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89 matches to Ayala Plan
Ayala Plan. 1911. Zapata to renew Mexican Revolution, return land to communal ownership.
Zapata, Emiliano. 1879-1919. Mexican revolutionary hero. “Land and liberty!”. Ayala Plan.
Pérez de Ayala, Ramón. 1880-1962. Spanish writer. Balarmino and Apolonio.
Abercrombie, Patrick. 1879-1957. British architect: Greater London town plan, 1943.
Ader, Clement. 1841-1926. French aviation engineer. 1890 first plane.
Alphonsine Tables. 1252. Incorrect astronomical data on planets, based on geocentric system.
Anaximander. c611-547BC. Miletan (Greek) philosopher. First Greek maps. Attempted systematic explanation of Universe. Named zodiac signs 560BC.
Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.
April Theses. 1917. Lenin’s plan for Soviet takeover of state power from provisional government.
Barnard, Christian. 1922-2001. South African surgeon-first human heart transplant 1967.
Bevin, Ernest. 1881-1951. British labour leader, statesman. TUC. Initiated Colombo Plan.
Blériot, Louis. 1872-1936. French aviator. First plane to cross Channel, 1909.
Bode, Johann. 1747-1826. German astronomer: Laws of planetary distances, 1766.
Brown, Robert. 1773-1858. Scottish botanist: Brownian movement. Plant cell nucleus.
Carrel, Alexis. 1873-1944. French/US surgeon. Pioneered transplants.
Catesby, Robert. 1573-1605. Planned Gunpowder Plot.
Champs-Élysée. Paris boulevard. (=Elysian Fields.) Trees planted by Le Nôtre 1667. Named 1709.
Charlottetown Conference. 1864. Canadian provinces plan Confederation.
Chernobyl. 1986. Ukraine nuclear power plant disaster.
Colombo Plan. 1951-77. Commonwealth plan to improve living conditions in SE Asia, check spread of communism.
COMECON. Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. 1949-91. USSR and satellites central planning organization.
Copernicus, Nicolaus. 1473-1543. Polish astronomer, who demonstrated planetary motion around sun 1528. De Revolutionibus. Aristarchus. Galileo.
Copland, Aaron. 1900-90. US composer blending Jewish, folk, jazz, and Latin influences into a popular style. Experimented with serial techniques.
Cotte, Robert de. 1656-1735. Architect. Chancel of Notre-Dame, Esplanade, Versailles.
Dawes, Charles. 1865-1951. US statesman. Dawes Plan.