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Quisling, Vidkun. 1887-1945. Traitor, head of Norwegian puppet government during German occupation, 1940-5. WWII. Executed.
Ra (Re). Egyptian sun god.
Rabelais, François. c1483-1553. French satirical writer and humanist. Pantagruel 1532.Gargantua 1534.
Rabin, Yitzhak. 1992-95. Israeli statesman. Military leader, Six Day War. PM 74-77, 92-95. Peace negotiater.
Rachmaninov, Sergei. 1873-1943. Russian/US pianist, composer. Romantic nostalgic works of great virtuosity. Prelude 1892.
Racine, Jean. 1639-99. Classical French tragedy playwright. Molière’s rival. Andromaque 1667. Britannicus 1669. Phèdre 1677.
Radcliffe, Ann. 1764-1823. English Gothic novelist. Mysteries of Udolpho 1794.
Radcliffe-Brown, A.R. 1881-1955. British. Social anthropology as science.
Radek, Karl. 1885-1939. Russian. COMINTERN leader, propagandist. Purged.
Radical Republicans. 1860-77. Anti-slavery faction of US Republican Party. Abolitionists.
Radishchev, Aleksandr. 1749-1802. Liberal Russian writer. Denounced serfdom. Exiled to Siberia.
Radisson and Groseilliers. Huguenot explorers of Minnesota, 1658-9.
Radom, Confederation of. 1767. Polish nobles oppose king’s reforms leading to Partition.
Radowitz, Joseph von. 1797-1853. Prussian. Worked for unified Germany.
Radzin, Treaty. 1681. Ends First Russo-Turkish war. Russia gains Ukraine.
Radziwill. 15-18C. Polish-Lithuanian royal family.
Raeburn, Henry. 1756-1823. British portrait artist.
Raffles, Thomas. 1781-1826. English founder of Singapore 1819.
Rahman, Mujibur. 1920-75. Bangladesh Awami Leader. Prime Minister 1972-, President 1974-. Murdered in coup.
Raikes, Robert. 1736-1811. English Sunday School pioneer.
Railton, William. Designed Nelson’s Column, 1839.
Railways. 1795 England(horse-drawn). 1827 First US charter. 1827 Europe (St. Etienne-Andrézieux). 1869 US Central/Union Pacific. 1887 Canadian Pacific 1905 Trans-Siberian.
Rainaldi, Girolamo. 1570-1655. Hungarian architect. Brought Mannerism to Rome.
Rainier III. 1923-. Prince of Monaco, 1949-. Grimaldi.