Copernicus, Nicolaus. 1473-1543. Polish astronomer, who demonstrated planetary motion around sun 1528. De Revolutionibus. Aristarchus. Galileo.

Corinth. 1350BC “Founded by Sisyphus”. 243BC Achaean League. 146 Rome destroys, rebuilds 46BC. Byzantine. 1458 Ottoman. 1687 Venice. 1715 Ottoman 1822 Greece.

Cousteau, Jacques. 1910-97. French underwater explorer.

Cyrus. -529BC. Founded Persian Empire 550-. Defeated Babylonia 539BC. Freed Jews.

Dabrowski, Jan. 1755-1818. Polish general under Napoleon, hero in rebellion vs Russia.

Dampier, William. 1651-1715. First English scientific explorer. Pirate, 1678-91. New Voyage Round the World, 1697.

Dan. Jacob and Bilhah’s son. Founded one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

Dance, George. (The Younger). 1741-1825. English Neoclassical architect College of Surgeons 1813. Founder, Royal Academy.

Danelaw. 878-955. NE England under Viking occupation and the laws in effect.

Daudet, Leon. 1867-1942. Cofounder of Action Française, 1908.

Day, Benjamin. 1810-89. US founder New York Sun 1833. Brother Jonathan 1842.

De Valéra, Eamon. 1882-1975. US/Irish mathematician. Led Easter Uprising. Led Sinn Fein, 1917-26. Founded Fianna Fáil 1926. Prime Minister of Irish Free State, 1931~59. President 59-73.

Delany, Martin. 1812-85. US black physician. Founded Mystery newspaper for black rights.

DeLeon, Daniel. 1852-1914. US Marxist. Founded IWW. Editor The People.

Deuteronomy. 5th Book of Bible. Includes 10 Commandments and other laws. Law code found c622BC in Temple of Jerusalem.

DGB. 1949-. Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund. Dominant German trade union.

Diaghilev, Sergei. 1872-1929. Russian. Founder of Ballet Russes (Paris) 1909.

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

Dido. Sister of King of Tyre. Legendary founder of Carthage.

Diniz. 1261-1325. King of Portugal, 1279-. Founded University of Coimbra 1290, navy 1317.

Dis (Pater). Roman underworld god. = Pluto. Richest god.

Disestablishment Acts. 1869, 1920 End Roman Catholic obligations to fund Episcopal Church of Ireland, Wales.

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

Dow, Herbert. 1866-1930. US chemist. Founded Dow Chemical Co.

Dowie, John. 1847-1907. Scot. founder of Christian Catholic Church and Zion City, IL, USA.

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