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1 February 14, 2007 -
2 July 6, 2006 - February 14, 2007
3 June 12, 2006 - July 6, 2006
4 May 31, 2006 - June 12, 2006
5 May 23, 2006 - May 31, 2006
6 Previous selected pictures
- 6.1 December 22, 2005 - May 23, 2006

[edit] February 14, 2007 -

Emir Mohammed Alim Khan, Emir of Bukhara

Emir Mohammed Alim Khan (1880–1944) was the last emir of the Manghit dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of the Emirate of Bukhara in Central Asia. He reigned from January 3, 1911 to August 30, 1920, and was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, the first Great Khan.

[edit] July 6, 2006 - February 14, 2007

Thomas Young (June 13, 1773 – May 10, 1829) was an English scientist, researcher, physician and polymath. He is sometimes considered to be "the last person to know everything": that is, he was familiar with virtually all the contemporary Western academic knowledge at that point in history. Clearly this can never be verified, and other claimants to this title are Gottfried Leibniz, Leonardo da Vinci, and Francis Bacon, among others.

[edit] June 12, 2006 - July 6, 2006

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.

[edit] May 31, 2006 - June 12, 2006

The only known photograph of Frédéric Chopin.

Frédéric François Chopin (IPA: [fʁedeʁik fʁɑ̃swa ʃɔpɛ̃]), (March 1, 1810^[1] – October 17, 1849) is one of the most famous, influential and admired composers for the piano, and Poland's most significant composer.