What happened in 1949?
445 recorded events in 1949, including 163 in people, 117 in science & technology and 41 in economy & trade.
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Major Events 1
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People's Republic of China established
Mao Zedong proclaims the founding of the People's Republic of China after the Communist victory in the civil war.
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Wars & Conflicts 8
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Battle of Guningtou
1949 battle during the Chinese civil war
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Battle of Rafah
1949
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Battle of Florina
Battle of the Greek Civil War (1949)
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Battle of Cao Bang
Battle of the First Indochina War
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Battle of Dengbu Island
1949 battle of the Chinese Civil War
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Battle of Agios Vasileios
Battle of the Greek Civil War (1949)
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Siege of Surakarta
1949 battle between Indonesian and Dutch forces during the Indonesian National Revolution
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Bobai Campaign
1949 battle
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Politics & Government 10
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Fourth Geneva Convention
1949 treaty
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Second Geneva Convention
1949 treaty
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Third Geneva Convention
1949 treaty
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London Declaration
1949 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference document
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March 1949 Syrian coup d'état
Conflict
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Petersberg Agreement
Treaty restoring some sovereign powers to Germany after WW2
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Roem–Van Roijen Agreement
1949 agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia
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Geneva Convention on Road Traffic
1949 international treaty
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Élysée Accords
1949 agreement between France and Vietnam
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Treaty of The Hague
Treaty between Indonesia and the Netherlands
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People 163
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Maurice Maeterlinck died
Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)
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Karolina Widerström died
Swedish gynecologist (1856–1949)
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Erich von Drygalski died
German geographer (1865–1949)
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Helen Churchill Candee died
American writer (1858–1949)
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Antun Saadeh died
Lebanese politician (1904-1949)
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Richard Strauss died
German composer and orchestra director (1864–1949)
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Frank Fetter died
American economist (1863-1949)
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Lucien Descaves died
French novelist (1861-1949)
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Friedrich Bergius died
German chemist (1884–1949)
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Mordecai Schornstein died
Chief Rabbi of Copenhagen, an animal lover and the founder of the Tel Aviv zoo
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Wallace Beery died
American actor (1885-1949)
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Frank Morgan died
Actor (1890-1949)
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Sam Wood died
Director, producer, actor (1883-1949)
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Henri Bourde de La Rogerie died
Archivist (1873–1949)
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Nikolay Gamaleya died
Russian and Soviet physician and scientist who played a pioneering role in microbiology and vaccine research (1859-1949)
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André-Louis Debierne died
French chemist (1874-1949)
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Alfred J. Lotka died
American mathematician (1880–1949)
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Vasily Degtyaryov died
Russian and Soviet weapons designer (1880-1949)
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Martin Knudsen died
Danish physicist (1871-1949)
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Lucas Bridges died
Anglo-Argentine author, explorer, and rancher
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Alice Lounsberry died
American botanist, dendrologist and author (1872-1949)
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Perce Blackborow died
British explorer (1894–1949)
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Gulielma Lister died
English mycologist, botanist and scientific illustrator (1860-1949)
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Orator Fuller Cook died
American botanist and entomologist (1867-1949)
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Russell W. Porter died
American artist, engineer, astronomer, and explorer (1871-1949)
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Frank Smythe died
British mountaineer, botanist, author and photographer (1900-1949)
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Catherine Winifred Dwyer died
Australian suffragist
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Alice Amelia Chown died
Canadian activist and writer
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Louis Rimbault died
French individualist anarchist (1877-1949)
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Mamie Shields Pyle died
American women's suffrage leader (1866-1949)
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Ellen Pinsent died
British activist
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Ivan Poddubny died
Russian-Soviet wrestler
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Vítězslav Novák died
Czech composer and pedagogue (1870-1949)
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Leonor Michaelis died
German biochemist (1875–1949)
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Mariano Fortuny died
Spanish artist, photographer and fashion designer (1871-1949)
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Arthur Eichengrün died
Jewish-German chemist
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Erik Adolf von Willebrand died
Finnish doctor (1870-1949)
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Philip Herbert Cowell died
British astronomer (1870–1949)
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Torsten Carleman died
Swedish mathematician, known for research in classical mathematical analysis (1892-1949)
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Will Hay died
English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949)
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Carlo Felice Trossi died
Italian racecar driver (1908-1949)
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Genrikh Graftio died
Russian engineer (1869–1949)
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John William Dunne died
British soldier, aeronautical engineer and philosopher (1875–1949)
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Homer Burton Adkins died
American chemist (1892-1949)
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Karl F. Sundman died
Finnish astronomer and mathematician (1873–1949)
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James Bullough Lansing died
Loudspeaker designer, audio company founder (1902–1949)
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Gustaf Komppa died
Finnish chemist (1867–1949)
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Ægidius Elling died
Norwegian inventor
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Charles Cobb died
American mathematician and economist (1875–1949)
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August Herman Pfund died
American physicist, spectroscopy
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Stefan Meyer died
Austrian physicist (1872–1949)
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Claudius Madrolle died
French travel writer
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Frank E. Kleinschmidt died
German-American explorer and filmmaker (1871–1949)
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Edmund Johnston Garwood died
British geologist
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Edward Avery McIlhenny died
American businessman
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Leopoldo Traversi died
Botanist (1856-1949)
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Maria Ouspenskaya died
Russian actress (1876-1949)
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Richard Dix died
American actor (1893–1949)
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Jacques Copeau died
French theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist (1879–1949)
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Vasily Lebedev-Kumach died
Russian poet and lyricist (1898-1949)
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Maria Cebotari died
Singer and actress
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Harry Davenport died
American actor (1866–1949)
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Charles Dullin died
French actor (1885-1949)
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Sidney Olcott died
Canadian filmmaker (1873–1949)
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Ginette Neveu died
French musician (1919–1949)
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Linda Arvidson died
American actress (1884–1949)
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Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria died
Spanish and Bavarian Royal and physician (1859-1949)
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Fedor Ozep died
Russian-Soviet-American film director and screenwriter
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Leon Schlesinger died
American film producer (1884–1949)
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Benjamin Netanyahu born
Born in Tel Aviv. Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present).
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António Guterres born
Born in Lisbon. Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017.
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Valery Leontiev born
Born in Ust-Usa. Russian singer.
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Haruki Murakami born
Born in Fushimi-ku. Japanese writer (born 1949).
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Lech Kaczyński born
Born in Warsaw. Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of Poland (1949–2010).
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Pablo Escobar born
Born in Rio negro. Colombian drug lord (1949–1993).
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Slavoj Žižek born
Born in Ljubljana. Slovenian philosopher (born 1949).
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Thomas Sankara born
Born in Yako. President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987.
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Pedro Almodóvar born
Born in Calzada de Calatrava. Spanish filmmaker (born 1949).
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Sebastián Piñera born
Born in Santiago. Chilean entrepreneur and politician (1949–2024).
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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono born
Born in Pacitan. 6th President of Indonesia (2004—2014).
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Ashraf Ghani born
Born in Logar Province. President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (17 11 2006.
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Nawaz Sharif born
Born in Lahore. MNA NA-130.
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Christopher Hitchens born
Born in Portsmouth. English American author and journalist (1949–2011).
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Thaksin Shinawatra born
Born in San Kamphaeng. Prime Minister of Thailand form 2001 to 2006.
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Jarosław Kaczyński born
Born in Warsaw. 13th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.
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Jeremy Corbyn born
Born in Chippenham. British politician, leader of the Labour Party 2015 to 2020.
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José Ramos-Horta born
Born in Dili. 2nd and 5th President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate.
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Trương Tấn Sang born
Born in Đức Hòa. Former president of Vietnam.
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Alan García born
Born in Lima. President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011).
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Jim Varney born
Born in Lexington. American actor and comedian (1949–2000).
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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum born
Born in Al Shindagha. Ruler of Dubai (born 1949).
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Amin Maalouf born
Born in Beirut. Francophone Lebanese writer based in Frances.
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Richard Neal born
Born in Springfield. American politician (born 1949).
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn born
Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. French economist.
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Elizabeth Warren born
Born in Oklahoma City. American politician (born 1949).
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Abdullah Öcalan born
Born in Ömerli. Founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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Patrick Süskind born
Born in Ambach. German writer and screenwriter.
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Ivana Trump born
Born in Zlín. Czech-American businesswoman (1949–2022).
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Tom Waits born
Born in Pomona. American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1949).
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Kgalema Motlanthe born
Born in Johannesburg. President of South Africa, Deputy President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and Secretary-General of the African National Congress.
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Kurmanbek Bakiyev born
Born in Masadan. Kyrgyzstani politician.
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Massimo D'Alema born
Born in Rome. Italian politician (born 1949).
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Valentina Matviyenko born
Born in Shepetivka. Russian politician.
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Carl Bildt born
Born in Halmstad parish. Swedish politician (1949-), prime minister 1991–1994, foreign minister 2006–2014.
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Göran Persson born
Born in Vingåker. Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006.
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Martin Amis born
Born in Oxford. British novelist (1949–2023).
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Sergei Bagapsh born
Born in Sokhumi. Abkhazian politician (1949-2011).
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Sandra Mason born
Born in Saint Philip. 1st president of Barbados.
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John Belushi born
Born in Humboldt Park. American actor (1949–1982).
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Arif Alvi born
Born in Karachi. 13th President of Pakistan from 2018 to 2024.
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Horst Seehofer born
Born in Ingolstadt. German politician (CSU) and former Federal Minister of the Interior (born 1949).
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Brigitte Bierlein born
Born in Vienna. Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of Austria and president of the Austrian constitutional court (1949–2024).
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Ranil Wickremesinghe born
Born in Colombo. 9th President of Sri Lanka from July 2022 to September 2024.
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Fernando Collor de Mello born
Born in Rio de Janeiro. President of Brazil from 1990 to 1992.
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Ken Follett born
Born in Cardiff. British novelist (born 1949).
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Nguyễn Tấn Dũng born
Born in Cà Mau. Prime Minister of Vietnam.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa born
Born in Matara District. President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022.
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Rakesh Sharma born
Born in Patiala. First Indian astronaut.
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Carlos the Jackal born
Born in Caracas. Venezuelan-born international terror operative.
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Peter Ackroyd born
Born in London. English author (born 1949).
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Hans-Hermann Hoppe born
Born in Peine. Austrian school economist and libertarian anarcho-capitalist philosopher.
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Bertalan Farkas born
Born in Gyulaháza. Hungarian cosmonaut.
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Alain Finkielkraut born
Born in Paris. French philosopher (born 1949).
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Pierre Buyoya born
Born in Rutovu Commune. Burundian politician, former president of Burundi (1949–2020).
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Gil Scott-Heron born
Born in Chicago. American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author (1949–2011).
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Ken Wilber born
Born in Oklahoma City. American writer and public speaker.
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Bei Dao born
Born in Beijing. Contemporary Chinese (PRC) avant garde poet.
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Flora Brovina born
Born in Skenderaj. Albanian women's rights activist.
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Gary Ridgway born
Born in Salt Lake City. American serial killer.
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William Lane Craig born
Born in Peoria. American Christian apologist and theologian.
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Dorothy Allison born
Born in Greenville. American writer, poet, novelist, critic (1949–2024).
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William Shepherd born
Born in Oak Ridge. American astronaut.
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Homi K. Bhabha born
Born in Mumbai. Indian critical theorist (born 1949).
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Daniel Pipes born
Born in Boston. American historian, writer, journalist and political scientist (born 1949).
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Ivan Patzaichin born
Born in Mila 23. Romanian sprint canoeist (1949–2021).
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Joaquín Sabina born
Born in Úbeda. Spanish musician.
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Harry Turtledove born
Born in Los Angeles. American author (born 1949).
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Jim Carroll born
Born in Manhattan. American author, poet, and punk musician (1949–2009).
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Blase Cupich born
Born in Omaha. Catholic archbishop and cardinal.
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Axel Honneth born
Born in Essen. German philosopher.
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Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara born
Born in Maradi. Nigerien President (1949-1999).
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Matthew Festing born
Born in Northumberland. Grand Master of the Order of Malta (1949–2021).
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Frank L. Culbertson born
Born in Charleston. Astronaut, United States Navy captain.
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Guillaume Faye born
Born in Angoulême. French political activist and essayist (1949-2019).
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Rasim Delić born
Born in Čelić. Bosnian general (1949–2010).
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A. C. Grayling born
Born in Luanshya. English philosopher.
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Iris Marion Young born
Born in New York City. American philosopher (1949-2006).
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Bandar bin Sultan born
Born in Ta'if. Saudi royal.
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Isabelle Stengers born
Born in Brussels. Belgian philosopher of science and scientist (born 1949).
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Marek Jędraszewski born
Born in Poznań. Polish archbishop.
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Mart Helme born
Born in Pärnu. Estonian historian, diplomat and politician (born 1949).
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Bogdan Borusewicz born
Born in Lidzbark Warmiński. Polish politician (born 1949).
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Chang Wanquan born
Born in Nanyang. 11th Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China.
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Kenneth D. Cameron born
Born in Cleveland. American astronaut.
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Raoul Cédras born
Born in Jérémie. Haitian Junta leader.
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Bruce E. Melnick born
Born in New York City. American astronaut.
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Suhaila Seddiqi born
Born in Kabul. Afghan politician.
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Paco Ignacio Taibo II born
Born in Gijón. Spanish-Mexican writer, novelist, journalist, and historian (born 1949).
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Corneliu Vadim Tudor born
Born in Bucharest. Romanian politician and writer (1949–2015).
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Terrence W. Wilcutt born
Born in Russellville. American astronaut.
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Gregory Areshian born
Born in Yerevan. Armenian-American archeologist and historian.
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David Abulafia born
Born in Twickenham. English historian (1949–2026).
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Alfred J. Lotka died
Died in Red Bank. American mathematician (1880–1949).
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Science & Technology 117
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University of New South Wales
Public research university in Kensington, Sydney, Australia
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Tokyo Institute of Technology
National top-tier research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan
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Gadjah Mada University
National university in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Hiroshima University
Higher education institution in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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University of Keele
University in Keele, United Kingdom
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Hitotsubashi University
National university in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan
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Sandia National Laboratories
United States national laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Nagasaki University
Higher education institution in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Shanghai International Studies University
University in Shanghai, China
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Kagoshima University
Higher education institution in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Public university in Pomona, California, United States
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Saitama University
Higher education institution in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Kanazawa University
Higher education institution in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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University of Tokushima
Higher education institution in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
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Gifu University
Higher education institution in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Yokohama City University
Japanese university
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Onsala Space Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Onsala, Sweden
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National Taipei University
National university in Taiwan
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Srinakharinwirot University
University in Thailand
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Shizuoka University
Higher education institution in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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University of Yamanashi
University in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
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Idaho National Laboratory
United States Department of Energy complex located in the high desert of eastern Idaho
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University of Pannonia
University
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Kumamoto University
Higher education institution in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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University of Fukui
Higher education institution in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
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Dalian University of Technology
University in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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Australian National Botanic Gardens
Botanical garden in Canberra, Australia
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Gunma University
Higher education institution in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Kyushu Institute of Technology
Higher education institution in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Nagoya Institute of Technology
University
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Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies
University in North Korea
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Akita University
Higher education institution in Akita Prefecture, Japan
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Tohoku Gakuin University
Higher education institution in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
University in Slovakia
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Crandall University
Christian liberal arts university in Canada
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National Institute of Genetics
Biological research repository
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Yanbian University
University in China
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China Women's University
Women's university in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
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Grand Canyon University
Private Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona
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Sakhalin State University
University
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Okayama University
Higher education institution in Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Tottori University
Higher education institution in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
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Utsunomiya University
Higher education institution in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Mie University
Public university in Tsu, Japan
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Saga University
Higher education institution in Saga Prefecture, Japan
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Hokkaido University of Education
National University headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaido
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Institute of Contemporary History Munich-Berlin
Research institute
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Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Research expedition involving an international team of scientists (1949–1952)
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Kyoto Prefectural University
Japanese university
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Shihezi University
University in Shihezi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
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Kōchi University
Higher education institution in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
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Ehime University
Higher education institution in Ehime Prefecture, Japan
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Fukushima University
Higher education institution in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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Kyoto University of Education
Higher education institution in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory
Scientific observatory in the United States
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Częstochowa University of Technology
Technical university in Częstochowa, Poland
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Gifu Pharmaceutical University
Higher education institution in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Wakayama University
Higher education institution in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
University
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Shiga University
Higher education institution in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Otaru University of Commerce
University
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Kyushu Dental University
Higher education institution in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics
Research institute in Budapest, Hungary
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Elisha Medical Center
Healthcare organization in Haifa, Israel
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Osaka University of Economics
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Tokyo Keizai University
Private university in Japan
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University of International Relations
University in Beijing, China
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Central University of Finance and Economics
University in China
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Gakushuin Women's College
University
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Kagawa University
Higher education institution in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
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UniÍtalo
University in Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas
Physics research center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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ASTRON
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
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Jožef Stefan Institute
Research institute in Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Botanical Garden of Lourizán
Large botanical garden in Pontevedra, Spain
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Military Technical Academy
University in Bucharest, Romania
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Hainan Normal University
University in China
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University of Kochi
Public university in Kōchi, Japan
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Nara University of Education
Higher education institution in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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Sagami Women's University
Private college in Sagamihara, Japan
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Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Research institute in West Bengal
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CEA Paris-Saclay
Laboratory and headquarters of the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (CEA)
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Bangkok Christian Hospital
Hospital in Thailand
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Institute for Nature Study
Nature preserve park in Tokyo, Japan
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American Museum of Science and Energy
Science museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (Science & Technology).
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Shuchiin University
Private university in Fushimi-ku,
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Lipetsk State Pedagogical University
Public university in Russia
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Northeast Electric Power University
University in China
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Royal University of Law and Economics
Cambodian university
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Geological Survey of Israel
Government organization in Jerusalem, Israel
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Amiri Hospital
Hospital in Kuwait
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Kiryat Shlomo
Place in Central
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The Kyoto University Research Centre for the Cultural Sciences
The Kyoto University Research Centre for the Cultural Sciences (Science & Technology).
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University of Alabama Observatory
Astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Botanical Garden-Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Botanical Garden-Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Science & Technology).
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XLRI- Xavier School of Management
The first business school of India
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Ibaraki Christian University
Higher education institution in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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Hunan University of Technology and Business
University in China
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Xi'an University of Technology
University in China
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Liaoning Technical University
Public school in Liaoning, China
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Horlivka Institute for Foreign Languages
State national university foreignlangiages in Horlivka, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine
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Polish University Abroad
University headquartered in London, UK
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Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
Tokyo Union Theological Seminary (Science & Technology).
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Ranchi Women's College
Women's college in Jharkhand, India
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Institut für Marxismus-Leninismus beim ZK der SED
East German state research institute
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Hospital in Australia
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Rose Medical Center
Hospital in Colorado, United States
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Tianjin First Central Hospital
Hospital in Tianjin, China
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Chiba University Hospital
Hospital in Japan
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Nagoya University Hospital
Hospital in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya
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United States Army Soldier Systems Center
Military unit
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Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital
Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand
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Shanghai No. 411 Hospital
Shanghai No. 411 Hospital (Science & Technology).
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First Hospital of Jilin University
Hospital in Changchun, Jilin, China
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Haifa Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Zoo in Israel
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William Phelps Ornithological Collection
Ornithological museum in Caracas, Venezuela
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Exploration & Discovery 6
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Panagyurishte Treasure
Thracian hoard
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First Minsk church
Church building in Minsk, Belarus
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Gheriat esh-Shergia
Building in Africa
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Adzhi-Bogdo
Meteorite
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Pico de los Ajos
Archaeological site
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shipwrecking of ARA Fournier
shipwrecking of ARA Fournier (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 10
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Taizé Community
Ecumenical religious order based in France
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Kaohsiung Mosque
Mosque in Zhenggi Village, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Şişli Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Great Mosque of Makassar
Mosque in Indonesia
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Communität Christusbruderschaft Selbitz
German Lutheran Religious Order
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Temple Beth Elohim
Reform synagogue in South Carolina, United States
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Congregation Beth Israel
Synagogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Santi Cosma e Damiano
Church buildings in Eboli, Italy
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Santuario del Carmelo
Historic building of Monza
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Iglesiа Оrtоdоxа Rusа de lа Virgen del Аmраrо, Temperley
Iglesiа Оrtоdоxа Rusа de lа Virgen del Аmраrо, Temperley (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 41
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Heckler & Koch
German defense manufacturing company
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Ikarus
Defunct Hungarian bus manufacturer
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Liebherr Group
Company
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Abarth
Italian automotive company
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OTP Bank
Hungarian commercial bank
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Medtronic plc
Medical device company
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GANT
American-Swedish clothing brand
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Yashica
Japanese camera manufacturer
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Europcar
French multinational car rental company
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Japanese National Railways
Public corporation that operated Japanese national railway network from 1949 to 1987
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Itochu
Japanese trading company
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Osaka Stock Exchange
Stock exchange located in Osaka, Japan
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Tchibo
German chain of coffee retailers and cafés
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Marubeni
Japanese trading company
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China Post
Chinese state-owned postal services company
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Sturm, Ruger & Co.
American firearm manufacturing company
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NIS
Serbian petroleum company
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Slovnaft
Slovak oil refining and petrochemical company
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OTE
Greek telecommunication company
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Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince
World's fair in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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China Life Insurance Company
Chinese insurance company
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ShinMaywa
Company
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SITA
Multinational information technology company specialising in providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry
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Mercator
Retail company in Slovenia
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Hornady
American ammunition manufacturer
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BorsodChem
Hungarian chemical raw material manufacturing company
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PIKO
Trademark
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Douglas
Multinational German cosmetics and perfume retail chain
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Automatic Data Processing
American human resources management software company
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Csepel
Company
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Herpa
German scale model manufacturer
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McIntosh Laboratory
Company
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Calbee
Japanese food company
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Porsche Holding
Austrian company
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National Bank of Pakistan
Government-owned commercial bank in Pakistan
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Sumitomo Realty & Development
Real estate developer
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Vixen
Optical equipment manufacturer in Japan
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Wacoal
Company
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JEOL
Company
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Ericsson Nikola Tesla
Croatian telecoms manufacturer
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Morinaga Milk Industry
Japanese dairy company
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Disasters & Pandemics 6
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1949 Pelileo earthquake
August 1949 earthquake in Ecuador
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1949 Khait earthquake
Earthquake in present-day Tajikistan
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1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake
1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake (Disasters & Pandemics).
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Karlıova earthquake of 1949
6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Bingöl in eastern Turkey on August 17, 1949
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1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake
Canadian natural disaster
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1949 Olympia earthquake
Earthquake in Washington state
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Social Movements & Revolutions 5
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1949 anti-NATO riot in Iceland
Riots against the Icelandic parliament's decision to join NATO
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Peekskill Riots
1949 anti-communist race riots against African Americans and Jews
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Darul Islam rebellion
Rebellion in Indonesia
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1949 Hazara Rebellion
1949 Hazara Rebellion (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Anacostia Pool Riot
Anacostia Pool Riot (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Architecture & Engineering 26
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Las Lajas Sanctuary
National monument of Colombia
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Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Stadium
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Rashid Stadium
Soccer stadium in Dubai
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Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
Stadium in Chaves Municipality, Vila Real District, Portugal
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Stadio Danilo Martelli
Football stadium in Mantua, Italy
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Osaka Stadium
Stadium
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Estadio La Granja
Sports venue in Chile
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Estadio Francisco Montaner
Multi-use stadium in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Raszyn radio transmitter
Tower
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Central City Stadium, Vynnytsia
Stadium in Vynnytsia (Ukraine)
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Tempio Valdese
Church building in Milan, Italy
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Santa Paola Romana
Church in Rome
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Hamningberg Chapel
Church in Båtsfjord, Norway
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Kåfjord Church
Church in the municipality of Gáivuotna–Kåfjord in Troms District, Norway
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Dun Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Novo-Diveevo
Church building in Nanuet, United States of America
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Sabet Pasal Palace
Palace in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
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Estádio Municipal Maria Tereza Breda
Soccer stadium in Brazil
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St. Catherine of Siena Church and School
Roman Catholic parish and school in Reseda, California
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Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium
Baseball stadium in Amarillo, Texas, US
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Beth Israel Congregation
Church building in South Carolina, United States of America
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Christ Church United Methodist
Church in NY, United States
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RN Shetty Stadium
The stadium at the heart of Dharwad, Karnataka
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Huguenot Memorial Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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Swindon Stadium
Speedway track in Blunsdon, Swindon, England
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Hopper Field
Stadium in Freeport, Texas
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Sports & Entertainment 21
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1949 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Aspen Music Festival and School
Non-profit organization in the USA
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10th Venice International Film Festival
1949 film festival edition
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1949 World Snooker Championship
Snooker tournament
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Andrej Bagar Theatre
Theatre in Nitra, Slovakia
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Badminton Horse Trials
Equestrian triathalon
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Théâtre du Rideau Vert
Theater
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Dadipark
Former amusement park in Belgium
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Migjeni Theatre
Theatre in Shkodra,, Albania
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TR Warszawa
Theatre in Warsaw, Poland
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Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park
Former amusement park in Hong Kong
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Rosendale Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Rosendale, New York, United States
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Rousse State Opera
Opera house in Rousse (Ruse), Bulgaria
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Smetana’s Litomyšl
International opera festival in Litomyšl, Czechia
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Teatro Sistina
Theatre and cinema in Rome, Italy
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Green theatre
Theatre in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Teatro Coliseo
Theatre in Eibar, Spain
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EXPRMNTL
EXPRMNTL (Sports & Entertainment).
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Auditorio Nelly Goitiño
Cultural center in Montevideo
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Arts Guild Theatre
Former theatre in Greenock, Scotland
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Old Theatre, Strumica
Old Theatre, Strumica (Sports & Entertainment).
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Empires & Countries 31
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Germany founded
Germany was founded, with its capital at Berlin.
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People's Republic of China founded
People's Republic of China was founded, with its capital at Beijing.
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Laos founded
Laos was founded, with its capital at Vientiane.
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Bhutan founded
Bhutan was founded, with its capital at Thimphu.
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German Democratic Republic founded
German Democratic Republic was founded, with its capital at East Berlin.
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West Germany founded
West Germany was founded, with its capital at Bonn.
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Dutch East Indies dissolved
Dutch East Indies ceased to exist, having been centered at Batavia.
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Hungarian People's Republic founded
Hungarian People's Republic was founded, with its capital at Budapest.
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German Reich dissolved
German Reich ceased to exist.
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Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor dissolved
Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor ceased to exist, having been centered at Thiruvananthapuram.
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Second Hungarian Republic dissolved
Second Hungarian Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Budapest.
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Dominion of Newfoundland dissolved
Dominion of Newfoundland ceased to exist, having been centered at St. John's.
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United States of Indonesia founded
United States of Indonesia was founded, with its capital at Jakarta.
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Netherlands New Guinea founded
Netherlands New Guinea was founded, with its capital at Jayapura.
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Kingdom of Mewar dissolved
Kingdom of Mewar ceased to exist, having been centered at Chittorgarh.
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Emirate of Cyrenaica founded
Emirate of Cyrenaica was founded, with its capital at Benghazi.
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Baroda State dissolved
Baroda State ceased to exist, having been centered at Vadodara.
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Kingdom of Cochin dissolved
Kingdom of Cochin ceased to exist, having been centered at Tripunithura.
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Jaipur State dissolved
Jaipur State ceased to exist, having been centered at Jaipur.
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Kingdom of Marwar dissolved
Kingdom of Marwar ceased to exist, having been centered at Jodhpur.
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Kolhapur State dissolved
Kolhapur State ceased to exist, having been centered at Kolhapur.
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Muang Phuan dissolved
Muang Phuan ceased to exist, having been centered at Phōnsavan.
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Kota State dissolved
Kota State ceased to exist, having been centered at Kota.
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Tonk State dissolved
Tonk State ceased to exist, having been centered at Tonk.
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Provisional Central Government of Vietnam dissolved
Provisional Central Government of Vietnam ceased to exist, having been centered at Saigon.
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Pratapgarh State dissolved
Pratapgarh State ceased to exist, having been centered at Pratapgarh.
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Banswara State dissolved
Banswara State ceased to exist, having been centered at Banswara.
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Sandur State dissolved
Sandur State ceased to exist.
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Cochinchina Autonomous Republic dissolved
Cochinchina Autonomous Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Ho Chi Minh City.
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Shahpura State dissolved
Shahpura State ceased to exist, having been centered at Shahpura, Bhilwara.
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Autonomous Government of Inner Mongolia dissolved
Autonomous Government of Inner Mongolia ceased to exist, having been centered at Ulanhot.
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