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Venetian
1960 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4

1936 R. Ronald Venetian, president Suriname, 1991-

1841 John Hampton patents venetian blind

1697 Giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter, Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal

1696 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Venetian Rococo painter, Isaac's Sacrifice

1687 Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks and Venetians

1654 Venetian fleet under Adm Adeler beats Turkish

1609 Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers

1609 Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope

1515 Battle at Marignano ends in French/Venetian victory

1324 Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies

1071 Battle at Manzikert Armenia, Venetian Byzantine brings islam to Europe



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