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81Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
82Dreyfus, Alfred — born Oct. 19, 1859, Mulhouse, France died July 12, 1935, Paris French army officer, subject of the Dreyfus Affair (l Affaire). Son of a Jewish textile manufacturer, he studied at the École Polytechnique, then entered the army and rose to the rank …
83Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
84Adolf Hitler — Hitler redirects here. For other uses, see Hitler (disambiguation). Adolf Hitler …
85History of monarchy in Canada — The history of monarchy in Canada stretches from the pre colonial times of Canada through to the present day, though Canada s monarchical status is typically seen as beginning in 1534, with the establishment of New France by King Francis I, [… …
86Agatha Christie — For the band, see Agatha Christie (band). Dame Agatha Christie, DBE Born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller 15 September 1890(1890 09 15) Torquay, Devon, England Died 12 January 1976(1976 01 12 …
87Nicole Kidman — in November 2009 Born Nicole Mary Kidman 20 June 1967 (1967 06 20) (age 44) Honolulu …
88Elizabeth Taylor — For other people named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). Elizabeth Taylor …
89Laurence Olivier — The Right Honourable The Lord Olivier OM Photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Born …
90Herschel Grynszpan — Herschel Feibel Grynszpan (sometimes spelled in the German form Grünspan, as Grunspahn, or in English as Greenspan) (born March 28 1921, died between 1943 and 1945), political assassin and victim of the Holocaust.Early yearsHe was born in Hanover …
