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- China (38909 bytes)
5: ...nes. For centuries, China was one of the world's most [[technology|technologically]] advanced civiliza...
14: ...dle (or centre) land," referring to the historic position of China at the centre of her known world, s...
23: ...hern [[Jiangsu]] and northern [[Zhejiang]]) to oppose ''Zhongguo'', then we should break off relations...
25: ... northern frontier. This was doubly so after the loss of the Yellow River valley, the cradle of Chines...
30: The most commonly accepted theory as to the origin of the... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: ...Abaco|Abaco, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
6: ...nk Abagnale|Abagnale, Frank]], (born 1948), US impostor and cheque fraud
14: *[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
41: *[[Russ Abbott|Abbott, Russ]], (born 1947), British comedian
56: ...Kareem Abdul-Jabbar|Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem]], (born 1947), US athlete - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
3: *[[Joseph M. Acaba|Acaba, Joseph M.]] (born 1967), first Puerto Rican Astronaut
10: ...rd|Acheson, Archibald]] (1776-1849), 2nd Earl of Gosford
17: *[[Kathy Acker|Acker, Kathy]], (1947-1997), author
44: *[[Rosemarie Ackermann|Ackermann, Rosemarie]] (born 1952)
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600) - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: *[[Adachi Hatazo]], (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[...
17: ...es Adam|Adam, Adolphe-Charles]], (1803-1856), composer
24: *[[Bojan Adamic|Adamic, Bojan]], (born 1912), composer and conductor.
55: ...ge Adams|Adams, John Coolidge]], (born 1947), composer
57: ...ther Adams|Adams, John Luther]], (born 1953), composer - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
7: ...arbuda]], [[Australia]], the [[Bahamas]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Grenada]], [[Jamaica...
9: ...rd of Mann, has two-->; she has reigned in these positions since the death of her father, [[George VI ...
15: ...fter her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmother [[Alexandra of...
20: ...French]], as she has shown on several occasions, most recently during her [[2004]] state visit to [[Fr...
23: ...o consider this, saying, "The children could not possibly go without me, I wouldn't leave without the ... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
14: ...oming King George IV. Though she occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taug...
20: ...was not clear what his surname was, because like most imperial, royal, princely, and ducal families, h...
29: ...hat he could not govern under the restrictions imposed by the Queen, and consequently resigned his com...
33: ... on the widely circulated [[1841]] [[Penny Red]] postage stamp.]]
39: ...ued to secretly correspond with Lord Melbourne, whose influence, however, faded away as that of Prince... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
13: ...rganise parties and social events. May was also close to her aunt, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-St...
17: ...of HRH [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge]], whose father, HRH The [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambr...
19: ...uke of York]], to propose to May. George duly proposed and May accepted. Despite its being an arranged...
29: ...od ([[9 September]] [[1882]] – [[23 May]] [[1947]]); and had issue.
56: ...and Princess of Wales ascended the throne. May choose the regal name of Mary for her reign. George and... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
6: ...negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassination|assassinated]] by rival...
12: Heavily influenced by [[Mohandas Gandhi]]'s philosophy of nonviolence, Aung San Suu Kyi entered poli...
16: ...l Aris, a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in [[1997]], the Burmese government ...
19: ...vernment to release [[Parliamentary opposition|opposition]] leader Aung San Suu Kyi after a recent ann... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
19: | [[March 10]], [[1947]]
31: ...Group of Seven]] (now [[G8]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized countries in the world, after Bri...
45: ...t least be a strong [[parliamentary opposition|opposition]] to a Liberal [[minority government]].
47: ...iticized as carrying much the same attitudes and positions of her widely detested predecessor epitomis...
51: ...es from winning seats under the [[first past the post electoral system]]. - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
2: ...politician, was born in [[G?g]], [[Germany]] in [[1947]], and lived and studied in the [[United States]]...
12: ...hen killed himself. Researchers and all Kelly's close friends believe her death was totally unexpected...
26: ...lence.org/nv_speaks_to_power.htm online book], almost complete text (also, out of print, published by ...
30: ...eenleft.org.au/back/1992/77/77p8.htm Petra Kelly, 1947-1992] - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
5: ...r [[Thomas Dinesen]] won the British [[Victoria Cross]] and French [[Croix de Guerre]] while serving w...
9: ...ther works simultaneously in Danish and English, mostly collections of short stories; she also wrote a...
15: ...907, published in a Danish journal under the name Osceola)
16: ...907, published in a Danish journal under the name Osceola)
22: * ''The Angelic Avengers'' (1947) - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
4: ...known for her [[philosophy]] of [[Objectivist philosophy|Objectivism]]|
11: ...he [[archetype]] of the Randian [[hero]], a man whose ability and independence leads others to reject ...
12: #That man must choose his values and actions by reason;
14: ... seek values from others by physical force, or impose ideas on others by physical force.
19: ... which she claims to have been present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter. - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...elopment of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in [[France]].
3: [[Image:Homosexualitystein.jpg|thumb|right|Gertrude Stein and h...
7: ... [[Paris]] when she was three. After returning almost two years later, she was educated in [[Californi...
17: ...ance and volunteered to drive supplies to French hospitals; they were later honored by the French gove...
19: ...] and [[Georges Braque]]. She coined the term "[[Lost Generation]]" for some of these expatriate Ameri... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
1: [[Image:JosephineBakerBurlesque.JPG|thumb|Josephine Baker in a [[burlesque]] outfit]]
3: ...[1906]] - [[April 12]], [[1975]]), born '''Freda Josephine McDonald''', was an [[African American]] d...
9: ... The writer [[Ernest Hemingway]] called her "the most sensational woman anyone ever saw." In addition ...
17: ...he was bailed out and given an apartment by her close friend, [[Grace Kelly|Princess Grace]] of [[Mona...
19: ...was the star of a retrospective show in Paris, ''Jos鰨ine'', celebrating her fifty years in the theat... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ...hnique with great dramatic gifts, making her the most famous singing actress of the era. An extremely ...
5: ...atore|Leonora]] during the next three years. In [[1947]], Callas made her Italian debut at the [[Verona ...
7: ..., and the [[Colheater|Teatro Col in [[Buenos Aires]]. By the mid 1950s, strain on her voice st...
9: ...tefano]] but it was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice.
13: ... lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis," she once said), Callas spent her last ... - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
13: ...r imprisonment and she married Peter Churchill in 1947. They were divorced in 1956.
17: ...itish Empire|MBE]] and was awarded the [[George Cross]]. - Violette Szabo (2541 bytes)
3: ...ette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo''', [[George Cross|G.C.]], [[Order of the British Empire|M.B.E.]], ...
11: ...r about [[February 5]], [[1945]] and her body disposed of in the [[crematorium]]. At Ravensbr?hree oth...
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)
6: ...era. She used this camera to make her first and most well-known [[film]], ''[[Meshes of the Afternoon...
8: ...eative Work in the Field of Motion Pictures." In 1947 she won the [[Grand Prix Internationale]] for 16m...
14: ...ing [[seance|s顮ces]] in which she spelled out ghostly messages through a [[Ouija board]]. Deren is a...
28: *''Haitian Film Footage'' (1947-55) assembled by Teiji and Cherel Ito as ''Divine... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ...a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show host, and bon vivant, born in [[Huntsville, Alabama]]...
8: ...n for her wit, although as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "She was...
22: ... occasional film, as a highly-popular radio show host, and in the new medium of television. Her appear...
71: *1919 [[Footloose]]
105: *1947 [[The Eagle Has Two Heads]] - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ...ia Farrow''' (born [[February 9]], [[1945]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is an [[United States|Amer...
5: ...uly 19]] [[1966]]. While working on the film ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' with director [[Roman Polanski]],...
16: * Farrow made her film debut in a [[1947]] short subject with her famous mother. The short...
18: ...i]] and his wife [[Sharon Tate]] while filming ''Rosemary's Baby''.
24: *''[[Unusual Occupations: Film Tot Holiday]]'' ([[1947]]) (short subject)
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