What happened in 1948?
451 recorded events in 1948, including 173 in people, 76 in empires & countries and 57 in economy & trade.
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Major Events 2
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State of Israel established
David Ben-Gurion declares the establishment of the State of Israel.
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Marshall Plan enacted
The United States launches a massive aid program to help rebuild Western European economies after WWII.
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Wars & Conflicts 26
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Malayan Emergency
1948–1960 conflict in British Malaya
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Battles of Latrun
Series of military engagements in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
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Battle of Haifa
1948 battle of the Arab-Israeli War
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Siege of Changchun
1948 siege
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Battle of Mishmar HaEmek
1948 battle of the 1947–1949 Palestine War
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Battle of Nitzanim
Battle fought in the 1948 Palestiniane–Zionism War
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Battle of Jenin
Battle of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
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Battles of the Kinarot Valley
Part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
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Battle of Nirim
Battle of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
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Battle of Beersheba
Part of Operation Yoav in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
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Battle of Gesher
1948 battle
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Battle of Yad Mordechai
1948 battle in the Middle East
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Battle of Hill 86
1948 battle
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Battles of Negba
1948 battles between Israeli and Egyptian forces in Negba
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Battle of 'Auja
Military engagement between Israel and Egypt
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Beit Hanoun wedge
Battle
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Battle of Jinzhou
1948 battle
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Battles of the Sinai
Series of Isreali-Egyptian conflicts in the Sinai Peninsula
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Battles of the Separation Corridor
Series of engagements during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
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Battle of Jinan
1948 battle
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Battle of Tashan
1948 battle
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Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak
1948 Arab–Israeli War battle
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Battle of 3 Shevat
1948 battle
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Battle of Kalavryta
Battle of the Greek Civil War (1948)
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Battle of Shangcai
1948 battle
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Battle of Jiulianshan
1948 battle
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Politics & Government 5
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1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état
1948 coup in Czechoslovakia
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Treaty of Brussels
1948 Western European defence treaty
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Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948
Treaty between Finland and the Soviet Union
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American Treaty on Pacific Settlement
1948 treaty
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1948 Republican National Convention
Political convention
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People 173
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Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta died
Italian prince and navy officer (1900-1948)
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Kristine Bonnevie died
Norwegian biologist and Norway's first female professor (1872–1948)
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D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson died
Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar (*1860 – †1948)
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Wesley Clair Mitchell died
American statistician (1874–1948)
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Antoine Lacroix died
French mineralogist and geologist (1863–1948)
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Sergei Eisenstein died
Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948)
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Edgar de Wahl died
Estonian teacher and linguist (1867–1948)
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Mileva Marić died
Serbian mathematician and wife of Albert Einstein (1875–1948)
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Thekla Resvoll died
Norwegian botanist (1871-1948)
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Na Hye-sok died
Writer and painter from Korea (1896-1948)
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D. W. Griffith died
American filmmaker (1875–1948)
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Antonin Artaud died
French-Occitanian poet, playwright, actor and theatre director (1896-1948)
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Pompeu Fabra died
Catalan linguist (1868–1948)
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Yevgeniy Abalakov died
Soviet mountain climber (1907–1948)
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Mufti Amjad Ali Aazmi died
Grand Mufti of India (1882-1948)
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Anna Jarvis died
Founder of Mother's Day (1864–1948)
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Isabel Andreu de Aguilar died
Puerto Rican writer, educator, activist, and philanthropist
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Emilie Rathou died
Swedish politician (1862-1948)
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Alexander Aaronsohn died
Jewish author and activist (1888-1948)
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Maria Clara Correia Alves died
Portuguese feminist, editor
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Kurt Schwitters died
German artist (1887–1948)
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Harry A. Millis died
American economist (1873-1948)
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François Cadoret died
French politician and oyster farmer
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Richard Chace Tolman died
American physicist (1881–1948)
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Harry Brearley died
Inventor of stainless steel (1871–1948)
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Eric von Rosen died
Swedish explorer (1879-1948)
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August Weberbauer died
German naturalist, botanist and university professor (1871-1948)
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George Kruck Cherrie died
American zoologist (1865–1948)
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Ester Blenda Nordström died
Swedish writer and explorer
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Henning Haslund-Christensen died
Danish travel writer and explorer (1896–1948)
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Jan Eskymo Welzl died
Czech arctic explorer and writer (1868–1948)
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Väinö Tanner died
Finnish engineer, geologist, diplomat and professor (1881–1948)
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Arnold Schultze, later Schultze-Rhonhof died
German colonial officer, geographer and entomologist (1875-1948)
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Milagros Benet de Mewton died
Puerto Rican teacher and suffragist (1868-1948)
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Mary Booze died
American politician (1877–1948 )
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Florence Harrison Bell died
Socialist and suffragist activist
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Margaret Robertson Watt died
British Women's Institute activist
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May Moss died
Australian suffragist
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May Whitty died
English actress (1865-1948)
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Egon Erwin Kisch died
Austrian/Czech publicist and writer (1885-1948)
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Jacques Feyder died
Belgian-French film director (1885-1948)
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Paul Wegener died
German actor and film director (1874-1948)
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Carole Landis died
American actress (1919–1948)
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C. Aubrey Smith died
British actor (1863-1948)
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Henri-Alexandre Deslandres died
French astronomer (1853-1948)
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Orville Wright died
American aviation pioneer (1871–1948)
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Louis Lumière died
French inventor (1864–1948)
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Eugen Slutsky died
Russian mathematician (1880-1948)
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Philippa Fawcett died
English mathematician (1868–1948)
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Marcel Brillouin died
French mathematician and physicist (1854-1948)
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Joseph Wedderburn died
British mathematician (1882–1948)
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Poul Heegaard died
Danish mathematician (1871-1948)
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Joachim Mrugowsky died
German physician, SS officer, Chief of Hygiene Institute of the Waffen-SS and convicted war criminal (1905-1948)
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Austin Roberts died
South African zoologist and ornithologist (1883-1948)
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Frederick Gardner Cottrell died
American chemist (1877–1948)
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Frank Benford died
American electrical engineer & physicist best known for rediscovering Benford's Law (1883-1948)
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Wilhelm von Opel died
German industrialist and Nazi party member (1871-1948)
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Ōtani Kōzui died
Japanese noble (1876–1948)
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John Robert Gregg died
Irish inventor and writer (1867-1948)
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Gustav Giemsa died
German scientist (1867–1948)
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Arthur Dinter died
German writer, botanist and Nazi politician (1876–1948)
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Marjory Stephenson died
British biochemist (1885–1948)
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Ludwik Silberstein died
Polish physicist (1872–1948)
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André Bloch died
French mathematician (1893–1948)
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Thomas Armat died
American cinematographer (1866–1948)
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Ragnar Sohlman died
Swedish chemical engineer, manager, civil servant (1870–1948)
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Christian Kautz died
Swiss racing driver (1913-1948)
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David Danskin died
Scottish footballer (1863-1948)
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Feodosy Krasovsky died
Russian astronomer
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Templeton Crocker died
American patron and collector 1884-1948
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Fredrik Adelborg died
Swedish writer
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Martin Nordegg died
German entrepreneur and pioneer (1868-1948)
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Francis Joseph Bayldon died
Master mariner, nautical instructor (1872-1948)
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Karl Valentin died
Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer (1882–1948)
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Solomon Mikhoels died
Soviet actor, Yiddish theatre performer (1890–1948)
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Fred Niblo died
American film director (1874–1948)
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Susan Glaspell died
American writer (1876-1948)
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Leo White died
German-American actor (1882-1948)
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Edgar Kennedy died
Actor (1890–1948)
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Mary Eaton died
American actress (1901–1948)
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Warren William died
Broadway and Hollywood actor (1894–1948)
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King Baggot died
American actor, screenwriter and director (1879-1948)
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Richard Tauber died
Austrian tenor (1891-1948)
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Sonny Boy Williamson I died
American blues musician (1914–1948)
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Elissa Landi died
Italian born actress who was popular in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s
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James Young died
American film director, actor and screenwriter (1872-1948)
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James Baskett died
Actor (1904-1948)
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Charles III born
Born in Buckingham Palace. King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948).
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Al Gore born
Born in Washington, D.C.. Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948).
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Hassan Rouhani born
Born in Sorkheh. President of Iran from 2013 to 2021.
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Svetlana Alexievich born
Born in Ivano-Frankivsk. Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer (born 1948).
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George R. R. Martin born
Born in Bayonne. American writer and television producer (born 1948).
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Yoshihide Suga born
Born in Akinomiya. Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021.
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Terry Pratchett born
Born in Beaconsfield. English fantasy author (1948–2015).
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Sauli Niinistö born
Born in Salo. Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012-2024).
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Abdulrazak Gurnah born
Born in Zanzibar City. Tanzanian-born British writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2021) (born 1948).
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Richard Simmons born
Born in New Orleans. American fitness instructor and video producer (1948–2024).
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Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan born
Born in Al Ain. President of the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2022.
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Steven Chu born
Born in St. Louis. American physicist, former United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel laureate.
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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu born
Born in Nazımiye. Turkish politician (born 1948).
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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa born
Born in Lisbon. Portuguese politician and academic, former President of Portugal.
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Hema Malini born
Born in Ammankudi. Indian actress, dancer, and politician.
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Svetlana Savitskaya born
Born in Moscow. Soviet cosmonaut.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber born
Born in Kensington. British theatre composer (born 1948).
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William Gibson born
Born in Conway. American-Canadian speculative fiction writer (born 1948).
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Andrzej Sapkowski born
Born in Łódź. Polish novelist (born 1948).
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Brian Eno born
Born in Melton. British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948).
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Henning Mankell born
Born in Stockholm. Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist (1948–2015).
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Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo born
Born in Baucau. Roman Catholic bishop.
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Ian McEwan born
Born in Aldershot. British author (born 1948).
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Billy Crystal born
Born in New York City. American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director and television presenter (born 1948).
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Amadou Toumani Touré born
Born in Mopti. Malian soldier and politician.
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Ram Baran Yadav born
Born in Sapahi. Former President of Nepal.
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Eckhart Tolle born
Born in Lünen. German spiritual teacher and author.
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Joschka Fischer born
Born in Gerabronn. German politician.
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Bernard-Henri Lévy born
Born in Beni Saf. French film director and philosopher.
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Nicolae Timofti born
Born in Ciutulești. 4th President of Moldova (r. 2012–2016).
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John Carpenter born
Born in Carthage. American filmmaker, composer and actor (born 1948).
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John Bolton born
Born in Baltimore. American lawyer and diplomat (born 1948).
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Jaya Bachchan born
Born in Jabalpur. Indian politician and actress.
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Beppe Grillo born
Born in San Fruttuoso. Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician.
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Charles Taylor born
Born in Arthington. 22nd president of Liberia.
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Raymond Kurzweil born
Born in Queens. American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist and inventor (born 1948).
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George Tupou V of Tonga born
Born in Tongatapu. King of Tonga.
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Jean-Pierre Raffarin born
Born in Poitiers. 94th Prime Minister of France.
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Jayaram Jayalalithaa born
Born in Melukote. Indian Actress, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016).
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Michel Suleiman born
Born in Q2743162. 12th President of Lebanon.
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Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson born
Born in Nsuta Wassa. Ghanaian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1948-).
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Robert Jordan born
Born in Charleston. American fantasy writer (1948–2007).
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Davíð Oddsson born
Born in Reykjavík. Icelandic politician.
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Tony Judt born
Born in London. British-American historian (1948–2010).
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Shaul Mofaz born
Born in Tehran. Israeli military officer and politician.
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John N. Gray born
Born in South Shields. British political philosopher (born 1948).
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Robert Hübner born
Born in Cologne. German chess player, chess writer, and papyrologist (1948–2025).
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Diane Ackerman born
Born in Waukegan. Author, poet, and naturalist.
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Drago Jančar born
Born in Maribor. Slovenian writer.
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Viktor Afanasyev born
Born in Bryansk. Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and military pilot.
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Vladimír Remek born
Born in České Budějovice. Czech ambassador, astronaut and pilot.
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David Albahar born
Born in Peja. Serbian writer (1948-2023).
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Pavel Grachev born
Born in Rvy. Russian general.
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Wadih Saadeh born
Born in Chibtine. Lebanese Australian journalist, poet and writer.
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Muse saed born
Born in Hargeisa. Somaliland politician.
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Mark Phillips born
Born in Tetbury. English equestrian; first husband of Anne, Princess Royal.
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Pascal Bruckner born
Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris. French writer.
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Peter Hammill born
Born in Ealing. English singer-songwriter.
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Banu Mushtaq born
Born in Hassan. Indian writer and activist (born 1948).
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Victor Skumin born
Born in Penza Oblast. Russian scientist, writer, philosopher.
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Patricia Hill Collins born
Born in Philadelphia. African-American scholar.
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Gioconda Belli born
Born in Managua. Nicaraguan writer.
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Stephen Schwartz born
Born in New York City. American musical theatre lyricist and composer.
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Wu Den-yih born
Born in Caotun Township. Politician and former Premier of Taiwan.
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Jonathan Sacks born
Born in Lambeth. British rabbi (1948–2020), Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (1991-2013) and Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal (2009-2020).
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Efraim Zuroff born
Born in New York City. American historian.
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Dale Gardner born
Born in Fairmont. American astronaut (1948–2014).
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Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente born
Born in Torres Vedras. Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon.
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Jerry L. Ross born
Born in Crown Point. American astronaut.
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Rocco Buttiglione born
Born in Gallipoli. Italian politician.
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Benny Morris born
Born in Ein HaHoresh. Israeli historian (born 1948).
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Arturo Sosa Abascal born
Born in Caracas. Venezuelan cleric, Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
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Michael Wood born
Born in Moss Side. English historian and broadcaster (born 1948).
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George W. Casey, Jr. born
Born in Sendai. US Army general (born 1948).
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Tomáš Halík born
Born in Prague. Czech Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian.
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Sergey Lebedev born
Born in Jizzakh. Russian military officer, CIS secretary-general.
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Pierre Rosanvallon born
Born in Blois. French historian, political theorist and intellectual.
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N. T. Wright born
Born in Morpeth. Anglican bishop.
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Byron K. Lichtenberg born
Born in Stroudsburg. American astronaut and engineer.
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Guy Gardner born
Born in Altavista. American astronaut.
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Rashid Khalidi born
Born in New York City. Palestinian-American historian.
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Zdravko Tolimir born
Born in Glamoč. Commander in the Army of Republika Srpska.
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Karl Schlögel born
Born in Hawangen. German historian of Eastern Europe.
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Guido Knopp born
Born in Treysa. German journalist.
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Radislav Krstić born
Born in Vlasenica. Bosnian Serb Officer.
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Joachim Mrugowsky died
Died in Landsberg Prison. German physician, SS officer, Chief of Hygiene Institute of the Waffen-SS and convicted war criminal (1905-1948).
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Science & Technology 49
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Brandeis University
Private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts
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Corvinus University of Budapest
University
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University of the Andes
Private university in Colombia
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Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences
Serbian research institute, member of the University of Belgrade, and academic publisher
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Raman Research Institute
Scientific research institute in Bengaluru, India
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Sheba Medical Center
Hospital in the Tel Aviv District, Israel
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Shamir Medical Center
Hospital in Israel
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Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages
University in Minsk, Belarus
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Zoo Miami
Zoological park and garden in Miami, in the United States
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University of Rajasthan
State public university in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
University in Wuhan, China
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Institute of Croatian Language
Croatian linguistic institute and academic publisher in Zagreb
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Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Research institute
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Oil & Gas University of Ploiești
University in Romania
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University of Jinan
University in Ji'nan, Shandong Province, China
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Swedish Institute at Athens
Research and cultural institute
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Playa Ancha University
University in Chile
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Bugema University
Private university in Uganda
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National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
Japanese language research facility in Japan
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Southern Polytechnic State University
Former state university in Marietta, Georgia, United States
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Universidad de Zamboanga
In Zamboanga City, Philippines
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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
University in Puerto Rico
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Liaoning University
University in Shenyang, China
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Uzhhorod Botanical garden
Botanical garden in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
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University of Luzon
Private university in Pangasinan, Philippines
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China Youth University of Political Studies
University in China
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District University of Bogotá
Colombian public university
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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience
Research school of King's College London, England
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Franco-German Institute
Research library in Germany
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Calcutta National Medical College
Medical college and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Shenyang Ligong University
University in China
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Aichi Sangyo University
Higher education institution in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Elisabeth University of Music
Higher education institution in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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National Taitung University
University in Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan
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Ohio Christian University
College in Circleville, Ohio, U.S.
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Crimea University of Culture Art and Tourism
Education organization in Simferopol
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Hospital in Canada
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Holy Family Hospital, Karachi
Hospital in Pakistan
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Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Research institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences
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Marine Hydrophysical Institute
Facility in Sevastopol, Crimea
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Electronic Computing Technology Scientific-Research Center
Soviet and Russian computer R&D facility
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University of Baguio
Private university in Benguet, Philippines
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Hiroshima Bunkyo University
A private university in Hiroshima, Japan
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Kaluga State University named after K.E. Tsiolkovskij
Higher education institution in Russia
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PMI Colleges
Private, non-sectarian maritime school in the Philippines
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Lozenetz Hospital
Hospital in Bulgaria
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Sisaket Hospital
Hospital in Sisaket, Thailand
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Klaipėdos Jūrininkų ligoninė
Hospital in Lithuania
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General Military Hospital of Defence, Zaragoza
Militar hospital in Zaragoza, Spain
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Exploration & Discovery 6
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Prince Charles Island
Island in Nunavut, Canada
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Ghawar Field
Oil field in Saudi Arabia
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Air Force Island
Island in Nunavut, Canada
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Venus of Mauern
Paleolithic figurine
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Cova del Toll
Cave in Spain
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Military Historical Museum named after the Hero of the Soviet Union K. S. Zaslonov
Military Historical Museum named after the Hero of the Soviet Union K. S. Zaslonov (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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Saint Dionysios metropolitan cathedral
Church building in Zakynthos, Ionian Islands Region, Greece
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St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral
Ukrainian Orthodox cathedral in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Plaine
Monastery located in Nord, in France
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Millinery Center Synagogue
Jewish Orthodox synagogue
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Santuario della Beata Vergine del Lago
Santuario della Beata Vergine del Lago (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 57
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Lamborghini
Italian car manufacturer
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Puma
German multinational corporation
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NASCAR
American automobile racing company
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EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd.
Flag-carrier airline of Israel
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AIESEC
Student organization
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Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Helicopter manufacturer in Russia and the USSR
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Kamov
Helicopter manufacturer
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Diadora
Italian sportswear and footwear manufacturing company
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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Israeli defense technology company
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Uhlsport
German sporting goods manufacturer
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FamilyMart
Japanese retail chain company
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Ashok Leyland
Company
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Alpha Tomo Global Resoures Sdn Bhd
Career services agency
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Neste
Finnish oil refining and marketing company
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National Wrestling Alliance
American professional wrestling promotion
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Akita Shoten
Japanese publishing company
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Keio
Japanese railway company
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Grohe
Manufacturer of sanitary fittings
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Nakamichi
Defunct Japanese high-fidelity company and current trademark
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Pilz
Automation technology company in Ostfildern, Germany
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Alps Alpine
Company
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BBN Technologies
American research and development company
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Calpis
Japanese company
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Smeg
Italian manufacturer of upmarket domestic appliances
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Chinon Industries
Former Japanese camera manufacturer
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Fluke Corporation
American manufacturer of electronic test equipment
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United Biscuits
British and European food manufacturer
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Maschinenbau Kiel
Company
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Ikegami Tsushinki
Manufacturer of television equipment
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Weatherford International
Oil and natural gas service company
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Toyota Tsusho
Company
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FSC Star
Defunct Polish truck manufacturer
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Tanfoglio
Italian gun manufacturing company
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Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation
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Futaba Corporation
Company
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Tadano Limited
Japan-based Crane manufacturer
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Revox
Swiss manufacturer of consumer audio electronics, formerly owned by Studer AG, later Harman International
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Walkers
British snack food manufacturer
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Sinar
Swiss camera manufacturer
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Akbank
Turkish private sector bank
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Vileda
Company
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Rehau Group
Polymer-based solutions company
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Grasim Industries
Company
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DDB Worldwide
Global advertising and marketing communications network, headquartered in New York City
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River Island
English fashion brand
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Damodar Valley Corporation
Multipurpose river valley project in India
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Varian Medical Systems
American healthcare company
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Balkantourist
Travel and holiday companies of Bulgaria
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Lely
Agricultural machine manufacturer
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Strauss
Retailer for Workwear, Safety Footwear & Personal Protective Equipment
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Usinor
Company
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GPA
Brazilian retail company
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GINAF
Dutch truck manufacturer
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Yamazaki Baking
Japanese bread-baking corporation
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Lumene
Finnish cosmetics manufacturer
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Dick's Sporting Goods
American sporting goods retailing corporation
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Telegraph Media Group
British newspaper company
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Disasters & Pandemics 7
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1948 Ashgabat earthquake
Earthquake in Turkmenistan
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1948 Fukui earthquake
June 1948 earthquake in Japan
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1948 Salta earthquake
August 1948 earthquake in Argentina
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1948 Litang earthquake
Earthquake in China
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1948 Desert Hot Springs earthquake
Desert Hot Springs earthquake
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1948 Lady Caycay earthquake
Earthquake in the Philippines
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1948 Columbia River flood
1948 flood in the United States and Canada
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Social Movements & Revolutions 6
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Jeju Uprising
1948–49 uprising in Jeju Island, South Korea
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Bogotazo
Massive riots in Bogotá, Colombia
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Al-Wathbah uprising
1948 protests in Baghdad, Iraq
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1948 Tripoli Anti-Jewish pogrom
1948 riots in Tripoli, British Tripolitania
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Yeosu–Suncheon Rebellion
Anti-US socialist rebellion in South Korea
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1948 Accra Riots
Adu boahen
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Architecture & Engineering 29
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Mile High Stadium
Demolished outdoor multi-purpose stadium in Denver, Colorado
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Hristo Botev Stadium
Sports venue in Vratsa, Bulgaria
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Daegu Civic Stadium
Stadium in Buk-gu, Daegu, South Korea
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Daegu Baseball Stadium
Stadium in Daegu, South Korea
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Georgios Kamaras Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Rizoupoli, Attica Region, Greece
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St. Bernard Church
Church in Kralendijk, Bonaire
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Kristiansand Stadion
Building in Kristiansand, Southern Norway
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Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion
Multi-use stadium in Hengelo, Netherlands
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Gradski stadion
Multi-use stadium in Pljevlja, Montenegro
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Herndon Stadium
Stadium in Georgia, United States
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San Michele Arcangelo (Rome)
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Estadio Fiscal de Linares
Stadium in Linares, Chile
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Langevåg Church
Church building in Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Saint-Pierre-en-Antioche Church, Ascq
Church located in Nord, in France
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Nagoya Baseball Stadium
Baseball Ground
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J. Birney Crum Stadium
Large high school football stadium in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Zorky Stadium
Sports venue in Krasnogorsk, Russia
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Aleppo 7 April Stadium
Sports stadium in Aleppo, Syria
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Nuijamaa Church
Church in Lappeenranta, Finland
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Safa Stadium
Multi-use stadium in Beirut, Lebanon
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Heiwadai Athletic Stadium
Building in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Church building in Glendale, United States of America
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Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Stadium in Mobile, Alabama
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Holy Rosary Church
Idaho Falls, Idaho
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Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Renewal Centre
Church in Ontario, Canada
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Hippos
Stadium in Jyväskylä, Finland
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Church of St. Paul's, K Street
Church in D.C., United States
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O'Shaughnessy Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Allan Park, Aberdeen
Stadium in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 10
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Aldeburgh Festival
English arts festival devoted mainly to classical music
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Aix-en-Provence Festival
Annual international music festival in Aix-en-Provence, France
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9th Venice International Film Festival
1948 film festival edition
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Nice Jazz Festival
Music festival in Nice, France
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Opera Stage
Theatre stage in Ankara
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Wiener Kammeroper
Building in Vienna, Austria
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Besançon International Music Festival
Besançon International Music Festival (Sports & Entertainment).
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Municipal Theatre of Joensuu
Theatre in Joensuu, Finland
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Teatro Cine Fraga
Theatre and cinema in Vigo, Spain
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Theater im Zimmer
Theatre in Hamburg, Germany
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Empires & Countries 76
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Israel founded
Israel was founded, with its capital at Jerusalem.
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South Korea founded
South Korea was founded, with its capital at Seoul.
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Myanmar founded
Myanmar was founded, with its capital at Naypyidaw.
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North Korea founded
North Korea was founded, with its capital at Pyongyang.
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Czechoslovak Socialist Republic founded
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was founded, with its capital at Prague.
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Hyderabad State dissolved
Hyderabad State ceased to exist, having been centered at Hyderabad.
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Federation of Malaya founded
Federation of Malaya was founded, with its capital at Kuala Lumpur.
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British rule in Myanmar dissolved
British rule in Myanmar ceased to exist, having been centered at Yangon.
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Third Czechoslovak Republic dissolved
Third Czechoslovak Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Prague.
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Malayan Union dissolved
Malayan Union ceased to exist, having been centered at Kuala Lumpur.
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Dominion of Ceylon founded
Dominion of Ceylon was founded, with its capital at Colombo.
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United States Army Military Government in Korea dissolved
United States Army Military Government in Korea ceased to exist, having been centered at Seoul.
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First Republic of South Korea founded
First Republic of South Korea was founded, with its capital at Seoul.
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National Government of the Republic of China dissolved
National Government of the Republic of China ceased to exist, having been centered at Guangzhou.
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People's Committee of North Korea dissolved
People's Committee of North Korea ceased to exist, having been centered at Pyongyang.
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Indore State dissolved
Indore State ceased to exist, having been centered at Indore.
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Cutch State dissolved
Cutch State ceased to exist, having been centered at Bhuj.
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Gwalior State dissolved
Gwalior State ceased to exist, having been centered at Ujjain.
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Union of Burma (1948–1962) founded
Union of Burma (1948–1962) was founded, with its capital at Yangon.
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Bharatpur State dissolved
Bharatpur State ceased to exist, having been centered at Bharatpur.
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Benares State dissolved
Benares State ceased to exist, having been centered at Varanasi.
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Cambay State dissolved
Cambay State ceased to exist.
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Sirmoor State dissolved
Sirmoor State ceased to exist, having been centered at Nahan.
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Nawanagar State dissolved
Nawanagar State ceased to exist.
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Jind State dissolved
Jind State ceased to exist, having been centered at Sangrur.
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Sachin State dissolved
Sachin State ceased to exist, having been centered at Sachin.
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Idar State dissolved
Idar State ceased to exist.
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Chamba State dissolved
Chamba State ceased to exist, having been centered at Chamba.
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Provisional Central Government of Vietnam founded
Provisional Central Government of Vietnam was founded, with its capital at Saigon.
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Dholpur State dissolved
Dholpur State ceased to exist, having been centered at Dholpur.
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Baoni State dissolved
Baoni State ceased to exist.
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Morvi State dissolved
Morvi State ceased to exist, having been centered at Morbi.
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Jaora State dissolved
Jaora State ceased to exist, having been centered at Jaora.
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Rajgarh State dissolved
Rajgarh State ceased to exist, having been centered at Rajgarh.
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Akkalkot State dissolved
Akkalkot State ceased to exist.
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Kahlur State dissolved
Kahlur State ceased to exist, having been centered at Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.
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Bhor State dissolved
Bhor State ceased to exist.
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Bamra State dissolved
Bamra State ceased to exist.
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Bashahr State dissolved
Bashahr State ceased to exist.
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Bastar State dissolved
Bastar State ceased to exist, having been centered at Jagdalpur.
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Radhanpur State dissolved
Radhanpur State ceased to exist.
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Jhabua State dissolved
Jhabua State ceased to exist.
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Mudhol State dissolved
Mudhol State ceased to exist, having been centered at Mudhol.
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Rajkot State dissolved
Rajkot State ceased to exist, having been centered at Rajkot.
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Palanpur State dissolved
Palanpur State ceased to exist, having been centered at Palanpur.
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Bhavnagar State dissolved
Bhavnagar State ceased to exist, having been centered at Bhavnagar.
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Barwani State dissolved
Barwani State ceased to exist, having been centered at Barwani.
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Dhenkanal State dissolved
Dhenkanal State ceased to exist.
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Narsinghgarh State dissolved
Narsinghgarh State ceased to exist.
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Sailana State dissolved
Sailana State ceased to exist.
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Dhrol State dissolved
Dhrol State ceased to exist.
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Jamkhandi State dissolved
Jamkhandi State ceased to exist.
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Ratlam State dissolved
Ratlam State ceased to exist, having been centered at Ratlam.
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Sangli State dissolved
Sangli State ceased to exist, having been centered at Sangli.
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Porbandar State dissolved
Porbandar State ceased to exist, having been centered at Chhaya.
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Sonepur State dissolved
Sonepur State ceased to exist.
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Sitamau State dissolved
Sitamau State ceased to exist, having been centered at Sitamau.
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Patna State dissolved
Patna State ceased to exist.
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Savanur State dissolved
Savanur State ceased to exist.
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Koriya dissolved
Koriya ceased to exist.
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Kangra-Lambagraon dissolved
Kangra-Lambagraon ceased to exist.
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Wadhwan State dissolved
Wadhwan State ceased to exist.
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Changbhakar dissolved
Changbhakar ceased to exist.
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Nandgaon State dissolved
Nandgaon State ceased to exist.
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Surguja State dissolved
Surguja State ceased to exist.
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Pudukkottai State dissolved
Pudukkottai State ceased to exist, having been centered at Pudukkottai.
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Gangpur State dissolved
Gangpur State ceased to exist.
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Bonai State dissolved
Bonai State ceased to exist.
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Jath State dissolved
Jath State ceased to exist.
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Dewas State dissolved
Dewas State ceased to exist, having been centered at Dewas.
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Maihar State dissolved
Maihar State ceased to exist.
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Jasdan State dissolved
Jasdan State ceased to exist.
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Jashpur State dissolved
Jashpur State ceased to exist.
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Rairakhol State dissolved
Rairakhol State ceased to exist.
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Sarangarh State dissolved
Sarangarh State ceased to exist.
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Ramdurg State dissolved
Ramdurg State ceased to exist.
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