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Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan øʒɛn alfʁɛd ʃɑ̃zi]; 18 March 1823 – 4 January 1883) was a French general, notable for his successes...

The Braunvieh (German, "brown cattle") or Swiss Brown is a breed or group of breeds of domestic cattle originating in Switzerland and distributed throughout...

Jacques Feldbau was a French mathematician, born on 22 October 1914 in Strasbourg, of an Alsatian Jewish traditionalist family. He died on 22 April 1945...

Märjelensee is a lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It formed on the eastern side of the Aletsch Glacier in the 19th century. Media related to...

The Sturmtrupp-Pfadfinder was a Scout association in Germany active from 1926 to 1934. The association never had more than 500 members. It was the first...

Guillaume Le Rouge (G. Le Rouge or W(illelmus) de Rouge; fl. 1450–1465) was a Netherlands musician of the Burgundian school.[citation needed] He took a...

Otto Eerelman (23 March 1839, Groningen - 3 October 1926, Groningen) was a Dutch painter; best known for his depictions of dogs and horses. He was also...

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Leiden, Netherlands. 11th C. - Burcht van Leiden (an old shell keep). 1323 - School active...

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mainz, Germany. 13/12 BC - Roman fort Mogontiacum built. 314 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz...

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Ghent, Belgium. 941 - Origins of the crypt of what became St Bavo's Cathedral. 1274/1300...

Richard Gisser (born 11 July 1939, in Vienna) is an Austrian demographer who held leading positions at his country's statistical office until his retirement...

Dameron is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of Gamay. Its wines are somewhat weightier than Gamay, but it is disappearing...

Vinzenz Rüttimann (20 May 1769 – 15 January 1844) was a leading Lucerne politician during the first half of the nineteenth century. He served as president...

Austrovald, Astrobald, and Austrevald (died 607) was the Duke of Aquitaine from 587. Austrovald was probably a count of Toulouse until that year, when...