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- List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
1: {{List of people A}}
5: *[[Louis Acaries|Acaries, Louis]], (born 1954), boxer, former world title challen...
6: *[[Bernard Accama|Accama, Bernard]] (1697-1756), Dutch painter
16: *[[Amy Acker|Acker, Amy Louise]] (born 1976)
32: ...t Christian Wilhelm Ackermann|Ackermann, Ernst Christian Wilhelm]] (1761-1835) - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
1: {{List_of_people_A}}
4: ...ie]], (born [[1951]]), [[Taoiseach|Irish prime minister]] and leader of [[Fianna Fᩬ]]
6: *[[Alf Ahlberg|Ahlberg, Alf]], Swedish writer
7: ...Ahlefeldt, Karl Gustav]], ([[1910]]-[[1985]]), Danish film actor
8: ...hlfors, Lars Valerian]], ([[1907]]-[[1996]]), Finnish mathematician - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...lative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
6: ...rchs agreed to the Pragmatic Sanction when it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Au...
8: ...o was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis XVI]]. She had 16 children by him, with 6 daughte...
12: ...37-1740). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Austria]], [...
14: ...40-1741). [[Heiress-presumptive]] to the title [[List of rulers of Austria|Archduchess of Austria]], [... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
3: ...e [[state]]. She encouraged [[Lomonosov]]'s establishment of the [[University of Moscow]] and Shuvalov...
9: ... later day picked up some Italian, German and Swedish, and could converse in these languages with more...
11: ...rself at the age of eighteen practically her own mistress.
13: ...ted the memory of Peter the Great, practically banished Peter's daughter from court. Elizabeth had inh...
15: ...ievich Razumovsky|Alexis Razumovski]], who, there is good reason to believe, subsequently became her h... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...h century by the Moors. The Crusades brought Turkish carpets to all of Europe, where they were primar...
3: ...d to a floor and the latter a floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes. ...
10: ...ven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]], and [[ingrain]] (aka double clot...
12: ... a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]].
14: ...t a perpendicular angle. This supplementary weft is attached to the warp by one of three knot types (... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ...n compensation for its loss of Florida to the British.
5: ...e part of the North American portion of the [[British Empire]].
9: ...ngly, [[French and Indian Wars]]) between the British, the French, and their Indian allies, following ...
13: ...es Wolfe]] defeated a French garrison led by [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and then captured New France...
15: ...; creating the [[Cajun]] population – but this would not be possible in Canada. - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: The '''Seven Years' War''' ([[1754]] and [[1756]]–[[1763]]) pitted [[Kingdom of Great Brita...
3: ...nly to the [[Europe]]an portions of the conflict (1756–1763), not the nine-year North American con...
5: ...]] while the fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Silesian War]].
10: ...some influence on mainland Europe. Furthermore, this allowed Britain to focus her soldiers towards her...
14: ...med by the heated colonial struggle between [[British Empire|Great Britain]] and [[French colonial emp... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painters'''.
7: *[[Paul Cezanne]], ([[1839]]-[[1906]]), French artist
8: ...[Salvador Dali]], ([[1904]]-[[1989]]), Catalan artist
12: ...840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
13: ...([[1881]]-[[1973]]), Spanish [[Cubism|cubist]] artist - Uranus (15207 bytes)
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15: ...color="#c0ffff" colspan="2"| [[Orbit]]al characteristics ([[Epoch (astronomy)|Epoch]] [[J2000]]) - Aaron Burr (20716 bytes)
3: ...for his [[duel]] with [[Alexander Hamilton]] and his trial and acquittal on charges of [[treason]].
7: ...|Jonathan Edwards]], the famous [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] [[theology|theologian]].
9: ... [[Benedict Arnold]], [[George Washington]] and [[Israel Putnam]].
13: ..., and by his vigilance in the retreat from [[Long Island]] Burr saved an entire brigade from capture. ...
14: ...[[New York City]] after its evacuation by the British in the following year. - March 17 (9666 bytes)
1: '''March 17''' is the 76th day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calen...
6: *[[45 BC]] - In his last victory, [[Julius Caesar]] defeats the [[Pom...
7: ...on of the [[Cathay Company]] to send [[Martin Frobisher]] back to the New World for more gold
8: ... their exploration of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river.
9: ...ork City]] for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern). - List of astronomers (40322 bytes)
1: '''Famous [[astronomer]]s and [[astrophysicist]]s''' include:
36: *[[Francois Arago]] ([[France]], [[1786]] – [[1853]])
39: *[[Aristarchus]] ([[Samos]], circa [[310 BC]] – cir...
40: *[[Christoph Arnold]] ([[Germany]], [[1650]] – [[169...
58: *[[Francis Baily]] ([[Britain]], [[1774]] – [[1844]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...rs important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn...
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
39: *[[Leone Battista Alberti]], (1404-1472)
48: *[[Yohanan ben Isaac Alemanno]], (1433-1504){{fn|R}} - Samuel Hearne (1401 bytes)
1: ...[1745]] – November [[1792]]), [[England|English]] [[explorer]], was born in [[London]].
3: ...1769]]-[[1772]] he was employed in north-western discovery, searching especially for certain copper mi...
5: ...y, massacred a group of unsuspecting [[Inuit]]; this would be known as the [[Massacre at Bloody Falls]...
7: ...taken prisoner by the French under [[Jean-Fran�ois de La P�rouse|La P�rouse]] in 1782. He return... - Voltaire (48640 bytes)
4: ...lightenment|Enlightenment]] [[writer]], [[deism|deist]] and [[philosophy|philosopher]].
8: ...a prosperous tradesman. Nonetheless, throughout his life, Voltaire sometimes implied that he came fro...
10: ...t]] and had a poor relationship with François.
12: ...considerable [[knowledge]], and probably kindled his lifelong devotion to the stage.
14: ...r, a [[Protestant]] girl from a poor family, but his father stopped the affair by procuring a ''[[lett... - Leonhard Euler (10366 bytes)
1: ...er aged 49 (oil painting by [[Emanuel Handmann]], 1756)]]
3: ...[parameter|argument]]s; ie: ''y'' = F(''x''). He is credited with being one of the first to apply [[c...
5: ...fe, during which time he produced almost half of his total output.
7: The [[asteroid]] [[2002 Euler]] is named in his honour.
10: ...Daniel and Nikolaus Bernoulli asked him to allow his son to study mathematics he finally agreed and Eu... - 18th century (8231 bytes)
5: ...tion]]. In [[Europe]], the principal nations of this period (in terms of [[industry|industrial]] capac...
9: ...om and threatened the power of [[theology]]. The rise of nations like Austria, Russia, and Prussia beg...
11: ...cially [[India]], where civil war enabled the British to take control of the entire sub-continent.
13: ...], and the [[Classical music era]] began. In the visual arts, the [[Rococo]] style replaced the [[Baro...
16: * [[1701]]-[[1714|14]]: [[War of the Spanish Succession]] - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
4: ...isbn=0340567511 | oclc=243883533}}</ref> [[File:Prise de la Bastille.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Storming of...
6: ... christian fundamentalism of earlier centuries. This dream turned into a nightmare during the terror o...
13: ...b|250px|Europe on the eve of the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] (1700)]]
14: ...|[[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]], English general.]]
15: ... of the [[Pacific Northwest]]; the coast of Japan is struck by a [[tsunami]]. - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (12500 bytes)
1: ...etime, Mozart was admired by later composers and his works are frequently played today.
7: ... Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart'' but his [[Mozart's name|name]] changed many times over th...
11: ..., he developed very rapidly and began to compose his own works at the age of five.
13: ... travel and cold weather may have contributed to his subsequent illness later in life.
15: ...Paris]], [[London]], [[The Hague]], again to [[Paris]], and back home via [[Z�rich]], [[Donauesching...
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