What happened in 1909?
1909 Lambesc earthquake, Hauran Druze Rebellion and Battle of Rasht — among 439 events recorded in 1909. A further 3 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Second Melillan campaign
Military conflict at the city of Melilla in 1909
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Recapture of Isfahan
1909 battle
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Battle of Rasht
1909 battle
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Adana massacre
Massacre of Armenian Christians by Ottoman Muslims
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Great Punitive Expedition in South Korea
Japanese military operation in southern Korea in 1909 against pro-independence Korean militias
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Politics & Government 4
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Goudi coup
Coup d'état
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Racconigi Agreement
Treaty
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Velarde-Río Branco Treaty
1909 treaty between Brazil and Peru
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El Barranquillazo
Attempted coup in Colombia of 1909
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People 119
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Hermann Minkowski died
German mathematician and physicist (1864–1909)
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Joshua Slocum died
American navigator and maritime writer (1844-1909)
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Patriarch Neophytus VIII of Constantinople died
Died in Burgaz Adası. Patriarch of Constantinople (1832–1909).
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Charles Costa de Beauregard died
French historian and politician
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João Barbosa Rodrigues died
Brazilian scientist (1842-1909)
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Mary Jane Richardson Jones died
American abolitionist, suffragist, and activist (1819–1909)
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José Agustín Arango died
Panamanian politician (1841-1909)
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Simon Newcomb died
American astronomer (1835–1909)
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Emil Erlenmeyer died
German chemist (1825–1909)
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Euclides da Cunha died
Brazilian writer (1866–1909)
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Enrico Hillyer Giglioli died
Italian scientist (1845-1909)
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Georg von Neumayer died
German polar explorer and scientist (1826-1909)
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George Edward Post died
American surgeon and naturalist (1838-1909)
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Francis Dhanis died
Belgian military leader (1862–1909)
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Henry Russell died
French mountaineer and explorer (1834–1909)
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Hermann Burchardt died
German explorer, photographer and merchant
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Peter MacOwan died
British botanist (1830-1909)
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Johan Hampus Furuhjelm died
Died in Honkola Manor. Finno-Russian nobleman, admiral, and governor (1821–1909).
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Albert-Auguste Fauvel died
French explorer and naturalist (1851–1909)
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Elsie Low died
Scholar, teacher, temperance campaigner
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Ludwig Mond died
British chemist and businessman (1839–1909)
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Walther Ritz died
Swiss physicist (1878-1909)
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Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen died
Danish chemist and scientist (1826-1909)
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Whitcomb L. Judson died
Inventor
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Emil Christian Hansen died
Danish biochemist and mycologist (1842–1909)
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Peter Lesgaft died
Russian physician (1837-1909)
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Auguste Choisy died
French architectural historian (1841-1909)
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Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann died
German physiologist (1843–1909)
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Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf died
German mycologist (1846-1909)
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Paul Gerber died
German physicist (1854–1909)
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Joseph Wharton died
American industrialist (1826–1909)
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Giovanni Vailati died
Italian philosopher (1863–1909)
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Giacinto Morera died
Italian mathematician (1856-1909)
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Spiridon Brusina died
Austro-Hungarian malacologist
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Ferdinand Ferber died
French Army captain and aviator (1862-1909)
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Heinrich Limpricht died
German chemist (1827-1909)
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Jack McQuesten died
Known as the 'father of the Yukon' - a grubstaker for prospectors
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Edward Delmar Morgan died
British explorer and writer (1840-1909)
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Theodore K. Lorenz died
German-Russian ornithologist and taxidermist
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Richard Parkinson died
Danish scientist and explorer (1844-1909)
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Edward Bate Scott died
South Australian explorer, prison official (1822-1909)
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John Mullan died
American soldier, explorer and road builder
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Alex McDonald died
Canadian gold prospector (1859–1909)
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Gilbert Thompson died
Soldier and explorer of the American west
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Helena Modjeska died
Polish-American actress (1840–1909)
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Benoît-Constant Coquelin died
French actor (1841-1909)
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Kwame Nkrumah born
Born in Nkroful. Ghanaian politician (1909–1972).
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Rita Levi-Montalcini born
Born in Turin. Italian neurologist (1909–2012).
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Eugène Ionesco born
Born in Slatina. Romanian-French playwright (1909–1994).
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Simone Weil born
Born in Paris. French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943).
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U Thant born
Born in Pantanaw. UN Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
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Elia Kazan born
Born in Constantinople. American director and actor (1909–2003).
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Isaiah Berlin born
Born in Riga. Russo-British-Latvian Jewish social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas (1909–1997).
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Stepan Bandera born
Born in Staryi Uhryniv. Ukrainian nationalist leader (1909–1959).
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Errol Flynn born
Born in Queen Alexandra Hospital. Australian actor (1909–1959).
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Peter Drucker born
Born in Vienna. American business consultant (1909–2005).
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Andrei Gromyko born
Born in Staryja Hramykі. Soviet diplomat.
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Osamu Dazai born
Born in Kanagi. Japanese author.
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Stanisław Ulam born
Born in Lviv. Polish-American mathematician.
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James Mason born
Born in Huddersfield. British actor (1909–1984).
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Stanisław Jerzy Lec born
Born in Lviv. Polish writer (1909–1966).
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Mohammed V of Morocco born
Born in Fez. King of Morocco (1909-1961).
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Nicholas Winton born
Born in Hampstead. British stockbroker who saved 669 Jewish children during 1938–39 (1909–2015).
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Mohammed Daoud Khan born
Born in Kabul. Politician, first President of Afghanistan (1973-1978).
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Barry Goldwater born
Born in Phoenix. American politician and military officer (1909–1998).
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James Agee born
Born in Knoxville. American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic (1909-1955).
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Yannis Ritsos born
Born in Monemvasia. Greek poet.
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Li Xiannian born
Born in Hong'an County. 3rd President of the People's Republic of China (1909-1992).
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Malcolm Lowry born
Born in Birkenhead. British writer (1909–1957).
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Robert Ryan born
Born in Chicago. American actor (1909-1973).
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Norberto Bobbio born
Born in Turin. Italian legal scholar (1909–2004).
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C. Northcote Parkinson born
Born in Barnard Castle. British naval historian (1909–1993).
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Golo Mann born
Born in Munich. German-Swiss historian (1909-1994).
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Indro Montanelli born
Born in Fucecchio. Italian journalist, essayist and writer (1909-2001).
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. born
Born in New York City. American actor and United States naval officer (1909–2000).
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Stephen Spender born
Born in Kensington. English poet and man of letters (1909–1995).
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Miklós Radnóti born
Born in Budapest. Hungarian Jewish Christian poet (1909–1944).
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Stephen Cole Kleene born
Born in Hartford. American mathematician and theoretical computer scientist (1909–1994).
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Robert Brasillach born
Born in Perpignan. French author and journalist (1909–1945).
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Obafemi Awolowo born
Born in Ikenne. Nigerian politician (1909-1987).
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Ciro Alegría born
Born in Sartimbamba District. Peruvian writer, journalist and politician (1909-1967).
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Juan Bosch born
Born in La Vega Province. First democratically elected President of the Dominican Republic (1909-2001).
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Leyla Mammadbeyova born
Born in Baku. Azerbaijani and Soviet aviator (1909-1989).
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Christophe Soglo born
Born in Abomey. Beninese politician (1909-1983).
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Johnny Mercer born
Born in Savannah. American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive (1909–1976).
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Laxmi Prasad Devkota born
Born in Kathmandu. Nepali poet (1909-1959).
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Milena Pavlović-Barili born
Born in Požarevac. Serbian artist and poet (1909-1945).
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Wallace Stegner born
Born in Lake Mills. American historian, writer, and environmentalist (1909-1993).
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Henryk Jabłoński born
Born in Stary Waliszew. Polish historian and politician (1909-2003).
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W. Montgomery Watt born
Born in Ceres. Scottish historian and Orientalist (1909–2006).
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Ryszard Siwiec born
Born in Dębica. Polish patriot (1909–1968).
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Adib Shishakli born
Born in Hama. Syrian military leader and politician (1909–1964).
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Alexander Pechersky born
Born in Kremenchuk. Soviet Army captain who led 1943 revolt in Sobibor (1909-1990).
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Martin Lings born
Born in Burnage. English writer and scholar (1909-2005).
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Gerhard Gentzen born
Born in Greifswald. German mathematician (1909-1945).
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Nikola Vaptsarov born
Born in Bansko. Bulgarian communist writer (1909-1942).
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Uku Masing born
Born in Lipa. Estonian philosopher and theologian (1909-1985).
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Carlos Delgado Chalbaud born
Born in Caracas. President of Venezuela (1909-1950).
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Otto Kumm born
Born in Hamburg. German Waffen-SS general.
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André Clot born
Born in Grenoble. French historian and essayist.
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Tatiana Proskouriakoff born
Born in Tomsk. American Mayanist scholar (1909-1985).
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Endel Puusepp born
Born in Yeniseysk Governorate. Estonian pilot (1909–1996).
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Alex Raymond born
Born in New Rochelle. American comic strip artist and creator of Flash Gordon (1909–1956).
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Spiridon Markezinis born
Born in Athens. Greek politician (1909-2000).
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Max Black born
Born in Baku. British-American philosopher.
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Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn born
Born in Haselsdorf-Tobelbad. Austrian noble and political theorist (1909-1999).
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Régine Pernoud born
Born in Château-Chinon (Ville). French archivist and historian (1909–1998).
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Elżbieta Zawacka born
Born in Toruń. University professor, Scouting instructor, freedom fighter during World War II.
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David Frankfurter born
Born in Daruvar. Croatian Jew (1909-1982).
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Pavle Đurišić born
Born in Podgorica. Montenegrin Serb professional officer of the Royal Yugoslav Army (1909-1945).
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Eugenio Garin born
Born in Rieti. Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy (1909-2004).
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Harro Schulze-Boysen born
Born in Kiel. German officer, commentator, and German Resistance fighter (1909–1942).
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C. Douglas Dillon born
Born in Geneva. United States Navy officer, art collector, Metropolitan museum chairman (1909-2003).
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Ferenc Fejtő born
Born in Nagykanizsa. Historian, literary historian, critic, journalist (1909–2008).
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Alain Poher born
Born in Ablon-sur-Seine. French politician (1909-1996).
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Bezmiara Kadin died
Died in Istanbul. Second legal wife of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmejid I.
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Dürriaden Kadın died
Died in Istanbul. Consort of Mehmed V.
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Mezidemestan Kadın died
Died in Istanbul. Sixth consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
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Ernst Gombrich born
Born in Vienna. Austrian art historian (1909–2001).
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Science & Technology 48
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Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Public university for scientific research and higher education in Bengaluru
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Science Museum
Science museum in London, United Kingdom
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Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
Federal university in the state of Paraná, Brazil
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University of Algiers 1
Public university in Algeria
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Arkansas State University
Public university in Arkansas, United States
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Archenhold Observatory
Observatory in Berlin
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Lanzhou University
University in Lanzhou, Gansu province, China
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Institute of Cancer Research
Research institute in London, England
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Tennōji Park
Park in Osaka, Japan
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North Carolina Central University
University in Durham, North Carolina
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Houston Museum of Natural Science
Science museum in Texas, USA
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Saratov State Medical University
Public Medical University in Saratov
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University
University in Oklahoma, USA
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Arkansas Tech University
Public university in Russellville, Arkansas
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Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Public institution of Higher Education in the Amazon Region
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University Clinical Center of Vojvodina
Medical center in Novi Sad, Serbia
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Rosarium Uetersen
Rose garden in Uetersen, Germany
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East Central University
Public university in Ada, Oklahoma
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China University of Mining and Technology
Public university in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Federal University of Lavras
University in Brazil
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Rogers State University
Public university in Claremore, Oklahoma, United States
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Southern Arkansas University
University in Magnolia, Arkansas
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Fontilles
Hospital in Spain
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Valdoltra Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
Hospital
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Samuel Merritt University
University in Oakland, California
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Tama Zenshōen Sanatorium
Sanatorium in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
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Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital
Healthcare organization in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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Baldha Garden
Botanical garden located in the Wari area of Dhaka
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Old Scripps Building
Building in San Diego, California, United States
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University of Maine at Machias
Public college in Machias, ME
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Henan Polytechnic University
Mining university in Henan, China
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Oklahoma Panhandle State University
University in Goodwell, Oklahoma, United States
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Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University
Private university in Tokyo
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Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Former children's hospital in Perth, Western Australia
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Hospital Español (Uruguay)
Public hospital in Montevideo
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University of Bristol
Research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom
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University of Queensland
University in Australia
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Loughborough University
Public university in Loughborough, UK
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Saratov State University
University in Saratov, Russia
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Hanken School of Economics
Business school in Helsinki and Vaasa, Finland
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University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
Public university in Wisconsin
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South China Agricultural University
University in Guangzhou, China
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Messiah University
Christian university in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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University of the Philippines Los Baños
Public research university located in Laguna, Philippines
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Osaka Ohtani College
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Japan Lutheran College
Private university in Tokyo, Japan
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Dalian Maritime University
University in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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Lesley University
University in Massachusetts
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Exploration & Discovery 10
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Titanic
British transatlantic passenger liner, launched and foundered in 1912
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Meighen Island
Island in Nunavut, Canada
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Turner Falls
Waterfall in Oklahoma, United States
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La Ferrassie 1
Male Neanderthal skeleton
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Tomb of Hetpet
Ancient Egyptian bank tomb, excavated in Giza in 1909 by Karl Maria Kaufmann
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Ksour Essef cuirass
Ancient tunisian cuirass at the Bardo National Museum
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Centro Geodésico da América do Sul
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Purton Hulks
Number of abandoned boats and ships, deliberately beached on the banks of the River Severn, to reinforce the river banks
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German Tendaguru Expedition (1909-1913)
German colonial paleontological expedition (1909-1913)
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SMS Cormoran
Russian-German armed merchantman
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Religion & Belief Systems 71
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Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque
Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Central Synagogue of Sofia
Sephardic Jewish congregation and synagogue in Sofia
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Grand Synagogue of Edirne
Synagogue in Edirne, Turkey
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Novi Sad Synagogue
Architectural structure
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Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
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Great Mosque of Medan
Mosque in Indonesia
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Cathedral of St. Nicholas
Cathedral in Bielsko-Biała
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Cathedral Saint Basil the Great
Romanian-catholic Cathedral in Bucharest
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Baku mosque
Mosque in Russia
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Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception
Building in Benin
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Synagogue in Český Krumlov
Synagogue in Český Krumlov District, Czech Republic
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Shamkir Lutheran church
Neogothic in U. Hajibeyov Street
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Transfiguration Church, Novozybkov
Cathedral, Old Believer church in Novozybkov, Russia
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Mosque in Nemėžis
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synagogue d'Elbeuf
Synagogue located in Seine-Maritime, in France
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Synagogue in Litomyšl
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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Sokal
Historic cathedral in Sokal (Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
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Aizwal Mosque
Mosque in Mizoram, India
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Yeşilköy Mecidiye Mosque
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Sisters of St. Anne (Luzern)
Roman Catholic religious society of apostolic life for women
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The synagogue of the immigrants of Haidan
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Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Kwiejce
Church building in Kwiejce, Poland
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Mariä Empfängnis
Filial church in Eurasburg, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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San Giuseppe al Trionfale
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Sokolniki
Eastern Orthodox church building in Sokolniki District, Russia
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Mount Hebron Cemetery
Cemetery in Flushing, Queens, New York City
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Saint Alexius of Moscow church in Samarkand
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Our Lady of Hungary Church, Rákospalota
Church building in Budapest, Hungary
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Chaozhou Zhaolin Temple
Temple in Chaozhou, Pingtung County, Taiwan
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Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness
Denver, Colorado
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All Saints' Church
Former church in Petersham, London
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Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery
Church building in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Village church Niendorf (Ihlow)
Church building in Ihlow municipality, Teltow-Fläming district, Brandenburg state, Germany
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Chapel of Sampsonievsky Cathedral
Orthodox chapel in Vyborgsky District, Russia
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Individual monuments of woodland cemetery Miltitz
Cultural heritage monument in Saxony, cemetery in Leipzig-Miltitz, Germany
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Cemetery chapel, Hadersdorf-Weidlingau
Cemetery chapel in Vienna
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Toscanini chapel in the Monumental Cemetery
Cemetery chapel in the Monumental cemetery of Milan, Italy
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Croix de Marius
Memorial cross in Villard-Reculas, Isère
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Kent Union Chapel and Cemetery
historic building and cemetery in Iowa, USA
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Brick Presbyterian Church
church building in Perry, New York, United States of America
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Bethel AME Church
church in Davenport, Iowa, USA
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Church of the Holy Family
church building in Eveleth, United States of America
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Elks Lodge
church building in Ohio, United States of America
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East Side Presbyterian Church
church building in New York, United States of America
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
former church building in Portland, Oregon, USA
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Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic
church building in Gilman, United States of America
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Highland Park Methodist Episcopal Church
church building in Tennessee, United States of America
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Oklahoma Presbyterian College
church building in Oklahoma, United States of America
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St. David's Episcopal Church
church building in Rayville, United States of America
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Shadow Mountain Community Church
church in the United States
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First Congregational Church
church in Marshall, Illinois
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Coal Ridge Baptist Church and Cemetery
church building in Iowa, United States of America
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First Methodist Episcopal Church, South
listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Franklin County, Arkansas
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Fullerton First Methodist Episcopal Church
church building in California, United States of America
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First Presbyterian Church
building in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas
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Pacific Union College Church
church in California, United States
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José Ignacio Quintón Center for Creole Music
museum and historic church building in Caguas, Puerto Rico
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Sherrill Methodist Episcopal Church, South
church building in Arkansas, United States of America
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St. Barbara in Chicago
church in Chicago, United States
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Titus Brandsma Memorial
Church building in Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Bell chapel in Střížkov
Chapel in Czech Republic
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St. Leonhard
Mountain chapel in the municipality of Schliersee, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Erlöserkirche
Parish church
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St. Johannes der Täufer
Church building in Schweitenkirchen, Germany
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Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Szreniawa
Church building in Szreniawa, Miechów County, Poland
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parish church St. Anna
Church building in Schindellegi in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
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St. Landry Catholic Church
Church building in Louisiana, United States of America
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Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Darowice
Ex Greek Catholic, now Roman Catholic church
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Church of Our Lady Mediatrix of Graces in Szlachtowa
Church building in Szlachtowa, Poland
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Regina Mundi church in Grodysławice
Church in Grodysławice, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
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Luther Church, Brunndoebra
Church building in Klingenthal, Saxony, Germany
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Economy & Trade 26
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Audi AG
German automotive manufacturing subsidiary of Volkswagen Group
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Suzuki Motor Corporation
Japanese multinational automotive corporation
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BP
British multinational oil and gas company
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Selfridges
Chain of department stores
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Anglo-Persian Oil Company
English energy company founded in 1908
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Vattenfall
Swedish power company
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Hudson Motor Car Company
Defunct auto manufacturer
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Moody's Investors Service
The bond credit rating business of Moody's Corporation
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Max Factor
Line of cosmetics
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Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
1909 exposition in Seattle, Washington
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Sampo Group
Non-banking financial company
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Ludwig-Musser
United States musical instrument manufacturer, focused on percussion
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Tungsram
Hungarian company
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Grifols
Spanish pharmaceutical company
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ORWO
German film and magnetic tape company
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Hupmobile
Company
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Rockwool
Danish company
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Balfour Beatty
Company
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Conn-Selmer
American manufacturer of musical instruments
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Romgaz
Romanian gas company
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Doble steam car
US make of steam-powered cars
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Rohm and Haas
Company
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Beistegui Hermanos
Bicycle producer
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Wright
1909-1916 aircraft manufacturer in the United States
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Besix
Belgian enterprise
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K-R-I-T Motor Car Company
Former American car manufacturer
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Disasters & Pandemics 8
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1909 Lambesc earthquake
6.0 earthquake which occurred on June 11, 1909 in Provence, France
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1909 Borujerd earthquake
Earthquake struck Isfahan Province, Iran on January 23, 1909
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1909 Anegawa earthquake
Earthquake struck Shiga Prefecture, Japan on August 14, 1909
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1909 Benavente earthquake
Earthquake struck Benavente, Portugal on 23 April 1909
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1909 Wabash River earthquake
Earthquake occurred on September 27, 1909, in the Wabash River Valley, USA
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1909 Kerinci earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
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1909 Cherry Mine disaster
Fire in Cherry, Illinois, US
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assassination of Itō Hirobumi
1909 assassination of Japanese prime minister Ito Hirobumi by Korean nationalist An Jung-geun
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Social Movements & Revolutions 5
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Tragic Week
Social revolt
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Hauran Druze Rebellion
Unsuccessful violent Druze uprising against the Ottomans in Syria in 1909
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Crazy Snake Rebellion
1909 Creek Indian civil insurrection
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New York shirtwaist strike of 1909
Labor strike
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1909 Omaha anti-Greek riot
Riot in South Omaha, Nebraska, US
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Architecture & Engineering 108
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Firhill Stadium
Football stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
Stadium
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Studenternas IP
Sports ground in Uppsala, Sweden
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San Martín Palace
Palace in Buenos Aires
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Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile
Church in Belém, Pára
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Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Bitola
Church in Bitola, North Macedonia
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Santa Maria Immacolata e Giovanni Berchmans
Roman Catholic church in Rome
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St. Joseph's Church, Podgórze
Church building in Kraków, Poland
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rostov-on-Don
Greek Orthodox church in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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Sourp Stepanos
Church building in Cyprus
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Ålesund Church
Church building in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Santos
Church
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Church of San Juan Bautista
Church in Arucas, Spain
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Fore Church
Church in Meløy, Norway
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St. Johannes Church
Church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
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Åmli Church
Church in Åmli, Norway
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Vestbygda Chapel
Church building in Farsund Municipality, Southern Norway
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Cappella della Beata Vergine di Lourdes
Church building in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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Kvenvær Church
Church in Hitra, Norway
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Twerton Park
English football stadium
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Hjorthagen Church
Church of Sweden church building at Hjorthagen in Stockholm, Sweden
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Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Stadium in Iran
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St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate
Church in South Canterbury, New Zealand
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Saint-Édouard Church
Church building in Quebec, Canada
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of São Paulo
Church building in São Paulo, Brazil
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Church of Saint Mary's
Church building in New Trier, United States of America
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Dubara Palace
Palace in Cairo
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St Stephen's Church, Prenton
Grade II listed church in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
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Church of Reconciliation
Church building in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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Villino Andreini
Palace in Grosseto
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Lochbroom Free Church
Church in Highland, Scotland, UK
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The Sanctuary
Former church, now condominium apartments, in Seattle, Washington
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Knox Presbyterian Church
Church in Ontario, Canada
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All Saints Church
Church in Four Oaks (Birmingham), England
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St Columba's Presbyterian Church
Heritage listed building in Peppermint Grove, Western Australia
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Panelia Church
Church building in Eura, Finland
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St. Mary's Church
Historic church in Illinois, United States
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St. Anthony's Church
Church building in New York, United States of America
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St Andrew's Church, West Kirby
Grade II listed church in West Kirby, Wirral, United Kingdom
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St Benedict's Church
Church in Bordesley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden
Church in Hawarden, north Wales
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St. Michael's Catholic Church Complex
Church building in Nebraska, United States of America
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St John the Baptist's Church, Bretherton
Grade II listed church in Bretherton, Lancashire, England, UK
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St Saviour's Church, Wildboarclough
Grade II listed church in Wildboarclough, Cheshire East, England, UK
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St Wilfrid and St Ann's Church, Newton Heath
Church in Manchester, UK
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St Matthew's Church, Haslington
Grade II listed church in Haslington, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Paul's Church, Helsby
Grade II listed church in Cheshire, England, UK
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Stornoway High Church
Church in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
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First Presbyterian Church of Roseburg
Church building in Oregon, United States of America
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MacKay United Church
Church in Ottawa
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Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Blaise
Church building in Brooklyn, United States of America
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St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk
Grade II listed church in Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Church of St Mary in the Baum
Church in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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St Alban's Church, Warrington
Grade II listed church in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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First Parish in Malden
Church in Massachusetts, U.S.
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Parish Church of All Saints
Church building in East Cowton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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St Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate
Church in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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New Beaver Field
Former stadium in Pennsylvania, USA
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St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Hove
Church in United Kingdom
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Clinton AME Zion Church
Church building in South Carolina, United States of America
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First Baptist Church of Council Grove
Church building in Kansas, United States of America
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Westby Coon-Prairie Lutheran Church
Church building in Westby, United States of America
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Pine Ridge Church
Church building in Mississippi, United States of America
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St. Brigitte Roman Catholic Church
Church building in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Navajo National Monument
National monument in northern Arizona, USA
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Isteza madrasa
Madrasah in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
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Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
National Monument of the United States in New Mexico
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Zhusheng Temple
Building in Binchuan County, China
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Monument of Liberty
Monument in Ruse, Bulgaria
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Alhóndiga Bilbao
Cultural property in Bilbao, Spain
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Dreyse-Denkmal Sömmerda
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Trollhättan Water Tower
Building in Trollhättan, Sweden
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Parkfriedhof Marzahn
Cemetery in Berlin, Germany
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Universal Post Monument
Monumental decorative fountain "Autour du monde " in the city of Bern, Switzerland
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Lloyd Tilghman Memorial
Sculpture
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Statue of Wilfrid Lawson
Statue in Westminster, London, England, UK
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Elias Russian church, Haifa
Church building in Haifa, Israel
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Wasserturm Westend
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2 Czempińska Street in Kościan
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Tala Tank
Water tank in India
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Selve-Mausoleum
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Holy Cross Cemetery
Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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National Field of Honour
Building in Quebec, Canada
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St. Maria of Lourde Roman Catholic Church
Church building in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Church of Saint Joseph
Church in Cairo, Egypt
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Church of the Heart of Jesus Christ Crimea
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Kokorev Palace
Lost palace in Mukhalatka, Crimea
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Antoine Neyrot the Blessed Church (Hammamet)
Church in Tunisia
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Hot Springs
historic site in Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas
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SS Benjamin Noble
lake freighter
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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
building in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service
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First Baptist Church
historic church in Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Hoo Hoo Monument
monument in Gurdon, United States of America
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Gerlach Water Tower
place in Nevada listed on National Register of Historic Places
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St. Cecilia Catholic Church
church in California, USA
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St. Anne Catholic Church
church building in Louisiana, United States of America
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Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
church building in Arkansas, United States of America
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St. Philip Neri Catholic Church
Roman Catholic church in Indianapolis
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Holt Street Baptist Church
church building in Montgomery, United States of America
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St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral
church in California, United States
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Canastota Methodist Church
church building in New York, United States of America
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Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church
church building in Kentucky, United States of America
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St. John Catholic Church
historic church in Maine, United States
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Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
Artwork by J. Massey Rhind
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President castle chapel in Wisła
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St.-Georgskirche
Parish church in Berlin
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Evangelical chapel in Kořenov
Church building in Kořenov, Czech Republic
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Dostoyevsky House in Staraya Russa
Museum in Russia
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Sports & Entertainment 26
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Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne
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Teatro Municipal
Theater in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Gibraltar Second Division
Association football league in Gibraltar
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Forest Opera
Open-air theatre in Sopot, Poland
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Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
Historic theatre and concert hall in Singapore
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Chemnitz Opera
Opera house in Chemnitz, Germany
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National Theatre of Bitola
Theatre in Bitola, Macedonia
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Luna Park
Defunct theme park in Paris, France
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Boston Opera House
Former opera house (1909-1958) on Huntington Ave. in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Teatro Yagüez
Theater in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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Teatro Nacional Francisco Gavidia
Theatre in San Miguel, El Salvador
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Comedy Theatre
Demolished Broadway theatre in New York City, USA
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Gaiety Theatre
Former Broadway theater (1909-1982) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Century Theatre
Former theatre in New York City, United States
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Old National Centre
Music venue and former movie theater in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Nezlobin Theatre
Theatre in Moscow, Russia
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Bijou Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Nippon Kan Theatre
Former Japanese theater in Seattle, originally a hotel, now offices
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Drama Theater, Novocherkassk
Theatre building, tourist attraction, architectural landmark in Novocherkassk, Russia
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Elfstedentocht
Long-distance speed skating race in the Netherlands
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International Four Days Marches Nijmegen
Yearly four days marching event in the Netherlands, first held in 1909
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1909 World Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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1909 European Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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1909 Copa del Rey Final
Football match
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Australian cricket team in England in 1909
International cricket tour
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1909 Coupe de Chamonix
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Empires & Countries 9
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Ouaddai Empire dissolved
Ouaddai Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Abéché.
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Republic of Zamboanga dissolved
Republic of Zamboanga ceased to exist, having been centered at Zamboanga.
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Anzoátegui founded
Anzoátegui was founded, with its capital at Q391221.
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Miranda founded
Miranda was founded, with its capital at Los Teques.
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Apure founded
Apure was founded, with its capital at San Fernando de Apure.
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Nueva Esparta founded
Nueva Esparta was founded, with its capital at La Asunción.
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Portuguesa founded
Portuguesa was founded, with its capital at Guanare.
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Khrestivka founded
Khrestivka was founded.
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Villa Adelina founded
Villa Adelina was founded.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 3 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1909 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1909.
1900s 3
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First Presbyterian Church, Leavenworth
Church building in Kansas, United States of America
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Cathedral of the Madeleine
Church in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Christ Church Cathedral
Episcopal cathedral in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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