What happened in 1953?
352 recorded events in 1953, including 132 in people, 70 in science & technology and 36 in economy & trade.
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Major Events 1
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Discovery of DNA's double helix
Watson and Crick describe the double helix structure of DNA, launching the field of molecular biology.
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Wars & Conflicts 13
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Attack on the Moncada Barracks
Attack of the Cuban revolutionary movement against the government of Fulgencio Batista at the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba on July 26, 1953
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Battle of Pork Chop Hill
1953 pair of Korean War battles
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Battle of Kumsong
1953 battle
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Battle of the Samichon River
1953 Korean War battle
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Battle of the Hook
1953 battle
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Battle of Muong Khoua
1953 battle of the First Indochina War
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Outpost Harry
1953 Ameri-Greek Outpost in the Korean War
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Battle of Chatkol
1953 battle of the Korean War
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Battle of Dalushan Islands
1953 battle
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Battle for Outpost Vegas
1953 battle of the Korean War
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Christmas Eve Battle
Christmas Eve Battle (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder City
1953 battle of the Korean War
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Battle of the Nevada Complex
1953 battle of the Korean War
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Politics & Government 5
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1953 Iranian coup d'état
Overthrow of the democratically elected government of Iran
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Korean Armistice Agreement
Armistice signed July 27, 1953 ending hostilities in Korean War
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Balkan Pact
1953 Greek-Turkish-Yugoslav cooperation treaty
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Agreement on German External Debts
Treaty
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1953 Colombian coup d'état
1953 Colombian coup d'état (Politics & Government).
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People 132
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Hilaire Belloc died
French-English writer (1870–1953)
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Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick died
Hanoverian Royal (1887-1953)
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Trần Trọng Kim died
Vietnamese scholar and politician (1883–1953)
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Edwin Hubble died
American astronomer (1889–1953)
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Robert Andrews Millikan died
American physicist (1868–1953)
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Maud Gonne died
Irish revolutionary and activist (1866-1953)
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Dylan Thomas died
Welsh poet and writer (1914–1953)
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Carl Froelich died
German film director, cinematographer, and film producer (1875-1953)
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Dimitar Nenov died
Bulgarian architect and composer (1901– 1953)
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Margaretta Louisa Lemon died
British humanitarian, ornithologist and conservationist
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Tsuneko Gauntlett died
Japanese temperance, suffrage and peace activist
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Jim Thorpe died
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953)
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Vsevolod Pudovkin died
Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor (1893–1953)
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Emmerich Kálmán died
Hungarian-born composer of operettas (1882–1953)
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Sir Banister Fletcher died
English architect and architectural historian (1866–1953)
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Emmanuel Gambardella died
French football administrator (1888–1953)
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Oliver Mitchell Wentworth Sprague died
American economist
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Emanuel Goldenweiser died
Russian economist (1883-1953)
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Hans Reichenbach died
German–American philosopher
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Ernst Zermelo died
German mathematician (1871–1953)
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Mary Anderson died
Inventor of the windshield wiper blade (1866–1953)
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Ludwig Prandtl died
German physicist (1875-1953)
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Richard von Mises died
Austrian physicist and mathematician (1883-1953)
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Stanisław Wojciechowski died
Polish scientist and politician (1869-1953)
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Mykola Zelinsky died
Ukrainian chemist (1861–1953)
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Lewis Fry Richardson died
UK mathematician & polymath (1881–1953)
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Sergey Belyavsky died
Soviet/Russian astronomer (1883-1953)
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George Henry Hamilton Tate died
American zoologist and botanist (1894-1953)
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Pyotr Shirshov died
Soviet scientist and explorer (1905–1953)
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Félix-Marie Abel died
French archaeologist, a geographer and professor (1878-1953)
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Alzir Hella died
(1881-1953) French translator
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Lavon Rydleŭski died
Belarusian activist
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Ida M. Bowman Becks died
American elocutionist, suffragist, and African-American community organizer
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Amanda Horney died
Swedish activist (1857-1953)
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Sara Casal de Quirós died
Costa Rican teacher, writer and women's rights activist
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Maymie de Mena died
American activist
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Alice A. Casneau died
American dressmaker and clubwoman
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Vasile Odobescu died
Moldovan activist
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Kathleen Ferrier died
English contralto singer (1912–1953)
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Lewis Stone died
American actor (1879–1953)
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Alice Prin died
French painter (1901–1953)
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Alwin Mittasch died
German chemist (1869-1953)
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Felice Bonetto died
Italian racing driver
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Jan Czochralski died
Polish chemist and engineer (1885–1953)
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Hugo Schmeisser died
German firearm designer (1884–1953)
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Evgeny Paton died
Ukrainian and Soviet scientist and engineer (1870–1953)
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Erich Weinert died
German communist writer (1890–1953)
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Charles de Tornaco died
Racecar driver (1927-1953)
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Jean Becquerel died
French physicist (1878–1953)
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Henri Padé died
French mathematician (1863-1953)
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Richard Pearse died
New Zealand farmer and aviation pioneer (1877-1953)
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Sven Gustaf Wingqvist died
Swedish engineer (1876–1953)
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Herbert E. Ives died
American physicist (1882-1953)
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Arkady Shvetsov died
Soviet aircraft engine designer (1892-1953)
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Nathan Banks died
U.S. entomologist (1868-1953)
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Armin Otto Leuschner died
American astronomer (1868–1953)
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Marc Birkigt died
Swiss mechanical engineer and entrepreneur (1878-1953)
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Veniamin Kagan died
Russian mathematician (1869-1953)
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Ernest Barnes died
English mathematician and clergyman (1874–1953)
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Gustav Herglotz died
German mathematician (*1881 – †1953)
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Nikolai Cholodny died
Ukrainian botanist (1882-1953)
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Frank Olson died
American chemist (1910-1953)
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William Chambers Coker died
American mycologist and botanist (1872–1953)
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William Stephenson died
British stoker on a Shackleton expedition (1889-1953)
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Richard Oglesby Marsh died
American engineer, explorer, and ethnologist
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Frank Leech died
British anarchist (1900–1953)
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Nigel Bruce died
British actor (1895-1953)
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Lionel Logue died
Australian speech and language pathologist; speech therapist (1880-1953)
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Helene Mayer died
German fencer (1910–1953)
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Jorge Negrete died
Mexican actor and singer (1911-1953)
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Grzegorz Fitelberg died
Polish musician (1879–1953)
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Francis Ford died
American actor and film director (1881-1953)
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Dooley Wilson died
American actor and musician (1886-1953)
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Jimmy Finlayson died
Scottish actor (1887–1953)
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James J. Jeffries died
American boxer (1875-1953)
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Alan Curtis died
American actor (1909-1953)
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Albert Austin died
English actor (1881–1953)
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Roland Young died
British actor (1887–1953)
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Millard Mitchell died
American actor (1903-1953)
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Robert G. Vignola died
American artist (1882–1953)
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Florence Price died
American composer (1887-1953)
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Xi Jinping born
Born in Beijing. General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953).
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Tony Blair born
Born in Edinburgh. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007.
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Benazir Bhutto born
Born in Karachi. 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan (1953–2007).
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Herta Müller born
Born in Nițchidorf. German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist (born 1953).
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Moon Jae-in born
Born in Geoje. 12th President of the Republic of Korea.
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador born
Born in Tepetitán. Mexican politician. President of Mexico from 2018 to 2024.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen born
Born in Ginnerup Parish. Former Prime Minister of Denmark and former Secretary General of NATO.
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Norodom Sihamoni born
Born in Phnom Penh. King of Cambodia.
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Paul Krugman born
Born in Albany. American economist (born 1953).
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Ségolène Royal born
Born in Ouakam. French politician (born 1953).
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Dominique de Villepin born
Born in Rabat. French politician and diplomat; 95th Prime Minister of France.
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Ahmad Shah Massoud born
Born in Bazarak. Tajik military leader (1953–2001).
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Najib Razak born
Born in Kuala Lipis. Former 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
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Ben Bernanke born
Born in Augusta. American economist (born 1953).
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves born
Born in Stockholm. Estonian politician and diplomat, fourth president of Estonia (born 1953).
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Armen Sarkissian born
Born in Yerevan. 4th President of Armenia, Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, one of the directors of Eurasia House, physicist, diplomat, politician (born 1953).
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José María Aznar born
Born in Madrid. Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004.
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Alan Moore born
Born in Northampton. British comic book author (born 1953).
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Thomas Bach born
Born in Würzburg. German fencer, lawyer and sports official; 9th president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013.
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Lenín Moreno born
Born in Nuevo Rocafuerte. President of Ecuador (2017 - 2021).
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Guy Verhofstadt born
Born in Dendermonde. Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008.
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Jim Jarmusch born
Born in Cuyahoga Falls. American film director, screenwriter and actor.
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Lloyd J. Austin III born
Born in Mobile. United States 28th Secretary of Defense.
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Jeb Bush born
Born in Midland. Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.
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Ivo Sanader born
Born in Split. Croatian politician, former Prime Minister.
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Jadranka Kosor born
Born in Pakrac. Croatian politician.
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Antonio Tajani born
Born in Rome. Italian politician (born 1953).
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Steve Bannon born
Born in Q49231. American media executive & political strategist (born 1953).
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Seretse Khama Ian Khama born
Born in Chertsey. Botswana politician.
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Roberto Bolaño born
Born in Santiago. Chilean author.
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Wang Yi born
Born in Beijing. Chinese diplomat leader, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office since 2023.
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Carlos Mesa born
Born in La Paz. Vice President of Bolivia from 2002 to 2003 and President of Bolivia from 2003 to 2005.
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Massimo Troisi born
Born in San Giorgio a Cremano. Italian actor, film director, and poet (1953–1994).
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Norman Finkelstein born
Born in Brooklyn. American political scientist (born 1953).
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Michael Sandel born
Born in Minneapolis. American political philosopher.
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Đorđe Balašević born
Born in Novi Sad. Serbian singer-songwriter, author and screenwriter (1953-2021).
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David Hurley born
Born in Wollongong. Australian general; 27th Governor-General of Australia.
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Boris Grebenshchikov born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Soviet and Russian recording artist; singer.
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Cornel West born
Born in Tulsa. American philosopher, political activist and writer (born 1953).
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Vesna Pusić born
Born in Zagreb. Croatian politician.
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Andrey Makarevich born
Born in Moscow. Soviet and Russian rock musician.
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Lars Saabye Christensen born
Born in Oslo. Danish and Norwegian author writing in Norwegian.
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Hamilton Mourão born
Born in Porto Alegre. Vice president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023 and Senator of the Republic for the state of Rio Grande do Sul since 2023..
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Christine Pascal born
Born in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. French actress, screenwriter, director (1953–1996).
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Alister McGrath born
Born in Belfast. Northern Irish theologian, Anglican priest, and academic (born 1953).
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Taner Akçam born
Born in Ölçek. Turkish-German historian (born 1953).
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Victor Davis Hanson born
Born in Fowler. American classicist and military historian.
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Gholam Ali Rasheed born
Born in Dezful. Iranian military officer (1953–2025).
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Brian Duffy born
Born in Boston. United States Air Force officer.
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Michael A. Baker born
Born in Memphis. American astronaut.
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Zoran Lilić born
Born in Brza Palanka. Serbian politician.
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Science & Technology 70
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Yad Vashem
Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust
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Ulm School of Design
Ulm School of Design
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Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Chinese university
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University of Dunaújváros
University located in Hungary
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Zhejiang University of Technology
University
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Harbin Engineering University
Chinese university
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Kaplan Medical Center
Hospital in Rehovot, Israel
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Catholic University of Petropolis
Private non-profit university in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro
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Agricultural University of Kraków
University in Cracow, Poland
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Agricultural Research Service
Research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture
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Yong In University
University in South Korea
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University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy
University in Sofia, Bulgaria
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China University of Petroleum
University in China, with campuses in Qingdao and Beijing
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Institute of Marine Biology
Institute of Marine Biology (Science & Technology).
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Upshot-Knothole Grable
1953 U.S. test of a nuclear artillery weapon
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Nara Prefectural University
Higher education institution in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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Beijing Sport University
University in China
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Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Finnish Forest Research Institute
Former Finnish research institute, from 1.1.2015 part of Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
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Tsuru University
Higher education institution in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
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Tsurumi University
Japanese private university
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China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
University in Changping, Beijing
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Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Public fine arts university in Guangzhou, China
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University of Forestry, Sofia
State university based in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Karaganda State Technical University
University in Karagandy, Kazakhstan
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Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies
Research centre for fundamental research on the sources of Arab-Islamic civilization in Cairo.
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Pasteur Institute in Cambodia
Medical research institute in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden
Zoo and botanical garden in Fukuoka, Japan
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Upshot-Knothole Annie
1953 U.S. nuclear test
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Upshot-Knothole Harry
1953 American nuclear weapons test
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Universidad Santa María
University in Caracas, Venezuela
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University of Mining and Geology "Saint Ivan Rilski"
University in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri
Brazilian federal public higher education institution
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Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University
Education organization in Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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Belarusian State University of Transport
Public university in Gomel, Belarus
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Semey Medical University
Medical University in Semey, Kazakhstan
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Caritas Baby Hospital
Hospital in State of Palestine
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Montfort Hospital
Hospital in Canada
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Santa Maria Hospital
Public hospital in Lisbon, Portugal
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Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
State park in Florida, United States
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Dyer Observatory
Vanderbilt University observatory in Brentwood, Tennessee
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Hansei University
Christian university in Gunpo, South Korea
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Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
University in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Christian University of Indonesia
Private university in Jakarta, Indonesia
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Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro
Academic publisher
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Nihon Fukushi University
Private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Jamshedpur Women's University
State public university in East Singhbum, Jharkhand, India
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Ahmedabad Civil Hospital
The largest hospital in Ahmedabad, India
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Niloufer Hospital
Hospital in India
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Hospital Clinc Manuel Quintela
Hospital in Uruguay
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Central Electro Chemical Research Institute
Government research institute in India
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Nishtar Hospital
Hospital in Punjab, Pakistan
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Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval
Hospital in Canada
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Institute for Balkan Studies
Greek Thessaloniki-based Balkanology institution
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Upshot-Knothole Encore
1953 nuclear weapons test
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Wuhan Sports University
University in Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Université de Hearst
French-language university federated with Laurentian University, based in Hearst
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University of Food Technologies
Education organization in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Mawlamyine University
University in Mawlamyine, Myanmar
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Pyongyang University of Architecture
University in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Hebei GEO University
The university is well known for the Geological deparment , but also include other majors.
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China University of Petroleum (East China)
University in Qingdao and Dongying, China
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Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Information Science
Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Information Science (Science & Technology).
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National Institute of Neurosurgery
Healthcare institution in Budapest, Hungary
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Cherry Orchard Hospital
Hospital in County Dublin, Ireland
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San Juan De Dios Educational Foundation
College and hospital within the City of Pasay, Philippines
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Guangzhou Chest Hospital
Hospital in China
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North Shore University Hospital
Hospital in New York, United States
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Bethel Baptist Hospital
Hospital in Region X, Philippines
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Zoobotánico Jerez
Zoobotánico Jerez (Science & Technology).
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Exploration & Discovery 6
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death zone
Altitudes above which the pressure of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span
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Vix grave
Archaeological tomb at Vix in Côte-d'Or (France)
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Gouffre Berger
Cave in France
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Golden Cone of Ezelsdorf-Buch
Artefact made from gold at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Germany
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Cippus of Beccut
Cippus in Tunisia
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Lukovit Treasure
Thracian silver hoard
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Religion & Belief Systems 14
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Islamic Centre Hamburg
Mosque
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Vancouver
Catholic cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Synagogues in Luxembourg City
Jewish Synagogue in Luxembourg City
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Duomo di Livorno
Church building in Livorno, Italy
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Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena
Roman Catholic cathedral in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sanctuary of the Merciful Love
Catholic shrine located in Collevalenza, Italy
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Santuario Madonna del Tindari
Santuario Madonna del Tindari (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation
A synagogue in Pittsburgh
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Weston Priory
Community of Benedictine monks in Weston, Vermont, USA
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Congregation Beth Israel
Jewish congregation in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Temple Emanuel
Synagogue in Davenport, Iowa
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Temple Emanuel
Reform synagogue in Beverly Hills, California
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Beth Ora
Beth Ora (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School
High school in Nebraska, United States
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Economy & Trade 36
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
American motion picture distribution company
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Petrobras
Brazilian multinational oil and gas corporation
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Eni
Multinational oil and gas company based in Italy
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Massey Ferguson
Agricultural machinery manufacturing company
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Korean Stock Exchange
Securities exchange operator in South Korea
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Billa
Austrian supermarket chain that operates throughout Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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Subaru Corporation
Japanese multinational automotive company
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JBS S.A.
Brazilian meat company
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Panavision
American motion picture equipment company
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Cockta
Soft drink
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Harman Kardon
US audio equipment manufacturer and retail chain
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TEAC Corporation
Company
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Conquest of the Desert
1953 exposition in Israel
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Ramada
Large hotel chain
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Autoliv
Swedish automotive safety supplier
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Jungheinrich AG
German public company
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Sonangol Group
Angolan oil and gas company
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Plasser & Theurer
Company
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VDL Groep
Industrial and manufacturing company
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Cherry SE
German computer hardware company
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Koss Corporation
American company
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RIU Hotels
Spanish hotel chain
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Hyundai Steel
South Korean company
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The Saudi National Bank
Saudi Arabian bank
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CJ Cheil Jedang
South Korean company
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Litton Industries
Defense contractor in the United States
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Yulon Motor
Taiwanese company
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HMT Limited
Company
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Alweg
Company
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De Rosa
Company
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Moog Music
American company
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Grado Labs
Headphone and audio equipment manufacturer
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Aerostar
Aircraft manufacturer in Romania
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Todd-AO
American post-production company; anamorphic cinema film format trade name
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Edmond de Rothschild Group
Financial services
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Luch
Belarusian watch brand
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Disasters & Pandemics 9
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North Sea flood of 1953
Late January-early February 1953 North sea flood storm
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1953 Ionian Earthquake
August 1953 earthquake causing extensive damage in Kefalonia and Zakynthos, Greece
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1953 North Kyushu Flood
1953 flood in Japan
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Yenice–Gönen earthquake of 1953
7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Balıkesir and Çanakkale in northwestern Turkey on March 18, 1953
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1953 Paphos earthquake
Earthquake in Cyprus
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1953 Concepción earthquake
Earthquake in south-central Chile
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1953 Suva earthquake
Earthquake in Fiji
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1953 Torud earthquake
Which struck Semnan Province
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1953 Tumbes earthquake
Earthquake affecting Peru and Ecuador
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Social Movements & Revolutions 5
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East German uprising of 1953
Uprising against the German Democratic Republic
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Vorkuta uprising
Prison revolt in the USSR
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1953 Lahore riots
Series of riots against the Qadiyanis
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1953 Kano riot
Riot in northern nigeria, on 1 May 1953
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1953 Trieste riots
1953 Riots in the Italian city of Trieste
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Architecture & Engineering 36
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Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium
Football stadium in Kraków, Poland
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Stadion Pecara
Multi-purpose stadium in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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St. Lazarus Roman Catholic Church, al-Eizariya
Roman Catholic church in the West Bank
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Casement Park
Sports Stadium
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Dechencholing Palace
Building
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Sirous Ghayeghran Arena
Football stadium in Iran
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Santa Maria Goretti
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Teladan Stadium
Stadium in Indonesia
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Cần Thơ Stadium
Stadium Biggest In Vietnam
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Loppa Church
Church in Loppa, Norway
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Milwaukee County Stadium
Former stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Estádio Joia da Princesa
Estádio Joia da Princesa (Architecture & Engineering).
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Langinkoski Church
Church in Kotka, Finland
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Sørskot Chapel
Church in Steigen, Norway
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Salen Chapel
Church in Fosnes, Norway
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Hof Finnskog Church
Church in Åsnes, Innlandet, Norway
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Xiluo Bridge
Bridge in Taiwan
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RKS Skra Stadium
Rugby stadium in Warsaw, Poland
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Godøy Chapel
Chapel in Giske, Norway
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Vestre Åmøy Chapel
Church building in Rennesøy, Rogaland, Norway
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Meeksi Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist
Church building in Estonia
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Saint-Félix, Nantes
Church in Nantes, France
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Kirsha Training Centre
Training facility of Shakhtar Donetsk
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Måsøy Church
Church in Måsøy, Norway
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Estadio Municipal de Miramar
Football stadium in Luanco, Spain
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Estádio Municipal Coaracy da Mata Fonseca
Stadium in Arapiraca, Brasil
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity
Church building in Charleston, United States of America
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First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond
Church in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, UK
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Robin Chapel
Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Peremoha Stadium
Stadium in Kamianske, Ukraine
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English Martyrs' Church, Wallasey
Church in Wirral, UK
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Anderson Stadium
Historic football stadium in east Austin, Texas
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St.Jude’s Church, Chundale
Church in India
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Holman Stadium
Baseball stadium in Vero Beach, Florida, USA
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Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Church in Bronx, New York, USA
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Onerahi Causeway
Bridge in Whangarei, New Zealand
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Sports & Entertainment 19
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San Sebastián International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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1953 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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3rd Berlin International Film Festival
1953 film festival edition
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Gavella Drama Theatre
City theatre in Zagreb
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Montenegrin National Theatre
National theatre in Podgorica, Montenegro
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14th Venice International Film Festival
1953 film festival edition
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Grolla d'oro
Italian film awards in several categories (1953–1981, 1989–2006)
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Teatro de los Insurgentes
Theatre in Mexico City
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Sanremo Music Festival 1953
Italian song contest (3rd edition)
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1953 San Sebastián International Film Festival
1953 film festival edition
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Zagrebfest
Zagrebfest (Sports & Entertainment).
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Aleksandër Moisiu Theatre
Theatre in Durrës, Albania
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All Japan Kendo Championship
Kendo championship
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Portuguese Open
Golf tournament
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Don Camilo
Parisian cabaret
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Luneur Park
Amusement park in Rome, Italy
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Theatro Technis
Theatre in London
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Lucille Lortel Theatre
Off-Broadway theater and former movie theater in the West Village, Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Santa's Village
Christmas-themed amusement park in Jefferson, New Hampshire, United States
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Empires & Countries 6
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Cambodia founded
Cambodia was founded, with its capital at Phnom Penh.
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Kingdom of Egypt dissolved
Kingdom of Egypt ceased to exist, having been centered at Cairo.
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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland founded
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was founded, with its capital at Harare.
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Kingdom of Cambodia founded
Kingdom of Cambodia was founded, with its capital at Phnom Penh.
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United States of Venezuela dissolved
United States of Venezuela ceased to exist, having been centered at Caracas.
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Republic of Venezuela founded
Republic of Venezuela was founded, with its capital at Caracas.
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