Octavia. -11BC. Octavian’s sister. Antony’s wife 40-30BC before Cleopatra.

October Revolution. 1917. Bolsheviks, Lenin and Trotsky overthrow Kerensky’s Socialist provisional government in Russian Revolution.

October War. 1973. Egypt, Syria attack Israel on Yom Kippur. Repulsed. UN creates buffer zone.

Octobrists. 1905-17. Russian party seeking enactment of October Manifesto.

Odin. King of Scandinavian gods who holds court in Valhalla.

Oedipus. Solved the riddle of the sphynx. Killed his father and married his mother.

Offa. 755-796. King of Mercia 757-. Founded St. Alban’s abbey. Dee Dyke vs Welsh 785. Introduced coinage. Treaty with Charlemagne. Began unification of England.

Og. Giant biblical king of Bashan.

Oglethorpe, James. 1696-1785. English. Penal reform. Founded Georgia 1733 as haven for bankrupts.

OGPU. 1923. Soviet secret police. 1934 NKVD. KGB.

Ojibwa. (Chippewa). North American Indians near Great Lakes. Supported French vs British in 7 Years War, British vs Americans in Revolution.

O’Keefe, Georgia. 1887-1986. US semi-abstract artist.

Okhrana. 1881-1917. Czar’s secret police. Cheka.

Okinawa, Battle. 1945. US defeat Japanese garrison.

Okubo, Toshimichi. 1830-78. Japanese statesman. Meiji Restoration. Westernized Japan.

Olaf I. c963-1000. King of Norway 995-. Began conversion to Christianity.

Olaf V. 1903-91 King of Norway 1957-. Commanded army vs Germany in 1944, then fled to England.

Old Believers. 17C- Russian sect vs Nikon’s reforms.

Old Kingdom. c2780-2160BC. Pyramid Age of Egypt.

Oldenburg. 1180 Independent. 1667 Denmark. 1773 Russia. 1777 Independent. 1834 Prussia. 1853 Zollverein. 1871 German Empire. 1919 Republic. 1945 West Germany.

Oleg. -c912. Varangian prince of Kiev, founded Rus state.

Olympia. Home of ancient Greek games. 776BC-393 AD.

Olympiad. Greek measure of time = 4 years.

Olympians. 12 Greek gods residing on Mt. Olympus.

Olympics, Modern. 1896 Athens. 1900 Paris. 1904 St. Louis. 1908 London. 1912 Stockholm. 1920 Antwerp. Summer: 1924 Paris. 1928 Amsterdam. 1932 Los Angeles. 1936 Berlin. 1948 London. 1952 Helsinki. 1956 Melbourne. 1960 Rome. 1964 Tokyo. 1968 Mexico City. 1972 Munich. 1976 Montreal. 1980 Moscow. 1984 Los Angeles. 1988 Seoul. 1992 Barcelona. 1996 Atlanta. 2000 Sydney. 2004 Athens. 2008 Beijing. Winter: 1924 Chamonix. 1928 St Moritz. 1932 Lake Placid. 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen. 1948 St Moritz. 1952 Oslo. 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo. 1960 Squaw Valley. 1964 Innsbruck. 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo. 1976 Innsbruck. 1980 Lake Placid. 1984 Sarajevo. 1988 Calgary. 1992 Albertville. 1994 Lillehammer. 1998 Nagano. 2002 Salt Lake City. 2006 Torino. Olympia.

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