What happened in 1908?
Ford Model T introduced, 1908 Messina earthquake and Battle of Marrakech — among 477 events recorded in 1908. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Ford Model T introduced
Henry Ford launches the Model T, soon produced on moving assembly lines that make cars affordable for millions.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Battle of Marrakech
Battle took place on August 23, 1908 in the city of Marrakesh
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Battle of Mashkullorë
1908 battle during the armed resistance of Çerçiz Topulli
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1908 Tehran bombardment
1908 bombardment
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People 123
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François Coppée died
French poet and novelist (1842–1908)
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Antoine Henri Becquerel died
French physicist (1852–1908)
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Hermann Karsten died
German botanist (1817–1908)
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Alfred Mathieu Giard died
French zoologist
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Toffa died
King of Hogbonu
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Mwezi IV Gisabo of Burundi died
King of Burundi
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Dersu Uzala died
Nanai hunter and explorer (1849–1908)
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Carl Koldewey died
German explorer (1837-1908)
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Cesáreo Fernández Duro died
Spanish naval historian
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Joseph Farcot died
Engineer and industrialist (1824–1908)
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Émile Maruéjouls died
French politician (1835–1908)
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Nehale Mpingana died
Namibian politician
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Alphonse Peron died
French paleontologist (1834-1908)
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François Descotes died
Lawyer, French politician
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James Marie-Antoine Monjaret de Kerjégu died
French politician (1846-1908)
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Andrew Graham died
Irish astronomer
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Eduard Glaser died
Austrian archaeologist (1855–1908)
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Wilhelm Reiss died
German geologist (1838-1908)
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Alfred William Howitt died
Australian scientist (1830-1908)
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Richard Strachey died
English army general, geologist and civil servant (1817-1908)
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Hermann Eberhard died
German explorer (1853-1908)
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Susanna Carson Rijnhart died
Canadian medical doctor, Protestant missionary, and Tibetan explorer (1868–1908)
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Frederic John Goldsmid died
British Indian Army general
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Rita Cetina Gutiérrez died
Mexican teacher, poet and feminist (1846-1908)
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Dimche Sarvanov died
Macedonian revolutionary
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Clara Cleghorn Hoffman died
American temperance reformer
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Louisa Sophia Goldsmid died
British feminist (1819–1908)
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Elmina D. Slenker died
American writer and anarchist
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Edward MacDowell died
American composer (1860–1908)
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William Edward Ayrton died
English physicist and electrical engineer (1847-1908)
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Georgy Voronoy died
Ukrainian mathematician from Russian empire
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Lester Allan Pelton died
American mechanical engineer (1829–1908)
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Charles Augustus Young died
American astronomer (1834–1908)
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Jacob W. Davis died
American tailor (1831–1908)
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Henry Clifton Sorby died
British scientist, founder of microscopical petrology and metallography (1826–1908)
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Charles Chamberland died
French microbiologist (1851-1908)
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Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse died
British astronomer (1840-1908)
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Benedict Friedlaender died
German writer and sexuologist (1866–1908)
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Éleuthère Mascart died
Died in Poissy. French physicist (1837–1908).
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René Panhard died
French engineer, merchant, and pioneer of the automobile industry in France (1841-1908)
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August Ritter died
German civil engineer and astrophysicist (1826–1908)
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Aleksandr Korkin died
Russian mathematician (1837-1908)
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Aleksey Pavlovitch Hansky died
Russian astronomer
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Carl von Than died
Austro-Hungarian chemist (1834-1908)
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Léonce Verny died
French naval engineer
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Paul Matthieu Hermann Laurent died
French mathematician (1841–1908)
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Francis Herbert Wenham died
British aviation pioneer (1824–1908)
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Marie-Théophile Griffon du Bellay died
French, physician, naval surgeon, explorer and ethnobotanist
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Ernest Favenc died
Australian explorer (1845-1908)
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Nikolai Petrovsky died
Russian politician (1837-1908)
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Henry Youle Hind died
Canadian geologist and explorer (1823-1908)
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John Weston Brooke died
British Army officer and explorer (1880–1908)
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Arthur J. M. Jephson died
British explorer (1858–1908)
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Dawson Charlie died
Canadian gold prospector
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Gustave Niebaum died
Finnish sea captain and winemaker (1842–1908)
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Daniel Stanchfield died
American businessman, explorer, and politician
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Rufus Saxton died
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
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Ross Gilmore Marvin died
American explorer
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Meredith Brown died
Scottish social reformer, founder of the Shaftesbury Institute
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Francis Bede Freehill died
(1854-1908) solicitor
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Friedrich Traun died
German tennis player (1876-1908)
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Abraham Goldfaden died
Russian-born Jewish poet and playwright (1840–1908)
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John Taylor died
Track and field athlete, first African American to win an Olympic gold medal
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Simone de Beauvoir born
Born in 6th arrondissement of Paris. French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986).
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Lyndon B. Johnson born
Born in Stonewall. President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973).
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Salvador Allende born
Born in Santiago. 28th president of Chile (1908–1973.
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Ian Fleming born
Born in Mayfair. British author (1908–1964).
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Enver Hoxha born
Born in Gjirokastër. Former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania.
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Claude Lévi-Strauss born
Born in Brussels. French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009).
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James Stewart born
Born in Indiana. American actor and military officer (1908–1997).
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Cesare Pavese born
Born in Santo Stefano Belbo. Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950).
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John Kenneth Galbraith born
Born in Iona Station. Canadian-American economist and diplomat (1908–2006).
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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller born
Born in Bar Harbor. Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977.
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William Saroyan born
Born in Fresno. Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981).
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Joseph McCarthy born
Born in Grand Chute. American politician (1908–1957).
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Simon Wiesenthal born
Born in Buchach. Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter (1908–2005).
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Victor Ambartsumian born
Born in Tbilisi. Soviet Armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996).
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David Lean born
Born in Croydon. British filmmaker and editor (1908–1991).
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Giovanni Leone born
Born in Naples. 6th President of Italy (1908-2001).
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Willard Van Orman Quine born
Born in Akron. American philosopher and logician (1900–2000).
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Mika Waltari born
Born in Helsinki. Finnish writer (1908–1979).
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Mercè Rodoreda born
Born in Barcelona. Spanish writer (1908-1983).
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Otto Skorzeny born
Born in Vienna. Austrian Waffen-SS officer (1908–1975).
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Maurice Merleau-Ponty born
Born in Rochefort. French phenomenological philosopher.
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Amintore Fanfani born
Born in Pieve Santo Stefano. Italian politician statesman (1908–1999).
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Dmitriy Ustinov born
Born in Samara. Soviet military commander and politician (1908-1984).
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Ethel Merman born
Born in Astoria. American actress and singer (1908-1984).
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Richard Wright born
Born in Natchez. American novelist and poet (1908–1960).
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Rómulo Betancourt born
Born in Guatire. President of Venezuela (1908-1981).
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Ivan Yefremov born
Born in Vyritsa. Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker (1908–1972).
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Edgar Faure born
Born in Béziers. French politician (1908-1988).
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Guimarães Rosa born
Born in Cordisburgo. Brazilian novelist (1908-1967).
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Jacob Bronowski born
Born in Łódź. Polish-born British mathematician (1908–1974).
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Amon Göth born
Born in Vienna. Austrian SS functionary, commandant of Plaszow concentration camp and convicted war criminal (1908-1946).
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Franz Stangl born
Born in Altmünster. Austrian-born SS officer, commandant at first Sobibór extermination camp and then Treblinka extermination camp (1908-1971).
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Doria Shafik born
Born in Tanta. Egyptian activist (1908–1975).
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Theodore Roethke born
Born in Saginaw. American poet (1907-1963).
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Buddy Ebsen born
Born in Belleville. American actor and dancer (1908–2003).
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Werner von Haeften born
Born in Berlin. German resistance fighter (1908–1944).
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Annemarie Schwarzenbach born
Born in Zurich. Swiss writer, journalist and photographer (1908–1942).
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Wang Zhen born
Born in Liuyang. Chinese military officer and politician (1908-1993).
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Viktor Abakumov born
Born in Moscow. Head of SMERSH, Russian Minister of State Security (1946–1951).
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Vazgen I born
Born in Bucharest. Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1908–1994).
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Afet İnan born
Born in Salonica vilayet. Turkish sociologist (1908–1985).
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Gualberto Villarroel born
Born in Villa Rivero. President of Bolivia (1908-1946).
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Gisèle Freund born
Born in Schöneberg. French photographer (1908–2000).
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Janina Lewandowska born
Born in Kharkiv. Polish officer and aviator (1908-1940).
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Jacques Herbrand born
Born in Paris. French mathematician (1908–1931).
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Fyodor Okhlopkov born
Born in Tomponsky District. Hero of the Soviet Union (1908-1968).
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Prince Henri d'Orléans born
Born in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache. Head of the House of Orléans (1940-1999).
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Nicolás Lindley López born
Born in Lima. 48th President of Peru (1908-1995).
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Dee Brown born
Born in Roy. American writer and historian (1908–2002).
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Fritz Fischer born
Born in Ludwigsstadt. German historian (1908–1999).
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Alfons Rebane born
Born in Valga. Estonian military personnel (1908–1976).
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Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark born
Born in 16th arrondissement of Paris. Anthropologist, specialising in Tibetan beliefs and customs.
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Bobojon Ghafurov born
Born in Isfisor. Tajikistani historian (1908–1977).
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Rudolf Gramlich born
Born in Offenbach am Main. German footballer and manager (1908-1988).
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Nikolai Kamanin born
Born in Melenki. Soviet aviator and military commander (1908-1982).
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Fritz Witt born
Born in Hohenlimburg. SS general (1908–1944).
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Titus Burckhardt born
Born in Florence. Swiss philosopher, art historian, cultural anthropologist and traditionalist author (1908-1984).
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Boris Rybakov born
Born in Moscow. Soviet archaeologist (1908–2001).
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Guangxu Emperor died
Died in Zhongnanhai. Chinese emperor (1871-1908).
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Carlos I of Portugal died
Died in Praça do Comércio. King of Portugal from 1889 to 1908 (1863–1908).
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Science & Technology 40
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Cairo University
Public university with its main campus in Giza, Egypt
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University of British Columbia
Public research university in British Columbia, Canada
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University of Pretoria
University in South Africa
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Youngstown State University
Public university in Ohio, United States
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Cameron University
Educational institution in Lawton, Oklahoma
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University of Mary Washington
Public liberal arts university in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
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Coker University
Private university in Hartsville, South Carolina, United States
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Nizamia observatory
Defunct astronomical observatory
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Beppu University
Higher education institution in Ōita Prefecture, Japan
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Zofiówka Sanatorium
Former hospital for Jewish mental disabled persons, Poland
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Hospital in Colorado, United States
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D'Youville University
Private, coeducational independent Catholic university in the Prospect Hill neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, United States
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University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Public university in Oklahoma, United States
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Wayland Baptist University
Private Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas, USA
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Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Mysore
Traditional Indian medicine, college and hospital
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Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology
University in the Philippines
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Otsuma Women's University
University in Japan
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Pennhurst State School and Hospital
Former hospital in Pennsylvania, United States
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Sahmyook Medical Center
Hospital in South Korea
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Hôpital Saint-Luc
Former hospital in Montreal, Canada
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Hospital Pereira Rossell
Hospital in Uruguay
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Chiayi Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Chiayi City
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Georgian Court University
Private university in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. United States
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National University of Music
University in Peru
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Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University
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Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital
Hospital in Japan
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Malmi Hospital
Hospital in Helsinki, Finland
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Peary Arctic expedition (1908-1909)
Arctic research expedition
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Kobe Tokiwa University
Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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University of the Philippines
National university of the Philippines
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Swinburne University of Technology
University in Victoria, Australia
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James Madison University
Public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
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Montclair State University
Public university in New Jersey, United States
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Biola University
Christian university near Los Angeles
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National Technical Museum
Czech museum organization
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University of Nebraska Omaha
Public university
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University of the Philippines Baguio
Public research university
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Faculty of Arts Cairo University
Academic department
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Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design
University in Germany
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Somerset Christian College
Private Christian college in Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
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Exploration & Discovery 14
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Venus of Willendorf
Prehistoric figurine from Austria
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Phaistos disc
Inscribed fired clay tablet found in Crete, covered on both sides with undeciphered spiral Minoan writing
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Ulugh Beg Observatory
Observatory in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, built in the 1420s
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Gezer calendar
Small limestone tablet with an early Canaanite inscription
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KV57
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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KV56
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1
Hominin fossil
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Cueva del Pindal
Cave with prehistoric art
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Bronze from Ascoli
Latin inscription on bronze, dated 89 BCE
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Mogao Christian painting
9th-century Christian painting found in the Mogao Caves
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SS Orsova
Ocean liner of the Orient Line
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Bouleuterion (Ephesus)
Building located beyond Basilica Stoa used for assemblies and performances in Ephesus
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German-English New Guinea border expedition
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Fort Massac
Massac County, Illinois
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Religion & Belief Systems 100
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Mukhtarov Mosque
Mosque in Vladikavkaz
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Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Historic mosque in Homs, Syria
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Synagogue of Trieste
Synagogue in Trieste, Italy
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Amberiye Mosque
Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
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Rao Rao Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Jeondong Cathedral
Church in Jeonju, South Korea
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Zoharei Chama Synagogue
Synagogue in Jerusalem
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Catedral de Hermosillo
Church in Sonora, Mexico
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Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales
Church in Oregon, United States
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Samara Choral Synagogue
Synagogue in Russia
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Inowrocław Synagogue
Destroyed synagogue in Inowrocław, Poland
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Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Jewish synagogue in Washington, D.C.
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Sanctuary of Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Religious sanctuary in Isola del Gran Sasso in Italy
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Beth Israel Synagogue
Building in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Belgrade Bet Israel Synagogue
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Meleuz Mosque
Mosque in Russia
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Synagogue in Nový Jičín
Synagogue in Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region Czech Republic
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Perpetual Adoration Church, Budapest
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Jamik Parabek Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Great Synagogue in Radomsko
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Holy Trinity Cathedral
Heritage-listed cathedral and close in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
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Tatar Mosque, Armavir, Russia
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Tempio Ossario
Building in Bassano del Grappa, Italy
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Santissimo Crocifisso
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Cathedral of Saint Andrew
Church in Patras, Greece
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San Patrizio
Church buiildng in Rome, Italy
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St. Matthew's Cathedral
St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Khartoum (Sudan)
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Marfo-Mariinsky Convent
Monastery in Moscow
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Orthodox Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Vilnius
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Iversky Convent
Russian Orthodox convent
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Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes de Nancy
Basilica located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France
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Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral
Church in Nevada, United States
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes
Church in Washington, United States
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Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang
Church in Sichuan, China
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Basilica in Katowice Panewniki
Church building in Katowice, Poland
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Montefiore Cemetery
Jewish cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York City
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Església de Sant Lluís Bertran de la Fonteta
Cultural property in Valencia, Spain
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St Mary's Church, Wythall
Church in Wythall, Worcestershire, England, UK
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Saint Nikolas church
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St. Otmar Catholic Church with Rectory
Church buildings and architectural ensemble in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Reformed Chapel of the Inselspital
Chapel of the Inselspital Bern by architect Karl Indermühle
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Tamil Methodist Church
Church building in Melaka City, Malaysia
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Village church Klausdorf
Church building in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, Brandenburg state, Germany
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Village church Bagow
Church building in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, Brandenburg state, Germany
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St. George
Catholic parish church in Freising-Sünzhausen (Upper Bavaria). Brick hall building with strongly indented apse, attached sacristy and chrome flank tower, in neo-Romanesque and -Gothic style according to plans by Johann Baptist Schott, 1906-08
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St. Philip's Church
Church building in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
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Lutheran Christ Church, Lichtentanne
Church building in Saxony, Germany
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St Cyprian's Cathedral, Kimberley
Cathedral in Kimberley, South Africa
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Výklenková kaplička
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Lakewood Cemetery Memorial Chapel
Cemetery chapel in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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chapel St. Hedwig Cemetery III
Church building in Berlin, Germany
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Friedenstraße chapel
Cemetery chapel in Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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cemetery chapel
Cemetery chapel in Meran, Italy
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Friedhofskapelle Laa an der Thaya
Cemetery chapel in Laa an der Thaya, Austria
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Huwei Da Juang Beiji Temple
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Saalkirche
Cultural heritage monument D-5-64-000-2156 (0) in Nürnberg, Bavaria
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Wat Phra Chedi Laem So
Buddhist temple in Surat Thani province, Thailand
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All Saints Catholic Church
church in Houston, Harris County, Texas
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First Presbyterian Church, Bozeman
protestant church in Bozeman, Montana
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
church building in Ohio, United States of America
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Blessed Sacrament Church
church building in Washington, United States of America
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Bethany Memorial Chapel
church building in Idaho, United States of America
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Church of the Redeemer
church building in Longport, United States of America
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Daniels Recital Hall
performing arts venue in Seattle, Washington, USA
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Church of St. Joseph-Catholic
church building in Brownsville, United States of America
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First Congregational Church
church in Atlanta, Georgia
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Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church
church building in South Carolina, United States of America
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Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
church building in Boise, United States of America
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Lebanon Lutheran Church
church building in South Dakota, United States of America
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Saint Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church
church building in Nebraska, United States of America
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St. Boniface Church
church building in Iowa, United States of America
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First Baptist Church
historic church in Stamford, Texas, United States
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Canton Lutheran Church
church building in South Dakota, United States of America
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Bigelow Methodist Episcopal Church, South
church building in Arkansas, United States of America
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First Congregational Church
church in Porterville, California
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Church of the Good Shepherd
church building in Coleraine, United States of America
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Coleraine Methodist Episcopal Church
church building in Coleraine, United States of America
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Ferron Presbyterian Church and Cottage
church building in Utah, United States of America
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Clare Congregational Church
church building in Michigan, United States of America
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First Presbyterian Church
Waurika, Oklahoma, United States
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McCabe Memorial Church
historic church in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Marble Community Church
church building in Colorado, United States of America
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St. Adalbert's Church
church building in Wisconsin, United States of America
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South Louisville Reformed Church
church building in Louisville, United States of America
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Myōren-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Yokohama, Japan
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Schmerzhafte Mutter Torgau
Church building in Torgau (Saxony)
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Lutheran rectory in Katowice-Szopienice
House
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Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit
Church building in Interlaken in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Former Nokubi Church
Church in Ojika, Nagasaki, Japan
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Saint Alexander Nevsky Church, Pskov
Eastern Orthodox church building in Pskov, Russia
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Church of the Transfiguration in Nowy Lubliniec
Church building in Nowy Lubliniec, Poland
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Saint Michael Archangel church in Mielnów
Church building in Mielnów, Poland
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wayside cross near Ledererstraße
Wayside cross in Gauting, Germany
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Wayside cross near Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk
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Marienquelle
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Cross near obora Kralice
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Ancien presbytère de Notre-Dame-de-la-Consolation
Rectory in Montpellier, Quebec, Canada
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Gemeindehaus St. Johannis-Harvestehude
Parish centre in Hamburg
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Assumption rectory in Chorzów
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Rectoria de Cervelló
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Economy & Trade 22
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General Motors
American multinational automotive company
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Olivetti
Italian manufacturer of computers, tablets, smartphones, printers and other such business products as calculators and fax machines
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Brother Industries
Japanese multinational electronics and electrical equipment company
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Montblanc International GmbH
German company
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Bank of Communications
Bank in China
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Bank of Baroda
Indian public sector multinational banking company
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Short Brothers
Aerospace manufacturer in Northern Ireland, UK
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Agusta
1908-2000 aerospace manufacturer in Italy
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Melitta
German company specializing in household coffee accessories
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Punjab & Sind Bank
Indian public sector bank
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Willys
Company
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The Hoover Company
American vacuum cleaner company
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Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Railway company
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Astra-Unceta y Cia SA
Company
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Vredestein Banden B.V.
Company
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Briggs & Stratton
Company
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Lee Cooper
British company
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Baillie Gifford
Investment management firm
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CIT Group
American banking and financial services company
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Teck Resources
Canadian mining company
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LVG
Defunct German aircraft manufacturer
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LEO Pharma
International pharmaceutical company, based in Denmark
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Disasters & Pandemics 5
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Tunguska event
Powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River
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1908 Messina earthquake
December 1908 earthquake in Messina, Italy
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Great Musi Flood of 1908
1908 natural disaster in India
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1908 Port Elizabeth flood
South African flood
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Collinwood school fire
Conflagration
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Young Turk Revolution of 1908
1908 restoration of constitutional rule in the Ottoman Empire
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Tabriz Rebellion
1908 events that took place during the Constitutional Revolution in Tabriz
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Tinnevely Riot of 1908
An Indian freedom struggle
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Springfield race riot of 1908
Conflict in Springfield, Illinois
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Architecture & Engineering 120
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El Molinón-Enrique Castro Quini
Stadium at Gijón, Spain
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Church of St. Elisabeth
Roman Catholic church in Bratislava, Slovakia
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Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk
Church building in Ostend, Belgium
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Santa Maria Liberatrice
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Ponte Giuseppe Mazzini
Bridge in Rome, Italy
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Gustav Adolf Stave Church
Church
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Church of the Redeemer, Bad Homburg
Church building in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse, Germany
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Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
Church building in Alabama, United States of America
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St. Alban's Church
Church in Odense, Denmark
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St. Albert's Church, Riga
Church in Riga, Latvia
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Church of the Cross
Church in Riga, Latvia
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League Park
Baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio
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Church of St. Casimir, Naujoji Vilnia
Church
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Church of the Intercession
Church in Russia
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Leeds Road
Football stadium in Huddersfield, England
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Basilica of St. Stanislaus
Building in Massachusetts, United States of America
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Vardø Chapel
Chapel in Vardø, Norway
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Annedal Church
Church building in Göteborg, Sweden
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Basilica of San Albino
Church in New Mexico, United States
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Ask Church
Church building in Askøy, Norway
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Ramsvik Church
Church in Indre Fosen, Norway
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Nesheim Church
Church building in Vaksdal, Norway
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Sekken Church
Church building in Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Oulujoki Church
Church in Oulu, Finland
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Elijah's Church
Church building in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
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Mariendal Church
Church building in Frederiksberg Municipality, Denmark
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Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Church in New York, United States
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Holøydalen Church
Church in Tolga, Innlandet, Norway
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Saint Hyacinth church in Legnica
Church building in Legnica, Poland
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Stemshaug Church
Church building in Aure Municipality, Norway
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Church of Tvoroyri
Church in the Faroe Islands
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St. Anne's Anglican Church
Church building in Toronto, Canada
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Temple of Saint Anthony of Padua
Catholic church in Aguascalientes
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Laget Church
Church in Tvedestrand, Norway
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Vingrom Church
Church building in Lillehammer, Innlandet, Norway
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St Jude's Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb
Church in London Borough of Barnet, UK
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Stongfjorden Chapel
Church building in Askvoll, Norway
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St Gerard's Church and Monastery
Historic building in Wellington, New Zealand
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Church of St Andrew, Roundhay
Church building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Sts. Constantine and Helen Church, Giannitsa
Church building in Giannitsa, Greece
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Free Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb
Church in London Borough of Barnet, UK
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Manor Church Centre, Egremont
Grade II listed church in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
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Christ Church, Woking
Church building in Woking, Surrey, England, UK
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First Congregational Church of Austin
Church building in Illinois, United States of America
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Worthing Tabernacle
Grade II listed church in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
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Spellow Lane Church, Walton
Church in Liverpool, UK
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Central Methodist Church, Eastbourne
Grade II listed church in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK
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Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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Naval Academy Chapel
House of worship of the United States Naval Academy
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Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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Catholic Church in Mount Lu
Church building in Catholic church in Mount Lu, China
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Old All Saints Church, Great Steeping
Church in Great Steeping, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Church of St Aidan
Anglican parish church in Billinge, St Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
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Rydal Bank Church
Church building in Plummer Additional, Canada
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Solbjerg Church
Church in Denmark
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St. Andrew's United Church in Cairo
Building in Egypt
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Høsterkøb Church
Church building in Rudersdal Municipality, Denmark
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Gaddi Baithak
Neoclassical palace in Kathmandu, Nepal
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All Saints Catholic Church
Church building in Stuart, Iowa
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Colemans Bridge
Bridge in Lisore, New South Wales
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Keystone Community Church
Church building in Keith County, Nebraska
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St. Bridget Church
Church building in Marshall County, United States of America
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St Michael's Church, Grove Park
Church in Chiswick, London
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Church of St Patrick, Toronto
Church in Ontario, Canada
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St Oswald's Church, Bollington
Grade II listed church in Cheshire, England, UK
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Vernal Presbyterian Church
Church building in Mississippi, United States of America
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Kiama Showground
Sports and entertainment complex in Australia
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St. Mary's (German) Church, McKeesport
Church in Pennsylvania, United States
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Chamberlain Field
Former stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Fort Copacabana
Military building in Rio de Janeiro
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Islam Khodja Madrasa
Madrasah in Khiva, Uzbekistan
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Akhund Abuturab Tomb
Azerbaijani nationally significant historical-architectural monument
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Roman Catholic Church in Bobda, Timiş
Heritage site in Timiș County, Romania
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Forte Belvedere-Gschwendt
Fortress in Lavarone, Italy
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Havis Amanda
Bronze sculpture in Helsinki, created 1906 by Ville Vallgren
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Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Art museum in Bilbao, Spain
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Gefion Fountain
Large fountain on the harbour front in Copenhagen
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Seodaemun Prison
Prison museum in Seoul
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National Taiwan Museum
National museum in Taipei
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New Bach monument
Monument in Leipzig
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Rizal Monument
Primary monument to José Rizal, located at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines
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Putti Fountain
Fountain, monument in Museum of the World Ocean, Russia
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial
Artwork by William Couper and Thomas Ball
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Red Church in Vichuga
Eastern Orthodox church building in Vichuga, Russia
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Orthodox church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Przemyśl
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Mürwiker Marine-Wasserturm
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Cadillac Hotel
Historic building in San Francisco, California
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Dōzaki Church
Church in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan
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Crown Fountain (also known as the Fountain of Justice, 1908)
Fountain in the old town of Burgdorf in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Water tower in Giszowiec
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Church of the Transfiguration (Zelenogorsk, Saint Petersburg)
Church in Russia
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Sephardic Temple
Demolished synagogue in Constanța, Romania
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Church of the Protection of the Theotokos (Rzhev)
Church in Russia
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Holy Trinity Church
Church building in Kambarka, Russia
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Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Church (Ferryville)
Church in Tunisia
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Palace of prince Yusuf Kamal
Palace in Nag Hammadi, Egypt
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Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral
church in Massachusetts, United States
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St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church
historic church in Nebraska, United States
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Placerville Schoolhouse
1908 one-room schoolhouse in Colorado
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Linton Public Library Building
The original Carnegie building of the Linton Public Library in Linton, Indiana, which now houses the Carnegie Heritage & Art Center of Greene County
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Washington Avenue Soldier's Monument and Triangle
monument in Suffern, New York, United States
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Belton Standpipe
listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Anderson County, South Carolina
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Central Baptist Church
church building in Oklahoma, United States of America
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Walnut Street Baptist Church
church building in Iowa, United States of America
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Underwood United Methodist Church
church building in South Dakota, United States of America
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Silverbook Methodist Church
church building in Virginia, United States of America
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Confederate Monument (Troy)
Confederate monument in Troy, Alabama, U.S.A.
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First United Methodist Church
historic church in Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Florence Methodist Church
church building in South Dakota, United States of America
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St. Maximilian
Parish church
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Werk Tonale
Architectural structure in Vermiglio, Italy
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Uros Predic's Studio
Monument in Stari Grad, Serbia
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Monumento ao Almirante Barroso
Monument in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel
Historic chapel in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Skogskyrkogården Chapel
Christian place of prayer and worship
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Museum of the History of Tatar Literature with the memorial apartment of Sharif Kamal
House museum in Kazan, Russia
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Convent of Mercy
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Erlöserkirche
Church building in Stuttgart, Germany
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St. Barbara (Ramersbach)
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St. Theresia (Rhens)
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Sports & Entertainment 41
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Colón Theater
Opera house in Buenos Aires
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Det Ny Theater
Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Teatro Avenida
Theatre in Buenos Aires
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Theater Lübeck
Theatre and opera house in Lübeck, Germany
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Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Building in Denver, United States of America
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Maxine Elliott Theatre
Former theatre in Manhattan, New York
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Red House Theater
Historic theater in Ximending, Taiwan
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Hebbel Theater
Theater in Berlin, Germany
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La Chauve-Souris
Cabaret theater
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Levi Carter Park
Park in the United States of America
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Théâtre Récamier
Building in arrondissement of Paris, France
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Abbeville Opera House
Theater in Abbeville, South Carolina
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football at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Games
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athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the Olympics
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fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the Olympics
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swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the Olympics
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rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Rowing regatta
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water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the Olympics
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tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Tennis at the Olympics
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figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Games
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wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Jeu de paume at the Olympics
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water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Water motorsports at the Olympics
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boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Boxing competitions
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cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the Olympics
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diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Diving at the Olympics
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rackets at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Rackets at the Olympics
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archery at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Archery at the Olympics
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gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Competition at the olympic summer games in 1908
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field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Field hockey competition
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shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Sports shooting at the Olympics
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tug of war at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Game during 1908
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rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Rugby at the Olympics
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polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Polo at the Olympics
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lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Lacrosse at the Olympics
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sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the Olympics
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1908 European Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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1908 World Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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1908 Copa del Rey Final
Football match
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1908 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
Series of rugby union matches
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Jersey Eisteddfod
Cultural festival and competition in Jersey
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Empires & Countries 4
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Congo Free State dissolved
Congo Free State ceased to exist, having been centered at Boma.
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Kingdom of Bulgaria founded
Kingdom of Bulgaria was founded, with its capital at Sofia.
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Principality of Bulgaria dissolved
Principality of Bulgaria ceased to exist, having been centered at Sofia.
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Bali Kingdom dissolved
Bali Kingdom ceased to exist.
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Dated to the wider period
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Ellis Congregational Church
Church building in Kansas, United States of America
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Central Presbyterian Church
Church in Ontario, Canada
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