Diaz, Bartolomeu. c1450-1500. Portuguese. First to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1487/8.

Diophantus. 3C. Greek mathematician. Arithmetica First algebra text.

Divine, Father. 1882-1965. US black leader. Peace Mission Movement.

Dix, Dorothea. 1802-87. US social reformer for mentally ill.

Dogger Bank Incident. 1904. Russians sink British North Sea fishing trawlers believing them to be Japanese torpedo boats. Compensation paid. Russo-Japanese War.

Dolet, Étienne. 1509-46. French scholar. Executed for denying the soul’s immortality.

Dominic, St. c1170-1221. Spanish monk, founder of the Dominican Order.

Donation of Constantine. 8C. Forged document granting land to the papacy. Exposed 1440.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. 1821-81. Russian psychological writer. Crime and Punishment 1866. Idiot 1868. Brothers Karamazov 1880. Exiled to Siberia 1849-59.

Douglas, Clifford. 1879-1952. English. Conceived Social Credit theory. Economic Democracy 1920.

Dowson, Ernest. 1867-1900. English Decadent poet. -“I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion”.

Draco. Author of written law code, Athens, 621BC. Death was penalty for petty crimes. Later repealed.

Drake, Francis. 1540-96. English pirate/explorer. Sailed around the world 1580. Vice Admiral at defeat of Spanish Armada, 1588. Privateers.

Drury Lane. 1663. Oldest English theatre, London. Rebuilt 1674, 1812.

Dunant, Henri. 1828-1910. Swiss philanthropist. Founded Red Cross 1863, YMCA.

Duns Scotus, John. c1266-1308. British theologian. Immaculate Conception. vs Thomas Aquinas. Reason over faith. Scotism. Absolute primacy of God’s free will.

Durrell, Lawrence. 1912-90. British erotic writer. The Alexandria Quartet 1957-60.

Dyogenes. Diogenes.

Ealdred. -1069. Anglo-Saxon archbishop of York 1060-: crowned William the Conqueror.

Eck, Johann. 1486-1543. Opposed Luther, Protestantism.

École Polytechnique. 1794-. French college of high repute. Replaced Navarre. Graduates are the “X”.

Edgar Aetheling. 1050-1130. Anglo-Saxon prince who submitted to William I.

Edington, Battle. 878. King Alfred, Wessex only Anglo-Saxon kingdom to withstand Danes.

Edward, The Black Prince. 1330-76. Son of Edward III. Victor at Poitiers, 1356. Captured John II of France.

Edward the Elder. 870-924. King of Wessex, 899. Drove Danes from NW England.

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