Baltic Entente. 1923-39. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania agreement for mutual defence vs Germany and Russia.

Baltic States. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

Baltic Wars of Liberation. 1918-20. Established independent states of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

Baltimore Incident. 1891. Chileans attack US seamen; pay reparations to avert war.

Balue, Jean. 1421-91. Cardinal, Minister of Louis XI. Plotted with Louis the Bold vs king.

Balzac, Honoré de. 1799-1850. French novelist of social injustice: Comedie Humaine 1829-48.

Balzac, Jean-Louis. 1597-1654. French writer. Lettres 1624.

Bancroft, George. 1800-91. “Father of American history”. History of United States 1834-74.

Banda, Hastings. c1902-97. Autocratic Malawi President 1963-. 1971- “President for Life”.

Bandaranaike, Sirimavo. 1916-2000. Ceylon Prime Minister 1960~77. World’s first woman Prime Minister.

Bandeira, Manuel. 1886-1968. Brazilian national poet. Carnival 1919.

Bandung Conference. 1955. 29 Asian and African countries oppose colonialism, promote peace.

Bangladesh. c200BC Maurya. 4C BC Gupta. 8C Buddhist(E). 12C Hindu. 13C Turk. 1576-Mogul. 1857 Britain. 1947 = East Pakistan. 1971 Independent = Bangladesh.

Bangorian Controversy. 1717. Dispute over Church of England’s powers.

Bank of England. 1694. Scotland 1695. N. America 1781. France 1800. Ireland 1783.

Banks, Joseph. 1743-1820. English botanist with Cook’s explorations.

Bannister, Roger. 1929-. English. Ran first 4 minute mile at Oxford, 1954.

Bannockburn, Battle. 1314. Scots defeat English, assuring independence. Robert the Bruce.

Banting, Frederick. 1891-1941. Canadian physician: discovered insulin with Best, MacLeod, 1921.

Bantu. Language of 60M natives in Southern Africa.

Banville, Théodore de. 1823-91. French Parnassian poet. Early Symbolist. Odes funambulesques 1857.

Bao Dai. 1913-97. Vietnamese Emperor 1922-45.

Baptism. Purification by water as practised by a wide variety of religions.

Baptists. 1608-. Congregationalist Christian church. Baptism for believers only, (not infants).

Bar, Confederation of. 1768-72. Polish RC nobles vs Russian hegemony.

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