint Sophia Cathedral
Eastern Orthodox church building in Layış, Russia
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Greek Catholic church in Koniusza
Church building in Koniusza, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland
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Rannu Orthodox Church
Church building in Estonia
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Kostel Nejsvětějšího Srdce Páně
Monastery church in Chotěšov
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Kříž v Haklových Dvorech
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Presbytère de Saint-Alphonse
Building in Quebec, Canada
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Roman Catholic parish office (1901)
Former rectory and present parish office in Interlaken in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Rectory in Čakovice
Rectory in Prague
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Immaculate Conception Rectory
Building in Massachusetts, United States
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The building of the presbytery at the cathedral of Of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Economy & Trade 29
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RCA Records
American record label
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Gillette
American brand of men's safety razors and other personal care products
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Texaco
Oil subsidiary of Chevron Corporation
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Israeli pharmaceutical company
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U.S. Steel
US steel-producing company
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G4S
British multinational security services company
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Nordstrom
American chain of luxury department stores
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American Locomotive Company
Defunct locomotive manufacturer
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Dentsu
Advertising and public relations company
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Karmann
Former German automobile manufacturer and contract manufacturer based in Osnabrück
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Paiste
Company selling drums and percussion
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Gedeon Richter Ltd.
Hungarian pharmaceutical company
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Pan-American Exposition
World's fair held in Buffalo, New York, in 1901
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Glasgow International Exhibition
International exposition held in Glasgow in 1901
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Victor Talking Machine Company
American record company and phonograph manufacturer headquartered in Camden, New Jersey
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Gerdau
Company
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BSI Group
British standards development organization
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Hornby Hobbies Limited
British model railway manufacturer
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Hansgrohe SE
German sanitary fittings manufacturer
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Webasto SE
Company in Gauting, Germany
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De Agostini Editore
Italian holding company
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White & Case
International law firm
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TRW Inc.
American corporation involved in mainly aerospace, electronics, automotive, and credit reporting, etc.
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Imabari Shipbuilding
Japanese shipbuilder
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Ideal Standard
Multinational bathroom, sanitary ware and plumbing fixture company
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Reggiane
Italian manufacturing company
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Henry Ford Company
Historical automobile manufacturer
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Allis-Chalmers
American business
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Cyprus Popular Bank
Company
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Disasters & Pandemics 4
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1901 Cheviot earthquake
Earthquake struck near Greta Valley, South Island, New Zealand on November 15, 1901
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1901 Black Sea earthquake
Earthquake struck Dobrich Province, Bulgaria on March 31, 1901
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1901 Yunnan earthquake
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Balangiga Massacre
Battle during the Philippine-American War
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Gospel Riots
Christian riots in Greece in 1901
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Architecture & Engineering 96
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Jakarta Cathedral
Catholic church in Jakarta, Indonesia
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Kaliningrad Puppet Theatre
Puppet theatre in Kaliningrad, Russia, a former church
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St. Paul's Church
Church in Basle, Switzerland
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Basilica of St. Josaphat
Church building in Milwaukee, United States of America
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St. Lawrence Shrine
Church in Karnataka, India
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Vår Frelsers Church
Church building in Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
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Basilica of Saint-Ferjeux
Basilica located in Doubs, in France
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St. John the Evangelist Church
Orthodox church in Russia
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Selbustrand Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Sortland Church
Church in Sortland, Norway
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Skatval Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Paço Municipal de Porto Alegre
Building in Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Mjømna Church
Church building in Gulen, Norway
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Roman Catholic church in Singapore
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Tiller Church
Church in Trondheim, Norway
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Norwood Oval
Multipurpose stadium near Adelaide, Australia
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St. Hedwig's in Chicago
Church in Illinois, United States
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Palacio de Aguirre
Palace and cultural property in Cartagena, Spain
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Tjeldsund Church
Church in Tjeldsund, Norway
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Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel
Church in Pennsylvania, United States
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Brorson's Church
Church building in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
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Skånland Church
Church in Skånland, Norway
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Nordlia Church
Church building in Østre Toten, Innlandet, Norway
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Slagen Church
Building in Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway
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St. Andrew's Church
Church building in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
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Holy Trinity Church, South Kensington
Church building in Westminster, London, England, UK
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Saint Andrew Bobola's Church in Bydgoszcz
Church building in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Sainte Anne's Catholic Church
Church building in Municipality of the District of Argyle, Canada
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Friary United Reformed Church
Grade II listed church in Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Church of the Protection of the Theotokos, Novosibirsk
Church building in Novosibirsk, Russia
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All Saints Church, Balterley
Grade II listed church in Balterley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK
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Himmelfahrtskirche
Church building in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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Church of St. Bridget-Catholic
Church building in De Graff, United States of America
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Jaro Evangelical Church
Church in Iloilo, Philippines
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Palazzo del Governo
Public building in Imperia, Italy
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St. Edwards Church
Church building in Little Rock, United States of America
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Church of the New Jerusalem
Church building in Cambridge, United States of America
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Church of the Dormition, Slavsko
Church in Slavsko, Ukraine
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All Saints' Church, Gravelly Hill
Church in United Kingdom
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St Anne's Church, Hindsford
Grade II listed church in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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St Helen's Church, Waddington
Church in Waddington, Lancashire, England, UK
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St John the Divine's Church, Morecambe
Church in Sandylands, Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
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St Martin's Church
Church in Roath, Cardiff, Wales
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Sommot Amon Mak Bridge
Bridge in Bangkok
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Gamble Field
Demolished football stadium at the University of Colorado
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St Michael's Church, Macclesfield
Church in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
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All Saints' Church
Church building in Talbot County, Maryland
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Church of All Saints
Church in Brockhampton, Hereford, UK
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Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church in Wisconsin
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Church of the Ascension, Stirchley
Church in West Midlands, England
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St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
Church building in Ashton, Wisconsin, United States
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St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr's Church
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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First Memorial Presbyterian Church
Historic church building in Dover, New Jersey
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Church building in Kansas, United States of America
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St Peter's Church, Stonebroom
Church building in Shirland and Higham, North East Derbyshire, England, UK
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Scargo Tower
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St. Augustine Church (Pittsburgh)
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Oracle Union Church
Church building in Oracle, Arizona, United States of America
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Lutheran Indian Mission
Church building in Wisconsin, United States of America
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Carpenter United Methodist Church
Church building in Mississippi, United States of America
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Polecat Creek Bridge
Place in Kansas listed on National Register of Historic Places
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Victoria Memorial
Memorial to Queen Victoria in London, England, UK
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Gänseliesel-Brunnen Göttingen
Fountain which was erected in 1901 in front of the mediaeval town hall of Göttingen, Germany
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chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Consolation
Chapel located in Paris, in France
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Major General John A. Logan
Equestrian statue monument centered in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle, NW
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Prinz Albrecht von Preußen Memorial
Statue in Berlin, Germany
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The Needle
Memorial in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
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Carlo Cattaneo Monument
Monument in Milan, Italy
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Monument to Perry's Landing
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Putilovskaya Church
Church building in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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St. Sergius Church, Yimianpo
Building in China
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Fort Atkinson Water Tower
Architectural structure
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Lutheran church in Berdiansk
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Saint Pantaleon monastery
Monastery in Ukraine
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Church of the Theotokos of Kazan (Luga)
Church building in Luga, Russia
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Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery)
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Anna Kashinskaya church
Church in Russia
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Palace of Said Halim Pasha
Palace in Cairo
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Spindletop
oil field in Texas
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St. Joseph Old Cathedral
historic church in Oklahoma, United States
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Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church
historic church in Illinois, United States
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Wade Memorial Chapel
cemetery chapel in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Trinity Cathedral
historic church in Ohio, United States
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Old St. Joseph's Catholic Church
church building in Nome, Alaska, United States of America
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Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel
historic church in Alaska, United States
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Frank D. Layman Memorial
memorial in New York, United States of America
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Spanish American War Monument to the 71st Infantry Regiment
war memorial in Westchester, New York
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Bethel Baptist Church
place in Kentucky listed on National Register of Historic Places
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George Jones Memorial Baptist Church
church building in Tennessee, United States of America
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Bluff View Cemetery Chapel
historic chapel in Vermillion, South Dakota
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St. Peter's Chapel, Mare Island
historic church building in Vallejo, Solano County, California, US
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Erlöserkirche
Oldest Lutheran church in Schwabing
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Brigadier General Albert Pike
Artwork by Gaetano Trentanove in Washington, D.C.
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Ver-o-Peso Market
Market in Belém, Brazil
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St. Elisabethkirche
Building in Stuttgart-West, Stuttgart Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
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Église Saint-Joseph, Strasbourg
Church located in Bas-Rhin, in France
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Sports & Entertainment 20
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Crimean Tatar academic music and drama theater
Theater in Simferopol, Ukraine
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Prinzregententheater
Theatre in Munich, Germany
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Deutsches Schauspielhaus
Theatre building in Hamburg, Germany
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Tampere Workers' Theatre
Theatre in Tampere, Finland
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Tibidabo Amusement Park
Amusement park in Barcelona, Spain
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Comédie-Caumartin
Theatre in Paris, France
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Senbonza Theater
19th Century Japanese theater
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Countess Panina Drama Theatre
Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Stadttheater Fürth
Theatre in Fürth, Germany
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Stoughton Opera House
Theater in Stoughton, Wisconsin
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Victoria Theatre
Theatre in Halifax, England
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Garrick Theatre
Theatre in Stockport, England
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Gorleston Pavilion
Theatre in Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England
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Grand Theatre
Theatre in London, Ontario, Canada
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Hulme Hippodrome
Theatre in Hulme, Manchester, England
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Kursaal
Former amusement park building in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
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Alexandra Theatre
Theatre in Birmingham, England
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Pau Grand Prix
Motor race held in Pau
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1901 World Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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1901 European Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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Empires & Countries 5
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Australia founded
Australia was founded, with its capital at Canberra.
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First Philippine Republic dissolved
First Philippine Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Malolos.
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Dendi Kingdom dissolved
Dendi Kingdom ceased to exist.
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Mbarara City founded
Mbarara City was founded.
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Sultanate of Goulfey founded
Sultanate of Goulfey was founded, with its capital at Goulfey.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 21 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1901 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1901.
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Assumption of Our Lady Church, Bolderāja
Church building in Riga, Latvia
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North Bohemian Theater of Opera and Ballet
Opera house in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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Abdulazizxoʻja madrasasi
Abdulazizhouja Madrasa of Kashkadarya region of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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Roserar Dot i Camprubí
Place in Sant Feliu de Llobregat (Catalonia)
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Památník duchcovského viaduktu
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Church of Our Lady of Kazan
Church in Russia
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Chapel of Mother of God
Chapel in Liberec District of Liberec region
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Creu de terme del Pla
Wayside cross in El Pla del Penedès
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Creu de terme
Cross in Copons (Catalonia)
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Creu del Padró
Wayside cross in Sant Cugat Sesgarrigues
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Creu del Pago
Wayside cross in Subirats
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Creu del Joncar
Wayside cross in Begues
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Creu de Saba
Mountain in Spain
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Creu de Sant Guillem
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Creu de terme de Fals
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Creu de Baduell
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Creu del carrer del Molí
Cross in Mediona (Catalonia)
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Creu del Roser
Cross in Bagà (Catalonia)
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Creu de les Forques (Avinyó Nou)
Wayside cross in Avinyó Nou
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Creu de la plaça de Salo
Wayside cross in Sant Mateu de Bages
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1900s 1
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Sant'Agostino Basilica
Basilica in Milan, Italy
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