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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
15: ... formed with nearby native tribes to defend the settlement against invaders - neighbor [[Niter, fo...
54: ...da Tijuca remains an area of accelerated growth, attracting mainly the richer sector of the population...
58: ...ed zones with residential skyscrappers. This has attracted businesses to move to the area to take adva...
100: *[http://transito.rio.rj.gov.br/ Rio De Janiero Webcams...
101: * [http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/riotur/en/ Riotur] - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
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23: ...n]], founded Darién, oldest surviving European settlement in the South American continent.
27: *[[Robert Bartlett]] ([[1875]]-[[1946]]), notable Arctic explorer
30: *[[Ibn Battuta|Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta]], ([[1304]]?-[[1377]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]]...
32: *[[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], [[Russians|Russian]] ex... - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
5: *[[Gregor Aichinger|Aichinger, Gregor]], (circa 1565-1628), German composer
9: ..., (1773-1824), translator, political writer, librettist, playwright, member of the Acad魩e fran硩se - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...[[1567]]. She is perhaps the best known of the Scottish monarchs, in part because of the tragedy of he...
14: ...ng the reign of [[Robert II of Scotland]], the Scottish Crown had been confirmed to be inherited by ma...
17: ...ith a lass!" The Stewart family had gained the Scottish throne through Marjory (daughter of [[Robert I...
31: ...e. Fearing an uprising among the people, the [[Scottish Parliament]] broke off the treaty at the end o...
33: ...n Mary. This consisted of a series of raids on Scottish territory and other such actions. It lasted un... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
18: ...h's household before [[Anne Boleyn]]'s death. [[Matthew Parker]], her mother's favourite priest, took ...
27: ...cism|Catholic]] Mary persecuted Protestants. She attempted to convert Elizabeth, who pretended to be R...
33: ...e. She later persuaded her mother's chaplain, [[Matthew Parker]], to become Archbishop. He only accept...
35: ... Burghley|Sir William Cecil]] for advice on the matter. The [[Act of Uniformity 1559]] required the us...
41: ...s all of the estates and incomes Elizabeth inheiretted from her father [[Henry VIII]] were only hers u... - Santa Fe, New Mexico (9224 bytes)
6: ...ico_state_map.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
7: The city consciously attempts to preserve and display a regional architect...
9: ...]], the city's intellectual climate and cultural attractions have drawn an influx of new residents wit...
13: Some visitors find Santa Fe particularly attractive around the second week of September when t...
43: ...ed States]], behind [[St. Augustine, Florida]] ([[1565]]). Santa Fe was the capital of [[Santa Fe de Nu... - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
125: *[[Charlotte Mary Yonge|Yonge, Charlotte M]], ([[1823]]-[[1901]]), British novelist
134: ...kaga Yoshiteru|Yoshiteru, Ashikaga]], ([[1536]]-[[1565]]), [[Shogun]], Japanese feudal leader
157: *[[Francis Brett Young|Young, Francis Brett]], (1884-1954), British novelist
162: *[[James Young|Young, James]], (1811?1883), Scottish chemist
166: *[[John W. Young|Young, John Watts]], (b. 1930), US astronaut - List of painters (54090 bytes)
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23: *[[Riza Abbasi]] ([[1565]]-[[1635]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
102: *[[Jennifer Bartlett]] ([[1941]]-)
130: *[[Bernardo Bellotto]] ([[1721]]-[[1780]]) - List of popes (77758 bytes)
25: ...[[Jesus]] from whom, according to {{bibleverse||Matthew|16:18-19|}}, he received the keys to the kingd...
1230: | <small>[[Cittࠤi Castello]], Umbria, Italy</small>
1393: | <small>Ottobuono [[Fieschi]]</small>
1449: | <small>Benedetto Caetani</small>
1603: | <small>Giovanni Battista Cybo</small> - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
8: ...e Brahe]]) and one younger ([[Sophie Brahe]]). [[Otte Brahe]], Tycho's father, a [[nobleman]], was an ...
10: ...did not lead to any disputes nor did his parents attempt to get him back. Tycho lived with his childle...
18: ...at the [[University of Rostock]] in [[Germany]]. Attending a dance at a professor's house, he quarrell...
22: ...r father, uncle Jorgen Brahe, had already died in 1565 of pneumonia after rescuing [[Frederick II of Den...
26: ... Knudstrup Tycho fell in love with [[Kirsten J?sdatter]] who was a commoner, her father, Pastor Jorgen... - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
1: ...el's ''The Painter and The Connoisseur'' drawn c. 1565 is thought to be a self portrait]]
5: ...soon after, and then returned to Antwerp before settling in [[Brussels]] permanently 10 years later. H...
11: ...vidence of the severity of winters during the [[Little ice age]].
19: * ''[[:image:bigfishlittlefish.JPG|Large Fish Eat Small Fish]]'' 1556, Alb...
20: * ''Ass at School'' 1556, Kupferstichkabinett Staatliche Museen, Berlin - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
7: ...ia]], the son of Giovanni Bruno, a soldier. In [[1565]] he took the name Giordano on becoming a [[Domin...
9: ...mes Trismegistus|Hermetic]] tracts. The writings attributed to [[Hermes Trismegistus]] were, in Bruno'...
13: In [[1576]] he left Naples to avoid the attention of the [[Inquisition]]. He left [[Rome]] fo...
15: ...ut many of his contemporaries found it easier to attribute them to magical powers.
19: In [[1583]], he went to [[England]] with letters of recommendation from Henry III. He sought a ... - Michel de Montaigne (5245 bytes)
6: ...ised Protestant. Montaigne was sent to a small cottage with a peasant family and a tutor until he was...
10: Montaigne married in 1565; he had five daughters, but only one survived chi...
33: ...sdain for man's pursuit of lasting fame, and his attempts to detach himself from worldly things to pre...
35: ...his time, his belief that humans are not able to attain true certainty ([[skepticism]]), and even allu... - History of India (31279 bytes)
5: ...rated with paintings. The first known permanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed int...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facil...
18: [[Image:Lightmatter vishnu1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A figurine of [[V...
20: ...panies finally ended with the prevalance of the latter, in the second half of 18th Century. By the yea...
40: ...scale growth in so small a period of time can be attributed to two factors, an organized civilization ... - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
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62: *[[Grigory Barenblatt|Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt]] (Russia, USA, [[1927]] - )
63: *[[Charlotte Barnum]] (1860-1934)
82: *[[Bhargav Bharat Bhatt]] (India)
86: *[[Errett Bishop]] ([[1928]] - [[1983]]) - Malta (18511 bytes)
21: |[[Valletta]]
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69: ...ily influenced by Romance tongues. The Maltese written language uses the standard Latin alphabet. The...
71: ...of [[Valletta]], named after Jean Parisot de Vallette, was built.
72: ...e:Malta2_127b.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]] - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
9: ...e area. The order came to distinguish itself in battles with the [[Islam|Muslims]], its soldiers weari...
23: ...s conducted by the Knights. Fort Saint Elmo, Valletta, Malta, May 8, 2005.]]
27: ...amed in memory of its valiant grand master La Valette who had sustained this siege.
29: ...e, however, had little political impact, for the Ottomans quickly rebuilt their fleet.
31: ... the victory at Lepanto the Knights continued to attack pirates, and their base became a centre for [[... - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
5: ...rated with paintings. The first known permanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed int...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facil...
18: [[Image:Lightmatter vishnu1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A figurine of [[V...
20: ...panies finally ended with the prevalance of the latter, in the second half of 18th Century. By the yea...
40: ...scale growth in so small a period of time can be attributed to two factors, an organized civilization ... - Linnaean classification (11503 bytes)
9: ...wiss professor, [[Conrad von Gesner]] (1516–1565). Gesner's work was a critical compilation of lif...
11: ...mens of many novel forms of animal life. In the latter part of the 16th century and the beginning of t...
19: ...is used. For a scientific name to be correctly written, the genus name must be capitalized, the specie...
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245: * [http://www.ohiou.edu/phylocode/ Phylocode - replacing... - December 9 (7837 bytes)
7: *[[1824]] - [[Battle of Ayacucho]] - [[Peru]] defeats [[Spain]]
11: *[[1861]] - [[Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War]] created by the [[Co...
14: ... actress, [[journalist]], and a leading [[suffragette]], founded the [[feminist]] daily [[newspaper]],...
17: *[[1937]] - [[Battle of Nanjing]] begins.
18: *[[1940]] - [[British Army]] attacks [[Italy|Italian]] forces in [[North Africa]]
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