What happened in 1962?
410 recorded events in 1962, including 141 in people, 92 in science & technology and 54 in architecture & engineering.
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Major Events 1
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A tense standoff between the US and USSR over Soviet missiles in Cuba brings the world close to nuclear war.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Sino-Indian War
1962 war between India and China
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Battle of Arafura Sea
1962 naval battle in Western New Guinea
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Battle of Bab El Oued
1962 battle of the Algerian War
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Battle of Rezang La
Battle of the 1962 Sino-Indian War
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Battle of Walong
Battle of the Sino-Indian War
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Battle of Halhal
1962 battle of the Eritrean War of Independence
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Battle of Luang Namtha
1962 battle of the Laotian Civil War
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Battle of Gurung Hill
1962 Sino-Indian war battle
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Battle of Se La Pass
1962 battle
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Politics & Government 4
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Evian Accords
Treaty signed by France and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic to end the Algerian War
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1962 Burmese coup d'état
Major Burmese political event
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Helsinki Treaty
Nordic Treaty
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1962 Michigan Auditor General election
American state election
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People 141
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José Giral died
Spanish politician (1879-1962)
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Arthur Holly Compton died
American physicist (1892–1962)
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Auguste Piccard died
Swiss physicist (1884–1962)
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William Beebe died
American naturalist and explorer (1877–1962)
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson died
Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962)
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Marilyn Monroe died
American actress and model (1926–1962)
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Charles Laughton died
British-American actor (1899–1962)
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Alberto Enríquez Gallo died
President of Ecuador (1937 - 1938)
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Gabriel Bertrand died
Biochemist and bacteriologist (1867–1962)
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Louis Gernet died
French philologist and sociologist (1882–1962)
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Henri Mondor died
French physician and historian (1885–1962)
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Ronald Fisher died
British statistician, evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1890–1962)
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Gaston Bachelard died
French writer and philosopher (1884-1962)
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Frank Hurley died
Australian photographer and adventurer (1885–1962)
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Joseph Rock died
Austrian-American scientist-explorer (1884-1962)
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James Wordie died
Scottish polar explorer (1889–1962)
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Ibrahim Fejić died
7th Reisu-l-ulema
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Mary Rutnam died
Canadian doctor, gynecologist, and suffragist
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Frank Borzage died
American film director and actor (1894-1962)
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Stuart Sutcliffe died
Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles (1940–1962)
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Thomas Mitchell died
American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)
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Hanns Eisler died
Austrian and German composer (1898–1962)
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Joseph Pérès died
French mathematician (1890-1962)
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Georges Bruguier died
French politician and resistance fighter (1884-1962)
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Frances Melville died
Scottish academic & suffragist
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Roger Grand died
French historian, archivist and politician (1874–1962)
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Emil Artin died
Austrian-Armenian mathematician (1898–1962)
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M. Visvesvaraya died
Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore (1861-1962)
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Wilhelm Ackermann died
German mathematician best known for the Ackermann function (1896–1962)
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Jameson Adams died
British Antarctic explorer (1880–1962)
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Carl R. Eklund died
American ornithologist (1909–1962)
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Douglas Carruthers died
British explorer and naturalist (1882-1962)
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Robert F. Griggs died
American botanist (1881-1962)
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Harold June died
American aviator
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Antoni Jakubski died
Polish zoologist, entomologist and officer of the Polish Army
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Robert Ernest Cheesman died
British explorer (1878–1962)
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Helen Tufts Bailie died
American social reformer and activist (1874-1962)
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Fannia Cohn died
American labor leader (1885–1962)
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Virgínia da Fonseca died
Portuguese writer
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Daisy Bindi died
Aboriginal Australian Indigenous rights activist
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Kitty Cordeux died
British activist and novelist
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Leonardo De Lorenzo died
Italian flautist and music educator (1875–1962)
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Tod Browning died
American film actor and director (1880–1962)
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Charles-Jean de la Vallée Poussin died
Belgian mathematician (1866–1962)
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Luigi Carnera died
Italian astronomer (1875-1962)
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Enrico Mattei died
Italian entrepreneur (1906-1962)
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Charles Galton Darwin died
British physicist (1887–1962)
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Andrew Ellicott Douglass died
American astronomer and dendrochronologist (1867 - 1962)
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Karl Rapp died
German engineer (1882-1962)
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Paul Götz died
German astronomer (1883–1962)
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Ana Mayer Kansky died
Slovenian chemical engineer (1895-1962)
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Franz Kaiser died
German astronomer (1891–1962)
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William Coblentz died
American physicist (1873–1962)
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Wilhelm Blaschke died
Austrian mathematician (1885–1962)
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Thomas Jefferson Jackson See died
American astronomer (1866–1962)
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Hartland Snyder died
American physicist
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Ukichiro Nakaya died
Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences (1900-1962)
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Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion died
French astronomer (1877-1962)
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Julio Rey Pastor died
Spanish mathematician (1888–1962)
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Eugène Freyssinet died
French structural engineer (1879–1962)
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Dannie Heineman died
Belgian-American engineer and businessman
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Shorty Templeman died
American racing driver (1919–1962)
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Vladimir Artemyev died
Soviet rocket scientist (1885–1962)
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Edison Pettit died
American astronomer (1889–1962)
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Frederick Handley Page died
British aerospace engineer (1885–1962)
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Władysław Dziewulski died
Polish astronomer (1878-1962)
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Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev died
Russian mathematician (1859–1962)
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Lidio Cipriani died
Italian anthropologist and explorer (1892-1962)
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Henri Brenier died
French explorer and colonial government administrator (1867–1962)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane died
American explorer and philanthropist
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Aldebert de Chambrun died
French soldier and explorer (1872–1962)
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René de Segonzac died
Army officer and explorer from France
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Jafet Lindeberg died
Miner
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Lucile Watson died
Canadian actress (1879-1962)
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Louise Fazenda died
American actress (1895-1962)
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Ernie Kovacs died
American comedian, actor, and writer (1919-1962)
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Louise Beavers died
American actress (1900–1962)
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Snub Pollard died
Australian actor (1889-1962)
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Charles Rigoulot died
French weightlifter (1903–1962)
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Donald Lippincott died
American sprinter (1893–1962)
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Frank Lovejoy died
American actor (1914–1962)
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Valeska Suratt died
American actress (1882-1962)
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Erna Morena died
German actress (1885-1962)
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Solomon Linda died
South African musician
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Nicolás Maduro born
Born in Caracas. President of Venezuela 2013 to 2026.
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Tom Cruise born
Born in Syracuse. American actor and producer (born 1962).
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Keir Starmer born
Born in Southwark. Current Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026.
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Olga Tokarczuk born
Born in Sulechów. Polish writer and activist (born 1962).
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Carles Puigdemont born
Born in Amer. Catalan politician.
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Carlos Alazraqui born
Born in Yonkers. American actor, comedian, voice actor, and singer (born 1962).
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Antony Blinken born
Born in Yonkers. American lawyer and diplomat (born 1962) and former United States Secretary of State (2021–2025).
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Viktor Tsoi born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Soviet rock musician (1962-1990).
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Jordan Peterson born
Born in Edmonton. Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist (1962-).
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Emilio Estevez born
Born in New York City. American actor, director, and writer.
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Manuel Valls born
Born in Hort. French and Spanish politician.
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Yahya Sinwar born
Born in Khan Yunis Camp. Palestinian politician and Hamas leader (1962–2024).
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Alexander Dugin born
Born in Moscow. Russian political activist and philosopher (born 1962).
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Milo Đukanović born
Born in Nikšić. 2nd President of Montenegro.
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Suzanne Collins born
Born in Hartford. American television writer and novelist.
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Chuck Palahniuk born
Born in Pasco. American novelist, essayist.
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Dina Boluarte born
Born in Chalhuanca. Peruvian lawyer and politician, president of Peru from 2022 to 2025.
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Taslima Nasrin born
Born in Mymensingh. Author, secular humanist, and feminist.
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Alexander Litvinenko born
Born in Voronezh. Ex-KGB agent and FSB lieutenant-colonel (1962-2006).
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Jon Stewart born
Born in New York City. American comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host.
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Ollanta Humala born
Born in Lima. President of Peru from 2011 to 2016.
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Ales Bialiatski born
Born in Vyartsilya. Belarusian activist, Nobel laureate (born 1962).
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer born
Born in Völklingen. German politician, former federal minister of defence.
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Mokgweetsi Masisi born
Born in Moshupa. Former President of Botswana.
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Victor Pelevin born
Born in Moscow. Russian author (born 1962).
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David Foster Wallace born
Born in Ithaca. American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008).
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Branko Crvenkovski born
Born in Sarajevo. President of the Republic of Macedonia.
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Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed born
Born in Mogadishu. The 10th and current president of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
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Hakainde Hichilema born
Born in Monze District. 7th President of Zambia.
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Garth Brooks born
Born in Tulsa. American country music singer and songwriter.
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Peng Liyuan born
Born in Yuncheng County. Chinese soprano, 2nd spouse of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012.
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Tariq Ramadan born
Born in Geneva. Swiss Muslim scholar.
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Anvar Chingizoghlu born
Born in Xudayarlı. Azerbaijani historian, journalist and writer.
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Jennifer Egan born
Born in Chicago. American novelist, short story writer.
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Sjón born
Born in Reykjavík. Icelandic writer (1962-).
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Manute Bol born
Born in Turalei. Sudanese-American basketball player.
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Mark Haddon born
Born in Northampton. English writer and illustrator.
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Bassel al-Assad born
Born in Damascus. Syrian engineer, soldier, politician, and eldest son of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.
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Jean-Pierre Bemba born
Born in Bokada. Politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Talat Xhaferi born
Born in Forino. Prime Minister of North Macedonia in 2024.
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Sara Danius born
Born in Täby. Swedish academic.
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Nick Land born
Born in United Kingdom. British philosopher.
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George D. Zamka born
Born in Jersey City. American astronaut.
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Will Kymlicka born
Born in London. Canadian philosopher.
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Guillermo Fariñas born
Born in Santa Clara. Cuban dissident.
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Yuri Guidzenko born
Born in Yelanets. Russian cosmonaut.
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Rex J. Walheim born
Born in Redwood City. American astronaut.
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Sergei Zalyotin born
Born in Shchekino. Russian cosmonaut.
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H. R. McMaster born
Born in Philadelphia. 26th United States National Security Advisor.
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Robert Curbeam born
Born in Baltimore. American astronaut.
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Chris Grayling born
Born in London. British politician (born 1962).
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Gregory H. Johnson born
Born in South Ruislip. American astronaut.
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Alvin Drew born
Born in Washington, D.C.. American astronaut.
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Michael T. Good born
Born in Parma. American astronaut.
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Yair Golan born
Born in Rishon LeZion. Israeli general, politician and Leader of the Democrats (Party) and last leader of the Labour Party in the year 2024 (defunct in 2024).
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Jan Björklund born
Born in Skene. Swedish politician.
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Mikhail Mizintsev born
Born in Averinskaya. Russian Colonel General.
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Science & Technology 92
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Kennedy Space Center
US space launch site in Florida
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University of Salzburg
University in Austria
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University of Trento
Italian university
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University of Lagos
Public research university in Lagos, Nigeria
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Eduardo Mondlane University
University in Maputo, Mozambique
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Nordic Africa Institute
Research institute
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Cenderawasih University
Public university
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Starfish Prime
1962 U.S. nuclear test
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Musashino Art University
University in Kodaira, western Tokyo
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Udayana University
University in Indonesia
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Riau University
Public university in Indonesia
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Hospital in Tennessee, United States
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Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant
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Nangarhar University
University in Afghanistan
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JILA
Physics research institute
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Seoul Institute of the Arts
University in Seoul, South Korea
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Technical University of Varna
Università tecnica di Varna
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University of Mataram
Public university in Indonesia
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Khmelnytskyi National University
Ukrainian university
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Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station
Nuclear power plant in York County, Pennsylvania
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Babol University of Medical Sciences
University in Babol, Iran
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Punjabi University
State public university in Patiala, Punjab, India
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Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University
Central university in New Delhi
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Nagoya City Science Museum
Science museum in Nagoya, Japan
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Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Shanghai, China
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University of Nusa Cendana
Higher education institution in Kupang, Indonesia
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Mulawarman University
Public university in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
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Argentine Institute of Radio Astronomy
Argentine observatory
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Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Public Medical School in Chandigarh, India
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National University for Educational Planning and Administration
Indian research-focused university
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Ravensbourne University London
University in London Borough of Greenwich, UK
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Don State Agrarian University
Don State Agrarian University (Science & Technology).
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Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Research facility
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Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Research centre located in Chennai, India
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Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum
Industrial and technological museum in Bangalore
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Pacific Science Center
Non-profit organization in the USA
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Universidad del Pacifico
University in Lima, Peru
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Shivaji University
State public university in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
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Hokusei Gakuen University
University
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University of the Southwest
University in Hobbs, New Mexico, United States
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Glion Institute of Higher Education
University
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Francisco de Paula Santander University
University in Colombia
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Graduate Theological Union
Group of eight private American theological schools
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Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
University in Ecuador
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Aomori University
Higher education institution in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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Asian Social Institute
Graduate school
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Montes Claros State University
Academic publisher
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Angeles University Foundation
University in Angeles City, Philippines
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Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Engineering
University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Pavlodar Pedagogical University
Higher education institution in Kazachstan
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MKCG Medical College and Hospital
Medical college in Odisha
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Evseviev Mordovian State Pedagogical University
Education organization in Saransk, Russia
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Facoltà di Lettere Cristiane e Classiche
Facoltà di Lettere Cristiane e Classiche (Science & Technology).
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Federal College of Education, Zaria
College of education in Nigeria
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Aspen Center for Physics
Physics research institute
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Bell Labs Holmdel Complex
Research facility in New Jersey
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Human development research institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
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Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics
Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics (Science & Technology).
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Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital
Hospital in India
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National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections
Medical Research Institute in Kolkata, India
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Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Urban green space in Miami Beach, Florida
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De La Salle Lipa
Private institution
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East Siberia State University of Technology and Management
Russian higher education institute
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Lynn University
Private university in Florida, United States
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Franklin Pierce University
Private, non-profit university in Rindge, New Hampshire
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Gwangju Catholic University
University in South Korea
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ISPA – University Institute
Private university in Lisbon, Portugal
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College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Nigerian Medical School
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Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati
Private University in Cirebon, Indonesia
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Dawood University of Engineering and Technology
Public university in Karachi, Pakistan
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Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
State public university in Khordha, Odisha, India
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Pilot University of Colombia
Private coeducational research university in Colombia
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Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radio-electronics
Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radio-electronics (Science & Technology).
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Tuljaram Chaturchand College
Tuljaram Chaturchand College (Science & Technology).
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Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
University in Lima Peru
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Institute for Energy
Research institute in Petten, the Netherlands
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South Asia Institute
Interdisciplinary research center at Heidelberg University, Germany
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IBM La Gaude
Former IBM research centre in France
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Laboratoire d'informatique pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur
Intramural research laboratory of CNRS
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Institute of Brazilian Studies of the University of São Paulo
Brazilian research and documentation institute
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National Cancer Center
Research institute in Japan
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Albert B. Chandler Hospital
Hospital in Kentucky, United States
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Chimala Mission Hospital
Building in Tanzania
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Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center
Hospital in New York, United States
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Yangon Workers' Hospital
Hospital in Myanmar
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Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Scientific institution in Pune, Maharashtra
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Institut de technologie agroalimentaire
Agricultural school in La Pocatière, Quebec, Canada
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Electronics and Radar Development Establishment
Indian defence research laboratory
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Vilnius University Planetarium
Planetarium in Lithuania
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Museo Ornitologico di Varenna
Museum in Italy
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Test 219
1962 Soviet nuclear weapon test
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Frigate Bird
1962 U.S. nuclear test
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Exploration & Discovery 16
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USS Arizona Memorial
Memorial to soldiers killed on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor
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Skuldelev ships
5 viking ships found in Roskilde Fjord, Denmark 1962
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Prohodna Cave
Cave in Bulgaria
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Derveni krater
Volute krater discovered in Greece
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Resava cave
Cave in Serbia
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Takamatsuzuka Tomb
Kofun
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Temnata dupka, Gara Lakatnik
Cave in Gara Lakatnik, Bulgaria
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Skuldelev 2
Skuldelev 2 (Exploration & Discovery).
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Zagami
Meteorite found in Nigeria
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Skuldelev 1
Skuldelev 1 (Exploration & Discovery).
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Morovitsa
Cave in Bulgaria
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Magerius Mosaic
Roman mosaic in the Sousse Archaeological Museum
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Skuldelev 3
Skuldelev 3 (Exploration & Discovery).
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Skuldelev 5
Skuldelev 5 (Exploration & Discovery).
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Tomba Pallottino
Tomba Pallottino (Exploration & Discovery).
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New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 18
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Great Mosque of Yaama
Mosque in Tahoua, Niger
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Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
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Jaame Masjid
Mosque in Blackburn, Lancashire, England
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New Synagogue of Livorno
Synagogue in Livorno, Italy
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Beth Israel Synagogue
Synagogue in Gelderland, Netherlands
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Sultan Bello Mosque
Mosque in Kaduna State, Nigeria
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Synagogue Don Isaac Abravanel
Synagogue located in Paris, France
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Notre Dame Cathedral
Demolished church in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Or Thora Synagogue
Synagogue located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in France
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church in South Dakota, United States
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Saint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral
Church building in Quebec, Canada
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Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah
Mosque in Tiong Bahru, Singapore
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Beit Yaacov/Rabi Meyr Synagogue
Synagogue in Manaus, Brazil
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Santuario della Madonna dei Miracoli
Sanctuary in Casalbordino (CH), Italy
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Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Synagogue in Detroit, Michigan
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Temple Emanuel
Synagogue in Creve Coeur, Missouri
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Temple Beth Israel
Synagogue in Port Washington, New York
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St.-Albertus-Magnus-Kirche
Filial church in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Germany
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Economy & Trade 33
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Enel
Italian multinational energy company
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Pantone
Color standards company
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Learjet
American aerospace company specialising in luxury business jets
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Marshall Amplification
Company
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Stena Line
Swedish ferry operator
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Kmart
American big box department store chain
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Smile-Up
Japanese talent agency
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Andøya Space
Norwegian space company
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Century 21 Exposition
World's fair held in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1962
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Tama Drums
Company
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Kohl's
American department store chain
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Agrale
Brazilian manufacturing company
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Intershop
Grocery store in the GDR
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Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
Bank in the Philippines
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Secom
Company
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Danjaq
Company that holds the materials related to James Bond
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Havaianas
Flip-flop brand
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Grupo Imagen
Mexican media conglomerate
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Achema, AB
Public company based in Lithuania
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Tata Consumer Products
Indian company
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Sinar Mas Group
Indonesian conglomerate corporation
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Tom Tailor
German clothing company
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Conad
Italian supermarket chain
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Axia Energia
Brazilian company that operates as a holding company, divided into electricity generation and transmission
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Italeri
Company
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Norske Skog
Company
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Rite Aid
American drugstore chain
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Want Want
Taiwanese food product company
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Hindalco Industries
Company
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Vishay Intertechnology
American semiconductor manufacturer
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Radisson Hotel Group
American multinational hotel group
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Bolwell
Company
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NKD
German multinational discount chain of clothing and housewares stores
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Disasters & Pandemics 3
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1962 Buin Zahra earthquake
Earthquake in Buin Zahra County, Iran
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1962 Vallés floods
Floods in Spain
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1962 Irpinia earthquake
August 1962 earthquake in Southern Italy
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Brunei Revolt
December 1962 insurrection in the British protectorate of Brunei
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communist insurgency in Sarawak
Communist insurgency in Malaysia
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Ole Miss riot of 1962
Dispute over integration at University of Mississippi
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Yi-Ta Incident
Mass exodus of people from China to the Soviet Union
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Architecture & Engineering 54
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Central Stadium
Stadium in Volgograd
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Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
Church in Tamil Nadu, India
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Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Estádio do Bonfim
Football stadium
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Darul Aman Stadium
Stadium in Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia
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Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Santa Chiara a Vigna Clara
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Intwari Stadium
Stadium in Bujumbura, Burundi
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Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal
Church located in Paris, in France
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Aswan Stadium
Building in Egypt
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Surp Hagop Church
Church building in Aleppo, Syria
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Lebesby Church
Church in Lebesby, Norway
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Estadio Huancayo
Multipurpose stadium in Huancayo, Peru
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St. Olaf's Church, Jyväskylä
Church in Jyväskylä, Finland
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Stadion Dr. Milan Jelić
Stadium in Modriča, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Kvaløy Church
Church in Tromsø, Norway
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Sengskroken Church
Church in Karlsøy, Norway
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Nerskogen Chapel
Church in Rennebu, Norway
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Fusa Church
Church building in Bjørnafjorden, Norway
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Ålvik Church
Church building in Kvam, Norway
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Palais des Sports de Gerland
Indoor sporting arena
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Kvævemoen Chapel
Church in Sirdal municipality
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Holy Rosary Church
Roman catholic church in Zions Hill, Saba
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Nordberg Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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Parish Community Center Holy Ghost
Church building in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Virgen del Carmen y Santa Teresita, Montevideo
Church building in Montevideo, Uruguay
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Cruz Bay
Church in United States Virgin Islands, United States
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Pont Viau
Bridge linking Montreal and Laval in Quebec, Canada
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Sacro Cuore, Florence
Church
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Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
Stadium in Mazatlán, México
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Colt Stadium
Baseball stadium in Houston, Texas
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Tjongsfjorden Church
Church in Rødøy, Norway
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Ste-Onenne (Tréhorenteuc)
Church located in Morbihan, in France
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Gräshagen Church
Church of Sweden church building at Gräshagen in Jönköping, Sweden
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Røros Chapel
Church in Røros, Norway
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Regina Mundi
Building in South Africa
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Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, United States
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Kidd Brewer Stadium
Football stadium at Appalachian State University
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Eintveit Bridge
Bridge in Norway
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Joutjärvi Church
Church in Lahti, Finland
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Boonyachinda Stadium
Royal Thai Police Sport Club
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Jamalpur Stadium
Stadium in Bangladesh
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Cremlingen transmitter
Cremlingen transmitter (Architecture & Engineering).
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Église Unie St-Marc
Church in Canada, Canada
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Tokyo Stadium
Building in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Milton Frank Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Alabama
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Perry Lakes Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium adjacent to Perry Lakes in Floreat, Western Australia
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Seaway International Bridge
Bridge over the St. Lawrence River between Canada and the United States
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Our Lady of the Angels Church, Erith
Church in Erith, England
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TCU Diamond
Ballpark in Fort Worth, Texas, US
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Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
Former stadium at South Dakota State University
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Stadionul Minerul (Motru)
Stadium in Romania
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Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium
Purpose-built basketball stadium located in Perth, Western Australia
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Petrofka Bridge
Bridge in Canada
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Sports & Entertainment 19
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Festivali i Këngës
Albanian song contest, organised by the Albanian national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH)
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1962 Macdonald Brier
Canadian men's curling championship
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1962 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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12th Berlin International Film Festival
1962 film festival edition
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Critics' Week
Parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival
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23rd Venice International Film Festival
1962 film festival edition
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Hollandsche Schouwburg
Memorial and former theater building in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Chichester Festival Theatre
Theatre building in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK
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Astroland
Amusement park
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Portuguese Roller Hockey Cup
Sports tournament
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National Theatre Mohammed V
Theatre in Rabat, Morocco
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Sanremo Music Festival 1962
12th annual Italian Song Festival held in Sanremo, Imperia
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McCaw Hall
Opera house in Seattle, Washington, United States, home to Seattle opera
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Viña del Mar International Film Festival
Film festival
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1962 San Sebastián International Film Festival
1962 film festival edition
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Stour Music Festival
Annual early-music festival in Stour valley, Kent, England
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Drama Theatre Dragomir Asenov
Theatre in Montana, Bulgaria
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Skampa Theater
Theater in Elbasan
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Joburg Theatre
Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Empires & Countries 16
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Algeria founded
Algeria was founded, with its capital at Algiers.
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Uganda founded
Uganda was founded, with its capital at Kampala.
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Rwanda founded
Rwanda was founded, with its capital at Kigali.
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Burundi founded
Burundi was founded, with its capital at Gitega.
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Jamaica founded
Jamaica was founded, with its capital at Kingston.
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Samoa founded
Samoa was founded, with its capital at Apia.
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Yemen Arab Republic founded
Yemen Arab Republic was founded, with its capital at Sanaa.
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Ruanda-Urundi dissolved
Ruanda-Urundi ceased to exist, having been centered at Bujumbura.
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Federation of South Arabia founded
Federation of South Arabia was founded, with its capital at Aden.
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Netherlands New Guinea dissolved
Netherlands New Guinea ceased to exist, having been centered at Jayapura.
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Kingdom of Rwanda dissolved
Kingdom of Rwanda ceased to exist, having been centered at Nyanza.
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Union of Burma (1948–1962) dissolved
Union of Burma (1948–1962) ceased to exist, having been centered at Yangon.
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Colony of Jamaica dissolved
Colony of Jamaica ceased to exist, having been centered at Kingston.
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Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea dissolved
Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea ceased to exist, having been centered at Addis Ababa.
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Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma founded
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was founded, with its capital at Yangon.
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Commonwealth realm of Uganda founded
Commonwealth realm of Uganda was founded, with its capital at Kampala.
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