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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
14: *[[Agatho of Alexandria]], (pope 665-681), religious figure
17: ...n|Agazarian, Jack]], (1916-1945), [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, WW II hero
18: *[[Mehmet Ali Agca|Agca, Mehmet Ali]], (born 1958), failed assassin of [[Pope]] [[Pope John Paul II...
20: ...ant to Germany who died as a result of an deportation attempt
47: *[[Antonio Aguilar|Aguilar, Antonio]], Mexican singer - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ...well''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is the junior [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] f...
7: ... Her father, Paul, served as county county commissioner, city councilman, state legislator, and Chief ...
9: ... her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration. After earning her degree, she moved to [[Seattl...
13: ...egotiated its passage. She also worked on legislation regulating nursing homes.
15: ..., she got the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] Administration to drop its support of the [[Clipper Chip]], she... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
5: |'''Period in Office:'''
27: ...er vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation that stuck.
29: ...elations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and formed a ...
31: ...lth inequalities. However from the mid 1980s a period of sustained economic growth occured that led to...
33: ...use of Lords]] and as head of the Thatcher Foundation. - Christabel Pankhurst (1631 bytes)
3: ...ptember 22]], [[1880]] – [[February 13]], [[1958]]) was a [[suffragette]] born in [[Manchester]], ...
5: ...'s arrest and was herself imprisoned on many occasions for her principles.
7: ...er the end of [[World War I]], she ran as a Coalition candidate for Parliament in the Smethwick riding... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
4: ...novelists in the world today, selling over 35 million copies and translated in 27 different languages.
8:
10: ...1959 to 1965, Allende worked with the [[United Nations]]' [[FAO]] in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], and...
12: ...''. She also worked in Chilean television production for channels 7 and 13.
14: ...ere, she worked for the Caracas newspaper ''El Nacional'' and as a teacher in a secondary school. - 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...
24: * ''Anecdotes of Destiny'' (1958) - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ... [[crystallographer]] who made important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of ...
5: ...tary]] in 1916. He was also the first High Commissioner (effectively governor) for the [[British Manda...
8: ...t the ''British Coal Utilization Research Association'' studying the fine structure of coal and charco...
9: ...ring, her mentor, had been unhappy about her decision to leave and refused to put his name on the pape...
12: ...a newcomer. This was not a good start to the relationship which went progressively downhill. - 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... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ... for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
6: ...It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tisket A Tasket]]...
10: ...certs were often enriched by some hilarious imitations of other singers: in particular, she was able t...
12: ...by Riddle, and [[Duke Ellington]], a later collection devoted to one composer occured during the [[Pab...
14: ...[[Dizzy Gillespie]], and the [[Tommy Flanagan]] Trio, she also sang together with the "other voice" of... - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...he Johnson Brothers]], one of the earliest professional gospel groups.
3: ...les in the history of [[Norway]]. She began a radio series on [[CBS]], and signed to [[Columbia Recor...
5: ...en she returned, she made one of her final television appearances on ''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]''. Jac...
7: ...humously inducted into the [[Gospel Music Association]]'s [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] in [[1978]].
11: ...shtml Biography at FemBio ? Notable Women International] - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ...]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with various members of the [[Barrow gang]].
5: ...en 1931 and 1935, a period which led to the formation of the [[F.B.I.]]
11: ...de Barrow as they evaded capture and awaited the violent deaths they viewed as certain. She was fond o...
15: ...ller jobs, robbing grocery stores and filling stations at a rate far outpacing the ten to fifteen bank...
23: ... one-week escape ending with his recapture in [[Ohio]], Clyde remained incarcerated in the [[Texas sta... - 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]]
111: *1958 [[Crazy October]] - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ...film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to [[Hollywood]]" had arrived.
5: ...]). She would receive another Best Actress nomination for ''[[Joan of Arc (movie)|Joan of Arc]]'' ([[1...
7: ...an was branded as "Hollywood's apostle of degradation." One of Rossellini's and Bergman's children is...
9: ...ich she received her seventh Academy Award nomination and made her final performance on the big screen...
15: ...ard]] for Best Actress in [[1982]] for the television [[mini-series]] [[A Woman Called Golda]], about ... - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
5: ...]], and her brother "Jack" followed in that tradition. ''Kelly Drive'' in Philadelphia is named for Jo...
7: ...sed her becoming an actress, Kelly became a [[fashion]] model and appeared in her first [[film]], ''[[...
9: ... [[Ava Gardner]]. It earned Kelly an Oscar nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|...
11: ...which was kept quiet to protect both their reputations.
15: ...from acting. Before her [[marriage]], she was previously involved with [[Clark Gable]], [[Bing Crosby]... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
7: ...a Villani" or "Sofia Lazzaro' and took part in regional beauty contests, were she won several prizes a...
9: ..., her acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]...
11: ...with a five-picture contract with [[Paramount Studios]]. Among her films at this time: ''[[Desire Unde...
13: ...] festivals' best performance prizes, the distinction of being the first actor to win a major category...
15: ... Kong]]'' with [[Marlon Brando]], and ''[[The Millionairess]]'' with [[Peter Sellers]], with whom she ... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...ng screen presence, stunning good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symb...
6: ...les Stanley Gifford]], a [[salesman]] for the studio where Marilyn's mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker...
8: ...yn's death, Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not...
12: ... Coast]] and felt marriage would be the best solution for the teenaged Norma Jeane. Since Marilyn was ...
16: ... to this very day - over 40 years after her mysterious death - she still generates huge interest in he... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
5: ...ers-Koen set several world records during that period, in events as diverse as the [[long jump]], the ...
7: ...e [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] (IAAF).
13: ...ointment, but in her third race, she set a new National Record in the 800 [[metre|m]]. Fanny Koen soon...
17: ...eak of [[World War II]] put a stop to the preparations. The Olympics were formally cancelled on May 2,...
23: ... not compete in sports – not an unusual opinion at the time. However, his attitude towards femal... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
1: ...September 4]] [[1937]]) is an [[Australia]]n champion [[swimming|swimmer]].
2: Known for her [[politically incorrect]] behaviour or [[larrikinism|larrikin]] character as much a...
4: ...ed from swimming, after the Australian Swimming Union placed her under a 10 year ban. Things had come ...
15: *[[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games]]
31: *Australian Championships - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
4: ...the rink several times to ask her coach for directions.
6: ... year. She also won six consecutive European championships.
10: ...dition in [[1954]]. She retired from acting in [[1958]] with the film ''Hello, London''. She became on...
12: ...tad]]. Together, they accumulated a large collection of modern art that formed the basis for the [[He...
19: *''[[One in a Million]]'' ([[1936]])
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