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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: ...aries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
8: ..., Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
9: ... Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
39: ...Ackermann|Ackermann, Johann Christian Gottlieb]] (1756-1801) - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
6: *[[Alf Ahlberg|Ahlberg, Alf]], Swedish writer
9: *[[Olof Ũlstr?hlstr?Olof]] ([[1756]]-[[1835]]), composer - 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...
27: ...HI&RH Archbishop-Elector Maximilian of Cologne]] (1756-1784), [[Archbishopric of Cologne|Archbishop-Elec... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...e grandiose baroque projects of her favourite architect, [[Bartolomeo Rastrelli]], particularly in [[P...
7: ...t that time, her illegitimacy would be used by political opponents to challenge her right to the thron...
9: ...ed every one by her extraordinary beauty and vivacity.
11: ...ersonal dislike of the princess for the various suitors proposed to her, so that on the death of her m...
13: ... all control, abandoned herself to her appetites without reserve. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...primarily hung on walls or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century ...
3: ...s on beds or on the hearth). For the sake of clarity, some textile scholars also differentiate betwee...
14: ...' carpet), the structural weft threads alternate with a supplementary weft that rises from the surface...
16: ...9th century further improved manufacturing capabilities.
19: ...ictorian era|Victorian]] embroidered carpet compositions include highly illusionistic, 3-dimensional f... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ... in compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...ame part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: ...res to European conflicts, resulted in little territorial change.
13: ...h de Montcalm]] and then captured New France's capital.
15: ...Near the beginning of the war, in [[1755]], the British had expelled French speaking populations in [[... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...the [[conflict]], while a force from the [[neutrality|neutral]] [[Netherlands]] was attacked in [[Indi...
3: ...nly to the [[Europe]]an portions of the conflict (1756–1763), not the nine-year North American con...
8: ...er [[Army|military forces]] and to forge new [[Military alliance|alliances]].
10: ...e on mainland Europe. Furthermore, this allowed Britain to focus her soldiers towards her colonies.
12: ...sian system. Maria Theresa, whose knowledge of military affairs shamed many of her generals, had press... - 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]]
26: *[[Bernard Accama]] ([[1697]]-[[1756]])
90: *[[Edward Mitchell Bannister]] ([[1828]]-[[1901]]) - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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15: !bgcolor="#c0ffff" colspan="2"| [[Orbit]]al characteristics ([[Epoch (astronomy)|Epoch]] ...
18: ...[kilometre|km]]<br>19.191 263 93 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
20: !align="left"| Orbital [[circumference]] - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...with [[Alexander Hamilton]] and his trial and acquittal on charges of [[treason]].
7: ...[[College of New Jersey]], now [[Princeton University]]; his mother Esther Edwards was the daughter of...
9: ...d by his brother-in-law, [[Tapping Reeve]], at [[Litchfield, Connecticut]]. His studies were put on ho...
11: ==Military service==
13: ...ce on Washington's staff, but the general never quite trusted Major Burr. However, [[Israel Putnam]] ... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
6: ...ar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [[Titus Labienus]] and [[Gnaeus Pompeius|Pompey the You...
9: ...[St. Patrick's Day]] is celebrated in [[New York City]] for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle T...
10: ...ashington]] places [[artillery]] overlooking the city.
11: ...ingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Kingdom of Italy]], with Napoleon as King.
13: *[[1861]] - The Kingdom of [[Italy]] is proclaimed. - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
8: *[[Marc Aaronson]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1950]] – [[1987]])
9: *[[George Ogden Abell]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1927]] – [[1983]])
10: *[[Antonio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1846]] – [[1928]])
11: *[[Georgio Abetti]] ([[Italy]], [[1882]] – [[1982]])
12: *[[Charles Greeley Abbot]] ([[United States|USA]], [[1872]] – [[1973]]) - 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}} - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
3: ...e examined portions of the [[Hudson Bay]] coasts with a view to improving the cod fishery, and in [[17...
5: ...d journey, massacred a group of unsuspecting [[Inuit]]; this would be known as the [[Massacre at Blood... - 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]... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
1: ...er aged 49 (oil painting by [[Emanuel Handmann]], 1756)]]
3: ...gument]]s; ie: ''y'' = F(''x''). He is credited with being one of the first to apply [[calculus]] to ...
10: ... [[1720]] Euler began his studies at the [[University of Basel]]. There Euler met [[Daniel Bernoulli|...
12: ...ytice exposita'' ("Mechanics or motion explained with analytical science"—that is, calculus). I...
14: ...dants of these children, however, were in high positions in Russia in the 19th century. - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: ...try|industrial]] capacity) were: [[Austria]], [[Britain]], [[France]], [[Prussia]], and [[Russia]].
9: ... of power away from the west and create new competition in Europe other than France, England, and Spai...
11: ...pecially [[India]], where civil war enabled the British to take control of the entire sub-continent.
13: ...e. In music, the era of [[Baroque music]] reached its apotheosis in the music of [[J.S. Bach]], and th...
17: ...Russia|Peter the Great]]. [[Russia|Russian]] [[capital]] until [[1918]]. - 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... - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (12500 bytes)
1: '''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart''' ([[January 26]][[1756]] – [[December 5]][[1791]]) is considered o...
7: ...capital of a small independent [[Archbishopric]] within the [[Holy Roman Empire]], to his father [[Leo...
11: ...fundamentals of violin playing") was published in 1756, the same year as Mozart's birth. Mozart received...
13: ...music)|duets]] and [[Duo (music)|duos]], to play with her. On one occasion when Mozart became ill, Leo...
15: ...ollowed (three and a half years), which took him with his father to the courts of [[Munich]], [[Mannhe...
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