Károlyi, Mihály. 1875-1955. Hungarian. Sought independence from Austria. President 1919.

Karsh, Yousuf. 1908-. US/Canadian portrait photographer of international celebrities. Churchill 1941.

Kassem, Abdul Karim. 1914-63. Iraqi Prime Minister 1958-. Overthrew monarchy. Overthrown by Ba’ath.

Kassites. 2nd Babylonian Empire 18-12C BC.

Kato, Takaakira. 1860-1926. Japanese foreign minister, Prime Minister. Twenty-One Demands 1915. Founded Kenseikai party 1913.

Katyn Affair. 1940 massacre of Polish officers by Russian troops discovered 1943. Denied, blamed on Nazis. Ignored by Allies. Soviets admit responsibility, 1992.

Kaufman, George. 1889-1961. US playwright. You Can’t Take it with You 1936.

Kaunda, Kenneth. 1924-. Zambia. First president 1964-.

Kautsky, Karl. 1854-1938. German Marxist leader.

Kay, John. 1704-64. Invented flying shuttle, 1733.

Kazakstan. 8C Turkik settlers. 13C Golden Horde. 1798 Russia. 1910-85 Russification. 1925 Kazak SSR. 1991 Independent. CIS.

Kean, Edmund. 1789-1833. English Shakespearean actor.

Kearny, Stephen. 1794-1848. US general. Captured NM in Mexican War.

Keats, John. 1795-1821. English Romantic sensuous lyric poet: Odes 1819, Isabella.

Keble, John. 1792-1866. English poet/clergyman. National Apostacy 1833 sermon started Oxford Movement.

Kedah. Independent. 1791 British East Indian Co. 1821 Siam. 1909 Britain. 1941 Japanese. 1946 Malaya.

Keitel, Wilhelm. 1882-1946. German marshal who signed capitulation 1945. Executed at Nuremberg.

Keiti. Last Japanese Shogun. Abdicated, 1867 after humiliation by foreigners.

Kekraps. Phoenician King. Legendary founder of Athens.

Kekulé, August. 1829-96. Benzene ring structure discovered in dream, 1865. Valence bond theory.

Keller, Helen. 1880-1968. US deaf, blind author, lecturer. Story of My Life 1902.

Kellerman, François. 1735-1820. French general. Defeated Prussia at Valmy, 1792, saving Revolutionary France.

Kelley, Oliver. 1826-1913. US agriculturalist. Founded National Grange 1867.

Kellogg, Frank. 1856-1937. US Secretary of State 1925-9. Kellogg-Briand Pact.

Kellogg-Briand Pact. 1928. Outlawed war as an instrument of national policy. Signed by 62 countries. Kellogg. Briand.

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