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- China (38909 bytes)
5: ...]]ese invasion. Imperial monarchy in China ended with the establishment of the [[Republic of China]] i...
7: ... extent of ''China'' is the subject of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwa...
14: ...e (or centre) land," referring to the historic position of China at the centre of her known world, sur...
16: ...l political influence expanded territorially, and its culture assimilated alien influences.
18: ...gh acceptance or denial of such claims remains politically controversial, especially where Zhongguo me... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: *[[Evaristo Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
10: *[[Firmin Abauzit|Abauzit, Firmin]], (1679-1767), French scientist
15: ...bandando|Abbandando, Frank]], (1910-1942), Mafia hitman
30: ...rge Abbot|Abbot, George]], (1603-1648), English writer
31: ... Abbot|Abbot, Robert]], (1588?-1662?), English Puritan divine - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
5: ...aries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
8: ..., Marcel]], (1899-1974), playwrighter and scriptwriter
9: ... Achebe|Achebe, Chinua]], (born 1930), Nigerian writer
17: *[[Kathy Acker|Acker, Kathy]], (1947-1997), author - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: *[[Adachi Hatazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[...
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
20: *[[Robert Adam|Adam, Robert]], (1728-1792), architect
26: ...[[Valdas Adamkus|Adamkus, Valdas]], (born 1926), Lithuanian president
34: ...ms, Abigail]], (1744-1818), [[First Lady of the United States]] - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
2: ...umb|right|250px|Elizabeth II in an official portrait as [[Queen of Canada]] (on the occasion of her [[...
5: {{British Royal Family}}
7: ...nd the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]].
9: ...nce the death of her father, [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] on [[6 February]] [[19...
11: ...d is the mother of the [[heir-apparent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]. - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
2: ...ria''' <br>Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India]]
7: ...and]], she was also the first monarch to use the title [[Empress of India]].
9: ...cial, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the [...
12: ...s youth. The eldest son, the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] (the future King Geor...
14: ...he eventually learned to speak [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin]], and ... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
3: ...[Princess]] of Teck in the Kingdom of [[W?berg]] with the style [[HSH|''Her Serene Highness'']]. To h...
5: ...itish Royal Family]], as the model of regal formality and propriety, especially during State occasions...
9: ...s]], the once powerful ruling family of Austria.(Cite [[Almanach de Gotha]]). Her mother was [[Her Roy...
11: ...taly]], for a time. There Princess May enjoyed visiting the [[art gallery|art galleries]], [[church]]e...
13: ...f Cambridge]]). May wrote to her aunt every week without fail. During [[World War I]], the Swiss Embas... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
6: ...negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassination|assassinated]] by rival...
8: ...chool of Oriental and African Studies]], [[University of London]]. While in [[England]], Suu Kyi met a...
10: ...tion]], which were violently suppressed. A new military junta took power.
12: ...sophy of nonviolence, Aung San Suu Kyi entered politics to work for democratisation and was put under ...
14: ...]], however the results were nullified and the military refused to hand over power. This resulted in a... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
19: | [[March 10]], [[1947]]
22: | [[Port Alberni, British Columbia]]
25: | [[politician]]
27: | '''[[Political party|Political Party]]:'''
31: ...st industrialized countries in the world, after British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]]. - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
2: ...y]] in [[1947]], and lived and studied in the [[United States]] between [[1959]] and [[1970]].
4: ...ool of International Service at [[American University]] ([[Washington, DC]]), in [[1970]].
10: ...menting a new vision uniting ecological concerns with disarmament, social justice and human rights."''...
12: ...ve her death was totally unexpected and occurred without her consent. (Details of this event are discu...
14: ..., [[ecology]] and [[Non-violence|non-violent]] politics. - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
5: ...s]] and French [[Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First Worl...
7: ...ed a [[coffee]] plantation. After several infidelities on the husband's part, the couple separated in...
9: ...tions of short stories; she also wrote a novel entitled ''The Angelic Avengers'', under the pseudonym ...
11: She died in Rungsted, apparently from malnutrition. She had suffered for many years from [[syphi...
15: * ''The Hermits'' (1907, published in a Danish journal under the... - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
9: place_of_death=[[New York City]], [[New York]]
11: ...as the ideal and made it the express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
13: ...dividual has a right to exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing self to others nor others to self;...
19: ...present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter.
22: ...e United States. Her first literary success came with the sale of her screenplay ''[[Red Pawn]]'' in [... - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...nd catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in [[France]].
3: [[Image:Homosexualitystein.jpg|thumb|right|Gertrude Stein and her love...
7: ...legheny, Pennsylvania]] (now the North Side of [[Pittsburgh]]), her family moved to [[Vienna]] and the...
9: ...image:Stein_by_picasso.jpg|thumb|left|326px|Portrait of Gertrude Stein by [[Pablo Picasso]], 1906]]
11: ...o [[France]] during the height of artistic creativity gathering in [[Montparnasse]]. - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
1: ....JPG|thumb|Josephine Baker in a [[burlesque]] outfit]]
3: ...e Black Venus." She became a [[France|French]] [[citizen]] in [[1937]].
5: ...] as a teen, gradually heading toward [[New York City]] during the [[Harlem Renaissance]], performing ...
7: ...d the musicians, adding yet another element of excitement to the show.
9: ...he most sensational woman anyone ever saw." In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
1: ...Bolena.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Maria Callas in the title role of Donizetti's opera ''Anna Bolena'', La S...
3: ...e combined an impeccable [[bel canto]] technique with great dramatic gifts, making her the most famous...
5: ... under the baton of [[Tullio Serafin]]. Together with Serafin, Callas subsequently recorded and perfor...
7: ...rdings evidence masterly musical interpretations with an increasingly unstable higher register that wo...
9: ...] tour with the tenor [[Giuseppe Di Stefano]] but it was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely ... - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
5: ...rations Executive]] and return to France to work with the [[French Resistance|French underground]] in ...
7: ...r [[Cannes]] in [[1942]], where she made contact with her supervisor, [[Peter Churchill]]. Using the ...
9: ...pe was that in this way their treatment would be mitigated.
13: ...r imprisonment and she married Peter Churchill in 1947. They were divorced in 1956.
17: Odette was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] and was awarded the [[George Cros... - Violette Szabo (2541 bytes)
3: ...Szabo''', [[George Cross|G.C.]], [[Order of the British Empire|M.B.E.]], [[Croix de Guerre|CdG]] ([[J...
5: ..., who gave her what is now thought of as the definitive World War II [[Poem code|code-poem]] ''[[Yours...
9: ...nto hard labour and suffered terribly from malnutrition and exhaustion.
13: ...uerre]] was awarded by the French government in [[1947]]. As one of the SOE agents who died for the libe... - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
4: ...n various [[socialist]] causes in the [[New York City]].
6: ...cognized as a seminal American avant-garde film. It was in 1943 that she adopted the name Maya Deren.
8: ...eative Work in the Field of Motion Pictures." In 1947 she won the [[Grand Prix Internationale]] for 16m...
10: ...itive source. The accompanying documentary was edited and produced after her death.
16: ...a Kudlacek]] released a documentary about Deren, titled ''[[In the Mirror of Maya Deren]].'' - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ..., [[1902]] - [[December 12]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show host, and...
4: ...r of the House]] [[1936]]-[[1940]]), niece of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John H. Bankhead II]]...
6: ...ily to let her move to New York. She quickly won bit parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in ...
8: ...e known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "S...
10: ... End]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities. - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ...[1945]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actress]]. Farrow was born...
5: ...hile working on the film ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' with director [[Roman Polanski]], Sinatra served her ...
9: ...ed Farrow's accusations by his open relationship with one of her adopted teenage daughters, [[Soon-Yi ...
11: ...ith André revin (3 adopted) and 3 from her time with Woody Allen (2 adopted).
16: ... made her film debut in a [[1947]] short subject with her famous mother. The short was ironically abou...
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