What happened in 1945?
510 recorded events in 1945, including 200 in people, 121 in wars & conflicts and 54 in science & technology. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 2
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Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, followed by Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender.
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United Nations founded
Fifty nations sign the UN Charter, establishing an international organization to maintain peace.
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Wars & Conflicts 121
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Battle of Berlin
1945 last major offensive of the European theatre of World War Il
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Battle of Iwo Jima
1945 major battle in which US Forces captured the island of Iwo Jima from Japan during World War II
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Battle of Okinawa
1945 major battle of the Pacific War
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Indonesian National Revolution
Armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between Indonesia and the Dutch Empire
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Battle of Manila
Battle in 1945 during World War II fought between Japan and the United States with the Commonwealth of the Philippines
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Battle of Castle Itter
Battle year 1945 in which U.S. infantry and armour, Wehrmacht Heer, French prisoners and Austrian partisans took Castle Itter from the occupying Waffen SS
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Operation Bodenplatte
1945 Nazi air force offensive
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Battle of Königsberg
1945 battle of the East Prussian Offensive in World War II
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Ruhr Pocket
Battle of encirclement that took place in April 1945, on the Western Front near the end of the second World War, in the Ruhr Area of Germany
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Battle of the Seelow Heights
1945 engagement between German and Soviet forces during World War Two
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East Pomeranian Offensive
1945 offensive by the Soviet Red Army
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Battle of Luzon
Major battle in the Philippines Campaign (1944–1945) against Empire of Japan
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Battle of Ramree Island
1945 battle
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Battle of Halbe
1945 battle
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Colmar Pocket
Battle in Alsace, France (1945)
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Battle of Surabaya
1945 battle between British and Indonesian forces during the Indonesian National Revolution
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Siege of Breslau
1945 siege of the German city of Breslau during World War II
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War in southern Vietnam
War in Vietnam south of the 16th parallel in late 1945 and early 1946 that brought back French control over much of the area
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Battle of Nuremberg
1945 battle
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Battle of Mindanao
1945 World War II battle
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Battle of Odžak
1945 final battle of World War II in Europe
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Battle of Shumshu
1945 Russian-Japanese WWII battle
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Battle of Bautzen
1945 battle in the Eastern Front of World War II
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Battle of North Borneo
1945 battle during the Second World War between Allied and Japanese forces
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Final operations in Slovenia
Final World War II operations in Slovenia in May 1945.
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Battle of Tarakan
First stage in the Borneo campaign of 1945 during World War II
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Battle of Remagen
1945 battle during WWII
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Operation Teardrop
1945 battle
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Battle of Sagami Bay
1945 naval battle of the Japanese coast in WWII
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Battle of Frankfurt
Battle in WW2 (1945)
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Battle of Slivice
1945 battle
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Black Friday
Military operation on 9 February 1945
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Battle of Balikpapan
1945 battle of World War II
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Battle of West Hunan
1945 battle
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Battle in Berlin
1945 military operations in the city of Berlin near the end of World War II
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Battle of Labuan
1945 engagement in Borneo
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Operation Cowboy
Battle of World War II, year 1945
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Battle of Corregidor
1945 WWII battle in the Pacific Theater
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Battle of Kolberg
1945 during World War II
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Battle of the Visayas
1945 battle fought during World War II
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Heiligenbeil Pocket
1945 part of the Eastern Front of World War II
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Battle of Bataan
1945 battle during World War II
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Liberation of Arnhem
1945 battle of World War II
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Race for Trieste
1945 WWII battle
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Operation Blockbuster
1945 battle of World War II
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Battle of Bologna
1945 battle
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Attack on Yokosuka
Part of Pacific War, World War II
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Battle of the Oder–Neisse
1945 battle in second World War
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Operation Sarajevo
World War II battle fought in March-April 1945 near Sarajevo
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Battle of Groningen
Second World War battle from April 14-18, 1945
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Battle of the Sittang Bend
Part of Burma Campaign during World War 2
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Battle of Collecchio
Battle between the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, together with Italian guerrillas and the American Infantry division units, against the German 148th division, Panzergrenadier, and the Italian Bersaglieri and Monterosa
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Battle of Poznań
1945
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Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
Conflict
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Battle of Lijevče Field
1945 battle
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Battle of Kuryłówka
1945 battle
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Mostar Operation
1945 battle
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Battle of the Ligurian Sea
1945 battle
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Invasion of Palawan
1945 battle between the US and Japan
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Battle of Hill 170
1945 battle of World War II
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Battle of Mutanchiang
1945 Soviet-Japanese battle in Manchuria
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Battle of the Argenta Gap
1945 battle during World War II
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Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations
1945 battle during the Allied Burma campaign in WWII
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Battle of Schoenfeld
1945 battle of World War II
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Battle of Hamburg
1945 battle during World War II
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Battle of Baguio
1945 battle in the Philippines during World War II
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Battle of Würzburg
1945 battle
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Battle of Ambarawa
Battle between Indonesian and Allied forces during the Indonesian National Revolution
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Seishin Operation
1945 amphibious assault in northern Korea
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Battle for Czech Radio
1945 battle
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Battle of Elephant Point
Part of the Burma Campaign during World War 2
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Battle of Semarang
Battle in Semarang which lasted for 5 days in 1942
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Battles of Bircza
1945–1946 armed clashes
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Battle for the Kapelsche Veer
1945 conflict
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Battle of Montese
1945 battle
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Operation Solstice (Alsace)
Operation Solstice (Alsace) (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Aschaffenburg
1945 10 day battle fought between United States & Germany
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Battle of Maguindanao
1945 battle
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Siege of Danzig
WW2 battle fought in Danzig
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Battle of Authion
1945 battle of World War II
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Battle of Kassel
1945 battle
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Battle of Heilbronn
1945 battle
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Battle of the Transdanubian Hills
1945 battle of WWII between Bulgaria and Nazi Germany
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Battle of Paderborn
1945 battle
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Battle of Kosmach
1945 battle
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Battle for Cebu City
1945 battle
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Battle of Bacsil Ridge
1945 battle in the Philippines during World War II
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Battle of Otterlo
1945 battle in the Netherlands
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Battle of Tarnova
Battle of World War II in January 1945
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Battle of Tanlwe Chaung
1945 Military engagement during the Burma campaign (WWII)
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Soviet assault on Tōro
1945 battle
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Battle of Bessang Pass
1945 battle between United States and Japanese forces during World War II in the Philippines
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Attack on Variazh
1945 battle
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Battle of Balete Pass
Battle during World War II fought in the Philippines from February to May 1945
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Battle of Wuhe
1945 battle during the Chinese Civil War
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Battle of the Hongorai River
1945 battle of the Bougainville Campaign of the Pacific Theater (World War II)
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Battle of Beaufort
1945 battle of World War II
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Battle of Porton Plantation
1945 WWII battle in the Pacific Theatre
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Battle of Lingbi
1945 battle between communists and nationalists
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Battle of Tianmen
1945 Chinese civil war battle
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Lika-Primorje operation
1945 military operation
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Battle of Davao
1945 World War II battle in the Philippines
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Battle of Haglebu
1945 battle
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Battle of Bure
1945 World War II battle during the battle of the Bulge
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Battle of Kotabaru
1945 battle
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Battle of Dazhongji
1945 battle during the Chinese Civil War
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The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa
Battle to capture a 30 ft spire near Arakachi, Japan
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Battle of Kiauneliškis
1945 battle
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Battle of Buchhof and Stein am Kocher
1945 battle
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Battle of Houmajia
1945 battle
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Battle of Camotes Islands
1945 battle
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Battle of Xiangshuikou
1945 battle in the Chinese Civil War
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Siege of Kunar Khas
1945 siege
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Battle of Ratsua
1945 battle during the Second World War and involved Australian and Japanese forces
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Battle of Rugao
1945 battle
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Battle of Shicun
1945 battle
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Battle of Slater's Knoll
1945 battle in World War 2
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Battle of Lishi
1945 battle
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Battle of Tangtou–Guocun
1945 battle
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Battle of Tsimba Ridge
1945 engagement of the Second World War involving Australian and Japanese forces
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Cactus Ridge
Cactus Ridge (Wars & Conflicts).
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Politics & Government 6
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Potsdam Conference
Meeting of the Allied heads of state near the end of World War II
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Potsdam Declaration
Document defining the terms for Japanese surrender during World War II
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
1945 agreement ending hostilities in WWII
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Nuremberg Charter
Decree establishing the basis for the Nuremberg Trials
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Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina
1945 overthrow of the French Indochina government by the Japanese
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Treaty of Varkiza
1945 peace treaty in Greece
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People 200
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Benito Mussolini died
Dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
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Paul Valéry died
French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945)
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Vidkun Quisling died
Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator (1887–1945)
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Duy Tân died
Vietnamese emperor (1899-1945)
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John R. Commons died
American economist and historian (1862–1945)
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Robert H. Goddard died
American physicist
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Thomas Hunt Morgan died
American biologist (1866–1945)
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Stefan Banach died
Polish mathematician (1892–1945)
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Francis William Aston died
British chemist (1877-1945)
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Vladimir Vernadsky died
Russian and Soviet mineralogist and geochemist, one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and of radiogeology
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Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski died
Polish explorer and writer (1878–1945)
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Paul Pelliot died
French sinologist (1878-1945)
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Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard died
British colonial administrator (1858-1945)
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Alexander Fersman died
Russian mineralogist (1883–1945)
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Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov died
Russian botanist (1869-1945)
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Cosmo Gordon Lang died
British archbishop and clergyman (1864-1945)
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Katti Anker Møller died
Norwegian women's rights activist (1868-1945)
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Béla Bartók died
Hungarian composer and pianist (1881–1945)
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Franz Werfel died
Austrian-Bohemian novelist, playwright and poet (1890-1945)
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Anton Webern died
Austrian composer and conductor
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Ahmad Maher Pasha died
Egyptian Prime Minister (1888-1945)
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Edwin W. Kemmerer died
American economist (1875–1945)
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Hans Fischer died
German chemist (1881–1945)
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Hans Geiger died
German physicist (1882–1945)
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Robert Ley died
German Nazi politician; indicted by the International Military Tribunal for war crimes (1890-1945)
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Zvi Koretz died
Greek chief rabbi (1884–1945)
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Moshe Avigdor Amiel died
Russian rabbi (1882–1945)
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Israel Isaac Kahanovitch died
Canadian rabbi
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Kitty Kiernan died
Fiancée of Michael Collins (1892–1945)
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Zerai Deres died
Eritrean anti-fascist
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Jerome Kern died
American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945)
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James Hennessy died
French politician (1867–1945)
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Paul Tirard died
French diplomat (1879–1945)
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Carl Copping Plehn died
American economist (1867-1945)
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Hector Charlesworth died
Canadian writer
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John Ambrose Fleming died
English electrical engineer and physicist (1849-1945)
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Giovanni Agnelli died
Italian entrepreneur (1866–1945)
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Charles Fabry died
French physicist
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Aleksey Krylov died
Russian naval engineer and mathematician (1863-1945)
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Julius Dorpmüller died
German politician and railway manager (1869-1945)
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Kurt Gerstein died
SS officer; aid to Nazi resistance (1905–1945)
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Edward Wilber Berry died
American paleobotanist (1875-1945)
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William Trelease died
American botanist and entomologist (1857–1945)
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Percy Sykes died
British general, diplomat and scholar (1867–1945)
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Kurt Dinter died
German botanist and explorer (1868-1945)
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Ekai Kawaguchi died
Japanese Buddhist monk (1866–1945)
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Ménie Muriel Dowie died
British writer, poet, journalist and essayist (1867–1945)
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Elmer Ottis Wooton died
U.S. botanist (1865-1945)
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Félix Dubois died
French journalist and explorer (1862–1945)
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Emily Collins died
British botanist (1858-1945)
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Lewis Rickinson died
British engineer (1883-1945)
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Samuel J. Record died
American botanist & academic (1881–1945)
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Hanns Vischer died
Swiss-British educationist and colonist in Nigeria
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Halina Krahelska died
Polish writer, social activist (1892–1945)
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Sadie L. Adams died
African-American suffragette and club woman (1872-1945)
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George Hara Williams died
Canadian politician (1894-1945)
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Grigorios Lambovitiadis died
Greek patriot
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Ada Belle Dement died
American educator
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Alla Nazimova died
Russian-American actress (1879–1945)
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Yakov Protazanov died
Russian film director and screenwriter (1881–1945)
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Robert Benchley died
American writer and actor (1889-1945)
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Georg Kaiser died
German dramatist (1878-1945)
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Eric Liddell died
Scottish athlete, sprinter, Olympian, Protestant missionary (1902-1945)
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Gerhard Gentzen died
German mathematician (1909-1945)
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Alexey Favorsky died
Russian chemist (1860–1945)
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Harry K. Daghlian, Jr. died
1940s physicist who died of radiation poisoning (1921–1945)
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Frederic Clements died
American ecologist (1874–1945)
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Dmitry Karbyshev died
Soviet lieutenant general, former officer of the Russian Imperial Army, Hero of the Soviet Union (1880–1945)
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Rudolf von Sebottendorf died
German antisemite, freemason and founder of the Thule Society (1875-1945)
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Walter Hohmann died
German engineer (1880-1945)
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Arthur Wynne died
Inventor of the crossword puzzle (1871-1945)
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Richard Thomalla died
SS Officer (1903-1945)
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Richard Pfeiffer died
German physician and bacteriologist (1858–1945)
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Pierre Cérésole died
Swiss pacifist, engineer and quaker (1879-1945)
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Stefan Mazurkiewicz died
Polish mathematician and cryptographer (1888-1945)
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Kazimierz Prószyński died
Polish inventor (1875-1945)
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Wilhelm Wirtinger died
Austrian mathematician (1865–1945)
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Walter Frederick Gale died
Australian astronomer and banker (1865-1945)
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Paul Koebe died
German mathematician (1882–1945)
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George Willis Ritchey died
American astronomer (1864–1945)
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Maria Orosa died
Filipino chemist (1893-1945)
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Arthur Korn died
German physicist and mathematician (1870–1945)
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Wilhelm Cauer died
German mathematician and scientist (1900–1945)
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Aleksei Chichibabin died
Russian chemist (1871–1945)
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Boris Galerkin died
Russian mathematician (1871–1945)
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Paul Daimler died
German automotive engineer (1869–1945)
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Frédéric Sy died
French astronomer
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Pedro Paulet died
Peruvian scientist (1874-1945)
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Hans Dominik died
German science fiction author, journalist, engineer (1872–1945)
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Otto Hönigschmid died
Austrian chemist (1878–1945)
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Georges André died
French bobsledder (1876-1945)
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Isis Pogson died
British astronomer and meteorologist
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Ida Henrietta Hyde died
American physiologist (1857–1945)
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Dmitry Mirimanoff died
Russian-Swiss mathematician (1861-1945)
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Gunther Burstyn died
Austro-Hungarian Army officer
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Theodor Vahlen died
German mathematician and Nazi Party official (1869–1945)
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Vincent Hugo Bendix died
American inventor (1882–1945)
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Nikolai Yevgenyevich Markov died
Russian politician (1866–1945)
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Georges Charpy died
French scientist (1865-1945)
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Vyacheslav Shishkov died
Russian-Soviet writer (1873—1945)
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Florencio Harmodio Arosemena died
President of Panama, 1928-1931
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Jacob Tamarkin died
Russian-American mathematician (1888–1945)
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Blas Cabrera Felipe died
Spanish physicist (1878-1945)
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Hirayama Shin died
Japanese astronomer (1867–1945)
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Jakob Buchli died
Swiss engineer (1876-1945)
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Hermann Föttinger died
German engineer (1877–1945)
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George Macartney died
British diplomat (1867–1945)
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Anton Colijn died
Dutch mountain climber (1894–1945)
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Brooke Dolan II died
American explorer (1908-1945)
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Fernand Grenard died
French diplomat and explorer (1866-1945)
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Otto Lindner died
German engineer and explorer (1852-1945)
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Sarah Lavanburg Straus died
American philanthropist, explorer and wife of diplomat Oscar Straus
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Elisabeth Krämer-Bannow died
German ethnologist (1874-1945)
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Charles Henry Dudley Ryder died
British surveyor in India
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Mori Koben died
Japanese businessman
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Michael Spender died
Explorer (1906-1945)
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M. Cravath Simpson died
African American Singer, public speaker, clubwoman, podiatrist
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Helen Carruthers Mackenzie died
Educationist and public health campaigner (1859-1945)
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Gustav Flatow died
German gymnast (1875-1945)
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Blind Willie Johnson died
American blues musician (1897–1945)
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Lucille La Verne died
American actress (1872–1945)
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Harry Liedtke died
German actor (1882–1945)
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Alexander Granach died
German-Austrian actor
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Aung San Suu Kyi born
Born in Yangon. Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy.
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva born
Born in Caetés. President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023.
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Rodrigo Duterte born
Born in Maasin. President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (born 1945).
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Patrick Modiano born
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt. French writer.
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Daniel Ortega born
Born in La Libertad. Leader of Nicaragua (1979–1990; 2007–present).
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Radovan Karadžić born
Born in Petnjica. Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide.
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Ehud Olmert born
Born in Nahalat Jabotinsky. Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009.
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Ram Nath Kovind born
Born in Kanpur Dehat district. President of India from 2017 to 2022.
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Abdelmadjid Tebboune born
Born in Mécheria. President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria since 2019.
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Nikita Mikhalkov born
Born in Moscow. Russian film director, writer, producer and actor (born 1945).
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Laurent Gbagbo born
Born in Gagnoa. 4th President of Ivory Coast.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa born
Born in Weeraketiya. President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015.
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Chandrika Kumaratunga born
Born in Colombo. President of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005.
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Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi born
Born in Abyan Governorate. President of Yemen from 2012 to 2022.
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Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta born
Born in Koutiala. Malian politician.
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John Lithgow born
Born in Rochester. American actor (born 1945).
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Steve Martin born
Born in Waco. American comedian, actor, musician and writer (born 1945).
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder born
Born in Bad Wörishofen. German filmmaker, playwright and actor (1945-1982).
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Moshe Katsav born
Born in Yazd. 8th President of Israel (2000–2007).
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Desi Bouterse born
Born in Domburg. Leader of Suriname (1980–1987, 2010–2020).
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Priscilla Presley born
Born in Brooklyn. American actress and businesswoman.
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Angus Deaton born
Born in Edinburgh. British microeconomist (born 1945).
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Yochanan Vollach born
Born in Kiryat Bialik. Israeli footballer.
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Moncef Marzouki born
Born in Grombalia. Tunisian politician.
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Levon Ter-Petrosyan born
Born in Aleppo. First President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998.
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Alain Juppé born
Born in Mont-de-Marsan. 92nd Prime Minister of France (born 1945).
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James Avery born
Born in Suffolk. American actor (1945–2013).
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Micheline Calmy-Rey born
Born in Sion. Member of the Swiss Federal Council.
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Van Morrison born
Born in Belfast. Northern Irish musician.
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Daniel Cohn-Bendit born
Born in Montauban. German/French journalist and politician.
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Slobodan Praljak born
Born in Čapljina. Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017).
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Haris Silajdžić born
Born in Sarajevo. Bosnian politician and academic.
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Dean Koontz born
Born in Everett. American writer and screenwriter (born 1945).
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Jeremy Rifkin born
Born in Denver. American economist.
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Adam Zagajewski born
Born in Lviv. Polish poet (1945-2021).
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Shulamith Firestone born
Born in Ottawa. Canadian born US feminist scholar, activist and writer (1945-2012).
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Vladislav Ardzinba born
Born in Eshera. President of Abkhazia (1945-2010).
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Douglas Hofstadter born
Born in New York City. American physicist, computer scientist and professor of cognitive science.
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David D. Friedman born
Born in New York City. American economist, physicist, legal scholar, and libertarian theorist.
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Clarissa Pinkola Estés born
Born in Gary. American psychoanalyst and writer.
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Marie Christine, Princess Michael of Kent born
Born in Karlovy Vary. Wife of Prince Michael of Kent.
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Bob Gunton born
Born in Santa Monica. American film, television and stage actor.
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Connie Willis born
Born in Denver. American science fiction writer.
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Javed Akhtar born
Born in Khairabad. Indian writer, poet and lyricist.
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Driss Jettou born
Born in El Jadida. Prime Minister of Morocco.
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Al Stewart born
Born in Glasgow. Scottish singer-songwriter, folk-rock musician.
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Wilma Mankiller born
Born in Tahlequah. Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1945–2010).
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Meir Dagan born
Born in Kherson. Israeli general and spy (1945–2016).
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Peter Lamborn Wilson born
Born in New York City. American political writer, poet, and essayist (1945–2022).
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Simon Schama born
Born in London. British University Professor of Art History and History.
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Joseph James Dengelo born
Born in Bath. American serial killer, rapist, burglar and former police officer.
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Patricia Crone born
Born in Lejre Municipality. Danish Orientalist and historian (1945–2015).
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Michael Hayden born
Born in Pittsburgh. United States Air Force four-star general.
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Abdolkarim Soroush born
Born in Tehran. Iranian writer and philosopher.
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Brewster H. Shaw born
Born in Michigan. American astronaut.
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Susan Haack born
Born in England. English professor of philosophy and law.
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Paul Kennedy born
Born in Wallsend. British historian.
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Elizabeth Moon born
Born in McAllen. American fiction writer (born 1945).
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Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel born
Born in Tehran. Iranian politician and former chairman of the Parliament.
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Rüdiger Safranski born
Born in Rottweil. German philosopher.
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Walter Momper born
Born in Sulingen. German politician.
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Gennady Burbulis born
Born in Pervouralsk. Russian politician (1945-2022).
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Mike Mullane born
Born in Wichita Falls. American astronaut.
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Ronald J. Grabe born
Born in New York City. American astronaut.
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Peter Pace born
Born in Brooklyn. 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Vincenzo Paglia born
Born in Boville Ernica. Italian catholic archbishop.
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Tom Segev born
Born in Jerusalem. Israeli historian.
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Avi Shlaim born
Born in Baghdad. Israeli-British historian (born 1945).
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Greil Marcus born
Born in San Francisco. American author, music journalist and cultural critic.
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James Buchli born
Born in New Rockford. Recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
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Bruno Nuytten born
Born in Melun. French cinematographer and director (born 1945).
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Ami Ayalon born
Born in Tiberias. Israeli politician.
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Roger Chartier born
Born in Lyon. French historian.
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Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski died
Died in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. Polish explorer and writer (1878–1945).
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Rudolf von Sebottendorf died
Died in Egypt. German antisemite, freemason and founder of the Thule Society (1875-1945).
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Stefan Mazurkiewicz died
Died in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. Polish mathematician and cryptographer (1888-1945).
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Anton Colijn died
Died in Mentok. Dutch mountain climber (1894–1945).
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Science & Technology 54
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Trinity
1945 first detonation of a nuclear weapon
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University of Łódź
University in Poland
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Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
University in Toruń (Poland)
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Public research institute in Mumbai, India
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Texas Medical Center
Hospital in Texas, United States
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Kraków University of Technology
Technical university in Kraków, Poland
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Shanghai Theatre Academy
University in Shanghai, China
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University of Valle
Public university in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Uzhhorod National University
University in Uzhhorod, Ukraine
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Osaka University of Arts
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Roosevelt University
Private university in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Technical University of Sofia
Higher school in Sofia, Bulgaria
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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Research institute
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N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
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Alecu Russo State University of Bălți
University in Bălți, Moldova
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Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
Academic publisher
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Plovdiv Medical University
Medical school in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Brest State A.S. Pushkin University
Public university in Brest, Belarus
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Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport
Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport (Science & Technology).
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Belarusian State Academy of Arts
Higher education in Minsk, Belarus
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Enrico Fermi Institute
Chicago, Illinois, US
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Hefei University of Technology
University in China
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Nara Medical University
Higher education institution in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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King Mihai I University of Life Sciences of Timisoara
University in Timișoara, Romania
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University of Ruse
Public university
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Wakayama Medical University
Higher education institution in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography
Research institute in Georgia (country)
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Bolyai University
Former university in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Federal Rural University of Amazonia
Federal public university in Belém, Pará
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Agricultural University Plovdiv
Education organization in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Dutch government agency
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Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Physics research institute in Moscow, Russia
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Indiana University Kokomo
Public university in Kokomo, Indiana
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Kingswood University
Private Christian university in Sussex
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University of Tolima
University of Tolima (Science & Technology).
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Institute of Physics and Power Engineering JSC
Research institute in the USSR and Russia
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UAB Hospital
Hospital in Alabama, United States
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National Orthopaedic Hospital
Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria
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Tarlac College of Agriculture
Public university in Tarlac, Philippines
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Darrang College
College in Assam
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Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
Higher education institution in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Biliran Province State University
Naval, Biliran, Philippines
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Kulyab State University
Education organization in Kŭlob, Tajikistan
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Ramananda College
Wonderful College
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Jen-Ai Hospital
Hospital in Taiwan
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A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery
Facility in Moscow, Russia
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Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital
Hospital
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Arctic Institute of North America
Research institute
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Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Pojazdów Szynowych „Tabor”
Polish research institute
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Da Nang Hospital
Hospital in Vietnam
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Carabineros Hospital
Hospital in Santiago, Chile
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University Hospital "Shefqet Ndroqi"
Hospital in Albania
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Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Museum in the United States
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Botanical Garden St. Gallen
Botanical garden in St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Coves de Campanet
Cave in Campanet, Balearic Islands, Spain
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Awa Maru incident
Awa Maru incident (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Church in North Dakota, United States
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Fakhr al-Dawla Mosque
Mosque in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
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Cathedral of St Louis in Thakhek
Cathedral of St Louis in Thakhek (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue in Szczecin
Synagogue in Szczecin (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 43
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Baskin-Robbins
American multinational ice cream parlor chain
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Tata Motors Ltd
Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company
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Mattel
American multinational toy and entertainment company
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Mahindra & Mahindra
Indian multinational automobile manufacturer
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Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
Flag-carrier airline of Lebanon
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Bic
French manufacturing company
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Sennheiser
Audio electronics manufacturer from Germany
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Narodowy Bank Polski
Central bank of Poland
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Grupo Bimbo
Mexican multinational food company
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Vestas
Manufacturer of wind turbines
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J.C. Bamford Excavators
British equipment manufacturer
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Safran Aircraft Engines
Aircraft and rocket engine manufacturer based in France
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Würth
German worldwide retail store and wholesaler of fasteners and tools
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Pantene
Brand of hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble
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Wipro
Indian information technology services corporation headquartered in Bengaluru, India
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Gdańsk Shipyard
Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland
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Alcon
Medical company
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Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd
Israeli Shipping company
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CARE International
International humanitarian agency
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Minute Maid
Business of fruit juice beverages
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Toyo Tire Corporation
Company
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Ivchenko-Progress
Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer
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Kasikornbank
Financial institution in Thailand
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Elan
Slovenian company specializing in sporting goods
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Grundfos
Company
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Kaiser Permanente
American integrated managed care company
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Ramboll
Danish consulting engineering group
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Lviv Bus Factory
Bus manufacturing company in Lviv, Ukraine (1945-2014)
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Mercer
American global human resource and related financial services consulting firm
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Mahindra Group
Indian multinational conglomerate corporation
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Bank of Ayudhya
Company
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Shonengahosha
Japanese publishing company
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Techint
Italian and Argentine conglomerate
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Cantor Fitzgerald
American financial services company
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Eppendorf
Company
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Amati Kraslice
Czech musical instrument manufacturer
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Blizzard Ski
Austrian alpine ski manufacturer
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Amica S.A.
Public company
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Constellation Brands
American alcoholic beverage manufacturer
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Matisa
Swiss manufacturer of railway machinery
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Southern Company
US electricity corporation
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AVM Productions
Indian motion picture company
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Weatherby
American gun manufacturer
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1945 Balochistan earthquake
Natural disaster in Pakistan
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1945 Mikawa earthquake
Earthquake offshore near Aichi prefecture, Japan
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Social Movements & Revolutions 12
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Prague Uprising
Uprising attempting to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation during World War II
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August Revolution
1945 uprising led by Viet Minh
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1945 Tripoli pogrom
Rioting against Jews in North Africa (1945)
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1945 Cairo - Alexandria pogrom
Egyptian Nationalist Outbreak of Anti-Semitic Character as part of the wave of violence aimed at Jews in the Arab world. Jews were murdered and injured. Synagogues, Jewish school, nursing homes were burned and over 100 Jewish businesses were looted
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1945 Hazara Rebellion
Rebellion in the Kingdom of Afghanistan
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Kórnica Uprising
1945 rebellion of Germans and Silesians against Polish authorities
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Halifax Riot
Riot by sailor in Halifax surrounding V-E day
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Aldershot riot
1945 riot by Canadian troops in England
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Kelmend uprising
1945 rebellion
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Sheikh Bashir rebellion
1945 rebellion waged by Habr Je'lo tribesmen
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Kalimantan Physical Revolution
1945–1950 armed conflict in Indonesia
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Drenica Uprising
1945 rebellion in Kosovo
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Architecture & Engineering 19
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Rajadamnern Stadium
Sport arena
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Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino
Church in Rome, Italy
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Estadio Insular
Multi-use stadium in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (European Union), demolished in 2014
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Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Multi-purpose stadium in Cuenca, Ecuador
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Lluís Sitjar stadium
Demolished stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Stade 8 Mai 1945
Stadium in Algeria
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Sophienkirche
Destroyed church building in Dresden, Germany
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Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium
Stadium at Lake Placid, New York, USA
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Vincent de Paul Basilica in Bydgoszcz
Church building in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Městský stadion
Stadium in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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Young Nak Presbyterian Church
Church in Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Estadio Municipal Los Arcos
Football ground in Orihuela, Spain
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Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada
Building in Monza, Italy
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Åbyhøj Church
Church building in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark
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Paróquia Santa Teresinha
Church building in São Paulo, Brazil
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Gradski stadion Luke
Stadium in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Annfield Stadium
Stadium in Stirling, Scotland, UK
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Peats Ferry Bridge
Bridge in Australia
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Stade Théophile Hoarau
Multi-use stadium in Saint-Louis
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Sports & Entertainment 14
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Copa de Oro Argentina
Football match
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Caramoor International Music Festival
Music festival in New York, USA
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Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre
Theatre in Novosibirsk
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Macedonian National Theater
Theater in Skopje
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National Film Actors' Theatre
Theatre in Moscow, Russia
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Baj Pomorski Theater
Theatre in Torun, Poland
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Lido Theater
Theatre in Medellín, Colombia
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Těšín Theatre
Theatre in Český Těšín, Czech Republic
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Jan Kochanowski Theatre
Theatre in Opole, Poland
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Teatr Syrena
Theatre in Warsaw, Poland
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Temporada Romagnola
Temporada Romagnola (Sports & Entertainment).
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Landestheater Tübingen
Building in Tübingen, Tübingen Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
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Transcarpathain academic regional Ukrainian Musical and Drama Theatre Brothers Yuri-Augustin and Yevgeni Seregij
Theatre and opera house in Uzhhorod, Ukraine
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Russian Theatre for Children and Teenagers
Theater in Kazakhstan
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Indonesia founded
Indonesia was founded, with its capital at Jakarta.
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Nazi Germany dissolved
Nazi Germany ceased to exist, having been centered at Berlin.
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North Vietnam founded
North Vietnam was founded, with its capital at Hanoi.
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Manchukuo dissolved
Manchukuo ceased to exist, having been centered at Changchun.
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Kingdom of Yugoslavia dissolved
Kingdom of Yugoslavia ceased to exist, having been centered at Belgrade.
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Italian Social Republic dissolved
Italian Social Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Rome.
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Independent State of Croatia dissolved
Independent State of Croatia ceased to exist, having been centered at Zagreb.
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Slovak Republic dissolved
Slovak Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Bratislava.
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Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia dissolved
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ceased to exist, having been centered at Prague.
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Socialist Republic of Montenegro founded
Socialist Republic of Montenegro was founded, with its capital at Podgorica.
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Socialist Republic of Slovenia founded
Socialist Republic of Slovenia was founded, with its capital at Ljubljana.
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Nguyen dynasty dissolved
Nguyen dynasty ceased to exist, having been centered at Huế.
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Mengjiang dissolved
Mengjiang ceased to exist, having been centered at Zhangjiakou.
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Empire of Vietnam founded
Empire of Vietnam was founded, with its capital at Huế.
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Third Czechoslovak Republic founded
Third Czechoslovak Republic was founded, with its capital at Prague.
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Empire of Vietnam dissolved
Empire of Vietnam ceased to exist, having been centered at Huế.
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Wang Jingwei regime dissolved
Wang Jingwei regime ceased to exist, having been centered at Nanjing.
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People's Republic of Korea founded
People's Republic of Korea was founded, with its capital at Seoul.
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People's Republic of Korea dissolved
People's Republic of Korea ceased to exist, having been centered at Seoul.
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Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea dissolved
Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea ceased to exist, having been centered at Seoul.
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Second Philippine Republic dissolved
Second Philippine Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Manila.
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Democratic Federal Yugoslavia founded
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia was founded, with its capital at Belgrade.
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Democratic Federal Yugoslavia dissolved
Democratic Federal Yugoslavia ceased to exist, having been centered at Belgrade.
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State of Burma dissolved
State of Burma ceased to exist, having been centered at Yangon.
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United States Army Military Government in Korea founded
United States Army Military Government in Korea was founded, with its capital at Seoul.
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Soviet Civil Administration founded
Soviet Civil Administration was founded, with its capital at Pyongyang.
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Republic of Baden dissolved
Republic of Baden ceased to exist, having been centered at Karlsruhe.
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Free People's State of Württemberg dissolved
Free People's State of Württemberg ceased to exist, having been centered at Stuttgart.
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Fourth Brazilian Republic founded
Fourth Brazilian Republic was founded, with its capital at Brasília.
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Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia founded
Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia was founded, with its capital at Belgrade.
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Third Republic of the Philippines founded
Third Republic of the Philippines was founded, with its capital at Manila.
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1940s 1
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Mason Temple
Church building in Tennessee, United States of America
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