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- B. B. LalIndian archaeologist and author (1921–2022)
- B. H. Liddell HartBritish historian and military theorist (1895–1970)
- B. N. RauIndian civil servant and jurist (1887–1953)
- B. V. KaranthIndian filmmaker, theatre personality (1929–2002)
- Ba JinChinese anarchist writer (1904–2005)
- Ba MawBurmese leader and independence activist (1893–1977)
- Baba FaridPunjabi Muslim preacher and mystic (c. 1188 – 1266)
- Baba Jan (politician)Baba Jan (born April 20, 1977) is a left-wing political activist in the Gilgit-Baltistan t
- Babacar Sedikh DioufSenegalese historian, author and researcher (born 1928)
- BačevićiBačevići is a populated settlement in the Mostar municipality, just south of the city of M
- Bad BevensenBad Bevensen (West Low German: Bemsen) is a town in the north of the district Uelzen in Lo
- Bad OldesloeBad Oldesloe (German pronunciation: ) is a town located in the northern German state of Sc
- Bad WiesseeBad Wiessee (Central Bavarian: Bad Wiessä) is a municipality in the district of Miesbach i
- Bada ShanrenChinese painter and calligrapher (1626–1705)
- Bade Fateh Ali KhanPakistani classical vocalist (1935–2017)
- Baden cultureCopper Age culture in south-central Europe (c. 3520–2690 BC)
- Baden, OntarioBaden ( BAY-den) is a suburban community and unincorporated place in Township of Wilmot, R
- BaduspanidsIranian dynasty (665–1598)
- Bahawalpur (princely state)State in South Asia (1748–1955)
- Bahishkrit Hitakarini SabhaIndian organisation founded by B R Ambedkar (1924–1928)
- BahmanyarIranian scholar (died 1066)
- BalasaraswatiIndian Bharatnatyam dancer (1918–1984)
- Balloon helpBalloon help is a help system introduced by Apple Computer in their 1991 release of System
- Baluchistan States UnionThe Baluchistan States Union or Balochistan States Union (BSU) was an administrative divis
- Banastre TarletonBritish general during the American War of Independence (1754–1833)
- Banda Singh BahadurSikh military commander (1670–1716)
- Banesh HoffmannBanesh Hoffmann (6 September 1906 – 5 August 1986) was a British mathematician and physici
- Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeIndian Bengali writer, poet and journalist (1838–1894)
- Banten SultanateKingdom based on the island of Java (1527–1813)
- Banu IlyasIranian dynasty in Kerman (932–968)
- Bảo ÂnNguyễn Phúc Bảo Ân (born November 3, 1952, in Đà Lạt, Vietnam) is an illegitimate son of B
- Bar ConfederationAssociation of Polish–Lithuanian nobles (1768–1772)
- Barbara JagiellonBarbara Jagiellon (15 July 1478 – 15 February 1534) was a Polish princess, member of the J
- BardiyaSon of Cyrus the Great (died c. 522 BC)
- BârladBârlad (Romanian pronunciation: ) is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the bank
- Barney RossetBarnet Lee "Barney" Rosset, Jr. (May 28, 1922 – February 21, 2012) was a pioneering Americ
- Baron MoyneBaron Moyne, of Bury St Edmunds in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the
- Baron TennysonBaron Tennyson, of Aldworth in the County of Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight
- Barr, Bas-RhinBarr (French pronunciation: ; in Alsatian Borr) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in
- Barry CommonerAmerican cellular biologist (1917–2012)
- Bartolomé Esteban MurilloSpanish Baroque painter (1617–1682)
- Bartolomeu DiasPortuguese maritime explorer (c. 1450–1500)
- Basque conflictSpanish separatist conflict (1959–2011)
- BassianoBassiano (locally Vassiano) is a municipality (Italian: comune) in the Province of Latina
- BastilleFortress in Paris (1370 – 1789/90)
- Batavia CemeteryBatavia Cemetery is located on Harvester Avenue in Batavia, New York, United States. It op
- Batavian RepublicState in Europe (1795–1806)
- Battle of Aberdeen (1646)The Battle of Aberdeen was fought on 14 May 1646 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Ge
- Battle of AdrianopleBattle between Eastern Roman Empire and Goths (378)
- Battle of AylesburyThe Battle of Aylesbury was an engagement which took place on 1 November 1642, when Royali
- Battle of Babylon HillThe battle of Babylon Hill was an indecisive skirmish that took place between Royalist and
- Battle of BadrFirst major battle in early Islam (624)
- Battle of BaeculaBattle in Iberia during the Second Punic War (208 BC)
- Battle of Borny–ColombeyPart of the Franco-Prussian War (1870)
- Battle of Bovey HeathThe battle of Bovey Heath took place on 9 January 1646 at Bovey Tracey and Bovey Heath (ab
- Battle of Braddock DownThe Battle of Braddock Down took place during the south-western campaign of the First Engl
- Battle of Burgstall, Angern and ReindorffPart of the Thirty Years' War (1631)
- Battle of Ceuta (1309)The Battle of Ceuta (1309) was a military confrontation between the Crown of Aragon and th
- Battle of ChedabuctoThe Battle of Chedabucto occurred against Fort St. Louis in Chedabucto (present-day Guysbo
- Battle of Cropredy BridgeThe Battle of Cropredy Bridge was fought on Saturday 29 June 1644 (9 July 1644 Gregorian)
- Battle of Fort RoyalPart of the Anglo-French War (1781)
- Battle of GaribpurBattle of the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
- Battle of GrausThe Battle of Graus was a battle of the Reconquista, traditionally said to have taken plac
- Battle of HarimPart of the Crusades (1164)
- Battle of HeptonstallThe Battle of Heptonstall occurred in November 1643 during the First English Civil War at
- Battle of Hopton Heath52°50′06″N 2°04′01″W / 52.835°N 2.067°W
- Battle of JajauPart of Mughal war of succession (1707)
- Battle of Jiangnan (1860)The Battle of Jiangnan (1860), also known as the Second rout of the Jiangnan Battalion (Ch
- Battle of Kings NortonThe Battle of Kings Norton was fought on 17 October 1642. The skirmish developed out of a
- Battle of KonitsaThe Battle of Konitsa was a conflict of the Greek Civil War (1946-1949); between the Commu
- Battle of LeedsThe battle of Leeds took place during the First English Civil War on 23 January 1643, when
- Battle of MarengoPart of the War of the Second Coalition (1800)
- Battle of Marj DabiqPart of Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17)
- Battle of Marshall's ElmThe battle of Marshall's Elm was a skirmish that took place near Street, in the county of
- Battle of MycaleBattle that decisively ended Xerxes's invasion of Greece (479 BC)
- Battle of Nantwich53°04′51″N 2°32′40″W / 53.08096°N 2.54445°W
- Battle of NaulochusThe naval Battle of Naulochus was fought on 3 September 36 BC between the fleets of Sextus
- Battle of Olney Bridge52°08′58″N 0°42′11″W / 52.14938°N 0.70314°W
- Battle of Ormskirk53°33′59″N 2°53′13″W / 53.5665°N 2.8869°W
- Battle of Oswestry52°51′40″N 3°03′19″W / 52.86111°N 3.05524°W
- Battle of Philomelion (1190)Battle of the third crusade (1190)
- Battle of PiercebridgeThe battle of Piercebridge was fought on 1 December 1642 in County Durham, England, during
- Battle of Pinos AltosThe Battle of Pinos Altos was a military action of the Apache Wars. It was fought on Septe
- Battle of Placentia (1692)The Battle of Placentia (1692) was fought between the English and the French at Fort St. L
- Battle of RehePart of the Inner Mongolian campaign (1933)
- Battle of Ripple Field52°02′31″N 2°11′13″W / 52.042°N 2.187°W
- Battle of RottofreddoBattle of the War of Austrian Succession (1746)
- Battle of Roundway DownThe Battle of Roundway Down was fought on 13 July 1643 at Roundway Down near Devizes, in W
- Battle of Rowton HeathThe Battle of Rowton Heath, also known as the Battle of Rowton Moor, occurred on 24 Septem
- Battle of RuedaThe Battle of Rueda (981) took place during the Spanish Reconquista between the Muslim for
- Battle of SaarbrückenPart of the Franco-Prussian War (1870)
- Battle of Sourton DownThe Battle of Sourton Down took place on 25 April 1643, near Sourton, in Devon, during the
- Battle of Stourbridge HeathThe Battle of Stourbridge Heath (26 March 1644) was a skirmish that took place during the
- Battle of Stow-on-the-WoldThe Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold (21 March 1646) took place during the First English Civil W
- Battle of ThebesTheban rebellion against Macedon (335 BC)
- Battle of Tipton GreenThe Battle of Tipton Green was an indecisive engagement fought during the First English Ci
- Battle of Torrington50°57′11″N 4°08′28″W / 50.953°N 4.141°W
- Battle of Weymouth50°36′27″N 2°27′19″W / 50.6075°N 2.4553°W
- Battle of YinshanThe Battle of Yinshan (Chinese: 陰山之戰; pinyin: Yīnshān zhī zhàn) was fought on 27 March 630
- Battle of ZalăuThe Battle of Zalău was a tactical-level military engagement that took place from February
- Beatrice PortinariDante's muse (1265–1290)
- Beatrice WebbEnglish sociologist, economist, feminist and social reformer (1858–1943)
- Béla, Duke of SlavoniaBéla (c. 1249 –1269) was the youngest and favorite child of King Béla IV of Hungary. His f
- Bell hooksAmerican author and activist (1952–2021)
- Bell SystemAmerican telephone service monopoly (1877–1984)
- Bellinsgauzen (crater)Bellinsgauzen is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern part of Moon, on the far
- Belzec extermination campNazi extermination camp in Poland (1942–1943)
- Ben MetcalfeBennett Metcalfe (October 31, 1919 – October 14, 2003) was a Canadian journalist and first
- Benares StateIndependent Bhumihar Kingdom, later princely state (1911–1948)
- Benedict AndersonIrish-American political scientist (1936–2015)
- Bénédict MorelBénédict Augustin Morel (22 November 1809 – 30 March 1873) was a French psychiatrist born
- Bengal Legislative AssemblyLower chamber of the legislature of Bengal in British India (1937–1947)
- Bengal Legislative CouncilLegislative Council of British Bengal (1861–1947)
- Benjamin C. MarshAmerican lobbyist (1878–1952)
- Benjamin KiddBenjamin Kidd (9 September 1858–2 October 1916) was a British sociologist whose first job
- Benjamin LibetAmerican neuroscientist (1916–2007)
- Benjamin TuckerAmerican individualist anarchist (1854–1939)
- Berar SultanateIndian kingdom in the Deccan (1490–1574)
- Berengar of ToursFrench theologian involved in transubstantiation controversy (999–1088)
- Bergen-Belsen concentration campNazi concentration camp in Germany (1940–1945)
- Berlin BlockadeUSSR blockade of Berlin (1948–1949)
- Bernard (son of Charles the Fat)Bernard or Bernhard (c. 870 – 891/2) was the only child of Emperor Charles the Fat. He was
- Bernard CrickBritish political theorist (1929–2008)
- Bernard de JussieuBernard de Jussieu (French pronunciation: ; 17 August 1699 – 6 November 1777) was a French
- Bernard Germain de LacépèdeFrench naturalist (1756–1825)
- Bernard MandevilleAnglo-Dutch writer and physician (1670–1733)
- Bernard MulreninBernard Mulrenin, RHA (1803 – 22 March 1868) was an Irish painter best known for his minia
- Bernhard NeumannBernhard Hermann Neumann AC, FRS (15 October 1909 – 21 October 2002) was a German-born Bri
- Bertram Stevens (critic)Australian literary critic and editor (1872–1922)
- Beuron ArchabbeyBeuron Archabbey (in German Erzabtei Beuron, otherwise Erzabtei St. Martin; in Latin Archi
- Bhagat SinghIndian revolutionary (1907–1931)
- Bhagwan DasIndian theosophist (1869–1958)
- Bhai BalaCompanion of Nanak (1466–1544)
- Bhakti Rakshak SridharBhakti Rakshak Sridhar (IAST: Bhakti-rakṣaka Śrīdhara; 10 October 1895 – 12 August 1988) w
- Bhaktisiddhanta SarasvatiGaudīya Vaisnava Ācārya (1874–1937)
- Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati bibliographyThis is a list of works by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874-1937), a Gaudiya Vaishnava lead
- Bhaktivinoda ThakurIndian spiritual leader (1838–1914)
- Bhaktivinoda Thakur bibliographyThis is a list of works by Bhaktivinoda Thakur (1838–1914), a Gaudiya Vaishnava theologian
- BhamashahGeneral minister of Maharana Pratap (1547–1600)
- Bharatchandra RayBengali poet (1712–1760)
- Bharatendu HarishchandraIndian writer and poet (1850–1885)
- Bhau DajiIndian physician and antiquarian (1822–1874)
- Bhikaiji CamaIndian independence activist (1861–1936)
- Bhimsen JoshiIndian Hindustani classical vocalist (1922-2011)
- Bhola Paswan ShastriBhola Paswan Shastri (21 September 1914 - 10 September 1984) was an Indian freedom fighter
- Bhuvanagiri, Tamil NaduBhuvanagiri is a Taluka in the Cuddalore district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is
- Bibha ChowdhuriIndian cosmic ray physicist (1913–1991)
- Bibliothek des KonservatismusThe Library of Conservatism (German: Bibliothek des Konservatismus (BdK)) is a specialized
- Bidar SultanateLate mediaeval Indian kingdom (1492–1619)
- BidduIndian composer (born 1945)
- Biennio RossoSocial conflict in Italy (1919–1920)
- Big Bug, ArizonaBig Bug is a ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The former settlement i
- Bihar ProvinceProvince of British India (1936–1947)
- Bill McKibbenAmerican environmentalist and writer (born 1960)
- Billa HarrodWilhelmine Margaret Eve, Lady Harrod OBE (née Cresswell, 1 December 1911 – 9 May 2005), kn
- Bina DasIndian revolutionary and nationalist (1911–1986)
- Bindon Blood StoneyBindon Blood Stoney FRS (13 June 1828, Oakley Park, County Offaly – 5 May 1909, Dublin) wa
- BirbalMughal advisor (1528–1586)
- Birei KinBirei Kin (金 美齢, Kin Birei, Chinese: 金美齡; Wade–Giles: Kim Bi-Ling; born 7 February 1934, i
- Birmingham Wholesale MarketsThe Birmingham Wholesale Markets are the largest combined wholesale fresh produce markets
- Bishan SinghMaharaja of Amber (1672–1699)
- Bishnu DeyBishnu Dey (July 18, 1909 – December 3, 1982) was a leading Bengali poet, writer, essayist
- Bishop of MeneviaThe Bishop of Menevia was the ordinary of the Diocese of Menevia in the Province of Cardif
- Black MarxismBlack Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition, first published in 1983, again i
- Black Riders Liberation PartyThe Black Riders Liberation Party (BRLP) is a black nationalist organization based in the
- Blackberry CampaignFort WashingtonSt. Clair's DefeatKekiongaOuiatenonLouisville
- Bob AvakianAmerican communist leader (born 1943)
- Bob Black (anarchist)American anarchist (born 1951)
- Bob CitronRobert A. Citron, often called Bob Citron (September 14, 1932 – January 31, 2012) was an A
- Bogoljub IlićBogoljub Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Богољуб Илић; 22 February 1881 – 23 April 1965) was a Ser
- Bohemian RevoltRevolt of Bohemian estates against the Habsburgs (1618–1620)
- BohermoreBohermore (Irish: An Bóthar Mór, meaning 'the big road') is an area of Galway, Ireland. It
- Bomb (icon)The bomb icon (💣) has several different applications in computing, and typically indicate
- Bombay PresidencyProvince in India (1668–1947)
- Boris ChertokSoviet-Russian scientist and engineer (1912–2011)
- Boris KamkovRussian revolutionary (1885–1938)
- Botanic Gardens (Belfast)Botanic Gardens is a public garden in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Botho StraussBotho Strauss (German: ; written as Botho Strauß) (born 2 December 1944) is a German playw
- Bram FischerSouth African lawyer (1908–1975)
- Brandt's cormorantBrandt's cormorant (Urile penicillatus) is a strictly marine bird of the cormorant family
- Brian Houghton HodgsonBritish diplomat and naturalist (1800–1894)
- Brian McGuinnessBrian McGuinness (22 October 1927 – 23 December 2019) was a Wittgenstein scholar best know
- Brian T. CarrollAmerican teacher and political candidate (born 1949)
- Brihat JatakaBrihat Jataka or Brihat Jatakam or Brihajjatakam (Sanskrit: बृहज्जातकम्), is one of the fi
- Bristoe campaignThe Bristoe campaign was a series of minor battles fought in Virginia during October and N
- British AmericaBritish territories in North America (1607–1783)
- British BechuanalandBritish Bechuanaland was a short-lived Crown colony of the United Kingdom that existed in
- British CeylonBritish territorial possession in Sri Lanka (1796–1948)
- British conquest of SindhCampaign of the British conquests in British India (1843)
- British Legion (American Revolutionary War)The British Legion was an elite British provincial regiment established during the America
- British MalayaBritish territories on the Malay Peninsula (1826–1957)
- British Military Administration (Malaya)Postwar administration of Malaya before its independence (1945–1946)
- British TogolandBritish territory in West Africa (1916–1956)
- Brocard pointsIn geometry, Brocard points are special points within a triangle. They are named after Hen
- Bronislaw M. HonigbergBronisław M. Honigberg (14 May 1920 – 1 May 1992) was a Polish-born American zoologist. Bo
- Bruce TrailThe Bruce Trail is a hiking trail in southern Ontario, Canada, from the Niagara River to t
- Brünnlitz labor campThe Brünnlitz labor camp (Arbeitslager Brünnlitz) was a German forced labor camp which was
- Bruno BauerGerman philosopher and theologian (1809–1882)
- Bruno de HecetaBruno de Heceta (Hezeta) y Dudagoitia (1743–1807) was a Spanish Basque explorer of the Pac
- Bruno KreiskyAustrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990)
- Bruno ZuminoItalian physicist (1923–2014)
- Buck ClaytonAmerican jazz trumpeter (1911–1991)
- Buckey O'NeillArizona Territory pioneer (1860–1898)
- Buenaventura DurrutiSpanish anarchist militant (1896–1936)
- Bülent EcevitPrime Minister of Turkey (1974; 1977; 1978–79; 1999–2002)
- Bulleh ShahPunjabi philosopher and poet (1680–1757)
- Bundi StatePrincely state of India (1241–1949)
- Burbach, North Rhine-WestphaliaBurbach is a municipality in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia,
- Burton SteinAmerican historian (1926–1996)
- Buslingthorpe, LincolnshireBuslingthorpe is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, E
- Buzz AldrinAmerican astronaut (born 1930)