OECD. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. 1961. For expansion of world trade. OEEC + US, Canada, Australia, NZ.

Oecolampadius, Johannes. 1482-1531. German Reformation theologian. Drafted Confession of Basel 1531.

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

OEEC. Organization for European Economic Cooperation. 1948-61. Western European trade organization. OECD.

Oehlenschläger, Adam. 1779-1850. Danish Romantic poet.

Oenone. Nymph wife of Paris. Deserted for Helen of Troy.

Oersted, Christian. 1777-1851. Danish physicist: discovered electromagnetism 1819.

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.

Offenbach, Jacques. 1819-80. German/French light operatic composer: Tales of Hoffman. Orpheus 1859.

Og. Giant biblical king of Bashan.

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

Ogmios. Celtic god = Hercules.

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

O’Higgins, Bernardo. 1778-1842. Chilean revolutionary, First president. 1818-23. Deposed.

Ohm, Georg. 1787-1854. German physicist: Laws of electric current, 1826.

Oisin. (Ossian). 3C. Gaelic warrior bard. Legends of his father Finn MacCool.

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 II. c995-1030. 1015-28. Converted Norway. Patron Saint. First National legislation.

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

Old Age Pensions. 1909 Britain, 1935 US.

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