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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
27: *[[Robert Bartlett]] ([[1875]]-[[1946]]), notable Arctic ...
30: ... ([[1304]]?-[[1377]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, trave...
32: *[[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer
33: *[[Joseph René Bellot]] [[France|French]] [[Arctic]] explorer
34: *[[Moric Benovsky]], [[Slovakia|Slovak]] - Burundi (13403 bytes)
3: ...ntries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the magnitude of the problems it faces in see...
38: ...ates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1962]] |
47: ...rom the latest International Comparison Programme benchmark estimates.
53: ... later a [[United Nations]] Trust Territory under Belgian administrative authority following [[World W...
58: ...etween Buyoya's government and the largest Hutu rebel group, CNDD-FDD. Later that year, FRODEBU leader... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
13: === Abba - Abbe ===
14: *[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
16: ...ge Robert Aberigh-Mackay|Aberigh-Mackay, George Robert]], (1848-1881), author
23: *[[Ernst Abbe|Abbe, Ernst]], (1840-1905), physicist
24: *[[Edwin Austin Abbey|Abbey, Edwin Austin]], (1852-1911), artist, painter - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
9: *[[Chinua Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
33: ...ian Benedict Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Christian Benedict]] (1763-1833)
47: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann|Ackermann, Wilhelm]], (1896-1962), mathematician - Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
3: ...([[October 11]] [[1884]] – [[November 7]] [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[human righ...
9: ...rother in giving Eleanor's hand to her husband to be. Their marriage was blessed with six childeren, o...
11: ...n the 1640s. His grandsons, Johannes and Jacobus, began the [[Oyster Bay]] and [[Hyde Park, New York|H...
13: ...band, but that Franklin, and now Eleanor, were members of the Democratic Party, which Alice viewed as ...
15: ...ckok suggested the idea for what would eventually become the Mrs. Roosevelt?s column ''[[My Day]]''. A... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
1: ...an and daughter of [[Salvador Allende]], see [[Isabel Allende (politician)]]''
3: [[Image:Isabelallende_writer.gif|thumb|Isabel Allende]]
4: ...[1942]]) is a [[Chile]]an writer whose books have been translated into many languages. She is one of t...
8: ... first husband, Miguel Fr�, whom she married in 1962.
10: ...tiago, Chile|Santiago]], and later in [[Brussels, Belgium]], and elsewhere in Europe. Her daughter Pa... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...sh]] and in [[English language|English]]. She is best known, at least in English, for her account of ...
5: ... at [[Copenhagen]], [[Paris]], and [[Rome]]. She began publishing fiction in various Danish periodica...
9: She returned to Denmark and began writing in earnest, publishing ''Seven Gothic ...
31: * ''Karen Blixen i Danmark: Breve 1931-1962'' (posthumous 1996, Denmark) - Hanna Reitsch (3751 bytes)
4: ... many [[glider]] aerobatic and endurance records, being the first woman to fly the Alps in a glider, a...
6: ...lew the Fa 61 every night inside the arena of the Berlin Motor Show.
8: ...utting [[barrage balloon]] cables. Eventually she became [[Adolf Hitler]]'s favourite pilot. Reitsch ...
10: ...ugh a number of V-1s were so equipped as ''Reichenberg''s, they were never used in combat. (See [[Selb...
12: ...r parents, but he would not allow it. She escaped Berlin through heavy Russian anti-aircraft fire. - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
5: ...n [[parachuting]] at the local [[Aeroclub]]. In [[1962]] she was selected to join the female cosmonaut c...
7: ...June 16]], [[1963]] she flew on [[Vostok 6]], and became the first woman and first civilian to fly int...
9: ...positions: From [[1966]] to [[1974]] she was a member of the [[Supreme Soviet]], from [[1974]] to [[19...
11: ...in [[1982]], though their marriage collapsed long before. Her second husband, Dr. Shaposhnikov died in... - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
5: ...Palestine]]. Her aunt Helen was married to Norman Bentwich who was Attorney General in the Palestine. ...
8: ...he University. She passed her finals in [[1941]]. Because of the ongoing war, [[World War II]], she wo...
9: ...on the papers she was writing, even though he had been equally involved in the work. It seemed she had...
12: ...he returned to find that his research project had been taken over by a newcomer. This was not a good s...
15: ...tually left King's in March 1953 to move to [[Birkbeck]]. - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
10: ...ng (genre)|swing]] singer, she also encompassed [[bebop]], scat, and performed [[blues]], [[bossa nova...
12: ...with [[Nelson Riddle]]'s [[orchestra]]), [[Irving Berlin]], [[Cole Porter]], [[Jerome Kern]], [[Johnny...
16: ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' is the most notable of her many recordings ...
20: She married twice. In 1941 she married Benny Kornegay, but the marriage was later annulled....
22: ...leg]]s in [[1993]], and in [[1996]] she died in [[Beverly Hills, California]], after having made some ... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ..., The state of [[Michigan]] declared her voice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Gr...
6: ...e 14. She signed with [[Columbia Records]] after being discovered by legendary A&R man [[John Hammond...
8: ...rned the nickname ''"The Queen of Soul"'', having become an internationally famous artist and a symbol...
10: ...in the UK pop charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''...
12: ...unchallenged, winning eight successive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she later added t... - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
1: ...The Very Best of Sheryl Crow'' album released October 2003]]
3: '''Sheryl Crow''' (born [[February 11]], [[1962]] in [[Kennett, Missouri|Kennett]], [[Missouri]],...
7: ...nd work as a [[backup vocalist]] for many major label acts. She was recruited to perform as a backup s...
9: ...usic|pop]] sound of the record and implored the label to allow her to start anew; they agreed. She tea...
11: ...Do"; Record of the Year for "All I Wanna Do"; and Best New Artist. - Ulrike Meinhof (1853 bytes)
3: '''Ulrike Meinhof''' ([[October 7]], [[1934]], [[Oldenburg]] - [[May 9]], [[1976...
5: ...girls, Bettina and Regine, on [[September 21]], [[1962]].
7: ...American military bases. The group was quickly dubbed "The Baader-Meinhof Gang" by the German press. M...
9: ...rnmental inquiry panel. Many people, including members of the [[Red Army Faction]] have always held th... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
6: ...ned down by the [[United States Navy | Navy]] for being too tall.
10: ...ashington, D.C., where she was married on [[September 1]], [[1946]] to Mr. Child, a man of sophisticat...
14: ... [[Simone Beck]] who, with her friend [[Louisette Bertholle]], had written a French cookbook for Ameri...
16: In 1951, they began teaching cooking to American women in the Chil...
20: ...ticles and a regular column for ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' newspaper. - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
1: ...avis''' the actress; there is also singer named [[Betty Davis]].''
2: [[Image:bettedavis.jpg|thumb|right|208x240|]]
3: ...ash; [[October 6]], [[1989]]), better known as '''Bette Davis''', was an [[Academy Award]] winning [[U...
5: ...cille Ball]] home because she was "too shy"), and became a star.
7: ...d many write-in votes from disgruntled Academy members. - Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
2: ...istian "Jodie" Foster''' (born [[November 19]], [[1962]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Actor|actre...
5: ...ep school, the [[Lyc饠Fran硩s de Los Angeles]], before going on to [[Yale University]], where she ea...
7: ...e earned a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in [[Martin S...
9: ...cademy Award for Best Actress|Academy Awards]] as Best Actress for her role as a gang-rape victim in '...
11: ...s even share the same father. Because of this and because she has lived with a female companion for se... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...which she won four. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, the record for nominati...
5: ...oy that," Hepburn later said of her unabashedly liberal family, who she credited with giving her a sen...
7: ...Young Women's Golf Championship. She would later be recognized for her athletic physicality — s...
10: ...egree from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mistake? other sources say her degree was in dr...
14: ==Hepburn's acting career begins== - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...s of all time and, at the age of 70, continues to be a top sex symbol.
7: ...ani" or "Sofia Lazzaro' and took part in regional beauty contests, were she won several prizes and was...
11: ... became romantically attracted for a time). Loren became an international film star with a five-pictur...
13: ... actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language performance...
15: ... with [[Peter Sellers]], with whom she recorded a best-selling album of comedic songs and also reporte... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...''' ([[June 1]], [[1926]] – [[August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actr...
4: ... most celebrated actor in film history, Marilyn's beginnings were humble to say the least.
6: .... The most likely candidate for a while seemed to be [[Charles Stanley Gifford]], a [[salesman]] for t...
8: ..., ''My Story'', [[ghostwriter|ghostwritten]] by [[Ben Hecht]], Marilyn said she thought Wayne and Ida ...
10: ...al hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]].
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