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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
39: ...Ackermann|Ackermann, Johann Christian Gottlieb]] (1756-1801)
61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
9: *[[Olof Ũlstr?hlstr?Olof]] ([[1756]]-[[1835]]), composer
12: ...i Ahmadullah|Ahmadullah, Qari]], [[Taliban]] interior minister - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...es' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...hood. She made him co-regent of her Austrian dominions, but she actually kept most of the power to her...
27: ...HI&RH Archbishop-Elector Maximilian of Cologne]] (1756-1784), [[Archbishopric of Cologne|Archbishop-Elec...
29: ...t, leaving her to learn the job on her own. Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury depleted...
31: The [[War of the Austrian Succession]] began with [[Frederick II of Prussia]] invadin... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...e also spent exorbitant sums of money on the grandiose baroque projects of her favourite architect, [[...
9: ...od, if not brilliant, but unfortunately her education was both imperfect and desultory. Her father had...
11: ...beloved sister Anne, her only remaining near relation, the princess found herself at the age of eighte...
13: ...ower, she was treated with liberality and distinction by the government of her adolescent nephew [[Pet...
17: == Palace Revolution of 1741 == - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...e not commonly used on the floor in European interiors until the 18th century. The hand-knotted pile ...
3: ... estate and home improvement industries a distinction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. ...
16: ... 1812 in France and c. 1825 in England. The addition of steam power in the mid-19th century further i...
19: ...ompositions include highly illusionistic, 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled (composed of a se...
21: ...om the American [[Halcyon Skinner]]'s 1860s invention called the "nipper". - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...d Canada while Spain gained Louisiana in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...British and became part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: ...nd [[King George's War]] ([[1744]]-[[48]]). The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to...
13: ... Ticonderoga]], and against the [[Braddock Expedition]] and British victories at [[Fortress Louisbourg...
15: ...o Louisiana – creating the [[Cajun]] population – but this would not be possible in Canada... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: The '''Seven Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom of Great Brita...
3: ...hich lasted 15 years (including [[Pontiac's Rebellion]]).
8: ... continuation of the [[War of the Austrian Succession]]. During that conflict, King [[Frederick II of ...
10: ...s ancestral [[Hanover (state)|Hanoverian]] possession as being threatened by France. Great Britain's a...
18: ...nce. Learning about the intentions of the [[coalition]] opposing him, Frederick determined to strike f... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]]) - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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35: !align="left"| [[Synodic period]] - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: '''Aaron Burr, Jr.''' ([[February 6]], [[1756]]–[[September 14]], [[1836]]) was an [[Unit...
9: ... hold for the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], in which he served under [[Benedict Ar...
13: ...ry War, Burr accompanied Benedict Arnold's expedition into [[Canada]] in [[1775]], and on arriving bef...
14: ...to practice in [[New York City]] after its evacuation by the British in the following year.
18: ...in the [[West Indies]] during the American Revolutionary War. They had two daughters. While their youn... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
7: *[[1577]] - formation of the [[Cathay Company]] to send [[Martin Frobi...
8: ...uette]] and [[Louis Jolliet]] begin their exploration of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river.
9: *[[1756]] - [[St. Patrick's Day]] is celebrated in [[New ...
10: *[[1776]] - [[American Revolution]]: [[United Kingdom|British]] forces evacuate [[...
16: ...aris]], 11 years after his death, creates a sensation. - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
117: *[[Giovanni Domenico Cassini]] a.k.a. Jean-Dominique Cas...
118: ...Jacques Cassini]] ([[France]], [[1677]] – [[1756]])
172: *[[Giovanni Battista Donati]], ([[Italy]], [[1826]] &nda... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
30: *[[Giorgio Agamben]]
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{...
97: *[[Ariston of Chios]], (fl. 250 BC){{fn|R}}
131: *[[Alain Badiou]], (born 1937)
170: *[[Vissarion Belinsky]], (1811-1848){{fn|R}} - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
3: ...dson's Bay Company]]. In [[1768]] he examined portions of the [[Hudson Bay]] coasts with a view to imp...
5: ...t (from 6 November 1769) failed through the desertion of his Indians; his second (from [[23 February]]... - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
6: ==Biography==
8: ... Both parents were of [[Poitou|Poitevin]] extraction, but the Arouets were long established in Paris,...
10: ...trong [[Jansenism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relationship with François.
12: ...owledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
14: ...e Temple, of which the [[knights of Malta|grand prior]] Vendôme was the head, and the poets [[Gu... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
1: ...er aged 49 (oil painting by [[Emanuel Handmann]], 1756)]]
3: ...xpression (mathematics)|expression]] involving various [[parameter|argument]]s; ie: ''y'' = F(''x''). ...
9: == Biography ==
12: ... vision in the right eye due to excessive observation of the [[Sun]].
14: ...nts of these children, however, were in high positions in Russia in the 19th century. - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: .... In [[Europe]], the principal nations of this period (in terms of [[industry|industrial]] capacity) w...
9: ...f power away from the west and create new competition in Europe other than France, England, and Spain.
11: ...ing away from their parents. In [[Asia]], exploration and influences from Europe were beginning to sha...
16: ...[[1701]]-[[1714|14]]: [[War of the Spanish Succession]]
18: * [[1707]]: [[Act of Union 1707|Act of Union]] passed merging the [[Scotland|Scottish]] and t... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ... the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]]]
6: ...ution, they were on the side of the counterrevolution.
8: ... the American revolution. The [[industrial revolution]] started in Britain. Despite its modest beginni...
13: ...ope on the eve of the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] (1700)]]
17: ... supplants [[Sweden]] as the dominant [[Baltic region|Baltic]] power after the [[Great Northern War]]. - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (12500 bytes)
1: ...], and [[operatic]] works as well as works for various solo instruments— most notably the [[Keyb...
11: ...ncluding instruction in both the [[piano]] and [[violin]]. Musically, he developed very rapidly and be...
13: ...Duo (music)|duos]], to play with her. On one occasion when Mozart became ill, Leopold expressed more c...
15: ...s throughout [[Europe]], beginning with an exhibition in 1762 at the Court of the Elector of [[Bavaria...
19: ...st legendary tale, occurred when he heard [[Gregorio Allegri]]'s ''[[Miserere (Allegri)|Miserere]]'' o...
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