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1837 matches to Peking Man
Gagarin, Yuri. 1934-68. Soviet cosmonaut, first man in space, 1961.
Gaiseric. 390-477. Vandal and Alani King 428-. Conquered Roman Africa 429. Sacked Rome 455.
Gaius. 2C. Roman jurist. Institutes 161.
Galatia. 275BC Area of Turkey taken by Gauls. 189BC Romans conq.
Galerius. -311. Roman Emperor of the East, 305-. Persecuted Christians. Edict of Tolerance, 311.
Gallas, Matthias. 1584-1647. General for Holy Roman Empire during Thirty Years War. Troops annihilated.
Galle, Johann. 1812-1910. German. Discovered Neptune 1846.
Gallicanism. 13-19C. French Catholic independence from papal authority. Conciliarism vs Ultramontanism.
Gallienus, Publius. -268 Roman Emperor. 253-. Lost Gaul, eastern areas. Revolt of 30 Tyrants.
Galt, Alexander. 1817-93. British/Canadian statesman, father of Canadian Confederation.
Garrick, David. 1717-79. English actor, theater manager.
Gaul. Celtic populated region = modern France, Belgium, W Germany, N Italy.
Gauss, Karl. 1777-1855. German physicist, mathematician. Complex Numbers. Modern arithmetic 1801.
Gdansk. (Danzig). 1308 Teutonic Knights. 1466-1793 Sole Polish port. 1919 Independent. (Nazi 1933-). 1939 Germans annex, causing WWII. 1945 Poland. Solidarity.
Gellert, Christian. 1715-69. German Enlightenment poet, writer. Fables + Tales 1746-48.
Geneva Convention. 1864. Established humane treatment of war wounded. Sanctioned Red Cross. 1949. Agreements concerning wounded, prisoners, and civilians in war.
Geneva 5-Power Agreement. 1932. Allowed German military buildup.
Geoffrey Plantagenet. 1113-51. Count of Anjou. Conquered Normandy for his son Henry II.
Gericault, Théodore. 1791-1824. French painter. First Romantic. Officers 1812. Raft of Medusa 1819.
German Confederation. 1815-66. 39 states allied for mutual defence. Dominated by Austria.
German Customs Union. Zollverein.
German-Danish War. 1848. Danes gain Schleswig-Holstein. 1864. Danes lose S-H.
German Democratic Republic. (GDR). 1949-90. East Germany. People’s Republic in Soviet mould. COMECON. Warsaw Pact. 1990 Germany.
German East Africa. 1891 German protectorate. 1919 Tanganyika, Ruanda Urundi.