What happened in 1926?
359 recorded events in 1926, including 136 in people, 82 in architecture & engineering and 39 in science & technology. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Battle of Lewes Road
1926 UK general strike confrontation in Brighton
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Politics & Government 7
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Slavery Convention
1926 League of Nations treaty, amended 1953
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May Coup
May 1926 coup d'état in Poland
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Treaty of Berlin (1926)
1926 neutrality and non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union
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1926 Lithuanian coup d'état
Lithuanian military coup d'état (1926) that eventually led to the replacement of the then democratically elected government
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Zhongshan Warship Incident
1926 purge undertaken by Chiang Kai-shek
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28 May 1926 coup d'état
Coup d'état in Portugal
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1926 Dhabyani coup d'état
Coup in the United Arab Emirates
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People 136
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Pierre Decourcelle died
French writer and playwright (1856–1926)
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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes died
Dutch physicist, Nobel prize winner (1853-1926)
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Gertrude Bell died
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926)
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Thomas Moran died
American artist (1837-1926)
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Israel Zangwill died
British Zionist author (1864–1926)
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Harry Houdini died
Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
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Rudolph Valentino died
Italian actor (1895–1926)
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Augustin Gérard died
French soldier (1857-1926)
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John Browning died
Firearms designer of the United States (1855-1926)
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Carlos Luigi Spegazzini died
Argentine mycologist (1858-1926)
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Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans died
Prince of Orléans (1869-1926)
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Charles Montagu Doughty died
British poet (1843-1926)
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Draga Ljocic-Milosevic died
Serbian feminist and physician (1855-1926)
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Harriet Williams Russell Strong died
American social activist, inventor, Conservationist, and leading figure of the early woman's movement (1844–1926)
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Jan Wacław Machajski died
Polish anarchist (1867-1926)
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Luther Burbank died
American botanist and horticulturist (1849–1926)
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John Louis Emil Dreyer died
Danish-Irish astronomer
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William Bateson died
British geneticist and biologist (1861-1926)
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Francis Ysidro Edgeworth died
Irish economist (1845–1926)
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Leonid Krasin died
Russian revolutionary (1870-1926)
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Alphonse Borrelly died
French astronomer
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Sofia Okunevska died
First woman who graduated university and became a doctor in Austria-Hungary, the first Ukrainian female doctor
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Vladimir Steklov died
Russian mathematician (1863–1926)
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Eduard Hackel died
Austrian botanist (1850-1926)
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Bronisław Grąbczewski died
Polish-Russian army explorer
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Charles Lemaire died
Belgian officer and explorer of Central Africa (1863–1926)
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Baron Bliss died
British philanthropist (1869–1926)
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Thomas Vere Hodgson died
British biologist (1864–1926)
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Edith Bernal Blake died
Irish painter, botanical collector and amateur lepidopterist (1846–1926)
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Emilio Bonelli died
Spanish military officer
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Ermanno Stradelli died
Italian explorer and photographer (1852-1926)
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Léon Diguet died
French naturalist (1859-1926)
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Edmond Doutté died
French philologist (1867–1926)
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Louisa Lee Schuyler died
American leader in charitable work
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Alicia Little died
British writer and women's rights activist
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Lizzie Crozier French died
American suffragist (1851-1926)
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Ida Hinman died
American feminist, journalist, suffragette, and temperance activist
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Gertrude Baillie Weaver died
British writer and suffragist (1855–1926)
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Hanna Adolfsen died
Norwegian politician and women's activist
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Paolina Schiff died
German-born Italian teacher, suffragette, activist for women's rights (1841-1926)
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Amelia Stone Quinton died
Native American activist
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Léon Charles Thévenin died
French telegraph engineer (1857–1926)
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Jan Szczepanik died
Polish inventor (1872-1926)
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Lars Magnus Ericsson died
Swedish inventor and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson (1846–1926)
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Franz von Soxhlet died
German agricultural chemist (1848–1926)
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Paul Kammerer died
Austrian scientist (1880-1926)
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Franz S. Exner died
Austrian physicist (1849–1926)
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Carl Akeley died
American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, nature photographer (1864–1926)
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Antonius van den Broek died
Dutch physicist and lawyer (1870-1926)
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Frank Nelson Cole died
American mathematician (1861–1926)
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Dwijendranath Tagore died
Indian poet, song composer, philosopher, mathematician, painter (1840–1926)
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Gustav Otto died
German aerospace engineer (1883–1926)
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Horatio Frederick Phillips died
British aviation engineer (1845-1926)
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Alexander Carlisle died
British naval architect (1854-1926)
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Friedrich Karl Ginzel died
Austrian astronomer (1850–1926)
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Emmet D. Boyle died
American politician (1879-1926)
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Washington Roebling died
American civil engineer (1837–1926)
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Andrei Zayonchkovski died
Russian military historian (1862–1926)
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Ernst Lecher died
Austrian physicist (1856-1926)
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Louis Georges Gouy died
French physicist (1854–1926)
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Charles Piper died
American botanist (1867–1926)
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William A. Tilden died
British chemist (1842–1926)
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Petras Vileišis died
Lithuanian engineer and publisher (1851–1926)
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Karel Klíč died
Czech painter, photographer and printer (1841-1926)
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Luigi Robecchi Bricchetti died
Italian engineer, geographer and explorer (1855-1926)
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Thomas Vilhelm Garde died
Danish naval officer and explorer (1859-1926)
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Robert Felkin died
British missionary and ceremonial magician
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Eugen von Ransonnet died
Austrian painter (1838-1926)
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Oscar Theodor Baron died
Silesian lepidopterist, entomologist, ornithologist, research traveler and engineer
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Georges Danjou died
French physician (1862–1926)
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Barbara La Marr died
American actress and screenwriter (1896-1926)
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Giovanni Cagliero died
Catholic cardinal (1838–1926)
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Fidel Castro born
Born in Birán. Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016).
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Michel Foucault born
Born in Poitiers. French philosopher (1926–1984).
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Dario Fo born
Born in Leggiuno. Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016).
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Harper Lee born
Born in Monroeville. American novelist (1926–2016).
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Jiang Zemin born
Born in Yangzhou. Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1926–2022).
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Allen Ginsberg born
Born in Newark. American poet and writer (1926–1997).
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Jerry Lewis born
Born in Newark. American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017).
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Hugh Hefner born
Born in Chicago. American businessman and magazine publisher (1926–2017).
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Mel Brooks born
Born in Brownsville. American comedian, filmmaker, and actor (born 1926).
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Andrzej Wajda born
Born in Suwałki. Polish film director (1926–2016).
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Leslie Nielsen born
Born in Regina. Canadian-American actor and comedian (1926–2010).
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Beji Caid Essebsi born
Born in Sidi Bou Said. Tunisian politician Tunisian of Italian origin.
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Alan Greenspan born
Born in New York City. American economist and financial advisor (1926–2026).
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Valdas Adamkus born
Born in Kaunas. Lithuanian politician, twice President of Lithuania (born 1926).
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John Fowles born
Born in Leigh-on-Sea. English novelist (1926–2005).
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Thích Nhất Hạnh born
Born in Huế. Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022).
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Necmettin Erbakan born
Born in Sinop. 23rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey (1926–2011).
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Svetlana Alliluyeva born
Born in Moscow. Joseph Stalin's daughter (1926–2011).
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René Goscinny born
Born in 5th arrondissement of Paris. French comic book artist and author (1926-1977).
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Murray Rothbard born
Born in New York City. American economist (1926–1995).
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Richard Matheson born
Born in Allendale. American fiction writer (1926–2013).
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Robert Fogel born
Born in New York City. American economist and historian (1926–2013).
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Ingeborg Bachmann born
Born in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. Austrian poet and author (1926–1973).
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Abdoulaye Wade born
Born in Kébémer. 3rd President of Senegal.
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi born
Born in Saft Turab. Egyptian Islamic theologian based in Doha, Qatar (1926-2022).
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Ivan Illich born
Born in Vienna. Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002).
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Leopoldo Galtieri born
Born in Caseros. Military, dictator and de facto president of Argentina from 1981 until 1982.
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Gus Grissom born
Born in Mitchell. American astronaut (1926–1967).
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Hilary Putnam born
Born in Chicago. American philosopher and mathematician.
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Konstantinos Stephanopoulos born
Born in Patras. Greek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic.
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John Berger born
Born in London Borough of Hackney. British painter, writer and art critic (1926-2017).
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Michel Butor born
Born in Mons-en-Barœul. French writer (1926–2016).
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Mahasweta Devi born
Born in Dhaka. Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016).
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Peter Graves born
Born in Minneapolis. American actor (1926-2010).
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Efraín Ríos Montt born
Born in Huehuetenango. Former de facto President of Guatemala, army general, genocida and former president of Congress (1926-2018).
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Hugo Banzer born
Born in Concepción. President of Bolivia from 1971 to 1978 and 1997 to 2001.
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Joachim Fest born
Born in Karlshorst. German historian (1926–2006).
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Gregorio Conrado Álvarez born
Born in Lavalleja Department. Uruguayian general, dictator (1926-2016).
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Bo Carpelan born
Born in Helsinki. Finnish writer (1926-2011).
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Neal Cassady born
Born in Salt Lake City. American writer (1926–1968).
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Essam Sirius born
Born in Dweir Baabda. Syrian major general.
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Helene Ahrweiler born
Born in Athens. Greek/French Byzantinist (1926-2026).
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Robert Bly born
Born in Lac qui Parle County. American poet, author, and activist (1926–2021).
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Frank O'Hara born
Born in Baltimore. American poet, art critic and writer (1926-1966).
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Arnošt Lustig born
Born in Prague. Czech Jewish author (1926–2011).
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Mieczysław Rakowski born
Born in Kowalewko-Folwark. Former First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party (1926–2008).
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Raul Hilberg born
Born in Vienna. Austrian-born American political scientist and historian (1926–2007).
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Yehuda Bauer born
Born in Prague. Holocaust survivor and Israeli historian (1926–2024).
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Marian Jaworski born
Born in Lviv. Polish Catholic cardinal (1926–2020).
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Robert Jay Lifton born
Born in Brooklyn. American psychiatrist and author (1926–2025).
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Jorge Medina Estévez born
Born in Santiago. Catholic cardinal (1926–2021).
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Salma Jayyusi born
Born in Safed. Palestinian poet, writer, translator and anthologist (1926–2023).
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Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean born
Born in Buenos Aires. President of Argentina (1926-1987).
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Karel Kosik born
Born in Prague. Czech philosopher, literary theorist and university educator (1926–2003).
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Rechavam Ze'evi born
Born in Jerusalem. Israeli politician, Minister of Tourism, and Israel Defense Forces senior officer (1926-2001).
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Jan Morris born
Born in Clevedon. Welsh historian, author and travel writer (1926–2020).
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Desmond Connell born
Born in Dublin. Catholic cardinal (1926-2017).
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Stanley Cavell born
Born in Atlanta. American philosopher (1926-2018).
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Fritz Stern born
Born in Wrocław. American historian (1926–2016).
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Luai al-Atassi born
Born in Homs. 2nd President of the Syrian Arab Republic (1926–2003).
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David Malet Armstrong born
Born in Melbourne. Australian philosopher (1926-2014).
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Yitzhak Arad born
Born in Švenčionys. Israeli historian, retired IDF brigadier general and a former Soviet partisan who has served as director of Yad Vashem from 1972 to 1993.
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Alda da Graça born
Born in São Tomé Island. Poet and politician from Sao Tome and Principe (1926-2010).
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Helmut Rix born
Born in Amberg. German linguist (1926–2004).
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Science & Technology 39
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University of Reading
University in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Gazi University
State university in Ankara, Turkey
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Hospital in France
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IUAV University of Venice
Italian university
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Andhra University
State public university in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Long Island University
University in Brooklyn and Brookville, New York, United States
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Meijo University
Higher education institution in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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NTNU University Museum
University museum, natural history museum in Trondheim, Norway
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Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca
University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology
Jesuit college of higher education in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Zoo Pilsen
Zoo located in Plzeň, Czech Republic
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Merate Astronomical Observatory
Astronomical Observatory of Brera in Merate
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Museo Geominero
Science museum in Madrid, Spain
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Kunitachi College of Music
Private University in Tokyo
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National Ilan University
Public university in Ilan, Taiwan
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Lincoln University
University in Oakland, California
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Ursa Observatory
Building in Finland
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Concordia University Texas
Private university in Austin, Texas, United States
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Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
Legal research institute in Hamburg, Germany
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Non-profit organization in the USA
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Anhui Medical University
University in China
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Mercyhurst University
Catholic liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Hop Research Center Hüll
Research center in Hüll, Germany
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National Institute of Agronomic Studies and Research
Research Institute based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Sir Sunderlal Hospital
Hospital in India
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Ufa Eye Disease Research Institute
Facility in Ufa, Russia
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Sugino Fashion College
Private college in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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Den-en Chofu University
Higher education institution in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Kyūshū Lutheran College
Higher education institution in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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Shijonawate Gakuen University
Shijonawate Gakuen University (Science & Technology).
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RWI Essen
Economic research institute
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Strong Memorial Hospital
Hospital in New York, United States
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Institute of Urgent and Reconstructive Surgery
Hospital
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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Children's hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
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Najmiyeh Hospital
Hospital in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
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Institute of Aviation, Warsaw
Research institute
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Ōtari-Wilton's Bush
Botanic garden in Wellington, New Zealand
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Kurashiki Observatory
Kurashiki Observatory (Science & Technology).
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American gardens, Opatija
American gardens, Opatija (Science & Technology).
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Dancing Girl
4,500 year old bronze sculpture from the Indus Valley Civilisation city of Mohenjo daro
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Grotto of Casteret
Cave in Fanlo, Aragon, Spain
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Pastena Caves
Karst caves in Lazio, Italy
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Katsusaka Site
Archaeological site of the Jomon period in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
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Treasure of Los Almadenes
Treasure of Los Almadenes (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 24
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Grand Mosque of Paris
Mosque in Paris, France
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Great Synagogue
Synagogue in Tel Aviv, Israel
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The Thousandth Anniversary of Islam Mosque
Mosque in Sukunnıy microdistrict, Waxitof City District, Qazan, Tatarstan
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The London Mosque
The first purpose-built mosque in London, England, UK
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Nakhoda Masjid
Mosque in India
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Cathedral of Salto
Cultural heritage monument of Uruguay
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Mosque of El Habibi
Mosque in Tunis, Tunisia
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Shrine of Nostra Signora della Guardia
Sanctuary
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Congregation Emanu-El
Jewish synagogue in California, United States
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Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Grand Island, Nebraska)
Historic church in Nebraska, United States
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Cathedral of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Church building in La Storta, Rome, Italy
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Tempio Ossario dei Caduti d'Italia
Church building in Udine, Italy
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Tripoli Shrine Temple
Architectural structure
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Sri Vetrimalai Murugan Temple
Hindu temple in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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Faith Temple
Synagogue in Bucharest, Romania
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Synagogue of Maputo
Jewish place of worship in Mozambique
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Portsmouth Abbey School
Boarding school in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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Langside Synagogue
Synagogue in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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synagogue on Harstenhoekweg
Former Jewish synagogue in The Hague, the Netherlands
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Temple Adath Israel
Listed on the NRHP in Mississippi
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Temple Israel of Hollywood
Reform Jewish synagogue in Hollywood, California, USA
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Small Sadiger Synagoue in Sanok
Small Sadiger Synagoue in Sanok (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue of Turda
Synagogue of Turda (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagoge (Utrecht)
Synagoge (Utrecht) (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 31
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Mercedes-Benz
German automobile brand owned by Mercedes-Benz AG
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Yle
Finland's national public-broadcasting company
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Stihl
German manufacturer of garden, forestry, agricultural and construction power tools and hand tools
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SLB
Oilfield services company
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Packard Bell
American multinational hardware and electronics corporation
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Agip
Former petroleum Italian company
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Sesquicentennial Exposition
1926 exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rubin Design Bureau
Submarine design bureau in the USSR and Russia
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Toray Industries
Company
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Sabancı Holding
Company
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Jotun
Norwegian chemicals company
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Shin-Etsu Chemical
Company
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Toyota Industries
Japanese machine maker
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Tudor Watches
Brand of Rolex watches
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Tnuva
Israeli cooperative
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Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
Roller coaster and thrill ride designer
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Kearney
Global management consulting firm
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Carrozzeria Touring
Italian bodywork company based in Milano
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Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
Chilean mining and chemical enterprise
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Warner Bros. Cartoons
Former in-house animation division of Warner Bros.
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BCP Group
Moroccan bank
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Pioneer Hi-Bred
American producer of hybrid seeds for agriculture
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Cierva Autogiro Company
UK business
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Essel Group
Indian conglomerate
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Jofa
Swedish maker of sports equipment
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VDO
German automotive electronics and mechatronics company
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Group of large insurance and financial services companies in the United States
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Fage
International dairy company founded in Greece, now headquartered in Luxembourg
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Arai Helmet
Japanese manufacturing company
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Astaldi
Italian multinational construction company
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Bajaj Group
Indian conglomerate
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Disasters & Pandemics 3
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Kars earthquake of 1926
5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Kars in northeastern Turkey on October 22, 1926
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1926 Indonesia earthquake
Earthquakes in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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1926 Horta earthquake
1926 Horta earthquake (Disasters & Pandemics).
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Cristero War
Widespread struggle in many central-western Mexican states from 1926 to 1929
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Architecture & Engineering 82
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Olympic Stadium
Olympic stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Kim Il-sung Stadium
Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Providence Park
Sports stadium in Portland, Oregon, United States
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Meiji Jingu Stadium
Baseball stadium in Tokyo
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John F. Kennedy Stadium
Formerly an open-air stadium in Philadelphia
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Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church building in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Hercilio Luz Bridge
Oldest bridge between the island of Florianópolis and the Brazilian mainland
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Estadio Saroldi
Stadium en Montevideo
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Raghadan Palace
Building in Jordan
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Gajayana Stadium
Stadium in Indonesia
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Tiradentes Palace
Headquarters of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro (1975–2021)
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Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio of Janeiro
Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Stadion Oporowska
Football stadium in Wrocław, Poland
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Glåmos Church
Church in Røros, Norway
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Estádio da Tapadinha
Football stadium
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Our Lady of Victory Basilica
Church building in New York, United States of America
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Campo Pio XI
Building in Rome, Italy
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Stade Marcel-Deflandre
French rugby Stadium
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Minyuan Stadium
Stadium
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Sportforum Chemnitz
Sports venue in Chemnitz, Saxony, for multiple purposes
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Lithuanian Theater, Music and Cinema Museum
Museum in Lithuania
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Astoria Column
Tower in Astoria, Oregon, United States
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Hanestad Church
Church in Rendalen, Innlandet, Norway
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Skare Church
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St George's Church
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Todor Diev Stadium
Football stadium in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Stadionul Mircea Chivu
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Bogen Chapel
Church in Steigen, Norway
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Loddefjord Church
Church building in Bergen, Norway
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Annesley Bridge
Bridge in Ireland
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Ryan Field
Demolished stadium in Evanston, Illinois
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Saint Julius Church
Parish church in Castellanza
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Tempio Ossario dei Caduti d'Italia
Church building in Udine, Italy
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St. Florian Church
Church in Hamtramck, Michigan
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Saint Francis of Assisi Church,
Church located in Paris, in France
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Church of St. James the Greater
Church building in Sokolniki, Września County, Poland
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Fosnes Chapel
Church in Fosnes, Norway
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Bengtsfors Church
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Paróquia Nossa Senhora Achiropita
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Campo de Altabix
Multi-use stadium in Elche, Spain
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Saint Mary Church (Los Angeles, California)
Church in California , United States
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St. Luke's Church
Church building in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark
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Santa Maria Annunciata in Chiesa Rossa
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Independent Presbyterian Church
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First Presbyterian Church
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LaGrave Field
Abandoned baseball park
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Ischelandstadion
Stadium
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St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
Historic church building in Orlando, Florida, U.S.
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William H. Greene Stadium
Howard University stadium in Washington, D.C.
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All-High Stadium
Football stadium in Buffalo, New York
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St Helen's Church, St Helens
Grade II listed church in St Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
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Holy Cross Church
Roman Catholic church in Lewiston, Maine
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Christ Church, Willaston
Church in Willaston, Cheshire West, UK
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Sandham Memorial Chapel
Grade I listed church in Burghclere, Hampshire, England, UK
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St. John's Lutheran Church
Church building in Zanesville, Ohio, United States
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Stade Vuillermet
Sports stadium
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Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist
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St. Paraskeva of Rome Church, Bedinje
Church building in Bedinje, Kumanovo
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St Margaret's Church
Grade II listed church in Burnage, Manchester, United Kingdom
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Preston Village, Brighton
Grade II listed church in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
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Emmanuel Church, Wylde Green
Church in Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK
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Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church (New York City)
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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DU Stadium
Stadium in Colorado, United States
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Honolulu Stadium
Stadium in Honolulu
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Fisher Stadium
College football field of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania
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Wesley AME Zion Church
Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Adamslie Park
Stadium in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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Nagoya Port Drawbridge
Bridge in Japan
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Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries
Church building in North Carolina, United States of America
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Ratcliffe Stadium
Athletic venue
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Campo Manuel Marques
Multi-use stadium in Torres Vedras, Portugal
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St. Mary's War Memorial Church
Church building in Tikitiki, New Zealand
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St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Church building in North Carolina, United States of America
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Church building in North Carolina, United States of America
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Grace Episcopal Church
Church building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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St Peter's Church
Church in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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St John the Baptist's Church, Earlestown
Anglican church in Earlestown, St Helens, Merseyside, UK
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Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad
Historic church in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Haskell Memorial Stadium
Sport stadium in Lawrence, Kansas
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World War Memorial Stadium
Stadium in Greensboro, United States of America
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Miles Stadium
Former football stadium at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1926 to 1964
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Battleship Parkway
Bridge in United States of America
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Sports & Entertainment 24
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1926 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone
International tennis competition
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1927 World Snooker Championship
Snooker tournament
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Orpheum Theatre
Movie theater and music venue in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Lena Horne Theatre
Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York
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5th Avenue Theatre
Theater in Seattle, Washington, United States
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Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo
Polo championship in Argentina
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Kyrgyz Opera and Ballet Theatre
Opera house in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Nederlander Theatre
Theater in Chicago, Illinois
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Indiana Beach
Amusement park
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Bryansk Regional Drama Theatre named after A. K. Tolstoy
Drama theater in Bryansk, Russia
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Teatro Variedades
Building in Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal
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Taras Shevchenko Chernihiv Regional Academic Music and Drama Theatre
Opera house and theatre in Chernihiv, Ukraine
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Kyrgyzs National Drama Theatre Toktobolot Abdumomunov
Theatre in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Ashgabat Russian Drama Theatre named after Pushkin
Russian-language theatre in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, formerly the Silk Factory Palace of Culture
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Paramount Theatre
Former movie palace and theater in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Temple Theatre
Theatre and movie theater in Saginaw, Michigan, United States
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Arcada Theater
Theater and movie theater in St. Charles, Illinois, United States
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Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
Defunct amusement park in West Virginia
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Centre Culturel Valery-Larbaud
Arts centre in Vichy, France, a former casino
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Olympia Theater
Historic theater in Miami, Florida
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Egyptian Theatre
Historic movie and vaudeville theater in Park City, Utah, United States
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Proctor's Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Schenectady, New York, United States
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Riviera Theatre
Theater and movie theater in North Tonawanda, New York, United States
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Shea's Performing Arts Center
Theater in Buffalo, New York, United States
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Empires & Countries 6
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Republic of the Rif dissolved
Republic of the Rif ceased to exist, having been centered at Ajdir.
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Kingdom of Afghanistan founded
Kingdom of Afghanistan was founded, with its capital at Kabul.
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Kingdom of Hejaz dissolved
Kingdom of Hejaz ceased to exist, having been centered at Mecca.
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Emirate of Afghanistan dissolved
Emirate of Afghanistan ceased to exist, having been centered at Kabul.
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First Portuguese Republic dissolved
First Portuguese Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Lisbon.
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Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz founded
Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz was founded, with its capital at Riyadh.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1926 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1926.
1920s 1
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Kiever Synagogue
Orthodox synagogue in Toronto, Canada
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