Haakon IV. 1204-63. Norwegian king 1217-. Added Greenland and Iceland 1262. Patron of Arts.

Haakon VII. 1872-1957. King of Norway after separation from Sweden, 1905. In exile 1940-45.

Habeas Corpus Act. 1679. England. Right of prisoner to appear in court before being imprisoned.

Hades. Greek god of Hell, and Hell itself.

Hadley, George. 1685-1768. English climatologist: explained trade winds.

Hadrian. 76-138. Roman Emperor 117-. Built wall across England 122-36, Aelius Bridge 134. Rebuilt Greek cities.

Haeretico Comburendo. 1401. English statute legalizing the burning of heretics.

Haganah. 1920-48. Jewish protective force in Palestine. Basis of Israeli army.

Hagar. Sarah, Abraham’s wife’s handmaid. Mother of Ishmael.

Hagia Sophia. 531-7. Constantinople church. 1453- Mosque. 1927- Museum. = St. Sophia.

Hague Conferences. 1899, 1907. Arms limitation talks banned poison gas, dum-dum bullets. Established World Court.

Hahn, Otto. 1879-1968. German discoverer of Uranium fission 1938.

Hahnemann, Samuel. 1755-1843. German founder of homeopathy 1810.

Haig, Douglas. 1861-1928. British Commander-in-Chief France 1915-19. War of Attrition.

Haiti. Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. 16-18C Slaves brought. 1697 Spain cedes to France 1804 Independent. 1915-34 US occupies. 1957-86 Duvalier dictators. 1994 US overthrow of military regime. 1972-2002 US returns refugee boat-people.

Halcyone. Aeolus’ daughter. Became kingfisher. Week of winter calm.

Hale, Nathan. 1755-76. American Revolutionary spy. Executed by British -“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”.

Halepa, Pact. 1878. Turks grant self-government to Cretan Greeks.

Hales, Stephen. 1677-1761. British. Isolated oxygen 1727. Blood pressure 1726.

Halifax, First Earl of. 1661-1715. English Whig statesman. Started National Debt. Established Bank of England. 1694.

Halifax, First Earl of. 1881-1959. English statesman. Viceroy of India 1925-31, Foreign Secretary 1938-40.

Halifax Explosion. 1917. French arms boat explodes in harbour. 2000 casualties. Biggest man-made explosion until Hiroshima.

Hall, Charles. 1863-1914. US. Aluminum manufacturing process 1886.

Hall, G. Stanley. 1844-1924. US child psychologist. Founded American Journal of Psychology 1887.

Haller, Albrecht von. 1708-77. Swiss anatomist. “Father of experimental physiology”.

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