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Bruegel, Pieter (the Elder). 1525-69. Flemish narrative painter of village life. Natural realism. Peasant Wedding 1567. Hunters in the Snow 1565.
Bunin, Ivan. 1870-1953. Russian poet/novelist. Village 1923.
DeHavilland, Geoffrey. 1882-1965. British aviation pioneer, Moth series.
Gotham. English villagers, to avoid expense of entertaining King John, pretended to be fools.
Gretna Green. 1754-1940. Scottish border village popular for runaway marriages.
Hochelaga. -c1600. Iroquois village at site of Montreal. Discovered 1535 by Cartier.
Lidice. 1942. Czech village annihilated by Nazis in retaliation for Heydrich assassination.
McLuhan, Marshall. 1911-80. Canadian author on effect of media on society. Gutenberg Galaxy. -“Global Village”.-“Medium is the message”.
Mexican Revolution. 1910-24. Successive leaders overthrown. 1917 New Constitution. Diaz. Zapata. Villa.
My Lai Massacre. 1968. US troops kill all residents of Vietnamese village. Calley.
Palladio, Andrea. 1508-80. Italian architect. Reintroduced Roman symmetry and proportion to Venetian villas. Suspension Bridge 1550. Architecture 1570.
Peruzzi, Baldassarre. 1481-1536. Italian architect, painter. Palazzo Massimo 1535. Villa Farnesina 1509-21.
Tirso de Molina. c1584-1648. Spanish dramatist. El Burlador de Sevilla 1635.
Villa, Pancho. 1878-1923. Mexican revolutionary, bandit. Chihuahua governor. 1913-. Overthrew Huerta with Carranza 1914. Raided New Mexico 1916.
Villa-Lobos, Heitor. 1887-1959. Brazilian composer. Blended classic, folk. Amazonas 1929.
Villars, duc de. 1653-1734. French Marshal. War of Spanish Succession. War of Polish Succession.