What happened in 1951?
Treaty of San Francisco, Battle of Heartbreak Ridge and Battle of Hoa Binh — among 459 events recorded in 1951. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 30
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Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
1951 battle
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Battle of Hoa Binh
1951 battle of the First Indochina War
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Battle of Vinh Yen
1951 major engagement of the First Indochina War
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Battle of Kapyong
1951 battle
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Battle of Chipyong-ni
1951 battle of the Korean War
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Battle of the Day River
1951 conflict
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Battle of Nghia Lo
1951 battle of the First Indochina War
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First Battle of Maryang-san
1951 battle of the Korean War
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Battle of the Imjin River
1951 major confrontation during the Chinese Spring Offensive of the Korean War
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Battle of Bloody Ridge
1951 ground combat battle that took place during the Korean War
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Battle of Yultong
1951 battle of the Korean War
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Battle of the Twin Tunnels
1951 battle
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Battle of Sunchon
1951 battle
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Operation Thunderbolt
1951 United Nations offensive during the Korean War
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Operation Tomahawk
1951 airborne military operation
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Battle of Hoengsong
February 1951 battle during the Korean War
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Battle of the Soyang River
1951 battle
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Blockade of Wonsan
1951-53 siege during Korean War
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Battle of Haktang-ni
1951 battle of the Korean War
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Battle of Uijeongbu
1951 battle
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Battle of Hill 355
1951 battle in the Korean War
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Battle of Maehwa-san
1951 battle
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Battle of Hwacheon
1951 battle of the Korean War
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Third Battle of Wonju
1951 battle of the Korean War
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Battle of the Punchbowl
1951 battle in the Korean War
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Ganghwa massacre
Korean massacre (1951)
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Sancheong-Hamyang massacre
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Naval Battle of the Han River
1951 battle
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Chinese Spring Offensive
1951 Chinese offensive during the Korean War
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Operation Ripper
March 1951 battle of the Korean war during which UN forces recaptured Seoul
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Politics & Government 4
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Treaty of San Francisco
Peace treaty between Japan and the Allied Powers of World War II, officially ending the American-led Allied Occupation of Japan.
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ANZUS
Collective security agreement between Australia, New Zealand and the United States
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Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan
Treaty signed in San Francisco dictating that Japan grant the United States the territorial means for it to establish a military presence in the Far East and prohibited other countries without the consent of the United States to do the same
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Manhattan Rebellion
Rebellion in Thailand on 26 June 1951
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People 146
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Ludwig Wittgenstein died
Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)
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Arnold Sommerfeld died
German physicist (1868-1951)
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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim died
Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
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Robert J. Flaherty died
American documentary filmmaker (1884-1951)
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Lincoln Ellsworth died
American explorer (1880–1951)
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Ferdinand Porsche died
Austrian-born German automotive engineer, inventor (1875–1951)
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Warner Baxter died
American actor (1889–1951)
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László Almásy died
Hungarian desert explorer and aviator (1895-1951)
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Jessie Ackermann died
Social Reformer, feminist, journalist, writer and traveller (1857–1951)
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Sarah Baines died
Baines [née Hunt], Sarah Jane [Jennie] (1866–1951), British suffragette and social reformer
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Louis Jouvet died
French actor (1887-1951)
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Sergey Vavilov died
Soviet physicist
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Élie Cartan died
French mathematician (1869–1951)
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Harald Bohr died
Danish mathematician and footballer (1887–1951)
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Robert Grant Aitken died
American astronomer (1864–1951)
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August Horch died
German automobile engineer (1868–1951)
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Vilhelm Bjerknes died
Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (*1862 – †1951)
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Yoshio Nishina died
Japanese physicist (1890–1951)
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Charles Dillon Perrine died
American astronomer (1867-1951)
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Anastasio Vazquez died
Zoologist, geologist, explorer, narciso (1865-1951)
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Ivan Doronin died
Soviet pilot (1903–1951)
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John McConnell Black died
British botanist (1855-1951)
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Harry T. Moore died
American teacher (1905–1951)
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Agnes O'Farrelly died
Irish academic and activist for Irish language revival; Camogie executive (1874–1951)
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Maximiliano Arboleya died
Spanish sociologist, priest, and activist
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Lennart Hohenthal died
Finland Swedish political activist
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Ersilia Cavedagni died
Italian-American anarcha-feminist activist, writer, and editor
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Sarah Collins Fernandis died
American social worker
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Aaron Albert Mossell died
Lawyer, mining engineer and civil rights campaigner (1863-1951)
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Bertha Cave died
British campaigner for opening the legal profession to women, bacteriologist
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Fanny Brice died
American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951)
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Artur Schnabel died
Austrian pianist (1882-1951)
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Robert Walker died
American actor (1918-1951)
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Jakow Trachtenberg died
Russian mathematician (1888–1951)
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Fritz Julius Kuhn died
American leader of the German American Bund (1896–1951)
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Richard Schorr died
German astronomer (1867–1951)
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Ernest Dunlop Swinton died
British Army general and author (1868–1951)
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Leo Bosschart died
Dutch footballer (1888-1951)
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Cecil Green died
American racing driver
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Walt Brown died
American racing driver (1911-1951)
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Aimé Cotton died
French physicist (1869–1951)
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Carl Otto Lampland died
American astronomer (1873–1951)
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George Udny Yule died
British statistician (1871–1951)
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Mack Hellings died
Racecar driver
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Winifred Edgerton Merrill died
American mathematician (1862–1951)
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Albert Coombs Barnes died
American chemist and art collector (Barnes collection) 1872-1951
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Bill Mackey died
American racing driver
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Ioannis S. Paraskevopoulos died
Greek/South African astronomer (1889–1951)
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Piero Puricelli died
Italian engineer (1883-1951)
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Raoul Dautry died
French politician, engineer and public company director (1880-1951)
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Ludwig Heck died
Director of the Berlin Zoological Gardens (1860-1951)
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Maurice Neveu-Lemaire died
French parasitologist
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Corrado Zoli died
Italian journalist, writer and colonial ruler
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Mary Harriet Bate died
Died in Kyogle. Australian botanist (1855-1964).
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Cassiano Conzatti died
Italo-Mexican botanist (1862-1951)
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Cecil Rollo Payton Andrews died
Australian botanist (1870-1951)
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Kenneth N. MacKenzie died
British explorer (1897-1951)
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Lyndhurst Falkiner Giblin died
Australian statistician, economist and politician (1872-1951)
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Louise Frederick Hays died
Activist, civic volunteer, founder of Women’s Institutes at the University of Georgia (1923); wife of senator James Elijah Hays of Georgia
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Serge Koussevitzky died
Russian and American conductor, composer, and double-bassist (1874–1951)
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Ivor Novello died
Welsh composer and actor (1893–1951)
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Maria Montez died
Dominican actress (1912-1951)
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Enrique Santos Discépolo died
Argentine composer, playwright (1901-1951)
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Jack Holt died
American actor (1888-1951)
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Mady Christians died
Austrian actress (1896–1951)
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Jules Berry died
French actor (1883-1951)
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Oscar Micheaux died
American writer and director (1884-1951)
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Mildred Bailey died
Native American jazz singer
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Constant Lambert died
British composer and conductor (1905–1951)
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Gordon Brown born
Born in Giffnock. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010.
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Michelle Bachelet born
Born in La Cisterna. President of Chile from (2006–2010; 2014–2018).
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Mohamed Morsi born
Born in El-Adwah. President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013.
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Juan Manuel Santos born
Born in Bogotá. President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018.
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Anatoly Karpov born
Born in Zlatoust. Russian chess player.
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Sally Ride born
Born in Los Angeles. American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012).
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Rajnath Singh born
Born in Chandauli district. Indian politician.
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Jill Biden born
Born in Hammonton. American educator and First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025.
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Traian Băsescu born
Born in Murfatlar. President of Romania from 2004 to 2014.
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Salva Kiir Mayardit born
Born in Bahr el Ghazal. President of South Sudan since 2011.
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Prabowo Subianto born
Born in Jakarta. President of the Republic of Indonesia.
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Shehbaz Sharif born
Born in Lahore. Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1951).
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Mark Hamill born
Born in Oakland. American actor (born 1951).
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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua born
Born in Katsina. President of Nigeria (1951-2010).
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Aslan Maskhadov born
Born in Shoqai. Chechen warlord and politician.
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Mary McAleese born
Born in Belfast. 8th President of Ireland.
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon born
Born in Tangier. French left-wing populist politician (born 1951).
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Blaise Compaoré born
Born in Ouagadougou. President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014.
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Elio Di Rupo born
Born in Morlanwelz. Belgian politician (born 1951).
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Fernando Lugo born
Born in San Pedro del Paraná. 47.° President of Paraguay.
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Michel Barnier born
Born in La Tronche. Former Prime Minister of France (2024).
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Enda Kenny born
Born in Castlebar. Irish poliitician (* 1951).
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Akhmad Kadyrov born
Born in Karaganda. Chechen politician and Islamic religious leader (1951–2004).
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Maithripala Sirisena born
Born in Yagoda. President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019.
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Orson Scott Card born
Born in Richland. American science fiction novelist (born 1951).
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François Bayrou born
Born in Bordères. Former Prime Minister of France (2024–2025).
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Antonis Samaras born
Born in Athens. Prime Minister of Greece (2012–2015).
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Bertie Ahern born
Born in Drumcondra. 11th Taoiseach of Ireland from 1997 to 2008.
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Jean-Claude Duvalier born
Born in Port-au-Prince. President of the Republic of Haiti (1951-2014).
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Bob Geldof born
Born in Dún Laoghaire. Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951).
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Ilona Staller born
Born in Budapest. Hungarian-born Italian pornographic actress, singer and politician.
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Fatmir Sejdiu born
Born in Pakashtica e Epërme. President of Kosovo.
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Nikolai Patrushev born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Aide to the President of the Russian Federation since 2024 and former secretary of the Security Council of Russia (2008–2024).
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Samuel Doe born
Born in Tuzon. 21st President of Liberia.
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Bob Iger born
Born in Oceanside. American businessman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company (born 1951).
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Myint Swe born
Born in Mandalay. Army officer and former Acting President of Myanmar (1951–2025).
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Bernardo Atxaga born
Born in Asteasu. Basque-language writer from Gipuzkoa, Spain.
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Alexander Bortnikov born
Born in Perm. Russian official, FSB director.
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Sergei Skripal born
Born in Kaliningrad. Soviet military intelligence officer convicted of spying for the United Kingdom.
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Chesley Sullenberger born
Born in Denison. American commercial airline pilot.
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Leonid Kadeniuk born
Born in Klishkivtsi. Ukrainian cosmonaut (1951-2018).
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Kate Atkinson born
Born in York. English writer of novels, plays and short stories.
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Charlaine Harris born
Born in Tunica. American writer.
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Rosario Murillo born
Born in Managua. Co-president of Nicaragua since 2025.
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Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi born
Born in Aleppo. Syrian cosmonaut (1951–2024).
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Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov born
Born in Omurtag. Bulgarian cosmonaut.
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Janis Ian born
Born in Farmingdale. American singer-songwriter.
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Roger Wicker born
Born in Pontotoc. American lawyer and politician (born 1951).
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Emmanuel Todd born
Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Historian, demographer, anthropologist, sociologist, political scientist.
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John L. Phillips born
Born in Fort Belvoir. American astronaut.
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José Horacio Gómez born
Born in Monterrey. American Roman Catholic archbishop.
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Jared Taylor born
Born in Kobe. American white advocate author (born 1951).
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Ian Buruma born
Born in The Hague. Dutch writer and academic.
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Thomas Akers born
Born in St. Louis. American astronaut.
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Luc Ferry born
Born in Colombes. French politician and philosopher.
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Ljudmila Narusova born
Born in Bryansk. Russian politician.
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Jakup Krasniqi born
Born in Negroc. Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo.
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Sidney M. Gutierrez born
Born in Albuquerque. American astronaut.
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John Abizaid born
Born in Redwood City. Army general.
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Philippe Van Parijs born
Born in Brussels metropolitan area. Belgian professor, philosopher and economist.
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Gaston Kaboré born
Born in Bobo-Dioulasso. Burkinabe film director.
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Charles E. Brady Jr. born
Born in Pinehurst. American astronaut (1951–2006).
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Irving Finkel born
Born in London. British archaeologist.
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Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster born
Born in Omagh. British billionaire landowner, businessman and Territorial Army officer (1951-2016).
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Joe Sestak born
Born in Secane. American politician and U.S. Navy officer.
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Alison Weir born
Born in Lambeth. British historian & novelist (born 1951).
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Gleb Pavlovsky born
Born in Odesa. Russian political scientist (1951–2023).
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Philippe Pétain died
Died in Port-Joinville. French military and political leader (1856–1951).
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Empress Teimei died
Died in Akasaka Estate. Japanese empress consort (1884–1951).
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Françoise Nyssen born
Born in Etterbeek. French publisher and politician.
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François Jullien born
Born in Embrun. French philosopher and sinologist.
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Jean-Christophe Cambadélis born
Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. French politician.
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Jean-Pierre Delville born
Born in Liège. Belgian historian, theologian, academic and Catholic priest.
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Müveddet Kadın died
Died in Çengelköy. Ottoman noble; consort of sultan Mehmed VI (1893–1951).
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Mohammed Achaari born
Born in Moulay Idriss Zerhoun. Moroccan writer and politician.
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Ahmed Mohamed Islam born
Born in Somalia. President of Jubaland state of Somalia.
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Jean-Marc Roubaud born
Born in Algiers. French politician.
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Science & Technology 100
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Semmelweis University
Research-led medical school in Budapest, Hungary
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Research and development center
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Kim Chaek University of Technology
University in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Polytechnic University of Tirana
University in Tirana, Albania
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Agricultural University of Tirana
University in Tirana, Albania
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Minzu University of China
University in Beijing, China
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Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology
Hospital
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Cape Breton University
University in Nova Scotia, Canada
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University of International Business and Economics
Public university in Beijing, China
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Southwest Minzu University
University
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Rzeszów University of Technology
Technical university in Rzeszów, Poland
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Chungbuk National University
Public university in South Korea
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Sunan Kalijaga Islamic University
University in Indonesia
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Vácrátót Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Vácrátót, Hungary
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University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz
University in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences
University in Wrocław, Poland
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University of Life Sciences in Poznań
University in Poznań, Poland
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Uecht Observatory
Observatory in Switzerland
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California Science Center
Museum
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Sevastopol State University
University in Sevastopol, Crimea
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Liaoning Normal University
University in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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Autonomous University of Queretaro
University in Mexico
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Hunan Agricultural University
University in China
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Jamal Mohamed College
Autonomous college in Tamil Nadu, India
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Mongolian National University of Education
University in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Nishtar Medical University
University and former medical college in Punjab, Pakistan
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Europa-Institut
Institution
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Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Hospital in Spain
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Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice
Research center in Venice
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Huadong Hospital
Hospital in China
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Denver Botanic Gardens
Nonprofit organization in United States of America
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Krirk University
Thai University
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Hrodna State Agricultural University
University in Belarus
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Savannah River National Laboratory
US Department of Energy lab
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Les Houches School of Physics
International physics school center
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Jardín Botánico Nacional de Viña del Mar
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Chongqing Jiaotong University
University in China
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Catholic University of Pernambuco
University in Brazil
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Himeji University
University in Himeji, Japan
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Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing
Academic publisher
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Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities
University in Moscow
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Universidade Católica de Santos
Brazilian private and non-profit Catholic university
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P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai
Hospital in Mumbai, India
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Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center
Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel
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Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
Research center in Japan
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108 Military Central Hospital
Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam
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XXI Century National Medical Center
Research, teaching and medical treatment facility in Mexico City, Mexico
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Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology
Research center in Nanjing, China
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Buriram Hospital
Hospital in Buriram, Thailand
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Faustino Miranda Botanical Garden
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1951 nuclear test
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Shandong University of Science and Technology
Public university in Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Don Bosco Technical Institute, Tarlac
School in Sto. Cristo Tarlac City, Tarlac, Philippines
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University of Arkansas Grantham
University in Little Rock, Arkansas
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Harbin Normal University
University in China
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University of La Salette
Private Catholic university in Santiago City, Philippines
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Hunan Institute of Engineering
University in China
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Changchun Institute of Technology
Provincial public undergraduate college in Changchun, Jilin, China
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Ryazan State Radio Engineering University
Education organization in Ryazan, Russia
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Penza State Agricultural Academy
Other organization in Penza, Russia
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La Gran Colombia University
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Cologne Institute for Economic Research
Think tank
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Pirogov Hospital
Hospital in Bulgaria
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Thai Nguyen Central General Hospital
Hospital in Vietnam
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Centralny Szpital Kliniczny MSWiA w Warszawie
Healthcare organization in Warsaw, Poland
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Kastler–Brossel Laboratory
Quantum research laboratory in Paris, France
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St Petersburg Psychiatric Hospital of Specialized Type with Intense Observation
Hospital in Russia
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Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin
Hospital in Ireland
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Rajavithi Hospital
Healthcare organization in Bangkok, Thailand
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Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital
Hospital in New South Wales, Australia
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Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas
Facility in Vigo, Spain
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Newbrook Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Newbrook, Alberta
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Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
University in Surakarta, Central Java
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Koblenz Barrage
Barrage on the Moselle where it joins the Rhine at Koblenz
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East China Normal University
University in Shanghai, China
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University of Wollongong
Public research university in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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University of Karachi
Public university in Karachi, Pakistan
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Public Technical University in Kharagpur, West Bengal
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Lebanese University
Lebanese public university
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Donghua University
University in Shanghai, China
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Tamale Technical University
Tertiary institution located Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana offering all the Technical Courses
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Foreign Language Centre of Lodz University of Technology
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Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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Nava Nalanda Mahavihara
Deemed university in Bihar
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Civil Aviation University of China
University in Dongli, Tianjin, China
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Armed Forces Nursing Academy
Military academy in Daejeon, South Korea
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Otemae College
College in Japan
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Toho Junior College of Music
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Osaka University of Arts Junior College
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Royal Danish Defence College
Military educational institution in Denmark
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Republic of Korea Army College
School in South Korea
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Royal Danish Air Force Officers School
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Kiev Military Aviation Engineering Academy
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Chengdu University of Information Technology
University in Chengdu, China
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Seiwa Gakuen College
Private junior college in Japan
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The University of Aizu, Junior College Division
Public junior college in Japan
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Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo
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Zirc Arboretum
Arboretum in Hungary
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Hannan University
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
Berlin institution of higher education as the National Theatre School in Berlin with the status of college then university status
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Exploration & Discovery 6
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Melissani Cave
Cave and cenote in Kefalonia, Greece
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Cave of Maltravieso
Cave in Spain
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Safaniya Oil Field
Oilfield in Saudi Arabia
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Aarhus
Meteorite
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Esquel (meteorite)
Meteorite
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Moro Heritage Site
Archaeological site in Komone, Japan
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Religion & Belief Systems 27
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Neve Shalom Synagogue
Synagogue
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Taichung Mosque
Mosque in Daxing Village, Nantun District, Taichung City, Taiwan
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Mata Utu Cathedral
Cathedral located in Wallis-et-Futuna, in France
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Adas Israel Congregation
Largest Conservative synagogue in Washington, D.C.
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Kibuli Mosque
Mosque in Uganda
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Holy Spirit Cathedral (Accra)
Building in Ghana
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Beth Israel Congregation
Egalitarian Conservative synagogue
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Bagh Saba Synagogue
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St. Nikolaus
Church building in Lucherberg
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St. Willibald
Filial church in Oberhaunstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany
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Har HaMenuchot
Mountain and cemetery in Jerusalem
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Sant'Eugenio
Rome
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Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha
Church in central Madrid, Spain
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St Joseph Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau
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St. Euphrosynia Belarusian Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox church in South River, New Jersey, US
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Sevettijärvi Orthodox Church
Church in Sevettijärvi, Inari, Finland
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Gushan Daitian Temple
Temple in Kaohsiung
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St. Martin
Church building in Meilen in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
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First Baptist Church
Historic church in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Greater Friendship Baptist Church
Historic church building in Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Xianshan Xieling Temple
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Agape Centro Ecumenico
Building in Prali, Italy
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Church in California, United States
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Kirk in the Hills
church
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Mariakapel
Chapel in Mierlo, the Netherlands
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Creu de Ca n'Esteve
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Bruderklausen Church
Church building in Grindelwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Economy & Trade 36
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Agricultural Bank of China
Major bank in the People's Republic of China
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Dr. Martens
Footwear brand
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Marimekko
Finnish home furnishings company
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National Iranian Oil Company
Oil and gas company of Iran
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Max Mara
Italian fashion company
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Valtra
Finnish agricultural machine manufacturer
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Aiwa
Company
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Valmet
Finnish company
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Bank Leumi Le- Israel B.m.
Israeli commercial bank
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Pivdenne Design Office
Ukrainian rocket and satellite designer
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Djarum
Indonesian kretek brand and manufacturer
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Ecopetrol
Colombian petroleum company
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Kyoto Broadcasting System
Broadcasting Station
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Chubu Electric Power
Japanese company
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Krones AG
German company
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Delek Group Ltd.
Israeli conglomerate
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Wang Laboratories
American computer company (1951–1999)
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Meinl Percussion
Company
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Hongdu
Aerospace manufacturer (permanently closed. Entire area, including runway, turned into HongDu Park)
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Polish Scientific Publishers PWN
Polish publisher
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LIAZ
Czech and Czechoslovak manufacturer of trucks
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Feinwerkbau
Company
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Carrozzeria Scaglietti
Italian automobile design and coachbuilding company
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Furuno
Japanese electronics company
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TC Energy
Company
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Bosnalijek
Bosnian pharmaceutical company
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Nagra
Series of audio recorders produced by Kudelski SA
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DINA Camiones S.A.
Mexican truck and bus manufacturer
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MKB Raduga
Aircraft design bureau in USSR and Russia
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Hokkaido Bank
Japanese bank
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Hokkaido Electric Power Company
Public company
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Grupo Arcor
Argentine food company
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Iron Mountain Incorporated
American information management company
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Doğuş Holding
Turkish stock company based in Istanbul
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Hitachi Construction Machinery
Japanese construction equipment company
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Dispossession of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.
1951 Iranian takeover of its oil resources
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Disasters & Pandemics 6
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Kurşunlu earthquake of 1951
6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Çankırı in north-central Turkey on August 13, 1951
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explosion of the RFA Bedenham
Event
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1951 El Salvador earthquake
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1951 executions in Albania
Sabiha Kasimati (15 September 1912 - 26 February 1951) was an Albanian biologist and dissident of the communist regime in Albania. She was one of the 23 victims of the regime's Massacre of 1951 in Albania.
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Geochang massacre
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assassination of Abdullah I of Jordan
1951 murder in Jerusalem
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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1951 anti-Chechen pogrom in Kazakhstan
Pogrom
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Kneppelfreed
Incident on 16 November 1951
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Architecture & Engineering 63
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Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador
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Basilica of Saints John and Paul on the Caelian Hill
Titular church in Rome
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Avicenna Mausoleum
Mausoleum tower in Hamadan, Iranian national heritage site
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Estádio Fonte Nova
Architectural structure
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KR-völlur
Football stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland
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Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Building in Heraklion, Crete Region, Greece
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Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Former football stadium in Vilnius
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Lenin Stadium
Sports venue in Khabarovsk, Russia
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Estadio Universidad San Marcos
Multi-use stadium in Lima, Peru
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Cluj-Napoca Bánffy Palace
Art museum
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Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma
Building in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Bergsfjord Church
Church in Loppa, Norway
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Estadio Hermanos Antuña
Football Stadium
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Basilica of Regina Pacis
Church in Brooklyn, New York
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Hasselvika Church
Church in Indre Fosen, Norway
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Gåsvær Chapel
Church in Herøy in Nordland, Norway
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Digermulen Church
Church in Vågan, Norway
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Edward Jancarz Stadium
Polish motorcycle speedway stadium
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Kjøllefjord Church
Church in Lebesby, Norway
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Istana Darul Hana
Palace in Brunei
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Torre XX Settembre
Residential and office building in Turin, Italy
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Estadio Eduardo Santos
Multi-use stadium in Santa Marta, Colombia
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Mitsuzawa Park Main Stadium
Building in Kanagawa-ku, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Church of San Giovanni Leonardi
Church in Rome
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Ikada Stadium
Former multi purpose stadium in Indonesia
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Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium
Football stadium in Tel Aviv
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Estadio Ciro López
Football stadium located in Popayán, Colombia
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Kawasaki Stadium
Building in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Gaon Stadium
Former football stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel
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Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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Kobe Oji Stadium
Building in Nada-ku, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Rand Stadium
Building in South Africa
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Weingart Stadium
Stadium in Monterey Park, California
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St. Anthony Mary Claret Catholic Church
Church building in California, United States of America
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Estadio Sección XXIV
Multi-use stadium in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico
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First Unitarian Society of Madison
Church building in Shorewood Hills, United States of America
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First Presbyterian Church
Church and historic church building in Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA
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Port Arthur Stadium
Baseball stadium in Thunder Bay, Ontario
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Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
Church building in Ohio, United States of America
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Beverly Unitarian Church
Church building in Chicago, United States of America
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Wasilla Assembly of God
Church in Alaska, United States
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Gustavsvärn
Lighthouse in Finland
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Fort Glanville Conservation Park
Protected area in South Australia
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Audrey Geisel University House
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places
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United Nations Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, for soldiers of the Korean War
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Stalin Monument
Destroyed statue, originally in Budapest
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Glass House
Italo-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi's house
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Airlift Memorial
Series of monuments based on the plans of architect Eduard Ludwig in Germany
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Golovinskoye Cemetery
Cemetery in Moscow, Russia
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Monument to Alexander Matrosov
Monument in city of Ufa
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Tugu Muda
Monuments in indonesia
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KV-85 in Saint Petersburg
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The Socialists' Memorial
Memorial at Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
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Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery in Myanmar
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Memorial Anchor
Monument in Copenhagen
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Sloboda Monument
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Jankov vŕšok Memorial, Uhrovec
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Otometoge Saint Mary's Chapel
Church building in Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
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Jumalansynnyttäjän suojeluksen kirkko
Building in Finland
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Taukkyan War Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery in Myanmar
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National Palace
Seat of the Executive branch of the Mexican Federal Government in Mexico City
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Obelisco de la Vicentina
monument in Quito, Ecuador
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De Hoanne
War memorial, sculpture by Willem Valk
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Sports & Entertainment 35
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Berlin International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany
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Sanremo Music Festival
Popular Italian song contest
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1951 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Crazy Horse
Cabaret in Paris
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1st Berlin International Film Festival
1951 film festival edition
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12th Venice International Film Festival
1951 film festival edition
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Sanremo Music Festival 1951
Italian song contest (1st edition)
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Berliner Festspiele
Cultural festival in Berlin, Germany
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Uppsala stadsteater
Theatre in Uppsala, Sweden (1951)
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Andon Zako Çajupi theatre
Theatre in Korçë, Albania
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Open Air Theatre, Barra Hall Park
Open-air theatre in Barra Hall Park, Hayes, London, England
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Festival Internacional de Cine de Punta del Este
Film festival in Punta del Este, Uruguay
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Jazz Festival Zürich
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1951 Asian Games
First edition of the Asian Games
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Rally Finland
Motor rally competition
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1951 Mediterranean Games
1st edition of the Mediterranean Games
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Cypriot Super Cup
Association football match beetween the winner of the Cypriot First Division and Cypriot Cup
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1951 Pan American Games
1st edition of the Pan American Games
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Festival of Britain
National exhibition in the United Kingdom, 1951
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football at the 1951 Asian Games
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Hanžeković Memorial
Athletics event in Zagreb
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1951 World Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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athletics at the 1951 Mediterranean Games
International athletics championship event
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1951 European Figure Skating Championships
Figure skating competition
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Zentropacup
A small four-team tournament in football, which took place in 1951
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basketball at the 1951 Asian Games
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1951 World Snooker Championship
Snooker tournament
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water polo at the 1951 Asian Games
Water polo competition
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athletics at the 1951 Asian Games
Sport from the Asian Games
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wrestling at the 1951 Mediterranean Games
Wrestling competition
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Syracuse Grand Prix
Non-Championship Motor Race Held In Sicily, Italy
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boxing at the 1951 Mediterranean Games
Boxing competitions
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First Union 400
NASCAR auto race
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1951 Copa del Generalísimo Final
Football match
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South African cricket team in England in 1951
International cricket tour
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Empires & Countries 4
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Kingdom of Libya founded
Kingdom of Libya was founded, with its capital at Tripoli.
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Emirate of Cyrenaica dissolved
Emirate of Cyrenaica ceased to exist, having been centered at Benghazi.
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British Military Administration dissolved
British Military Administration ceased to exist, having been centered at Tripoli.
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Mevaseret Zion founded
Mevaseret Zion was founded.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1951 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1951.
1950s 1
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Wayfarers Chapel
Church in California, United States
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