( Before this date, the EU was excluded from the Factbook.

Before, geologists could only use fossils to date sections of rock relative to one another.

Before this date, the most precise measurement of the Imperial Standard Yard was metres.

Before that date, the only papyri known were a few surviving from medieval times.

Before that time the region between the Vaal and Limpopo was scarcely known to Europeans, but in 1829, Mzilikazi was visited at Mosega by Robert Moffat, and between that date and 1836 a few British traders and explorers visited the country and made known its principal features.

* In the scientific Before Present system of numbering years for purposes of radiocarbon dating, the reference date is January 1, 1950 ( though the use of January 1 is quite irrelevant, as radiocarbon dating has limited precision ).

Before 1970, the date chosen was 17 April.

Before that date in 1530, he was called Emperor-elect too.

Before its official release date on October 5, the band played at the Austin City Limits Music Festival and KBCO's World Class Rockfest.

Before that date it was designated a micropolitan statistical area.

Before this date soviet aircraft were named according to their function: TB-1 for " Tyazholy Bombardirovschik " (" тяжелый бомбардировщик ", " heavy bomber "), the first.

* Umberto Eco's novel The Island of the Day Before ( 1995 ) ( L ' isola del giorno prima, 1994 ), a story about a 17th-century nobleman marooned across the international date line

Before that date, however, the Liberal Government of William Ewart Gladstone fell.

Before this date Husum was not situated directly on the coast.

Before a hearing date was set, the state issued a subpoena for much of the Association's records, including bank statements and leases, but most notably the names and addresses of the " agents " or " members " of the Association in Alabama.

Before the first court date in September 2001, Vreme magazine organized a mediation attempt between the two parties, with Kusturica and Srbljanović meeting face to face in the magazine's offices.

Before that date the bullrunning ended in the " castle plaza ", still not far from the present bullring.

Before and during World War II the museum was put on a shoestring budget by the Nazi party and many exhibits were allowed to get out of date with a few exceptions such as the new automobile room dedicated 7 May 1937.

Before this date the RHS had held flower shows from 1833 in their garden in Chiswick, which themselves had been preceded by fetes.

Before the handover in early April, Captain Superintendent of Police, Francis Henry May and some policemen erected a flagstaff and temporary headquarters at Tai Po and posted the Governor's proclamation of the takeover date.

Before this date a variety of groups based around ecclesiastical parishes had responsibility for these matters, in a system of local government that originated in the feudal system of the 8th century.

Before the Revolutionary war, Rush was engaged to Sarah Eve, daughter of prominent Philadelphian, Captain Oswell Eve, Sr. Their wedding date was set for mid-December 1774.

Before this, the country was divided by the date line.

The date line is a central factor in Umberto Eco's book The Island of the Day Before ( 1994 ), in which the protagonist finds himself on a becalmed ship, with an island close at hand on the other side of the International Date Line.

Before deciding where it is going, however, a college or university must know where it is.

Before he could pass the river with safety, however, it was necessary to subdue certain fortresses, one of which was for several days vigorously defended by the governor, Yussuf el-Harezmi, a Khwarezmian.

Before many copies of the book could be printed, however, the printing press and most of the printed copies were destroyed by a mob in Missouri.

Before reaching Italy however, Titus learnt that Galba had been murdered and replaced by Otho, the governor of Lusitania ( modern Portugal ).

Before final negotiations were concluded in 1921, however, Afghanistan had already begun to establish its own foreign policy without repercussions anyway, including diplomatic relations with the new government in the Soviet Union in 1919.

Before this, however, he had become Earl of Aberdeen on his grandfather's death in 1801, and had travelled all over Europe.

Before he made this change, however, he set to work on his last major project as active partner: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

Before this transition, however, Lekhanya was ousted in 1991 by a mutiny of junior army officers that left Phisoane Ramaema as Chairman of the Military Council.

Before the American company could begin their operations, however, the island was occupied by an Australian company under British license.

Before it was released, however, the songs were cut out.

Before he could act, however, the revolt in Illyria intervened.

Before leaving Prestige, however, Davis had to fulfill his obligations during two days of recording sessions in 1956.

Before the specifications were finished, however, Apple sued Next for " nefarious schemes " to take advantage of the cofounders ' insider information.

Before they reached the city, however, the remains were seized by some citizens of Ravenna and buried there in the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda, the burial place of Theodoric the Great.

Before that, the German question ruptured this " German unity " after the ' 48 Revolution before it was achieved, however ; Austria-Hungary as a multinational state could not become part of the new " German empire ", and nationality conflicts in Prussia with the Prussian Poles arose (" We can never be Germans-Prussians, every time!

Before being knighted in 1972, however, he was generally known as " Bob Askin ".

Before he could move, however, there were a number of administrative details to be settled.

Before his death however, Chelebi's last words were to accuse Ibrahim of conspiracy against the Sultan.

Before it was published, however, the TV series aired " The Seventh ", an episode with a similar core plot point, which forced last-minute revisions to Dillard's book.

Before being elected President, Jefferson had opposed funds for a Navy to be used for anything more than a coastal defense, however the continued pirate attacks on American shipping interests in the Atlantic and Mediterranean and the systematic kidnapping of American crew members could no longer be ignored.

Before his emigration in autumn 1934, Adorno began work on a Singspiel based on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer entitled The Treasure of Indian Joe, which he would, however, never complete ; by the time he fled Hitler's Germany Adorno had already written over a hundred opera or concert reviews and an additional fifty critiques of music composition.

Before leaving, however, he buried his sandals and sword under a huge rock and told Aethra that when their son grew up, he should move the rock, if he were heroic enough, and take the tokens for himself as evidence of his royal parentage.

Before the consultation could happen, however, in accordance with Santa Anna ’ s nationwide call to disarm state militias, Colonel Domingo Ugartechea, who was stationed in San Antonio, ordered the Texans to return a cannon given to them by Mexico that was stationed in Gonzales.

Before its release, however, it was ruthlessly edited by Paramount, which perhaps contributed to its low box-office results in the United States.

Before this, however, he travelled to Medina del Campo, where he met the charismatic Teresa de Jesús.