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• Zweig, Arnold, ( 1887- 1968), German writer
• Zweig, Stefan, ( 1881- 1942), Austrian writer
• Zwentibold, 870/1-900 son of Arnulf of Carinthia by a concubine
• Zwicky, Fritz, ( 1898- 1974), astronomer
• Zwicky, Jan, Canadian writer
• Zwilich, Ellen, (born 1939Events January-June January 2 End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Culbert Levy Olson. January 24 Earthquake kills 30. 000 in Chile about 50. 000 sq mi razed January 26 Falangists take Barcelona January 26), composer
• Zwinger, TheodoreTheodor Zwinger ( August 2, 1533 March 10, 1588), was a Swiss scholar. He was born and died in Basel. He was trained in medicine at Padua before returning to become a member of the Basel medical faculty. He lectured there on Greek, ethics and the theory o, ( 1533Events January 25 King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. March 30 Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury May 23 King Henry VIII of England marriage with Catherine of Aragon officially declared annulled. Catherin- 1588Events May 12 Day of the Barricades in Paris. Duke Henry of Guise seizes the city, forcing King Henry III to flee. May 28 The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, begins to set sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel (it will take until), SwissThe Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in central Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The country has a strong tradition of political and military neutrality, but also of international c scholarA scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a "mastery" of some academic discipline. In British usage, a scholar is equally likely to be a schoolchild (usually a boy) or a learned person. In American usage, the "schoolchild" meaning is rare.
• Zwingli, HuldrychTimeline Zwingli's birth 1484 Zwingli priest in Glarus 1506 Zwingli as chaplain 1516 Luther's 95 theses 1517 Charles V becomes German emperor 1519 Zwingli priest in the cathedral of Zurich 1519 Pope bans Luther 1521 New Testament translated to German 1522, ( 1484Events July 6 Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cao finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and witches in Germany with the lead of Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger First cuirassier units- 1531) Swiss Protestant leader
• Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma, ( 1889- 1982), physicist, electrical engineer, television pinoeer