Hostage Crisis. 1979-81. Iranian miltants sieze US Embassy. Hold 52 hostages 444 days.

Hôtel de Ville, Paris (Town Hall). Designed by Il Bocardo, 1533.

Hottentots. South African native tribe.

Houdon, Jean. 1741-1828. French portrait sculptor. Diderot 1771. Diana 1777.

Houphouët-Boigny, Félix. 1905-93. West African leader. President of Ivory Coast 1960-.

Housman, A.E. 1859-1936. English poet: Shropshire Lad 1896. Romanatic pessimism.

Houston, Sam. 1793-1863. Texas Commander in revolt vs Mexico 1835-6. President, Texas Republic 1836~44.

Howard, Catherine. 1521-42. 5th wife of Henry VIII. Beheaded.

Howard, Charles. 1536-1624. English. Commanded expedition vs Spanish Armada.

Howard, John. 1726-90. English prison reformer.

Howe, Elias. 1819-67. US inventor: sewing machine 1845. Thimmonier.

Howe, Julia. 1819-1910. US suffragette author: Battle Hymn of the Republic.

Howells, Herbert. 1892-1983. British church music composer.

Hoxha, Enver. 1908-85. Albanian Marxist-Leninist dicatator 1944-.

Hoyle, Edmond. 1672-1769. English game expert.

HRE. Holy Roman Empire.

Hsi Ho. Chinese goddess; mother of sun.

Hsia. 1994-1523BC. Legendary first Chinese dynasty.

Hsiung-nu. 5C BC-5C AD. Asian empire. Great Wall completed to keep them out 214-204BC.

Hsüan-t’ung. P’u-i, Henry.

Hu Yaobang. 1915-89. Liberal Chinese Communist Party chairman. Death led to Tiananmen demonstrations.

Hua Kuo-feng. c1920-. Chinese Premier 1976-80, Chairman 1976-81.

Huai Hai, Battle. 1948-9. Chinese communists gain control of key routes.

Huang Hsing. 1874-1916. Led Chinese uprising 1911, with Sun Yat-sen.

Huang Ti. Legendary founder of Taoism.

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