What happened in 1972?
430 recorded events in 1972, including 151 in people, 97 in science & technology and 55 in economy & trade.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Operation Linebacker II
1972 USAF strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam
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Battle of Kontum
Battle in Central Highlands, South Vietnam in the Easter Offensive 1972
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First Battle of Quảng Trị
Battle in Central Coast, South Vietnam in the Easter Offensive 1972
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Battle of Mirbat
1972 battle of the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman
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Second Battle of Quảng Trị
1972 battle in the Vietnam War
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Battle of Loc Ninh
1972 battle of the Vietnam War
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Battle at Springmartin
Series of shootouts in Northern Ireland in 1972
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Battle of Lenadoon
Series of battles fought in 1972 in Belfast
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Battle of Đồng Hới
1972 battle
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Battle of Saltley Gate
1972 battle
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Politics & Government 6
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Biological Weapons Convention
Treaty banning production of bioweapons
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Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Arms control treaty between the US and the USSR
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Simla Agreement
Diplomatic Agreement between India and Pakistan recognizing creation of Bangladesh
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Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
1972 UN declaration on the global environment
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Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
1972 treaty
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1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état
Military coup
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People 151
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Jules Romains died
French writer (1885-1972)
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Frank Knight died
American economist (1885-1972)
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Maria Göppert Mayer died
German-born American theoretical physicist (1906-1972)
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I. Athenagoras died
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1886–1972)
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Maximus V of Constantinople died
267th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1897–1972)
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Geoffrey Fisher died
Archbishop of Canterbury (1887-1972)
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Saul Alinsky died
American community organizer and writer (1909–1972)
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Giangiacomo Feltrinelli died
Italian publisher and left-wing political activist (1926-1972)
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Maurice Chevalier died
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)
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Asta Nielsen died
Danish actress (1881-1972)
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Frederik IX of Denmark died
King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972
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Andrea Andreen died
Swedish physician, pacifist and feminist (1888-1972)
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Igor Sikorsky died
American aviation pioneer from Russian Empire (1889–1972)
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Max Theiler died
South African-American virologist and doctor (1899-1972)
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Heinrich Lübke died
German politician (1894-1972)
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Georg von Békésy died
Hungarian physicist (1899–1972)
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Edward Calvin Kendall died
American chemist (1886-1972)
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Andrei Tupolev died
Russian and Soviet aerospace engineer (1888-1972)
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Harlow Shapley died
American astronomer (1885-1972)
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Louise Boyd died
American explorer, botanist and photographer (1887-1972)
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Francis Chichester died
New Zealand yacht racer (1901–1972)
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Anasuya Sarabhai died
Indian labour activist (1885–1972)
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Julia Grenan died
Irish nationalist, suffragette and socialist
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Jackie Robinson died
American baseball player (1919–1972)
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Mahalia Jackson died
American gospel singer (1911–1972)
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Meena Kumari died
Indian actress and poet (1933-1972)
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George Sanders died
British actor (1906–1972)
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Miriam Hopkins died
American actress (1902-1972)
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Lale Andersen died
German singer and actress (1905–1972)
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Akim Tamiroff died
American actor (1899-1972)
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César Geoffray died
French composer (1901–1972)
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Marguerite Pichon-Landry died
French activist
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Hervé Budes de Guébriant died
French engineer (1880-1972)
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Charles Barde died
Swiss sports leader
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Hugo Steinhaus died
Polish mathematician (1887–1972)
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Lillian Moller Gilbreth died
American psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972)
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Henri Coandă died
Romanian inventor (1886-1972)
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S. R. Ranganathan died
Indian mathematician and librarian (1892–1972)
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Ludwig von Bertalanffy died
Austrian biologist and philosopher (1901–1972)
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Richard Courant died
German American mathematician (1888-1972)
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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died
Indian scientist and statistician (1893–1972)
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Max Fleischer died
American animator, inventor, film director and producer (1883-1972)
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Solomon Lefschetz died
Jewish American mathematician (1884-1972)
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Frank Ludlow died
English army officer and naturalist (1885-1972)
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Erik Hesselberg died
Norwegian sailor, author, photographer, and artist (1914–1972)
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Hisayoshi Takeda died
Japanese botanist (1883–1972)
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Francis Harper died
U.S naturalist (1886–1972)
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Aage Krarup Nielsen died
Travel writer (1891-1972)
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Edoardo Zavattari died
Italian zoologist (1883-1972)
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Henri Lavachery died
Belgian archeologist (1885-1972)
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Rosa Dubovsky died
Argentinian activist, feminist and anarchist
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Richard Oakes died
Mohawk Native American activist (1942–1972)
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Sudakshina Devi died
Indian activist (1884–1972)
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James Herman Robinson died
American activist (1907–1972)
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Gregorio Bermann died
Argentine psychiatrist and philosopher (1894–1972)
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Max Troll died
German member of the KPD and Gestapo informer
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Hannah Nokes died
American transgender pioneer (1898–1972)
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Prithviraj Kapoor died
Indian actor (1906-1972)
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Walter Winchell died
American gossip journalist (1897-1972)
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William Dieterle died
German/American actor and film director (1893–1972)
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Ralph Craig died
American athlete (1889–1972)
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Stephen Timoshenko died
Ukrainian & American engineer (1878–1972)
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Louis J. Mordell died
American-born British number theorist (1888–1972)
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Milton L. Humason died
American astronomer (1891–1972)
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W. Ross Ashby died
British psychiatrist (1903-1972)
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Adriaan Daniel Fokker died
Dutch physicist (1887–1972)
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Katherine Oppenheimer died
German-American biologist and botanist (1910–1972)
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Erwin Stresemann died
German ornithologist and naturalist (1889-1972)
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Yuri Linnik died
Ukrainian mathematician (1915-1972)
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Emma P. Carr died
American spectroscopist and chemical educator (1880–1972)
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Erwin Madelung died
German physicist (1881–1972)
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Aharon Katzir died
Israeli scientist (1913-1972)
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Robert MacArthur died
American ecologist (1930–1972)
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Kenneth Edgeworth died
Irish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972)
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Abraham Adrian Albert died
American mathematician (1905-1972)
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Helge Rosvaenge died
Danish opera singer (1897–1972)
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Vasily Fesenkov died
Russian astronomer (1889-1972)
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Konstantin Skryabin died
Russian and Soviet zoologist (1878-1972)
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Lionel Penrose died
British psychiatrist, medical geneticist, mathematician, and chess theorist (*1898 – †1972)
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Ștefan Procopiu died
Romanian physicist (1890–1972)
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Aleksei Petrov died
Soviet mathematician (1910-1972)
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Harry Gold died
American chemist (1910–1972)
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Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin died
French mathematician (1905-1972)
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Gale Bruno van Albada died
Dutch astronomer (1912–1972)
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George Binney died
Royal Naval Reserve commander (1900–1972)
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George Miller Dyott died
British explorer (1883-1972)
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Charles Suydam Cutting died
American philanthropist, collector, and explorer (1889–1972)
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John Harrison died
British structural geologist, explorer and cartographer (1892–1972)
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Charlotte Ah Tye Chang died
American social worker and community activist
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Dora Lee Jones died
American activist (1890–1972)
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Bonita Wa Wa Calachaw Nuñez died
Luiseño painter
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Lee Morgan died
American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972)
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Geeta Dutt died
Indian playback singer (1930–1972)
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Marilyn Maxwell died
American actress and singer (1921–1972)
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Bruce Cabot died
Actor (1904-1972)
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Arnold Jackson died
Athletics competitor, army officer, and lawyer (1891-1972)
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Edgar G. Ulmer died
American film director, set designer (1904-1972)
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Pierre Brasseur died
French actor (1905-1972)
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Betty Blythe died
ِAmerican actress (1893–1972)
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Brian Donlevy died
American actor (1901–1972)
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Oscar Levant died
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972)
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Louella Parsons died
American gossip columnist (1881-1972)
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Reginald Owen died
British actor (1887–1972)
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Wesley Ruggles died
American film director (1889-1972)
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Mitchell Leisen died
American film director (1898-1972)
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Walter Lang died
American film director (1896–1972)
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Leo G. Carroll died
British actor (1886–1972)
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Dan Blocker died
American actor (1928–1972)
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Ross Bagdasarian Sr. died
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor (1919–1972)
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Claire Windsor died
American actress (1892-1972)
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Robert Casadesus died
French pianist and composer
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Brandon deWilde died
American stage and film actor (1942-1972)
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Vera Karalli died
Russian ballet dancer and actor (1889-1972)
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Marie Wilson died
American actress (1916-1972)
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Markos Vamvakaris died
Greek rebetiko musician, composer and singer (1905–1972)
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Viktor Barna died
Hungarian and British champion table tennis player (1911-1972)
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Rochelle Hudson died
American actress (1916–1972)
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Franciska Gaal died
Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress (1903–1972)
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Hana Mašková died
Czech figure skater (1949-1972)
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Sidney Franklin died
American filmmaker (1893–1972)
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Isabel Jewell died
Actress (1907-1972)
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Bernabé Ferreyra died
Argentine footballer (1909-1972)
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Gia Scala died
American actress (1934–1972)
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Reverend Gary Davis died
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972)
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Jessie Royce Landis died
American actress (1896-1972)
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Joi Lansing died
American actress (1928–1972)
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Ben Affleck born
Born in Berkeley. American film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972).
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Andrzej Duda born
Born in Kraków. Politician and lawyer, president of Poland from 2015 to 2025.
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Pedro Sánchez born
Born in Madrid. Prime Minister of Spain since 2018.
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Maia Sandu born
Born in Risipeni. President of Moldova since 2020.
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Leymah Roberta Gbowee born
Born in Monrovia. Liberian peace activiste (born 1972).
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Naftali Bennett born
Born in Haifa. Prime Minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022.
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Nikki Haley born
Born in Bamberg. American politician and diplomat (born 1972).
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Amanda Peet born
Born in New York City. American actress.
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Karl Nehammer born
Born in Vienna. Chancellor of Austria from 2021 to 2025.
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Henrique Capriles born
Born in Caracas. Venezuelan politician and lawyer.
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Samantha Smith born
Born in Houlton. American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985).
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Victor Ponta born
Born in Bucharest. 63rd Prime Minister of Romania (2012-2015).
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Mike Johnson born
Born in Shreveport. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
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Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi born
Born in Tripoli. Engineer and politician (1972–2026).
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Irom Chanu Sharmila born
Born in Imphal. Indian civil rights activist.
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Common born
Born in Chicago. American rapper and actor (born 1972).
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Darren Hayes born
Born in Brisbane. Australian pop singer.
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Volodymyr Vakulenko born
Born in Kapytolivka. Ukrainian writer (1972–2022).
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Jill Scott born
Born in Philadelphia. American singer.
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Concha Buika born
Born in Palma. Spanish singer of Equatorial Guinean descent.
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Amadou Sanogo born
Born in Ségou. Malian military officer.
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Todd Young born
Born in Lancaster. United States Senator from Indiana.
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Alexei Dyumin born
Born in Kursk. Russian military officer and politician.
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Sylvain Tesson born
Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris. French writer.
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Hamed Abdel-Samad born
Born in Giza. German political scientist and historian.
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Science & Technology 97
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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Decommissioned nuclear power station near the city of Pripyat, Ukraine, known by Chernobyl disaster
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University of Limerick
University in Ireland
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European University Institute
International postgraduate and post-doctoral teaching and research institute established by European Union member states to contribute to cultural and scientific development in the social sciences
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Roskilde University
University
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Tampere University of Technology
Former university in Tampere, Finland
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National University of Distance Education
Spanish distance learning and research university
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University of Calabria
Collegiate research university in Rende, Italy
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Karaganda State University
University
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Tanta University
Public university in Egypt
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Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
University in Egypt
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Isar Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in Germany
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Korea National Open University
National university of South Korea
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Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant
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Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in Germany
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Southern California Institute of Architecture
Private university in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Chicago Botanic Garden
Botanical garden located in Illinois, USA
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Space Applications Centre
Research institution in Ahmedabad under Indian Space Research Organisation
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ISCTE – Lisbon University Institute
Portuguese public tertiary education institution
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University of Alaska Southeast
Public, four year university in Juneau, Alaska; part of the University of Alaska System
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Pyongyang University of Music and Dance
University in North Korea
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National United University
National university in Miaoli County
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University of Sierra Leone
Public university in Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Health science university of the United States federal government
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Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts
Public university in Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Dagestan State Technical University
Dagestan State Technical University (Science & Technology).
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VanDusen Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
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John Cabot University
American liberal arts university in Rome, Italy
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Power and Water University of Technology
Public STEM university in Iran
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National Referral Hospital
Hospital in Thimphu, Bhutan
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Bangkok Hospital
Hospital in Thailand
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Rush University
American university in Chicago
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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
State public university in Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Palawan State University
Public university in Palawan, Philippines
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Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
Research centre for studies in the history of Swiss foreign policy
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Baba Raghav Das Medical College
Medical college in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
Astronomy department of the University of Cambridge
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Bergamo Botanical Garden "Lorenzo Rota"
Botanical garden in Italy
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Lutheran University of Brazil
Brazilian private non-profit university
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University of Moratuwa
University in Sri Lanka
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Jichi Medical University
Higher education institution in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Rivers State University of Science and Technology
Public higher-education institution in Nigeria
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Hospital de Bellvitge
Hospital in Spain
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Institute of Meteorology and Water Management
Research institute in Warsaw, Poland
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National Institute of Japanese Literature
Library
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Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta
Hospital in Spain
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Dhaka Shishu Hospital
Hospital in Bangladesh
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Mangyshlak experimental Botanical Garden
Mangyshlak experimental Botanical Garden (Science & Technology).
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Anhui Normal University
University in China
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Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
University in Iran
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University of Pinar del Río Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca
Public university
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University of Matanzas
Academic publisher
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Angelicum College
Private college in Quezon City
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Hyogo Medical University
Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Vanung University
Private university in Taoyuan City
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Kerala Agricultural University
State public university in Thrissur, Kerala, India
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Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Organization in Makiyivka, Ukraine
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Saitama Gakuen University
Higher education institution in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Hospital in Brazil
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Valley Hospital Medical Center
Hospital in Nevada, United States
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Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
Marine research centre in Bamfield, British Columbia and shared campus of the Universities of Victoria, British Columbia, Alberta, Calgary, and Simon Fraser University
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Etobicoke General Hospital
Hospital in Canada
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Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (Science & Technology).
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A. Pidhornyi Institute of Mechanical Engineering Problems
Research institute in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Kahanu Garden
Botanical garden on Maui
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Blue Mountains Botanic Garden
Place in New South Wales, Australia
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Giardino Botanico Alpino "Giangio Lorenzoni"
Botanical garden in Italy
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Ansan University
South Korean educational institution
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"Aurel Vlaicu" University of Arad
University in Arad, Romania
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Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons
College in Dhaka, Bangalaadesh
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Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth
State public university in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
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Silver Jubilee Degree College (autonomous), Kurnool
College in Kurnool, India
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University of Pedagogical Sciences
Cuba's University
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University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla
One of the 11 campuses of the University of Puerto Rico
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Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería
Colombian university
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University of Makati
Public university
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Hyles–Anderson College
Baptist college in Indiana, U.S.
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Kanazawa Medical University
Higher education institution in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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Zhetysu University
University in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan
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Midland College
Public college in Midland, Texas, U.S.
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Ohu University
Higher education institution in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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Kalafong Hospital
Hospital in South Africa
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Klinikum Bremerhaven-Reinkenheide
Healthcare organization in Bremerhaven, Germany
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Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy
Astronomical observatory located in California founded in 1972
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National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Hospital in Bangladesh
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Academic health center in Houston, Texas, United States
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Ikorodu General Hospital
General Hospital in Nigeria
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St John of God Hospital, Crotone
Hospital in Crotone, Italy
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Australian Institute of Marine Science
Australian tropical marine research centre
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Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
Indian research institute
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Taipei Hospital
Public hospital in New Taipei
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Dr George Mukhari Hospital
Hospital in South Africa
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Gartnavel General Hospital
Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Gujarat Cancer Research Institute
Hospital in India
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Iranian Hospital, Dubai
Hospital
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Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
Healthcare organization in Sokoto, Nigeria
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Gbagada General Hospital
Hospital in Nigeria
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Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium
Science museum in Tucson, Arizona
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Exploration & Discovery 12
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Riace bronzes
Two ancient Greek sculptures
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Gonur Depe
Archaeological site in Turkmenistan
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Lloyds Bank coprolite
Fossilized human feces from the Viking era
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Oklo natural nuclear fission reactor
Natural nuclear fission reactor discovered in 1972 in the Oklo region of Gabon
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Bowls of Axtroki
Two hemisphere in gold from Bronze Age
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Yinqueshan Han Slips
Ancient Chinese writings
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Stela of the cactus-bearer shaman
Stone sculpture at Chavin de Huantar
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Grotta Regina del Carso
Grotta Regina del Carso (Exploration & Discovery).
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Lady of Bonifacio
Lady of Bonifacio (Exploration & Discovery).
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Rougga Treasure
Coin hoard dating to the 7th century, discovered in Rougga, Tunisia, in 1972
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Ōtsuka-Saikachido Site
Archaeological site
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Asuka Mizuochi Site
Water clock in Japan
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Religion & Belief Systems 12
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Church of St. Clement of Ohrid
Church building in Skopje, North Macedonia
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Cathedral of Maringá
Cathedral
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Aqsa Mosque
Mosque in Rabwah, Pakistan
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Saint Boniface Cathedral
Church building in Manitoba, Canada
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Hekhal Haness Synagogue
Synagogue in Switzerland
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Perlis State Mosque
Mosque in Perlis, Malaysia
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İzzet Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Elâzığ, Turkey
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Luis de Torres Synagogue
Synagogue in Freeport, Bahamas
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Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral
Catholic cathedral in Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Our Lady of the Philippines Trappist Monastery
Monastery in the Philippines
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ISKCON temple Mumbai
Building in India
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Synod 72
Synod 72 (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 55
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Virgin Records
British record label
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Lonely Planet
Publisher of guidebooks and other media related to travel
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Roland Corporation
Japanese audiovisual equipment company
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New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Japanese professional wrestling promotion
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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
South Korean shipbuilding manufacturer
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Carnival Corporation
Global cruise company
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Sequoia Capital
U.S. venture capital firm
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Ørsted
Integrated energy company based in Fredericia, Denmark
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Giant Bicycles
Taiwanese bicycle company
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Cheung Kong Holdings
Former multinational conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong
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Steel Authority of India Limited
Company
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Merida Bikes
Taiwanese bicycle company
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Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation
Company
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Rossmann
German drug store chain
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iHeartMedia
American mass media corporation
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Grupo PRISA
Spanish media company
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Samyang Optics
South Korean manufacturer of third-party camera lenses
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Dainese S.p.A.
Italian sports manufacturer
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Drum Workshop
American musical instrument company
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Takeshobo
Japanese publishing company
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All Japan Pro Wrestling
Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972
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NAD Electronics
British company
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Cochin Shipyard
Shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India
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Mobico Group
British transport group
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iiyama
Japanese electronics company
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French Connection
Company
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Pascha
Large brothel in Cologne
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Bank of Credit and Commerce International
Defunct bank founded to commit fraud and other crimes (1972–1991)
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Burgeranch
Israeli fast food restaurant chain
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Meade Instruments
Company
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Swedish Space Corporation
Company in Sweden
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Kroll Inc.
American corporate investigations and risk consulting firm
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Porsche Design Group
Design and licensing company
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Victor Entertainment
Japanese entertainment company
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First International Bank Of Israel Ltd.
Israeli bank founded in 1972
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Iran Electronics Industries
Iranian electronic equipment manufacturers
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Kerry Group
Public food company headquartered in Ireland
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Manfrotto
Manufacturer of camera equipment, e.g. tripods
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Ann Summers
British underwear company
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Epicor
Software company
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Tomra
Company
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Mark Levinson
Company
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Argos
British retail company
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Aracruz Celulose
Brazilian paper company
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Avioane Craiova
Romanian aeronautical company
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Apollo Tyres
Indian tyre manufacturer
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Accuphase
Company
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Wall Street English
Provider of English language instruction
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Brisa – Auto-estradas de Portugal
Portuguese company
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Elekta
Company
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Prime Computer
American producer of minicomputers (1972–1998)
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EBC
Ethiopian public television channel, formerly ETV
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Fielmann
German multinational optician and eyewear retail chain
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Persimmon plc
British housebuilding company
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
American venture capital firm
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Disasters & Pandemics 4
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1972 Nicaragua earthquake
December 1972 earthquake in Nicaragua
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Buffalo Creek Flood
1972 dam failure in West Virginia, United States
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1972 Qir earthquake
Earthquake in Iran
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1972 Black Hills flood
Flood that damaged the Black Hills region of South Dakota
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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1972 unrest in Lithuania
1972 unrest in Lithuania (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Architecture & Engineering 43
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Stade de la Mosson
Football stadium
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Athlone Stadium
Building in Africa
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Aguieira Dam
Dam in Portugal
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Stadionul Municipal
Stadium in Vaslui, Romania
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Stade du Tivoli
Multi-use stadium in La Louvière, Belgium
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Frengen Church
Church in Indre Fosen, Norway
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Drag/Helland Church
Church in Tysfjord, Norway
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Machadão
Stadium in Natal, Brazil
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Berg Church
Church in Trondheim, Norway
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Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium
Building in Yojiro, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Rossabø Church
Church building in Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
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Altamira Municipal Stadium
Sports venue in Spain
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Hailuoto Church
Church building in Hailuoto, Finland
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Subi Bakiri Stadium
Albanian football stadium
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Valøy Chapel
Chapel in Trøndelag, Norway
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Søndre Slagen Church
Church in Tønsberg, Norway
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Tingnes church
Church building in Nord-Aurdal, Innlandet, Norway
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Francis of Assisi Church
Church located in Doubs, in France
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Healy Park
Stadium in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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Iskar Stadium
Samokov, Sofia Province
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Tarva Chapel
Chapel in Trøndelag, Norway
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Ak Zholtaj Ice Palace
Ice hockey indoor arena in Karagandy, Kazakhstan
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Nygård Church
Church building in Bergen, Norway
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Providence Zen Center
Church building in Rhode Island, United States of America
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Dals-Långed Church
Church building in Bengtsfors Municipality, Älvsborg County, Sweden
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Bima Stadium
Football stadium in Cirebon, Indonesia
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Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Home venue of the Central Michigan Chippewas football team
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KNMI-mast Cabauw
Partially guyed tower in Cabauw, Netherlands
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St George’s Church, Barcelona
Anglican Church in Barcelona, Spain
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Church of the Mid-Pentecost
Church building in Vevčani Municipality, North Macedonia
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Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Zen center in Marin County, California
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Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City
Stadium in Saudi Arabia
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Georgia Viaduct
Bridge in Vancouver, Canada
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Girard Avenue Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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Marconi Stadium
Soccer stadium in Sydney, Australia
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St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch, Bristol
Church building in Bristol, United Kingdom
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Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana
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Sir Gaëtan Duval Stadium
Building in Mauritius
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Sibselmash Stadium
Sibselmash Stadium (Architecture & Engineering).
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Estadio Francisco Villa
Estadio Francisco Villa (Architecture & Engineering).
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Wright's Ferry Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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I-10 Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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Stadium Družstevná pri Hornáde
Football stadium in Slovakia
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Sports & Entertainment 34
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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) (Sports & Entertainment).
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1972 American League Championship Series
4th edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series
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1972 National League Championship Series
4th edition of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series
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Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival
1972 music festival noted for massive turnout and unorganised crowds
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1972 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Animafest Zagreb
World festival of animated film
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Gershwin Theatre
Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York
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22nd Berlin International Film Festival
1972 film festival edition
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Kings Island
Amusement park in Mason, Ohio, United States
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33rd Venice International Film Festival
1972 film festival edition
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Stonehenge Free Festival
Historic 1974-'84 multi-day summer solstice folk arts, mystical rites & music gatherings
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Circle in the Square Theatre
Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York
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Sanremo Music Festival 1972
22nd annual Sanremo Music Festival
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CMA Music Festival
Country music festival in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Tivoli World
Amusement park in Costa del Sol, Spain (1972-2021)
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Bush Theatre
Theatre in Shepherd's Bush, London, England
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Interamnia World Cup
Football tournament
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1972 National League Championship Series
4th edition of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series
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1972 American League Championship Series
4th edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series
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Fort Fun Abenteuerland
Amusement park
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Contact Theatre
Theatre in Manchester, England
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Théâtre Silvia-Monfort
Theatre company and building in Paris
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Chrysler Hall
Performing arts venue in Norfolk, Virginia
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Paris Festival of Fantastic Films
Defunct Film festival
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BOOM Festival
Former rock music festival in Yugoslavia
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Northern Lights Festival Boréal
Annual bilingual folk festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Autotron
Former automobile museum in Rosmalen, the Netherlands
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Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre
Kammeropernhaus in Moskau
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Lindenberg Nijmegen Culture House
Theatre building in Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Billie Holiday Theatre
Performing arts theatre in Brooklyn, New York
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Teatro Metropol de Bogotá
Theatre and former cinema in Bogotá, Colombia
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Lace Market Theatre
Theatre in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Princes Hall
Theatre in Aldershot, England
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1972 San Sebastián International Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Empires & Countries 5
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Sri Lanka founded
Sri Lanka was founded, with its capital at Colombo.
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Federation of Arab Republics founded
Federation of Arab Republics was founded, with its capital at Tripoli.
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Dominion of Ceylon dissolved
Dominion of Ceylon ceased to exist, having been centered at Colombo.
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Fourth Republic of South Korea founded
Fourth Republic of South Korea was founded, with its capital at Seoul.
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Third Republic of South Korea dissolved
Third Republic of South Korea ceased to exist, having been centered at Seoul.
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