Ordono I of AsturiasOrdono I ( 830 May 27, 866), became king of Asturias in 850. In 859 he defeated Musa ibn Musa in a battle at Albelda. Ordono was said to have directed the repopulation of the towns of Leon, Astorga, Tuy, and Amaya., (830?-866), Asturian monarch
O'Ree, WillieWillie O'Ree (born October 15, 1935, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada) was the first black athlete to play professional ice hockey in the National Hockey League (NHL). Midway through his second minor league season with the Quebec Aces hockey team, Wi, hockey player
O'Reilly, EmilyEmily O'Reilly received her Warrant of Appointment as Irish Ombudsman and Information Commissioner fom the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, at Aras an Uachtarain, on May 26, 2003., journalist
Orellana, Francisco deSpanish postal stamp featuring Orellana Francisco de Orellana ( 1546) was a Spanish explorer who named the Amazon River. Orellana was born in Trujillo, Spain, but exact date of birth is unknown, it was probably from about 1490 to 1511. Orellana took part, first to navigate down the Amazon RiverThe Amazon River (occasionally River Amazon Spanish: Rio Amazonas of South America is one of the two longest rivers on Earth, the Nile River of Africa being the other. It has by far the greatest total flow of any river, carrying approximately 56 times as
Orelli, Johann Caspar vonJohann Caspar von Orelli ( February 13, 1787 January 6, 1849), was a Swiss classical scholar. He was born at Zurich of a distinguished Italian family which had taken refuge in Switzerland at the time of the Protestant Reformation. His cousin, Johann Conra (1787-1849)
Orff, CarlCarl Orff ( July 10, 1895, Munich March 29, 1982 Munich) was a German composer. Orff is most known for Carmina Burana ( 1937), a "scenic cantata". It is the first of a trilogy that also included Catulli Carmina and Trionfo di Afrodite which reflected his, (1895-1982), German composer