Graham, Billy. 1918-. US evangelist.

Grand Remonstrance. 1641. Grievances presented to Charles I by Long Parliament.

Hafez. 1325-89. Persian poet. Divan 1369. Now, anyone who has memorized the Koran.

Heemskerk, Maerten van. 1498-1574. Dutch Mannerist painter.

Helmont, Jan van. 1580-1644. Flemish discoverer of CO2.

Irving, Washington. 1783-1859. US writer. Rip van Winkle. Legend of Sleepy Hollow 1819. Tales of a Traveller 1824. Inventor of short story.

Ivan III. The Great. 1440-1505. United Russia 1478. Ended Tartar domination.

Ivan IV. The Terrible. 1530-84. First Russian czar 1547-. Expanded Russia. Established Czar’s power.

Job. 6C BC. Suffering, faithful Old Testament servant of God.

John, St. The Evangelist. -c100. Apostle of Christ. Wrote 4th Gospel, Revelations.

Jorn, Asger. 1914-73. Danish Imaginist artist. Lettre à mon Fils 1957. L’avangarde se rende pas 1962.

Josquin des Prés. c1445-1521. Flemish composer of motets and masses. Advanced musical expressiveness. -“Father of Musicians”.

Kagawa. 1888-1960. Japanese Christian pacifist evangelist writer/labour leader. National Anti-War League 1928.

Klemperer, Otto. 1885-1973. German conductor of Stravinsky, Mahler, Beethoven.

Krylov, Ivan. 1769-1844. Russian satirical writer. Fables 1809.

Leeuwenhoek, Antony van. 1632-1723. Dutch. First to describe bacteria 1680, protozoa, corpuscles, spermatazoa 1675.

Leningrad Affair. 1948. Purge of Zhdanov associates by Stalin.

Levant. Region of E Mediterranean from Greece to Egypt.

Libya. 7C BC Phoenician, Carthage, Greek colonies. 46BC Rome. 476 Vandal(W). 534 Byzantine 647 Arab. 1551 Ottoman. 1911 Italian colony. 1943 British/French 1950 Independent Kingdom. 1969 Qaddafi coup. Terrorism. Lockerbie.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. 1807-82. US poet. Evangeline 1847. Hiawatha 1855. Paul Revere’s Ride 1863.

Lowell, Percival. 1855-1916. US astronomer. Predicted Pluto 1905 (erroneously). PL of Pluto name after him. Studied Mars’ “canals” 1906. Schiaparelli.

Maerlant, Jacob van. 1225-91. Flemish didactic poet. Spiegel Historiael 1282-91.

Maine. 1898. US battleship destroyed at Havana. Excuse for Spanish American War.

Malta. c800BC Phoenecia...Carthage. 218BC Rome. 5C Vandal/ Goth. 6C Byzantine. 870 Arab. 1090 Sicily. 1530 Knights of St. John. 1798 French. 1814 British. 1964 Indepependent. 1974 Republic. Population awarded George Cross 1942.

Mazepa, Ivan. 1644-1709. Cossack. Fought for Ukraine independence from Poland.

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