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Faraday, Michael, FRS (1791-1867)
98; English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of that time) who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. He established that magnetism could affect rays of light and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena; Wikipedia entry

Farr, Ed
90; sheriff of Huerfano County in Colorado

fata morgana
19; a mirage and optical phenomenon

Ferdinand, Francis (1863-1914)
45; Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este (German: Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen, Erzherzog von Österreich-Este) was an Archduke of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, and from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated the Austrian declaration of war against Serbia which triggered World War I; Wikipedia entry

Fitzgerald
32; "shrinkage of dimension"

Flannelette, Dodge
130; "American bucket-shop desperado";

Fletcher, Uncle
88; Webb Traverse's uncle

Ford, Bob
89;

Fram
138; Fridtjof Nansen's and Hjalmar Johansen's ship; Article about Nansen