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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
15: The city wasn't founded until March 1st, 1565 by Portuguese knight Estᣩo de Sᬠwho called it...
21: ...pe. Since there was no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arri...
54: ...arra da Tijuca, JacarepaguᬠCampo Grande, Santa Cruz and Bangu. Barra da Tijuca remains an area of ac...
58: ...hich is currently experiencing a wave of new construction. High rise apartments and sprawling shopping...
63: ...equent. The favelas are troubled by widespread [[drug]] related crime and [[gang]] warfare and other p... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
32: ...[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer
39: *[[James Bruce]]
40: *[[William S. Bruce]], (1867-1921) Scottish explorer of Antarctica
41: *[[Cornelis de Bruijn]], (1652-1727), Dutch traveler and artist
77: *[[Simon Dezhnev|Semyon Dezhnev]], [[Russians|Russian]] explorer, first European who sailed throug... - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
5: *[[Gregor Aichinger|Aichinger, Gregor]], (circa 1565-1628), German composer - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...tter known as '''Mary, Queen of Scots,''' was the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]]...
17: ...bert I of Scotland|Robert I, the Bruce]]). James truly believed that Mary marked the end of the Stewar...
26: ... and the palms of her hands. When the chill air struck her, she began to cry. The [[Earl of Lennox]] b...
33: ...ambers of Stirling Castle. The French, remaining true to the [[Auld Alliance]], came to the aid of the...
36: ...the only sensible solution to her troubles. In February [[1548]], hearing that the English were on the... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
9: ...eth was a short-tempered and sometimes indecisive ruler. This last quality, viewed with impatience by ...
11: The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British honours system|...
18: ...l-being, particularly since a fearful Anne had entrusted her daughter's spiritual welfare to Parker be...
20: ...abeth also inherited her mother's delicate bone structure, physique and facial features. Luckily, she ...
27: ...d; by the end of that year, when Mary was falsely rumoured to be pregnant, Elizabeth was allowed to re... - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
3: ...tructure in the US. The [[adobe]] walls were constructed around A.D. 1610]]
7: ...estive of the area's traditional [[adobe]] construction. Many contemporary houses in the city are bu...
9: ...e city depends economically on art, tourism, construction, and real estate development. Set at the bas...
43: ...ed States]], behind [[St. Augustine, Florida]] ([[1565]]). Santa Fe was the capital of [[Santa Fe de Nu...
49: ...sts, all over town. The styles run the whole spectrum from [[Baroque]] to [[Post-modern]]. - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
20: *[[Minoru Yamasaki|Yamasaki, Minoru]] (1912-1986), [[United States|US]] [[architect]]
37: *[[Yury Yarov|Yarov, Yury]], (born 1942), Russian politician, former deputy prime minister and...
40: *[[Lev Yashin|Yashin, Lev]], ([[1929]]-[[1990]]), Russian football goalkeeper
56: ...igory Yavlinsky|Yavlinsky, Grigory]] (born 1952), Russian economist and politician
68: ... Yegorov|Yegorov, Boris Borisovich]] (1937-1994), Russian astronaut - List of painters (54090 bytes)
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
23: *[[Riza Abbasi]] ([[1565]]-[[1635]])
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
210: *[[Rush Brown]] ([[1948]]-)
211: *[[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] ([[1568]]-[[1625]]) - List of popes (77758 bytes)
6: ...tan]] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
22: | '''Petrus''', <small>Head of the Church</small>
28: | '''Petrus''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small>
29: ...Paul]]) [[29 June]], ([[Chair of Peter]]) [[22 February]]</small>
74: ...''[[Pope Telesphorus]]'''<br><small>Saint Telesphorus</small> - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...Tycho Brahe''' ([[December 14]], [[1546]] [[Knudstrup]], [[Denmark]] – [[October 24]], [[1601]] ...
8: ...as born at his family's ancestral seat of [[Knudstrup]] [[Castle]], [[Denmark]] to [[Otte Brahe]] and ...
10: ...nd aunt, J? Brahe and [[Inger Oxe]], in the [[Tostrup Castle]] until he was six years old. Around 1552...
16: ...ve and enlarge the existing instruments, and construct entirely new ones. Tycho's naked eye measuremen...
18: ...]] in a [[duel]] with [[broadsword]]s with [[Manderup Parsbjerg]], a fellow Danish nobleman. This occu... - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
1: ...el's ''The Painter and The Connoisseur'' drawn c. 1565 is thought to be a self portrait]]
3: ...his name and started signing his paintings as '''Bruegel'''.
5: ...nd then returned to Antwerp before settling in [[Brussels]] permanently 10 years later. He died there ...
7: ...her of [[Pieter Brueghel the Younger]] and [[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] who both became painters, but as...
9: ...eant when the context does not make clear which "Brueghel" is being referred to. - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
1: [[Image:Giordano_Bruno.jpg|thumb|Giordano Bruno]]
3: ... 17]] [[1600]]), a.k.a. '''Bruno Nolano''' or '''Bruno the Nolan''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[philoso...
7: ...ia]], the son of Giovanni Bruno, a soldier. In [[1565]] he took the name Giordano on becoming a [[Domin...
9: ....D. and to be associated with [[Neoplatonism]]. Bruno embraced a sort of [[pantheism|pantheistic]] [[...
10: ...ft|200px|Woodcut illustration of one of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels are the fo... - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
2: '''Michel Eyquem de Montaigne''' ([[February 28]], [[1533]] – [[September 13]], [[159...
10: Montaigne married in 1565; he had five daughters, but only one survived chi...
33: ... to solve problems and mediate conflicts without truly getting emotionally involved, his disdain for m...
35: ...e, his belief that humans are not able to attain true certainty ([[skepticism]]), and even alludes to ...
37: ...ngs of [[romantic love]] as being detrimental to true freedom. In education, he favored concrete examp... - History of India (31279 bytes)
11: ... century BC]], of the [[Chola]] dynasty that then ruled in the South. They were followed in the next t...
14: ...nning of the second millennium, much of India was ruled by the [[Delhi Sultanate]], and later, by the ...
20: ...ence]], resulted in India coming under the direct rule of the British crown.
23: ... followed. India gained independence from British rule on [[August 15]] [[1947]], later becoming a [[r...
40: ...el society is evident, complete with hierarchical rule and large scale public works (irrigation, etc.)... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
12: ...braham]] (USA, [[University of California, Santa Cruz]])
22: *[[Abu Arrayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni]] (Uzbekistan, [[973]] - [[1048]])
25: *[[Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov]] (Russia, [[1912]] - [[1999]])
33: *[[Petrus Apianus]] (Germany, [[1495]] - [[1552]])
62: ...igory Barenblatt|Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt]] (Russia, USA, [[1927]] - ) - Malta (18511 bytes)
62: ...]]. These strategically located islands have been ruled and fought over by various powers over the cen...
69: ...s]], restoring [[Christianity]] again. Subsequent rulers included the Anjouvines, Hohenstaufen and the...
71: ...of Malta (1565)|siege]] by the Ottoman Turks in [[1565]], who, at that time, were considered to be the g...
110: ...Malta as a calling port on their Egypt and Levant runs. This war demonstrated Malta's strategic locat...
180: ...ta.com www.buettni-malta.com] – a privately run website with information about Malta and some sp... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem'' or ''Knights of Malta'' or ''Knights of Rh...
5: ...aschid of [[Egypt]] to rebuild the hospice in [[Jerusalem]]. The hospice, which was built on the site ...
7: ...up just cared for those pilgrims who made it to Jerusalem but the order soon extended into providing a...
9: ...r Hospitallers, at the height of the Kingdom of Jerusalem the Hospitallers held seven great forts and ...
15: ...g islands, as well as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon]]. - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
11: ... century BC]], of the [[Chola]] dynasty that then ruled in the South. They were followed in the next t...
14: ...nning of the second millennium, much of India was ruled by the [[Delhi Sultanate]], and later, by the ...
20: ...ence]], resulted in India coming under the direct rule of the British crown.
23: ... followed. India gained independence from British rule on [[August 15]] [[1947]], later becoming a [[r...
40: ...el society is evident, complete with hierarchical rule and large scale public works (irrigation, etc.)... - Linnaean classification (11503 bytes)
7: In 1172 Ibn Rushd ([[Averroes]]), who was a judge (Qaadi) in [[S...
9: ...wiss professor, [[Conrad von Gesner]] (1516–1565). Gesner's work was a critical compilation of lif...
11: ...mus Fabricius|Fabricius]] (1537–1619), [[Petrus Severinus]] (1580–1656), [[William Harvey]...
13: ... classification of plants in his [[Historia Plantarum]] was an important step towards modern taxonomy....
21: ...al adjective, sometimes with another, so that no true names were fixed and accepted. Linnaeus' system ... - December 9 (7837 bytes)
7: *[[1824]] - [[Battle of Ayacucho]] - [[Peru]] defeats [[Spain]]
40: *[[1842]] - [[Peter Kropotkin]], Russian anarchist (d. [[1921]])
49: *[[1889]] - [[Hannes Kolehmainen]], Finnish runner
52: *[[1899]] - [[Jean de Brunhoff]], author (d. [[1937]])
56: *[[1905]] - [[Dalton Trumbo]], writer (d. [[1976]])
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