Pandit, Vijaya. 1900-90. Fought for Indian independence. First woman president of UN General Assembly 1953-4. Nehru’s Sister.

Pannonia. c35BC Roman province. Hungary, Austria, north Yugoslavia, Slovakia.

Paris. 276BC Parisii. 52BC Caesar conquers. 500 Merovingian. 987 France.

Parks, Rosa. 1913-. US ‘mother’ of Civil Rights Movement. Arrested, 1955, for not relinquishing her seat to a white man. King.

Parlement. 12C-1792 French royal supreme courts in Paris, provinces.

Parr, Catherine. 1512-48. Sixth and last wife of Henry VIII.

Parry, Hubert. 1848-1918. Led English music revival.

Parson’s Cause. 1755,58 Salary dispute of Anglican ministers in Virginia based on inflation of tobacco prices.

Pasic, Nikola. 1845-1926. Serbian radical. First Yugoslav Prime Minister 1921-.

Pasteur, Louis. 1822-95. French microbiologist. Antibiotics. Pasteurization 1864. Rabies virus 1881.

Patay, Battle. 1429. French rout British. Charles VII crowned. Orléans. Joan of Arc.

Paul, St. c10-67. Apostle, organizer of Christian religion. Travelled extensively. Pharisee, rabbi, tentmaker converted by vision, 37. Epistles. Martyred by Nero.

Paul VI. 1897-1978. Pope 1963-. Encyclical on birth control.

Paullus, Aemilius. 229-160BC. Roman victor at Pydna, 168BC. Ended Macedonian War.

Pavia, Battle. 1525. Holy Roman Empire defeats France. Madrid Treaty.

Pavia, Battle. 476. Odoacer defeats Romans, ending Western Roman Empire.

Pavia, Siege. 773-4. Charlemagne defeats Lombards.

Pavlov, Ivan. 1849-1936. Russian physiologist: discovered conditioned response.

Paz, Octavio. 1914-98. Mexican poet. La estacíon violenta. Labyrinth of Solitude 1950.

Pei, I.M. 1917-. Chinese/US architect. Kennedy Airport 1960. Place Ville-Marie. Louvre Pyramid.

Pelagius. c354-c425. Welsh monk. Held heretical view that God rewards the virtuous. Free will, no original sin vs Determinism. Pelagians.

Pellico, Silvio. 1789-1854. Italian writer. My Prisons 1832.

Pendleton Civil Service Act. 1883. US creates merit based civil service system vs Spoils System.

Peninsular Campaign. 1862. Failed Union attempt to take Richmond in American Civil War.

Pepin II. -714. Ruler of Franks 687-. United Merovingian kingdoms by defeating Neustria 687.

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