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- China (38909 bytes)
3: ...states, and as a single [[nation]] or multiple nations.
5: ...interference or [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]ese invasion. Imperial monarchy in China ended with the estab...
7: ...ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
10: :''Main article: [[Name of China in various languages]]''
14: ...(or centre) land," referring to the historic position of China at the centre of her known world, surro... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: ...o, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
41: *[[Russ Abbott|Abbott, Russ]], (born 1947), British comedian
55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah, (died 1921), religious leader
56: ...Kareem Abdul-Jabbar|Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem]], (born 1947), US athlete
74: *[[James Abercrombie Junior|Abercrombie Junior, James]], (died 1775), British Colonel, killed a... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
17: *[[Kathy Acker|Acker, Kathy]], (1947-1997), author
25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: *[[Adachi Hatazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[...
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
19: ...Adam, Melchior]], (died 1622), German divine and biographer.
27: *[[Adamnan]], (625-704), Irish religious leader - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...cial portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden J...
9: ...f Mann, has two-->; she has reigned in these positions since the death of her father, [[George VI of t...
11: ...in the other [[personal union|personal union]] nations of which she is or was Head of State. She is ma...
17: ...f succession to the British throne|line of succession to the crown]], behind her father and her uncle,...
19: ===Education=== - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, economic, and technological cha...
14: ...he occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|Germ...
16: ... would an adult. In order to prevent such a scenario, Parliament passed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', ...
18: ...h young Victoria, and that he entered into a relationship with her in order to gain social status (he ...
20: ... [[Order-in-Council]] partially reversed the decision by granting [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
3: ...ia]] and [[Queen of Ireland]]. Prior to her accession, she was also [[Princess of Wales]], [[Duke of C...
5: ...f for formal events, Queen Mary's valuable collection of jewels built up over her years as queen are n...
11: ...ks travelled throughout Europe, visiting their various relatives and staying in [[Florence]], [[Italy]...
29: ...od ([[9 September]] [[1882]] – [[23 May]] [[1947]]); and had issue.
40: The Duchess of York was not considered to be emotionally attached to her children. The royal nanny lo... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...n as [[Yang?, [[Myanmar]]) is a [[nonviolence|nonviolent]] pro-[[democracy]] activist in [[Burma]]. In...
6: ...ence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassination|assassinated]] by rivals in the same year.
10: ...ns for [[democracy|democratisation]], which were violently suppressed. A new military junta took power...
12: ... Suu Kyi entered politics to work for democratisation and was put under [[house arrest]] in [[1989]]. ...
14: ...prize money to establish a [[health]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people. - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
19: | [[March 10]], [[1947]]
24: | '''[[Profession]]:'''
31: ...ains [[North America]]'s only female head of a national government to date. She was also the second wo...
39: ...Canadian federal election, 1988|1988 federal election]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canad...
41: ... the [[Progressive Conservative leadership convention]] that June. As leader of the Conservatives Camp... - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
2: ...politician, was born in [[G?g]], [[Germany]] in [[1947]], and lived and studied in the [[United States]]...
4: ...ections. She graduated from the School of International Service at [[American University]] ([[Washingt...
6: While working at the [[European Commission]] ([[Brussels]], Belgium, [[1971]]-[[1983]]), sh...
10: ...982]] ''"...for forging and implementing a new vision uniting ecological concerns with disarmament, so...
12: ...r_jones/JF93/hertsgaard.html], [http://peopleinaction.info/board/2/689.html]). - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
5: ...She began publishing fiction in various Danish periodicals in 1905 under the pen name ''Osceola''. Her...
7: ...ined in Kenya and continued to operate the plantation until the collapse of the coffee market in 1931 ...
9: ...multaneously in Danish and English, mostly collections of short stories; she also wrote a novel entitl...
11: She died in Rungsted, apparently from malnutrition. She had suffered for many years from [[syphili...
22: * ''The Angelic Avengers'' (1947) - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
1: {{Infobox_Biography |
4: image_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known for...
11: ...vist philosophy#Ethics: rational self-interest|rational self-interest]]", and [[capitalism]]. Her nove...
12: #That man must choose his values and actions by reason;
16: ==Biography== - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
5: == Biography ==
13: Stein, a [[lesbian]], met her life-long companion [[Alice B. Toklas]] in 1907; Alice moved in with...
15: ... and her brother compiled one of the first collections of Cubist art. She owned early works of [[Pablo...
19: ...rges Braque]]. She coined the term "[[Lost Generation]]" for some of these expatriate American writers...
23: ...gmatism; thus at the opening of the German occupation of France she favored collaborative Vichy govern... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
5: ...[Harlem Renaissance]], performing at the [[Plantation Club]].
9: ... most sensational woman anyone ever saw." In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in s...
15: ...e was never really able to obtain the same reputation at home. Upon a visit to the United States in [[...
21: ..., divorced), French orchestra leader Jo Bouillon (1947, separated 1957, eventually divorced), and Americ...
23: Baker wrote several autobiographies, each containing a different story about ... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ...pera]] [[singer]] of the post-[[World War II]] period. She combined an impeccable [[bel canto]] techni...
5: ...] in ''[[La Gioconda]]'' under the baton of [[Tullio Serafin]]. Together with Serafin, Callas subseque...
7: ...] recordings evidence masterly musical interpretations with an increasingly unstable higher register t...
11: ...r he was born on [[March 30]], [[1960]]. The relationship ended nine years later, when Onassis left Ca...
13: ...llas spent her last years living largely in isolation in [[Paris]], and died in 1977 from a heart atta... - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
5: ...nel [[Maurice Buckmaster]] of the [[Special Operations Executive]] and return to France to work with t...
7: ...ise''', she brought him funds and acted as his radio operator.
9: Churchill's operation in France was betrayed by a double agent, and Od...
11: ...h in June 1943 and sent to [[Ravensbr?[[Concentration Camp]]. She survived the war and testified again...
13: ...r imprisonment and she married Peter Churchill in 1947. They were divorced in 1956. - Violette Szabo (2541 bytes)
1: [[Image:Violetteszabo1944.gif|right]]
3: '''Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo''', [[George C...
5: ... spymaster during her time in the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) was [[Leopold Samuel Marks|Le...
7: ...of El Alamein]]. This was the event that caused Violette to offer her services to the SOE. Parachuted...
9: ...nd suffered terribly from malnutrition and exhaustion. - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
4: ... citizen]]. By [[1935]] she was very active in various [[socialist]] causes in the [[New York City]].
8: ...tures." In 1947 she won the [[Grand Prix Internationale]] for 16mm [[experimental film]] at [[Cannes]...
14: ...er]]'' (1982). James Merrill paid for the completion of several of Deren's films.
22: ...ransfigured Time'' (1946) Choreographic collaboration with Frank Westbrook and [[Rita Christiani]].
23: *''Meditation on Violence'' (1948) performance by [[Chao-li Chi]], Chi... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
22: ...orite as is her role as the Black Widow on television's Batman.
24: ...y|Old Grand Dad]] -- continued unabated. And behavior that was endearingly wicked in a flapper starlet...
104: *1945 [[Foolish Notion]]
105: *1947 [[The Eagle Has Two Heads]] - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
7: ...ied [[Andr預revin]] in [[1970]]. They had three biological children (Matthew, Sascha, and Fletcher) t...
9: ...t confirmed Farrow's accusations by his open relationship with one of her adopted teenage daughters, [...
11: ...parent, is active in agencies that encourage adoptions and is a [[UNICEF]] Special Representative. By...
16: ...others and their children modeling the latest fashions for families.
24: *''[[Unusual Occupations: Film Tot Holiday]]'' ([[1947]]) (short subject)
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