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First Coalition. 1792. European countries opposed to French Revolution.
Abbas, Ferhat. 1899-1995. First President of independent Algeria 1962-3.
Abdul Rahman, Tunku. 1903-90. First Prime Minister of independent Malaya 1957-70. United Malay, Chinese, Indian factions.
Abu al-Abbas as Saffah. 722-54. First Abbasid caliph 749-.
Adam. Biblical First man. Eve.
Adenauer, Konrad. 1876-1967. First chancellor of German Federal Republic., 1949-63. Stabilized postwar Germany.
Ader, Clement. 1841-1926. French aviation engineer. 1890 first plane.
Afonso I. c1111-1185. First King of Portugal, 1139.
Aircraft Transport and Travel Ltd. 1916. World’s first airline, Britain.
Alban, St. -c303. First British martyr.
Albert of Brandenburg. 1490-1568. First Duke of Prussia, 1525. Ended Teutonic Knights’ rule.
Alcock, John. 1892-1919. First non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919, with Brown.
Alexandrian School. 2C. First Christian school of higher learning.
Alexius I. 1048-1118. Byzantine Emperor 1081-. Restored empire. Requested aid. First Crusade.
Alfonso X (the Wise). 1221-84. King of León and Castile. Codified laws, first history of Spain.
Alfred the Great. 849-99. Saxon King of Wessex 871-. Resisted Danes 877-79 (Edington) + 892-96. Captured London 886. First British Navy 897.
Amundsen, Roald. 1872-1928. Norwegian explorer, first to South Pole, 1911; NW Passage, 1906.
Anaximander. c611-547BC. Miletan (Greek) philosopher. First Greek maps. Attempted systematic explanation of Universe. Named zodiac signs 560BC.
Andrássy, Gyula. 1823-90. Hungary’s first Prime Minister. Arranged Dual Alliance.
Annates. Proportion of first year’s income paid to Pope by office holders.
Antarctica. 1773 Cook explores seas. 1820 first sighted. Bransfield. 1821 first landing-Davis. 1911 Amundsen first to S Pole.
Anthony, St. 250-c355. Egyptian hermit, first Christian monk.
Antioch. 300BC Seleucus I founds. 64BC Rome. First reference to disciples as Christians c42. 540 Persia. 637 Moslem. 10-11C Syrian capital. 969 Byzantine. 1098 Crusader State. 1268 Egypt. 1517 Ottoman. 1920 Syria. 1939 Turkey.
Antophon. c480-411BC. Athenian. First prof. orator.
Apostles. 12 disciples of Jesus. Also, first missionary to a country.