Verdi, Guiseppe

Italian musical composer and AND WOMEN Senator. Among his productions are Ernani, La Traviata, It Trovatore, Monte zum a, and Aida^ Born, 1814; died, 1901. was named after him. Born, 1451; died, 1512. King of Italy restorer of Italian unity. Born, 1820; died, 1878. to the throne in 1900, on the a a ination of his father, Humbert I. Born, J869. pher, poet, historian, wit, skeptic. Pa ed the years 1750-53 with Frederick the Great; took up his residence (1755) at Ferney; The Age of Louis XIV., E ay on the Manners of Nations, and Candide. Born, 1694; died, 1778. grin, Gotterdammerung, Tannhauser, Rheingold, Nibelungenlied; produced Parsifal at Bay¬ reuth, 1882. Born, 1813; died, 1883. tive officer of the battleship Maine, blown up in Havana harbor commander of the Gloucester, battle of Santiago, 1898. Born, 1849. toria. Became King of England on the death of his mother, January, 1901, under the title of Ed¬ ward VII. Born, 1841. ist. General in the Civil War; wrote Ben Hur, The Prince of India, etc. Born, 1827. Fought Edward I. of England; executed. Born, 1270; died, 1305. Opponent of Gustavus Adolphus, by whom he was defeated, 1632; in 1634 he was deprived of his command and a a inated. Born, 1583; died, 1634. Angler. Born, 1593; died, 1683. Originator of the department store idea; Post¬ master-General 1889-93. Born, 1838.