What happened in 1997?
504 recorded events in 1997, including 151 in people, 111 in science & technology and 102 in economy & trade.
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Major Events 1
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Hong Kong handover
The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty of Hong Kong to China, ending over 150 years of colonial rule.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Ansariya ambush
1997 ambush in Lebanon
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Battle of Kisangani
1997 battle of the First Congo War
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Capture of Lubumbashi
Capture of Lumbumbashi
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Siege of Freetown
1997-98 battle of Sierra Leone capital
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Battle of Kanakarayankulam
1997 battle
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Politics & Government 4
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Ottawa Treaty
Treaty aimed at eliminating anti-personnel landmines around the world
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Lisbon Recognition Convention
Contract
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Russian–Ukrainian Friendship Treaty
Agreement between Ukraine and Russia
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Russian–Chechen Peace Treaty
1997 agreement ending the preceding war
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People 151
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Bảo Đại died
Emperor of Vietnam from 1926 to 1945
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François Furet died
French historian (1927–1997)
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Jacques Cousteau died
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
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Edward Mills Purcell died
American physicist (1912-1997)
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Clyde Tombaugh died
American astronomer (1906–1997)
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Melvin Calvin died
American biochemist (1911–1997)
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Anatoli Boukreev died
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997)
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Anne Stine Ingstad died
Norwegian archaeologist (1918-1997)
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Fela Kuti died
Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997)
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Mother Teresa died
Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)
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Toshirō Mifune died
Japanese actor (1920–1997)
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James Stewart died
American actor and military officer (1908–1997)
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Allen Ginsberg died
American poet and writer (1926–1997)
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William S. Burroughs died
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997)
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Robert Mitchum died
American actor (1917–1997)
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The Notorious B.I.G. died
American rapper (1972–1997)
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Burgess Meredith died
American actor (1907–1997)
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John Denver died
American singer (1943–1997)
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died
Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997)
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V. S. Pritchett died
British writer and critic (1900–1997)
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John Kendrew died
English biochemist and crystallographer (1917–1997)
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Chien-Shiung Wu died
Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997) (death at 85 years)
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Alexander Todd died
British biochemist and Nobel laureate (1907-1997)
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Alfred Hershey died
American chemist (1908–1997)
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George Wald died
American biologist, biochemist, physiologist and Nobel laureate (1906–1997)
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Eugene Merle Shoemaker died
American geologist and astronomer
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Cyril Toumanoff died
Russian-born Georgian-American historian and genealogist (1913-1997)
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Bengt Danielsson died
Swedish ethnographer and anthropologist (1921–1997)
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Alberto Rivera died
Spanish activist (1935-1997)
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Evelyn Amarteifio died
Ghanaian women's organiser
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Argelia Laya died
Black Venezuelan educator and women's rights advocate
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Israel Kamakawiwoʻole died
Hawaiian singer (1959–1997)
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Bulat Okudzhava died
Soviet and Russian writer and singer (1924–1997)
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Jeff Buckley died
American musician (1966–1997)
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Chris Farley died
American actor and comedian (1964–1997)
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Stéphane Grappelli died
French jazz violinist (1908–1997)
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Barbara died
French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1930–1997)
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Marco Ferreri died
Italian film director, screenwriter and actor (1928—1997)
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Paul-Marie Duval died
French historian and archaeologist (1912-1997)
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Jean Varenne died
French Indologist (1926–1997)
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Maurice Déribéré died
French engineer (1907–1997)
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Pierre Laroque died
French official (1907-1997)
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Lucien Xavier Michel-Andrianarahinjaka died
Malagasy writer, poet and politician
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Bernard Lathière died
French politician & former Airbus CEO (1929–1997)
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Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tikhonov died
Soviet prime minister 1980-1985, metallurgist
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Kunihiko Kodaira died
Japanese mathematician (1915–1997)
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Friedrich Hund died
German physicist (1896-1997)
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Carl Gustav Hempel died
German philosopher (1905–1997)
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Lyman Spitzer died
American astronomer (1914–1997)
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Virgilio Barco Vargas died
President of Colombia (1986-1990)
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Masaru Ibuka died
Japanese businessman (1908–1997)
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Manfred von Ardenne died
German researcher and applied physicist (1907-1997)
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Robert H. Dicke died
American astronomer (1916–1997)
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Martin Schwarzschild died
German astronomer (1912-1997)
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Félix Candela died
Mexican architect (1910-1997)
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Boris Balinsky died
Ukrainian/South African biologist (1905–1997)
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Gunpei Yokoi died
Japanese video game designer (1941–1997)
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Eugene Stoner died
American firearms designer (1922–1997)
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Anita Conti died
French photographer and explorer (1899–1997)
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Shamsi Hekmat died
Iranian Jewish reformist
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Frederik Paulsen Sr died
German medical doctor (1909-1997)
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Abe Bluestein died
American anarchist
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Flors Sirera died
Spanish nurse and aid worker
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Patricia Pulling died
American activist
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Akira Iwai died
Japanese activist
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Ellen Griffin Dunne died
American activist (1932-1997)
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Dorothy Stafford died
American public service administrator, activist and journalist (1905-1997)
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Diana Merriweather Ashby died
American activist (1963-1997)
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Samuel Fuller died
American screenwriter, actor and film director (1912–1997)
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Michael Hutchence died
Australian singer (1960–1997)
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Giuseppe De Santis died
Italian film director (1917–1997)
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John Akii-Bua died
Ugandan athletics competitor (1949–1997)
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Brian Keith died
American actor (1921–1997)
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Karen Wetterhahn died
American chemist (1948–1997)
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Robert Serber died
American physicist (1909–1997)
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Cahit Arf died
Turkish mathematician (1910–1997)
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Myrtle Bachelder died
American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer (1908–1997)
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Norris Bradbury died
American physicist
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Eitel Cantoni died
Uruguayan racing driver (1906-1997)
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Heikki A. Alikoski died
Finnish astronomer (1912-1997)
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Roger Laurent died
Former racing driver and motorcycle racer from Belgium
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Béla Barényi died
Hungarian engineer and inventor (1907–1997)
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Sidney Darlington died
Electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration
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Mina Rees died
American mathematician (1902–1997)
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Nuccio Bertone died
Italian automobile designer (1914–1997)
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Robert Herman died
American astronomer (1914–1997)
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Emily Hahn died
American writer (1905–1997)
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Chuck Arnold died
American racing driver
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Imam Mustafayev died
Azerbaijani (Soviet) politician, Azerbaijani (Soviet) botanist and plant breeder (1910-1997)
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Louis Essen died
English physicist who invented the caesium atomic clock and determined the speed of light (1908-1997)
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Kenneth Pitzer died
American chemist (1914–1997)
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Robert B. Leighton died
American astronomer (1919–1997)
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Maria von Maltzan died
German resistance member (1909-1997)
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Reginald Victor Jones died
World War II scientist (1911-1997)
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Lyman Bradford Smith died
U.S. botanist (1904-1997)
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Evgenii Landis died
Russian mathematician (1921–1997)
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Eric Laithwaite died
British electrical engineer (1921–1997)
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Luther George Simjian died
American-Armenian inventor
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Jean Hoerni died
American businessman (1924–1997)
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Hisako Koyama died
Japanese solar observer
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Mary Peters Fieser died
American chemist (1909-1997)
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Achilles Papapetrou died
Greek physicist
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Siegfried Flügge died
German physicist (1912–1997)
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Richard Glazar died
Czech-bon survivor of Treblinka extermination camp (1920-1997)
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J. O. M. Roberts died
British mountain climber
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Kalman Mann died
Israeli activist
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Marjorie Linklater died
Scottish campaigner (1909-1997)
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John Graham died
Irish Republican Army activist, born 1915
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Helen Brook died
British advocate of birth control
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Bobby Helms died
American male singer (1933–1997)
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Red Skelton died
American comedian (1913–1997)
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Bo Widerberg died
Swedish film director, screenwriter and film editor (1930–1997)
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Jacinto Quincoces died
Spanish footballer (1905-1997)
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Giorgio Strehler died
Italian opera and theatre director (1921–1997)
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Laura Nyro died
American singer and songwriter (1947–1997)
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LaVern Baker died
American rhythm and blues singer (1929–1997)
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Shintarō Katsu died
Japanese actor and director (1931-1997)
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Walter Gotell died
German actor (1924–1997)
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Tony Williams died
American jazz drummer (1945–1997)
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Lam Ching-ying died
Hong Kong actor and choreographer (1952–1997)
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Tamara Makarova died
Soviet film actress, drama teacher (1907–1997)
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Stubby Kaye died
American actor (1918-1997)
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William Hickey died
American actor (1927–1997)
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Richard Jaeckel died
American actor (1926-1997)
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King Hu died
Chinese film director and screenwriter (1932-1997)
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Denver Pyle died
American actor (1920-1997)
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Joanna Moore died
American actress (1934-1997)
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James Krüss died
German writer (1926–1997)
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Allan Edwall died
Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer (1924-1997)
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Sally Blane died
American actress (1910-1997)
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Edward Mulhare died
Irish American actor (1923-1997)
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Ted Gärdestad died
Swedish musician (1956–1997)
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Ronnie Lane died
English rock musician (1946–1997)
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Chetan Anand died
Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director (1915–1997)
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Brian Pillman died
American professional wrestler (1962–1997)
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Aleksandr Zarkhi died
Soviet film director, screenwriter, playwright (1908-1997)
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Marjorie Reynolds died
American actress (1917–1997)
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David Doyle died
American actor (1929–1997)
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Conlon Nancarrow died
American composer (1912–1997)
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Jimmy Witherspoon died
American jump blues singer (1920–1997)
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Georges Guétary died
French singer and actor (1915–1997)
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Sheldon Leonard died
American actor, producer, director, and writer (1907–1997)
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Zaur Kaloyev died
Soviet footballer (1931-1997)
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Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero died
Film director, Screenwriter (1940-1997)
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Charles Hallahan died
American actor (1943–1997)
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Luther Allison died
American blues guitarist (1939–1997)
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Jermaine Stewart died
American musician, singer, actor, dancer (1957–1997)
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Malala Yousafzai born
Born in Mingora. Pakistani children's education activist.
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Bella Thorne born
Born in Pembroke Pines. American actress and singer (born 1997).
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Alejandro Rejón Huchin born
Born in Mérida. Mexican poet, cultural manager and researcher.
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Martin Schwarzschild died
Died in Langhorne. German astronomer (1912-1997).
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Science & Technology 111
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Subaru Telescope
Japanese telescope and observatory
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NEMO Science Center
Museum and science center in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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University of Białystok
University in Poland
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University of Seoul
City university established by Seoul
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University of Prešov
University in eastern Slovakia
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High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Organization in Japan
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Chung Hua University
University in Taiwan
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Mogadishu University
Private university in Mogadishu, Somalia
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Maynooth University
University in Ireland
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Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
University
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Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Private university in Perak, Malaysia
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ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
Cultural institution in Karlsruhe, Germany
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Mzuzu University
University in Mzuru, Malawi
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Rajalakshmi Engineering College
Private engineering/management college in Thandalam, Sriperumbudur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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University of East Sarajevo
University in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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University of Bihać
University of Bihać (Science & Technology).
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University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
University in Slovakia
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Scientific research organization operated by the United States Air Force
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Uganda Christian University
University in Uganda
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Padang State University
National university in West Sumatera, Indonesia
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American University of Sharjah
University in the United Arab Emirates
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Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya
University in Wardha, Maharashtra
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
University hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden
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Belize Botanic Gardens
Botanical garden in Belize
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University of Sharjah
University in the United Arab Emirates
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Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
University in Ventspils, Latvia
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Kochi University of Technology
Higher education institution in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
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St. Matthew's University
For-profit Cayman Islands university
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Hubert Kairuki Memorial University
Private medical university in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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National Quemoy University
National university in Kinmen
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National Science and Technology Museum
Museum in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Tumaini University Makumira
University in Meru District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Central University College
Private university in Ghana
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Dravidian University
State public university in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
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King Danyo University
University in Prykarpattia Ukraine
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Miyagi University
Higher education institution in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Tôn Đức Thắng University
University in Vietnam
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Tabriz Art University
Building in Iran
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National University "Odesa Law Academy"
University in Odesa, Ukraine
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Azerbaijan International University
Azerbaijan International University (Science & Technology).
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Al-Awda Hospital
First-Line Hospital in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip
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Alice Springs Desert Park
Zoo in Northern Territory, Australia
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Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Academic publisher
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Al-Balqa Applied University
University in Jordan
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Maebashi Institute of Technology
Higher education institution in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Higher education institution in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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Alberto Hurtado University
Academic publisher
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Hassan First University
Education organization in Settat, Morocco
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Universiti Tun Abdul Razak
Malaysian university
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Dalian Minzu University
University in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China
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Hsuan Chuang University
University in Hsinchu City, Taiwan
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Open University of Kaohsiung
University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Université Nazi Boni
Public university in Burkina Faso
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National University - Sudan
University in Khartoum, Sudan
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Periyar University
State public university in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
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I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University
State public university in Kapurthala, Punjab, India
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Hennick Humber Hospital
Hospital in Canada
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Orto dei Semplici Elbano
Botanical garden in Italy
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Science City
Science museum in Kolkata
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Universidad del Istmo
University in Fraijanes, Guatemala
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University of Dubai
University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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University of Bakhtalruda
University in Sudan
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Silicon Valley University
Private, non-profit, higher educational institution located in San Jose, California, US
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Islamic Azad University of Tafresh
University in Tafresh, Iran
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Kansai University of Social Welfare
Higher education institution in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Scuola Superiore Studi Pavia IUSS
Organization
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Hunan International Economics University
University in Changsha, Hunan, China
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Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University
Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University (Science & Technology).
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Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte
German center for art history in Paris
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The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital
Children's Hospital in New Jersey, United States
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Joint Genome Institute
Research facility in California, US
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Academy of Technical Sciences of Romania
Academy of Sciences
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Amager Hospital
Hospital in Denmark
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CARE Hospitals
Hospital in India
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Wan Fang Hospital
Healthcare organization in Taipei, Taiwan
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Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón
Hospital in Spain
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Hanoi French Hospital
Hospital in Vietnam
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Institute for Aegean Prehistory Study Center for East Crete
Organization in Greece
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Tajima Plateau Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens in Kami, Hyōgo, Japan
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Hatyai University
Private university
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Guangdong Ocean University
University in China
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Legnica University of Management
University in Poland
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Youngsan University
University in South Korea
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Lac Hong University
Private University
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior
Higher-education institute in Madhya Pradesh, India
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International University in Geneva
University
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Universidad Tecnológica del Perú
University in Peru
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Politeknik Negeri Bali
Academic publisher
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Kansai University of Welfare Sciences
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof Dr Hamka
Higher education institution in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia
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National Brain Research Centre
Indian neuroscience research institute
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Institute of Aviation Engineering and Technology
Private university in Giza, Egypt
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National Law Institute University Bhopal
State public university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Biyani Group of Colleges
Educational institutes in Jaipur, India
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Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University
Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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National Defense University
Kazakhstani military educational institution
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Biyani Institute of Science and Management for Girls
Biyani Institute of Science and Management for Girls (Science & Technology).
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Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron
Accelerator X-ray source in Campinas, Brazil
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Summerlin Hospital
Hospital in Nevada, United States
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King Hussein Cancer Center
Hospital in Jordan
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Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin
Hospital in Berlin, Germany
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National Center for Mental Health
Hospital in Riga, Latvia
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Sohar Hospital
Hospital in Oman
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Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris 6
Research centre
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Institut Jacques Monod
French research institute in Paris
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Institute for Economics and Forecasting
Part of the NAS of Ukraine
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Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Research institute in Ukraine
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Udon Thani Hospital
Healthcare organization in Udon Thani, Thailand
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Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital
Government hospital in Brunei
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KTV Ōgimachi Square
Kansai Television Headquaters
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Denpark
Park in Anjo, Aichi, Japan
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Exploration & Discovery 10
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Tsushima Maru
Ship
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Memorial Mosque
Memorial Mosque (Exploration & Discovery).
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Jarkov Mammoth
Mammoth specimen
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Dancing Satyr of Mazara del Vallo
Greek statue
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Pioneer Helmet
7th-century Anglo-Saxon helmet
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Blue Pond
Pond in Hokkaidō, Japan
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Daka skull
Hominin fossils found in Ethiopia
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Zeytintaşı Cave
Show cave in Serik, Antalya, Turkey
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Patkov gušt
Cave in Croatia
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Tham Phra Wang Daeng
Cave in Phitsanulok province, Thailand
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Religion & Belief Systems 17
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Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque
Mosque in United Kingdom
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Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab
Mosque in Colombia
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Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral
Largest Armenian church in the world, in Yerevan, Armenia built in 2001
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Mosquée de la Divinité
Building in Senegal
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Siena synagogue
Building in Siena, Italy
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New Synagogue (Dresden)
Synagogue in Dresden
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Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel
Orthodox cathedral in Mariupol, Ukraine
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Congregation Beth Israel
Jewish congregation in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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Hira Masjid
Mosque in Japan
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Tividale Tirupathy Balaji Temple
Hindu temple in Tividale, West Midlands, England
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Lautze 2 Mosque
Mosque in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
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Maguen David Synagogue
Synagogue in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
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Ang Chee Sia Ong Temple
Chinese Temple
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Islamic Center of Murfreesboro
Islamic community organisation located in the town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
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Fatih Moschee
Fatih Moschee (Religion & Belief Systems).
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New synagogue in Liberec
New synagogue in Liberec (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Mosque
Mosque (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 102
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Netflix
American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service
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Starz Entertainment
Canadian-American entertainment company
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Diageo
Multinational alcoholic beverages company
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China Mobile
Chinese state-owned telecommunication company
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Academi
American private military company
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Rakuten Group, Inc.
Japanese e-commerce company
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MediaTek
Taiwanese semiconductor company
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Chery Automobile
Chinese automobile manufacturing company
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GoDaddy
GoDaddy provides end-to-end solutions for online growth, including domain registration, web hosting and security, online marketing tools, payment processing and POS solutions, financial services and Airo AI Builder, an AI-powered creation platform.
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Pride Fighting Championships
MMA promoter based in Japan
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Smartwings
Czech low-cost airline
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Swisscom
Swiss telecommunication company
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The Adecco Group
Swiss multinational human resource consulting company
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CBS Corporation
American mass media company (2005–2019)
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NetEase
Chinese Internet technology company
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ALSTOM Transportation Germany
German rail equipment manufacturer, subsisiary of French firm Alstom SA
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Swedbank
Swedish banking group
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Emaar Properties
Company
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SCS Software
Czech video game developer
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Mixue Ice Cream & Tea
Company based in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, running ice cream and beverage shops
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Centrica
Business, enterprise and public company in United Kingdom
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Modern Times Group
Swedish media company
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Thuraya
Regional mobile-satellite provider in the Middle East
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Tokyopop, Inc.
American entertainment company
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Royal Caribbean Group
Cruise holding company
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Telekom Srbija
Serbian telecommunication company
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Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Designs, assembles, markets and sells commercial jet aircraft
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Acciona
Spanish engineering company
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Timocom
German IT and freight technology company
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Patria
Finnish defence and aviation company
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BG Group
UK energy company (1997-2016)
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Nullsoft
Company
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Ohio Valley Wrestling
American professional wrestling promotion
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Jumeirah
Dubai-based international luxury hotel chain
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Audible, Inc.
Amazon-owned seller and producer of spoken online audio content
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L3 Technologies
Former company in New York, United States
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PJSC Inter RAO
Diversified energy holding company headquartered in Moscow, Russia
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KLA Corporation
American company
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Mercado Libre
Argentine e-commerce company
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Kazatomprom
Uranium company of Kazakhstan
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OMV Petrom
Romanian oil and gas company
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Evoke plc
International sports betting and gambling company
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M-1 Global
Company
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Proto Motors
South Korean automobile manufacturer
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Gunvor
Commodity trading company
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Unibet
IGaming Online Gambling Company
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Wind Telecomunicazioni
Former Italian telecommunications company
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SK Gaming
Professional esports organization
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Overflow
Video game division of Stack Ltd.
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Turnitin
Internet-based plagiarism-prevention service
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Booking Holdings
Online travel & related services company
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EnBW
German energy company
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Basic Element
Russian industrial group
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Euskaltel
Spanish telecommunications company in Basque Country
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Journey Beyond
Operator of luxury trains in Australia
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SAIC General Motors
Automotive joint venture
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Frederator Studios
American animation television production studio
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Build-A-Bear Workshop
US multinational toy store chain
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Radical Sportscars
British car manufacturer
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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
Supplier of defence and space related systems and products
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British Gas
Energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom
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Belneftekhim
Belarusian state association of petrochemical companies
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The Orchard
American music and entertainment company
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Alcon Entertainment
American film production company
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Hetzner
German Dedicated Server, Cloud, Storage & Hosting Provider
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Tibco Software
American company
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Foveon
The company that makes the Foveon X3 sensor
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Caffè Nero
European style coffee house brand with its headquarters in London
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Victory Motorcycles
Defunct American motorcycle manfacturer
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Canal Digital
Nordic pay TV and internet service provider in Norway, Sweden and Denmark
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RADWIN
Telecommunications company that develops and manufactures hardware for wireless applications
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Far EasTone
Telecommunication company in Taiwan
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Barclays Investment Bank
British global financial services firm
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Genpact
New York professional services firm
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Nordzucker
Sugar manufacturer
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PowerColor
Taiwanese graphics card brand
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Uganda Securities Exchange
Principal stock exchange of Uganda
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VK Mobile
Company
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Red Orb Entertainment
Video game publishing company
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TagAZ
Company
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GAC Honda
Chinese automobile manufacturing joint venture company
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Eagle Rock Entertainment
UK media company; London-based producer and distributor of music films and programming for cinema, television, DVD, Blu-ray, and downloadable media
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Makedonski Telekom
Macedonian telecommunications company
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Ecolines
Companies based in Riga, Latvia
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RHB Bank
Malaysian Banking Company
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Media Nusantara Citra
Indonesian media company
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888poker
International online poker
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Íslandspóstur
National postal service of Iceland
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Amaze Entertainment
American video game developer
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ISC Kosmotras
Company
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Actelion
Swiss biopharmaceutical company
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Precision Manuals Development Group
Flight simulation company
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Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd.
Israeli manufacturing company
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Futuremark
Company
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Škoda Transtech
Finnish manufacturer of railway and trams rolling stock
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Opel Performance Center
Company
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Lionsgate Television
Canadian-American television company division of Lionsgate
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Gestamp Automoción
Spanish company
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Trina Solar
The world’s leading provider of PV and smart energy total solutions
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Mirae Asset Group
Financial Services Company in South Korea
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Sinomach
Chinese conglomerate with businesses in tool making, construction equipment, agriculture equipment, and infrastructure construction
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Dwango
Japanese media company
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Disasters & Pandemics 13
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1997 Central European flood
July 1997 Oder River flood
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1997 Qayen earthquake
Earthquake in Qaen County, Iran
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1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake
September 1997 earthquakes in Italy
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1997 Chittagong earthquake
November 1997 earthquake in Asia
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1997 Cariaco earthquake
Earthquake in Venezuela
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1997 Ardabil earthquake
Earthquake in Ardabil Province, Iran
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1997 Jabalpur earthquake
Earthquake in India
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1997 flood in Wrocław
Catastrophic flooding in Wrocław, Poland
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1997 Harnai earthquake
February 1997 earthquake in Pakistan
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1997 Punitaqui earthquake
Earthquake in Chile
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1997 Bojnurd earthquake
Earthquake in Bojnord County, Iran
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1997 Manyi earthquake
November 1997 earthquake in Tibet, PR China
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1997 Jiashi earthquakes
Earthquakes in China
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Banjarmasin riot
1997 riot against Golkar supporters and minorities in Indonesia
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Unrest in Gostivar and Tetovo
Unrest in Gostivar and Tetovo (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Architecture & Engineering 36
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Millennium Stadium
National stadium of Wales
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Pride Park Stadium
Football stadium
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Shanghai Stadium
Stadium in Shanghai, China
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Mandela National Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Kampala, Uganda
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Daikin Park
Baseball stadium in Houston, Texas
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Arthur Ashe Stadium
Tennis stadium
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Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Building in India
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Köpetdag Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Turkmenistan
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Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Building in Izumi-ku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Sarawak Stadium
Stadium in Malaysia
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Dalian Jinzhou Stadium
Stadium in Jinzhou, Dalian
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Zohar Bridge
Bridge in Israel
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Balmoor Stadium
Stadium in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello
Church in Rome, Italy
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Kagawa Marugame Stadium
Building in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium
Stadium
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Hoeggen Church
Church in Trondheim, Norway
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Rønvik Church
Church in Bodø, Norway
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Hana Church
Church building in Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway
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Sund Church
Church building in Øygarden, Norway
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Alliance Bank Stadium
Baseball stadium in Syracuse, New York
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Lantau Link
Road and rail crossing comprising bridges and viaducts, between Tsing Yi and Lantau in Hong Kong
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Kitakami Stadium
Building in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Sela Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Sandane Church
Church building in Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
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Bønes Church
Church building in Bergen, Norway
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Estádio Municipal Irmão Gino Maria Rossi
Multi-use stadium in Pouso Alegre, Brazil
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Nipro Hachiko Dome
Building in Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan
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Seegård Church
Church building in Gjøvik, Innlandet, Norway
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Säntis transmitter
Säntis transmitter (Architecture & Engineering).
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Flatirons Community Church
Church building in Colorado, United States of America
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St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church
Church building in Florida, United States of America
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HoHoKam Stadium
Spring training baseball park in Arizona, U.S.
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Estadio Juan Carlos Durán
Bolivian sports stadium
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Temerloh Mini Stadium
Stadium in Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia
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Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
University of Florida softball stadium
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Sports & Entertainment 51
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Hollywood Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Los Angeles, USA
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1997 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
Short track team championship
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Lima Film Festival
Latinamerican movie festival
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Film festival taken place in Tallinn, Estonia
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1997 Cannes Film Festival
Awards gathering for films
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Zanzibar International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Zanzibar, Tanzania
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New National Theatre Tokyo
Opera house in Tokyo, Japan
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Shakespeare's Globe
Theatre in London, reconstruction of the Globe Theatre
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Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Horror films festival in South Korea
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Gods of Metal
Music festival
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54th Venice International Film Festival
1997 film festival edition
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Pohoda
Music festival
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47th Berlin International Film Festival
1997 film festival edition
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Summer Breeze Open Air
Music festival
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Fuckparade
Annual Berlin technoparade
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Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
Annual Czech festival of creative documentary films
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American Black Film Festival
Annual film festival
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Sofia International Film Festival
Film festival in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Melt! Festival
Music festival in Germany (1997-2024)
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Rock im Park
Music festival
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Madlenianum Opera and Theatre
Opera house and theatre in Zemun, Belgrade
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20th Moscow International Film Festival
Film festival
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Fusion Festival
Music festival
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1995 Copa Interamericana
Football match
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Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Alpe d'Huez, France
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New York International Fringe Festival
Fringe festival in New York City
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Zwarte Cross
Music festival and motocross event in the east of the Netherlands
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Nautical Week of Melilla
Sailing competition in Melilla
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SonneMondSterne
Music festival
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Rainforest World Music Festival
Malaysian annual music festival
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Sanremo Music Festival 1997
Italian song contest (47th edition)
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Interceltic Festival of Avilés
Asturias- Spain
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Animac – Catalunya International Animation Film Festival
Film festival
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Donaukanaltreiben Festival
Cultural festival in Vienna
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Macau Open
Squash tournament
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Parque de la Costa
Amusement park located in Tigre
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Garorock Festival
French music festival
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Prague Grand Prix
10K road race in Prague
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Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival
Film festival
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Teatrul Național Gagauz Mihail Ciachir
National theatre of Gagauzia in Ceadîr-Lunga, Moldova
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Sydney Lyric
Theatre in Sydney, Australia
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Ypsigrock
Italian contemporary music festival
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Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Los Angeles, USA
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LA Shorts Fest
American film festival
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Seoul International Women's Film Festival
Women's film festival in South Korea
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Rainbow Spirit Festival
Arts, music and lifestyle festival in Victoria, Australia
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South American Super Touring Car Championship
Touring car series based in South America
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UK Jewish Film Festival
Annual film festival in the UK
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Esbjerg Performing Arts Centre
Concert hall and theatre in Esbjerg, Denmark
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Kemah Boardwalk
Theme park in Kemah, Texas
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1997 Toronto International Film Festival
1997 film festival edition
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Empires & Countries 1
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Zaire dissolved
Zaire ceased to exist, having been centered at Kinshasa.
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