id stringlengths 2 6 | title stringlengths 1 110 | text stringlengths 200 567k | url stringlengths 31 140 | timestamp stringdate 2025-04-05 18:25:13 2025-04-05 20:21:55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1728 | Amram | {{Short description|Human biblical character}}
{{other uses}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amram
| native_name = עַמְרָם
| native_name_lang = he
| birth_date = 14th–13th century BCE
| other_names = {{lang|ar|عمران}}<br />(Arabic: Islam)<br /&g... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amram | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.292219 |
1729 | Amyntas I of Macedon | {{Short description|King of Macedon, c. 512 – 498/497 BC}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Amyntas I
| image = MACEDON, Aegae. Circa 510-480 BC.jpg
| caption Silver trihemiobol struck {{circa|510-480 BC}}, possibly a civic issue from Aegae.{{efn|The earliest Macedonian coins were urban issues struck at A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyntas_I_of_Macedon | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.306988 |
1730 | Amyntas III of Macedon | {{Short description|King of Macedonia from 393/2 to 370 BC}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Amyntas III
| image = Coin of Amyntas III-161113.jpg
| caption = silver stater of Amyntas III
| father = Arrhidaeus, son of Amyntas
| mother = unknown
| religion = Ancient Greek religion
| birth_d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyntas_III_of_Macedon | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.316922 |
1732 | Anacharsis | Anacharsis (; ) was a Scythian prince and philosopher of uncertain historicity who lived in the 6th century BC.
Life
Anacharsis was the brother of the Scythian king Saulius, and both of them were the sons of the previous Scythian king, Gnurus.
Few concrete details are known about the life of the historical Anacharsis... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacharsis | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.325995 |
1734 | Anah | {{about|the Iraqi town of Anah|the district|Anah District|the figure from Genesis|Anah (biblical figure)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Anah
|native_name = {{lang|ar|عانة}}
|nickname |image_flag
|image_seal |image_map
|image_skyline = عانة.jpg
|image_caption = Anah landscape
|mapsize = 500px
|pushpin_map ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anah | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.341250 |
1735 | Ānanda | {{short description|Attendant of the Buddha and main figure in First Buddhist Council}}
{{redirect|Ananda}}
{{Infobox religious biography
|name = Ānanda
|other_names = Videhamuni; Dhamma-bhaṇḍāgārika ('Treasurer of the Dhamma')
|honorific-prefix = Venerable, the Elder (Thera)
|image= Head of the Disciple Ananda, Hebei ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ānanda | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.432144 |
1737 | Anaxagoras | {{Short description|5th-century BC Greek philosopher}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox philosopher
| region = Western philosophy
| era = Ancient philosophy
| image = Anaxagoras Lebiedzki Rahl.jpg
| caption = Anaxagoras; part of a fresco in the portico of the National University of At... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaxagoras | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.455382 |
1738 | Anaxarchus | Anaxarchus (; ; c. 380 – c. 320 BC) was a Greek philosopher of the school of Democritus. Together with Pyrrho, he accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia. The reports of his philosophical views suggest that he was a forerunner of the Greek skeptics.
Life
Anaxarchus was born at Abdera in Thrace. He was the companion ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaxarchus | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.461096 |
1740 | Ancyra (planthopper) | {{Short description|Genus of true bugs}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image=Ancyra Cambodia 2010.jpg
|image_caption=Head facing left; long filaments on wing tips, giving the appearance of a head facing right with antennae (in Cambodia)
|parent_authority=Schmidt, 1908
|taxon=Ancyra
|authority=White, 1845
|type_species=Ancyra ap... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancyra_(planthopper) | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.466290 |
1743 | Anastasius II | Anastasius II or Anastasios II may refer to:
Pope Anastasius II (died 498), pope
Anastasius II of Antioch (550–609), patriarch of Antioch
Anastasius II of Jerusalem, patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in 705–706
Anastasios II (died 719), Byzantine emperor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasius_II | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.471935 |
1746 | Anaximenes of Lampsacus | Anaximenes of Lampsacus (; ; 320 BC) was a Greek rhetorician and historian. He was one of the teachers of Alexander the Great and accompanied him on his campaigns.
Rhetorical works
Anaximenes was a pupil of Diogenes the Cynic and Zoilus and, like his teacher, wrote a work on Homer. As a rhetorician, he was a determine... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaximenes_of_Lampsacus | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.486892 |
1747 | Anastasius | Anastasius (Latinized) or Anastasios () is a masculine given name of Greek origin derived from the Greek word (anastasis) meaning "resurrection". Its female form is Anastasia (). A diminutive form of Anastasios is Tassos () or Tasos ().
People
Byzantine emperors
Anastasius I Dicorus, reign 491–518
Anastasios II (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasius | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.497684 |
1748 | Anaximenes of Miletus | {{good article}}
{{Short description|Ancient Greek philosopher (c. 586 – c. 526 BC)}}
{{Infobox philosopher
| image = Anaximenes Milesius - Illustrium philosophorum et sapientum effigies ab eorum numistatibus extractae.png
|caption=Anaximenes of Miletus as imaginatively depicted, wearing a tainia, in a 16th-century eng... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaximenes_of_Miletus | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.516539 |
1749 | Ancus Marcius | {{short description|King of Rome from c. 640 to 616 BC}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Ancus Marcius
| image = Ancusmarciuscng10300642obverse.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| alt | caption Ancus Marcius depicted on a 57 BC denarius
| succession = King of Rome
| reign = {{circa}} 640–616 BC
| p... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancus_Marcius | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.526905 |
1750 | Andaman Islands | {{short description|Archipelago in the Bay of Bengal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Verification|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Andaman Islands
| native_name = <!-- or local name to remove the "native name:" prefix -->
| ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andaman_Islands | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.558994 |
1751 | Alexander Anderson (mathematician) | thumb|Supplementum Apollonii redivivi, 1612
Alexander Anderson ( in Aberdeen – in Paris) was a Scottish mathematician.
Life
He was born in Aberdeen, possibly in 1582, according to a print which suggests he was aged 35 in 1617. It is unknown where he was educated, but it is likely that he initially studied writing an... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Anderson_(mathematician) | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.566334 |
1752 | Andocides | {{Short description|Greek logographer and orator (c.440–c.390 BC)}}
{{About|the orator|the potter|Andokides (potter)|the painter|Andokides painter}}
Andocides ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|n|ˈ|d|ɒ|s|ɪ|d|iː|z}};<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/andocides "Andocides&quo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andocides | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.575790 |
1754 | Andrea Andreani | {{Short description|Italian engraver}}
Andrea Andreani (1540–1623) was an Italian engraver on wood, who was among the first printmakers in Italy to use chiaroscuro, which required multiple colours.
Andreani was born and generally active in Mantua about 1540 (Brulliot says 1560) and died at Rome in 1623. His engraving... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Andreani | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.583838 |
1755 | Andrew II of Hungary | {{short description|King of Hungary and Croatia from 1205 to 1235}}
{{good article}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Andrew II
| image = Andrew II seal 1224.jpg
| caption = Seal of Andrew II, 1224
| succession = King of Hungary and Croatia
| reign = 7 May 12... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_II_of_Hungary | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.643525 |
1756 | An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding | thumb|right|150px|David Hume by Allan Ramsay (1766)
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a book by the Scottish empiricist philosopher David Hume, published in English in 1748 under the title Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding until a 1757 edition came up with the now-familiar name. It was a re... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Enquiry_Concerning_Human_Understanding | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.655677 |
1758 | André de Longjumeau | thumb|
André de Longjumeau (also known as Andrew of Longjumeau in English) was a French diplomat and Dominican missionary and one of the most active Occidental diplomats in the East in the 13th century. He led two embassies to the Mongols: the first carried letters from Pope Innocent IV and the second bore gifts and le... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_de_Longjumeau | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.664575 |
1759 | Andriscus | {{Infobox monarch
| name = Andriscus (Philip VI)
| image = File:Philip VI Andriskos.jpg
| caption = Coin issued by Andriscus during his reign; Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (King Philip)
| succession = Basileus of Macedonia
| reign = 149–148 BC
| coronation | full name
| nati... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriscus | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.681983 |
1760 | Andronikos III Palaiologos | {{short description|Byzantine emperor from 1328 to 1341}}
{{Infobox monarch
| name = Andronikos III Palaiologos
|title = Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
| full name = Andronikos Doukas Angelos Komnenos Palaiologos<br />{{langx|grc-x-medieval|Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος}}
| ima... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andronikos_III_Palaiologos | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.692574 |
1761 | Andronikos II Palaiologos | {{Short description|Byzantine emperor from 1282 to 1328}}
{{about|the Byzantine emperor|the emperor of Trebizond|Andronikos II of Trebizond}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Andronikos II Palaiologos
| title = Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
| full name = Andronikos Douk... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andronikos_II_Palaiologos | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.709473 |
1762 | Andronikos I Komnenos | {{short description|Byzantine emperor from 1183 to 1185}}
{{Redirect|Misophaes|the class of demons|Demon#Christian demonology}}
{{Redirect|Andronikos Komnenos}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Andronikos I Komnenos
| title = Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
| image ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andronikos_I_Komnenos | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.739081 |
1763 | Andronicus of Cyrrhus | {{short description|Greek astronomer}}
, Athens]]
Andronicus of Cyrrhus or Andronicus Cyrrhestes (Latin; {{langx|grc|Ἀνδρόνικος Κυρρήστης}}, Andrónikos Kyrrhēstēs; {{fl.|{{c.|100}}{{nbsp}}BC}}) was a Macedonian astronomer best known for designing the Tower of the Winds in Roman Athens.
Life
Little is known about the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andronicus_of_Cyrrhus | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.744262 |
1764 | Andronicus of Rhodes | {{Short description|1st-century BC Greek philosopher from Rhodes, head of the Peripatetic school}}
Andronikos of Rhodes ({{langx|grc|Ἀνδρόνικος ὁ Ῥόδιος|translit=Andrónikos ho Rhódios}}; {{langx|la|Andronicus Rhodius}}; {{floruit|{{circa|60 BC}}}}) was a Greek philosopher from Rhodes who was also the scholarch (head) o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andronicus_of_Rhodes | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.756941 |
1765 | Andronicus | Andronicus or Andronikos () is a classical Greek name. The name has the sense of "male victor, warrior". Its female counterpart is Andronikè (Ἀνδρονίκη). Notable bearers of the name include:
People
Andronicus of Olynthus, Greek general under Demetrius in the 4th century BC
Livius Andronicus (), Greco-Roman dramatist a... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andronicus | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.762149 |
1767 | Ammianus Marcellinus | {{Short description|4th-century Roman historian and soldier}}
{{Use shortened footnotes|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ammianus Marcellinus
| birth_date = {{circa|330}}
| birth_place = Roman Syria, possibly in Ammia<br />(modern-day Amioun, Lebanon)
| death_date = {{circa|391}}–40... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammianus_Marcellinus | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.779870 |
1770 | Apollo 13 | {{Short description|Failed Moon landing mission in the Apollo program}}
{{About|the 1970 spaceflight|the film based upon it|Apollo 13 (film){{!}}Apollo 13 (film)||Apollo 13 (disambiguation)}}
{{Pp-semi-indef}}
{{featured article}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13 | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.868272 |
1773 | Apollo 7 | {{short description|First crewed flight of the Apollo space program}}
{{pp-move|small=yes}}
{{featured article}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Apollo 7
| image = Apollo 7 during the first live television tra... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_7 | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.903914 |
1774 | Apollo 9 | {{Short description|3rd crewed mission of the Apollo space program}}
{{For|the single by Adam Ant|Vive Le Rock{{!}}Vive Le Rock}}
{{Featured article}}
{{Pp-move-indef|small=yes}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Apollo 9
| image = Gumdrop Mee... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_9 | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.936837 |
1776 | Arthritis | {{Short description|Type of joint disorder}}
{{Distinguish|Arteritis}}
{{For|the journal|Arthritis (journal){{!}}Arthritis (journal)}}
{{cs1 config|name-list-style=vanc}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox medical condition (new)
| name = Arthritis
| pronounce {{IPAc-en|ɑːr|ˈ|θ|r|aɪ|t|ɪ|s}}... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthritis | 2025-04-05T18:25:46.997682 |
1777 | April 2 | {{pp-pc1}}
{{pp-move-indef}}
{{calendar}}
{{This date in recent years}}
{{Day}}
Events
Pre-1600
*1513 &ndash; Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the S... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2 | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.045417 |
1778 | Acetylene | {{Short description|Hydrocarbon compound (HC≡CH)}}
{{Redirect|HCCH}}
{{Redirect-distinguish|Ethyne|ethane|ethene}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{chembox
|Watchedfields = changed
|verifiedrevid = 477240406
|Name = Acetylene
|ImageFile = Acetylene-CRC-IR-dimensions-2D.svg
|ImageSize = 150px
|ImageName = Acetyle... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylene | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.072292 |
1779 | Alfred | Alfred may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Alfred J. Kwak, Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series
Alfred (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne
Alfred (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák
"Alfred (Interlude)" and "Alfred (Outro)", songs by Eminem from the 2020 album Music to Be Murdered By
Business ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.077098 |
1781 | August 28 | Events
Pre-1600
475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
632 – Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, dies, w... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_28 | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.206018 |
1786 | Arabic numerals | upright1.5|thumb|altNumbers written from 0 to 9|Arabic numerals set in Source Sans typeface
The ten Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) are the most commonly used symbols for writing numbers. The term often also implies a positional notation number with a decimal base, in particular when contrasted with... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.243962 |
1787 | April 9 | {{About|the day in the Gregorian calendar|the 2015 Danish film|April 9th (film)|the Arthur episode|Arthur (season 7)}}
{{pp-move}}
{{pp-pc}}
{{calendar}}
{{This date in recent years}}
{{Day}}
Events
Pre-1600
* 193 &ndash; The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum.&l... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_9 | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.294553 |
1788 | ABM | ABM or Abm may refer to:
Aviation
Air Battle Manager, US Air Force rated officer position
IATA airport code for Northern Peninsula Airport in Bamaga, State of Queensland, Australia
Companies
ABM Industries, a US facility management provider
ABM Intelligence, a UK software company
Advantage Business Media, a US d... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABM | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.298408 |
1789 | Apuleius | {{Short description|2nd-century Numidian Latin-language writer, rhetorician and philosopher}}
{{distinguish|text=Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, a Roman demagogue, or others with the name Apuleius or Appuleius}}
{{Infobox philosopher
| name = Apuleius
| image = Apuleuis.jpg
| caption = Late antique ceiling painting c. 330... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apuleius | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.313219 |
1790 | Alexander Selkirk | {{short description|18th-century Scottish sailor and castaway}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alexander Selkirk
| image = Alexander Selkirk Statue.jpg
| alt = Bronze statue of Selkirk located in a stone alcove
| caption = Clad in goatskins, Selkir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Selkirk | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.342633 |
1791 | Anti-ballistic missile | {{short description|Surface-to-air missile designed to counter ballistic missiles}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
of the United States' Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system, loaded into a silo at Fort Greely, Alaska, in July 2004]]
An anti-ballistic missile (ABM) is a surface-to-air missile designed to destroy... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-ballistic_missile | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.411754 |
1793 | August 29 | {{pp-move}}
{{pp-pc}}
{{calendar}}
{{This date in recent years}}
{{Day}}
Events
Pre-1600
* 708 &ndash; Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
* 870 &ndash; The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_29 | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.491542 |
1794 | August 30 | Events
Pre-1600
70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.
1060 – The Mirdasids defeat the Fatimid Caliphate at the Battle of al-Funaydiq, signalling the definitive loss of Aleppo for the Fatimids.
1282 – Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_30 | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.594834 |
1797 | Acre | {{short description|Unit of area}}
{{About|the unit of area measure|other uses|Acre (disambiguation)|}}
{{Redirect|Acres|the surname|Acres (surname)}}
{{Use dmy dates|dateNovember 2024 |cs1-datesll}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox unit
| bgcolor | name acre
| image = Comparison land... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.638209 |
1799 | ATP | ATP may refer to:
Science, technology and biology
Adenosine triphosphate, an organic chemical used for driving biological processes
ATPase, any enzyme that makes use of adenosine triphosphate
Advanced Technology Program, US government program
Alberta Taciuk process, for extracting oil from shale, etc.
Anti-tachycard... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.642779 |
1800 | Adenosine triphosphate | {{Short description|Energy-carrying molecule in living cells}}
{{chembox
| Watchedfields = changed
| verifiedrevid = 477228486
| Name = Adenosine-5'-triphosphate
| ImageFile = Adenosintriphosphat protoniert.svg
| ImageSize = 280px
| ImageClass = skin-invert-image
| ImageFileL1 = ATP-xtal-3D... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.673232 |
1802 | Ægir | {{short description|One of various personifications of the sea or ocean in Norse mythology}}
{{Redirect|Aegir}}
, 1850, depicting Ægir and his nine wave daughters]]
Ægir (anglicised as Aegir; Old Norse 'sea'), Hlér (Old Norse 'sea'), or Gymir (Old Norse less clearly 'sea, engulfer'), is a jötunn and a personification o... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ægir | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.691421 |
1805 | Antibiotic | {{Short description|Antimicrobial substance active against bacteria}}
{{Redirect|Antibacterial}}
{{About|treatment of bacterial infection|anti-tumor antibiotics|Chemotherapy#Cytotoxic antibiotics}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{cs1 config |name-list-stylevanc |display-authors6}}
{{Infobox drug class
| Name ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.796504 |
1806 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | {{Short description|Austrian and American bodybuilder, actor and politician (born 1947)}}
{{Redirect|Schwarzenegger|other people with the name|Schwarzenegger (surname)}}
{{Pp-move}}
{{Pp-blp|small=yes}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.947394 |
1807 | ASA | {{About|the initialism or acronym "ASA"|the word |Asa (disambiguation){{!}}Asa}}
{{wiktionary|ASA|Asa|asa|-asa}}
ASA as an abbreviation or initialism may refer to:
{{TOC right}}
Biology and medicine
* Accessible surface area of a biomolecule, accessible to a solvent
* Acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin
* Advance... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASA | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.955082 |
1810 | Actium | thumb|300px|A map showing the Battle of Actium.
Actium or Aktion () was a town on a promontory in ancient Acarnania at the entrance of the Ambraciot Gulf, off which Octavian gained his celebrated victory, the Battle of Actium, over Antony and Cleopatra, on September 2, 31 BCE.
History
thumb|Battle of Actium by La... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actium | 2025-04-05T18:25:47.961531 |
1812 | Amway | {{short description|American multi-level marketing company (1959– )}}
{{protection padlock|small=yes}}
{{Lead too short|date=July 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Amway Corp.
| logo = Amway (logo).svg
| image = Ada Michigan Amway HQ DSCN9720.JPG
| image_size | image_caption Headquarter... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.016075 |
1814 | Adam Smith | {{Short description|Scottish economist and philosopher (1723–1790)}}
{{About|the Scottish economist and philosopher|other people named Adam Smith}}
{{pp-pc}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox philosopher
| image = File:Adam Smith The Muir portrait.jpg
| capt... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.065399 |
1822 | Antoine Lavoisier | {{short description|French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)}}
{{Redirect|Lavoisier}}
{{pp-vandalism|small=yes}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier
| image = David - Portrait of Monsieur Lavoisier (cropped)2.jpg
| caption = Detai... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Lavoisier | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.120610 |
1825 | Hermann Kolbe | {{Short description|German chemist (1818–1884)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Hermann Kolbe
| image = Hermann Kolbe2.jpg
| caption = Kolbe, c. 1860
| birth_name = Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe
| birth_date {{Birth date|1818|9|27|dfy}}
... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Kolbe | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.133089 |
1826 | April 18 | {{About||the 1985 Indian film|April 18 (film)}}
{{pp-move}}
{{pp-pc}}
{{calendar}}
{{This date in recent years}}
{{Day}}
Events
Pre-1600
* 796 &ndash; King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_18 | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.168537 |
1827 | April 23 | {{pp-move}}
{{pp-pc}}
{{calendar}}
{{This date in recent years}}
{{Day}}
Events
Pre-1600
*215 BC &ndash; A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.
*599 &ndash; Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in south... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_23 | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.205871 |
1828 | Amitabh Bachchan | {{Short description|Indian actor (born 1942)}}
{{pp-blp|small=yes}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox actor
| module {{Infobox officeholder | embed yes
| constituency = Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| primemi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.317946 |
1832 | Allomorph | In linguistics, an allomorph is a variant phonetic form of a morpheme, or in other words, a unit of meaning that varies in sound and spelling without changing the meaning. The term allomorph describes the realization of phonological variations for a specific morpheme.
In English
English has several morphemes that vary... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allomorph | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.338466 |
1834 | Allophone | thumb|A simplified procedure to determine whether two sounds represent the same or different phonemes. The cases on the extreme left and the extreme right are those in which the sounds are allophones.
In phonology, an allophone (; from the Greek , , 'other' and , , 'voice, sound') is one of multiple possible spoken so... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allophone | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.391738 |
1835 | Affix | In linguistics, an affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form. The main two categories are derivational and inflectional affixes. Derivational affixes, such as un-, -ation, anti-, pre- etc., introduce a semantic change to the word they are attached to. Inflectional affixes intr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affix | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.422542 |
1837 | Allegory | {{Short description|Literary device}}
{{For|the concept in mathematics|Allegory (mathematics)}}
. The dreamer stands on the other side of the stream from the Pearl-maiden. Pearl is one of the greatest allegories from the High Middle Ages.<ref name=barney>Stephen A. Barney (1989). "Allegory". Dictionary ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.443468 |
1839 | Allotropy | {{short description|Property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms}}
{{distinguish|Xenophagy{{!}}Allotrophy}}
and graphite are two allotropes of carbon: pure forms of the same element that differ in crystalline structure.]]
Allotropy or allotropism ({{ety|grc|ἄλλος (allos)|other||τρόπος (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotropy | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.497475 |
1840 | Agathocles of Syracuse | {{Short description|Greek tyrant of Syracuse from 317 to 289 BC}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Agathocles
| title = King of Syracuse
| image = File:Agathokles Musei Vaticani.jpg|
| alt = Agathokles Musei Vaticani
| image_size = 200px
| caption = ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathocles_of_Syracuse | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.515953 |
1841 | Economy of Alberta | {{Short description|None}}
{{Use Canadian English|date= November 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date= November 2023}}
{{Infobox economy
| country = Alberta
| image = Alberta oil field.JPG
| caption = Aerial photo of oilfield roads and drill sites in the Pembina Oil Field, 2008.
| currency = Canadian dollar (CAD, C$)
| year = A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Alberta | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.570703 |
1842 | Augustin-Louis Cauchy | {{Short description|French mathematician (1789–1857)}}
{{Redirect|Cauchy}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Augustin-Louis Cauchy
| image = Augustin-Louis Cauchy 1901.jpg
| caption = Cauchy around 1840. Lithography by Zéphirin Belliard after a painting by Jean Roller.
| birth_date ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin-Louis_Cauchy | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.592676 |
1844 | Archimedes | {{Short description|Greek mathematician and physicist (c. 287 – 212 BC)}}
{{other uses}}
{{pp-semi-indef}}
{{pp-move}}
{{featured article}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Archimedes of Syracuse
| native_name = Ἀρχιμήδης
| native_name_lang = grc
| image =... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.663533 |
1845 | Alternative medicine | {{Short description|Unscientific healthcare practices}}
{{pp|small=yes}}
{{infobox alternative medicine
| name | synonyms <!--Please do not remove any synonym without prior consensus, seek consensus on the talk page-->AM, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), complementary medicine, heterodox medicine, in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.802121 |
1847 | Archimedean solid | {{short description|Polyhedra in which all vertices are the same}}
, with both forms shown, making 15 models in all.]]
The Archimedean solids are a set of thirteen convex polyhedra whose faces are regular polygons, but not all alike, and whose vertices are all symmetric to each other. The solids were named after Archim... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedean_solid | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.824754 |
1851 | Antiprism | {{Short description|Polyhedron with parallel bases connected by triangles}}
{{more sources needed|date=March 2025}}
In geometry, an {{nowrap|{{mvar|n}}-gonal}} antiprism or {{nowrap|{{mvar|n}}-antiprism}} is a polyhedron composed of two parallel direct copies (not mirror images) of an {{nowrap|{{mvar|n}}-sided}} polyg... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiprism | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.844847 |
1853 | Natural history of Africa | thumb|right|A composite satellite image of Africa.
thumb|Africa map of Köppen climate classification.
The natural history of Africa encompasses some of the well known megafauna of that continent.
Natural history is the study and description of organisms and natural objects, especially their origins, evolution, and int... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_history_of_Africa | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.853079 |
1854 | Geography of Africa | {{Short description|none}} <!-- This short description is INTENTIONALLY "none" - please see WP:SDNONE before you consider changing it! -->
Africa is a continent comprising 63 political territories, representing the largest of the great southward projections from the main mass of Earth's surface.<ref... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Africa | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.884801 |
1857 | Approval voting | {{Short description|Single-winner electoral system}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Electoral systems sidebar|expandedSingle-winner}}{{Lead too short|dateMarch 2025}}, the voter can select any number of candidates.]]
<!-- Who supports it? Why? How does it do on metrics like social utility efficiency or Condorcet... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting | 2025-04-05T18:25:48.933759 |
1859 | Arizona State University | {{Short description|Public university in Tempe, Arizona, US}}
{{redirect|Arizona State|the U.S. state|Arizona}}
{{distinguish|University of Arizona}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Arizona State University
| image ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_State_University | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.048422 |
1862 | April 14 | {{pp-move}}
{{pp-pc}}
{{calendar}}
{{This date in recent years}}
{{Day}}
Events
Pre-1600
*43 BC &ndash; Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum.{{sfn|Cicero|loc=Phil. XIV, 37}}
*69 &ndash; Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based ar... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_14 | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.135059 |
1864 | Astoria, Oregon | {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Astoria
| settlement_type = City
| nickname | motto
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
| total_width = 280
| border = infobox
| perrow = 1/2/2
| caption_ali... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astoria,_Oregon | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.173288 |
1866 | Alarums and Excursions | Alarums and Excursions (A&E) is an amateur press association (APA) started in June 1975 by Lee Gold; publication continues to the present day. It was one of the first publications to focus solely on role-playing games.
History
In 1964, Bruce Pelz of the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society (LASFS) began a weekly amateu... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alarums_and_Excursions | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.183033 |
1869 | Alfred Jarry | {{Short description|French symbolist writer (1873–1907)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox writer
|name = Alfred Jarry
|image = Alfred Jarry.jpg
|caption = Jarry in 1896
|pseudonym |birth_date {{Birth date|1873|9|8|df=y}}
|birth_place = Laval, France
|death_date {{death date and age|dfyes|1907|11|1|1873|... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Jarry | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.192304 |
1870 | Amalric | Amalric or Amalaric (also Americ, Almerich, Emeric, Emerick and other variations) is a personal name derived from the tribal name Amal (referring to the Gothic Amali) and ric (Gothic reiks) meaning "ruler, prince".
Equivalents in different languages include:
French: Amaury (surname/given name), Amalric (surname), Ama... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalric | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.200071 |
1871 | Amalric, King of Jerusalem | {{Short description|Crusader ruler from 1163 to 1174}}{{Redirect|King Amalric|the king of Cyprus|Aimery of Lusignan}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name=Amalric
| succession= King of Jerusalem
| image=King Amalric.jpg
| reign= 1163–1174
| coronation= 18 February 1163
| predecessor=Baldwin III
| successor=Baldwin IV
| spouses= Ag... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalric,_King_of_Jerusalem | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.220159 |
1872 | Aimery of Cyprus | {{Short description|King of Jerusalem (1198–1205) and Cyprus (1196–1205)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{good article}}
{{Redirect|Amalric of Cyprus|the later regent of Cyprus|Amalric, Lord of Tyre}}
{{Redirect|Aimery of Jerusalem|the patriarch of Jerusalem|Aymar the Monk}}
{{Infobox royalty
|name = Aimer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimery_of_Cyprus | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.238543 |
1873 | Anthemius of Tralles | {{Short description|5th-century Byzantine architect and mathematician}}
{{for|persons of a similar name|Anthemius (disambiguation)}}
Anthemius of Tralles ({{langx|grc|Ἀνθέμιος ὁ Τραλλιανός}}, Medieval Greek: {{IPA|el|anˈθemios o traliaˈnos|}}, Anthémios o Trallianós; {{c.|lkno|474}}&nbsp;– 533&nbsp;{{abbr|x|so... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthemius_of_Tralles | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.249064 |
1874 | Absalon | {{Short description|Danish bishop and statesman (c. 1128–1201)}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| name = Absalon
| title = {{ubl|Bishop of Roskilde|Archbishop of Lund}}
| image = Absalons ligsten.jpg
| caption = Absalon's grave effigy
| diocese = {{ubl|Diocese of Roskilde (... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absalon | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.256841 |
1875 | Adhemar of Le Puy | thumb|right|200px|19th-century painting on display at Versailles depicting Adhemar of Le Puy (in red to left of Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse).
Adhemar (also known as Adémar, Aimar, or Aelarz) de Monteil (died 1 August 1098) was one of the principal figures of the First Crusade and was bishop of Puy-en-Velay from befo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhemar_of_Le_Puy | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.263333 |
1878 | Alphonse, Count of Poitiers | Alphonse (11 November 122021 August 1271) was the Count of Poitou from 1225 and Count of Toulouse (as such called Alphonse II) from 1249. As count of Toulouse, he also governed the Marquisate of Provence.
Birth and early life
Born at Poissy, Alphonse was a son of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile. He wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse,_Count_of_Poitiers | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.278305 |
1879 | Alfonso Jordan | {{Infobox royalty
| name = Alfonso Jordan
| image = Alphonse Jourdain-Cartulaire de la Cite (Toulouse).jpg
| caption = Alfonso Jordan, on a historiated initial from the first cartulary of the city of Toulouse, 1205
| title = Count of Toulouse, Rouergue and Tripoli, Margrave of Provence and Du... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Jordan | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.306994 |
1880 | Ambroise | Ambroise, sometimes Ambroise of Normandy, (flourished ) was a Norman poet and chronicler of the Third Crusade, author of a work called , which describes in rhyming Old French verse the adventures of as a crusader.
Life
The credit for detecting its value belongs to Gaston Paris, although his edition (1897) was parti... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambroise | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.310925 |
1881 | Art Deco | {{Short description|20th-century architectural and art style}}
{{about|the art style}}
{{Cleanup reorganize|date=August 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox art movement
|name = Art Deco
|image = {{photo montage
|photo1a = Chrysler Building 1 (4684845155).jpg
|photo2a = ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.379332 |
1884 | ASCII art | {{short description|Computer art form using text characters}}
{{redirect|Text Art|the art form also known as "text art"|Word art}}
{{Use dmy dates|dateOctober 2021|cs1-datesy}}
ASCII art is a graphic design technique that uses computers for presentation and consists of pictures pieced together from the 95 pr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_art | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.410939 |
1887 | Alexius | Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios (, polytonic , "defender", cf. Alexander), especially common in the Byzantine Empire. The female form is Alexia () and its variants such as Alessia (the masculine form of which is Alessio) in Italian.
The name belongs to the most ancient attested Greek names (a-r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexius | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.416730 |
1890 | American English | {{Short description|Varieties of English native to the United States}}
{{Redirect|U.S. English|the political organization|U.S. English (organization)|the English language throughout North America|North American English|other uses|American English (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2017}}
{{Use mdy dat... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.482389 |
1893 | Albert Spalding | {{Short description|American pitcher, manager, and business executive (1849–1915)}}
{{other people}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Albert Goodwill Spalding
| alt = AG Spalding
| image = AGSpalding.jpg
| caption = Spalding in 1910
| position = Pitcher
| bats = Right
| throws = Ri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Spalding | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.493573 |
1894 | Africa Alphabet | {{Short description|Letters created for African languages}}
{{distinguish|African Reference Alphabet}}
{{Infobox writing system
|name=African Alphabet
|type=alphabet
|time=1928–present
|languages=Languages of Africa
}}
The Africa Alphabet (also International African Alphabet or IAI alphabet) is a set of letters designe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Alphabet | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.501030 |
1896 | Acquire | {{short description|Business themed board game}}
{{italic title}}
{{for multi|the game developer|Acquire (company)|other uses|Acquisition (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox game
| title = Acquire
|italic title=yes
| subtitle | image_link
| image_caption = The 1999 Hasbro version of Acquire
| designer = Sid Sackson
| illustr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquire | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.507975 |
1897 | Australian English | {{Short description|Set of varieties of the English language}}
{{For|Australians of English descent|English Australians}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox language
| name = Australian English
| speakers = 18.5&nbsp;million in Australia
| ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.614941 |
1902 | American Airlines Flight 77 | {{Short description|9/11 hijacked passenger flight}}
{{pp-vandalism|small=yes}}
{{Featured article}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| occurrence_type = Hijacking
| name = American Airlines Flight 77
| image = Flightpath-AA77.gif
| image_upright = 1.15
| captio... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_77 | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.656112 |
1905 | Ambush | {{short description|Military attack from concealed positions}}
{{Other uses}}
{{redirect|Sneak attack|the album by Buddy Miles Regiment|Sneak Attack (album)}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2007}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
(The Ambush by Évariste Carpentier, 1889)]]
's troops ambushed and decimated by the ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.667352 |
1908 | Abzyme | An abzyme (from antibody and enzyme), also called catmab (from catalytic monoclonal antibody), and most often called catalytic antibody or sometimes catab, is a monoclonal antibody with catalytic activity. Abzymes are usually raised in lab animals immunized against synthetic haptens, but some natural abzymes can be fou... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abzyme | 2025-04-05T18:25:49.673546 |