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  • Swedish literature consolidated around 1750; this is considered the start of a linguistic period called Late Modern Swedish (1750 – circa 1880 ...
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  • Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu, also known as the Tiger of Mysore (November 20, 1750, Devanahalli – May 4, 1799, Srirangapattana), was the first son ...
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  • (Women and Gender in Early Modern England, 1500-1750). Ashgate Publishers, 1999. ISBN 978-1840146837 * James, Susan E. Catherine Parr: Henry VIII ...
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  • majority of the American Jewish community since 1750. Ashkenazi cultural growth led to the Haskalah or Jewish Enlightenment, and the development of Zionism ...
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  • (BWV 1001-1006) of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) firmly established the polyphonic capability of the violin. Other notable violinists included ...
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  • Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21, 1685 – July 28, 1750) was a prolific and versatile German composer and organist of the Baroque era, whose ...
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  • ceremony known as the Annual Customs. By about 1750, the King of Dahomey was earning an estimated £250,000 per year by selling African captives to European ...
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  • written and popularized between the years 1600 and 1750. The ninth book of madrigals, published posthumously in 1651, contains lighter pieces ...
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  • quot;elf-stroke." The following excerpt from a 1750 ode by William Collins attributes problems to elvish arrowheads: There every herd, by ...
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  • The Theatres Trust guide to British theatres, 1750-1950. London: A.&C. Black, 2000, ISBN 9780713656886. * Haltrecht, Montague. The quiet ...
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  • Perhaps no other composer since Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750) was as motivated by his religious convictions as was Anton Bruckner. One of ...
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  • |[[File:AduC 227 François de Neufchateau (N.L., 1750-1828).JPG|80px]] |François de Neufchâteau(1750–1828) |December 26, 1791 ...
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  • The Great Age of British Watercolours (1750-1880). Prestel, 1993. ISBN ... htm Watercolor Painting in Britain, 1750–1850] Metmuseum.org. ...
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  • Harriet Guest. Small Change: Women, Learning, Patriotism, 1750-1810 ... Small Change: Women, Learning, Patriotism, 1750-1810. Chicago: University ...
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  • Richard Holmes. Sahib: The British Soldier in India 1750-1914. (London: ... * Holmes, Richard. Sahib: the British soldier in India, 1750-1914 ...
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  • |settled_date = 1750 (as Fort Rouillé) |established_title = Established ... on the current Exhibition grounds in 1750, but abandoned it in 1759 ...
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  • composer of such works, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) made the most prominent mark in this style, writing cantatas, motets, passions and other music ...
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  • Chopsticks originated in ancient China as early as the Shang dynasty (1750-1040 B.C.E.)[http://chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa_chopsticks02a ...
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  • Between 1750 and 1850, the population in Sweden doubled. According ... Development from Poverty to Affluence, 1750-1970. Minneapolis, MN: University ...
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  • the Swazis settled in northern Zululand about 1750. Unable to match the growing Zulu strength, the Swazis moved gradually northward in the 1800s ...
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