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Encyclopedia - Ranma ½ Characters: Encyclopedia Ii - Ranma ½ Characters - Cologne
(コロン Koron) Japanese Seiyū: Miyoko Aso English Voice Actor: Elan Ross Gibson Latin American Spanish Voice Actor: Magda Giner. Sham...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cologne: Encyclopedia - Cologne
Cologne (German: Köln ▶ (help·info) [kœln]; Kölsch: Kölle) is Germany's fourth largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. Colo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cologne: Encyclopedia Ii - Cologne - History
Main article: History of Cologne Cologne became a city in 50 A.D. In 310 Constantine built a bridge over the Rhine at Cologne. Cologne ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1978: Encyclopedia - 1978
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). 1978 - Events. January 1 - The Copyright...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug
The cannabis plant can be dried or otherwise processed to yield products containing large concentrations of compounds that have medicinal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1977: Encyclopedia - 1977
1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). 1977 - Events. January 10 - Major erupt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Trier: Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Trier
The Bishopric and Archbishopric of Trier was one of the important ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Unlike the othe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture Timeline: Encyclopedia - Architecture Timeline
This page indexes the individual year in architecture pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point. 21s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apostolic Penitentiary: Encyclopedia - Apostolic Penitentiary
The Apostolic Penitentiary, more formally the Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary, is one of three bodies in the Roman Curia that make...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vii: Encyclopedia - Pope Alexander Vii
Alexander VII, né Fabio Chigi (February 13, 1599 – May 22, 1667) was pope from April 7, 1655 until his death in 1667. Born in Siena, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albrecht Dürer: Encyclopedia - Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer (May 21, 1471 - April 6, 1528) was a German painter, wood carver, engraver, and mathematician. He is best known for his w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Altenkirchen District: Encyclopedia - Altenkirchen District
Altenkirchen is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the North Rhine-Westphalian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andreas Hillgruber: Encyclopedia - Andreas Hillgruber
Andreas Fritz Hillgruber (January 18, 1925-May 8, 1989) was a conservative West German historian. Hillgruber was born in Angerburg, Germa...   » 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 - Anke Engelke: Encyclopedia - Anke Engelke
Anke Christina Engelke is a German comedian and actress born on December 21, 1965 in Montréal. Anke moved to Cologne in 1971 with her pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Cologne: Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Cologne
The Archbishopric of Cologne was one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Cologne is the ancient Roman ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashkenazi Jews: Encyclopedia - Ashkenazi Jews
Israel: app. 3.7 mil. [3] Europe: app. 1.7 mil. [4] Argentina: nn South Africa: nn Oceania: nn   • Sephardi Jews  &...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beatification: Encyclopedia - Beatification
In Catholicism, beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed, via Greek μακαριος, makarios) is a recognition accorded by the church ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Dunes 1658: Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Dunes 1658
The Battle of the Dunes, fought on June 14, 1658, is also known as the Battle of Dunkirk. It was a victory of the French army, under Ture...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beghard: Encyclopedia - Beghard
The Beghards were a religious associations of men in Europe, organized similarly to the Beguines. They resembled Franciscan monks. Their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beltway: Encyclopedia - Beltway
A beltway (American English), ring road or orbital motorway (British English) is a circumferential highway found around or within many ci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Benedict Xvi: Encyclopedia - Pope Benedict Xvi
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; Spanish: Benedicto XVI; French: Benoît XVI)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autobahn: Encyclopedia - Autobahn
Autobahn (pronounced [ˈaʊtoːbaːn] in IPA) is the German word for a major high-speed road confined to motor vehicles and having full c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 2005: Encyclopedia - August 2005
2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → August 2005...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albertus Magnus: Encyclopedia - Albertus Magnus
Albertus Magnus (1193? – November 15, 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar who beca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2005: Encyclopedia - Aston Martin V8 Vantage 2005
The modern Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a compact sports car. Aston Martin previously used the "Vantage" name on its highest-performance ve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Athanasius Kircher: Encyclopedia - Athanasius Kircher
Athanasius Kircher (sometimes spelt Kirchner) (May 2, 1601?–27 November 1680) was a 17th century German Jesuit scholar who published ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 14: Encyclopedia - August 14
August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. August 14 - Events. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Are We Not Men We Are Devo!: Encyclopedia - Are We Not Men We Are Devo!
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! is the first album by New Wave musicians Devo, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). "Uncontrollable U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adelaide Of Italy: Encyclopedia - Adelaide Of Italy
Saint Adelaide of Italy (931-December 16, 999) was the daughter of Rudolf II of Burgundy, King of Italy. Her first marriage was to Lothar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carnival: Encyclopedia - Carnival
A carnival is a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival S...   » 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 - Cathedral Architecture: Encyclopedia - Cathedral Architecture
Cathedrals are among the most ambitious buildings ever conceived, far exceeding the size and complexity of most other constructions and o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonisation: Encyclopedia - Colonisation
Colonisation (or colonization) is the act where life forms move into a distant area where their kind is sparse or not yet existing at al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Germany: Encyclopedia - Germany
(German: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit) 2 Prior to 2002: Deutsche Mark Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: De...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patron Saint: Encyclopedia - Patron Saint
In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. St. Flor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cork: Encyclopedia - Cork
Cork (Corcaigh in Irish) is the second city of the Republic of Ireland. The principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Aquinas: Encyclopedia - Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas [Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino] (c. 1225 – March 7, 1274) was an Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian in the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zeppelin: Encyclopedia - Zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship (or dirigible) pioneered by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on an earl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berlin: Encyclopedia - Berlin
State and service flags of Berlin Berlin - Basic Information. Berlin ▶ (help·info), IPA: [bɛɐˈliːn], is the capital of Germany a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adelaide Abbess Of Vilich: Encyclopedia - Adelaide Abbess Of Vilich
Adelaide, Abbess of Villich (Adelheid of Willich) (c. 970 – February 5 O.S., 1015) was a daughter of Megingoz des Brunharingen, Count o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage: Encyclopedia - Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aerial Bombing Of Cities: Encyclopedia - Aerial Bombing Of Cities
The aerial bombing of cities became a common tactic in World War II. Aerial bombing of cities - Italian-Turkish War of 1911-1912. The v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agrippina The Younger: Encyclopedia - Agrippina The Younger
Julia Vipsania Agrippina Minor or Agrippina Minor (Latin for "the younger") (November 7, AD 15 – March 59), often called "Agrippinilla"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 Civil Unrest In France: Encyclopedia - 2005 Civil Unrest In France
The 2005 civil unrest in France and neighboring countries was a series of riots and other forms of violent clashes between gangs of youth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1988 European Football Championship: Encyclopedia - 1988 European Football Championship
The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held at West Germany. It was the 8th edition of the European Footb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1280s: Encyclopedia - 1280s
1240s 1250s 1260s - 1270s - 1280s 1290s 1300s 1280 1281 1282 1283 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 The 1280s is the decade starting January ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1647: Encyclopedia - 1647
1647 - Events of the English Civil War. Castle of Aberystwyth razed to the ground by Parliamentarian troops August: Army marches to Lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1926: Encyclopedia - 1926
1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). 1926 - Events. 1926 - January-April. January 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahrweiler: Encyclopedia - Ahrweiler
Ahrweiler is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts Eusk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year Of The Eucharist: Encyclopedia - Year Of The Eucharist
The Year of the Eucharist is the name of the liturgical year from October 2004 to October 2005, as celebrated by Catholics worldwide. On ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colony: Encyclopedia - Colony
In politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a geographically-distant state (or city, in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?: Encyclopedia - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers very large cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheat Beer: Encyclopedia - Wheat Beer
Wheat beer is a beer that is brewed with both malted barley and malted wheat, rather than only barley. The addition of wheat lends wheat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conventual Franciscans: Encyclopedia - Conventual Franciscans
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv), commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, is a branch of the order of Roman Catholic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cologne Cathedral: Encyclopedia - Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom) is one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany and has been Cologne's most famous la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wiehl: Encyclopedia - Wiehl
D-51674 Wiehl Wiehl is a Northrhine-Westfalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis which lies in about 41 km to the east of Colo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clovis I: Encyclopedia - Clovis I
Clovis I (or Chlodowech or Chlodwig, modern French "Louis", modern German "Ludwig") (c.466 - November 27, 511 at Paris), was a member of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Tyndale: Encyclopedia - William Tyndale
William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindale) (ca.1484 - October 6, 1536) was a 16th century priest and scholar who translated the Bible in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Turner: Encyclopedia - William Turner
William Turner (c. 1508 - 7 July 1568) was a British ornithologist and botanist. He is sometimes called "the father of English botany" a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Maybach: Encyclopedia - Wilhelm Maybach
Wilhelm Maybach (*February 9, 1846 – December 29, 1929) was a German car-engine and automobile designer and an industrialist. He was bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa: Encyclopedia - Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (born of noble birth in Cologne September 14, 1486, died in Grenoble February 18, 1535) was a m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of The Spanish Succession: Encyclopedia - War Of The Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European armed conflict that arose in 1701 after the death of the last Spanis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dom: Encyclopedia - Dom
DOM - Language specific. In France, DOM means Départements d'outre mer In German Dom means cathedral, e.g. the cathedral in Cologne (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dada: Encyclopedia - Dada
Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in neutral Zürich, Switzerland during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920. The mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Das Boot: Encyclopedia - Das Boot
Das Boot (German for The Boat. "Boot" is pronounced roughly the same as the English "boat") is a movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen, ada...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U-bahn: Encyclopedia - U-bahn
U-Bahn is the German abbreviation for Untergrund-Bahn (literally, underground railway), referring to a means of urban rapid transit, inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Düsseldorf: Encyclopedia - Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Located on the Rhine near Cologne, it is one of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Cologne: Encyclopedia - University Of Cologne
The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of the oldest Universities in Europe and, with over 47,000 students, is one of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Council Of Pisa: Encyclopedia - Council Of Pisa
This article incorporates text from the public domain Catholic Encyclopedia. Council of Pisa - Preliminaries. The Great Schism of the W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldbröl: Encyclopedia - Waldbröl
Waldbröl is a city is in the south Oberbergischer Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia -Germany and about 50 kilometers lie to the east of Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uses Of Torture In Recent Times: Encyclopedia - Uses Of Torture In Recent Times
Torture, the infliction of severe physical or psychological pain upon an individual to extract information, a confession or as a punishme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Croup Artist: Encyclopedia - Croup Artist
Croup artist - Biography. "About 3 years ahead of his time and 3,800 miles from the birth-land of hip hop, Croup sits in his studio in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vincent Van Gogh: Encyclopedia - Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch painter, generally considered one of the greatest painters in Euro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wipperfürth: Encyclopedia - Wipperfürth
Wipperfürth is a Northrhine-Westfalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, about 40 km north-east of Cologne, and the eldest town ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buchenwald: Encyclopedia - Buchenwald
Buchenwald was a Nazi concentration camp established on Ettersberg Hill near Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, in July 1937. The name "Buchenwa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Bosch: Encyclopedia - Carl Bosch
Carl Bosch (August 27, 1874 – April 26, 1940) was a German chemist and engineer. He was born in Cologne (Köln), Germany. He studied at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chancellor Of Germany: Encyclopedia - Chancellor Of Germany
Germany This article is part of the series: Politics of Germany Constitution Bundestag (Parliament) Bundesrat (Federal Council) Feder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brussels: Encyclopedia - Brussels
Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bruno Of Cologne: Encyclopedia - Bruno Of Cologne
Saint Bruno (Cologne, c. 1030 – October 6, 1101), the founder of the Carthusian Order, personally founded the order's first two communi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bonn: Encyclopedia - Bonn
Bonn is a city in Germany (19th largest), in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breakcore: Encyclopedia - Breakcore
Breakcore is a loosely defined electronic music style that brings together elements of jungle, hardcore techno and IDM into a breakbeat-o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brethren Of The Free Spirit: Encyclopedia - Brethren Of The Free Spirit
The Brethren of the Free Spirit (Brüder und Schwestern des Freien Geistes) was a medieval heretical pantheistic movement. The movement w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bruno Taut: Encyclopedia - Bruno Taut
Bruno Julius Florian Taut (May 4, 1880, Konigsberg, Germany - December 24, 1938, Istanbul), was a prolific German architect, urban planne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Vii Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia - Charles Vii Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor Charles VII Albert (Brussels August 6, 1697 – January 20, 1745 in Munich), a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Holy Roman E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1964: Encyclopedia - 1964
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). 1964 - Events. 1964 - January. January 1 - Fed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cimetière De Montmartre: Encyclopedia - Cimetière De Montmartre
Cimetière de Montmartre is a famous cemetery located at 37 Avenue Samson, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. Cemeteries had be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wittelsbach: Encyclopedia - Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. Wittelsbach - Reign in Germany. The Wittelsbach fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vitellius: Encyclopedia - Vitellius
Aulus Vitellius Germanicus (September 24, 15–December 22, 69) was Roman Emperor from April 17 69 to December 22 of the same year, one o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Defensive Wall: Encyclopedia - Defensive Wall
A defensive wall is a fortification used to defend a city from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Volgograd: Encyclopedia - Volgograd
Volgograd ▶ (help·info) (Russian: Волгогра́д) (population: 1,012,000), formerly called Tsaritsyn ▶ (help·info) (Цари�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christoph Marcinkowski: Encyclopedia - Christoph Marcinkowski
Dr. Christoph Marcinkowski (born May 21, 1964) is an award-winning German scholar in Islamic, Iranian, and Southeast Asian studies based ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xanten: Encyclopedia - Xanten
Xanten is a town in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany, located in the district of Wesel. Xanten - Geography. Xanten is made up...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frédéric Chopin: Encyclopedia - Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric-François Chopin (IPA [ˈʃo̝ˌpã̝]), (March 1, 1810 – October 17, 1849) is one of the most famous, influential...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worms Germany: Encyclopedia - Worms Germany
Worms Germany - Celts and Romans. The city has existed since before Roman times, when it was captured and fortified by the Romans under...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christo And Jeanne-claude: Encyclopedia - Christo And Jeanne-claude
Christo (born Hristo Yavashev, Bulgarian: Христо Явашев) and Jeanne-Claude are an artistic duo known best for wrapping object...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombing Of Dresden In World War Ii: Encyclopedia - Bombing Of Dresden In World War Ii
The bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) between February 13 and February...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conrad Iii Of Germany: Encyclopedia - Conrad Iii Of Germany
Conrad III (1093 - February 15, 1152, Bamberg), the first German king of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was the son of Frederick I, Duke of Sw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 850: Encyclopedia - 850
850 - Events. April 20 - Guntherus becomes Bishop of Cologne. Emperor Montoku succeeds Emperor Nimmyō as Emperor of Japan. Louis II i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 90: Encyclopedia - 90
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s Ye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aachen: Encyclopedia - Aachen
Aachen (French Aix-la-Chapelle, Dutch Aken, Latin Aquisgranum, Ripuarian Oche) is a spa city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the b...   » Read the article