Event anniversary

Orient Express

Took place on June 5, 1883

143

Years ago

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The 144th anniversary falls on June 5, 2027, in 244 days.

The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) that operated until 2009.

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