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- Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
6: ...an monarchs agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[Wa...
8: ...ce|King Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughters (all of whom were named "Marie _____...
12: ...beth (1737-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Aust...
14: ...line (1740-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Aust...
29: ...ent, leaving her to learn the job on her own. Additionally, the army was weak and the treasury deplet... - Anacharsis (4399 bytes)
2: ..., those who were skillful in a thing vie in competition; those who have ''no'' skill, judge"'' —...
8: ...at he was in Solon's country, it would be quite suitable.
10: ...n Sages of Athens]], and it is said that he was initiated into the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]] of the Gre...
12: ...thians with the laws of the Greeks has been lost. It was he who compared laws to spiders' webs, which ...
14: ...on his statues: 'Restrain your tongues, your appetites, your passions.' (Compare the philosophy of [[E... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: ...[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[sculptor]] and [[painter]]
11: *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], ([[1452]]-[[1519]]), Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
15: ...llo Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[painter]]
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]])
105: *[[Georg Baselitz]] ( [[1938]]-) - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...of Babel]] story in [[The Bible]]. Nevertheless, it exemplifies man's desire to fly.
5: ...ol planes have advanced significantly as well. Initially planes were controlled by moving your entire...
9: ...er_leonardo1.jpg|thumb|left|200 px| da Vinci's Ornithopter body ]]
11: ...er_leonardo2.jpg|thumb|left|200 px| da Vinci's Ornithopter wings ]]
15: ...iderable amount of interpretation of his design, with modern knowledge of aerodynamic principles in mi... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...anuary 1 was called ''New Year's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (...
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
16: *[[1788]] - First edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously...
17: ...[1797]] - Albany replaces New York City as the capital on New York.
18: ...d [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]] - Blackbeard (5955 bytes)
2: ...eign of terror in the [[Caribbean Sea]] between [[1716]] and [[1718]]. His final and best known vessel,...
4: Blackbeard often fought with, or simply showed himself wearing, multiple [[sw...
6: ...ese]] ships. Teach renamed it ''[[Anne of Great Britain|Queen Anne]]'s Revenge.''
10: ...t of [[North America]]. A running duel with the British 30-gunned man-of-war [[HMS Scarborough|HMS ''S...
14: ... island was raided and all pirate occupants were either killed or driven out. - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...glish language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
12: ...[[Ralph Abraham|Ralph H. Abraham]] (USA, [[University of California, Santa Cruz]])
14: *[[John Couch Adams]] (United Kingdom, [[1819]] - [[1892]])
16: *[[Maria Gaetana Agnesi]] (Italy, [[1718]] - [[1799]])
23: *[[Giacomo Albanese]] (Italy, Brazil) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
112: *[[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], (110-32 BC)
163: *[[James Beattie (writer)|James Beattie]], (1735-1803){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
239: *[[Richard-Bevan Braithwaite]], (1900-1990){{fn|O}} - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
1: {{dablink|For the singer and songwriter of the same name, see [[Voltaire (band)]].}}
4: ...]] [[The Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] [[writer]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher...
8: ...art or D'Aumard. Both parents were of [[Poitou|Poitevin]] extraction, but the Arouets were long estab...
10: ...ansenism|Jansenist]] and had a poor relationship with François.
12: ...ough he deprecated the education he had received, it formed the basis of his considerable [[knowledge]... - Rowing (20818 bytes)
1: ...towards the bow of the boat.]] <!-- The [[Great Britain|GB]] coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn ...
3: ...ted States]], high school and [[College_rowing_(United_States)|collegiate rowing]] are also sometimes ...
5: ...eed sport in narrow boats, where the [[athlete]] sits on a sliding seat above the water level and face...
9: ...t with both hands. In sweep boats each rower is either port (strokeside in the UK) or starboard (bows...
15: ...even by the standard of similarly excellent competitors in other sports. - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
2: ...in|Spanish]] ''[[conquistador]]'' who led an expedition that caused the [[conquest of the Aztec Empire...
4: ... to Spain in 1541 where he died peacefully but embittered.
6: ...scriptions of Cortés tend to be simplistic, and either damning or idealizing.
14: ...mpire of modern-day [[Peru]] (not to be confused with another Francisco Pizarro who joined Cortés to ...
16: ...as to the nature of Cortés' studies, his later writings and actions suggest he studied [[Law]] and pr... - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: ...0]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], in accordance with the [[Anno Domini]]/[[Common Era]] numbering sys...
4: ...Social History 1688-1832 (The Arnold History of Britain Series) |publisher=A Hodder Arnold Publication...
6: ...ies of Europe embraced enlightenment ideals, but with the French revolution, they were on the side of ...
8: ...espite its modest beginnings in the 18th century, it would radically change human society and the geol...
15: * [[1700]]: The [[1700 Cascadia earthquake]] (magnitude 9) occurs off the coast of the [[Pacific North... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
15: ...ivision]]: || [[Federal cities of Russia|federal city]]
17: ...n]]: || {{coor dm|59|56|N|30|20|E|region:RU_type:city(4,661,219)}}
23: | [[Population density]]: || 7691 persons/km�
25: | [[Altitude]]: || 3 m
33: ! align="center" colspan="2" |[[Image:neva_spit.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Neva]] river has been calle... - Madrid (20882 bytes)
2: [[Image:Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Municipality_of_Madrid.png|thumbnail|200px|[[Coat of arms]]]]...
4: ... the [[metropolitan area]] (urban area plus satellite towns) was 5,603,000 as of 2003 estimates.
6: ...'[[Madrid (autonomous community)|autonomous community]]'' of Madrid.
14: ...led and every mosque and synagogue was utterly obliterated.
16: ... and established himself safely fortified outside its walls in El Pardo. The grand entry of Ferdinand...
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