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- George H. W. Bush (1569 bytes)
10: | place of birth=[[Milton, Massachusetts]]
13: | place of death=
19: ...lomacy)|ambassador]] to the [[United Nations]] ([[1971]]–[[1973]]), [[Republican National Committe... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
2: ...ht|framed|Victorian image of '''King Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shi...
9: ...al Roman of the [[2nd century]], whose military exploits in Britain may have been remembered for centu...
13: ... that another Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Ambrosius Aurelianus]], led the forces battlin...
19: ...f Arthur" and states "we went with Arthur in his splendid labours"; and the poem "Journey to Deganwy,"...
23: ..."Lives") of 6th-century [[saint|saints]]: for example, in the ''Life of Saint [[Illtud]]'', he is said... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...cia]] or [[Portugal]] among others. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic O...
3: ...etting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas,...
5: ...t]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472) of two, led by [[João Vaz C...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of the [[Caribbean]], including the isle...
11: ...]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[... - List of people by name: Aa (1020 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
9: ...amisepp|Aamisepp, Julius]], (1883-1950), Estonian plant breeder
10: *[[Kjetil Aamodt|Aamodt, Kjetil]], (1971-), Norwegian skier
12: *[[Hank Aaron|Aaron, Hank]], (1934-), baseball player - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
4: ... Patriarch]], (died 489), patriarch of Constantinople
8: *[[Marcel Achard|Achard, Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
11: *[[Dean Acheson|Acheson, Dean]], (1893-1971), USA Secretary - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
14: ==== People named Adam ====
32: ===== People named Adams =====
61: *[[Michael Adams|Adams, Michael]], (1971-), chess player
69: ...architect)|Adams, Thomas]], (1871-1940), UK urban planner - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
1: :''For other people with this name, see [[Mary Tudor]]''
13: ... created Princess of Wales, even though he was deeply disappointed that his wife had again failed to p...
21: ...ignity of a Princess, becoming a mere "Lady". Her place in the line of succession was transferred to t...
23: ...ex, Richmond and Hunsdon were among her principal places of residence.
39: ...il|Privy Counsellors]] had been implicated in the plot to put the Lady Jane Grey on the Throne. She c... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
26: ...[Earl of Lennox]] brought forward the Sceptre and placed it in her baby hand, and she grasped the heav...
28: ... the prelates and peers who knelt before her and, placing their hands on her crown, swore allegiance t...
31: ...nce with France. Fearing an uprising among the people, the [[Scottish Parliament]] broke off the treat...
40: ...omising childhood. With her marriage agreement in place, she was sent to [[France]] in [[1548]], at th...
42: ...[[Scots Language|Scots]]. She also learned how to play two instruments and learned prose, horsemanship... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...d English colonisation of [[North America]] took place under [[Walter Raleigh|Sir Walter Raleigh]] an...
27: ...g [[Philip II of Spain]], she worried that the people might depose her and put Elizabeth on the throne...
31: ...er, and it is said that upon Mary's death, the people rejoiced in the streets.
33: ...lish service. She later persuaded her mother's chaplain, [[Matthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He ...
37: ... were removed from the ecclesiastical bench and replaced by appointees who would submit to the Queen'... - Benazir Bhutto (7735 bytes)
3: ...d. Her husband, [[Asif Ali Zardari]], has been implicated as well, and remained in jail until [[Novem...
6: ...temporarily left Radcliffe for New York City in [[1971]], when [[India]] sent troops into [[East Pakista...
11: ... she was leader in [[exile]] of the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP), her father's party, but was unab...
17: ...humb|200px|left|Benazir Bhutto at a [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] event in Newark, CA, [[28 September]] [...
21: ...] and says she wants to return to office, most people in Pakistan are convinced that she and her husba... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
11: ! Place of Birth:
59: ...'goongi gudiya'' ([[Hindi]] for dumb doll), as people thought that she would be a puppet in the hands ...
65: ...t Congress party following the November [[1969]] split within the governing [[Indian National Congress...
67: ...ixon.JPG|thumb|Richard Nixon and Indira Gandhi in 1971]] This American support to Pakistan should be vie...
69: ...sses. The move reflected the anger of ordinary people at the time as several private banks had collaps... - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
7: ...] (born [[1970]]) and [[Priyanka Gandhi]] (born [[1971]]). She adopted Indian [[citizenship]] in [[1983]...
11: ...hiefly the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]) constantly played up the fact of her foreign birth, her declini...
15: ...was eventually accepted by the lawmakers, despite pleas by members of the Congress party for Gandhi to... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
7: ...r of the [[Finland's Social Democratic Party]] [[1971]]–[[2000]]
18: ...74]]. She joined the Social Democratic Party in [[1971]].
26: ...nion]] in the autumn of 1999 was also fresh in people's memory. - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
6: ...[[European Commission]] ([[Brussels]], Belgium, [[1971]]-[[1983]]), she participated in numerous peace a...
10: ...obel Prize'') in [[1982]] ''"...for forging and implementing a new vision uniting ecological concerns ...
12: ...om/mother_jones/JF93/hertsgaard.html], [http://peopleinaction.info/board/2/689.html]).
26: ...rg/nv_speaks_to_power.htm online book], almost complete text (also, out of print, published by Matsuna... - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
10: ...ort time each morning as her mother was buying supplies at the market.
16: ...]], then [[British Mandate of Palestine]]. The couple and her sister Sheyna emigrated to Palestine in ...
20: ...nity. Her duties there included picking almonds, planting trees, caring for chickens, and running the...
28: ...pendence]], I couldn't imagine these were real people doing something real. And there I was sitting do...
55: .... It is better that things are stated clearly and plainly: We shall not let this happen."—Golda ... - Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
21: |'''Place of Birth'''
36: In [[1971]] Reno was named staff director of the [[Judiciar...
40: ...roblems when it was revealed she had previously employed an undocumented immigrant as nanny. Reno rema...
70: ...ggressive and masculine. This is perhaps best exemplified by [[Will Ferrell]]’s tough-talking, e... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
5: ...e United States, buying and selling. The family split in [[1944]], and Gloria went to live with her m...
9: ... her infamous undercover expose in working as a [[Playboy bunny]].
14: In [[1971]] Steinem founded the [[National Women's Politica...
21: ...never forget about how much is still left to accomplish.
23: ...a]]. She became a newlywed at an age when most people start retirement—on [[September 3]], [[200... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...College]] in [[Toronto]]. After living in various places in North America and around the world, she re...
4: ...ues and concerns, which she examines through multiple genres such as [[science fiction]], [[Southern O...
6: ...ell as [[alliteration]] or [[assonance]] that is split up and put in separate lines to produce an echo...
39: ...Power Politics (collection)|Power Politics]]'' ([[1971]])
53: :''[[Good Bones and Simple Murders]]'' ([[1994]]) - Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
22: *Felicidade Clandestina (1971) - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
7: place_of_birth=[[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] |
9: place_of_death=[[New York City]], [[New York]]
22: ...]] to [[Universal Studios]]. Rand then wrote the play, ''[[The Night of January 16th]]'' in [[1934]] ...
28: ...tlas Shrugged]]'' is often seen as Rand's most complete statement of Objectivist philosophy in any of ...
31: ...]], all of which she believed helped foster a crippling culture of resentment towards individual human... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
8: ...ine of cosmetics "''Wings''," she flew her own airplane around the country promoting her products. Yea...
20: ... of the United States]] in [[1952]] and she would play a major role in his successful campaign. Close ...
22: ...the first woman to be honored with a permanent display of her achievements at the [[United States Air ...
26: Her aviation accomplishments never gained the continuing media attenti... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
7: In [[1949]], Hopper became an employee of the [[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert]]-[[John Ma...
14: In the 1970s, she pioneered the implementation of [[standards]] testing of computers, ...
26: ... Young Computer Professionals" was established in 1971 by the [[Association for Computing Machinery]].
38: ... is famous for her ''nanoseconds'' visual aid. People (such as generals and admirals) used to ask her ... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
9: ...] but it was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice.
11: ... to one of her biographers, Nicholas Gage, the couple had a child, a boy, who died hours after he was ...
15: ...ung singers, this seems unlikely. A more likely explanation is Callas' overuse of [[quaaludes]]. Devet... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
20: ...econd husband was the famous [[double bass|bass]] player [[Ray Brown]]. Together they adopted a child,...
68: *1965 ''[[Ella at Duke's Place]]''
91: *1971 ''[[Ella A Nice]]''
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112: *[[Media:How High The Moon.ogg|Download sample]] of "How High the Moon" - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
53: *[[1970]] ''[[Don't Play That Song]]''
56: *[[1971]] ''[[Aretha Live at the Fillmore West]]''
57: *[[1971]] ''[[Young, Gifted & Black]]'' - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
5: ..., her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. S...
22: *''Concordanza'' for chamber ensemble (1971)
23: *String Quartet No. 1 (1971) - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
5: ...ded her career with a concert in [[Germany]] in [[1971]]; when she returned, she made one of her final t... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
1: ...e:Janis Joplin-In Concert.jpg|right|thumb|Janis Joplin on the cover of her posthumously-released live ...
2: ... bands from [[1967]] to a posthumous release in [[1971]].
4: ... in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], though she never completed a degree. There, she began singing blues and ...
6: ...ovement was still in its infancy at this time - Joplin styled herself in part after her female blues h...
10: ...together with the Monterey performance, it made Joplin into one of the leading musical stars of the la... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
5: ...garette smoker since the age of nine, which may explain the unique texture to her voice, which was esp...
11: ...ses]]'' (1972), whose title track continued her exploration of the themes of "For Free", sold well, su...
13: ..."). The album was stylistically diverse, with complex vocal harmonies set with African drumming (the ...
15: ...dominated by the lengthy part-improvised "Paprika Plains". The album received mixed reviews: some enj...
17: ...rles Mingus]], who died before the project was completed. Mitchell finished the tracks with a band fe... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
6: She was awarded the [[Templeton Prize]] in [[1973]] , the [[Nobel Peace Prize...
22: ...nted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are...
24: ... she converted an abandoned [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temple into the [[Kalighat Home for the Dying]], a free...
29: ...ity Brothers was founded in [[1963]], and a contemplative branch of the Sisters followed in [[1976]]. ...
31: ...ful for God'' by [[Malcolm Muggeridge]] and his [[1971]] book of the same title, which is still in print... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
10: ... to fine cuisine. She learned to cook in order to please him and entertain their large social circle. ...
24: ...demonstrated on the show. It was soon followed in 1971 by ''Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume ...
28: ...ion Workshop]] program, [[The Electric Company]] (1971-1977).
34: ...rs during a series of [[stroke]]s in 1989. The couple did not have children. - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
5: Penny played the role of the wise-cracking brewery worker ...
7: ...s married to actor and director [[Rob Reiner]] ([[1971]]-[[1979]]).
16: *''[[The Christian Licorice Store]]'' (1971) (scenes deleted) - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
4: ...n of Honour]]. She has also occasionally directed plays.
13: ...the [[National Theatre]] in London. She is a multiple winner of the main awards for performances on th... - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
32: *''[[Blind Terror]]'' ([[1971]])
46: *''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]'' ([[1985]]) - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
5: ...], helped to found the organization that became [[Planned Parenthood]]. Hepburn's father was a staunc...
7: ...nging Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]].
12: ...ed. They decided to carry on their marriage in a platonic fashion, and the two would remain lifelong ...
17: Hepburn cut her acting teeth in plays staged at Bryn Mawr and later in revues staged...
19: ... almost incomprehensible. She was fired from the play, but continued to work in small stock company r... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...ew up in poverty in wartime [[Pozzuoli]] near [[Naples]].
7: Loren began her film career in the early 1950s playing bit parts in mostly minor Italian films, but...
9: ...ized her voluptuous physique (she even appeared topless in the films ''[[Two Nights with Cleopatra]]''...
11: ...hony Perkins]] (based upon the [[Eugene O'Neill]] play), ''[[Houseboat (movie)|Houseboat]]'' (a romant...
15: ...''[[Lady L]]'' with [[Paul Newman]], [[Charles Chaplin]]'s final film, ''[[A Countess from Hong Kong]]... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
9: ...old Andrews he didn't feel she packed the gear to play in My Fair Lady. After beating Hepburn for the ...
11: ...]]'', and ''[[S.O.B.]]'', in which she appeared topless, she was seen very rarely on screen during the...
13: ...haracter of Eloise, the moppet who lives at the [[Plaza Hotel]] in [[New York City]]. In [[2004]], she...
15: ...s|USA]] at the end of [[2002]] with [[Christopher Plummer]], [[Charlotte Church]], [[Max Howard]], and...
17: ... and, perhaps most notoriously, in ''S.O.B.'' she plays a character very similar to herself, who agree... - Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
1: ...he is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players and female athletes in history.
5: Billie Jean King won the triple crown for singles, doubles, and mixed doubles in...
7: ...ss, clay, indoor, and hard.) She is one of only 9 players to hold a singles title in each of the [[Gra...
9: In 1971, King (while still married) began an affair with ... - Furniture (1728 bytes)
42: ...Making of Old Furniture. London: Evans Brothers, 1971.
48: *[[G-Plan]] - Egypt (18830 bytes)
62: ...yramid_complex|Giza Pyramids]], the [[Karnak]] Temple and the [[Valley of the Kings]]; the southern ci...
67: ...-k3-ptḥ'' ("Hut ka Ptah"), the name of a temple of the god [[Ptah]] at [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]...
69: ...y and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by [[desert]]s to ...
73: Following the completion of the [[Suez Canal]] in [[1869]], Egypt bec...
86: ...for the fire, used as part of their predetermined plot to overthrow Farouk. - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
21: | '''Place of birth:'''
26: | '''Place of death:''' || [[Washington, D.C.]]
42: ...n''' and nicknamed '''Honest Abe''', the '''Rail Splitter''', and the '''Great Emancipator''', was the...
44: ...]][[Confederate States of America#International Diplomacy and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup></small...
46: ...]. His leadership qualities were evident in his diplomatic handling of the border slave states at the ... - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...e you have arguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until...
3: ...or Canada. To keep this overview article concise, please consider adding information instead to one of...
10: ...e for [[as of 2005|June 2005]] is 32.2 million people [http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/clock/populat...
21: ...tates|U.S.]], with which it has had a long and complex relationship (''see'' [[U.S.-Canada relations]]...
86: ... that the [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|First Peoples]] have inhabited parts of what is now called Ca... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
2: ...imah]], [[Sharjah]] and [[Umm al-Quwain]]. Before 1971, they were known as '''the Trucial States''' or '...
42: | [[2 December]], [[1971]]
61: ...eign affairs in nineteenth-century treaties. In [[1971]], six of these states — [[Abu Dhabi]], [[A...
71: ...moderate foreign policy stance have allowed it to play a vital role in the affairs of the region. In r...
88: ...nd [[Saudi Arabia]]. It is a flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
75: ...nuing Jordanian role in Muslim and Christian holy places in Jerusalem. The U.S. Government considers t...
79: ... a decisive victory over the ''fedayeen'' in July 1971, expelling them from the country.
96: ... the ultimate authority in Jordan, the parliament plays an important role.
123: Jordan consists mostly of arid desert plateau in the east, with Highland area in the west....
132: ...ty of Aqaba was completed in 2003. The government plans to extend this pipeline north to the Amman are... - Saint Kitts and Nevis (6100 bytes)
59: ...7. Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. St. Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 198... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...country, with a population of over 1.3 billion people, most of whom are classified as the [[Han Chines...
4: ...s those areas as parts of itself, an eternally complete and indivisible country. This claim is controv...
7: {{People's Republic of China infobox}}
10: ...ticles: [[History of China]], [[History of the People's Republic of China]], [[Timeline of Chinese his...
13: ...October 1]], 1949, [[Mao Zedong]] declared the People's Republic of China, establishing a [[communist ... - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
3: ...ages. The abbreviation is similarly used; for example, it is used as Switzerland's [[country code top-...
63: ...II]], and although a German intervention was both planned and anticipated, it ultimately didn't occur....
65: ...population and the cantons voted in favor of a completely revised federal [[constitution]].
67: ... in May 1992. Switzerland has not advanced this application since the rejection, by referendum, of the...
84: ...], and 1 from the [[Swiss People's Party|Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC)]]. This traditional distributi... - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
1: The '''People's Republic of Bangladesh'''is a country in [[Sou...
34: | from [[Pakistan]]<br>[[March 26]] [[1971]]
36: ...ladesh)|Victory Day]]'''<br>|| [[December 16]], [[1971]]
40: | '''[[Unemployment Rate]]''' || 3.6%
49: | '''[[National Flower]]''' || Water lily|Shapla ([[Water lily]]) - Qatar (10610 bytes)
37: | <br>[[September 3]], [[1971]]
57: ... became an independent state on [[September 3]] [[1971]]. Unlike most neighbouring emirates, Qatar decli...
61: ...en relatively inactive in Gulf politics but the diplomatic foray ensured future participation and domi...
63: ... the seven-imarat [[United Arab Emirates]]. Thus 1971 marked the inauguration of Qatar as an independen...
69: ...overy of oil, beginning in the [[1940s]], that completely transformed the nation's economy. Now, the... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
7: ...> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) |
51: ...India]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]] (Persia), [[People's Republic of China|China]] and the [[Arabian Se...
59: Pakistan is the birthplace of some of the most ancient civilizations and ...
72: ...to 1799 left the remnants of the Mughal Empire completely vulnerable. The British did not gain strong ...
74: ...ish Army, and their Heads were then put up for display at the Delhi Court.
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