Encyclopedia - 1645: Encyclopedia - 1645
1645 - Ongoing events. English Civil War (1642-1649) 1645 - Births. August 10 - Eusebio Kino, Italian Catholic missionary (d. 1711...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Common Prayer: Encyclopedia - Book Of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer[1] is the prayer book of the Church of England and also the name for similar books used in other churches in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Coptic Popes: Encyclopedia - List Of Coptic Popes
The Coptic Orthodox Church is a member of the Oriental Orthodox churches, not to be mistaken with the Eastern Orthodox group of churches....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Białystok: Encyclopedia - Białystok
Białystok (pronounce: [bȋaːˈwɨstɔk] listen ▶ (help·info), Belarusian: Беласток, Biełastok, Lithuanian: Balstogė, Yidd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Encyclopedia - Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini) (December 7, 1598, Naples – November 28, 1680, Rome) was a towering baroque artist in 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dahomey: Encyclopedia - Dahomey
Dahomey was a kingdom in Africa, situated in what is now the nation of Benin. The kingdom was founded in the seventeenth century and surv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bartolomé Estéban Murillo: Encyclopedia - Bartolomé Estéban Murillo
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (January 1, 1618 - April 3, 1682) was a Spanish painter from Seville. He excelled in the painting of light clo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Laud: Encyclopedia - William Laud
William Laud (October 7, 1573–January 10, 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury and a fervent supporter of King Charles I of England, whom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clan Macdonnell Of Glengarry: Encyclopedia - Clan Macdonnell Of Glengarry
Clan MacDonell of Glengarry is a Scottish clan, sometimes considered a branch of Clan Donald, taking its name from Glen Garry where the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ii Of England: Encyclopedia - Charles Ii Of England
Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brooklyn: Encyclopedia - Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City with about 2.5 million inhabitants. An independent city prior to 1898...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Army Officer Rank Insignia: Encyclopedia - British Army Officer Rank Insignia
British Army officer rank insignia - Origins. From medieval times, devices such as pennants and shield patterns through to the full dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheng Hoon Teng: Encyclopedia - Cheng Hoon Teng
The Cheng Hoon Teng temple (青云亭) is a Buddhist temple in Jalan Tekong, Malacca, Malaysia. It is the oldest functioning temple in Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bridgwater: Encyclopedia - Bridgwater
Bridgwater in Somerset, England, is a market town, the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and the leading industrial town i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charenton Asylum: Encyclopedia - Charenton Asylum
Charenton was an insane asylum, founded in 1645 by the Frères de la Charité in Charenton-Saint-Maurice (now Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Axel Oxenstierna: Encyclopedia - Axel Oxenstierna
Count Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna ▶ (help·info) (June 16, 1583 – August 28, 1654), Lord High Chancellor of Sweden, was born at Fån�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Henderson Theologian: Encyclopedia - Alexander Henderson Theologian
Alexander Henderson (1583? – August 19, 1646) was a Scottish theologian. He was born at Criech, Fife, graduated at the University of St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poetry Of The United States: Encyclopedia - Poetry Of The United States
Architecture Cinema Comic books Cuisine Dance Literature Music Poetry Sculpture Television Theater Visual arts The poetry of the United S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - André Le Nôtre: Encyclopedia - André Le Nôtre
André Le Nôtre (March 12, 1613 - September 15, 1700) was a landscape architect and the gardener of King Louis XIV of France from 1645 t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anton Maria Schyrleus Of Rheita: Encyclopedia - Anton Maria Schyrleus Of Rheita
Anton (or Antonius) Maria Schyrleus (also Schyrl, Schyrle) of Rheita (1597-1660) (in Czech, Antonín Maria Sírek z Reity) was a Czech as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aberdeenshire Historic: Encyclopedia - Aberdeenshire Historic
The historic county of Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) was until 1975 a county of Scotland. In 1996 the name was reviv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 17th Century: Encyclopedia - 17th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700 in the Gregorian calendar. 17t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop: Encyclopedia - Bishop
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael: Encyclopedia - Michael
The given name Michael or Micha'el (מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל "he who is like God" or "likened unto God", see List of names referrin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 16th Century: Encyclopedia - 16th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. See also: 16th century in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 10: Encyclopedia - April 10
April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). There are 265 days remaining. April 10 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 16: Encyclopedia - April 16
April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). There are 259 days remaining. April 16 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 3: Encyclopedia - August 3
August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. August 3 - Events. 8 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 31: Encyclopedia - August 31
August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of Augu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 6: Encyclopedia - August 6
August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. August 6 - Events. 153...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb: Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb
Abu Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (Persian: ابو مظفر محی الدین محمد اورنگزیب عالمگیر) (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 28: Encyclopedia - August 28
August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. August 28 - Events. 4...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 18: Encyclopedia - August 18
August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 135 days remaining. August 18 - Events...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Length Of An Arc: Encyclopedia - Length Of An Arc
Determining the length of an irregular arc segment—also called rectification of a curve—was historically difficult. Although many met...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Of Argyll: Encyclopedia - Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll and 8th Earl of Argyll (1607 - 27 May 1661) was the de facto head of government in Scotland du...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 10: Encyclopedia - August 10
August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 143 days remaining. The term "the 10th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tycho Crater: Encyclopedia - Tycho Crater
Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands. To the south is Street crater; to the east Pictet, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aragon: Encyclopedia - Aragon
Aragon (Spanish and Aragonese: Aragón; Catalan: Aragó) is an autonomous community of north-eastern Spain. It has an area of 47,719 km²...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1690: Encyclopedia - 1690
1690 - Events. January 6 - Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I becomes King of the Romans January 14 - The clarinet is invented in Nuremb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1696: Encyclopedia - 1696
The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1670s: Encyclopedia - 1670s
1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679 1670s - Events and Trends. Newton and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1660s: Encyclopedia - 1660s
1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669 1660s - Events and Trends. Samuel Pepy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1608: Encyclopedia - 1608
1608 - Events. January 7 - Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia. March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia. May 14 - Prot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1650s: Encyclopedia - 1650s
1620s 1630s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680s 1650 1651 1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 1650s - Significant Events and Trends. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 16: Encyclopedia - August 16
August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 137 days remaining. August 16 - Events...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1700: Encyclopedia - 1700
1700 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thirty Years' War: Encyclopedia - Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of today's Germany, but also in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abergavenny: Encyclopedia - Abergavenny
This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain. Abergavenny (Welsh: Abergafenn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1711: Encyclopedia - 1711
1711 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1704: Encyclopedia - 1704
1704 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1701: Encyclopedia - 1701
1701 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1606: Encyclopedia - 1606
1606 - Events. January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1598: Encyclopedia - 1598
1598 - Events. January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1575: Encyclopedia - 1575
1575 - Events. February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1580: Encyclopedia - 1580
1580 in science 1580 - Events. March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. They are publishe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1573: Encyclopedia - 1573
1573 - Events. January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. July 6 - Córdoba, Argentin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1569: Encyclopedia - 1569
1569 - Events. January 11-May 6 - First recorded lottery in England performed nonstop at the west door of the St. Paul's Cathedral. Ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1565: Encyclopedia - 1565
1565 - Events. The pencil is first documented by Conrad Gesner March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1582: Encyclopedia - 1582
1582 - Events. January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calend...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1583: Encyclopedia - 1583
1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. 1583 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1595: Encyclopedia - 1595
1595 - Events. January 30 - William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. William Shakespeare writes A Midsu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1596: Encyclopedia - 1596
1596 - Events. February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. April 9 - Spanish troops capture Calais July 14 - King Dominicu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1593: Encyclopedia - 1593
1593 - Events. May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. July 25 - Kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1590: Encyclopedia - 1590
1590 - Events. March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1587: Encyclopedia - 1587
1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. 1587 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bushido: Encyclopedia - Bushido
Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. Photograph by Felice Beato. Bushido (Japanese: 武士道; bushidō, "way of the warrior"), is a way of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1640s: Encyclopedia - 1640s
1610s 1620s 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s 1640 1641 1642 1643 1644 1645 1646 1647 1648 1649 1640s - Events and Trends. The persona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Boyle: Encyclopedia - Robert Boyle
The Honourable Robert Boyle (January 25, 1627 - December 30, 1692) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, noted for his work in physics ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Giovanni Legrenzi: Encyclopedia Ii - Giovanni Legrenzi - Life
He was born in Clusone, near Bergamo, and probably received his early training in Clusone. He served as organist to Santa Maria Maggiore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hispanics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hispanics - Artists
List of Hispanics - Architects. Luis Barragán (1902–1988), 1980 Pritzker Prize Laureate. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the mai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Russian Rulers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Russian Rulers - Emperors Of Russia 1721-1917
See List of leaders of Russia for the continuation of leadership. See Titular Emperor of Russia for a list of claimants. ... See also:L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Russians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Russians - Art
List of Russians - Architects. Vasily Bazhenov (1738-1799) Savva Chevakinsky (1709-between 1774 and 1780) Matvei Kazakov (1738-1812) A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frederick Iii Of Denmark: Encyclopedia Ii - Frederick Iii Of Denmark - Before Becoming King
Frederick was born at Haderslev in Schleswig, the son of Christian IV and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg. His position as a younger son pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin Patriarch Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin Patriarch Of Jerusalem - List Of Latin Patriarchs Of Jerusalem
(Jerusalem lost in 1187; seat of the Patriarch moved to Acre) (Vacant 1191-1194) Aymar the Monk (1194-1202) Soffred (1202-1204) Albert A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gowanus Canal: Encyclopedia Ii - Gowanus Canal - History
The Gowanus neighborhood was originally a tidal inlet of navigable creeks in original saltwater marshland, and meadows teeming with fish ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Granville Manche: Encyclopedia Ii - Granville Manche - History
The town was founded in 12th century and was taken several times by the English who strengthened it in 1437. In 1441, Louis XI granted a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Just War Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Just War Theory - Challenging Just War Theory
There have been several theories that have challenged Just War theory. Also, some have noted the impracticality of Just War theory in rea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kasargod District: Encyclopedia Ii - Kasargod District - History
The place was famous in ancient times as Harkwillia, a port city in the west coast of India. Many Arab travellers, who came to Kerala bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jean De La Bruyère: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean De La Bruyère - Literary Activity
His Caractères appeared in 1688, and at once, as Nicolas de Malezieu had predicted, brought him "bien des lecteurs et bien des ennemis" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Farmington Connecticut: Encyclopedia Ii - Farmington Connecticut - Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 23,641 people, 9,496 households, and 6,333 families residing in the town. The population density is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spaniards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spaniards - Artists
List of Spaniards - Architects. See also: Category:Spanish architects. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Françoise D'aubigné Marquise De Maintenon: Encyclopedia Ii - Françoise D'aubigné Marquise De Maintenon - Coming To The Royal Court
The chevalier de Méré, a man of some literary distinction, who had made her acquaintance at Mme. de Neuillant's, discovered her pennile...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Long Parliament: Encyclopedia Ii - Long Parliament - 1640–1648
The Parliament was initially influenced by John Pym and his supporters. In August 1641, it enacted legislation depriving Charles of the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Margaret Cavendish: Encyclopedia Ii - Margaret Cavendish - Poems And Fancies 1653
Poems and Fancies is a collection of poems, epistles and some prose written by Cavendish on a variety of themes. Topics addressed in Cav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marin Mersenne: Encyclopedia Ii - Marin Mersenne - Work
Mersenne is remembered today thanks to his association with the Mersenne primes. However, he was not primarily a mathematician; he wrote ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscovy: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscovy - Rise Of Muscovy
When the Mongols invaded the lands of Kievan Rus', Moscow was an insignificant trading outpost in the principality of Vladimir-Suzdal'. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Little Ice Age: Encyclopedia Ii - Little Ice Age - Northern Hemisphere
The Little Ice Age brought bitterly cold winters to many parts of the world, but is most thoroughly documented in Europe and North Americ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duke Of Somerset: Encyclopedia Ii - Duke Of Somerset - Beaufort Creation
John Beaufort (1371/1373-1410) was the eldest son from John of Gaunt's marriage to Katherine Swynford. He was created Earl of Somerset on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Philosophy Anniversaries: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Philosophy Anniversaries - January
List of philosophy anniversaries - 1. 1614: John Wilkins born. 1815: Charles Bernard Renouvier born. 1921: Ismail al-Faruqi born. Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Canadians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Canadians - Criminals
List of Canadians - Alleged criminals. Grace Marks -- convicted of murder in 1843, her role in the murder has never been clear, became...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esterhazy: Encyclopedia Ii - Esterhazy - The Main Esterhazy Line The Old Forchtenstein Line
Hungarian names are given in brackets. Count Nikolaus [Miklós] (1583-1645) Born in Galanta. Raised as a Protestant, he later converted t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earl Of Kent: Encyclopedia Ii - Earl Of Kent - Earls Of Kent Sixth Creation 1465
The Greys were a baronial family with substantial property in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, and later around Ruthin in Wales. They ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dukes Of Silesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dukes Of Silesia - Duchies Of Lower Silesia
Dukes of Silesia - Duchy of Wrocław. 1177/1195-1201 Boleslaus I the Long (Boleslaw I Wysoki) 1201-1238 Henry I the Bearded (Henryk I ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wallis: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wallis - Mathematics
In 1655, Wallis published a treatise on conic sections in which they were defined analytically. This was the earliest book in which these...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jämtland: Encyclopedia Ii - Jämtland - Geography
Jämtland was historically divided into one chartered city and several districts. Jämtland - Cities & Towns. Östersund (1786) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Estonia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Estonia - Period Of Soviet And German Occupation
History of Estonia - Creation of Estonian SSR. On June 16-17, 1940, the Soviet troops occupied the whole territory of Estonia and deman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Dalmatia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Dalmatia - Middle Ages
History of Dalmatia - Medieval city-states and the country. Following the great Slavic migration into Illyria in the first half of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Scotland - Prehistoric Settlement
For more detail on this period see Prehistoric Scotland. People lived in Scotland for at least 8500 years before recorded history dealt w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Gloucestershire: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Gloucestershire - Military Significance
Gloucestershire formed part of Harold's earldom at the time of the Norman invasion, but it offered slight resistance to the Conqueror. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marshal Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Marshal Of France - Bourbons
Marshal of France - Eleven Marshals created by Henry IV between 1592 and 1602. 1592 Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hannibal War: Encyclopedia Ii - Hannibal War - The Norwegian Response
Norway, which was then governed by Christian's son-in-law, Statholder (royal governor) Hannibal Sehested, was a reluctant participant. Th...   » Read the article