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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...ally replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
15: *[[Diego de Almagro]]
28: ...]], ([[1550]]?-[[1597]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]], died on [[Novaya Zemlya]] [[Northeast Passage]]
32: *[[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] explo...
37: *[[Pietro Savorgnan di Brazza|Pierre Savorgan de Brazza]] Italian explorer naturali... - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
11: ...exander Emanuel]], (1835-1910), American man of science
12: ...Louis]], (1807-1873), work on [[ice age]]s, [[glacier]]s
18: *[[Mehmet Ali Agca|Agca, Mehmet Ali]], (born 1958), failed assassin of [[Pope]] [[Pope John Paul II...
20: ..., (1969-1999), Sudanese immigrant to Germany who died as a result of an deportation attempt
21: *[[David Agmon|Agmon, David]], [[Brigadier General]] in the [[Israel Defence Forces]] - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: '''Maria E. Cantwell''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is the junior [[United States Senate|United St...
7: ...ssioner, city councilman, state legislator, and Chief of Staff for U.S. Representative [[Andrew Jacobs...
13: ...rowth Management Act of 1990]], which required cities to develop comprehensive growth plans, and she n...
21: ...med in [[2000]] that RealNetworks was at the frontier of Internet privacy. However, Internet privacy ...
35: ...[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]], the [[Spokesman-Review]], and the [[News Tribune]]. She easily won her ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...icknamed the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to...
29: ...erved as [[Secretary of State for Education and Science|Education Secretary]] in the government of [[E...
31: ...cher assert that [[Thatcherism|Thatcherite]] policies were responsible for this.
38: ...ty of Oxford|Oxford]] from [[1944]] where she studied [[chemistry]]. She became Chairman of the [[Oxfo...
41: ...o read for the [[Bar association|Bar]]. She qualified as a [[Barrister]] in [[1953]], the same year th... - Christabel Pankhurst (1631 bytes)
3: ...ptember 22]], [[1880]] – [[February 13]], [[1958]]) was a [[suffragette]] born in [[Manchester]], ...
5: ...s arrested and along with fellow suffragette [[Annie Kenney]] went to prison rather than pay a fine as...
11: ...st died in [[Los Angeles, California]] and was buried in the [[Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery]] in [[Santa... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
4: ...ts in the world today, selling over 35 million copies and translated in 27 different languages.
8: ...met her first husband, Miguel Fr�, whom she married in 1962.
12: ...ne ''Mampato''. She published two children's stories, "La abuela Panchita" and "Lauchas y Lauchones,"...
14: ...was overthrown in the wake of a violent coup and died of his wounds (whether from murder or suicide is...
16: ...enmark|Danish]] director [[Bille August]]. The movie starred [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Win... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
7: ... a [[coffee]] plantation. After several infidelities on the husband's part, the couple separated in 1...
9: ...The Angelic Avengers'', under the pseudonym of ''Pierre Andrezel''. She was awarded the [[Tagea Brand...
11: She died in Rungsted, apparently from malnutrition. She ...
24: * ''Anecdotes of Destiny'' (1958) - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ...nklin''' ([[July 25]], [[1920]] - [[April 16]], [[1958]]) was a British [[physical chemist]] and [[cryst...
5: ...t St Paul's Girls' School where she excelled in science and sport. Her family were actively involved i...
8: ...f coal and charcoal and how to use them most efficiently, a problem affecting the war. Her work helped...
12: ...similar research). Unfortunately, Randall had implied that Franklin alone would be working on DNA, app...
15: ...s not intended to be circulated to other laboratories. Crick and Watson realised this showed that the... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
7: ...ain on her voice started to become apparent; by [[1958]] it reached a point where she was no longer suit...
9: ...ober [[1971]] to March [[1972]], Callas gave a series of master classes at the [[Juilliard School]] in...
11: ...e years later, when Onassis left Callas for [[Jackie Onassis|Jacqueline Kennedy]], widow of assassinat...
13: ...et on the [[20 September]], and her ashes were buried in the [[P貥 Lachaise]] cemetery. After being s...
15: ...ated by Callas' $9 million estate. As Devetzi carried out Callas' wishes in founding the Maria Callas ... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
6: ...Apollo Theater]], [[New York]], in one of the earliest of its famous "Amateur Nights", which she won...
8: When Chick Webb died in [[1939]], the band continued touring under th...
12: ...hat are held in highest critical regard, are a series produced by [[Norman Granz|Granz]] of the [[Grea...
14: ...ng together with the "other voice" of jazz, [[Billie Holiday]] ([[1957]]).
20: She married twice. In 1941 she married Benny Kornegay, but the marriage was later annul... - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...ang with [[The Johnson Brothers]], one of the earliest professional gospel groups.
3: ... the history of [[Norway]]. She began a radio series on [[CBS]], and signed to [[Columbia Records]] i...
5: ...arances on ''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]''. Jackson died the following year. - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
1: [[Image:Bc10.jpg|thumb|Bonnie Parker]]
2: [[image:Bonnie_and_Clyde.jpg|thumb|200px|Bonnie and Clyde clowning.]]
3: '''Bonnie and Clyde''' ('''Bonnie Parker''' and '''Clyde Barrow''') were famous [[b...
7: == Bonnie ==
9: ...nie was wearing Thornton's wedding ring when she died. - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
4: ...tives|Speaker of the House]] [[1936]]-[[1940]]), niece of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John H. B...
6: At 15, Tallulah Bankhead won a movie-magazine beauty contest & convinced her family to...
10: ...nd]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities.
12: ...mera -- and that she was generally outclassed by Dietrich, [[Carole Lombard]], et al.
16: Polled, moviegoers thought otherwise. Her screen test for [[Gon... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ...]] to star in the remake of [[Intermezzo (1939 movie)|Intermezzo]] ([[1939]]). The film was an enormou...
5: ...r Best Actress nomination for ''[[Joan of Arc (movie)|Joan of Arc]]'' ([[1948]]).
7: ... husband and daughter for Rossellini and they married and had a son. The affair caused was a scandal i...
9: ...ess]]) for her performance in ''[[Murder on the Orient Express]]'' ([[1975]]). In [[1978]] she played...
11: ...ian]] fluently, which caused fellow actor [[John Gielgud]]'s remark, "She speaks five languages, and c... - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
3: ...of [[Prince]] [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III of Monaco]]. She was the mother of the princ...
5: ...were new but prominent figures in Philadelphia society. Her father was a self-made millionaire and a g...
7: ...y praised but somewhat controversial [[Western movie|western]] starring [[Gary Cooper]].
9: ...er]]'', ''[[Rear Window]]'', and ''[[To Catch a Thief]]''.
11: ...ir with co-star [[Bing Crosby]], which was kept quiet to protect both their reputations. - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Scicolone and grew up in pover...
7: ...e ''fotoromanzi'' (weekly ilustrated romantic stories) billed as "Sofia Villani" or "Sofia Lazzaro' an...
11: ...n the [[Eugene O'Neill]] play), ''[[Houseboat (movie)|Houseboat]]'' (a romantic comedy again co-starri...
13: ...freely expressed herself, although she gained profiency in the [[English language]]. In [[1960]], her ...
15: ...star cast of ''[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (movie)|The Fall of the Roman Empire]]'', directed by th... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
10: ...]], where Della had died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, Cali...
12: ...ilyn was underage at the time, she had to get married or otherwise she would have had to return the or...
20: ...ures]] saw Marilyn starring in one movie - ''[[Ladies of the Chorus]]'' in [[1948]] but once again she...
23: ...ction with the [[camera]]. From this point on, audiences were spellbound and Monroe never looked backe...
27: ...d]] and [[Sheree North]] failing to click with audiences, Zanuck finally admitted defeat and a triumph... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
7: ... she became leader of the Dutch female track and field team. In 1999, she was voted "Female Athlete of...
11: ...mmers in the Netherlands at that time (such as [[Rie Mastenbroek]]), and she would have a better chanc...
15: ...ixth team in the final, [[Germany]], was disqualified).
17: ... by [[Stanislawa Walasiewicz|Stanisława Walasiewicz]]. Many observers, and Koen herself, expected...
23: ... engaged, and on [[August 29]], [[1940]], she married Jan Blankers, thereby changing her name to Blank... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
9: ==Swimming achievements==
15: *[[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games]]
32: **110 yards freestyle: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
33: **220 yards freestyle: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
34: **440 yards freestyle: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
1: '''Sonja Henie''' ([[April 8]], [[1912]]-[[October 12]], [[1969]...
3: [[Image:SonjaHenie.jpg|thumb|Sonja Henie]]
4: ...r Olympics]]. She had earlier placed eighth in a field of eight at the [[1924 Winter Olympics]], at th...
10: ...m ''Hello, London''. She became one of the wealthiest women in the world in her time.
12: ... of modern art that formed the basis for the [[Henie-Onstad Art Centre]] at H?dden, near [[Oslo]].
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