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72 matches to Mir
Hopper, Grace. 1906-92. US Admiral. Pioneer computer programmer 1944. “Debugged” Mark I by removing moth.
India-Pakistan Wars. 1949. Splits Kashmir. 1965. India gains most of Rann of Kutch. 1971. Bangladesh Independence.
Jellicoe, John. 1859-1935. British WWI Admiral. Jutland.
Lenin, Vladimir Illyich. 1870-1924. Russian Bolshevik revolutionary. Dictator 1917-. Created authoritarian, elite, disciplined organization.
Loretto. Italy. 1295. Virgin Mary’s house miraculously translated from Nazareth.
Lysander. -395BC. Spartan admiral. Captured Athens 404BC. Ended Peloponnesian War.
Maïakovski, Vladmir. Mayakovsky.
Mayakovsky, Vladimir. 1893-1930. Russian Revolution poet. Backbone Flute 1915. Cloud in Trousers 1915.
Mir. 17C-1906. Russian system of communal landholding and taxation. Serfdom abolished 1861.
Mirabeau, Comte de. 1749-91. French revolutionary writer. Physiocrat. Dominated National Assembly 1789-.
Miramon, Miguel. 1832-67. Mexican general. Grand Marshal to Maximilian.
Miranda, Francisco de. 1750-1816. Venezuelan rebel. Dictator 1811-12.
Miranda Decision. 1966. US Supreme Court protects rights vs self-incrimination. Required police warning, “You have the right to remain silent...”.
Miriam. Biblical sister of Moses, Aaron.
Miró, Joan. 1893-1974. Spanish surrealist painter. Pure colors, abstract shapes. Bird, star themes. Dog Barking at the Moon.
Mistral, Frédéric. 1830-1914. French Provençale revival poet. Mirèi 1859. Félibrige 1878.
Mountbatten, Louis, First earl. 1900-79. British admiral and statesman. Allied commander SE Asia. Last Viceroy of India. Killed by IRA terrorists.
Nabokov, Vladimir. 1899-1977. Russian/US writer. Lolita 1955. Pale Fire 1962.
Nagano, Osami. 1880-1947. Japanese admiral. Attacked Pearl Harbor.
Nelson, Horatio. 1758-1805. English Admiral, victor at Aboukir and Trafalgar, where he died.
Nemirovich-Danchenko, Vladimir. 1858-1943. Russian author/director. Founded Moscow Art Theater with Stanislavsky.
Nimitz, Chester. 1885-1966. US Admiral of Pacific Fleet, WWII. Received Japanese surrender on Missouri.
Northcliffe, Viscount. 1865-1922. English publisher. Daily Mail 1896. Daily Mirror 1903. Times 1906.
Rajatarangini. 1148. Historical chronicle of Kashmir India.
Ramiro I. First King of Aragon 1035-63. Took lands from brother and Moors.