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1445 - Events. Discovery of Senegal and Cape Verde by Dinas Diaz Emperor Zara Yaqob of Ethiopia defeats and kills Sultan Arwe Badlay of Adal in the Battle of Gomit. 1445 - Births. March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (died 1510) March 16 - Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (died 1510) Albert Brudzewski, Polish astronomer (died 1497) Nicolas Chuquet, French mathematician ...

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August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. August 8 - Events. 1509 - The Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned in the town of Chittoor in the present-day state of Andhra Pradesh, India. His accession marks the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire after a period of internal strife. 1585 - John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in quest for the Northwest Passage. 1588 - Battle of Gravelines ...

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The following list is an election of famous Austrians. For full lists of all famous Austrians please view the sublists. Note: This list is rather inclusive -- some people on this list can also claim other nationalities; some were born in Austria, but spent the most important part of their lives outside Austria (e.g. Hitler, Schwarzenegger), others were born outside Austria or even outside of Austria-Hungary, but spent the most important part of their lives in Austria (e.g. Beethoven, Elisabeth of Austria). ...

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Afonso V of Portugal (Portuguese pron. IPA /ɐ.'fõ.su/; English Alphonzo), or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), the African (Port. o Africano), 12th king of Portugal was born in Sintra in January 15, 1432 and died in the same city in August 28, 1481. He was the oldest son of king Duarte of Portugal by his wife, princess Eleanor of Aragon. Afonso V wa ...

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Accountancy (profession) or accounting (methodology) is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about information that helps managers and other decision makers make resource allocation decisions. Financial accounting is one branch of accounting and historically has involved processes by which financial information about a business is recorded, classified, summarized, interpreted, and communicated. Auditing, a related but separate discipline, is the process whereby an independent auditor examines an organization's ...

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Wadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50km from Krakow with 19,500 inhabitants (2001), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateau (Pogórze Ślaskie). Wadowice was the birthplace of Pope John Paul II (1920). Wadowice - History. The first permanent settlement in the area of today's Wadowice was founded in late 10th century or early 11th century. According to a local legend, the town was founded by certain Wad or Wład, a short form for the Slavic name of Ladi ...

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Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The rivers Mark and Aa come together here. The municipality of Breda consists of the following population centres: Bavel, Breda, De Rith, Effen, Eikberg, Ginneken, Hoeveneind, Kerkhoven, Kerkeind, Lies, Prinsenbeek, Roosberg, Zandberg, Strikberg, Teteringen, Ulvenhout. The rest of this article deals with the city of Breda alone. Breda - The city of Breda. Breda - Histor ...

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Zara Yaqob (Amharic "Seed of Jacob") (1399–1468) was negus negust (1434–1468) of Ethiopia (throne name Kuestantinos I or Constantine I), and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. Born at Tilq in the province of Fatagar (now part of the Oromia Region, near the Awash River), Zara Yaqob was the youngest son of Dawit I and his youngest queen, Igzi Kebra. The British expert on Ethiopia, Edward Ullendorff, stated that Zara Yaqob "was unquestionably the greatest ruler Ethiopia had seen since Ezana, during the hey ...

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Christianity in Iran has had a long history. It has always been a minority religion, overshadowed by the majority state religions - Zoroastrianism in the past, and Shia Islam today. Christians of Iran have played a significant part in the history of Christian mission. Christians in Iran - Main denominations. A number of Christian denominations are represented in Iran. Many members of the larger, older churches belong to ethnic groups with their own distinctive culture and language. The members of the newer, ...

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The Burgundian School is a term used to denote a group of composers active in the 15th century in what is now eastern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, centered on the court of the Dukes of Burgundy. The main names associated with this school are Guillaume Dufay, Gilles Binchois, and Antoine Busnois. The Burgundian School was the first phase of activity of the Franco-Flemish School, the central musical practice of the Renaissance in Europe. Burgundian School - Background. In late Medieval and early Rena ...

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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catholicism Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Christian denominations< ...

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In the Roman Catholic Church, the Council of Siena (1423 - 1424) marked a somewhat inconclusive stage in the Conciliar movement that was attempting reforms in the church. In the Roman Catholic official List of ecumenical councils, the Council of Siena is no longer listed, as the conciliarism expressed there was later branded as a heresy. According to the terms of the Council of Constance (q.v.) calling for periodic ecumenical councils to discuss church policies, Pope Martin V convened a council at Pavia, which was hardly inaugurated on April 23, 1423, when plague broke out a ...

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Clan Campbell is one of the largest Highland Scottish clans. Clan Campbell - Origin of the name. Caim Beul (Gaelic for "crooked mouth") Clan Campbell - Gaelic names. Caimbeul (Surname) Caimbeulach (Singular) O Duibne (Collective) Clan Campbell - Motto. Ne Obliviscaris (Do Not Forget) Clan Campbell - Slogan. < ...

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Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. Bologna - History. Bologna was founded by the Etruscans with the name Felsina (ca. 534 BC) in an area previously long inhabitated by the villanovians, a people of farmers and shepherds. The Etruscan city grew around a sanctuary built on a hill, and was surrounded by a necropolis. In the 4th century BC the city was conquered by the ...

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1510 - Events. Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. Formation of the Holy League to defend the Italian States. Peter Henlein builds the first pocketwatch. 1510 - Births. March 30 - Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish composer and organist (died 1566) April 2 - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (died 1550) July 22 - Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (died 1537) October 6 - Rowland Taylor, Englis ...

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1503 - Events. January 20 - Seville in Castile is awarded exclusive right to trade with the New World. April 21 - Battle of Cerignola. Aragonese forces under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba defeat the French under the Duc de Nemours, who is killed. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms. May 10 - Christopher Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands and he names them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles there. May 13 - Capture of Naples b ...

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1497 - Events. 7 February - followers of Girolamo Savonarola burn thousands of "immoral" objects at the Bonfire of the Vanities in Florence on Shrove Tuesday. May 10 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. May 13 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. May 20 - John Cabot sets sail from Bristol on his ship the Mathew looking for a route to the west (other documents give a May 2 date). June 17 - Battle of Dep ...

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1377 - Arts and Literature. May 10 – A deputy is appointed to take charge of Chaucer’s duties at customs, Chaucer being busy with diplomatic business. Geoffrey Chaucer makes two trips to France this year. Nicholas Oresme is elected bishop of Lisieux. Oresme's French translations from Latin versions of Aristotle are an important contribution to the development of the French language. Al-Jurjani returns to Shiraz from Constantinople to become a teacher. ...

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Jacques Cœur (c. 1395 – November 25, 1456, Chios), was a French merchant. He was one of the founders of the trade between France and the Levant. He was born at Bourges, in which city his father, Pierre Cœur, was a rich merchant. Jacques is first heard of about 1418, when he married Mace de Lodepart, daughter of Lambert de Lodepart, an influential citizen, provost of Bourges, and a former valet of John, duke of Berry. About 1429 he formed a commercial partnership with two brothers named Godard; and in 1432 he was at Damascus ...

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1517 - Events. January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh. The Turkish forces of Selim I defeat the main Mamluk army in Egypt under Touman Bey. February 3 - Capture of Cairo by the Turks. First contact of organized western merchants with China. August 15 - Portuguese merchant Fernao Pires de Andrade met Chinese officials through an interpreter at Pearl River estuary and landed at Hong Kong. October 31 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Wit ...

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