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Deak, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Deak, Francis, Hung. Deák FerencDeak, Francis,dĕˈäk fĕˈrĕnts [key], 1803–76, Hungarian politician. A landed proprietor and lawyer, he entered the Hungarian diet in 1833 and became…emperor
(Encyclopedia) emperor [Lat. imperator=one holding supreme power, especially applied to generals], the sovereign head of an empire. In the Roman republic the term imperator referred to the chief…Italian Wars
(Encyclopedia) Italian Wars, 1494–1559, series of regional wars brought on by the efforts of the great European powers to control the small independent states of Italy. Renaissance Italy was split…Rulers of the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic
Over a millennium of leadership (good and bad) Take me to the Kings | Take me to the Republic Leaders | Take me to the Emperors More than a millennium passed between the founding of Rome and the…Kornelia Ender
Kornelia EnderBorn: Oct. 25, 1958East German swimmer 1st woman to win 4 gold medals at one Olympics (1976), all in world-record time.Roy EmersonD - FJulius ErvingRobert Emmett 2000 Deaths
Robert EmmettAge: 78 actor and writer who penned That Was the Week That Was, a 1960s satirical news show. He died after surgery for acute appendicitis. Died: Manhattan, April 8, 2000Ruth DykA…Mark O'Brien Biography
Mark O'BrienAge: 49 author and poet. O'Brien, the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary Breathing Lessons, wrote by typing with a stick in his mouth. He lived in a 650-lb. iron…Shakespeare Quotation
The Question: I remember a line like "the uncertain glory of an April day" that described an elusive victory in battle. I thought it was from Julius Caesar…Joshua Nkomo Biography
Joshua NkomoAge: 82 Father of Zimbabwe. Nkomo spent years fighting Britain and later white Rhodesia for independence. Despite Nkomo's leadership, his erstwhile ally Robert Mugabe became prime…Coxsone Dodd 2004 Deaths
Coxsone DoddAge: 72 influential record producer who helped to popularize Jamaican, ska, and reggae music worldwide. Bob Marley and the Wailers were among the bands that released albums under…Trending
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