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Manson, Patrick. 1844-1922. Scottish parasitologist. Associated malaria with mosquito, 1894.
Mantegna, Andrea. 1431-1506. Mantuan. First Renaissance painter. Frescoes.
Mantua, Siege. 1796-7. Napoleon defeats Austria to rule Italy.
Mantuan Succession, War. 1628-31. French fight Hapsburgs over Mantua in 30 Years War.
Manu. Hindu mythical first man, and law giver.
Manuel I. 1469-1521. Portuguese king 1495-. Overseas expansion and trade.
Manx. Celtic language of Isle of Man.
Manzikert, Battle. 1071. Seljuks defeat Byzantines, gain Anatolia.
Mao Tse-tung. 1893-1976. Chinese Communist leader 1935-. Long March. Cultural Revolution.
Maoism. Revolutionary Communist ideology of Mao Tse-tung.
Maori. Polynesian people of New Zealand. Migrated before 800 AD (1150 by their legend).
Maquis. French guerillas vs German occupation, WWII. Resistance.
Maratha. 1674 Kingdom in India. 1761 Confederacy. 19C British.
Marbury vs Madison. 1803. First US Supreme court ruling an Act of Congress unconstitutional. Marshall.
Marcel, Étienne. 1316-58. French draper who led unsuccessful Paris revolt vs Dauphin Charles V, 1355-8, while John II captured by English. Assassinated.
Marcel, Gabriel. 1889-1973. French Existential philosopher. Experience more important than metaphysics.
March Laws. 1848. Hungarian independence during Revolution.
March on Rome. 1922. Mussolini’s planned Fascist insurrection. Facta resigned.
March on Washington. 1963. 200,000 in civil rights march led by King-“I have a dream”.
March Revolution. 1848 Germany. Led to Louis I abdication in favour of Maximilian II in Bavaria, Metternich resignation.
Marcion. 144. Founded heretical sect with 2 Gods: imperfect Old Testament God and Jesus’ merciful God.
Marconi, Guglielmo. 1874-1937. Italian physicist. First transatlantic radio reception 1901.

Marcuse, Herbert. 1898-1979. German/US radical philosopher. Revolutionary change vs repressive society. One Dimensional Man 1964.
Marduk. Babylonian Lord of gods.
Marengo, Battle. 1800. Napoleon defeats Austria, gains Lombardy.