What happened in 1968?
444 recorded events in 1968, including 142 in people, 83 in science & technology and 53 in economy & trade.
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Major Events 2
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Tet Offensive
A massive coordinated offensive by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces shifts US public opinion on the war.
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Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated, sparking unrest across the United States.
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Wars & Conflicts 25
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Battle of Khe Sanh
Battle in Vietnam War in 1968
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Battle of Hue
1968 battle of the Vietnam War
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Battle of Karameh
1968 battle between Israel and the PLO and Jordan
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Battle of Saigon
1968 battle in Vietnam
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Battle of Kham Duc
1968 major battle of the Vietnam War.
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Operation Speedy Express
1968–69 American Vietnam War operation
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Battle of Lang Vei
1968 battle in the Vietnam War
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New Year's Day Battle of 1968
Battle of the Vietnam War
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Battle for Czechoslovak Radio
Clash between Czechoslovak citizens and soldiers of the Soviet Army during the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
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Battle of Coral–Balmoral
Series of actions in May and June 1968 during the Vietnam War
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Battle of Quang Tri
1968 battle of the Vietnam War
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Battle of Lima Site 85
1968 battle waged during the Vietnam War and Laotian Civil War by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam
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Battle of An Bao
Part of the Vietnam War
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Tet Offensive attack on US Embassy
1968 Vietcong military offensive
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Battle of Dai Do
1968 battle during the Vietnam War
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Battle of Bến Tre
1968 battle during the Vietnam war
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Battle of Hat Dich
1968 battle
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Battle of Binh An
1968 battle during the Vietnam War
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Battle of South Saigon
1968 battle
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Battle of West Saigon
1968 battle in the Vietnam War
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Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack
Battle during the Vietnam War
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Battle of Thượng Đức
1968 battle
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Siege of Owerri
1968–1969 siege in the Nigerian Civil War
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Battle of Signal Hill Vietnam
Company size engagement of the Vietnam War
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Battle of Ban Houei Sane
1968 battle in the Vietnam War
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Politics & Government 5
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Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
International treaty limiting the spread of nuclear weapons (1968)
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Treaty of Tlatelolco
Treaty to prohibit and prevent the testing, use, production, storage or acquisition of any nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
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17 July Revolution
1968 Ba'athist coup in Iraq
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1968 Malian coup d'état
Military coup
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1968 Republic of the Congo coup d'état
1968 Republic of the Congo coup d'état (Politics & Government).
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People 142
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Lev Landau died
Soviet theoretical physicist (1908–1968)
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Otto Hahn died
German chemist and physicist (1879-1968)
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Lise Meitner died
Austrian-Swedish physicist
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Yuri Gagarin died
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
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Amparo Poch y Gascón died
Spanish anarchist, pacifist, doctor, and activist
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Marcel Duchamp died
French painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968)
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Jules Basdevant died
French legal scholar (1877–1968)
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Howard Florey died
Australian pathologist (1898-1968)
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George Gamow died
Russian-American theoretical physicist and cosmologist (1904–1968)
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Elizabeth Adekogbe died
Nigerian women's rights activist
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Fannie Hurst died
American novelist (1889–1968)
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Rogelia Cruz Martinez died
Guatemalan activist and model
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Max Brod died
Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968)
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Jim Clark died
British racecar driver (1936–1968)
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Tallulah Bankhead died
Actress
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Fay Bainter died
American actress (1893–1968)
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Franchot Tone died
American actor (1905-1968)
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Suraphol Sombatcharoen died
Thai singer
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Leopold Infeld died
Polish physicist (1898–1968)
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Lina Stern died
Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist (1875-1968)
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Chester Carlson died
American physicist (1906-1968)
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Khuang Aphaiwong died
Prime Minister of Thailand (1902-1968)
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Mary Strong Clemens died
American botanist (1873-1968)
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James McIlroy died
British surgeon (1879–1968)
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John Rymill died
Australian explorer (1905–1968)
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Ilia Abuladze died
Historian and philologist
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Elsie Mary Griffin died
Botany teacher, community organisation administrator (1884-1968)
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Paul Siple died
American explorer (1908-1968)
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Illtyd Buller Pole-Evans died
South African botanist and mycologist (1879-1968)
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Zuicho Tachibana died
Japanese explorer (1890-1968)
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Bernard Lecache died
French journalist (1895–1968)
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Paweł Kubisz died
Polish writer (1907-1968)
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Nettie Craig Asberry died
American activist
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Tukdoji Maharaj died
Social reformer, freedom fighter from Maharashtra (1909-1968)
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Ilsley Boone died
American nudity advocate, publisher, editor, and theologian
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Susana Pintos died
Uruguayan communist political activist
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Mary Ellicott Arnold died
American social activist
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Doris Irene Taylor died
Australian activist
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Caroline Sealy Livermore died
American activist
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Duke Kahanamoku died
American swimmer, surfer and actor (1890-1968)
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Wes Montgomery died
American jazz guitarist (1923–1968)
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Dorothy Gish died
American actress (1898–1968)
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Ramón Novarro died
Mexican actor (1899–1968)
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Mae Marsh died
American actress (1894-1968)
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Ivan Pyryev died
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1901-1968)
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Robert Z. Leonard died
American film director (1889-1968)
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Bobby Driscoll died
American actor (1937–1968)
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Sergei Bernstein died
Soviet mathematician (1880–1968)
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Fedor Tokarev died
Russian and Soviet weapons designer (1871-1968)
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Hertha Sponer died
German physicist and chemist (1895–1968)
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Cuno Hoffmeister died
German astronomer (1892–1968)
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Harold Delos Babcock died
American astronomer (1882–1968)
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Astrid Cleve died
Swedish botanist, geologist, chemist (1875-1968)
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Øystein Ore died
Norwegian mathematician (1899–1968)
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Alexander Gelfond died
Russian mathematician (1906–1968)
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Aleksandr Arbuzov died
Russian chemist (1877-1968)
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James Leonard Brierley Smith died
South African ichthyologist (1897–1968)
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Ellen Gleditsch died
Norwegian radiochemist (1879–1968)
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Hugo Benioff died
American seismologist (1899–1968)
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Albert Betz died
German physicist (1885–1968)
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George Constantine died
American racing driver
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Gertrud Woker died
Swiss scientist and suffragette (1878-1968)
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Chika Kuroda died
Japanese chemist
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Jean Delsarte died
French mathematician (1903-1968)
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Francesco Morano died
Catholic cardinal (1872–1968)
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Hu Xiansu died
Chinese botanist (1894-1968)
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Phyllis Nicolson died
Mathematician (1917–1968)
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Heinrich Nordhoff died
German businessman (1899–1968)
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Heinrich Vogt died
German astronomer (1890–1968)
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Frank Adcock died
British classical historian (1886–1968)
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Gaetano Crocco died
Italian scientist (1877-1968)
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Charles Lauritsen died
Danish-born American nuclear physicist (1892–1968)
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Gustavo Colonnetti died
Italian mathemacitian and civil engineer (1886-1968)
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William Hume-Rothery died
British metallurgist (1899–1968)
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Hendrik Kloosterman died
Dutch mathematician (1900-1968)
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William Willis died
American rafter (1893–1968)
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Édouard Le Danois died
French ichthyologist (1887-1968)
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Gaston Gradis died
French businessman (1889-1968)
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Susan Thew Parks died
United States explorer, botanical collector, environmentalist and photographer (1878-1968)
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Anthony Asquith died
English film director (1902-1968)
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Kay Francis died
American actress (1905–1968)
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Nick Adams died
American actor and screenwriter (1931-1968)
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Dan Duryea died
American actor (1907–1968)
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Aleksei Kruchenykh died
Russian writer (1886-1968)
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Lilian Harvey died
Anglo-German actress and singer
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Fritz Bauer died
German judge (1903-1968)
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Wendell Corey died
American actor (1914–1968)
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Albert Dekker died
American actor and politician (1905–1968)
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Charles Munch died
French musician (1891-1968)
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Archie Mayo died
Movie director and stage actor (1891-1968)
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Bea Benaderet died
American actress (1906–1968)
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Antonio Pietrangeli died
Italian film director and screenwriter (1919–1968)
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Virginia Weidler died
American actress (1927-1968)
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Jeanne Demessieux died
French composer, pianist, organist and music teacher (1921-1968)
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Marion Lorne died
American actress (1883–1968)
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Naima Wifstrand died
Swedish actress (1890–1968)
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Hugo Haas died
Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter and singer (1901-1968)
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René Navarre died
Actor (1877-1968)
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Virginia Valli died
American actress (1898-1968)
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Charles Chaplin died
American actor (1925-1968)
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Little Willie John died
American R&B singer (1937–1968)
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Gerald Mohr died
American radio, film and television character actor (1914-1968)
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Dennis O'Keefe died
American actor (1908–1968)
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Sándor Gombos died
Hungarian fencer (1895-1968)
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Pietro Pastore died
Italian football player, coach and film actor (1903-1968)
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Nicolás Sestito died
American singer (1942–1968)
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Will Smith born
Born in Philadelphia. American actor, film producer and rapper (born 1968).
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Felipe VI of Spain born
Born in Madrid. King of Spain since 2014.
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Marine Le Pen born
Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. French politician (born 1968).
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Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović born
Born in Rijeka. Croatian politician and diplomat.
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Scott Morrison born
Born in Sydney. Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022.
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis born
Born in Athens. Greek politician, prime Minister of Greece, President of New Democracy party.
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Mswati III born
Born in Manzini. King of Eswatini.
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Owen Wilson born
Born in Dallas. American actor (born 1968).
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Frederik X of Denmark born
Born in Rigshospitalet. King of Denmark since 2024.
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Jovenel Moïse born
Born in Trou-du-Nord. Former President of Haiti.
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Hashim Thaçi born
Born in Skenderaj. Kosovo politician.
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Alexander Stubb born
Born in Helsinki. Finnish politician and the 13th President of Finland (2024–).
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Mateusz Morawiecki born
Born in Wrocław. 17th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.
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Mari Kiviniemi born
Born in Seinäjoki. Finnish politician.
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Sadyr Japarov born
Born in Keng-Suu, Tüp. Kyrgyz politician and the president of Kyrgyzstan.
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Robert Rodriguez born
Born in San Antonio. American filmmaker (born 1968).
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Guðni Jóhannesson born
Born in Reykjavík. President of Iceland (2016-2024).
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Lisa Marie Presley born
Born in Memphis. American singer-songwriter (1968–2023).
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Nataša Pirc Musar born
Born in Ljubljana. President of Slovenia since 2022.
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Khurelsukh Ukhnaa born
Born in Ulaanbaatar. 6th President of Mongolia.
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Timothy McVeigh born
Born in Lockport. American domestic anti-government terrorist (1968–2001).
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Mark Fisher born
Born in Leicester. British cultural theorist (1968-2017).
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Alexandre del Valle born
Born in Marseille. French essayist.
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Rakim born
Born in New York City. American rapper.
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Georgi Gospodinov born
Born in Yambol. Bulgarian writer (born 1968).
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Fatou Diome born
Born in Île de Guior. French-Senegalese writer.
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Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu born
Born in Iași. 62nd Prime Minister of Romania (2012).
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Yuliia Paievska born
Born in Kyiv. Ukrainian founder of volunteer ambulance corps.
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Bettany Hughes born
Born in London. English popular historian, author, and broadcaster.
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Tom Holland born
Born in Oxford. English popular historian and writer (born 1968).
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James Dutton born
Born in Eugene. American astronaut.
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Julian Baggini born
Born in England. British philosopher, author and journalist (born 1968).
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Chun-Li born
Born in People's Republic of China. Fictional Street Fighter character.
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Josu Urrutia born
Born in Lekeitio. Spanish football player/president.
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Ellen Gleditsch died
Died in Enebakk. Norwegian radiochemist (1879–1968).
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Illtyd Buller Pole-Evans died
Died in Mutare. South African botanist and mycologist (1879-1968).
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Science & Technology 83
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Maunakea Observatories
Collaboration of astronomical observatories in Hawaii
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University of the South Pacific
Intergovernmental organisation and public research university headquartered in Suva, Fiji
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University of Silesia in Katowice
University in Poland
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Technical University of Dortmund
University in Dortmund
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Atucha Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in Argentinas
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Anton de Kom University of Suriname
Università in Suriname
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Euphrosyne Polotskaya State University of Polotsk
University in Polotsk
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Phénix
Nuclear power plant
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University of Constantine 1
University in Constantine, Algeria
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Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria
University in Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Yoseftal Medical Center
Hospital in Israel
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San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
Decommissioned nuclear power plant in San Diego County, California
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Panamerican University
Mexican university in Mexico City
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Széchenyi István University
University in Győr, Hungary
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University of Wisconsin–Parkside
Public university in Wisconsin
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Kyoto Seika University
Higher education institution in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Uganda Management Institute
Public university in Kampala, Uganda
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Erasmus Hospital
Hospital in Anderlecht, Belgium
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National Botanical Garden of Iran
Garden in Tehran, Iran
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Givatayim Observatory
Observatory
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Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant
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California Institute of Integral Studies
Private, non-profit university based in San Francisco
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Thaksin University
University
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Paval Sukhi State Technical University of Homiel
Public university in Homiel, Belarus
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Silchar Medical College and Hospital
Hospital in India
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Makassed Hospital
Teaching hospital in East Jerusalem
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ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Singaporean statutory board and research institution
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Musée en Plein Air de Parakou
Cultural museum near Parakou, Benin
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Dhurakij Pundit University
University
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Jakarta Planetarium
Planetarium in Jakarta, Indonesia
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Universitas Respublica
Higher education institution in Surabaya, Indonesia
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Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte
Academic publisher
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University of Kang Ning
University in Annan, Tainan, Taiwan
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Kazan State Power Engineering University
Kazan State Power Engineering University (Science & Technology).
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TRIUMF
Particle physics laboratory in Canada
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Universiti Malaya Medical Centre
Public hospital in Malaysia
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North York General Hospital
Hospital in Ontario, Canada
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St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos
Hospital in Nigeria located at Lagos state
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Eden Gardens State Park
Park and historic mansion in Florida, U.S.
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Asahikawa University
A private university in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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Universidade Estadual do Vale do Acaraú
Public university in the Brazilian northeastern state of Ceará
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Higher Technical Institute of Cyprus
Now part of the Cyprus University of Technology
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Miami University Dolibois European Center
Overseas campus of Miami University based in Luxembourg
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Gifu Women's University
Private university in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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National Institute of Forestry Engineering
University in Morocco
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Japan University of Economics
Higher education institution in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Nagoya Gakuin University
Private university in Japan
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Kyushu Institute of Design
Higher education institution in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Damavand College
School in Iran
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Universidade de Passo Fundo
Brazilian private university
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Rand Afrikaans University
Former South African university (1967-2004), now incorporated into University of Johannesburg
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Madina Hospital
Hospital in Somalia
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Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems
Research laboratory
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Bahrain Royal Medical Services
Medical service of Bahrain's military forces
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Botanischer Garten der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Botanical garden in Germany
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Jardín botánico Nacional de Cuba
Botanical garden in Cuba
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University of Wisconsin–Platteville Baraboo Sauk County
Public college in Baraboo, Wisconsin
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Autonomous University of Zacatecas
University
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Universidad del Azuay
University in Ecuador
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Catholic University of Dry Tropic Farming and Livestock
University in Esteli, Nicaragua
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Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth
State public university in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India
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Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
State university located in Northern Mindanao
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Centro Universitário das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas
Brazilian educational institution
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Palm Beach Atlantic University
Christian university in West Palm Beach, Florida
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Christian liberal arts college in Ohio, U.S.
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Hokkaido College, Senshu University
Hokkaido College, Senshu University (Science & Technology).
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Aktobe Regional State University named after K. Zhubanov
University in Aqtöbe, Kazakhstan
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Center for Interdisciplinary Research
Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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UBC Hospital
University hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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University Hospital of North Tees
Hospital in England
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Centre de Recherches Mathématiques
First mathematical research institute in Canada
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Sky Lakes Medical Center
Hospital in Oregon, United States
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Västerås Central Hospital
Hospital in Västmanland County, Sweden
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Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe
Hospital in València
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A V Dumansky Institute of Colloid and Water Chemistry
Research institute in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Frölunda Specialist Hospital
Swedish hospital
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Fisheries Research Institute, Kinmen County
Research center in Kinmen, Taiwan
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China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center
China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center (Science & Technology).
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Jibou Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Romania
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Johannesburg Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa
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In-Space Propulsion Facility
Facility at Armstrong Test Facility
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Giardino Alpino "Antonio Segni"
Botanical garden in Italy
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Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus"
Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus" (Science & Technology).
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Exploration & Discovery 12
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Veryovkina Cave
Natural cave in Georgia
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Avshalom Cave
Cave in Israel
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Tito Bustillo Cave
Cave in Spain
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Prudhoe Bay Oil Field
Oil field in Alaska, USA
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Uhlovitsa Cave
Cave in Rhodope Mountains
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Shaybah
Major crude oil producing site in Saudi Arabia
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Saint Martin crater
Impact crater in Manitoba, Canada
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Inariyama Sword
Japanese iron burial-mound sword
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Bahar oilfield
Offshore oil and gas field of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea
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Kanenokuma Site
Archeological site in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Tabata Site
Archaeological site in Machida, Tokyo, Japan Japan
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Féchain polissoir
Polissoir in Féchain, France
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Religion & Belief Systems 9
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Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
National Mosque of Bangladesh
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Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral in Baghdad
Cathedral of the Antiochian Catholic Church located in Baghdad
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Sultan Idris Shah Mosque
Mosque in Malaysia
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Sidi Arif Mosque
Mosque in Egypt
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Bristol Jamia Mosque
Mosque in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Um al-Tabboul Mosque
Modern mosque in Baghdad, built in 1968
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St. Stephen Cathedral
Byzantine Catholic (Ruthenian) cathedral located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Cathedral of Saint Joseph
Church in Missouri, United States
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Santa Maria di Montalto
Religious building in Messina, Italy
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Economy & Trade 53
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Intel
American multinational technology company
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JPMorgan Chase
American multinational banking and financial services holding company
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Calvin Klein
American fashion house
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Legoland
Global theme park chain based on the LEGO brand of toys
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The North Face, Inc.
American company featuring outdoor apparel and sportswear
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Bangkok Airways
Regional airline based in Bangkok, Thailand
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TUI Group
German travel and tourism company
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Kaufland
Supermarket chain and online marketplace
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POSCO
Company, from Pohang, South Korea; with New York Exchange -listed share (PKX)
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Amstrad
British electronics company
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British Leyland
1968–1986 automotive manufacturing conglomerate
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Tata Consultancy Services
Information technology consulting company
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Midea
Chinese electrical appliance manufacturer
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Pertamina
Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company
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DBS Bank
Multinational banking and financial services company based in Singapore
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Intersport
International sporting goods retailer
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Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Japanese entertainment conglomerate
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Mitsuoka Motor
Automobile manufacturer based in Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Tietoevry
Finnish software company
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Clinique Laboratories, LLC
American manufacturer of skincare, cosmetics, toiletries and fragrances
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Eizo
Company
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National Westminster Bank
Retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom
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Hemisfair '68
World Exposition held in San Antonio TX from April to October 1968
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Icl Group Ltd
Global manufacturer of mineral based products
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TEMSA
Turkish vehicle manufacturer
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Euroclear
Business
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Makro
Dutch brand of wholesale supermarket chains
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China Television
Taiwanese television broadcasting company
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Max Hamburgers
Swedish fast food company
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BKV
Public transport company of Budapest, Hungary
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Keppel Ltd.
Company in Singapore
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Etro
Italian fashion house founded in 1968
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HCA Healthcare
American healthcare facilities company
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The Israel Corporation Ltd.
Israeli holding company
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Data General
American computer company
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Irmscher
Company
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Ferretti Group
Italian shipbuilding company
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Tesoro Corporation
Marketing, logistics and refining company
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BDO
Philippine banking company
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Orange Music Electronic Company
British manufacturer of guitar amplification and accessories
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J. D. Power and Associates
Company
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United Airlines Holdings
American company
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Petronor
Petroleum company based in Spain
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Indofood
Indonesian producer of pharmaceuticals and drinks
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RAG Aktiengesellschaft
German coal company
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ASM International
Dutch headquartered multinational corporation
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Debswana
Company
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Soriana
Public company and retailer in Mexico
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Darden Restaurants
American multi-brand restaurant operator
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International Computers Limited
Defunct British computer hardware, computer software and computer services company
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Tommykaira
Japanese car tuner
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Braum's
American restaurant chain
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Bakkafrost
Faroese salmon producing company
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Disasters & Pandemics 9
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1968 Illinois earthquake
Largest recorded earthquake in the U.S. state of Illinois
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1968 Inangahua earthquake
Earthquake in New Zealand
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1968 Belice earthquake
Successive earthquakes occurred in Sicily between January 14 and 15, 1968.
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1968 Casiguran earthquake
1968 earthquake and tsunami in Aurora Province, Philippines
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1968 Sulawesi earthquake
Earthquake in Indonesia
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1968 Aegean Sea earthquake
Earthquake affecting Greece and Turkey
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1968 Ebino earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
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Bartın earthquake of 1968
6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Bartın in northwestern Turkey on September 3, 1968
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1968 Meckering earthquake
Earthquake in 1968 in Western Australia
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Social Movements & Revolutions 13
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May 68
May 1968 civil unrest in France
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Tlatelolco massacre
Social movement of Mexico
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1968–69 Japanese university protests
Protests in Japan by students belonging to the Japanese New Left
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Battle of Valle Giulia
Riot
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Baltimore riot of 1968
Civil unrest between April 6 and 14, 1968
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1968 Shinjuku Riot
1968 riot in Japan
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Takeover of Vanha
Protest in Helsinki, Finland on 25–26 November 1968
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Båstad riots
Swedish riots and demonstrations against Rhodesian participation in the Davis Cup
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Tucumán arde
Series of art events
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1968 Washington, D.C. riots
Four-day period of violent civil unrest and rioting following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
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1968 Chicago riots
April 5–7, Chicago, Illinois
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Mafeje Affair
1968 anti-government protests by South African students
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Rodney Riots
Riots and civil disturbances in Kingston, Jamaica in October 1968
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Architecture & Engineering 51
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Amman International Stadium
Stadium in Jordan
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Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Football (soccer) stadium in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, home venue for Puebla FC
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Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Multi-use stadium in Isa Town, Bahrain
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Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral in Baghdad
Cathedral of the Antiochian Catholic Church located in Baghdad
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St. Vartan Cathedral
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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Gany Muratbayev Stadium
Multi-use stadium
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Kazım Karabekir Stadium
Stadium in Turkey
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Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica
Church in Rome
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Grønning Church
Church in Hadsel, Norway
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Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
Football stadium at Wake Forest University
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Estádio Carlos de Alencar Pinto
Football stadium located in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Bygdøy Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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Šuoššjávri Chapel
Church in Karasjok, Norway
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Hunn Church
Church building in Gjøvik, Innlandet, Norway
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Skála Stadium
Stadium in Skála, Faroe Islands
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Sørvær Church
Church in Hasvik, Norway
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Storsteinnes Chapel
Church in Balsfjord, Norway
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Christi Auferstehung
Catholic church in Cologne by architect Gottfried Böhm
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Løkta Church
Church in Dønna, Norway
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Jeju Sports Complex
Stadium in South Korea
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Mestervik Chapel
Church building in Balsfjord, Northern Norway
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Stephanuskirche (Wolfsburg)
Church in Wolfsburg, Germany
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Chungju Public Stadium
Stadium in Chungju, South Korea
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St Lazar's Church, Bournville
Church in United Kingdom
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Galați TV Tower
Galați TV Tower (Architecture & Engineering).
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Santa Monica
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Santa Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Joe Aillet Stadium
College Football Stadium
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Estádio Santa Cruz
Soccer stadium in Brazil
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San Giovanni Bono church
Church in Milan, Italy
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Littlejohn Coliseum
Arena in Clemson, South Carolina
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Stadium of La Duchère
Stadium at Lyon
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Nobeoka Nishishina Athletic Stadium
Stadium in Japan
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San Mattia
Church building in Rome, Italy
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San Timoteo
Church in Rome
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Estádio Anísio Haddad
Soccer stadium in Brazil
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Kolubara Stadium
Football stadium in Lazarevac, Serbia
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Hotel House
Residential building in Porto Recanati, Italy
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Skien Fritidspark
Building in Skien, Eastern Norway
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Stadium Emile-Stahl
Stadium in Strasbourg, France.
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St. Lawrence's Church
Roman Catholic church building in Wellawatte, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Stadium at Western Kentucky University
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Jinju Public Stadium
Stadium in Jinju, South Korea
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Kavarna Stadium
Football
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Our Lady of Good Counsel's Church (Staten Island, New York)
Church building in New York, United States of America
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Duck Samford Stadium
Football and soccer venue for the Auburn High School Tigers
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Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium
Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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James R. Hallford Stadium
Football stadium
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Lucian-Hamilton Field
Baseball venue in Austin, Texas
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Leonidoff Field
Stadium in Poughkeepsie, New York
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Alumni Stadium
Stadium in Bob Jones University
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Sports & Entertainment 30
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Isle of Wight Festival
British music festival which takes place annually on the Isle of Wight in Newport, England
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1968 Cannes Film Festival
21st film festival at Cannes; cut short due to protests
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18th Berlin International Film Festival
1968 film festival edition
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Rashid Behbudov State Song Theatre
Theatre in Azerbaijan
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Fillmore East
Former music venue, formerly theatre and cinema, in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City, United States
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29th Venice International Film Festival
1968 film festival edition
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The Theater at Madison Square Garden
Theater in Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Grushinsky festival
Annual Russian bard song festival
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WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Houston, USA
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Theater St. Gallen
Theatre and opera house in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Opera house in Cagliari, Italy
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Sanremo Music Festival 1968
18th Italian music festival
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Festival d'été de Québec
Music festival in Canada
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Voronezh State Opera
Opera house in Voronezh, Russia
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Finále Plzeň Film Festival
Film festival
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Mint 400
Motocross racing event
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Vallenato Legend Festival
Musical festival in Colombia
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Familypark
Amusement park in Austria
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Café de la Gare
Theatre in Paris, France
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Zellerbach Hall
Performing arts center on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley
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Orix Theater
Concert hall in Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan
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Sumgayit State Musical Drama Theater
Theatre in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
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Centre du Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui
Quebec theater broadcaster
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Cidade da Criança
Amusement park in São Bernardo do Campo
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Gomel State Puppet Theatre
Gomel State Puppet Theatre (Sports & Entertainment).
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Maison de la Culture de Grenoble
Events venue in France
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Erik Sapaev Mari Opera and Ballet Theatre
Opera house in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
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Bal Gandharva Ranga Mandir
Theater and exhibition hall in Pune, Maharashtra
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Compass Theatre
Theatre in Ickenham, Hillingdon, London, England
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1968 San Sebastián International Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Empires & Countries 10
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Maldives founded
Maldives was founded, with its capital at Malé.
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Eswatini founded
Eswatini was founded, with its capital at Mbabane.
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Equatorial Guinea founded
Equatorial Guinea was founded, with its capital at Ciudad de la Paz.
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Mauritius founded
Mauritius was founded, with its capital at Port Louis.
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Nauru founded
Nauru was founded, with its capital at Yaren District.
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Republic of Rose Island founded
Republic of Rose Island was founded.
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Ba'athist Iraq founded
Ba'athist Iraq was founded, with its capital at Baghdad.
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First Republic of Iraq dissolved
First Republic of Iraq ceased to exist, having been centered at Baghdad.
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Sultanate of the Maldives dissolved
Sultanate of the Maldives ceased to exist.
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Commonwealth realm of Mauritius founded
Commonwealth realm of Mauritius was founded, with its capital at Port Louis.
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