Acrocanthosaurus

AcrocanthosaurusTemporal range: Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous (Barremian to Cenomanian), 125–99.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Mounted s…

Act of Accord

The Act of Accord (39 Hen. 6) was an act of the Parliament of England. It was passed into law on 25 October 1460 during a period of intense political division a…

Action of 1 August 1801

The action of 1 August 1801 was a single-ship action of the First Barbary War fought between the American schooner USS Enterprise and the Tripolitan polacc…
Military

Action of 1 January 1800

The action of 1 January 1800 was a naval battle of the Quasi-War that took place off the coast of present-day Haiti, near the island of Gonâve in the Bight of L…
Military

Action of 13 January 1797

The action of 13 January 1797 (known by the French as the Naufrage du Droits de l'Homme; "shipwreck [or sinking] of the Droits de l'Homme") was a minor naval ba…
Military

Actuary

An actuary is a professional with advanced mathematical skills who deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty. These risks can affect bot…
Science Mathematics

Ada Wong

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Adam Eckfeldt

John Adam Eckfeldt (June 15, 1769 – February 6, 1852) was an American worker and official during the first years of the United States Mint. A lifelong Philadelp…

Adam Gilchrist

Adam Craig Gilchrist AM (/ɡɪlkrɪst/; born 14 November 1971) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer and captain of the Australia…
Sports

Adamson Tannehill

Adamson Tannehill (May 23, 1750 – December 23, 1820) was an American military officer, politician, civic leader, and active participant in the early development…

Addie Viola Smith

Addie Viola Smith (November 14, 1893 – December 13, 1975), also known as Shi Fanglan (Chinese: 施芳蘭; pinyin: Shī Fānglán), was an American…

Adelaide Anne Procter

Adelaide Anne Procter (30 October 1825 – 2 February 1864) was an English poet and philanthropist.

Adelaide leak

Bill Woodfull struck over the heart by a Harold Larwood delivery The Adelaide leak was the revelation to the press of a dressing-room incident during the third …
Sports

Adele Spitzeder

Adelheid Luise "Adele" Spitzeder ([ˈaːdl̩haɪt ʔaˈdeːlə ˈʃpɪtˌtseːdɐ]; 9 February 1832 – 27 or 28 October 1895), also known by her stage name Adele Vio, …

Adenanthos cuneatus

Adenanthos cuneatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Prote…

Adenanthos obovatus

Adenanthos obovatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Proteal…

Adiantum viridimontanum

Green Mountain maidenhair Adiantum viridimontanum growing in a dunite roadcut Conservation status Vulnerable (NatureServe) Scientific classi…
Nature

Adolfo Farsari

Adolfo Farsari (Italian: [aˈdolfo farˈsaːri]; 11 February 1841 – 7 February 1898) was an Italian photographer based in Yokohama, Japan. His studio…

Adrian Boult

Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH (/boʊlt/; 8 April 1889 – 22 February 1983) was a British conductor. Brought up in a prosperous mercantile family, he followed m…
Arts Society

Adrian Cole (RAAF officer)

Air Vice Marshal Adrian Lindley Trevor Cole, CBE, DSO, MC, DFC (19 June 1895 – 14 February 1966) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian A…
Military