What happened in 1906?
San Francisco earthquake, Bambatha Rebellion and First Battle of Bud Dajo — among 440 events recorded in 1906. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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San Francisco earthquake
A massive earthquake and resulting fires devastate San Francisco, killing thousands.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Battle of Rawdat Muhanna
1906 battle
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Guatemalan-Salvadoran war of 1906
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Bloody Wednesday
Events of 15 August 1906 in the (Congress) Kingdom of Poland
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People 107
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Pierre Curie died
French physicist (1859–1906)
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Ludwig Boltzmann died
Austrian physicist and philosopher (1844–1906)
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Aleksandr Popov died
Russian physicist (1859–1906)
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Eugène Eschassériaux died
French politician (1823-1906)
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Samuel Langley died
American physicist, pioneer of aviation, and 3rd Secretary of the Smithsonian (1834-1906)
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Paul Drude died
German physicist specializing in optics
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Ernesto Cesaro died
Italian mathematician (1859-1906)
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Georges Rayet died
French astronomer (1839–1906)
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Jenő Zichy died
Hungarian politician (1837-1906)
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Georg Huth died
Prussian linguist, explorer and lecturer of XIXth century, specialised in Central Asia cultures
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George Grenfell died
Baptist missionary to Cameroon and explorer of Africa (1849–1906)
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Ole Nilsen Ravna died
Saami explorer (1841–1906)
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Solomon G. Brown died
First African American employee of the Smithsonian Institution (1829-1906)
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Emily Pitts Stevens died
American educator, activist, writer, publisher
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Sarah Dudley Pettey died
Educator, school administrator, feminist, lecturer, columnist
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Giuseppe Giacosa died
Italian librettist, poet and writer (1847-1906)
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Friedrich Konrad Beilstein died
Russian chemist (1838-1906)
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Charles Pfizer died
German-American businessman and chemist (1824–1906)
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Nikolai Garin-Mikhailovsky died
Russian writer and engineer (1852–1906)
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Fritz Schaudinn died
German zoologist (1871–1906)
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Joseph Monier died
French gardener and one of the principal inventors of reinforced concrete
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Manuel García died
Spanish baritone and educator (1805–1906)
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Walter Frank Raphael Weldon died
British evolutionary biologist (1860-1906)
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Julius Wilbrand died
German chemist (1839-1906)
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Anton Menger died
Austrian jurist and social theorist (1841–1906)
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Dorothea Beale died
English headmistress and suffragist (1831–1906)
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Edward James Reed died
British politician (1830-1906)
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Joseph Glidden died
American farmer who patented barbed wire (1813-1906)
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Daniel B. Wesson died
American gunsmith (1825–1906)
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Heinrich Seidel died
German writer (1842–1906)
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Amédée Mannheim died
French mathematician and artillerist (1831–1906)
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Auguste François Marie Glaziou died
French landscape designer, botanist and botanical collector (1828–1906)
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Jean Abraham Chrétien Oudemans died
Dutch astronomer (1827–1906)
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Carl Robert Osten-Sacken died
Russian entomologist and diplomat (1828–1906)
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Friedrich Hultsch died
German classical philologist and historian (1833–1906)
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Paul Friedrich Wolfskehl died
German physician and mathematician
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Henry Augustus Ward died
American naturalist (1834–1906)
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Ludwig Brackebusch died
German geologist, mineralogist and palaeontologist
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János Kovács died
Hungarian explorer, geologist, writer (1816–1906)
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Almon Harris Thompson died
American geologist (1839–1906)
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Zera Luther Tanner died
United States Navy officer (1835–1906)
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John Drummond died
Explorer of Western Australia
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Rachel Ford Thompson died
English botanist and temperance activist (1856-1906)
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Thomas Cantwell died
British anarchist (1864-1906)
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Adelaide Ristori died
Italian actress (1822–1906)
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Samuel Beckett born
Born in Foxrock. Irish writer (1906–1989).
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Leonid Brezhnev born
Born in Kamyanske. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1906–1982).
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Hannah Arendt born
Born in Lindener Marktplatz 2, Hannover. German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975).
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Dmitri Shostakovich born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975).
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Josephine Baker born
Born in St. Louis. American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975).
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Léopold Sédar Senghor born
Born in Joal-Fadiouth. First president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001).
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Puyi born
Born in Xicheng District. Last Emperor of Qing dynasty and Manchukuo (1906–1967).
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King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud born
Born in Riyadh. King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975.
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Billy Wilder born
Born in Sucha Beskidzka. Austrian and American filmmaker (1906–2002).
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer born
Born in Wrocław. German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945).
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Luchino Visconti born
Born in Milan. Italian director (1906–1976).
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Roberto Rossellini born
Born in Rome. Italian film director (1906–1977).
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John Huston born
Born in Nevada. American film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906–1987).
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Mary Astor born
Born in Quincy. American actress and author (1906–1987).
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Sayyid Qutb born
Born in Musha. Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966).
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Klaus Mann born
Born in Munich. German writer (1906–1949).
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Robert E. Howard born
Born in Peaster. American author (1906–1936).
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Emmanuel Levinas born
Born in Kaunas. Jewish-French-Lithuanian philosopher (1906-1995).
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Dino Buzzati born
Born in Belluno. Italian writer (1906-1972).
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R. K. Narayan born
Born in Chennai. Indian writer (1906–2001).
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Hassan al-Banna born
Born in Mahmoudiyah. Egyptian Islamist leader and politician (1906—1949).
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A. J. P. Taylor born
Born in Birkdale. English historian (1906-1990).
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Betti Alver born
Born in Jõgeva. Estonian novelist and poet (1906-1989).
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Marcelo Caetano born
Born in Lisbon. Portuguese politician (1906-1980).
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Léon Degrelle born
Born. Belgian journalist, politician, SS soldier, fugitive (1906-1994).
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Musa Cälil born
Born in Mostafa. Soviet poet.
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Eddie Albert born
Born in Rock Island. American actor (1906–2005).
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Sait Faik Abasıyanık born
Born in Adapazarı. Turkish writer of short stories and poetry (1906-1954).
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Hermann Fegelein born
Born in Ansbach. German lieutenant general in the Waffen-SS (1906–1945).
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Joaquín Balaguer born
Born in Bisonó. President of the Dominican Republic (1906-2002).
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Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten born
Born in Stockholm Palace. Swedish prince, heir apparent until his death (1906–1947); father of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
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John Betjeman born
Born in London. English poet, writer and broadcaster (1906–1984).
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Nelson Goodman born
Born in Somerville. American philosopher (1906–1998).
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh born
Born in Englewood. American aviator and writer (1906–2001).
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Ivan Chernyakhovsky born
Born in Oksanyna. Soviet general (1906–1945).
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Dmitry Likhachov born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian philologist (1906–1999).
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Samad Vurgun born
Born in Yukhary Salahly. Azerbaijani-Soviet writer (1906-1956).
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Jean Dieudonné born
Born in Lille. French mathematician (1906–1992).
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Denis de Rougemont born
Born in Couvet. Swiss writer (1906-1985).
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Missak Manouchian born
Born in Adıyaman. Armenian resistance fighter and poet (1906-1944).
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Junio Valerio Borghese born
Born in Rome. Italian submarine commander (1906-1974).
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Jørgen Juve born
Born in Porsgrunn. Norwegian footballer (1906-1983).
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Horia Sima born
Born in Făgăraș. Romanian fascist politician and war criminal (1903–1993).
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Jack Churchill born
Born in Colombo. British soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow, arrows, and a Scottish broadsword (1906–1996).
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Harry Hammond Hess born
Born in New York City. American geologist (1906–1969).
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Arturo Uslar Pietri born
Born in Caracas. Venezuelan intellectual and politician (1907-2001).
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Marian Spychalski born
Born in Łódź. Polish architect, military officer and communist politician.
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Hamazasp Babadzhanian born
Born in Çardaqlı. Soviet Chief marshal of armored forces (1906–1977).
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Humberto Delgado born
Born in Brogueira. Portuguese politician (1906-1965).
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Charles Malik born
Born in Btourram. Lebanese politician (1906-1987).
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Walter Rauff born
Born in Köthen. Nazi War ciminal (1906–1984).
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Luo Ruiqing born
Born in Nanchong. Chinese general, politician (1906-1978).
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Juan Modesto born
Born in El Puerto de Santa María. Spanish general (1906–1969).
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Heinz Harmel born
Born in Metz. German general (1906-2000).
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Bruno de Finetti born
Born in Innsbruck. Italian statistician (1906–1985).
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Carl Benjamin Boyer born
Born in Hellertown. American mathematician and historian (1906–1976).
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Clark Clifford born
Born in Fort Scott. American secretary of defense (1906-1998).
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Benjamin Mazar born
Born in Ciechanowiec. Israeli historian and biblical archaeologist (1906-1995).
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Christian IX of Denmark died
Died in Amalienborg. King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906.
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Tribhuvan I of Nepal born
Born in Kathmandu. King of Nepal (1906-1955).
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Empress Wanrong born
Born in Beijing. Wife of Puyi, Empress of China (1906-1946).
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Joseph Höffner born
Born in Horhausen. German Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal (1906-1987).
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Science & Technology 53
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Pace University
Private university in the New York metropolitan area
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Jinan University
Chinese University affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party
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Georgia Southern University
Public university in Statesboro, Georgia, U.S.
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Southwest University
University in Chongqing, China
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Western Kentucky University
University in Kentucky, United States
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Seikei University
Private university centered in Tokyo, Japan
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Forest Research Institute
Facility in Dehradun, India
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University of West Georgia
Public university in Carrollton, Georgia, United States
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American Hospital of Paris
Hospital in Paris, France
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Georgia Southwestern State University
Public university in Americus, Georgia, United States
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Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Biomedical research institute in Antwerp, Belgium
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Cavite State University
Public university in Cavite province, Philippines
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University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Public university in Shanghai, China
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Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics
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Campbellsville University
Private university in Kentucky
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University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Public university in Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Southern Wesleyan University
Private university in South Carolina, U.S.A
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University of Shanghai
University in China
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Sapporo Ōtani University
Educational institution in Japan
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State University of New York at Canton
State University of New York's public college in Canton
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William Carey University
Private Christian liberal arts college in Mississippi
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Sichuan Agricultural University
University in China
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Universidad Adventista de Chile
Private Chilean university belonging to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, located on Camino a Las Mariposas
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National University of Health Sciences
Private university in Lombard, Illinois
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Phillips University
American a private liberal arts institution in Enid, Oklahoma USA
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Hospital de Curry Cabral
Public hospital in Lisbon, Portugal
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University of Kansas Hospital
Hospital in Kansas, United States
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Vancouver General Hospital
Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona
Hospital in Pamplona, Spain
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Helsinki Deaconess Institute
Hospital in Finland
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Jaÿsinia
Garden in France
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Shenyang University
University in China
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Takasaki University of Commerce
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Vachira Phuket Hospital
Hospital in Phuket, Thailand
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Campus Virchow-Klinikum
Hospital in Berlin, Germany
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Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
Hospital in Changsha, Hunan, China
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Shuguang Hospital
Hospital in Shanghai, China
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Piešťany power station
Former diesel-fired power station in Slovakia
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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
State public university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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University of Alberta
Public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Vietnam National University
University in Hanoi, Vietnam
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Dongguk University
University in Seoul, South Korea
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Suffolk University
Private university located in Boston, Massachusetts
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Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Public drama school and conservatoire at the University of London
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SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Business school in Warsaw, Poland
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Russian National Research Medical University
University
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Abilene Christian University
Private Christian university in Abilene, Texas
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Constance University of Applied Sciences
German university
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Sahmyook University
University in Seoul, South Korea
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National Defense University
Military university in Taiwan
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Danish Technological Institute
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Sapporo Otani Junior College
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Valdosta State University
American public university in the state of Georgia
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Exploration & Discovery 13
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Denmark Expedition
1906–1908 expedition to Greenland
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KV50
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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KV49
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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KV52
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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KV51
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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Govještica
Cave located in the canyon of the Prača River
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Muonionalusta
Meteorite
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Grutas de Bustamante
Cave in Mexico
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Reliefs of Taşçı
Rock reliefs dated to the Hittite Imperial Age and located within the borders of Kayseri Province today
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Vipasca bronze Tablets
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Polleke
15th-century Dutch mummified cat
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Goldschale Altstetten
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Forward shipwreck site
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Religion & Belief Systems 76
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Great Mosque of Djenné
Mosque in Djenné, Mali
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Moscow Choral Synagogue
Architectural structure
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Helsinki Synagogue
Synagogue in Helsinki, Finland
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Asmara Synagogue
Synagogue
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Cathedral of Saint Paul, National Shrine of the Apostle Paul
Cathedral in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Hamoudi Mosque
Mosque in Djibouti City, Djibouti
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Jelgava Immaculate Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Cathedral
Church in Jelgava, Latvia
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Sts. Constantine and Helen Church, Novocherkassk
Temple in Novocherkassk, Russia
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Khoo Kongsi
Chinese clan temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
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New Synagogue in Poznań
Former Jewish place of worship in Poznan
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Synagogue Groningen
Building at Folkingestraat 60, Groningen, the Netherlands
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National Academic Drama Theatre Maxim Gorky
Theatre in Minsk, Belarus, in a former synagogue
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Bornplatz Synagogue
Former synagogue in Grindel, Hamburg
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Synagogue in Podmokly
Architectural structure
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New Synagogue in Brno
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synagogue
Synagogue in the city of Bern, Switzerland
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Ohavei Tzion synagogue
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Synagoge in Stary Sącz
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St. Nikolaus
Church building in Frenz
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Igreja do Bom Jesus do Bonfim das Águas Vermelhas
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Santi Giovanni Battista e Antonio
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Church of St. Anthony of Padua
Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul
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St. Paul's Church, Munich
Church
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Orthodox cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady in Makhachkala
Church in Dagestan, Russia
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Saint Nicholas Orthodox church in Almaty
Cathedral
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St. Mary's Cathedral, Windhoek
Building in Namibia
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Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Carmel
Catholic church in Gatchina, Russia
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Cathedral of Saint Paul
Church in Pennsylvania, United States
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St. Mary's Cathedral, Ranchi
Church in Ranchi, India
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Gnadenkirche St. Pauli
Russian Orthodox church in Hamburg
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St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral
Listed on the NRHP in Laramie County, Wyoming
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Saint Nicholas Church, Barnaul
Russian church
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Rauschen Church
Eastern Orthodox church building in Svetlogorsk, Russia
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St. Peter's Catholic Church
Roman catholic church in Columbia, South Carolina
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Mount Carmel Cemetery
Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, New York City
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St. Anthony Basilica in Rybnik
Historic church in Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Holy Trinity Monastery, Taraskovo
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church of Our Lady pf Mercy
Church in Roca-Cúper, Meliana municipality, Spain
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Konkatedra w Ostrowie Wielkopolskim
Church building in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
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Castle Donington Methodist Church
Grade II listed building in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, UK
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Reformed Church
Church building in the city of Zug, Switzerland
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Convent de la Llobeta
Building in Barcelona Province, Spain
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Dongwen Wenji Temple
Dongwen Wen-Ji Temple, Penghu County,Taiwan
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Tongpan Fuhai Temple
Taoist temple in Tongpan islet, Magong, Penghu 880 Taiwan
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Dorfkirche Sielow (Cottbus)
Church in Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany
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Leichenhaus des Knappschaftslazaretts
Building in Germany
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Saint George Orthodox Church in Mikkeli
Former church in Mikkeli, Finland
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Saints Peter and Paul church in Ryasnopil
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St Andrew's Church
Heritage listed building in Western Australia
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Chapel in Novosyolki
Orthodox chapel in Levashovo, Russia
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Chapel on Obukhovskoy Oborony Prospect
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Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church
lutheran church building in Washington, United States of America
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Saints Peter and Paul Church
church building in Iowa, United States of America
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Calvary Episcopal Church
church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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First United Presbyterian Church
church building in Nebraska, United States of America
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First United Presbyterian Church
church building in Colorado, United States of America
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First Methodist Protestant Church of Seattle
historic church in Washington, United States
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Green River Presbyterian Church
church building in Green River, Utah, United States
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Saint Mary's Parish
church building in California, United States of America
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
historic church in Ohio, United States
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First Christian Church of Rialto
church building in California, United States of America
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Church of the Sacred Heart Parish
place in Virginia listed on National Register of Historic Places
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Greek Orthodox Church of St. George
church building in Iowa, United States of America
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Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
church building in New York, United States of America
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St. Johann Baptist
Parish church in Solln, Munich, Germany
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St. Laurentius
Parish church in Feldkirchen, Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany
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Tokkō-in Temple
Buddhist temple of the Rinzai school sect dedicated to Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara in Fukiai-chō, Japan
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Ancien presbytère de Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth
Building in Quebec, Canada
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Saint Nicholas Church (Chekhov)
Eastern Orthodox church building in Chekhovsky District, Russia
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Saint Nicholas church in Chmiel
Church building in Chmiel, Bieszczady County, Poland
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Cross in northern part of Hlušovice
Wayside cross, Hlušovice, Olomouc District, Czech Republic
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cross at 2 Tunelowa Street in Warsaw
Wayside cross in Warsaw, Poland
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Wayside cross in Hluboké
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Amerikanerkreuz, Rohrbach an der Teich
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Amerikanerkreuz, Burg im Burgenland
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Evangelical church in Vinohrady
Protestant church in Vinohrady
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Economy & Trade 29
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Lancia
Italian automotive company
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Xerox
American document management corporation
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New Balance
American footwear manufacturer
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Kellanova
American food company
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Rolls-Royce
British multinational public holding company
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Rolls-Royce Limited
1906-1987 automobile and aerospace manufacturer in the United Kingdom
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Mizuno Corporation
Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company
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Nordisk Film
Danish film studio
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Bechtel
American construction and civil engineering company
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Bank of India
Public sector bank in India
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Cemex
Mexican multinational company that manufactures and distributes cement, concrete and aggregates
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USA Today Co.
United States newspaper company
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Expo 1906 Milan international exhibition
1906 world's fair held in Milan, Italy
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Falck
Companies in the field of fire protection, health care/aftercare, rescue service and technical service
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CBRE Group
Company
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Recaro
Company
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American Electric Power
Electric utility company in the United States
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Oerlikon Rheinmetall Air Defence
Former Swiss military arms company
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Síminn
Telecommunication company in Iceland
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Nilfisk
Company
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PostFinance
Financial institution and subsidiary of Swiss Post
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Corporation Bank
Former public sector bank in India
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Li & Fung
Hong Kong-based company
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Spectrum Brands
Company
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Coldwell Banker
US international real estate agent franchise company
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Arnold
Company
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Kuoni Travel
Tourism company based in Switzerland
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Jowett Cars
Automobile manufacturer
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Wilier Triestina
Company
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Disasters & Pandemics 16
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1906 San Francisco earthquake
Major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of Northern California
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1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquak
Earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia on January 31, 1906
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1906 Valparaíso earthquake
Earthquake struck Valparaiso Region, Chile on August 16, 1906
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1906 Meishan earthquake
Earthquake struck Chiayi County, Taiwan on March 16, 1906
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Hong Kong Typhoon of 1906
Typhoon in 1906
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1906 Manasi earthquake
Earthquake in Xinjiang, China
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1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake
Earthquake struck the Rat Islands, Alaska on August 17, 1906
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1906 Swansea earthquake
Earthquake in Wales on 27 June 1906
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Courrières mine disaster
Mining accident
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First Battle of Bud Dajo
1906 battle of the Moro Rebellion
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Białystok pogrom
1906 pogrom in Białystok, Russian Empire (today Poland)
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1906 Helsinki bank robbery
Politically motivated bank robbery in Grand Duchy of Finland
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Storm flood of 1906
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French submarine Lutin
Farfadet-class submarine
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Morral affair
Attempted regicide of Spanish King Alfonso XIII and his bride, Victoria Eugenie, on their wedding day, May 31, 1906
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Siedlce pogrom
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Social Movements & Revolutions 6
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Bambatha Rebellion
Uprising in the colony of Natal, South Africa, in 1906, led by Bambatha, deposed chief of the Zondi tribe; often referred to as the poll tax rebellion
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Sveaborg Rebellion
1906 Russian military mutiny
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Atlanta Race Riot
Massacre of African Americans in September 1906
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Thala-Kasserine Disturbances
Riot in Tunisia
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Acayucan Rebellion
Failed uprising in Mexico
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1906 Pernik strike
Strike in Pernik, Bulgaria
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Architecture & Engineering 101
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St Andrew's
Football stadium in the Bordesley district of Birmingham
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Solliden Palace
Palace in Borgholm Municipality, Sweden
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Sofia Church
Church building in Stockholm, Sweden
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St. Sava Church, Paris
Church located in Paris, in France
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Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Novocherkassk
Church building in Novocherkassk, Russia
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Gustaf Vasa Church
Church building in central Stockholm, Sweden
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Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady, Werl
Church building in Werl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows
Building in Ghana
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Sacred Heart Church
Church in Samara, Russia
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Church of the Nativity
Russian Orthodox Church in Nizhnekundryuchenskaya, Ust-Donetsky, Rostov, Russia
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Betel Church
Church in Turku, Finland
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St Andrew's Church
Anglican church in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Korshamn Chapel
Church building in Lyngdal, Southern Norway
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Okkelberg Chapel
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Stade du Pairay
Football stadium in Seraing, Belgium
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Bjordal Church
Church building in Høyanger Municipality, Norway
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
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Immanuel Church
Church building in Frederiksberg Municipality, Denmark
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Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Former church in New York City
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Saints Peter and Paul Church, Livno
Church in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church Buildings
Church building in New York, United States of America
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Dovedale Baptist Church, Liverpool
Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Congregational Church, Hoylake
Grade II listed church in Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
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First Baptist Church of Deanwood
Church in Washington, D.C., United States
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Grace Gospel Chapel
Church in WA, United States
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St Matthew's Church, Willesden
Church in Willesden, London
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Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church
Church building in Nebraska, United States of America
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Wesley Methodist Church, Chester
Grade II listed church in Chester, UK
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All Saints' Church
Church in Thorney Hill, Hampshire, England, UK
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All Saints Church
Church in Benhilton, London
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Saint Joseph church in Bydgoszcz
Church building in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Malvern Presbyterian Church, Melbourne
Church in Melbourne, Australia
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Church of St Mark, Reading
Grade II listed church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
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Selly Oak Elim Church
Church at Selly Oak, Birmingham, England
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St. Mary Parish
Polish-American Roman Catholic parish in Ware, Massachusetts, United States
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St. Augustine's Church
Church building in New York, United States of America
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkby Woodhouse
Church in Kirkby Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, UK
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St Andrew's Church, Roker
Church in Sunderland, UK
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St Leonard's Church, Balderstone
Grade II listed church in Balderstone, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
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St John the Baptist's Church, Broughton
Church in Preston, UK
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St Joseph's Church, Brighton
Church in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
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Congregation Adath Jeshurun
United States historic place
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Homewood Field
Athletics stadium of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland
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Holy Family Church, School, and Rectory
Church building in South Dakota, United States of America
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Mewata Stadium
Building in Alberta, Canada
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Unitarian Church of Barnstable
Church in Massachusetts, U.S.
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Calvary United Methodist Church, Philadelphia
Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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St Edmund Church, Godalming
Church in Godalming, Surrey, England, UK
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West Fulton Methodist Church
Church building in Fulton, New York
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First African Baptist Church
Church in Philadelphia
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St Paul's Church, Skelmersdale
Grade II listed church in West Lancashire, Lancashire, England, UK
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Trinity St. Stephen's United Church
Church building in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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League Park
Two former stadiums in Ohio, U.S
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First English Lutheran Church
Church building in Wisconsin, United States of America
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Alls Souls Church
Church building in Pulaski County, Arkansas
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Carroll Field
Exhibition ground in Waco, Texas
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Mesa Verde National Park
U.S. national park in Colorado
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Fort Breendonk
Military fort which served as a Nazi prison camp in Willebroek, Belgium
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Montezuma Castle National Monument
Archaeological site in the United States
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Emir Tura madrassa
Madrasah in Khiva, Uzbekistan
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Yusuf Yasovulboshi Madrasah
Building in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan
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Rakovský mausoleum
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Ganghwa Onsuri Anglican Church
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Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sosnowiec
Church building in Sosnowiec, Poland
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Giuseppe Verdi Monument
Sculpture by Pasquale Civiletti
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The fisherman's statue with a fountain
Bronze sculpture, 1906 by Simeon Roksandić, Kalemegdan park, Belgrade, Serbia
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Wulff Castle
National monument of Chile
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St. Petka church, Varna
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Saint Dimitry of Thessaloniki church (Saint Petersburg)
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Catalana de Gas tower
Building in Barcelona
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Statue of Queen Victoria
Statue in Bangalore by Thomas Brock
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Church building in Dayton, Ohio, United States
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Sts Simon and Jude Catholic Church, Streatham Hill
Catholic church in London Borough of Lambeth, UK
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Saint Pantaleon church, Tarkhovka
Church in Tarkhovka, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Water Tower Freising
Municipal water tower, high octagonal reinforced concrete building with hooded roof and walkway, in neo-baroque style, by Ludwig Lang, 1906; pump house, small temple-like building with gable roof, by Alois Steinecker, 1890/91.
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Obelisk Mariahilfer Gürtel
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Russian Convent of the Ascension
A Russian Orthodox convent and church on the Mount of Olives
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Forte Presanella
Building in Vermiglio, Italy
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Church of the Holy Trinity, Kharkiv
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Rusanivka Old Bridge
Bridge in Ukraine
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Sinai Temple
Conservative synagogue in Westwood, Los Angeles
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Cathedral of the Holy Angels
church in Indiana, United States
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St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church
church building in Watervliet, New York, United States
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Latham United Methodist Church
church building in Alabama, United States of America
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Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation
church in Maryland, United States
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Catahecassa (Snyder) Spring
spring in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
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Prospect Park Water Tower
historic water tower
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Saint Mary's Catholic Church
church building in Arizona, United States of America
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First Baptist Church
historic church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
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Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church
church building in Cartersville, United States of America
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Shiloh Baptist Church
church building in Ohio, United States of America
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First Baptist Church
historic church in Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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St. John's Cathedral
Jacksonville
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Nativity of Our Lord Chapel
historic church in Alaska, United States
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Audubon School
Historic site in Henderson, Kentucky, US
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Confederate Monument (Oxford)
Confederate monument in Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.A.
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St. Agnes Catholic Church
church building in South Dakota, United States of America
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Italian Baptist Church
church building in Barre, Vermont, United States of America
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First Missionary Baptist Church
church building in New Bern, United States of America
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St. Marien Liebfrauen
Church building in Berlin, Germany
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Kapelle Marienkloster (Dremmen)
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Sports & Entertainment 30
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Galiaskar Kamal Tatar Academic Theatre
Leading Tatar theater in Kazan, Russia
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Hersheypark
Theme park in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
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Cluj-Napoca National Theatre
Theatre in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Metropol
Event location, a former theatre with concert hall, later cinema and discotheque, in Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany
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King's Theatre
Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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His Majesty's Theatre
Theatre in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Astor Theatre
Former theater and movie theater in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Romanian National Opera, Cluj-Napoca
Opera house in Cluj-Napoca
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New Theatre
Theatre in Cardiff, Wales
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Théâtre Michel
Parisian theater
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Mishler Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
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Teatr-cirk Mashonkinykh
Former theatre and circus in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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Six Jours de Toulouse
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Civic Theatre
Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Cine Bogart, Madrid
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French Grand Prix
Auto race held in France
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Targa Florio
Open road endurance automobile race
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football at the 1906 Intercalated Games
1906 association football practiced during the Intercalated Games
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wrestling at the 1906 Intercalated Games
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athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games
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swimming at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Olympic sports event
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weightlifting at the 1906 Intercalated Games
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rowing at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Rowing regatta
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cycling at the 1906 Intercalated Games
Men's cycling events at the Olympics
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diving at the 1906 Intercalated Games
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tug of war at the 1906 Intercalated Games
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1906 World Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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1906 European Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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Open de France
European Tour golf tournament
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1906 Copa del Rey Final
Football match
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Empires & Countries 5
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Emirate of Asir founded
Emirate of Asir was founded, with its capital at Sabya.
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Comrat Republic founded
Comrat Republic was founded, with its capital at Comrat.
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Comrat Republic dissolved
Comrat Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Comrat.
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Gurian Republic dissolved
Gurian Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Ozurgeti.
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Svobodnoe founded
Svobodnoe was founded.
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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 1906 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1906.
1900s 2
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St. Rose of Viterbo Convent
Historic church in Wisconsin, United States
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St. Elisabeth
Church building in Bonn, Germany
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