Donne, John. 1572-1631. English metaphysicist. Dean of St. Paul’s 1621-31. Elegies, Songs, Sonnets, Devotions. “No man is an island.”

Donnelly, Ignatius. 1831-1901. US author. “Proved” Bacon wrote Shakespeare’s plays. Great Cryptogram 1888.

Donnybrook. 1204-1855. Irish county fair renowned for drunken brawls.

Doppler, Christian. 1803-53. Austrian physicist. Effect of relative motion on frequency, 1851.

Dordrecht Confession. 1632. Mennonite doctrine.

Doré, Gustave. 1832-83. French illustrator.

Dorians. 1100BC. Savage tribe who conquered Peloponnesus from Achaeans.

Doric. 7C BC. Order of Greek architecture. Baseless columns with square capitals.

Dornier, Claudius. 1884-1969. German aircraft designer. First all-metal airplane, 1911.

Dorr, Thomas. 1805-54. US campaigner for universal male suffrage.

Dorylaeum, Battle. 1097. First Crusade victory over Turks. 1147. 2nd Crusade Turkish victory.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. 1821-81. Russian psychological writer. Crime and Punishment 1866. Idiot 1868. Brothers Karamazov 1880. Exiled to Siberia 1849-59.

Doubleday, Abner. 1819-93. US formerly thought to be baseball inventor. Cartwright.

Douglas. 1200-. Prominent Scottish family. Accused of treason, William Douglas murdered by James II 1452.

Douglas, Clifford. 1879-1952. English. Conceived Social Credit theory. Economic Democracy 1920.

Douglas, Gawin. c1474-1522. Scottish poet. First English translation of Aeneid.

Douglas, Stephen. 1813-61. US politician. Compromise of 1850. Popular Sovereignty. Lost presidential campaign to Lincoln.

Douglass, Frederick. 1817-95. US ex-slave abolitionist leader.

Doulton, John. 1563-1626. English song composer.

Doumer, Paul. 1857-1932. French President 1931-. Assassinated.

Doumergue, Gaston. 1863-1937. French Prime Minister 1910-11, President 1924-31. Instability.

Dover, Treaty. 1670. Secret agreement. Louis XIV and Charles II. led to Third Dutch War. Ends Triple Alliance.

Dow, Herbert. 1866-1930. US chemist. Founded Dow Chemical Co.

Dowding, Hugh. 1882-1970. WWII air marshal. Fighter Commander, Battle of Britain.

Dowie, John. 1847-1907. Scot. founder of Christian Catholic Church and Zion City, IL, USA.

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