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- 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: Ag (3474 bytes)
11: ...Alexander Emanuel Agassiz|Agassiz, Alexander Emanuel]], (1835-1910), American man of science
13: *[[Agathangelus I]], patriarch of Constantinople
14: *[[Agatho of Alexandria]], (pope 665-681), religious figure
18: *[[Mehmet Ali Agca|Agca, Mehmet Ali]], (born 1958), failed assassin of [[Pope]] [[Pope John Paul II...
21: ...gmon, David]], [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]] - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
1: [[Image:Maria Cantwell.jpg|frame|Maria Cantwell]]
3: '''Maria E. Cantwell''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is the junior [[United States Senate|United St...
7: Maria Cantwell was born in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis...
9: ...mi University of Ohio]], where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration. After ...
13: ...gement Act of 1990]], which required cities to develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
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27: ... of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...gn relations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and forme...
31: ...eurial culture. She also aimed to cut back the [[welfare state]] and foster a more flexible labour mar...
36: ... Grantham Council in [[1945]], Roberts was not re-elected as an Alderman, a decision which affected hi... - Christabel Pankhurst (1631 bytes)
1: ...e:Cpankhurst.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|'''Christabel Pankhurst''']]
3: ...ptember 22]], [[1880]] – [[February 13]], [[1958]]) was a [[suffragette]] born in [[Manchester]], ...
5: ...tte cause after her daughter's arrest and was herself imprisoned on many occasions for her principles.
7: ...ed States]] where she eventually became an [[evangelist]].
11: Christabel Pankhurst died in [[Los Angeles, California]] and was buried in the [[Woodlawn ... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
1: ...n and daughter of [[Salvador Allende]], see [[Isabel Allende (politician)]]''
3: [[Image:Isabelallende_writer.gif|thumb|Isabel Allende]]
4: ...f the most popular novelists in the world today, selling over 35 million copies and translated in 27 d...
6: ... In 1945, her parents separated, and her mother relocated with their three children to Chile, where t...
8: ...ucation, and there she met her first husband, Miguel Fr�, whom she married in 1962. - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
7: ...ated a [[coffee]] plantation. After several infidelities on the husband's part, the couple separated ...
9: ...drezel''. She was awarded the [[Tagea Brandt Rejselegat]] in [[1939]].
22: * ''The Angelic Avengers'' (1947)
24: * ''Anecdotes of Destiny'' (1958)
34: ...Blixen|Asteroid 3318 Blixen]], named after the novelist - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ...nklin''' ([[July 25]], [[1920]] - [[April 16]], [[1958]]) was a British [[physical chemist]] and [[cryst...
5: ...re her father taught in the evenings. Later they helped settle Jewish refugees from Europe who had esc...
8: ...ficiently, a problem affecting the war. Her work helped spark the idea of high-strength carbon fibres ...
9: ...nsidered changing her mind and staying. Unfortunately, Jacques Mering, her mentor, had been unhappy ab...
12: ...od start to the relationship which went progressively downhill. - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ... most famous singing actress of the era. An extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from cla...
5: ...ny bel canto operas, contributing greatly to the bel canto revival of the 1950s.
7: ...ain on her voice started to become apparent; by [[1958]] it reached a point where she was no longer suit...
9: ...t it was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice.
11: ...hen Onassis left Callas for [[Jackie Onassis|Jacqueline Kennedy]], widow of assassinated US president ... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ellafitzgerald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]]...
2: ...[[1996]]), also known as '''[[Jazz Royalty|Lady]] Ella''', was one of the most important [[jazz]] [[si...
6: ...h she won, adding fame to both the Apollo and herself. She was noticed by [[Bardu Ali]] of [[Chick Web...
8: ..., the band continued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra."
10: ...arilyn Monroe]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s. - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ... Brothers]], one of the earliest professional gospel groups.
3: ...e an inevitable backlash from gospel purists who felt she had watered down her sound for popular acces...
5: ...]]; when she returned, she made one of her final television appearances on ''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'...
7: ...ted into the [[Gospel Music Association]]'s [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] in [[1978]]. - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ...e Barrow''') were famous [[bank robber]]s who traveled the [[central United States]] during the [[Grea...
9: '''Bonnie Elizabeth Parker''' was born [[October 1]], [[1910]]...
15: ...exas|Ellis County]], Texas, near [[Telico, Texas|Telico]] (just south of [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]). He...
19: ...o her brother's house and meets a charming young fellow. Nobody thought it was anything special. Nobod...
21: == Prison and release == - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
10: ...|West End]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities.
12: ... [[Marlene Dietrich]]", but [[Hollywood]] success eluded her in her first four films of the 30s. Criti...
14: Nevertheless, [[David O. Selznick]] called her the "first choice among establi...
16: ... that she was too old (at 34) for Scarlett's antebellum scenes (One also wonders if the cynical Bankhe...
18: ...rable plays until she played Regina in [[Lillian Hellman]]'s [[The Little Foxes]] (1939). Her portraya... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ...ilms in Sweden, Bergman was signed by [[David O. Selznick]] to star in the remake of [[Intermezzo (193...
5: ...for Best Actress with her performance in ''[[The Bells of St. Mary's]]'' ([[1945]]). She would receive...
7: ... children is the model and actress [[Isabella Rossellini]].
11: ...an]] fluently, which caused fellow actor [[John Gielgud]]'s remark, "She speaks five languages, and ca...
15: ...ni-series]] [[A Woman Called Golda]], about [[Israeli]] [[prime minister]] [[Golda Meir]]. - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
1: [[Image:AmazinGrace.jpg|thumb|300px|Grace Kelly (1929–1982).]]
3: '''Grace Patricia Kelly''' ([[November 12]], [[1929]] – [[Septemb...
5: ...lowed in that tradition. ''Kelly Drive'' in Philadelphia is named for John, Jr., who was a city counci...
7: ...ecoming an actress, Kelly became a [[fashion]] model and appeared in her first [[film]], ''[[Fourteen ...
9: ...] for her role in ''[[From Here to Eternity]]''. Kelly made three films with [[Alfred Hitchcock]]: ''[... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
7: ...Rome]]. Around this time, she also worked as a model in the ''fotoromanzi'' (weekly ilustrated romanti...
9: ...k off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]].
11: ...starring Cary Grant), and [[George Cukor]]'s ''[[Heller in Pink Tights]]'' (in which she appeared blon...
13: ...lian projects where she more freely expressed herself, although she gained profiency in the [[English ...
15: ...[[Peter Sellers]], with whom she recorded a best-selling album of comedic songs and also reportedly fr... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
4: Although she would eventually become the most celebrated actor in film history, Marilyn's beginning...
6: ..., was not her true biological father. The most likely candidate for a while seemed to be [[Charles Sta...
8: ...yne and Ida were her parents until Ida, rather cruelly, corrected her. After Marilyn's death, Ida clai...
10: ...spital in [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a ment...
12: ...tic side and a super-human drive. She was very intelligent and more unhappy than her screen image sugg... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
3: '''Francina Elsje "Fanny" Blankers-Koen''' ([[April 26]], [[1918...
7: ...she became leader of the Dutch female track and field team. In 1999, she was voted "Female Athlete of ...
11: ...Lage Vuursche]] (near [[Baarn]]) to Arnoldus and Helena Koen. As a teenager, she enjoyed [[tennis]], [...
15: ... (shared with two other jumpers) while the Dutch relay team came fifth in the final (the sixth team in...
17: ... the preparations. The Olympics were formally cancelled on May 2, 1940, a week before the Netherlands ... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
10: *[[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne Olympic Games]]
13: **4 x 100 metres freestyle [[relay race|relay]] - gold medal
15: *[[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games]]
17: **4 x 110 yards (4 x 100.58 metres) freestyle relay - gold medal
25: **4 x 110 yards (4 x 100.58 metres) freestyle relay - gold medal - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
4: ...ht at the [[1924 Winter Olympics]], at the age of eleven. During the [[1924]] program, she skated over...
10: ... retired from acting in [[1958]] with the film ''Hello, London''. She became one of the wealthiest wo...
12: ...Winthrop Gardner]], and finally the shipowner [[Niels Onstad]]. Together, they accumulated a large co...
17: *''[[Seven Days for Elizabeth]]'' ([[1927]])
27: *''[[Iceland]]'' ([[1942]])
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