Catherine, St. 4C. Virgin martyred on the wheel in Alexandria.

Cerceau, Jacques Androuet du. c1520-85. Optical Views 1551, treatise on architectural perspective.

Chambers, William and Robert. 19C.Scottish reference book publishers.

Champs-Élysée. Paris boulevard. (=Elysian Fields.) Trees planted by Le Nôtre 1667. Named 1709.

Chénier, André de. 1762-94. French poet. Elegies. Guillotined.

Citroën, André. 1878-1935. French Industrialist, automobile company.

Cumberland, Richard. 1631-1718. Philosopher, “father” of English Utilitarianism.

Cunningham, Andrew. 1883-1963. WWII admiral, British chief of naval staff 1943-6.

Cuza, Alexandru. 1820-73. First Prince of Romania, 1859-66. Freed serfs. Educational reform.

Cyril, St. c444. Patriarch of Alexandria. Deported Nestor. Lynched Hypatia. Launched pogroms against Jews. Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon.

De Valéra, Eamon. 1882-1975. US/Irish mathematician. Led Easter Uprising. Led Sinn Fein, 1917-26. Founded Fianna Fáil 1926. Prime Minister of Irish Free State, 1931~59. President 59-73.

Doria, Andrea. 1466-1560. Genoese admiral, statesman. Freed, ruled Genoa.

Dumas, Alexandre (Fils). 1824-1895. Son of Alexandre, writer. Dame aux camélias 1848.

Dumas, Alexandre (Père). 1802-70. French writer. Three Musketeers 1844. Count of Monte Cristo.

Durrell, Lawrence. 1912-90. British erotic writer. The Alexandria Quartet 1957-60.

Eratosthenes. c276-194BC. Alexandrian mathematician, philosopher. Measured earth’s circumference, tilt of axis. World map 220BC.

Farnese, Alessandro. 1545-92. Italian/Spanish governor of Netherlands. Quelled rebellion.

Gabrieli, Andrea. c1510-86. Venetian church music composer. First to combine voice and instruments in concerto form.

Gide, André. 1869-1951. French writer. The Counterfeiters 1926.

Grand Remonstrance. 1641. Grievances presented to Charles I by Long Parliament.

Herculano, Alexandre. 1810-77. Portuguese Romantic poet.

Heron of Alexandria. 1C. Greek mathematician. Area of triangle. Metrica.

Herzen, Aleksandr. 1812-70. Russian revolutionary writer.

Hofer, Andreas. 1767-1810. Austrian. Led peasant rebellions vs French and Bavarians 1809-10.

Homestead Strike. 1892. Carnegie Steel hires breakers. Gun battle ensues.

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