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George Orwell

1903 CE – 1950 CE · 47 years

The Eton-educated policeman’s son who tramped the slums, fought fascism in Spain, and wrote the two most important political novels of the twentieth century — then died of tuberculosis at forty-six.

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Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Xinjiang

Founded 1914 CE · attested to 1945 CE

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Thomas Edison

1847 CE – 1931 CE

Conflict

Basmachi Movement

1916 CE – 1934 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Dutch East Indies

Attested 1650 CE – 1938 CE

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Nikola Tesla

1856 CE – 1943 CE

Conflict

Indonesian National Revolution

1945 CE – 1949 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1903 CE and 1950 CE.

1916 CE Basmachi Movement 1945 CE Indonesian National Revolution 1903 CE Ilinden Uprising (Macedonia) 1903 CE British Expedition to Tibet 1904 CE Russo-Japanese War 1904 CE Herero and Nama War

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Christ the Redeemer Landmark · Americas 1931 CE – still standing Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Panama Canal Route Trade route · Americas 1914 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Parícutin Volcano Landmark · Americas 1943 CE – still standing Iran Polity · Middle East Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE
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