Berceo, Gonzalo. c1195-1264. Castilian religious poet.

Berliner, Emil. 1851-1929. Microphone 1877. Disk phonograph record 1887.

Bernard, Claude. 1813-78. French physiologist and logician. Influenced Pavlov. Intro. to Experimental Medicine 1865.

Bhascara. 1114-85. Hindu mathematician/astrologer. First user of decimal system.

Bible. Hebrew and Christian sacred scriptures translated from Hebrew and Aramaic. 3C BC Greek translation. 1382 Wycliffe, Rogers, English. 1522-34 Luther, German. 1611 King James version. Vulgate by St. Jerome. Apocrypha.

Biological Weapons Convention. 1972. Britain, US, USSR agreement to ban germ warfare.

Biruni, al-. 973-1048. Arab scholar. Chronology of Ancient Nations.

Boccaccio, Giovanni. 1313-75. Italian “father” of vernacular novel. Decameron 1348-53.

Bogart, Humphrey. 1899-1957. US film star. Maltese Falcon 1941. Casablanca 1942.

Bogomils. 9-15C. Slavic ascetic Christian cult. All matter created by the devil.

Bologna, Concordat. 1516. Control over French church given to king.

Bonaventure, St. 1217-1274. Italian Franciscan theologian.

Boole, George. 1815-64. British mathematician. Algebra of Logic 1854.

Bordet, Jules. 1870-1961. Belgian bacteriologist, immunologist.

Borga, Assembly. 1809. Recognition of Finland as autonomous Grand Duchy under Russia.

Boucher, Francois. 1703-70. French mythological and landscape painter. Louis XV Rococo Style. Mme de Pompadour favourite. “Decorator of Boudoirs”. Déjeuner 1738.

Boveri, Theodor. 1864-1915. German cytologist. Chromosomes, 1904.

Brady, Matthew. c1823-96. US Civil War photographer.

Bragg, William. 1862-1942. English discoverer of crystallography by x-ray diffraction. with son Lawrence (1890-1971).

Brandywine, Battle. 1777. British victory in American Revolution. Diversion led to loss at Saratoga.

Braun, Werner von. 1912-77. German/US rocket engineer. V-2. Apollo. Explorer.

Breasted, James. 1865-1935. US Egyptologist. Ancient Records 1906.

Briand, Aristide. 1862-1932. French Prime Minister 1909~29, orator. “Separation of Church and State”, 1905. Advocated union of Europe. Kellogg-Briand.

Briand-Kellog Pact. Kellogg-Briand.

Broca, Paul. 1824-80. French pathologist; discovered brain’s speech center.

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