Hambach Festival. 1832. Young Germany demonstration.

Hamid II, Abdul. 1842-1915. Despotic Turkish Sultan, 1876-1909.

Hamilcar Barca. -228BC. Hannibal’s father.

Hamilton, Alexander. 1755-1804. US Federalist statesman. First Secretary of Treasury. Killed in duel by Burr.

Hamilton, James. 1606-49. Scottish Royalist. Defeated by Cromwell. Hanged.

Hamilton, William Rowan. 1805-65. Irish mathematician. Unification of optics and dynamics. Quaternion Theory.

Hamilton-Gordon, George. 1784-1860. British Prime Minister 1852-55. Oregon Treaty. Crimean War.

Hamman, Johann. 1730-88. German Pietism founder.

Hammarskjold, Dag. 1905-61. Swedish UN Secretary General 1953-.

Hammerstein, Oscar. 1895-1960. US librettist. Oklahoma! 1943. Rogers.

Hammett, Dashiell. 1894-1961. US detective story writer. The Thin Man 1952. Maltese Falcon 1930.

Hammurabi. -1750BC. Babylonian king 1792- who codified the law.

Hampden, John. 1594-1643. English parliamentary leader.

Hampton, Wade. 1818-1902. Confederate general. Raised Hampton’s Legion. Governor of SC 1876-8.

Hampton Court Conference. 1604. James I authorizes bible translation. 300 Puritans ejected from office, a cause of Civil War.

Hamsun, Knut. 1859-1952. Norwegian modernist writer. Hunger 1890.

Hebrews. Original name for Jews. Descendants of Abraham.

Henry II. 1519-59. French king 1547-. Repressed Protestants. Captured Calais 1558. Treaties of Chambord, Cateau-Cambrésis.

Hijrah. (Hegira). 622. Muhammed’s flight from Mecca to Medina. Begins Moslem calendar.

Hudaybiyah, Pact of al-. 628. Muhammad and followers allowed into Mecca for pilgrimage. Hijrah.

Husayn ibn Ali. 626-680. Shi’ite Moslem saint. Muhammad’s heir.

Ireland, John. 1879-1962. English chamber music composer. Forgotten Rite 1913.

Isaac. Old Testament Patriarch. Abraham’s son from whom all Jews descend. Spared from sacrifice.

Ishmael. Abraham and Hagar’s son, from whom all Arabs descend. Midianites.

Islam. =Muhammadism. 7C-. Monotheistic religion based on Koran. 1/6 of world’s population, especially north Africa, Middle East, SW Asia. Sunni. Shi’ite. Caliphate Empire.

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