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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
5: ...deJaneiro_LE2002059_lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...d for its yearly [[Brazilian Carnival|Carnival]] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an...
15: The city wasn't founded until March 1st, 1565 by Portuguese knight Estᣩo de Sᬠwho called it...
17: ...ity developed from current Downtown (Centro, see below) to southwards and then westwards, an urban mov...
25: ...red, until president [[Juscelino Kubitschek]] was elected in [[1955]] and took office in [[1956]] with... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...plorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technology]] ...
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
22: *[[Pêro de Barcelos]] ([[15th century]]/[[16th century]] [[Portugue...
25: *[[Samuel Baker]], Africa
30: ...er]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]... - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
4: *[[Jan Santini Aichel|Aichel, Jan Santini]], (circa 1670-1723), Czech architec...
5: *[[Gregor Aichinger|Aichinger, Gregor]], (circa 1565-1628), German composer
8: *[[Danny Aiello|Aiello, Danny]], (born 1933), US actor
22: *[[Aksel Airo|Airo, Aksel]], (1898-1985), Finnish general and strategist
24: *[[George Biddell Airy|Airy, George]], (1801-1892), astronomer - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
9: ...England]] ("Bloody Mary"), who lived at approximately the same time ([[1516]] – [[1558]]), and w...
17: ... Scotland and England. (Mary adopted the French spelling Stuart during her time in France, and she and...
22: Mary was crowned as Queen of Scots in the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle on [[September 9]] [[154...
24: ...y Lord Livingston in solemn procession to the Chapel Royal. Inside, Lord Livingston brought Mary forwa...
26: ...rd of State was presented by the [[Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll|Earl of Argyll]], and the Ca... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
2: ...'Elizabeth I''' <br><small>Queen of England and Ireland</small>]]
7: ...d|Mary I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoil in [[England|English]] history.
9: ... last quality, viewed with impatience by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital m...
11: ... reduced the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to ...
13: ... member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen". - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
3: ...iguel chapel.jpg|right|thumb|250px|San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is the oldest church structure in the...
5: The elevation of Santa Fe is 2,132 metres (6,996 feet),...
9: ...s with an above average income and educational level. Restaurants, boutiques, and [[Art gallery|galler...
11: ...aramillo]], who opposed the focus on tourism, was elected mayor. Although she was voted out after serv...
13: ...[aspen]]s in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains turn yellow and the skies are clear and blue. This is also... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
13: *[[Elihu Yale|Yale, Elihu]] (1649-1721), [[Yale University]] benefactor
34: *[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro|Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn]], (born 1942), US horror author
45: ...es, Dornford]], ([[1885]] - [[1960]]), British novelist
48: ... W.]], ([[1747]]-[[1826]]), Continental Congress delegate from [[New York]]
50: ...t)|Yates, Richard]], ([[1926]]-[[1992]]), U.S. novelist - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[scu...
15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[paint...
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
23: *[[Riza Abbasi]] ([[1565]]-[[1635]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...d of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. The title itself has been used officially by the head of the Roma...
6: ...Church]], [[Patriarch]] of the West, [[primate (religion)|Primate]] of [[Italy]], [[Archbishop]] and ...
74: | '''[[Pope Telesphorus]]'''<br><small>Saint Telesphorus</small>
75: | '''Telesphorus''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small>
109: | '''[[Pope Eleuterus]]'''<br><small>Saint Eleutherus</small> - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...ublic]])) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[nobleman]], well known as an [[astronomer]]/[[astrologer]] (the t...
12: ...at he began to make his own studies of astronomy helped by some of the professors. He purchased an [[e...
16: ...arge the existing instruments, and construct entirely new ones. Tycho's naked eye measurements of plan...
18: ...his nose. A consequence of this was that Tycho developed an interest in [[medicine]] and [[alchemy]]. ...
22: ... to Augsburg, where he built a great quadrant, Basel, and Freiburg. He was informed about his father's... - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
1: ...e Connoisseur'' drawn c. 1565 is thought to be a self portrait]]
3: ...name and started signing his paintings as '''Bruegel'''.
5: ...hen returned to Antwerp before settling in [[Brussels]] permanently 10 years later. He died there on [...
7: ...ter Brueghel the Younger]] and [[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] who both became painters, but as they were s...
9: ...when the context does not make clear which "Brueghel" is being referred to. - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
7: ...ia]], the son of Giovanni Bruno, a soldier. In [[1565]] he took the name Giordano on becoming a [[Domin...
9: ...earliest days of ancient [[Egypt]]. They are now believed to date mostly from about [[300]] A.D. and t...
10: ...evices: in the spandrels are the four [[classical element]]s: earth, air fire, water]]
13: ... reason and abandoned the Dominican order. He travelled to [[Geneva]] and briefly joined the [[Calvini...
15: ...ry were apparently based, at least in part, on an elaborate system of mnemonics, but many of his conte... - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
1: ...:Michel-eyquem-de-montaigne 1.jpg|thumb|right|Michel de Montaigne]]
2: ...sonal flavor, he takes mankind and especially himself as the object of study. He was a [[Skepticism|sk...
6: ...as six, and while he lived there he spoke exclusively in [[Latin]], the language of the educated class...
10: Montaigne married in 1565; he had five daughters, but only one survived chi...
14: [[Image:Michel_de_Montaigne 1.jpg|left|thumb|Michel de Montaigne]] - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...anent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which...
11: ...nd technology|engineering]], [[Religion in India|religion]], and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flou...
14: ... or rose to power, especially in the relatively sheltered south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourish...
20: ...nagara Empire|Vijayanagara Empires]] to progressively colonise the country. This process unfolded unde...
26: ...parts of the country. Nonetheless, it has held itself together as a [[secular]] democracy. India has u... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language|English]] [[alphabet]]ica...
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
15: *[[Robert Adrain]] (Ireland)
19: *[[Selman Akbulut]] (Turkey) - Malta (18511 bytes)
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32: |'''[[Religion]]'''
53: |'''[[Top-level domain|Internet TLD]]'''
62: ...in [[southern Europe]]. It consists of an [[archipelago]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] directly south ... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...The '''Sovereign Military Order of Malta''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ...ohn the Baptist]], took in Christian pilgrims traveling to visit the birthplace of [[Jesus]]. It was s...
9: ...ght of the Kingdom of Jerusalem the Hospitallers held seven great forts and 140 other estates in the a...
15: ...ll as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon]].
19: ...nder the command of [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] delivered 200,000 men to the island. Against this for... - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
5: ...anent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which...
11: ...nd technology|engineering]], [[Religion in India|religion]], and [[Indian philosophy|philosophy]] flou...
14: ... or rose to power, especially in the relatively sheltered south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourish...
20: ...nagara Empire|Vijayanagara Empires]] to progressively colonise the country. This process unfolded unde...
26: ...parts of the country. Nonetheless, it has held itself together as a [[secular]] democracy. India has u... - Linnaean classification (11503 bytes)
1: ... to continue to do so. Scientific classification belongs to the science of [[taxonomy]] or [[systemati...
7: ...ow lost, but its translation into Latin by [[Michael Scot]] survives.
9: ...wiss professor, [[Conrad von Gesner]] (1516–1565). Gesner's work was a critical compilation of lif...
11: ...pists is due to the research of people like [[Marcello Malpighi]] (1628–1694), [[Jan Swammerdam]...
17: ... work, the ''[[Systema Naturae]]'', ran through twelve editions during his lifetime (1st ed. 1735). He... - December 9 (7837 bytes)
20: ...omobile crash in occupied [[Germany]]. He died twelve days later.
23: *[[1953]] - [[General Electric]] announces that all [[Communist]] employee...
25: ...1960]] - ''[[Coronation Street]]'' first airs on televisions across the [[United Kingdom]].
26: ...ichmann]] found guilty of [[war crime]]s in [[Israel]]
30: ...ech Wałęsa]] becomes the first directly elected president of [[Poland]].
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