What happened in 1969?
433 recorded events in 1969, including 134 in people, 89 in science & technology and 58 in economy & trade.
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Major Events 2
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Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon.
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Woodstock festival
A landmark music festival draws over 400,000 people, becoming a defining moment of 1960s counterculture.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Hundred Hour War
Brief war between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969
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Battle of Hamburger Hill
Symbolic Vietnam War battle, May 1969
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Battle of the Bogside
1969 riots in Derry (Northern Ireland)
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Operation Dewey Canyon
1969 military operation
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Battle of Binh Ba
1969 battle
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Politics & Government 5
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1969 Libyan coup d'état
Also known as the 'al-Fateh Revolution' or the '1 September Revolution'
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1969 Somali coup d'état
Military overthrow of President Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
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1969 Sudanese coup d'état
Military overthrow of President Ismail al-Azhari
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International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties
1969 international maritime convention
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Corrective Move
1969 Marxist internal coup in South Yemen
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People 134
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Otto Stern died
German-American physicist (1888–1969)
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Cecil Frank Powell died
British physicist
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Alexandra David-Néel died
French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer
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Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane died
Portuguese anthropologist
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Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin died
German explorer (1873-1969)
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Fred Hampton died
African-American activist (1948-1969)
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Judy Garland died
American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian (1922–1969)
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Sharon Tate died
American actress and model (1943–1969)
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Sonja Henie died
Norwegian figure skater and actress (1912–1969)
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Alphonse Castex died
French rugby union player (1899–1969)
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Marcus Melchior died
Danish rabbi (1897-1969)
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Soe Hok Gie died
Indonesian activist (1942–1969)
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Olga Bjoner died
Norwegian politician and journalist (1887-1969)
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Evžen Plocek died
Czech activist
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Boris Karloff died
British actor (1887–1969)
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Thelma Ritter died
American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)
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Robert Taylor died
American actor (1911-1969)
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Coleman Hawkins died
American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969)
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Niccolò Rodolico died
Italian historian (1873-1969)
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I. Leo Sharfman died
American economist
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Wacław Sierpiński died
Polish mathematician
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Léon Brillouin died
French physicist (1889-1969)
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Claudius Dornier died
German aerospace engineer and inventor (1884–1969)
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Martin Gusinde died
German-Austrian priest and ethnologist (1886-1969)
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Werner Janensch died
German paleontologist and geologist (1878–1969)
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William Lincoln Bakewell died
American sailor and polar explorer (1888-1969)
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Armas Otto Väisänen died
Finnish ethnographer (1890-1969)
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Evelyn Cheesman died
British entomologist and botanical collector (1881-1969)
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Günther Tessmann died
German explorer, botanist and zoologist (1884-1969)
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Ola Olstad died
Norwegian zoologist, and polar explorer (1885-1969)
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Reinhard Maack died
German explorer (1892–1969)
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Ludwig Kohl-Larsen died
German physician, anthropologist and explorer (1884-1969)
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Bunchy Carter died
Political activist (1942-1969)
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Amy Ashwood Garvey died
Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist
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Nur Hamada died
Lebanese feminist and journalist
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Heloise Brainerd died
American activist
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John Huggins died
American activist (1945-1969)
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Mark Clark died
American activist (1947-1969)
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Grace Hutchins died
American labor reformer and journalist
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Rachel Davis Harris died
American librarian and activist
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Laura Cortinas died
Uruguayan writer, politician, feminist, activist and playwright (1881-1969)
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Ninfa Baronio died
Italian-American anarcha-feminist activist (1874-1969)
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Kosaburo Eto died
Japanese activist (1946-1969)
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Gladys Mary Broughton Chatterjee died
British barrister
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Erika Mann died
German actress and writer (1905-1969)
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Jeffrey Hunter died
American actor and producer (1926–1969)
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Mark Bernes died
Soviet actor and singer (1911–1969)
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Paul Scherrer died
Swiss physicist (1890-1969)
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Moisés Solana died
Mexican racing driver
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Vilho Väisälä died
Finnish meteorologist (1889–1969)
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Willy Ley died
German-American science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969)
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Marcel Riesz died
Hungarian mathematician (1886–1969)
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Hans Rademacher died
German mathematician (1892–1969)
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Walter Pitts died
American logician and computational neuroscientist (1923-1969)
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Edgar Anderson died
American botanist (1897-1969)
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Zinaïda Aksentieva died
Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer (1900–1969)
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Ronald Scobie died
British Army general (1893–1969)
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William Frederick Friedman died
American cryptologist (1891–1969)
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Armin Joseph Deutsch died
American astronomer (1918-1969)
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Walter Reppe died
German chemist (1892–1969)
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Harold Davenport died
English mathematician (1907–1969)
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Charles Foulkes died
British general and field hockey player (1875–1969)
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Enrico Persico died
Italian physicist (1900–1969)
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Sofia Romanskaya died
Soviet astronomer (1886-1969)
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Vecihi Hürkuş died
Turkish aviator (1896–1969)
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Boris Stechkin died
Russian scientist and aircraft engines designer (1891-1969)
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Georges Estienne died
French aviator, explorer and businessman
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Christian Theodore Pedersen died
Whaling captain and fur trader (1876-1969)
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Frank Swannell died
Canadian surveyor
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Attilio Gatti died
Italian explorer, author and film-maker (1896-196 )
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James B. Shackelford died
American cinematographer and photographer (1886–1969)
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Florence Rose died
US birth control activist (1903-1969)
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Jack Bailey died
Welsh co-operative activist and politician (1898-1969)
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Leila Rendel died
Rendel, Leila Margaret (1882–1969), social worker and children's campaigner
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Cornelia James Cannon died
American feminist reformer and author
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Ernest Ansermet died
Swiss conductor (1883–1969)
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Bobbie Rosenfeld died
Canadian athletics competitor (1904–1969)
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Joseph Kosma died
Hungarian-French composer (1905–1969)
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Skip James died
American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter (1902–1969)
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Frank Loesser died
American songwriter (1910–1969)
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Margarida Xirgu died
Catalan actress
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Natalie Talmadge died
American actress (1896-1969)
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Barton MacLane died
Actor, playwright, screenwriter (1902–1969)
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Bess Meredyth died
Film actress, Film writer (1890-1969)
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Henri Decoin died
Film director, Screenwriter (1890–1969)
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Mildred Davis died
American actress (1901–1969)
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Peter van Eyck died
German-American actor (1911–1969)
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Ernst Deutsch died
Austrian actor (1890–1969)
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Barbara Bates died
American actress (1925–1969)
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Ludwig Berger died
German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (1892–1969)
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Bogumił Kobiela died
Polish actor (1931–1969)
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Hans Deppe died
German film actor and director (1897-1969)
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Martita Hunt died
British actress (1900–1969)
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Linus Torvalds born
Born in Helsinki. Finnish software engineer (born 1969).
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Viswanathan Anand born
Born in Chennai. Indian chess grandmaster.
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Kersti Kaljulaid born
Born in Tartu. Estonian politician and president of Estonia (born 1969).
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Matthew Perry born
Born in Williamstown. American-Canadian actor (1969–2023).
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Mojtaba Khamenei born
Born in Mashhad. Cleric and 3rd Supreme Leader of Iran since 2026.
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Jay-Z born
Born in Brooklyn. American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur.
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Ice Cube born
Born in Los Angeles. American rapper and actor.
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Paul Rudd born
Born in Passaic. American actor.
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Giorgi Marghvilashvili born
Born in Tbilisi. Georgian politician.
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Felix Baumgartner born
Born in Salzburg. Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper (1969–2025).
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali born
Born in Mogadishu. Dutch-American political activist and author.
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Alexander Schallenberg born
Born in Bern. Chancellor of Austria in 2021 and 2025.
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Bong Joon-ho born
Born in Daegu. South Korean filmmaker (born 1969).
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Ilir Meta born
Born in Çorovodë. President of Albania from 2017 to 2022.
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Wes Anderson born
Born in Houston. American filmmaker (born 1969).
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Delcy Rodriguez born
Born in Caracas. Acting President of Venezuela since 2026.
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Pedro Castillo born
Born in Puña. President of Peru from 2021 to 2022.
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Cory Booker born
Born in Washington, D.C.. American politician (born 1969).
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Eduardo Riedel born
Born in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian politician.
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Susan Polgar born
Born in Budapest. Hungarian chess player (born 1969).
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Nicușor Dan born
Born in Făgăraș. President of Romania since 2025.
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Ravindra Prabhat born
Born in Sitamarhi. Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, novelist and short story writer.
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Ed Miliband born
Born in London. British politician (born 1969).
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Sahra Wagenknecht born
Born in Jena. German politician (born 1969).
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Petteri Orpo born
Born in Köyliö. Finnish politician and the 47th Prime Minister of Finland.
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Louis Aliot born
Born in Toulouse. French politician (born 1969).
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Timothy Snyder born
Born in Dayton. American historian (born 1969).
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Robert Habeck born
Born in Lübeck. German politician and writer, Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 (born 1969).
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Alain de Botton born
Born in Zurich. Swiss-born British philosopher and writer.
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Muriel Barbery born
Born in Casablanca. French writer.
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Lukas Moodysson born
Born in Lund. Swedish writer and film director (born 1969).
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Sara Ahmed born
Born in Salford. British-Australian scholar (b. 1985).
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Pauley Perrette born
Born in New Orleans. American actress and musician.
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Teresa Ribera born
Born in Madrid. Spanish politician (born 1969).
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Oriol Junqueras born
Born in Sant Andreu de Palomar. Spanish politician and historian (born 1969).
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Anniken Huitfeldt born
Born in Bærum Municipality. Norwegian politician.
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Éliette Abécassis born
Born in Strasbourg. French writer.
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Anatoli Ivanishin born
Born in Irkutsk. Russian cosmonaut.
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Erik Prince born
Born in Holland. American businessman, former US Navy SEAL officer and the founder of the private military company Blackwater.
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Adrian Goldsworthy born
Born in Penarth. Welsh historian and author.
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Richard Carrier born
Born in Ontario. American historian and philosopher.
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Science & Technology 89
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Université libre de Bruxelles
French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium (since 1970)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Dutch-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium (since 1970)
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German Aerospace Center
Research center of the Federal Republic of Germany for aerospace and power engineering, transport and security
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Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in Armenia
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GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
Research institute
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Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT
University in Lappeenranta and Lahti, Finland
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Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in Sweden
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University of Texas at San Antonio
Public research university in San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Doel Nuclear Power Station
Nuclear power plant in Belgium
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University of North Florida
Public university in Jacksonville, Florida
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Public research university in Malaysia
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Exploratorium
Museum in San Francisco
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Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Defunct Indianapolis campus of Indiana University which included two Purdue University schools
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Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz
University in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Stockton University
University in Galloway Township, New Jersey, United States
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Taylor's University
University in Malaysia
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Polytechnic University of the Marches
Italian university
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University of Bangui
University in the Central African Republic (IAU-019564)
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Pairi Daiza
Zoo and botanical garden in Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Wallonia, Belgium
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American University of Rome
University in Rome, Italy
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University of Piura
Private university in Peru
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University of Illinois Springfield
Public university
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Jan Kochanowski University
Polish University (Kielce)
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Governors State University
Public university in Illinois, USA
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University of Pristina (1969–1999)
University in Pristina up to 1999
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University of Ulsan
South Korea University
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University of Priština (North Mitrovica)
Serbian-language university in Mitrovica
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WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Research institute in Berlin, Germany
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Nobeyama radio observatory
Observatory in Japan
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National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
French university cluster based in Toulouse
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Vanadzor State University
University in Armenia
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Mittag-Leffler Institute
Mathematical research institute in Sweden
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Assam Agricultural University
State public university in Jorhat, Assam, India
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University of Joensuu
Former university in Finland
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University of Jammu
State public university in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Federal University of Rio Grande
University and academic publisher
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University of Siedlce
University in Poland
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National Institute of Scientific Research
Research-oriented branch of the Université du Québec
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Prague Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
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Assumption University
University in Bangkok, Thailand
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Clayton State University
University in Georgia, United States
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Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology
Private university in Malaysia
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Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Foundation
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Indira Gandhi Childrens Hospital
Hospital in Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul
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Ontario Science Centre
Science museum in Toronto, Canada
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Federal University of Uberlândia
Uberlandia Federal University (UFU)
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Rizal Technological University
State University in Mandaluyong, Philippines
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University of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Public university in Tehran
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Ricardo Palma University
Academic publisher
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Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Institution of the Leibniz Association in Brunswick, Germany
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Changwon National University
National University in Changwon, South Korea
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CTBC University of Technology
University in Taiwan
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Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
University in Taiwan
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Saint Louis University
University in Baguio, Philippines
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French Urbanism Institute
French research institute
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Miquel Crusafont Catalan Institute of Paleontology
Spanish research institute
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Makati Medical Center
Private hospital in Makati
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Brussels Planetarium
Planetarium in Brussels, Belgium
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Space Environments Complex
Experimental vacuum chamber for NASA
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Suigō Sawara Ayame Park
Botanical garden in Katori, Chiba, Japan
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Caribbean University
Private university system in Puerto Rico
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Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
University in Tainan
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Texas A&M International University
Public university located in Laredo, Texas
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Zane State College
Community college in Zanesville, Ohio, United States
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Holland College
Community college in Prince Edward Island
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Hanoi Architectural University
Vietnamese provider of higher education in architecture, planning and civil engineering
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Ramathibodi Hospital
Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand
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Tang Shiu Kin Hospital
Hospital in Wan Chai
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National Cancer Institute Egypt
Organisation involved in scholarly research
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Eisenhower Medical Center
Hospital in California, United States
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Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute
Research institute in Bratislava, Slovakia
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Bloedel Conservatory
Conservatory and aviary in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Green Point Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Australia
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Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens
Botanical gardens in Wagga Wagga, Australia
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Atomic Energy Education Society
Public school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Sapporo International University
Japanese university
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College of the Atlantic
Private, liberal-arts college in Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine, United States
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Universidade Feevale
Brazilian university
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Lambton College
Sarnia (Lambton County), Ontario
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Lyceum-Northwestern University
Medical college located in Dagupan City, Philippines
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Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
Hospital in the Philippines
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National Centre for Social Research
UK independent social research institute
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University hospital of Henri-Mondor
Hospital in France
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Communications Research Centre Canada
Canadian science laboratory for communications research
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Davao Doctors Hospital
Hospital in the Philippines
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Centre for Breton and Celtic Research
Multidisciplinary French research laboratory dedicated to Breton and Celtic cultural domains
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Bailey Arboretum
Arboretum in Lattingtown, New York
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Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in India
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National Botanic Garden of Namibia
National Botanic Garden of Namibia (Science & Technology).
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Exploration & Discovery 18
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Murchison meteorite
Meteorite that fell in Murchison, Victoria, Australia.
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Allende meteorite
CV3 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite
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Orda Cave
Cave in Russia
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Ekain cave
Cave with cave paintings
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Atlantida
Cave in Ukraine
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Catoca diamond mine
Diamond mine in Angola
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Muisca raft
Pre-Columbian votive piece
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Bench Crater meteorite
Meteorite found on the Moon
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Abukuma-do
Limestone caves in Fukushima, Japan
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Sangiran 17
Homo erectus of Sangiran (Java)
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Senpukuji Cave
Cave and prehistoric site in Japan
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Yamato 691
Enstatite chondrite, meteorite found in Antarctica
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Karowe diamond mine
Diamond mine in Botswana
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Inonagawari Site
Archaeological site in Yūkarigaoka, Japan
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Mount Polley mine
Gold and copper mine in British Columbia, Canada
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Internationalnaya diamond mine
Russian diamond mine
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Isoma Rock Shelter Site
Archaeological site in Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
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sinking of the Fraidieu
Maritime disaster on the Lake Geneva on August 18 1969
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Religion & Belief Systems 12
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Masjid e Tooba
Mosque in Karachi, Pakistan
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Jami Mosque
Mosque in Canada
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Holy Spirit Cathedral, Penang
Church in Penang, Malaysia
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Radha Krishna Temple
Hindu temple located in London, England; headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in the United Kingdom
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Kidane Mehret Cathedral, Asmara
Catholic church in Asmara, Eritrea
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Islamic Society of Baltimore
Muslim mosque and religious community center in Baltimore County, Maryland
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Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
Cathedral in Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Muslim Community Center
Mosque in Chicago, Illinois
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Congregation Beth Israel
Synagogue in Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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Masigit Al-Jihad Banjarmasin
Masigit di Indunisia
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El Awwam Mosque
Mosque in Mersa Matruh
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St. Beat
Church building in Beatenberg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Economy & Trade 58
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AMD
American multinational semiconductor company
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Samsung Electronics
South Korean multinational electronics corporation
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DHL
German logistics company and division of Deutsche Post
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Kamaz
Russian truck and bus manufacturer
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Gap Inc.
American multinational clothing and accessories retailer
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Hisense
Chinese multinational white goods and electronics manufacturer
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Primark
Irish clothing retailer
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Official Charts Company
British record chart company
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BT Group
British multinational telecommunications services company
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MOS Technology
Semiconductor design and fabrication company
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Flex Ltd.
Singaporean–American multinational electronics manufacturing company
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Washington Open
Tennis tournament
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Comme des Garçons
Japanese fashion brand
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CompuServe
American online service provider
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Macquarie Group
Australian investment bank and financial services company
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Mesa Boogie
U.S. manufacturer of guitar/bass amplifiers, effects pedals
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Verbatim
American company producing memory media in the IT sector
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Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems
American electronics company
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DHL Aviation
Aviation division of DHL Express
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Efes Beverage Group
Turkish beer company
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VEB Robotron
East German manufacturer of computers and consumer electronics
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B.C. Rich
Company
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Ottogi
South Korean food company
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PERI
Company
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Zebra Technologies
Business enterprise
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MSCI
American financial service provider
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Telesat
Canadian satellite communications company
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Fernandes Guitars
Japanese musical instrument manufacturer
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Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation
Company
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DoubleTree by Hilton
Hotel brand by Hilton Worldwide
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Petroperú
Peruvian petroleum company
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ARP Instruments, Inc.
Manufacturer of electronic musical instruments
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Aoni Production
Japanese voice-talent company
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Cognos
Company
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Oberheim Electronics
American company
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Sysco
American distribution company
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Leidos
Defense, aviation, information technology, and biomedical research company based in Reston, Virginia, United States
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s.Oliver
German fashion company
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Apax Partners
British company
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Essar Group
Indian multinational conglomerate
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IOI Group
Malaysian conglomerate
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Storage Technology Corporation
Data storage company acquired in 2005 by Sun Microsystems
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Sun Hung Kai Properties
Hong Kong real estate developer
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Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation
Chinese aircraft manufacturer
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Intergraph
American software development and services company
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Pritt
German adhesive manufacturing company
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China Motor Corporation
Taiwanese automobile manufacturer
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Realty Income Corporation
Real estate investment trust in the United States
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Sunseeker
British luxury motor yacht brand
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Union Bancaire Privée
Company
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Denner
Swiss supermarket chain
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Electronic Music Studios
British synthesizer company
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First Data
Financial services company based in Atlanta
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Solid State Logic
English manufacturer of high-quality audio mixing consoles
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Korn Ferry
International management consulting firm
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Saab-Scania
1969–1995 vehicle manufacturer in Sweden
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Rip Curl
Australian surfing apparel and equipment company
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Nayara Energy
Indo-Russian oil company
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Disasters & Pandemics 9
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1969 Banja Luka earthquake
Earthquake in Banja Luka city
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1969 Portugal earthquake
Earthquake in Portugal and Morocco
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1969 Yangjiang earthquake
Earthquake in Guangdong, China
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1969 Sharm el-Sheikh earthquake
6.6 magnitude earthquake in Egypt
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1969 Bohai earthquake
Earthquake in China
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1969 Santa Rosa earthquakes
Pair of earthquakes that struck Santa Rosa, California
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Alaşehir earthquake of 1969
6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Manisa in western Turkey on March 28, 1969
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1969 Tulbagh earthquake
Earthquake in South Africa
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1969 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
Earthquake off the coast of Indonesia 1969-02-23
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Social Movements & Revolutions 4
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Bloody Sunday
Istanbul, 16 February 1969
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Rupununi Uprising
Secessionist insurrection in Guyana
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1969 Gujarat riots
Indian sectarian violence
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1969 Greensboro uprising
Student rebellion in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1969
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Architecture & Engineering 51
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Estádio Beira-Rio
Football stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Temppeliaukio Church
Church building in Helsinki, Finland
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Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Stadium
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Swangard Stadium
Football stadium
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Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Shymkent, Kazakhstan
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Narva Kreenholmi Stadium
Stadium in Narva, Estonia
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Carthage Palace
Presidential palace in Tunisia
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Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus
Catolic church building in Podgorica
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Nipponbashi
Shopping district in Osaka, Japan
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Estadio Ciudad de Tudela
Stadium in Spain
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Batistão
Multi-use stadium in Aracaju, Brazil
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Sir Hubert Murray Stadium
Stadium
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Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya
Building in Nouakchott
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FM- and TV-mast Olsztyn-Pieczewo
TV-Mast in Olsztyn, Poland
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Nagasaki Athletic Stadium
Building in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Fana Stadion
Building in Bergen, Vestland, Norway
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Grim Church
Church building in Grim, Norway
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St. Jacob church (Međugorje)
Church building in Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Estádio Bruno José Daniel
Soccer stadium in Brazil
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Víctor Jara Stadium
National monument of Chile
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Eysteinkyrkja
Church building in Dovre, Innlandet, Norway
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Strusshamn Church
Church building in Askøy, Norway
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Lauritsala Church
Church in Lappeenranta, Finland
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Jørpeland Church
Church building in Strand, Rogaland, Norway
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Holy Trinity church
Church building in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Åsgårdstrand Church
Church building in Horten, Vestfold, Norway
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Al Manara Stadium
Multi-use stadium in Beirut, Lebanon
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National Stadium, Cardiff
Demolished stadium in Cardiff, Wales
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Zvolen Ice Stadium
Arena in Zvolen, Slovakia
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Monastero di Santa Chiara
Church
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TenneT Toren
Broadcasting tower in the Netherlands
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Antonio Domíngez Alfonso Olympic Stadium
Stadium in Playa de las Américas, Spain
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Handnesøya Chapel
Chapel in Nesna, Norway
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Verdalsøra Chapel
Chapel in Verdal, Norway
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Visborgskyrkan
Building on Gotland, Sweden
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Dix Stadium
American football stadium in Kent, Ohio; home of the Kent State Golden Flashes
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Trånghalla Church
Church of Sweden church building in Trånghalla, Sweden
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Roy Kidd Stadium
Stadium in Kentucky, U.S.A.
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St. Stephen the First Martyr Church, Zagreb
Church building in Zagreb, Croatia
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stade de l’UQTR
Canadian stadium
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Ted Wright Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium
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Mission Bridge
Bridge in British Columbia, Canada
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Maryland Bridge
Twin bridges in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium
Indoor basketball stadium
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St Matthew's Church, Wolverhampton
Church in Wolverhampton, England
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St Paul's Church, Bordesley Green
Church in United Kingdom
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First Unitarian Church of Rochester
First Unitarian Church of Rochester (Architecture & Engineering).
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Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
Stadium in North Carolina
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Siirt Atatürk Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Siirt, Turkey
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Albuquerque Sports Stadium
Former baseball stadium in New Mexico
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S.S. Jolley Bridge
Bridge in Florida, United States
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Sports & Entertainment 35
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Altamont Free Concert
1969 musical festival by the Rolling Stones
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1969 European Canoe / Kayak Sprint Championships
International canoeing and kayaking event
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1969 American League Championship Series
Inaugural edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series
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1969 National League Championship Series
Inaugural edition of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series
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Atlantic City Pop Festival
1969 Music Festival in Atlantic County, New Jersey
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1969 Davis Cup Europe Zone
International tennis competition
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Crucible Theatre
Theatre and event venue in Sheffield, England
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Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou
Annual film festival held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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1969 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Directors' Fortnight
Independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival
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Tampere Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Tampere, Finland
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19th Berlin International Film Festival
1969 film festival edition
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Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Amusement park in Madrid, Spain
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Visions du Réel
International film festival
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Martiniplaza
Indoor arena in Groningen, Netherlands
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30th Venice International Film Festival
1969 film festival edition
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Lightwater Valley
Amusement park in England
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Rubén Darío National Theatre
Theatre in Managua, Nicaragua
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Sanremo Music Festival 1969
Italian song contest (19th edition)
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Isle of Wight Festival 1969
Rock festival
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6th Moscow International Film Festival
1969 film festival edition
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1969 American League Championship Series
Inaugural edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series
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1969 National League Championship Series
Inaugural edition of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series
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Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival
Film festival
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Baja 500
Mexican off-road motorsport race
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Nashville Film Festival
Film festival
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FILMETS Badalona Film Festival
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival (Sports & Entertainment).
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Texas International Pop Festival
Music festival in Texas, United States
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National Amusement Park
Amusement park in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Toronto Rock and Roll Revival
Music festival held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Zlatne žice Slavonije
Croatian music festival in Požega
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Pescara Jazz
Pescara Jazz (Sports & Entertainment).
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Teatro Giovanni Verga
Theatre in Catania, Italy
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Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Performing arts complex at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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1969 San Sebastián International Film Festival
1969 San Sebastián International Film Festival (Sports & Entertainment).
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Empires & Countries 11
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Kingdom of Libya dissolved
Kingdom of Libya ceased to exist, having been centered at Tripoli.
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Republic of Rose Island dissolved
Republic of Rose Island ceased to exist.
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Somali Democratic Republic founded
Somali Democratic Republic was founded, with its capital at Mogadishu.
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Slovak Socialist Republic founded
Slovak Socialist Republic was founded, with its capital at Bratislava.
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People's Republic of the Congo founded
People's Republic of the Congo was founded, with its capital at Brazzaville.
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Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam founded
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam was founded, with its capital at Ho Chi Minh City.
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Libyan Arab Republic founded
Libyan Arab Republic was founded, with its capital at Tripoli.
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Republic of Sudan dissolved
Republic of Sudan ceased to exist.
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Somali Republic dissolved
Somali Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Mogadishu.
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Democratic Republic of Sudan founded
Democratic Republic of Sudan was founded, with its capital at Khartoum.
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Saloum dissolved
Saloum ceased to exist, having been centered at Kahone.
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