Gulistan, Treaty. 1813. Persia cedes Azerbaijan to Russia.

Gunpowder Plot. Nov 5, 1605. Conspiracy of Catholics against James I. Betrayed, the Houses of Parliament were not blown up. Guy Fawkes is burned in effigy each year. Catesby.

Gunther. -437. First King of Burgundy, defeated by Huns.

Gupta. c320-550. Indian dynasty.

Gurney, Goldsworthy. 1793-1875. British Steam-auto passenger service.

Gustav I. Vasa. 1496-1560. Elected Swedish king 1523-. Defeated Danes, dissolved Kalmar Union.

Gustav IV. Adolf. 1778-1837. Swedish king 1792-1809. Lost Finland. Overthrown.

Guthrie, Woody. 1912-67. Populist US singer. This Land is Your Land.

Guyana. Arawak, Carib, Warrau. 1498 Columbus discovers. 16C Dutch settle. 1814 Britain. 1831 Colony =British Guiana. 1966 Independent =Guyana. 1970 Republic.

Gwyn, Nell. 1650-87. English actress. Popular mistress of Charles II 1669-.

Haakon I. c914-61. Norwegian king c935-. Introduced Christianity to Norway.

Hadley, George. 1685-1768. English climatologist: explained trade winds.

Haeretico Comburendo. 1401. English statute legalizing the burning of heretics.

Haganah. 1920-48. Jewish protective force in Palestine. Basis of Israeli army.

Hagia Sophia. 531-7. Constantinople church. 1453- Mosque. 1927- Museum. = St. Sophia.

Hague Conferences. 1899, 1907. Arms limitation talks banned poison gas, dum-dum bullets. Established World Court.

Hainisch, Michael. 1858-1940. First president of Austrian Republic 1920-28.

Haiti. Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. 16-18C Slaves brought. 1697 Spain cedes to France 1804 Independent. 1915-34 US occupies. 1957-86 Duvalier dictators. 1994 US overthrow of military regime. 1972-2002 US returns refugee boat-people.

Hales, Stephen. 1677-1761. British. Isolated oxygen 1727. Blood pressure 1726.

Halifax, First Earl of. 1661-1715. English Whig statesman. Started National Debt. Established Bank of England. 1694.

Halifax, First Earl of. 1881-1959. English statesman. Viceroy of India 1925-31, Foreign Secretary 1938-40.

Halifax Explosion. 1917. French arms boat explodes in harbour. 2000 casualties. Biggest man-made explosion until Hiroshima.

Hall, G. Stanley. 1844-1924. US child psychologist. Founded American Journal of Psychology 1887.

Haller, Albrecht von. 1708-77. Swiss anatomist. “Father of experimental physiology”.

Halley, Edmund. 1656-1742. English astronomer who explained comets 1705. First meteorological chart 1686.

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