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41Nigel Kneale — Thomas Nigel Kneale Nigel Kneale in 1990, discussing his career on BBC Two s The Late Show. Born 18 April 1922(1922 04 18) Barrow in Furness, England D …
42Barbara Gordon — Not to be confused with the homonymous character Barbara Gordon, ex wife of James Gordon. Barbara Gordon Barbara Gordon as Batgirl. Promotional art for Legends of the DC Universe #10 (Nov 1998). Art by Kevin Nowlan …
43Kannada literature in the Western Chalukya Empire — The Western Chalukya Empire (973 ndash;1200), in what is now southern India, produced a large body of literature in the Kannada language. This dynasty, which ruled most of the western Deccan, South India, is sometimes called the Kalyani Chalukya… …
44Tchaikovsky and the Five — As Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky studied with Nikolai Zaremba at the Western oriented St. Petersburg Conservatory, critic Vladimir Stasov and composer Mily Balakirev espoused a nationalistic, less Western oriented and more locally ideomatic school of… …
45ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. [1880 85] * * * Game played on an ice… …
46Berg, Alban — ▪ Austrian composer in full Alban Maria Johannes Berg born Feb. 9, 1885, Vienna, Austria died Dec. 24, 1935, Vienna Austrian composer who wrote atonal (atonality) and 12 tone (12 tone music) compositions that remained true to late 19th century …
47The Byzantine Empire — The Byzantine Empire † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …
48Pibroch — Pibroch, Piobaireachd or Ceòl Mór is an art music genre associated primarily with the Scottish Highlands that is characterised by extended compositions with a melodic theme and elaborate formal variations. It is currently performed principally on …
49Cannibalism — For non human cannibalism, see Cannibalism (zoology). For other uses, see Cannibal (disambiguation). Cannibalism, Brazil. Engraving by Theodor de Bry for Hans Staden s account of his 1557 captivity …
50The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — This article is about the book. For the historical event, see Decline of the Roman Empire. For publication details and chapter listings, see Outline of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The History of the Decline and Fall… …
