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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...e city called Rio de Janeiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
7: ...de an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The current mayor is [[Cesar Maia]].
9: ...and used to be the country's capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
13: ... of Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "Rio de Janeiro", which means January ...
15: - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
4: *[[Jan Santini Aichel|Aichel, Jan Santini]], (circa 1670-1723), Czech archite...
5: *[[Gregor Aichinger|Aichinger, Gregor]], (circa 1565-1628), German composer
9: ...itical writer, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e fran硩se
13: ...Aikenhead, Thomas]], (died 1697), hanged for blasphemy, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
14: ...thur Aikin|Aikin, Arthur]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...ttish monarchs, in part because of the tragedy of her life.
9: ...nd]] ("Bloody Mary"), who lived at approximately the same time ([[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose ...
12: She was born at [[Linlithgow Palace]], West Lothian, ...
14: ...re questionable. Females and female lines could inherit only after extinction of male lines.
15: ...se had gone extinct before the death of Mary's father. - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...d her half-sister, [[Mary I of England|Mary I]]. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoi...
9: ...uding [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[1592]]) and the [[British East India Company]] ([[1600]]).
11: ...during Elizabeth's reign. Elizabeth also reduced the number of [[Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] fro...
13: ... [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen".
16: ...ter [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of Succession 154... - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
1: ...]] census, it has a population of 62,203. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Santa Fe County, New Mexico|...
3: ...nta Fe is the oldest church structure in the US. The [[adobe]] walls were constructed around A.D. 1610...
5: The elevation of Santa Fe is 2,132 metres (6,996 fee...
7: ...er materials but with stucco surfaces reflecting the historic style.
9: ...nd [[Art gallery|galleries]] line the streets of the city center and Canyon Road. - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
12: *[[Alexander Yakushev|Yakushev, Alexander]], ice hockey player
21: ...nese lieutenant general in Malaya, Singapore and the Philippines
25: ...9995;, 1883-1936), famous [[T'ai Chi Ch'uan]] teacher
34: *[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro|Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn]], (born 1942), US horror author
39: *[[Kerri Yascheshyn|Yascheshyn, Kerri]], ([[1985]] - [[2003]]), [[cancer]] p... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
23: *[[Riza Abbasi]] ([[1565]]-[[1635]]) - List of popes (77758 bytes)
2: This is a '''list of Popes of the Roman Catholic Church'''.
4: ... source counts [[#Notes on numbering of popes|Stephen II]].
6: ...rovince'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
7: ...overeign]] in the State of the [[Vatican City]] (the [[Holy See]]).
22: | '''Petrus''', <small>Head of the Church</small> - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
1: [[Image:brahe.jpeg|right|]]
3: ...ch institute]]". For purposes of [[publication]], he owned a [[printing press]] and [[paper mill]]. Hi...
5: ...rahe". Apparently his contemporaries did so and the usage has persisted.
8: ...anish]] King's court. [[Beate Bille]], Tycho's mother, also came from an important family which had pr...
10: ...ed, and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old. - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
1: ...el's ''The Painter and The Connoisseur'' drawn c. 1565 is thought to be a self portrait]]
3: ...d Breda in Latin, is meant. From 1559 he dropped the 'h' from his name and started signing his paintin...
5: ...[[Brussels]] permanently 10 years later. He died there on [[9 September]], [[1569]].
7: ...ey were still infants when their father died; neither received any training from him.
9: ... when the context does not make clear which "Brueghel" is being referred to. - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
3: ...esy|heretic]], popularly regarded as a martyr to the cause of [[freedom of thought]] because his ideas...
7: ...]] of Saint Domenico near [[Naples]]. In [[1572]] he was ordained a priest.
9: ...[[pantheism|pantheistic]] [[hylozoism]], and not the [[Trinity]].
10: ...o Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels are the four [[classical element]]s: earth, air fire, wat...
11: ...d by the newly rediscovered ideas of [[Plato]]. Other influences included [[Thomas Aquinas]], [[Averro... - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
1: ...e:Michel-eyquem-de-montaigne 1.jpg|thumb|right|Michel de Montaigne]]
2: ...nd and especially himself as the object of study. He was a [[Skepticism|skeptic]] and a [[Humanism|hum...
6: ... spoke exclusively in [[Latin]], the language of the educated class.
8: ...aux Parlement, he became very close friends with the humanist writer [[Étienne de la Boé...
10: ...nherited the Château de Montaigne, to which he moved back in 1570. - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...aked between the [[26th century BC|2600 BC]] and the [[20th century BC|1900 BC]].
8: ...ry]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dynasty]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...y|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
17: ...[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century BC .]] - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: The famous [[mathematician]]s are listed below in [[English language...
7: *[[Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi]] (Arab mathematician, ? - ?)
9: *[[Niels Henrik Abel]] (Norway, [[1802]] - [[1829]])
13: *[[Wilhelm Ackermann]] (Germany, [[1896]] - [[1962]])
29: *[[Alexander Anderson (mathematician)|Alexander Anderson]] (Scotland, [[1582]]... - Malta (18511 bytes)
42: |From the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br>[[September 21]], [[1964...
50: |'''[[National anthem]]'''
62: ...een ruled and fought over by various powers over the centuries.
69: ... noble titles remain in use today, of which the oldest is ''Barons of Djar il Bniet and Buqana''.
71: ... particularly in the Inner-harbour region, where the new city of [[Valletta]], named after Jean Pariso... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...ereign Military Order of Malta''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ...f [[Jesus]]. It was served by [[Benedictine]] Brothers.
7: ...nded into providing an armed escort to pilgrims. The escort soon grew into a substantial force.
9: ...ar [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. The property of the Order was divided into [[priories]], subdivided i...
15: ...trol a number of neighboring islands, as well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon... - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
5: ...aked between the [[26th century BC|2600 BC]] and the [[20th century BC|1900 BC]].
8: ...ry]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta dynasty]] oversaw the period referred to as India's "Golden Age".
11: ...y|philosophy]] flourished under the patronage of these kings.
14: ...the [[Vijayanagara Empire]], which declined with the 16th Century AD.
17: ...[Madhya Pradesh]] built by emperor [[Ashoka]] in the 3rd century BC .]] - Linnaean classification (11503 bytes)
1: ...e to do so. Scientific classification belongs to the science of [[taxonomy]] or [[systematics|biologic...
5: ...r [[Aristotle]], who classified animals based on their means of transportation (air, land, or water).
9: ...work was a critical compilation of life known at the time.
11: ...ologist]]s and the first microscopists is due to the research of people like [[Marcello Malpighi]] (16...
13: ... were classified according to a pre-conceived, either/or type system, and instead classified plants ac... - December 9 (7837 bytes)
1: ...ears) of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]]. There are 22 days remaining.
6: ...newspaper]], the ''American Minerva'', is established by [[Noah Webster]]
8: *[[1835]] - The Army of the [[Republic of Texas]] captures [[San Antonio, Tex...
9: ...1]] - First [[YMCA]] in [[North America]] established in [[Montreal, Quebec]]
10: *[[1856]] - [[Bushehr]] surrenders to the [[British]].
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