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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer...
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
21: ...] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
23: ...]], first to sight the [[Pacific Ocean]], founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the...
38: *[[Saint Brendan]] - [[Ireland|Irish]] [[abbot]] who sailed the [... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
15: *[[Frank Abbandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
18: *[[Jakob Abbadie|Abbadie, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher
34: *[[Dimebag Darrell|Abbott, Darrell]], (1966-2004), US musician
114: ...], (circa 1000 BC), Biblical figure, third son of David
115: *[[Absalon]], (circa 1128-1201), Danish archbishop - Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
3: ...[April 15]], [[1683]]/[[1684]]–[[May 17]],[[1727]]) was the second wife of [[Peter I of Russia|Pet...
5: ...ven the birthname of Marfa Skavronska and was the daughter of Samuil Skavronski, a [[Lithuania]]n peas...
7: ...o, and became the mistress of, Prince [[Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov|Aleksandr Menshikov]], the best...
20: ...o ruler Prince [[Alexander Menshikov]] [[1725]]-[[1727]]''}} - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...f the [[University of Moscow]] and Shuvalov's foundation of the [[Imperial Academy of Arts|Academy of ...
7: Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of [[Peter the Great]] and [[Catherine I of...
9: ...e had a French governess, however, and at a later day picked up some Italian, German and Swedish, and ...
11: ...d to her, so that on the death of her mother (May 1727) and the departure to [[Holstein]] of her beloved...
13: ... of Peter the Great, practically banished Peter's daughter from court. Elizabeth had inherited her fat... - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
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6: | date2=[[March 4]], [[1825]]
8: | succeeded=[[John Quincy Adams]]
9: | date of birth=[[April 28]], [[1758]]
12: | date of death=[[July 4]], [[1831]] - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
5: *[[Laloo Prasad Yadav|Yadav, Laloo Prasad]] (born 1948), [[India]]n politici...
6: *[[Genrikh Yagoda|Yagoda, Genrikh Grigor'evich]] (1891-1938)
42: *[[Yasunori Mitsuda|Yasunori, Mitsuda]], (born [[1972]]), [[Japan|Japanese]] [[video ga...
73: ...Stephen Yenser|Yenser, Stephen]], Whitman winner–''The Fire In All Things''
115: *[[Yoannis XVII of Alexandria]], ([[1727]]-[[1745]]), Coptic Pope - List of painters (54090 bytes)
8: *[[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sc...
29: *[[Franklin Adams]]
45: *[[David Allan]] ([[1744]]-[[1796]])
110: *[[David Bates (painter)|David Bates]] ([[1952]]-) - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
10: ...g in Europe was [[Fresco|buon fresco painting]] — wall-painting using pigments in a water medium...
16: ...] ([[1599]]-[[1641]]), [[Thomas Gainsborough]] ([[1727]]-[[1788]]), and [[John Constable]] ([[1776]]-[[1...
18: ...century]] [[Britain]], [[Paul Sandby]] ([[1725]]–[[1809]]) was called the father of British wate...
33: According to a tradition, dating from at least the early [[20th century]], the... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
13: *[[William George Armstrong]] — [[hydraulic crane]], Armstrong breech-loading ...
14: ...e [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed potato flakes
18: *[[Charles Babbage]], (1791-1871), [[England]] — [[Analytical engine]]
20: ...d]] (1863) - (1944), [[Belgian]]–American — [[plastic]]
21: ...h Baer]] - [[Germany|German]] born [[American]] — [[computer game]] - Isaac Newton (23339 bytes)
2: ...sh; [[31 March]] [[1727]] by the [[Gregorian calendar]]) was an [[English (people)|English]] [[physici...
19: ...eventually became engaged to the apothecary's stepdaughter, Anne Storey, before he went off to [[Cambr...
25: ..., to illustrate how he drew inspiration from everyday events.
31: ...]]. Any fellow of Cambridge or Oxford had to be ordained at the time. However the terms of the Lucasia...
38: ... at its rear side, dispassionately noting "white, darke & coloured circles" so long as he kept stirrin... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: ...ear in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 363 days remaining (364 in [[leap year]]s).
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
8: *[[1492]] - [[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spa...
20: ...kefeller]] unites his oil holdings into the [[Standard Oil]] [[trust]].
22: ... C. Ball]] of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: [[Railroad chronometers]]. - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
3: ... for a tall mast or sail on a [[sailing ship]]. Today the word is used exclusively to refer to a tall ...
19: This table is adapted from [http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/sk/st/tp/w...
20: The table is up to date [[as of 2005]]. The towers of the [[World Trade...
130: |42||[[Bank of America Plaza]]||[[Dallas]]||281 m||921 ft||72||1985 ||
186: ...ter]]||1972||Destroyed||1368 ft||417 m||1727 ft|| 526 m||110 || - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
2: ...]] [[April 26]], [[1564]] ([[Old Style|O.S.]]); – [[April 23]], [[1616]] (O.S.), [[May 3]], [[16...
6: ...between [[1588]] and [[1616]], although the exact dates and [[Chronology of Shakespeare plays|chronolo...
8: ...any [[list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays|adaptations]] of his works.
12: ...espeare{{fn|1}}—actor, playwright and poet—was one individual whose life can be clearly ma...
14: ...be [[England]]'s greatest, it is also the [[Feast Day]] of [[Saint George]], [[patron saint]] of Engla... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
20: *[[Johannes Nicolaus Br?d]], (1879-1947), Danish chemist
36: *[[John Dalton]], (1766-1844), physicist
37: ...[[Henrik Carl Peter Dam]], (1895-1976), [[Denmark|Danish]] biochemist, winner of the [[1943]] [[Nobel ...
38: *[[Humphry Davy]], (1778-1829)
43: *[[Davorin Dolar]], (born 1921), chemist - March 20 (10075 bytes)
1: ...alendar]] (80th in [[Leap year]]s). There are 286 days remaining.
3: {{MarchCalendar}}
7: *[[1413]] – [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] becomes King of...
8: *[[1602]] – The [[Dutch East India Company]] is establishe...
9: *[[1739]] – [[Nadir Shah]] occupies [[Delhi]] in [[India]]... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
14: *[[John Couch Adams]] (United Kingdom, [[1819]] - [[1892]])
25: *[[Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov]] (Russia, [[1912]] - [[1999]...
66: *[[David Bates (physicist)|David Bates]]
75: *[[Daniel Bernoulli]] (Switzerland, [[1700]] - [[1782]]...
88: *[[Danilo Blanusa]], ([[Croatia]], [[1903]] - [[1987]]) - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: ...arc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: ... Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
12: ...reeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn...
19: *[[Adam Parvipontanus]], (d. 1181)
20: *[[Marilyn McCord Adams]], (born 1943){{fn|O}}
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}} - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
10: ...ematical lectures and respected his family. When Daniel and Nikolaus Bernoulli asked him to allow his...
12: ...ics or motion explained with analytical science"—that is, calculus). In [[1735]] he lost much o...
14: ...three sons and two daughters survived. The descendants of these children, however, were in high posit...
20: ...alculated that it would take eight-hours work per day for 50 years to copy all his works by hand. It ...
27: Euler, with [[Daniel Bernoulli]], established the law that the [[t... - Theories and sociology of the history of science (16096 bytes)
7: ...hs or years for a hand-copied letter to arrive, today scientific communication can be practically inst...
9: Nowadays, almost all modern scientists participate in a ...
11: ...ment of the [[Scientific Revolution]] was the foundation of scientific societies: [[Academia Secretoru...
13: ... Society]] of [[London]], [[1660]] to the present day, brought together a diverse collection of scient...
15: ...II]], which produced such "wonder weapons" as [[radar]], [[rocketry]], and the [[atomic bomb]]. During...
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