What happened in 1905?
Einstein's theory of special relativity, Treaty of Portsmouth and Battle of Mukden — among 426 events recorded in 1905. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Einstein's theory of special relativity
Albert Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity, reshaping the understanding of space and time.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Battle of Mukden
1905 battle
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Battle of Sandepu
1905 battle
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Battle of the Malalag River
Battle of the Philippine–American War in 1905
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Fight in Tabanovce
1905 battle of the Macedonian Struggle
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Battles for Vuksan and Matejče
1905 battle
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Armenian-Tatar massacres 1905-1906
Interethnic conflict during the 1905 Russian Revolution
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Japanese invasion of Sakhalin
1905 battle of the Russo-Japanese War
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Potemkin Mutiny
1905 mutiny on a Russian battleship
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Russian Revolution of 1905 in Nizhny Novgorod
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Rostov uprising
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Raid on Yingkou
Russo-Japanese War (1904)
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Portsmouth
1905 peace treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War
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Treaty of Peking
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Japan–Korea Treaty of November 1905
Unequal treaty subordinating Korea to the Japanese Empire
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People 106
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Ernst Abbe died
German physicist (1840-1905)
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Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza died
Italian explorer
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Ferdinand von Richthofen died
German traveller, geographer and scientist (1833-1905)
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Adolf Bastian died
German anthropologist (1826–1905)
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Meyer Kayserling died
German rabbi, historian (1829-1905)
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Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac died
French politician (1853-1905)
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Antonin Proust died
French journalist and politician (1832-1905)
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Henri Germain died
French banker and politician (1824-1905)
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Hermann Wissmann died
German explorer and colonial administrator in Africa (1853–1905)
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Augustus Charles Gregory died
Australian explorer (1819-1905)
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Élie-Aristide Astruc died
French rabbi and essayist
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Ann Jarvis died
American activist (1832–1905)
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Alphonse Allais died
French writer and humorist (1854–1905)
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Tamatoa VI died
King of Ra'iatea (1853–1905)
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Ivan Sechenov died
Russian physiologist (1829–1905)
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Per Teodor Cleve died
Died in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. Swedish chemist who discovered holmium and thulium (1840-1905).
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Josip Belušić died
Croatian inventor
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Otto Wilhelm von Struve died
Baltic German astronomer (1819–1905)
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Jay Cooke died
American lawyer, businessman and politician (1821–1905)
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Johann Anton Schmidt died
Botanist and explorer from Germany (1823-1905)
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Frederick William Burbidge died
19th century English explorer and botanist (1847-1905)
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Paul Costermans died
Belgian explorer (1860-1905)
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Jean-André Soulié died
French missionary and botanist (1858-1905)
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Antón Goering died
German natural scientist, ornithologist, zoologist, painter, taxidermist (1836-1905)
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Joseph Wiggins died
English mariner, explorer and botanical collector (1832-1905)
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George Wheeler died
American cartographer (1842-1905)
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Jean-Marie Bayol died
French physician (1849-1905)
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Balduin Möllhausen died
German traveler, writer and artist (1825–1905)
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Henry Irving died
English stage actor of the Victorian era (1838–1905)
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Franz Reuleaux died
German mechanical engineer (1829–1905)
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Ralph Copeland died
British astronomer (1837-1905)
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Sarah E. Goode died
American inventor
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Nikolay Benardos died
Russian inventor (1842–1905)
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Charles Renard died
French designer of airships (1847–1905)
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Pietro Tacchini died
Died in Spilamberto. Italian astronomer (1838-1905).
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Robert Whitehead died
English engineer (1823–1905)
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Otto Stolz died
Austrian mathematician (1842–1905)
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Agnes Marshall died
English food writer, editor (1855-1905)
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Frederick Wollaston Hutton died
British-born New Zealand scientist (1836–1905)
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Antoine Alphonse Chassepot died
French engineer (1833–1905)
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Charles William Wilson died
British army officer and explorer (1836-1905)
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Julius Stinde died
German writer (1841-1905)
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Thomas Adams died
American scientist and inventor (1818-1905)
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Willgodt Theophil Odhner died
Swedish engineer (1845-1905)
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Robert Thalén died
Swedish physicist and astronomer (1827–1905)
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William Phillips died
British botanist, mycologist and lichenologist (1822-1905)
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Suresh Biswas died
Adventurer
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Léopold Guillaume Gillekens died
Belgian horticulturalist (1833-1905)
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François Devouassoud died
French mountain climber and guide
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Robert Austin died
British explorer of Western Australia (1825-1905)
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Per Savio died
Saami polar explorer
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George M. Stoney died
American Navy officer and Arctic explorer (1852–1905)
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Robert Arthur Johnstone died
(1843-1905) explorer and police officer
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Jean-Paul Sartre born
Born in Paris. French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980).
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Ayn Rand born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982).
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Dag Hammarskjöld born
Born in Jönköping. Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961).
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Mikhail Sholokhov born
Born in Kruzhilin. Soviet writer (1905-1984).
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Elias Canetti born
Born in Ruse. Bulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer (1905–1994).
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Henry Fonda born
Born in Grand Island. American actor (1905–1982).
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Viktor Frankl born
Born in Vienna. Austrian Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist, philosopher and author (1905–1997).
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Emilio G. Segrè born
Born in Tivoli. Italian physicist and Nobel laureate.
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Arthur Koestler born
Born in Budapest. Hungarian-British author and journalist (1905–1983).
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Raymond Aron born
Born in 6th arrondissement of Paris. French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist (1905–1983).
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny born
Born in Yamoussoukro. First President of Ivory Coast, from 1960 to 1993 (1905-1993).
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Santa Faustina Kowalska born
Born in Głogowiec. Nun and saint from Poland (1905–1938).
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Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed born
Born in Old Delhi. Politician, fifth President of India (1905-1977).
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Severo Ochoa born
Born in Ḷḷuarca. Spanish physician.
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Władysław Gomułka born
Born in Krosno. Polish politician (1905-1982).
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Daniil Kharms born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian writer (1905–1942).
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Attila József born
Born in Budapest. Hungarian poet (1905–1937).
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Robert Penn Warren born
Born in Guthrie. American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905-1989).
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Artem Mikoyan born
Born in Sanahin. Soviet aircraft designer (1905–1970).
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Piet Hein born
Born in Copenhagen. 20th-century Danish mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet (1905–1996).
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Savitri Devi born
Born in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. Greek-French writer (1905-1982).
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Emílio Garrastazu Médici born
Born in Bagé. Brazilian politician (1905–1985), president of Brazil (1969–1974).
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Emmanuel Mounier born
Born in Grenoble. French philosopher (1905–1950).
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Carl Gustav Hempel born
Born in Oranienburg. German philosopher (1905–1997).
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Helen Wills born
Born in Fremont. American tennis player (1905–1998).
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Guy Mollet born
Born in Flers. French politician (1905-1975).
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Franz König born
Born in Rabenstein an der Pielach. Austrian Catholic cardinal (1905–2004).
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Paul Nizan born
Born in Tours. French philosopher, politician, writer (1905-1940).
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Isa Miranda born
Born in Milan. Italian actress (1905-1982).
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Pyotr Koshevoy born
Born in Oleksandriia. Soviet military commander (1905-1976).
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Wanda Wasilewska born
Born in Kraków. Polish writer (1905-1964).
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Ivan Serov born
Born in Vologda. KGB officer (1905-1990).
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Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim born
Born in Munich. German resistance member (1905-1944).
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Kurt Gerstein born
Born in Münster. SS officer; aid to Nazi resistance (1905–1945).
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Karol Borsuk born
Born in Warsaw. Polish mathematician (1905–1982).
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Nihal Atsız born
Born in Istanbul. Turkish poet and writer (1905–1975).
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Jean Daniélou born
Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. French Jesuit theologian and cardinal (1905–1974).
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Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan born
Born in Almora. Pakistani diplomat (1905-1990).
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Alexander Rodimtsev born
Born in Sharlyk. Soviet military commander (1905–1977).
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Erich Neumann born
Born in Berlin. German writer, psychologist and philosopher (1905-1960).
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Dmitri Shepilov born
Born in Ashgabat. Soviet newspaper editor (1905-1995).
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Eugen Fink born
Born in Constance. German philosopher (1905-1975).
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Leo Genn born
Born in London. English actor (1905–1978).
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James Burnham born
Born in Chicago. American philosopher (1905–1987).
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Victor Kravchenko born
Born in Dnipro. Defector Soviet diplomat (1905-1966).
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Ramiro Ledesma Ramos born
Born in Alfaraz de Sayago. Spanish author (1905–1936).
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Lev Nussimbaum born
Born in Baku. German-language writer of the Jewish origion (1905–1942).
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Aurélio de Lira Tavares born
Born in João Pessoa. President of Brazil (1905-1998).
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Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu born
Born in Akasaka Estate. Japanese prince; third son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei (1905–1987).
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Ricardo Pérez Godoy born
Born in Lima. 47th President of Peru (1905-1982).
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Adolf Ehrnrooth born
Born in Helsinki. Finland Swedish general and knight of the Mannerheim Cross (1905–2004).
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Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg died
Died in Lenggries. Duke of Nassau (1839–1866), later Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890–1905).
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Chris Soumokil born
Born in Surabaya. President of South Moluccas (1905–1966).
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Science & Technology 38
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University of California, Davis
Public university in the Davis, California area; part of the University of California system
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China Agricultural University
University in Beijing, China
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Missouri State University
Public university in Springfield, Missouri
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Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Research institute in Delhi
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Jiangxi Agricultural University
University in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Northwest Missouri State University
Public university in Maryville, Missouri, US
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Loma Linda University Medical Center
Hospital in California, United States
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Gardner–Webb University
University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina
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University of Nebraska at Kearney
Campus of the University of Nebraska
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Eira Hospital
Hospital in Helsinki, Finland
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General Hospital of Mexico
Hospital in Mexico
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Concordia University Portland
Lutheran University in Portland, Oregon. Closed in 2020.
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Toronto Grace Health Centre
Hospital in Canada
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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
UK hospital in Stanmore, Middlesex, England (1805- )
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Hospital del Mar
Public hospital in Barcelona, Spain
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Chemical Institute of Sarrià
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Ravizza Park
Park in Milan
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Leicester General Hospital
Hospital in Evington, Leicester, England
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Napsbury Hospital
Former hospital in London Colney, England
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UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
Hospital in California, United States
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Beijing Hospital
Hospital in China
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Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking
Ukrainian research institute
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Lindenberg Meteorological Observatory
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Jadavpur University
State public university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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King George's Medical University
State public university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University
University in Bihar, India
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National University of Singapore
Autonomous research university in Singapore
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Fudan University
University in Shanghai, China
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University of Sheffield
University in Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Korea University
University in Seoul, South Korea
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Central Philippine University
Private research university in Iloilo City, Philippines
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Philippine Military Academy
Military academy of the Philippines
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Pushkin House
Russian linguistics institute in Saint Petersburg
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Loma Linda University
University in California
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University of the Philippines Manila
State-related medical and research university located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines
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Osaka Christian College
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Dominican House of Studies
Catholic institution in Washington, DC
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St. Catherine University
Private Catholic university in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Exploration & Discovery 12
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1905 Kanchenjunga Expedition
Failed attempt to climb the Kangchenjunga in 1905
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KV47
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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Naranjo
Archaeological site in Petén Department, Guatemala
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KV53
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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Cueva de la Pileta
Cave in Spain
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Coves dels Hams
Cave system on Mallorca
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île de France
Island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland
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The Sleeping Lady of Ħal-Saflieni
Prehistoric figurine found at Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni depicting sleeping woman
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Roman fort Oberaden
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Ruwenzori expedition 1905-1906
Scientific expedition to Ruwenzori from 1905 to 1906
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Saurian Expedition of 1905
1905 Palentological mission in Nevada
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Spokane & International Railroad Construction Camp
archaeological site in Boundary County, Idaho, United States
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Religion & Belief Systems 99
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Taza Pir Mosque
Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan
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Peitav Synagogue
Synagogue in Riga, Latvia
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St. Panteleimon's Cathedral
Cathedral in Ukraine
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Great Synagogue
Synagogue in Grodno, Belarus
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Kharkiv Cathedral Mosque
Mosque in Ukraine
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Alâeddin Jugra Mosque
Mosque in Malaysia
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Assumption of Mary Cathedral, Baia Mare
Heritage site in Maramureș County, Romania
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Bayur Grand Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Mar del Plata Cathedral
Cathedral in Argentina
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Saint-Pierre Cathedral
Cathedral located in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in France
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Noor-e-Islam Mosque
Mosque in Saint-Denis, Réunion
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Kochakhmedli Mosque
Mosque in Fuzuli, Azerbaijan
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Salepçioğlu Mosque
Mosque in İzmir, western Turkey
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Pink Mosque
Mosque in Yaña Bistä microdistrict, Waxitof City District, Qazan, Tatarstan
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Khoja Ilgor Mosque
Mosque in Rishtan, Uzbekistan
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Saint George Church
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Gardens Shul
Synagogue in Cape Town, South Africa
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Sa'ad and Sa'eed Mosque
Mosque in Jerusalem
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Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Church in New Jersey, United States
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Cathedral of St. Mary of Wau
Building in South Sudan
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Višegrad Synagogue
Synagogue in Višegrad
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Chelyabinsk Synagogue
Synagogue in Chelyabinsk, Russia
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Istighfar Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Synagoge Friedberger Anlage
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B’nai Reuben Anshe Sfard
Former synagogue in South Philadelphia (1905-1956)
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Temple B'nai Israel
Historic synagogue in Natchez, Mississippi
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Church of the descent from the Cross
Cathedral in Verkhoturye, Russia
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Juma mosque
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Synagogue in Niebylec
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Tartar Juma Mosque
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Neve Shalom synagogue, Jerusalem
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Church of the Holy Trinity
Church building in Berlin-Lankwitz, Germany
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Vredekapel
Chapel at kreupel, Belgium
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Znamenskaya Church in Tula
Temple in Tula, Russia
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Church of the Intercession
Temple in Gribanovsky District, Russia
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St. Stephen's Basilica
Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary
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National Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Basilica in Brussels, Belgium
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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Petergof, Russia
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Saint George Cathedral (Novi Sad)
Orthodox cathedral in Novi Sad
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St. John Climacus's Orthodox Church in Warsaw
Church in Warsaw, Poland
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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Church in Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Chapel of Saint Pavel of Taganrog
Chapel in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia
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Basilique Sainte-Clotilde de Reims
Basilica located in Marne, in France
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Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Nancy
Basilica located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France
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St. Paul's Church
Evangelical reformed church building on Freiestrasse in the city of Bern, Switzerland
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Temple Neuf, Metz
Church located in Moselle, in France
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Belgrade Bet Israel Synagogue
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Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville
Minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church in Asheville, North Carolina
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Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Budapest-Fasor
Church in Budapest
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Basilique de Lutterbach
Basilica located in Haut-Rhin, in France
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Convent de la Santíssima Trinitat
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Dormition Cathedral, Penza
Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Penza, Russia
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Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
Cathedral in Calgary, Alberta
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Lutheran church in Zabrze-Zaborze
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Cemetery Chapel
Chapel in Böckingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Holy Mother of God Church, Gavar
Church building in Gavar, Armenia
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Japanese Tower
Pagoda in Brussels, Belgium
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Reformed Church
Church building in Röthenbach im Emmental, Switzerland
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Church of the Annunciation
Church building in Lakeshore, Ontario, Canada
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John the Baptist chapel in Goritsy
Orthodox chapel in Goritsy, Russia
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Chapel of the New Cemetery
Cultural heritage monument in Saxony: cemetery chapel in Mittweida, Mittelsachsen District, Germany
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Chima Siyan Buddhist Temple
Buddhist temple in Penghu, Taiwan
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Denkmal für Hans von Pienzenau
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Point Arena Rancheria Roundhouse
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Unity Temple
church in Oak Park, Illinois
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Joseph Kinney Mausoleum
historic site in Ada County, Idaho, US
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Holy Innocents Church
church in Illinois, USA
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Baker Presbyterian Church
church building in Louisiana, United States of America
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Church of the Sacred Heart
church in Freeport, Minnesota
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Hampshire Colony Congregational Church
historic church in Illinois, United States
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First Presbyterian Church
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
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Nativity of Holy Theolokos Church
church building in Afognak, United States of America
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Saint Joseph Parish
church in California, USA
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St. Anselm's Catholic Church, Rectory and Parish Hall
church building in Nebraska, United States of America
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St. Boniface Church, Convent and Rectory
church building in Washington, United States of America
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First Presbyterian Church
Hickory, North Carolina, United States
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
historic church in Salt Lake City, Utah
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Glady Presbyterian Church and Manse
church building in West Virginia, United States of America
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First Presbyterian Church of Tonkawa
church building in Oklahoma, United States of America
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Methodist Episcopal Church
historic Methodist church in Yuma, Arizona
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
church building in Washington, United States of America
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church
church building in Shreveport, United States of America
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St. Andrew's Anglican Church
Anglican church in San Ignacio, Belize
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St Winefride Church, South Wimbledon
Grade II listed Catholic church in the London Borough of Merton, England,UK
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Holy Rood Church, Barnsley
Catholic church building in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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Holy Rood Church, Swindon
Church in Swindon, United Kingdom
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Mausoleo Vivarelli
Building in Talamone, Italy
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St. Mariä Heimsuchung (Rhöndorf)
Church building in Bad Honnef, Germany
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St. Suitbertus
Church in Düsseldorf-Bilk, Germany
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Heilig Kreuz
Parish church in Kiefersfelden, Germany
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St. Margareta
Parish church in Hofdorf, Mengkofen, Germany
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Saint John the Baptist church in Stromiec
Church in Stromiec, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
Church in Bonheiden, Belgium
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Presbytère de Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan
Building in Quebec, Canada
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Pfarrhaus
Building in Swabia, Germany
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Our Lady and St Benedict's Church
Church in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England
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Wayside cross near chapel of Holy Guardian Angel
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Altmügelner Straße 16
Clergy house in Mügeln in Germany
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Schloßplatz 7 Chemnitz
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Economy & Trade 20
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Rolex
Swiss luxury watch designer and manufacturer
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Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
National rail operator of Italy
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Norsk Hydro
Norwegian aluminum and renewable energy company
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SAE International
International standards development organization for automotive and other industries
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Kobe Steel
Japanese steelmaker
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OTO Melara
Subsidiary of Finmeccanica
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REO Motor Car Company
American automotive company
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Knorr-Bremse
German company
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Exposition universelle et internationale de Liège
World's fair held in 1905
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Marsh & McLennan Companies
Global professional services firm
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Valio
Finnish dairy business
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Trelleborg AB
Global engineering group based in Trelleborg, Sweden
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Commer
Defunct British commercial vehicle manufacturer
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Lorraine-Dietrich
1905-1934 automotive and engine manufacturer
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Avions Voisin
French luxury automobile brand
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Engie Electrabel
Belgian energy company; subsidiary of Engie
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C. H. Robinson Worldwide
American transportation and logistics company
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Star Bonifacio Echeverria
Spanish arms manufacturer
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Solex
French brand of electric bikes
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Hong Leong Bank
Public banking group located in Malaysia
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Disasters & Pandemics 9
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1905 Kangra earthquake
Earthquake struck Himachal Pradesh, India on April 4, 1905
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1905 Calabria earthquake
Earthquake struck Calabria, Italy on September 8, 1905
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1905 Tsetserleg earthquake
Earthquake struck Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia on July 9, 1905
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1905 Bolnai earthquake
Earthquake struck Zavkhan Province, Mongolia on July 23, 1905
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Bloody Sunday
Massacre in Russia in January 1905
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attempted assassination of Abdul Hamid II
Attempted on Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II
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1905 Rue de Rohan bombing
Terrorist incident in Paris, France
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Second Kishinev pogrom
1905 pogrom in Chișinău
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Kiev Pogrom
Anti-Jewish pogrom in 1905
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Social Movements & Revolutions 14
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Russian Revolution of 1905
Wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire
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Constitutionalization attempts in Iran
A movement for the Constitution of Iran monarchy in 1905 to 1909
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Majimaji War
Colonial war in the south and east of German East Africa, 1905-1907.
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Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland
20th-century insurrection in Poland
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Hibiya incendiary incident
1905 riots in Tokyo
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Moscow Uprising of 1905
Uprising during the 1905 Russian Revolution
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Łódź insurrection
1905 uprising in Russian Poland
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1905 Tibetan Rebellion
Rebellion by Tibetans in Yunnan and Sichuan against the Qing Dynasty in 1905, precipitated by the Qing government's allowing Christian missionaries to visit Buddhist areas
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Alfonse Pogrom
Riot in Warsaw in May 1905
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Meat riots
Violent riot in Santiago, Chile in 1905
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Argentine Revolution of 1905
Argentine political uprising
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Tukums Uprising
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Theriso revolt
1905 rebellion against the Ottoman-controlled government of Crete
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Finnish general strike of 1905
General strike in the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1905, during the Russian Revolution of 1905
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Architecture & Engineering 86
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Church of Saints Simon and Helena
Church building in Minsk, Belarus
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Kenilworth Road
Football stadium in Luton, Bedfordshire, England
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McLean Park
Sports ground
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Saint Hripsime Church of Yalta
Church in Crimea
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Tovik Church
Church in Skånland, Norway
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Darbar Mahal
Palace in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
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Haig Avenue
Sports venue
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Lademoen Church
Church building in Trondheim Municipality, Norway
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Bodom Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Valnesfjord Church
Church in Fauske, Norway
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Vestvik Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Røvik Church
Church building in Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Herre Church
Church building in Bamble, Eastern Norway
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Frelseren Church
Church building in Farsund, Southern Norway
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Palace of the Kings Bell
Monument of Cameroon
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Husby Chapel
Chapel in Nesna, Norway
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Veierland Church
Church building in Færder, Vestfold, Norway
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All Saints' Church
Church in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Buksnes Church
Church in Vestvågøy, Norway
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Bulandet Chapel
Church building in Askvoll, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
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St. George's Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church located in Manhattan, New York City, USA
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Hotel Bristol Palace
Building in Genoa, Italy
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Stonebridge Road
Stadium
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Sainte Marie Church
Church building in Church Point, Nova Scotia
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Church building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Church of the Free Port
Church in Copenhagen
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Kalthof Church
Former Protestant church
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St. Francis Lutheran Church
Historic church and building in San Francisco
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Beizhengjie Christian Church
Church building in Hunan, China
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John the Baptist Catholic Church
Catholic church and congregation in Landskrona, Sweden
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St. Andrew's Uniting Church, Brisbane
Church building in Queensland, Australia
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Paruskavan Palace
Historic mansion in Bangkok
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St Paul's Church, Boughton
Church in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
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Church of St. Bernard
Church building in Saint Paul, United States of America
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston
Grade II listed church in Wistaston, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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Tabor Church
Church building in Berlin, Germany
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St. Mary Help of Christians Church
Catholic church building in Aiken, United States of America
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Our Lady and the Apostles Church, Stockport
Church building in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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St. Rose of Lima's Church
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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St. Anthony of Padua Church
Church building in New York, United States of America
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St. John's Church
Church in Arhus, Denmark
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St Paul’s Church
1905/6 church building in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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Clune Park Church
Church building in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
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Stade Léonce Claireaux
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First Unitarian Society in Newton
Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
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All Saints Episcopal Church
Historic Episcopal church in Appleton, Wisconsin
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Union Baptist Church
Church building in Baltimore, United States of America
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Church in Massachusetts, United States
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First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City
Church in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Stade du Moulin
Rugby league stadium in Lézignan-Corbières, France
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St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church
Building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York, United States
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St Thomas' Church, St Anne's-on-the-Sea
Grade II listed church in St Annes, Fylde, Lancashire, England, UK
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Deep Creek Railway Bridge
Heritage-listed railway bridge on the Mungar-Monto railway line in Didcot, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
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St Matthew's Church
Church in Buckley, north Wales
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Mount Zion Baptist Church
Church building in Athens, Ohio, United States
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Second Church of Christ, Scientist
Church building in San Francisco, California, United States
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Tonto National Monument
National monument in Gila County, Arizona
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Turkmen Madrasa
Madrasa in Bukhara
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Calderstones Park
Public park in Liverpool, England
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Sunken Ships Monument
Monument in Sevastopol
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Osinovetsky Light
Lighthouse in Russia
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Cinquantenaire Arcade
Memorial arcade including the Cinquantenaire Arch in Brussels, Belgium
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Horse Memorial
Provincial heritage site in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Monument to Emilio De Marchi
Memorial in Milan, Italy
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Fontanna Alegoria Walki i Zwycięstwa
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Historic church in Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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Saint Nicholas Orthodox church in Sosnowiec
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Ræveskovsvej Water Tower
Water tower in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Saint Nicolas church (Kronstadt)
Church building in Kronstadt, Russia
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Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea
church building in Key West, United States of America
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St. Cecilia Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska
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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
church in Florida, United States
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Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
military cemetery in Arkansas
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Centennial Baptist Church
church building in Arkansas, United States of America
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Drayton United Methodist Church
church building in North Dakota, United States of America
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First Methodist Church
historic church building in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Mead Memorial Chapel
chapel in New York, United States of America
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Harry and Fulton Gordon Property
historic site
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Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
monument to the Confederacy in Birmingham, Alabama
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Grace Baptist Church
church building in Washington, United States of America
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Holy Name Church
Catholic parish church in Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Lisanti Chapel
chapel in New York, United States of America
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Palacete Bolonha
Palace in Belém, Pará
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Lenin Square
Square, historic site in Tsentralny District, Russia
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Chapelle du Diaconat de Strasbourg
Chapel located in Bas-Rhin, in France
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St. Anthony
Church in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, Germany
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Sports & Entertainment 21
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Vinohrady Theatre
Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic
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Staatstheater Nürnberg
Theatre and opera house in Nuremberg, Germany
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Antonín Dvořák Theatre
Theatre in Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Teatro Falla
Theatre in Cadiz, Spain
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Hippodrome Theatre
Former theatre in New York CIty
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Sanremo Casino
Casino with a theatre in Sanremo, Italy
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Cyprian Kamil Norwid Theatre
Theatre in Jelenia Góra, Poland
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Warsaw Fotoplastikon
Theatre in Poland
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Berliner Theater
Former theater in Charlottenstrasse in Kreuzberg, Berlin
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Spolkový dom
House of culture in Skalica, Slovakia
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Teatro Nuovo
Theatre in Mirandola, Italy
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Teatro Municipal Primero de Mayo
Theatre and concert hall in Santa Fe, Argentina
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Paardenkathedraal
Building in Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Apolo Theatre, El Algar
Cultural property in Cartagena, Spain
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Harlem Alhambra
Former theater and movie theater in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Australian Open
Tennis tournament held in Melbourne
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1905 World Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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1905 European Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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Muratti
Annual football competition in the Channel Islands
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1905 Copa del Rey Final
Football match
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Catalan Chess Championship
List of winners of the Catalan Chess Championship
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Empires & Countries 6
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Norway founded
Norway was founded, with its capital at Oslo.
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Union between Sweden and Norway dissolved
Union between Sweden and Norway ceased to exist, having been centered at Stockholm.
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Oyo Empire dissolved
Oyo Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Oyo-Ile.
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Republic of the Novorossiysk founded
Republic of the Novorossiysk was founded, with its capital at Novorossiysk.
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Republic of the Novorossiysk dissolved
Republic of the Novorossiysk ceased to exist, having been centered at Novorossiysk.
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Chechelivka Republic founded
Chechelivka Republic was founded, with its capital at Dnipro.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1905 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1905.
20th century 1
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Saint Bernardin Church
Parish church building in Sesto Calende, Italy
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1900s 1
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Attarine Mosque
Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt
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