John I. 925-976. Byzantine Emperor 969-. Extended Empire to Balkans, Syria.

John I. 1350-95. King of Aragon 1387-95.

John II. The Good. 1319-64. King of France 1350.- Hundred Years War. Captured at Poitiers, ransomed for 3M écus. Annexes SW France.

John II. The Perfect. 1455-95. King of Portugal 1481-. Sponsored Diaz.

John III. 1629-96. King of Poland 1674-. “Champion of Christendom” saved Vienna from Turks 1683.

John III. The Fortunate. 1502-57. King of Portugal 1521-. Instituted Inquisition.

John V. 1332-91. Byzantine Empire 1341~91. Tried to unite East-West Schism to fight Turks.

John V. 1689-1750. King of Portual 1706-. Peace with France and Spain.

John VI. 1769-1826. King of Portugal 1816-. Brazil independence.

John VIII. -882. Pope 872-. Paid Saracens for protection. Slavs allowed liturgy in Slavic.

John XX. Non-existent pope due to miscount by John XXI.

John XXII. 1244-1334. Pope 1316-. Avignon. Condemned Franciscans. Imprisoned antipope Nicholas V.

John Baptist de la Salle, St. 1651-1789. French priest. Founded Reims school.

John Birch Society. 1958-. Right-wing US anti-Communist movement. Birch.

John of Brienne. 1148-1237. French. Led 5th Crusade. King of Jerusalem 1210-25.

John of Damascus, St. 675-749. Syrian Iconophile. Source of Knowledge 743.

John of Lancaster. 1389-1435. English regent of France. Allowed Joan of Arc’s execution.

John of Leiden. 1509-36. Dutch leader of Anabaptist rebellion 1534.

John of the Cross, St. 1542-91. Spanish mystic poet. Founded Discalced Carmelites.

John Paul II. 1920-. Poland. Authoritarian conservative pope 1978-. Wounded 1981 by Islamic fanatic. Most trips. More canonization than previous popes combined.

Johns, Jasper. 1930-. US Pop artist. Painted Bronze 1960 (2 beer cans).

Johnson, Amy. 1903-41. Pioneer British airwoman.

Johnson, Andrew. 1808-75. US President 1865-9. Reconstruction. Civil Rights Act 1866. Barely acquitted in impeachment trial.

Johnson, James. 1871-1938. US poet, diplomat. Secretary of NAACP. God’s Trombones 1927.

Johnson, Lyndon. 1908-73. US president 1963-9. Great Society program. Education Act. Medicare. Vietnam War.

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