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- 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
44: *[[Richard E. Byrd]], ([[1888]]-[[1957]]), flew over [[South Pole]] - Puritan (15882 bytes)
10: ...ns of kings and popes. They all argued for a restructuring and "purifying" of church practice through...
14: ...ut all were outspoken in their criticism of the structure and liturgy that the monarchy required. Att...
16: ...ce of doctrine, is a set of specifically ordained rules. His thinking on the matter became the backbo...
24: ...the [[Charles_I_of_England#Personal_Rule|Personal Rule]] were a major factor in the outbreak of the [[...
26: ...eligious conformity, and so Puritans had been instrumental in a number of new industries. First, expo... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
8: * [[1612]] - [[Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailov...
28: ...viet Union|Soviet]] troops invade [[Hungary]] to crush the [[Hungarian Revolution, 1956|Hungarian revo...
29: * [[1957]] - The [[Soviet Union]] launches [[Sputnik 2]] w...
49: ...74]] - [[Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak]], [[Russia|Russian]] military commander (d. [[1920]])
89: *[[1968]] - [[Michel Kikoine]], Belarusian painter (b. [[1892]]) - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
13: *[[Kenny Acheson|Acheson, Kenny]] (born 1957)
45: *[[Rudolph Ackermann|Ackermann, Rudolph]] (1764-1834) - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
45: ..., (1978-2005), Puerto Rican who was convicted of drug dealing in the Laura Hernandez case
67: *[[Scott Adams|Adams, Scott]], (born 1957), American creator of the [[Dilbert]] comic strip
110: *[[Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg]], (ruled 1292-1298), German emperor - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
9: ... of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] on [[6 February]] [[1952]]. She is the longest serving current...
15: Elizabeth was born at 21 Bruton Street in [[Mayfair]], [[London]] on [[21 Apri...
20: ...]] and numerous visits to [[Canada]]. She was instructed in religion by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury...
46: ...]] (Andrew Albert Christian Edward) (born [[19 February]] [[1960]]), married ([[23 July]] [[1986]]) an...
55: ...ord arrived of the death of her father, on [[6 February]] [[1952]]. At the exact moment of [[successio... - Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
40: ...ins University]], received a Certificate from the Russian Institute at [[Columbia University]], and he...
51: ...international affairs, U.S. [[foreign policy]], [[Russia]]n foreign policy, and [[Central Europe|Centr...
56: ...s inaugurated, presenting her credentials on [[February 9]], [[1993]]. During her tenure at the UN, sh...
76: ...e Wellesley College student became a citizen in [[1957]].
80: ...aking and reading abilities in [[Russian language|Russian]], [[German language|German]] and [[Polish l... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
5: ...orn into a [[Unitarian]] aristocratic family in [[Rungsted]], and was schooled in art at [[Copenhagen]...
11: She died in Rungsted, apparently from malnutrition. She had suf...
18: * ''The Revenge of Truth'' (1926, published in Denmark)
23: * ''Last Tales'' (1957) - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
6: date_of_birth=[[February 2]], [[1905]] |
7: place_of_birth=[[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] |
11: ...r novels ''[[The Fountainhead]]'' and ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''. Her philosophy and her fiction both emph...
19: ...tives. She arrived in the [[United States]] in February [[1926]], at the age of twenty-one. After a br...
22: Initially, Rand struggled in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]... - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: '''Gertrude Stein''' ([[February 3]], [[1874]] - [[July 27]], [[1946]]) was an ...
3: [[Image:Homosexualitystein.jpg|thumb|right|Gertrude Stein and her lover [[Alice B. Toklas]]]]
9: ...n_by_picasso.jpg|thumb|left|326px|Portrait of Gertrude Stein by [[Pablo Picasso]], 1906]]
13: ...Toklas]] in 1907; Alice moved in with Leo and Gertrude in 1909. During her whole life, Stein was suppo...
19: By the [[1920s]] her salon at ''27 Rue de Fleurus'', with walls covered by avant-garde paintings, ... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
3: ...[[1892]] – [[August 31]], [[1941]]) was a [[Russia]]n [[poet]] and [[writer]].
5: ...ctory schools of [[Acmeist poetry|Acmeism]] and [[Russian Symbolist poetry|symbolism]].
8: ...hly literate woman. She was also volatile and a (frustrated) concert pianist, with some [[Poland|Polis...
12: ... the impressionable Marina. The children began to run wild. This state of affairs was allowed to conti...
14: ...ing within Russian poetry: the flowering of the [[Russian Symbolist movement]], and this movement was ... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...etti Michelangeli]] and [[Stefan Askenase]]. In [[1957]], she won two major piano competitions in Geneva...
9: ...rticular, [[chamber music]], and accompanying instrumentalists in [[sonata]]s. She is noted especially...
19: '''[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)]]''... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
17: ...her career was on a downturn and she was near bankruptcy until she was bailed out and given an apartme...
21: ...nch orchestra leader Jo Bouillon (1947, separated 1957, eventually divorced), and American artist Robert... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
1: ...nizetti's opera ''Anna Bolena'', La Scala, Milan (1957)]]
5: ...41]], as [[Tosca]], going on to sing [[Cavalleria Rusticana|Santuzza]] and [[Il Trovatore|Leonora]] du...
11: ...ived much publicity. She was introduced to him in 1957, after a performance in [[Donizetti]]'s ''[[Anna ...
13: ... service was held at the Greek Orthodox Church on Rue Georges-Bizet on the [[20 September]], and her a...
15: ...unlikely. A more likely explanation is Callas' overuse of [[quaaludes]]. Devetzi may have conned Calla... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
14: ... the "other voice" of jazz, [[Billie Holiday]] ([[1957]]).
39: *1957 ''[[Ella and Louis Again]]''
40: *1957 ''[[Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook]]''
41: *1957 ''[[Ella at the Opera House]]''
42: *1957 ''[[Like Someone in Love]]'' - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...ullina''') (born [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious...
5: During her studies in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" for it...
7: ...mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Vic...
18: ...t for piano, two violins, viola, and violoncello (1957)
25: *''Rumore e silenzio'' for percussion and harpsichord (... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
24: ...t is unclear who first introduced Holiday to the drug, but there is consensus from historians and cont...
26: ...ccess was marred by this growing dependence on [[drugs]], [[alcohol]], and abusive relationships. This...
28: ...er life, was abusive, but did try to get her off drugs. They were separated at the time of her death.
30: ...u Porgy" ([[cover]]ed exactly by Simone), and the rueful blues "Fine and Mellow" are jazz classics. He...
34: ... well [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/strangefruit/]. - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
7: ...e|Charles VII]]). The groups were involved in a struggle over the government which allowed [[Henry V o...
16: ...f prominent clergy such as the [[Archbishop of Embrun]] and the prominent theologian [[Jean Gerson]], ...
24: ...g their allegiance in turn, a process which bore fruit largely due to Jeanne's "great diligence" (acco...
28: With a truce in effect, Jeanne didn't return to the field un...
30: ...on in such transfers, with the hand-over being entrusted to [[Pierre Cauchon]], Bishop of [[Beauvais]]... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
10: ... actress, she was famous, too, for her drinking, drug taking, and many affairs with men and women. By ...
16: ...est for [[Gone with the Wind]] put her out of the running for good -- Selznick decided that she was to...
22: ...edy Hour in 1957 as "The Neighbor Next Door" -- drunk, according to [[Lucille Ball]] -- is a cult fav...
110: *1957 [[Eugenia]] - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
11: ...essional debut as [[Ophelia]] in [[Liverpool]] in 1957. She subsequently spent seasons in repertory in [...
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