Duchess of Savoy Margaret of Austria was born 10. January 1480. (died 1530) Italian composer and theorist Franchinus Gaffurius was born 14. January 1451. (died 1522) German archbishop Hermann of Wied was born 14. January 1477. (died 1552) ...
Born in Tokyo in 1933 to an affluent and conservative family, Ono's life was marked by constant upheaval due to World War II, but she found solace in her creativity, leading to her enrollment at Gakushuin University, where she studied philosophy before moving to New York City in 1953. In...
As celebrities born in Normandy, these captivating personalities provide just a glimpse into how this region has significantly influenced human civilization. In essence, what truly sets these remarkable individuals apart is their representation of Normandy's vibrant heritage that transcends borders and ...
Charles Louis Decrucq, 1822-1884; landlord of the artist in Cuesmes Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), 1832-1898; English writer Charles Paul Gruppe, 1860-1940; American artist, born in Canada Charles Paul Renouard, 1845-1924; French artist Charles Paul de Kock, 1793-1871; French writ...
We hear music from the moment we are born, often via lullabies, and through many of the most important occasions in our lives, from graduations to weddings to funerals. There is something about music that seems to bring us closer to each other and help us come together as a community....
Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, 973–1048, born in Karakalpakistan, wrote a massive study of India. Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna, 980–1037, wrote The Cannon of Medicine. Omar Khayyam, 1048–1131, came to Samarkand to pursue mathematics and astronomy. Babur, 1483–1530, born in the Ferghana...
In 1530 the Portuguese began to colonize the new land of Brazil, but during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries their hold on this vast territory remained tenuous as they struggled with an unfamiliar environment, indigenous peoples, and with French and later Dutch attempts to undermine Por...
episode "Mario and Joliet", Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Toad, and Romano step onto one of King Koopa's traps and are engulfed in a net. Toad cried out, "It's a net!" Luigi misheard him and asked, "Annette Funicello? Where?" Annette was born in New York City and, like the...
retaliated by laying waste great portion of the isles of Mull and Tiree and the lands of Morvern, belonging to the Macleans. In May 1530, Mclean of Dowart and Alexander of Isla made their personal submission to the sovereign at Stirling, and, with the other rebel island chiefs who followed...
in County Meath, 1170–1530, the Planters of Luggacurran, County Laois: A Protestant Community, 1879–1927, Balrothery Poor Law Union, County Dublin, 1839–1851, Achill Island Tattie-Hokers in Scotland and the Kirkintilloch Tragedy, 1937, World War I and Nationalist Politics in County Louth,...