Defoe, Daniel. 1660-1731. English writer: Robinson Crusoe 1719; Moll Flanders 1722. Idea of savings bank, 1697.

Dillinger, John. 1902-34. Murderous US bank robber. Killed by FBI.

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

Edmunds Law. 1882. US bans polygamy.

Edward II. 1284-1327. King of England, 1307-. Defeated by Scots at Bannockburn. Deposed by wife, Isabella. Templars.

Eleanor of Aquitaine. Divorced from Louis VII 1152 after accompanying him on Second Crusade. Married Henry II of England, bringing Aquitaine under English crown...Angevin Empire. Mother of Richard I. Led 1173 revolt vs husband, Henry II.

Epimetheus. Pandora’s husband.

Essad, Pasha. 1863-1920. Albanian dictator, 1914-16.

Finlay, Carlos. 1833-1915. Cuban. Discovered that Yellow Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes 1881. Reed.

Five Mile Act. 1665. English Nonconformist clergy banned 5 miles from towns where they had preached.

Francis I. 1708-65. Holy Roman Emperor, 1745-. Husband of Maria Theresa. Wars of Polish and Austrian Succession.

Francis Joseph II. 1906-89. Ruled Liechtenstein 1938-. Neutral in WWII. High tech, banking, Europe’s richest nation. Woman suffrage 1984.

Garcia Iñiguez, Calixto. 1836-98. Cuban leader. Ten Years War. Spanish-American War.

Gemayel, Amin. Lebanese President 1982-88 after brother, Bashir, president-elect, was assassinated.

Gibran, Khalil. 1883-1931. Lebanese/US philosopher, writer. The Prophet 1923.

Gillespie, Dizzy. 1917-93. US jazz, big band performer/leader. Founder of Bebop.

Giotto. c1266-1337. Florentine fresco painter. First to abandon Byzantine style. Arena Chapel frescoes 1305. Madonna and Child c1314.

Goodman, Benny. 1909-86. US clarinetist/ bandleader. “King of Swing”.

Greek Project. 1782. Abandoned plan of Catherine the Great to conquer Ottoman Empire.

Greenbacks. US banknotes issued to support Civil War not backed by gold.

Hague Conferences. 1899, 1907. Arms limitation talks banned poison gas, dum-dum bullets. Established World Court.

Halifax, First Earl of. 1661-1715. English Whig statesman. Started National Debt. Established Bank of England. 1694.

Heredia, Jose de. 1842-1905. Cuban/French Parnassian poet.

Herodes Atticus. c101-177. Greek/Roman orator, banker. Gave major buildings to Athens.

Hoban, James. 1762-1831. US architect. White House 1792.

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