What happened in 1955?
376 recorded events in 1955, including 138 in people, 86 in science & technology and 56 in architecture & engineering.
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Major Events 1
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Montgomery Bus Boycott begins
Rosa Parks' arrest sparks a boycott that becomes a landmark of the US civil rights movement.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Battle of Yijiangshan Islands
1955 battle in the Chinese Civil War
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Battle of Saigon
1955 battle in Vietnam
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Battle of Philippeville
Battle of Philippeville (Wars & Conflicts).
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Bamileke War
War in Cameroon
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Battle of Dachen Archipelago
1955 battle
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Battle of Spilia
1955 battle
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First Battle of El Djorf
1955 battle in the French-Algerian War
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Battle of Famagusta
1955 battle
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Battle of the Pine
Battle of the Pine (Wars & Conflicts).
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Politics & Government 1
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Austrian State Treaty
Multilateral 1955 treaty regarding the international status of Austria
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People 138
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Paul Claudel died
French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)
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Mary McLeod Bethune died
American educator and civil rights leader (1875-1955)
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Emmanuel de Martonne died
French geographer (1873–1955)
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Albert Einstein died
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
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Alexander Fleming died
Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)
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Hermann Weyl died
German mathematician (1885–1955)
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Matthew Henson died
American explorer (1866–1955)
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Helena Roerich died
Russian spiritual philosopher, occult writer, theosophist (1879—1955)
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Thomas Mann died
German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
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James Dean died
American actor (1931–1955)
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Charlie Parker died
American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955)
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James Batcheller Sumner died
American chemist (1887-1955)
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Josephine Diebitsch Peary died
American explorer
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Moshe Pesach died
Greek rabbi
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Raja Abu 'Amasha died
An early Palestinian activist.
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Carmen Miranda died
Brazilian singer (1909–1955)
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Theda Bara died
American actress (1885–1955)
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Michael Chekhov died
Russian actor and director (1891-1955)
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Albert Geouffre de Lapradelle died
French jurisconsult (1871-1955)
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Oswald Avery died
Canadian-born American physician and medical researcher
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Calouste Gulbenkian died
Armenian businessman, art collector and philanthropist (1869-1955)
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Eugène Joseph Delporte died
Belgian astronomer (1882–1955)
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Edward Kasner died
American mathematician (1878–1955)
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Alexander Wienerberger died
Austrian photographer, soldier, prisoner of war and chemical engineer (1891-1955)
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Hubert Cecil Booth died
British engineer (1871–1955)
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Robert W. Wood died
American physicist and inventor (1868–1955)
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Langdon Warner died
American explorer (1881–1955)
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August Adriaan Pulle died
Dutch botanist (1878-1955)
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Mary Sutherland died
New Zealand forester and botanist (1893-1955)
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Artashes Abeghyan died
Armenian historian, educator, activist and politician
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Janet Barrowman died
Scottish suffragette
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Esther Carstensen died
Danish women's rights activist and editor
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Petru Giovacchini died
Corsican Italian political activist (1910–1955)
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Leonor Villegas de Magnon died
Mexican political activist, teacher, and journalist; founder of the international Mexican American relief service during the Mexican revolution. (1876–1955)
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Labiba Ahmad died
Egyptian Islamic activist, philanthropist, traveller and writer
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Siti Munjiyah died
Member of Indonesia's First Women's Congress
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Jacques Lemaigre-Dubreuil died
French businessman and activist (1894–1955)
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Erna Patak died
Austrian Zionist and women's activist
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Hilda Clark died
British physician and humanitarian aid worker
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Sybil Neville Rolfe died
Rolfe, Sybil Katherine Neville- [née Sybil Burney] (1885–1955), social hygienist, eugenicist
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Lloyd Bacon died
Actor, director (1889-1955)
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Louis Charles Breguet died
Aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers
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Manny Ayulo died
American racecar driver (1921–1955)
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Louis Leon Thurstone died
American psychologist & scholar (1887–1955)
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Michele Besso died
Swiss engineer (1873–1955)
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Harold Murray died
British chess historian (1868–1955)
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Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar died
Indian chemist (1894–1955)
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Engelbert Zaschka died
German engineer, inventor and helicopter pioneer (1895–1955)
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Mike Nazaruk died
American racing driver (1921-1955)
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Grigory Gamburtsev died
Soviet seismologist (1903-1955)
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Larry Crockett died
Racecar driver
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Jules-Émile Verschaffelt died
Belgian physicist
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Percy John Heawood died
British mathematician (1861–1955)
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Nikolai Krylov died
Russian mathematician (1879 –1955)
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George Placzek died
Physicist (1905-1955)
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Mikhail Grigorievich Popov died
Russian (Soviet) botanist (1893–1955)
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Anton Staus died
German astronomer (1872–1955)
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Étienne Œhmichen died
French engineer and helicopter designer (1884-1955)
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Fructuós Gelabert died
Screenwriter (1874–1955)
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Helen Dean King died
American biologist (1869-1955)
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Arthur Paul Harper died
New Zealand lawyer, mountaineer, explorer, businessman, conservationist (1865–1955)
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Ramnath Biswas died
Bengali travel writer, Indian revolutionary, soldier and globetrotter
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Philip Visser died
Dutch writer (1882-1955)
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Claudius Henricus de Goeje died
Dutch anthropologist (1879–1955)
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Leslie Whetter died
New Zealand surgeon and Antarctic explorer (1888-1955)
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A. Kingsley Macomber died
Thoroughbred racehorse owner (1874–1955)
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Arthur Harry Blissett died
Explorer (1878-1955)
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Mary Shreve Frothingham died
US activist and politician
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Ona Munson died
American actress (1903-1955)
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John Hodiak died
American actor of Ukrainian descent (1914–1955)
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Rudolf Klein-Rogge died
German actor (1885-1955)
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Alice Joyce died
American actress (1890-1955)
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William Churchill deMille died
American screenwriter and film director (1878-1955)
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Shemp Howard died
American comedian and actor (1895–1955)
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Constance Collier died
British actress (1878-1955)
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Nicolas Sarkozy born
Born in Paris. 23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012.
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Guillermo Lasso born
Born in Guayaquil. 55th President of Ecuador from 2021 to 2023.
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Jair Bolsonaro born
Born in Glicério. 38th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (2019–2023).
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Liu Xiaobo born
Born in Changchun. Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist (1955–2017).
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Mariano Rajoy born
Born in Santiago de Compostela. Spanish politician (born 1955).
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Mo Yan born
Born in Gaomi. Chinese novelist and screenwriter.
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Whoopi Goldberg born
Born in New York City. American actress, comedian, author and television personality.
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Friedrich Merz born
Born in Brilon. German politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Li Keqiang born
Born in Hefei. Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023.
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Asif Ali Zardari born
Born in Karachi. President of Pakistan (2008–2013; since 2024).
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Sergei Shoigu born
Born in Chadan. Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation since 2024 and former Russian defense minister.
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Gilbert Gottfried born
Born in Coney Island. American stand-up comedian (1955–2022).
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Henri I, Grand Duke of Luxembourg born
Born in Betzdorf Castle. Grand Duke (head of state) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2000–2025).
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Binali Yıldırım born
Born in Sivas Province. Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1955).
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John Grisham born
Born in Jonesboro. American writer (born 1955).
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Akira Toriyama born
Born in Kiyosu. Japanese manga artist and character designer (1955-2024).
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Martin Schulz born
Born in Hehlrath. German politician.
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Meles Zenawi born
Born in Adwa. Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012).
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Roland Emmerich born
Born in Stuttgart. German filmmaker (born 1955).
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Kelsey Grammer born
Born in Charlotte Amalie. American actor.
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Valdis Zatlers born
Born in Riga. President of Latvia.
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John Roberts born
Born in Buffalo. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005.
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Mohamed Agha born
Born in Tripoli. President of Lebanon (2022–2025), Prime Minister of Lebanon (2005; 2011–2014; 2021–2025).
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Matti Vanhanen born
Born in Jyväskylä. Finnish politician and the 40th prime minister of Finland.
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Lindsey Graham born
Born in Central. American politician and attorney (1955–2026).
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Haitham bin Tarik Al Said born
Born in Muscat. Sultan of Oman since 2020 (born 1955).
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Egils Levits born
Born in Riga. Latvian judge, jurist and politician (born 1955).
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James Gosling born
Born in Calgary. Canadian computer scientist.
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud born
Born in Jalalaqsi. Somali removal of president.
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Valery Gerasimov born
Born in Kazan. Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
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Mike Huckabee born
Born in Hope. Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007.
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Mamata Banerjee born
Born in Kolkata. Former Chief Minister of West Bengal.
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Barbara Kingsolver born
Born in Annapolis. American author, poet and essayist.
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Sirindhorn, Princess Royal born
Born in Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall. Thai Royal.
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Colm Tóibín born
Born in Enniscorthy. Irish novelist and writer (born 1955).
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Yasmina Khadra born
Born in Kénadsa. Algerian writer (born 1955).
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Carol Ann Duffy born
Born in Glasgow. Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955).
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Timothy Garton Ash born
Born in London. British historian and author.
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Ante Gotovina born
Born in Tkon. Croatian general.
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Olivier Assayas born
Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris. French film director, screenwriter and film critic (born 1955).
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Mary Beard born
Born in Much Wenlock. English classicist (born 1955).
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Leszek Engelking born
Born in Chorzów. Polish writer and translator (1955-2022).
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Mia Couto born
Born in Beira. Mozambican writer.
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Ali Shamkhani born
Born in Ahvaz. Iranian naval officer and politician (1955–2026).
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Siri Hustvedt born
Born in Northfield. American novelist, essayist, poet.
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Adem Jashari born
Born in Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo. Commander of Kosovo Liberation Army.
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Jean Lassalle born
Born in Lourdios-Ichère. French politician (b. 1955).
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Oleg Salyukov born
Born in Saratov. Army General, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces from 2014 to 2025.
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Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. born
Born in Boston. United States Marine Corps general (born 1955).
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Andrew M. Allen born
Born in Philadelphia. American astronaut (born 1955).
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Andreas Maislinger born
Born in St. Georgen bei Salzburg. Austrian political scientist.
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Edward Duyker born
Born in Melbourne. Australian historian, biographer and author (born 1955).
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Leyla Yunus born
Born in Baku. Azerbaijani activist.
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Carl E. Walz born
Born in Cleveland. American astronaut.
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Nello Musumeci born
Born in Militello in Val di Catania. Italian politician.
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Andrii Taran born
Born in Frankfurt (Oder). Ukrainian military officer and politician.
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Michael Oren born
Born in Johnson City. Israeli historian, military officer and diplomat (born 1955).
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Philip M. Breedlove born
Born in Atlanta. Four-star general in the United States Air Force.
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Thomas David Jones born
Born in Baltimore. American astronaut.
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William H. McRaven born
Born in Pinehurst. United States admiral.
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Caleb Carr born
Born in Manhattan. American novelist, screenwriter and military historian (1955–2024).
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Galina Lukashenko born
Born in Ryžkavičy. First Lady of the Republic of Belarus.
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Pierre J. Thuot born
Born in Groton. American astronaut.
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Science & Technology 86
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Jadavpur University
State public university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Université de Lubumbashi
University in the DRC (IAU-019611)
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Private medical school in New York City, NY
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University of Nigeria
Federal university in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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New York Institute of Technology
Private university in New York, USA
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Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Antarctic-Expedition of 1955 to 1958
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UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
Hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Andalas University
National university in West Sumatera, Indonesia
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University of Benghazi
University in Libya
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Clark Art Institute
Art museum near the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts
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China National Botanical Garden (North Garden)
Northern part of the national botanical garden
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Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory
American semiconductor developer
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Orenburg State University
Public university in Orenburg, Russia
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China Foreign Affairs University
University in Beijing, China
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Tashkent University of Information Technologies
University
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Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital
Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil
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Silesian Planetarium
Planetarium in Chorzów, Poland
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Osaka Prefecture University
University in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Sanata Dharma University
University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Brigham Young University Hawaii
Hawaii campus of Brigham Young University
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Parahyangan Catholic University
Private university in Indonesia
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Tzafon M.C.
Hospital in Israel
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Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
Hospital in Spain
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Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
Healthcare organization in Ikeja, Nigeria. The biggest hospital in Nigeria.
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Bogotá Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
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United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
An astronomical observatory near Flagstaff, Arizona
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Burapha University
University
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University of Life Sciences in Lublin
University in Lublin, Poland
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Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
Public university in Ahvaz, Iran
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Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Key national university in Beijing, China
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Institution of higher education
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Manado State University
Public university
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Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute
Medical college run by the Government of Karnataka
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Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Facility in Princeton, United States
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Kyungsung University
University
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National Pedagogic University
University in Colombia
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Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Medical university in Khuzestan Province of Iran
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Chung Yuan Christian University
University in Taiwan
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Takhar University
University in Afghanistan
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Sarajevo Music Academy
Faculty of Music of the University of Sarajevo
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National Taiwan University of Arts
Art school in New Taipei City, Taiwan
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The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay
Hospital in Hong Kong
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French Institute of Pondicherry
Research center in India
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Hospital Universitario de La Princesa
Hospital in Spain
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G. V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
G. V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Science & Technology).
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Catholic Kwandong University
University in Gangneung, South Korea
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Evangel University
Private Christian university in Springfield, Missouri, United States
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University of Languages and International Studies
University of linguistic studies located at VNU Cau Giay campus at Hanoi
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Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNUHCM-USSH)
University in Vietnam
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Muhammadiyah University of Jakarta
Private university in Jakarta
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Komsomolsk-on-Amur state university
State university in Russia
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United States Army Sniper School
Military unit
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Bariloche Atomic Centre
Research institute
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Haydom Lutheran Hospital
Hospital in the town Haydom, Mbulu, Manyara, Tanzania
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Connolly Hospital
Hospital in Fingal, Ireland
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Haven of Hope Hospital
Hospital in Hong Kong
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Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science
Research institute in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
Hospital in Spain
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Anita Moreno Regional Hospital
Hospital in Panama
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Hospital Erasto Gaertner
Healthcare organization in Curitiba Brazil
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Botanical Garden Botania
Private botanical garden in Joensuu, Finland
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Botanical garden, Balchik
Botanical garden, Balchik (Science & Technology).
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University of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa in Yogyakarta
Private university in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Kyrgyzskaya State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports
Education organization in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Université de Kamina
University in the DRC
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Kobe Kaisei College
Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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IMSciences
The Institute of Management Sciences is a degree-granting institution located in Peshawar, Pakistan.
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Vietnam Naval Academy
Vietnam Naval Academy (Science & Technology).
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Al-Hussein Governmental Hospital, Beit Jala
Hospital in West Bank, Palestine
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Namazi Hospital
Hospital in Shiraz, Iran
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University of Mississippi Medical Center
Hospital in Mississippi, United States
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Gurutzetako Unibertsitate Ospitalea
Hospital in Spain
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O.Ya. Usikov Institute for Radiophysics and Electronics
Research institute in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
Hospital in New Jersey, United States
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Butabika Hospital
Hospital in Uganda
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National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital
Hospital in Bangladesh
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Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
Organization
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Hospital Escuela Eva Perón
Hospital in Argentina
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Jacobi Medical Center
Hospital in New York, United States
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Savonlinna Central Hospital
Hospital in Savonlinna, Finland
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Andijan State Medical Institute
Medical higher education institution in Andijan, Uzbekistan
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Vale of Leven Hospital
District general hospital in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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Guang’anmen Hospital
Hospital in Beijing, China
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Xiyuan Hospital
Hospital in China
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Fuji Bamboo Garden
Garden in Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, Japan
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Planetario Municipal Agrimensor Germán Barbato
Planetarium in Uruguay
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Exploration & Discovery 10
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Mir diamond mine
Russian diamond mine
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Udachnaya diamond mine
Russian diamond mine
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Raudhatain
Oilfield in Kuwait
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Swanscombe Man
Hominin fossil
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Shiun Maru disaster
1955 maritime incident in Japan
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Heletz oil field
Oilfield in Israel
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Sytykanskaya diamond mine
Russian diamond mine
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Dalnyaya diamond mine
Russian diamond mine
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Bellsbank meteorite
Meteorite
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Buguly I
Buguly I (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 15
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Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida
Roman Rite Catholic basilica in Aparecida, Brazil
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Mubarak Mosque
Mosque in The Hague, Netherlands
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Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim
Mosque in Singapore
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Or Torah Synagogue
Israeli Synagogue, located in Acre
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Christ the King Cathedral in Katowice
Catholic cathedral in Katowice, Poland
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Beth-El Synagogue
Tunisian Synagogue, located in Sfax
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Dr. Max Nordau Synagogue
Conservative synagogue located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Boulay-Moselle synagogue
Synagogue located in Moselle, in France
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey
Trappist abbey in Oregon
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Benedictine Abbey of Steinfeld
Benedictine Abbey of Steinfeld (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Shaar Shalom Synagogue
Synagogue in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Jericho Jewish Center
Conservative Jewish congregation located in Jericho, New York
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Cathedral of Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jesus in Sokodé
Cathedral of Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jesus in Sokodé (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Saint Louis Abbey
Benedictine monastery in Creve Coeur, Missouri
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Madonna della Fiducia Sanctuary
Church in Isola Pescaroli, Italy
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Economy & Trade 29
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Kering
French business (1962-)
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Beko
Turkish manufacturer of household appliances and consumer electronics
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Toronto-Dominion Bank
Banking and financial services corporation
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Indian state-owned oil and gas company
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Systembolaget
Swedish liquor store company owned by state
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Autobianchi
Italian automobile manufacturer active from 1955 to 1995
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Arçelik
Household appliances manufacturer from Turkey
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General Atomics
American aerospace and defense company
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Mobil
Former American oil company
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The International Expo of Sport
The International Expo of Sport (Economy & Trade).
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Nucor
Steel production company
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Atomic Skis
Austrian company
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ITV plc
British-based media company
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Bank Central Asia
Indonesian company
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Harris Corporation
Former American technology company
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ABC Records
US record label; imprint of ABC Records, Inc.
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Hager SE
German company
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Takara
Former Japanese toy company
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Cyta
Semi-governmental telecom in Cyprus
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Aflac
Largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States
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Bölkow
1955-1968 aircraft manufacturer in Germany
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Corum
Swiss watchmaker based in La Chaux-de-Fonds
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Royal Enfield India
Indian motorcycle manufacturing company
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Wavin
Company in Zwolle, Netherlands
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Banco Safra
Brazilian private bank
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Rocketdyne
American rocket engine design and production company
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Elva
Company
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Benesse
Japanese education and publishing corporation
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Tianjin Seagull
Company
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Disasters & Pandemics 5
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1955 Alexandria earthquake
Earthquake affecting Egypt
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1955 Hunter Valley floods
Natural disaster in Australia
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1955 Yuzha earthquake
September 1955 earthquake in Sichuan, China
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1955 Lanao earthquake
Earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines
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1955 Zheduotang earthquake
1955 earthquake in China
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Richard Riot
Riot that occurred in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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1955 Madaba riot
Anti-Christian riot in Jordan
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Architecture & Engineering 56
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Palace of Culture and Science
High-rise building and house of culture in Warsaw, Poland
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Palace of Moncloa
Residence of the Prime Minister of Spain
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National Stadium
Cricket stadium in Karachi, Pakistan
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Stone Bridge
Bridge in Latvia
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Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa
Football stadium in Spain
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Stadion Wiener Neustadt
Football stadium
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Campbelltown Stadium
Sports ground used most often for Rugby League matches
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Ponte Amerigo Vespucci
Bridge in Italy
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Gateshead International Stadium
Arena in Felling, Tyne and Wear, England
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Central Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Astrakhan, Russia
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Gesù Divino Lavoratore
Church building in Rome, Italy
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National Palace
Official residence of the President of Ethiopia
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Maruyama Dam
Bridge in Gifu, Japan
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Stadion v Jiráskově ulici
Football stadium in Jihlava, Czechia
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St. Mary's Church
Catholic church in Helsinki, Finland
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Municipal Stadium
Former baseball and football stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
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Surdulica City Stadium
Football stadium in Serbia
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Estadio Municipal de Linarejos
Football stadium in Linares, Spain
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Guglielmo Marconi Bridge
Roman bridge
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Elsfjord Church
Church in Vefsn, Norway
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Mørsvikbotn Chapel
Chapel in Sørfold, Norway
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Bleikvassli Church
Church in Hemnes, Norway
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Berg Church
Church in Senja, Norway
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Bergsdalen Church
Church building in Vaksdal, Norway
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Hasvik Church
Church in Hasvik, Norway
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Sola Chapel
Church building in Sola, Rogaland, Norway
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Ivan Hlinka Stadion
Stadium
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Meteor Stadium
Multi-use stadium in Zhukovsky, Russia
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Jingliao Holy Cross Church
Catholic church building in Houbi District, Tainan, Taiwan
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Gravberget Church
Church in Våler, Innlandet, Norway
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Our Lady of Coromoto Church, Antriol
Church in Bonaire, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, DC
Church in D.C., United States
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Our Lady of Dallas Abbey
Cistercian monastery in Irving, Texas
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Notre-Dame-de-Victoire, Lorient
Church located in Morbihan, in France
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Kėdainiai Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Kedainiai, Lithuania
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Fleming Park Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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All Souls Unitarian Church
Church in Oklahoma, U.S.
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Palácio das Mangabeiras (corrigir foto)
Residence for the governor of Minas Gerais state, Brazil
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Shrine of St. Anthony (Boston)
Building in Arch St. Boston, MA
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All Saints' Church
Church in Shard End, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Soldiers Chapel
Church building in Montana, United States of America
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Eirias Stadium
Stadium in Colwyn Bay
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Iron Cove Bridge
Bridge in Australia
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Hillsong Brisbane Campus
Church building in Queensland, Australia
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Dilboy Stadium
Sports stadium in the United States
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Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium
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Memorial Stadium
Stadium in Bakersfield
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Memorial Stadium
Stadium in St. John's
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Church of St Cuthbert by the Forest
Church in Mouldsworth, Cheshire, England, UK
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Iglesia de la Medalla de la Virgen Milagrosa
Church building in Mexico City, Mexico
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Uralsky Trubnik Stadium
Sports venue in Pervouralsk, Russia
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Stade Max Rousie
Multi-purpose stadium in France
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Holy Comforter Episcopal School
K-8 school and church in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida
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Willard Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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Woodside Stadium
Athletics stadium in Watford
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Aldershot Military Stadium
British sports venue
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Sports & Entertainment 17
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1955 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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5th Berlin International Film Festival
1955 film festival edition
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National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Moldova
Opera and ballet theatre, former monument of art of national importance in Moldova
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16th Venice International Film Festival
1955 film festival edition
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Taormina Film Fest
Film festival in Taormina, Italy
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DOK Leipzig - International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
Annual film festival held in Leipzig, Germany
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Indonesian Film Festival
Indonesian awards given annually for excellence in cinematic achievements
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International Children's Film Festival India
Indian film festival
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Ethiopian National Theatre
Theatre in Addis Ababa
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1955 San Sebastián International Film Festival
1955 film festival edition
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Sanremo Music Festival 1955
Italian song contest (5th edition)
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Parc Bagatelle
French amusement park
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Kamerni teatar 55
Theater in Sarajevo, Bosnia
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Golden Horseshoe
Restaurant and theatre in Disneyland, Anaheim, California
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State Academic Musical Theater of the Republic of Crimea
Theatre in Simferopol, Crimea
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Musical Theatre of the Republic of Karelia
Theatre in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia
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Ovens Auditorium
Multi-purpose concert hall and theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Empires & Countries 7
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South Vietnam founded
South Vietnam was founded, with its capital at Saigon.
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West Pakistan founded
West Pakistan was founded, with its capital at Islamabad.
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Khanate of Kalat dissolved
Khanate of Kalat ceased to exist, having been centered at Kalat.
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Bahawalpur State dissolved
Bahawalpur State ceased to exist, having been centered at Bahawalpur.
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Las Bela State dissolved
Las Bela State ceased to exist, having been centered at Bela.
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Kharan State dissolved
Kharan State ceased to exist, having been centered at Kharan.
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Makran dissolved
Makran ceased to exist, having been centered at Turbat.
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