What happened in 1957?
416 recorded events in 1957, including 164 in people, 87 in science & technology and 70 in architecture & engineering. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Launch of Sputnik
The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, starting the Space Race.
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Wars & Conflicts 6
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Ifni War
1957–1958 armed conflicts in Spanish West Africa
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Battle of Bouzegza
1957 battle
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Battle of Fellaoucene
1957 battle during the Algerian War of Independence
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Battle of La Plata
1957 guerrilla attack against an outpost of the Cuban Army
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Ambush of Oued Zeggar
1957 military operation of the Algerian War
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Battle of Timimoun
1957 battle in the Algerian War
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People 164
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Édouard Herriot died
French Radical politician (1872–1957)
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Alice Milliat died
Pioneer of women's sport (1884–1957)
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John von Neumann died
Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)
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Gerty Cori died
Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957)
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Johannes Stark died
German physicist (1874-1957)
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Walther Bothe died
German physicist, mathematician and chemist (1891-1957)
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Irving Langmuir died
American chemist and physicist (1881–1957)
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Richard E. Byrd died
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
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Wilhelm Filchner died
German explorer (1877-1957)
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Humphrey Bogart died
American actor (1899–1957)
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Sacha Guitry died
French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957)
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Arturo Toscanini died
Italian conductor (1867–1957)
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Arthur Groussier died
French politician and engineer (1863–1957)
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Heinrich Otto Wieland died
German Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1877-1957)
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Ramon Magsaysay died
President of the Philippines from 1953 to 1957
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Henry Norris Russell died
American astronomer (1877–1957)
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Henry van de Velde died
Belgian painter, architect and interior designer (1863-1957)
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Peter Freuchen died
Danish writer, explorer and anthropologist (1886-1957)
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Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans died
Royal Navy admiral (1881–1957)
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Maksas Soloveičikas died
Russian-born Lithuanian Zionist activist, journalist, and politician
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Oliver Hardy died
American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy (1892–1957)
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Erich von Stroheim died
Austrian actor and director (1885–1957)
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Josephine Hull died
American stage and film actress (1877-1957)
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Beniamino Gigli died
Italian opera singer (1890–1957)
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold died
Austrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957)
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Max Ophüls died
German film director (1902-1957)
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Maxime Leroy died
Jurist, social historian (1873-1957)
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Victor Sévère died
Martiniquais politician (1867–1957)
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Leo Perutz died
Austrian mathematician and writer (1882-1957)
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Józef Kazimierz Hofmann died
Polish musician (1876-1957)
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Paul Walden died
Baltic German chemist (1863-1957)
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Walter Oliver died
New Zealand naturalist, ornithologist, malacologist and museum curator (1883–1957)
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Joseph Tyrrell died
Canadian geologist (1858–1957)
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Robert Rudmose-Brown died
British explorer (1879-1957)
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Reinhold Conrad Muschler died
German botanist and author (1883-1957)
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Casimir Maistre died
French explorer
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Hallvard Devold died
Norwegian Arctic explorer, trapper and meteorologist (1898-1957)
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Julia Grace Wales died
Canadian academic (1881–1957)
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Raymonde Peschard died
Algerian revolutionary
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Marica Stanković died
Croatian schoolteacher, writer, Catholic activist and Servant of God (1900-1957)
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Frances Wheeler Sayler died
American labor organizer, government official and civil rights activist
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Zhou Xuan died
Chinese actress and singer (1920-1957)
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Norma Talmadge died
American actress and film producer (1894–1957)
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Rudolf Weigl died
Polish biologist, physician, and inventor (1883-1957)
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Carl Størmer died
Norwegian geophysicist and mathematician (1874-1957)
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Mary Proctor died
British astronomer (1862–1957)
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Théophile de Donder died
Belgian physicist (1872–1957)
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Carl-Gustaf Rossby died
Swedish and American meteorologist (1898–1957)
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Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell died
British physicist (1886-1957)
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Kiyoshi Shiga died
Japanese physician (1871-1957)
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Mark Aldanov died
Russian writer and critic (1886-1957)
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Gustav Mie died
German physicist (1868-1957)
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Piero Carini died
Italian racing driver (1921–1957)
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Eugène Schueller died
French chemist and businessman (1881–1957)
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Grigory Landsberg died
Soviet physicist
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John Sealy Townsend died
Irish mathematical physicist (1868–1957)
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Joseph W. Kennedy died
American chemist (1916–1957)
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Maurice Audin died
French mathematician and political activist (1932–1957)
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Keith Andrews died
American racecar driver
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Leopold Löwenheim died
German mathematician (1878–1957)
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Herbert MacKay-Fraser died
American racecar driver
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Freeman Wills Crofts died
Irish mystery author (1879–1957)
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Wilhelm Nusselt died
German engineer (1882–1957)
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Karl Plagge died
German military Wehrmacht Army officer (1897–1957)
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Naima Sahlbom died
Swedish chemist and peace activist (1871-1957)
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Bill Whitehouse died
British racing driver
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Elena Barulina died
Russian botanist
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Caroline Haslett died
British electrical engineer and electricity industry administrator, editor (1895–1957)
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Camillo Castiglioni died
Austrian financier and banker (1879-1957)
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James George Needham died
American entomologist (1868–1957)
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Michael Fekete died
Israeli-Hungarian mathematician (1886–1957)
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Wilhelm Lenz died
German physicist (1888-1957)
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Olive Dennis died
American engineer (1885-1957)
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Christian Hülsmeyer died
German inventor and entrepreneur (1881-1957)
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Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer died
German chemist (1899-1957)
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Sten Selander died
Swedish writer and biologist (1891–1957)
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Ugo Amaldi died
Italian mathematician (1875-1957), father of Edoardo Amaldi
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Heinrich Müller died
Swiss footballer and manager (1888-1957)
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Richard Riemerschmid died
German architect, painter, designer, and city planner (1868-1957)
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Alexander von Tunzelmann died
New Zealand explorer (1877–1957)
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Mario Piacenza died
Italian mountain climber (1884–1957)
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Christian Leden died
Norwegian explorer, anthropologist, composer and musicologist
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Barbora Markéta Eliášová died
Czech writer
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Leonard Clark died
Explorer, writer, OSS agent
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C. W. R. Knight died
English wildlife photographer and falconer (1884-1957)
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Dervish Bejah died
"Afghan" cameleer who helped in the exploration of central Australia
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Elie Susman died
Russian businessman
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Amanda Gray Hilyer died
Entrepreneur, pharmacist, civic worker, civil rights activist (1870–1957)
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Pedro Infante died
Mexican actor and singer (1917-1957)
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Musidora died
Actress, writer, producer (1889–1957)
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Judy Tyler died
American actress (1932–1957)
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Helene Costello died
American actress (1906–1957)
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Jimmy Dorsey died
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey (1904–1957)
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Gene Lockhart died
Actor (1891-1957)
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Kulyash Baiseitova died
Soviet-Kazakh singer
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Harrison Ford died
American stage and silent film actor (1884–1957)
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Alexander Vertinsky died
Ukrainian, Russian & Soviet artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor (1889-1957)
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Viggo Larsen died
Danish actor and film director (1880–1957)
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Katie Johnson died
English actress (1878–1957)
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Ezio Pinza died
Italian opera singer (1892-1957)
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Dennis Brain died
British horn player
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Donald Tusk born
Born in Gdańsk. Prime Minister of Poland (2007–2014; since 2023).
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Hamid Karzai born
Born in Karz. President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014.
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Shavkat Mirziyoyev born
Born in Zaamin District. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
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Fumio Kishida born
Born in Shibuya. Prime Minister of Japan from 2021 to 2024.
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Kevin Rudd born
Born in Nambour. 26th Prime Minister of Australia.
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Paul Kagame born
Born in Ruhango. President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957).
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Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow born
Born in Babaarap. Turkmen politician and president of Turkmenistan (2006–2022).
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Tony Abbott born
Born in General Lying-In Hospital. Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015.
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Yoshihiko Noda born
Born in Funabashi. Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012.
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Stefan Löfven born
Born in Hägerstens församling. Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021.
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Steve Buscemi born
Born in Brooklyn. American actor.
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Goodluck Jonathan born
Born in Otuoke. President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015.
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Gloria Estefan born
Born in Havana. Cuban-American singer (born 1957).
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Ivo Josipović born
Born in Zagreb. Croatian politician, third President of Croatia.
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Bongbong Marcos born
Born in San Juan. President of the Philippines since 2022.
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Shigeru Ishiba born
Born in Chiyoda. President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2024 to 2025 and Prime Minister of Japan from 2024 to 2025.
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Georgi Parvanov born
Born in Sirishtnik. 4th President of Bulgaria 2002-2012.
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Stephen Fry born
Born in Hampstead. British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist.
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Faustin-Archange Touadéra born
Born in Bangui. President of the Central African Republic since 2016.
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Steve Harvey born
Born in Welch. American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author.
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Bamir Topi born
Born in Tirana. Albanian diplomat and politician.
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Dick Schoof born
Born in Santpoort. Civil servant and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands 2024 to 2026.
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Michael Madsen born
Born in Chicago. American actor (1957–2025).
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Roch Marc Christian Kaboré born
Born in Ouagadougou. Former President of Burkina Faso ousted in a coup d'état on 23 Jan 2022.
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Carrie Lam born
Born in British Hong Kong. Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
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John Turturro born
Born in Brooklyn. American actor (born 1957).
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Nick Cave born
Born in Warracknabeal. Australian musician and singer.
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Anna Lindh born
Born in Enskede-Årsta parish. Swedish politician (1957-2003).
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José Sócrates born
Born in Alijó. Prime Minister of Portugal from 2005 to 2011.
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Theo van Gogh born
Born in The Hague. Dutch film director (1957–2004).
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Sadhguru born
Born in Mysore. Indian yogi and author (born 1957).
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Andrew Cuomo born
Born in Queens. Governor of New York from 2011 to 2021.
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Mulatu Teshome born
Born in Arjo. Former President of Ethiopia.
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Greg Abbott born
Born in Wichita Falls. Governor of Texas since 2015.
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Falco born
Born in Vienna. Austrian musician (1957–1998).
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Subcomandante Marcos born
Born in Tampico. Mexican activist (1957-).
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Fred Vargas born
Born in Paris. French writer, archaeologist and historian.
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Michael Cretu born
Born in Bucharest. Romanian–German musician, singer, songwriter, and producer.
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Yuri Shevchuk born
Born in Yagodnoye. Russian singer.
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Daína Chaviano born
Born in Havana. Cuban writer.
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Patrik Ouředník born
Born in Prague. Czech archivist, poet, literary theorist, translator and bookwriter.
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Achille Mbembe born
Born in Otélé. Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist (born 1957).
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Ahmet Kaya born
Born in Malatya. Turkish-Kurdish singer.
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Serhii Plokhy born
Born in Nizhny Novgorod. Ukrainian-American historian.
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Geetanjali Shree born
Born in Mainpuri. Indian writer.
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Michael E. Fossum born
Born in Sioux Falls. American astronaut.
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Amina Bouayach born
Born in Tétouan. Moroccan activist.
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Monte Melkonian born
Born in Visalia. National Hero of Armenia (1957–1993).
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Filippo Grandi born
Born in Milan. Italian diplomat.
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Peter Englund born
Born in Överluleå church parish. Swedish historian.
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Rainer Zitelmann born
Born in Frankfurt. German historian, author, management consultant and real estate expert.
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Scott J. Horowitz born
Born in Philadelphia. American astronaut.
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Mohammad Ali Jafari born
Born in Yazd. Iranian general.
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Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie born
Born in Lake Charles. American astronaut.
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Michael Foreman born
Born in Columbus. American astronaut.
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Elżbieta Witek born
Born in Jawor. Polish politician.
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William G. Gregory born
Born in Lockport. American astronaut.
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Witold Waszczykowski born
Born in Piotrków Trybunalski. Polish politician, diplomat, historian.
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Salim Idris born
Born in Daraa Governorate. Syrian military officer (born 1958).
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Daniel W. Bursch born
Born in Bristol. American astronaut.
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Enzo Traverso born
Born in Gavi. Italian historian.
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Philip May born
Born in Norwich. British investment manager and the husband of politician Theresa May.
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Laurence Rees born
Born in Ayr. British historian.
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Science & Technology 87
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King Saud University
University in Saudi Arabia
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George Mason University
Public liberal arts and research university in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Kleť Observatory
Astronomical observatory in the Czech Republic
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Bandung Institute of Technology
National university in West Java, Indonesia
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I. Ya. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University of Ministry of Health Care of Ukraine
University in Ternopil, Ukraine
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University of Tripoli
University in Libya
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University of Hartford
University in Connecticut, United States
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Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
National university in East Java, Indonesia
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University of Arts in Belgrade
University in Serbia
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California State University, Fullerton
Public university in Fullerton, California, United States, part of the California State University system
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Mohammed V University
University in Rabat, Morocco
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Diponegoro University
National university in Central Java, Indonesia
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Polish Polar Station, Hornsund
Research institute
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Assiut University
Public university in Egypt
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Oakland University
Public research university located in Michigan, USA
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Padjadjaran University
National university in West Java, Indonesia
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Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics
Research institute
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Chinon Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in France
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Allameh Tabataba'i University
University in Tehran, Iran
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Jakarta State Islamic University
University in Indonesia
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Berbekov Kabardino-Balkarian State University
University in Russia
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Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Xinjiang, China
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California State University, East Bay
Public university in Hayward, California
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University of North Sumatra
National university in North Sumatera, Indonesia
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Bradwell nuclear power station
Nuclear power station in Essex, England, UK
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Central Clinical Hospital
Hospital in Russia
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Beijing Planetarium
Planetarium in Beijing, China
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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
British scientific research laboratory
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Inner Mongolia University
University
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Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
State public university in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
University in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
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Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage
Federal Scientific Institute in Brussels, Belgium
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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Hospital in Hadera, Israel
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United States Space Surveillance Network
Network feeding orbital data to the United States Space Command
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California State University, Stanislaus
Public university in Turlock, California, United States
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Dalat University
University in Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam
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Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Territorial division of the Russian Academy of Sciences based in Novosibirsk
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Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Swedish government agency
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National Polytechnical Museum
Museum in Bulgaria
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National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Research institute in Japan
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Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Research institute in Beijing, China
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Francis Marion University
Public university near Florence, South Carolina, United States
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Almaty Technological University
Almaty Technological University (Science & Technology).
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Stony Ridge Observatory
Astronomical observatory in California
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Autonomous University of Baja California
University in northwestern Mexico
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University Latin American Center for Human Economy
Organization and private university in Uruguay
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Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences
Government medical college in Hubli, Karnataka, India
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Donbas State Technical University
Institution of higher education in Alchevsk, Ukraine
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Kazakh Agro Technical University
University in Astana, Kazakhstan
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Ulyanovsk State Technical University
Technical university in Ulyanovsk, Russia
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Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Obaidia Nanupur
Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Obaidia Nanupur (Science & Technology).
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Benazir Bhutto Hospital
Teaching hospital in Pakistan
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Grantham Hospital
Hospital in Hong Kong
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Kharkiv planetarium
Planetarium in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Tel-Hai Academic College
Israeli higher education institution
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Alaska Pacific University
Private university in Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Missouri Baptist University
Educational institution in St. Louis, Missouri
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Hong Kong College of Technology
Private college in Hong Kong
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Raja Narendra Lal Khan Women's College
Women's college in Midnapore, West Bengal
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Duside Hospital
Hospital in Liberia
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Princess Alia Governmental Hospital, Hebron
Hospital in West Bank, Palestine
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Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Teaching hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Shanghai Chest Hospital
Hospital in China
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Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
Healthcare organization in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Sant'Eugenio Hospital
Hospital in Italy
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Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas
Civil engineering research agency in Spain
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Wahiawa Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
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Botanical garden, Oranim
Botanical garden, Oranim (Science & Technology).
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Hinkley Point A nuclear power station
Decommissioned nuclear power station in Somerset, England
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University College Birmingham
University and Further Education College in Birmingham, England
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National Taiwan College of Performing Arts
Public college in Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan
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Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University
University in China
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Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Higher education institution in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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CUOA Foundation
Business school in Altavilla Vicentina, Italy
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Florida State University-Panama
Florida State University-Panama (Science & Technology).
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Mbuma Mission Hospital
Hospital in Zimbabwe
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Federal Medical Centre, Keffi
Federal Medical Centre in Nigeria
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Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital
Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand
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Institute of Geophysics
Research institute in Tehran, Iran
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Silesian Institute in Opole
Research institute in Poland
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Gleneagles Hospital
Hospital in Singapore
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Hatyai Hospital
Hospital in Thailand
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Bangladesh Tea Research Institute
Tea Research Institute in Sylhet, Bangladesh
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Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research institute in Beijing, China
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Herrontown Woods Arboretum
Arboretum in Princeton, New Jersey
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Professor Aristóteles Orsini Planetarium
Planetarium in Brazil
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Greensboro Science Center
Science museum and zoological park
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Khurais oil field
Oil field
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Sperlonga sculptures
Ancient Roman sculptures, rediscovered 1957
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Peștera Vântului
Cave
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Religion & Belief Systems 17
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Molde Cathedral
Church in Molde, Norway
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Fazle Omar Mosque
A mosque in Hamburg
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Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Aleppo
Cathedral in Aleppo, Syria
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Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke
Roman Catholic minor basilica and cathedral in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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St. Mary's Cathedral
Cathedral in Alberta, Canada
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Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Taichung
Catholic church in Taichung, Taiwan
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral
Church in Hsinchu City
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Taqwa Muhammadiyah Mosque
Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Rabbi Dr. I. Goldstein Synagogue
Synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Church in Minnesota, United States
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Cathedral Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes of Bobo-Dioulasso
Building in Burkina Faso
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Congregation Beth Jacob Ohev Sholom
Orthodox synagogue in New York
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Korhogo Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Building in Ivory Coast
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Beth El Hebrew Congregation
Reform synagogue in Alexandria, Virginia, US
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Freehold Jewish Center
Synagogue in New Jersey, United States
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University of Tehran Mosque
Mosque in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
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Sint-Hendrikskerk
Sint-Hendrikskerk (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 32
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Hanna-Barbera
American animation studio
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Fuji Television
Japanese television station in Tokyo
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Digital Equipment Corporation
American manufacturer of minicomputers
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Olympic Airlines
Defunct national airline of Greece
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Fairchild Semiconductor
American company
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Sveriges Radio
Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster company
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Control Data Corporation
Defunct supercomputer firm
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Magna International
Canadian automotive supplier
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San Miguel beer
Brand of beer
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Moulinex
French trademark for kitchen and household appliances
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Volvo Penta
Swedish marine and industrial engine manufacturer, subsidiary of the Volvo Group
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Port of Koper
Port
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Liqui Moly
Company
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Canada Goose Inc.
Canadian manufacturer of cold weather apparel
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Konzum
Croatian supermarket chain
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Coloplast
Danish company
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Remo
American company
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Alrajhi Bank
Saudi bank
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TMBThanachart Bank PCL.
Private Corporation Limiteds Types of Government Banking Institution (A member of Finance Institutions Group's of Thailand)
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Dunlop Sport
Sports equipment manufacturer
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Kato Precision Railroad Models
Japanese manufacturer of model railroad equipment
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BOMAG
BOMAG, a German manufacturing company
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Hi Records
American record label; soul music and rockabilly label started in Memphis, Tennessee in 1957
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Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam
Vietnamese state-owned bank
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ENKA
Company
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Marriott Hotels & Resorts
Flagship brand of Marriott International
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Daiei
Japanese supermarket firm
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Astra International
Indonesian conglomerate
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German Nuclear Reactor Insurance Association
Association of German insurers of the nuclear industry
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Blaser
Company
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O'Reilly Auto Parts
American automotive parts company
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Detskiy Mir
Children goods retailer in Russia and Kazakhstan
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Disasters & Pandemics 10
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1957 Valencia flood
1957 natural disaster in Valencia, Spain
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1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake
Severe earthquake and tsunami in southwestern Alaska, USA
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1957 Guerrero earthquake
1957 seismic movement
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1957 Mongolia earthquake
Earthquake in Asia
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1957 Sangchal earthquake
Earthquake in Babol County, Iran
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1957 Farsinaj earthquake
Earthquake in Sahneh County, Iran
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Abant earthquake of 1957
7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Bolu in northwestern Turkey on May 26, 1957
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Fethiye earthquake of 1957
7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Fethiye in southwestern Turkey on April 25, 1957
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1957 Isahaya flood
Natural disaster in Japan
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1957 San Francisco earthquake
Earthquake in California, US
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Social Movements & Revolutions 3
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May 24 Incident
1957 protest in Taiwan
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1957 Ramnad riots
Series of riots in Ramnad district, India
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1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott
Buss boycot in Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Architecture & Engineering 70
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FK Žalgiris Home Stadium
Football stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania
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Estádio do Marítimo
Football stadium in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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Abbasiyyin Stadium
Stadium
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Ahmed Zabana Stadium
Stadium in Oran, Algeria
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Khartoum Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Khartoum, Sudan
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EPRU Stadium
Former rugby union venue in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Kanko Stadium
Building in Kita-ku, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Church of the Three Crosses
Church building in Imatra, Finland
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Holy Trinity Cathedral
Orthodox cathedral church in Oulu, Finland
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Cherkasy Arena
Multi-purpose stadium in Cherkasy, Ukraine
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Dynamo Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Vladivostok, Russia
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Basilica of the Eternal Father
Church in Trindade, Brazil
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Lakeuden Risti Church
Church building in Seinäjoki, Finland
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Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Kampen Church
Church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
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Tveit Church
Building in Askøy, Norway
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St. Gregory the Great Armenian Church
Church building in Iraq
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Estádio Willie Davids
Estádio Willie Davids (Architecture & Engineering).
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Estadio de Vallehermoso
Stadium in Madrid, Spain
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Ingøy Church
Church in Måsøy, Norway
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Glomfjord Church
Church in Meløy, Norway
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Fredskapellet
Church in Narvik, Norway
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Julebygda Chapel
Church building in Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway
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Saint Jetmund Church
Church building in Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Stavang Church
Church building in Kinn, Norway
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Église Saint-Ferdinand-des-Ternes
Church located in Paris, in France
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Husøy Chapel
Church in Lenvik, Norway
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Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtniskirche
German Protestant church in Berlin
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Bytkow TV Tower
Tower
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Estádio Jayme Cintra
Soccer stadium in Brazil
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Stugudal Chapel
Chapel in Tydal, Norway
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Pearse Stadium
Sports venue in Galway, Ireland
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Palace of Bank of Italy
Monumental palace of Naples located in Cervantes Street
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Kusanagi Athletic Stadium
Building in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Yuri Gagarin Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Varna, Bulgaria
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Askrova Chapel
Church building in Kinn, Norway
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Herøya Church
Church building in Porsgrunn, Eastern Norway
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Skogsvallen
Sports ground in Luleå, Sweden
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Otaniemi Chapel
Chapel in Espoo, Finland
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St. William's Church, Road Town
Church in British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom
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Mestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom
Sports venue in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
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Herad church
Church in Farsund, Norway
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Fjellgardane Church
Church building in Bykle, Agder, Norway
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Santi Giacomo e Niccolò
Church in Quercegrossa (standing on the Castelnuovo Berardenga side)
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television tower Goes
Building
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Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
Building in Naka-ku, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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Zahran Palace
Palace in Jordan
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Bragg Memorial Stadium
Football stadium at FAMU.
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Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Church in Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kandawala
Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka
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H. Dimurthala Stadium
Football stadium in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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Estádio Aluízio Ferreira
Soccer stadium located in Porto Velho, Brazil
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Corazón de María, Magdalena del Mar
Lima
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St Oswald's Church, Old Swan, Liverpool
Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Our Lady of Fatima Church
Karachi
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Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Church building in Alabama, United States of America
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Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Blackpool
Church in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bognor Regis
Church building in Bognor Regis, Arun, West Sussex, England, UK
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Stadium of Tartu University
Multi-purpose stadium in Tartu, Estonia
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Gas Street Longbridge
Church in United Kingdom
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Estadio Fray Nano
Baseball stadium in Mexico City, Mexico
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Platte Purchase Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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St Nicholas' Church, Radford, Coventry
Church in United Kingdom
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St. John Church (Hsinchu City)
Church in Hsinchu City, Taiwan
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FK Bor Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Bor, Serbia
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Church of St Mary
Church in South Ruislip, London, England, UK
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St. Catherine of Siena's Church
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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Edgar Brown Memorial Stadium
High school stadium in Washington
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Delmar Stadium
Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA
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JFK Stadium
Stadium in Springfield, Missouri, United States
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Sports & Entertainment 19
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European Canoe / Kayak Sprint Championships 1957
International canoeing and kayaking event
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Rally de Catalunya
Motorsport competition in Catalonia, Spain
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1957 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Exhibition space and events venue in Berlin
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San Francisco International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in San Francisco, California, USA
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7th Berlin International Film Festival
1957 film festival edition
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18th Venice International Film Festival
1957 film festival edition
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Casals Festival
Classical music festival celebrated yearly in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Menuhin Festival Gstaad
Music festival in Switzerland
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Washington National Opera
Opera company in Washington D.C., United States
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Sanremo Music Festival 1957
Italian song contest (7th edition)
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Paavo Nurmi Games
Finnish track and field meet
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1957 San Sebastián International Film Festival
1957 film festival edition
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Campaccio
Annual cross country running competition which takes place in early January at Italy
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Bremen Teater
Theater in Copenhagen
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Misaki Park
An amusement park located in the town of Misaki in Osaka, Japan
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Abu Ghosh Vocal Music Festival
Biannual festival in Israel
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Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre
Theatre in Gdynia, Poland
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Olympia Theatre
Music theatre in Athens, Greece
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Empires & Countries 4
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Ghana founded
Ghana was founded, with its capital at Accra.
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Gold Coast Colony dissolved
Gold Coast Colony ceased to exist, having been centered at Accra.
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British Malaya dissolved
British Malaya ceased to exist, having been centered at Kuala Lumpur.
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Kingdom of Tunisia dissolved
Kingdom of Tunisia ceased to exist, having been centered at Tunis.
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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 1957 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1957.
1950s 1
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St. Monica's Church
Church in Queens, New York
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