Chagatai Khan

Chagatai Khan (Mongolian: ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠶ; c. 1184 – 1242) was a son of Genghis Khan, a prominent figure in the early Mongol Empire, and the first khan of the Cha…

Chains of Love (TV series)

Chains of Love is an American dating game show that aired for six episodes in April–May 2001 on UPN. Adapted from a Dutch television series, it revolves around …

Chalciporus piperatus

Chalciporus piperatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Boletales Family: …
Nature

Chalukya dynasty

The Chalukya dynasty (Kannada: [tʃaːlukjɐ]) was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the …

Chandler's Ford shooting

A G4S cash-in-transit van, similar to the one involved in the robbery The Chandler's Ford shooting (codenamed Operation Hurlock by the police) was the shooting …

Chandralekha (1948 film)

Chandralekha (also spelt Chandraleka) is a 1948 Indian historical and adventure film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios. Starring T.&#1…
Arts History

Changeling (film)

Changeling is a 2008 American crime drama film directed, produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski. The story was based on ac…
Arts

Changi Airport MRT station

Changi Airport MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Changi, Singapore. The station is the terminus of the Changi Airport branch of …

Characters of Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy VIII, a 1999 role-playing video game developed and published by Square, is the eighth mainline entry in the Final Fantasy series. Director Yoshino…

Chariot racing

Modern depiction (1876) by Jean Léon Gérôme of a chariot race in Rome's Circus Maximus, as if seen from the starting gate. The Palatine Hill and imperial palace…
Sports

Charles Carroll the Settler

Charles Carroll I (1661 – 1720), sometimes called Charles Carroll the Settler to differentiate him from his son and grandson, was an Irish-born planter and lawy…

Charles Domery

Charles Domery (c. 1778 – after 1800), later also known as Charles Domerz, was a Polish soldier serving in the Prussian and French armies, noted for …
Military

Charles Eaton (RAAF officer)

Charles Eaton, OBE, AFC (21 December 1895 – 12 November 1979) was a senior officer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and late…
Military

Charles H. Stonestreet

Charles Henry Stonestreet SJ (November 21, 1813 – July 3, 1885) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who served in prominent religious and academic positi…

Charles Heaphy

Charles Heaphy VC (1820 – 3 August 1881) was an English-born New Zealand explorer and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest military award for galla…

Charles Holden

Charles Henry Holden FRIBA MRTPI RDI (12 May 1875 – 1 May 1960) was an English architect best known for designing many London Underground stations durin…

Charles I of Anjou

Charles I (Italian: Carlo; early 1226/1227 – 7 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou or Charles d'Anjou, was King of Sicily from 1266 to 1285. He was …