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Louis Henry Saban (October 13, 1921 - March 29, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He played for Indiana University in college and as a professional for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) between 1946 and 1949. Saban then began a long coaching career. After numerous jobs at... | {"Born:": "Brookfield, Illinois, U.S.", "Died:": "North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.", "Height:": "0", "Weight:": "202", "High school:": "Lyons Township(La Grange, Illinois)", "College:": "Indiana", "NFL Draft:": "88", "Regular season:": "AFL/NFL: 95 99 7 y", "Postseason:": "AFL/NFL: 2 2 y", "Career:": "AFL/NFL: ... |
John Davis ( - 29 December 1605) was one of the chief navigators of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands in August 1592.
Life and career
Davis was b... | {"Name": "John Davis", "Caption": "1624 miniature portrait from the title page of Samuel Purchas's collection of travel stories Purchas his Pilgrimes", "Birth date": "Unknown date, 1550", "Birth place": "Sandridge, Stoke Gabriel, England", "Death date": "1605 12 29 1550 y", "Death place": "off Bintan Island, East Indie... |
Aeschines (; Greek: , Aischínēs; 389314 BC) was a Greek statesman and one of the ten Attic orators.
Biography
thumb|Statue of Aeschines, from Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum. National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1969
Although it is known he was born in Athens, the records regarding his par... | {"Name": "Aeschines", "Caption": "Marble bust of Aeschines", "Birth date": "389 BC", "Birth place": "Athens", "Death date": "314 BC (aged 74-75)", "Death place": "Samos"} |
Dahlia Ravikovitch (; November 17, 1936 - August 21, 2005) was an Israeli poet, translator, and peace activist.
Biography
Ravikovitch was born in Ramat Gan on November 17, 1936. She learned to read and write at the age of three. Her father, Levi, was a Jewish engineer originally from Russia who arrived in Mandatory Pa... | {"Name": "Dahlia Ravikovitch", "Caption": "Dahlia Ravikovitch, 1997", "Birth date": "yes 1936 11 17", "Birth place": "Ramat Gan, British Mandate of Palestine", "Death date": "2005 8 21 1936 11 27 yes", "Death place": "Tel Aviv, Israel", "Occupation": "Poet", "Nationality": "Israeli"} |
Static Shock is an American superhero animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on the WB Television Network's Kids' WB programming block. Static Shock ran for four seasons, with 52 half-hour episodes in total. The show revolves around Virgil... | {"Genre": "AdventureComedyScience fictionSuperherohttp://www.dccomics.com/tv/static-shock-2000-2004 Static Shock (2000 - 2004) DC Comics July 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150223055913/http://www.dccomics.com/tv/static-shock-2000-2004 February 23, 2015 live", "Created by": "Dwayne McDuffieDenys CowanMich... |
Chenies is a village and civil parish in south-east Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the border with Hertfordshire, east of Amersham and north of Chorleywood.
History
Until the 13th century, the village name was Isenhampstead. There were two villages here, called Isenhampstead Chenies and Isenhampstead Latimers, di... | {"Population": "(2011)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 1 February 2013", "OS grid reference": "TQ016984", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "WD3", "Dialling code": "01923, 01494", "UK Parliament": "Chesham & A... |
Saddam Hussein, the deposed president of Iraq, was captured by the United States military forces in the town of Ad-Dawr, Iraq on 13 December 2003. Codenamed Operation Red Dawn, this military operation was named after the 1984 American film Red Dawn.
The mission was executed by joint operations Task Force 121—an elite ... | {"Commanded by": "United States Maj. Gen. Raymond OdiernoUnited States Col. James HickeyUnited States Lt. Col. Steve Russell", "Date": "2003 12 13 yes", "Executed by": "4th Infantry Division\n1st Brigade Combat Team\nTask Force 121\nC Squadron - Delta Force\nISA", "Outcome": "Operational success\n Capture and arrest of... |
Lullaby is a horror-satire novel by American author Chuck Palahniuk, published in 2002. It won the 2003 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award, and was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel in 2002.
Plot summary
Newspaper reporter Carl Streator has been assigned to write articles on a series of c... | {"Cover artist": "Rodrigo Judy Manfredi", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Doubleday", "Media type": "Print (hardcover)", "Pages": "272", "ISBN": "0-385-50447-0"} |
Olynthus ( Olynthos, named for the ὄλυνθος olunthos, "the fruit of the wild fig tree"Liddell-Scott-Jones s.v. ὄλονθος.) is an ancient city in present-day Chalcidice, Greece. It was built mostly on two flat-topped hills 30-40m in height, in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone, near the neck of the peninsul... | {"Coordinates": "40.296 23.354 inline,title", "Location": "Olynthus, Central Macedonia, Greece", "Type": "Settlement", "Part of": "Chalcidian League", "Length": "1500", "Width": "400", "Area": "60 ha on", "Founded": "7th century BC", "Abandoned": "318 BC", "Archaeologists": "David Moore Robinson, Mary Ross Ellingson",... |
Job Wilhelm Georg Erdmann Erwin von Witzleben (4 December 1881 - 8 August 1944) was a German field marshal in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. A leading conspirator in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler,Exponat: Photo: Witzleben, Erwin von, 1941-1944 at www.dhm.de he was designated to become Comman... | {"Born": "Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (present-day Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)", "Died": "Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany", "Allegiance": "German Empire\n Kingdom of Prussia (1901-1918)\nWeimar Republic (1918-1933)Nazi Germany (1933-1944)", "Commands held": "... |
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El Mirador (which translates as "the lookout", "the viewpoint", or "the belvedere") is a large pre-Columbian Middle and Late Preclassic (1000 BC - 250 AD) Maya settlement, located in the north of the modern department of El Petén, Guatemala. It is part of the Mirador-Calakmul Kar... | {"Coordinates": "17 45 18 N 89 55 14 W inline", "Location": "Petén Department, Guatemala", "Region": "Petén Department", "Founded": "Middle Preclassic", "Periods": "Middle Preclassic to Terminal Classic", "Cultures": "Maya civilization", "Archaeologists": "Ian Graham, Bruce H. Dahlin, Ray T. Matheny, Carlos Morales-Agu... |
is a railway station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen line from Tokyo, the eastern terminus of the San'yō Shinkansen and one of Osaka's main railway terminals to the north. The Shinkansen lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service.
Sh... | {"Name": "Shin-Osaka Station", "Native name": "新大阪駅", "Native name language": "ja", "Caption": "Shin-Osaka station building in 2018", "Address": "5 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka", "Country": "Japan"} |
The Florida-Georgia football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the University of Florida Gators and the University of Georgia Bulldogs, both members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. The programs first met in 1904 or 1915 (the status of the first game is disp... | {"Use wide format": "yes", "Official name": "Florida-Georgia football rivalry", "Teams": "Georgia Bulldogs", "Sport": "College football", "First meeting": "October 15, 1904Georgia, 52-0 (per UGA)November 6, 1915Georgia, 37-0 (per UF)", "Latest meeting": "October 29, 2022Georgia, 42-20", "Next meeting": "October 28, 202... |
thumb|The cover of the November 29, 1913 edition of Collier's featuring an illustration by Alonzo Myron Kimball
Collier's was an American general interest magazine founded in 1888 by Peter Fenelon Collier. It was launched as Collier's Once a Week, then renamed in 1895 as Collier's Weekly: An Illustrated Journal, shorte... | {"Founder": "Peter Fenelon Collier", "First issue": "1888 04 28", "Based in": "New York City (until 1939} and then Springfield, Ohio, U.S.", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "ISSN": "2161-6469"} |
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn, PC, KC (3 February 1733 - 2 January 1805) was a Scottish lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1780 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Loughborough. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1793 to 1801.
Life
Wedderburn... | {"Name": "The Earl of Rosslyn", "Image caption": "Portrait by Joshua Reynolds", "Office 2": "Attorney General for England and Wales", "Predecessor 2": "Edward Thurlow", "Successor 2": "James Wallace", "Birth date": "3 February 1733", "Death date": "2 January 1805 3 February 1733", "Spouse(s)": "Charlotte Courtenay"} |
Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 - March 25, 1818) was an early American Patriot and U.S. politician who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the American Revolution as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nick... | {"Name": "Henry Lee III", "Image": "HenryLee.jpeg", "Image caption": "Posthumous portrait by William Edward West, (1839)", "District 2": "VA 19 19th", "Predecessor 2": "Walter Jones", "Successor 2": "John Taliaferro", "Birth date": "1756 1 29", "Birth place": "Leesylvania near Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia,... |
Samuel Hopkins Adams (January 26, 1871 - November 16, 1958) was an American writer who was an investigative journalist and muckraker.
Background
Adams was born in Dunkirk, New York. Adams was a muckraker, known for exposing public-health injustices. He was the son of Myron Adams, Jr., a minister, and Hester Rose Hopki... | {"Name": "Samuel Hopkins Adams", "Caption": "Adams in 1922", "Birth date": "January 26, 1871", "Birth place": "Dunkirk, New York", "Death date": "1958 11 16 1871 01 26", "Death place": "Beaufort, South Carolina", "Known For": "Muckraking journalism It Happened One Night The Gorgeous Hussy The Harvey Girls", "Education"... |
D.O.A. is a Canadian punk rock band from Vancouver. They are often referred to as being among the "founders" of hardcore punk, along with Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Angry Samoans, Germs, and Middle Class. Their second album Hardcore '81 was thought by manyZach Baron, October 25, 2006, Pitchfork Media to ha... | {"Origin": "Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada", "Genres": "Hardcore punk, punk rock", "Labels": "Alternative Tentacles, Sudden Death", "Members": "Joe KeithleyMike HodsallPaddy Duddy"} |
Chesham Bois (traditionally , but now more commonly ) is a village in the Chiltern Hills, in Buckinghamshire, England, adjacent to both Amersham and Chesham.
History
Initially a hamlet in the parish of Chesham, the manor was assessed at 1½ hides in the reign of King Edward the Confessor. The estate belonged to a broth... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 2 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Chesham & Amersham", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01494", "OS grid reference": "SU... |
Uffington Castle is an early Iron Age (with underlying Bronze Age) univallate hillfort in Oxfordshire, England. It covers about 32,000 square metres and is surrounded by two earth banks separated by a ditch with an entrance in the western end. A second entrance in the eastern end was apparently blocked up a few centur... | {"Location": "Whitehorse Hill, between Swindon and Wantage. (SU299863)", "Region": "Oxfordshire England", "Coordinates": "51.5750587 -1.5692032 dms region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SU299863)_type:landmark inline,title", "Type": "Hillfort", "Periods": "Iron Age", "Public access": "Yes", "Condition": "substantial earthwork... |
Chetwode () is a village and civil parish about southwest of Buckingham in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire. The parish is bounded to the southwest and southeast by a brook called The Birne, which here also forms part of the county boundary with Oxfordshire.
Manor
There is a manor at Chetwode that staye... | {"OS grid reference": "SP6429", "Population": "(2011 Census including Barton Hartshorn)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121881&c=Chetwode&d=16&e=62&g=6404051&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359857125536&enc=1 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics K... |
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Chicheley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about north-east of Newport Pagnell, and north-east of Central Milton Keynes.
The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means Cicca's clearing. In the D... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(Not available. The parish was included with Emberton for the 2011 Census).", "Unitary authority": "City of Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid referenc... |
Chilton is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the west of the county, about north of Thame in Oxfordshire. Chilton parish includes the hamlet of Easington (not to be confused with the Oxfordshire village of Easington).
Manor
The toponym "Chilton" is derived fro... | {"Population": "(2011 Census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121926&c=Chilton&d=16&e=62&g=6403717&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359857305942&enc=1 2011 census Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Bucking... |
Easington is a hamlet in the civil parish of Chilton, Buckinghamshire, about north of the Oxfordshire market town of Thame. The hamlet is between the villages of Chilton and Long Crendon and consists of around 30 houses.
The toponym is derived from Old English and evolved through Hesintone, Essintone and Easyngdon be... | {"Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Aylesbury", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01844", "OS grid reference": "SP6814"} |
The Calcium Kid is a British mockumentary comedy film which was released in 2004. It stars Orlando Bloom as a milkman and amateur boxer. Billie Piper and Michael Peña are also featured. It is directed by Alex De Rakoff and produced by Working Title Films.
Plot
Jimmy Connelly is a milkman who is thrust into the spotl... | {"Directed by": "Alex De Rakoff", "Produced by": "Natascha Wharton", "Written by": "Derek BoyleAlex De RakoffRaymond Friel", "Starring": "Orlando Bloom\n Michael Peña\n Michael Lerner\n Billie Piper\n Mark Heap", "Music by": "The Boilerhouse Boys (Ben Wolff/Andy Dean)", "Cinematography": "David M. Dunlap", "Edited by":... |
Cholesbury (recorded as Chelwardisbyry in the 13th century) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards, in Buckinghamshire, England, on the border with Hertfordshire. It is situated in the Chiltern Hills, about east of Wendover, north of Chesham and from Berkhamsted.
Chol... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "OS grid reference": "SP930070", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01494", "UK Parliament": "Chesham and Amersham", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire"} |
Clifton Reynes is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.Clifton Reynes Office for National Statistics It is about a mile east of Olney. It shares a joint parish council with Newton Blossomville. It is situated roughly north of Central Milton Key... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01234", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04001251 Clifton Reynes 17 November 2019", "OS grid reference": "SP903513"} |
Cold Brayfield is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.Civil Parish (geographic area) Cold Brayfield Office for National Statistics It is about east of Olney, west of Bedford, and north of Central Milton Keynes on the Bedfordshire border. Ne... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01234", "OS grid reference": "SP929523"} |
The Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN) was an American television network that was operated by the Prime Time Consortium, a joint venture between the Warner Bros. Domestic Television subsidiary of Time Warner and Chris-Craft Industries. First launched on January 20, 1993, and operating until 1997, the network main... | {"Type": "Defunct broadcast television network", "Country": "United States", "Affiliates": "List of affiliates", "Picture format": "480i (NTSC)", "Owner": "Warner Bros. Domestic TelevisionChris-Craft Industries", "Parent": "Prime Time Consortium", "Launched": "1993 01 20", "Closed": "1997 10 27(1993 01 20 1997 10 27)"} |
Urban One, Inc. (formerly Radio One) is a Silver Spring, Maryland-based American media conglomerate. Founded in 1980 by Cathy Hughes, the company primarily operates media properties targeting African Americans. It is the largest African-American-owned broadcasting company in the United States, operating 55 radio statio... | {"Formerly": "Radio One, Inc. (1980-2017)", "Type": "Public", "Founded": "1980", "Headquarters": "United States", "Industry": "Broadcasting, Media", "Revenue": "2014", "Divisions": "Reach MediaTV OneInteractive OneNewsOne", "Website": "https://Urban1.com"} |
Coleshill (formerly Stoke) is a village and civil parish within Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is south of Amersham and north of Beaconsfield.
History
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Coll's hill', though it has only been known by this name since the early 16th century. It ap... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 2 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Chesham & Amersham", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01494", "OS grid reference": "SU... |
Cooks Wharf is a hamlet in the parish of Cheddington, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located where the main road into Cheddington from Pitstone crosses the Grand Union Canal. At the 2011 census the population of the area was included in the civil parish of Marsworth.
Apples from the surrounding orchards were load... | {"OS grid reference": "SP9216", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "LU"} |
Cores End is a hamlet in the civil parish of Wooburn (where at the 2011 Census the population was included), in Buckinghamshire, England.
References
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Category:Wycombe District | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "160", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Beaconsfield", "Postcode district": "SL", "Dialling code": "01628", "OS grid reference": "SU903873"} |
was a Japanese army officer. As a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, he was instrumental in the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.
As a leading intelligence officer, he played a key role to the Japanese machinations that led to the occupation of large parts of China, the destabilization of the cou... | {"Born": "Okayama, Japan", "Died": "Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Occupied Japan\n yes Execution by hanging", "Nickname(s)": "Lawrence of Manchuria, a reference to T. E. Lawrence", "Allegiance": "Empire of Japan", "Commands held": "14th DivisionFifth ArmySeventh Area Army", "Awards": "Order of the Rising Sun"} |
Creslow (occasionally also known as Christlow) is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is close to Whitchurch, about six and a half miles from Aylesbury. It is in the civil parish of Witchurch.
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, Cærsehlaw, meaning 'cress hi... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(Mid-2010 pop est)http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/what-we-do/publication-scheme/published-ad-hoc-data/population/december-2012/mid-2010-civil-parish-syoa-population-estimates-for-england-and-wales.xls https://web.archive.org/web/20181226072819/https://webarchive.nationa... |
Good Bye Lenin! is a 2003 German tragicomedy film, directed by Wolfgang Becker. The cast includes Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, and Maria Simon. The story follows a family in East Germany (GDR); the mother (Sass) is dedicated to the socialist cause and falls into a coma in October 1989, shortly before t... | {"Directed by": "Wolfgang Becker", "Produced by": "Stefan Arndt", "Written by": "Wolfgang Becker\nBernd Lichtenberg", "Starring": "Daniel Brühl\nKatrin Sass\nChulpan Khamatova\nFlorian Lukas\nMaria Simon\nAlexander Beyer", "Music by": "Yann Tiersen\nClaire Pichet\nAntonello Marafioti", "Cinematography": "Martin Kukula"... |
The Plessey Company plc was a British electronics, defence and telecommunications company. It originated in 1917, growing and diversifying into electronics. It expanded after World War II by acquisition of companies and formed overseas companies.
It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the ... | {"Type": "Public company", "Fate": "Acquired (in 1989 by GEC/Siemens joint holding company - GEC Siemens)", "Founded": "1917", "Defunct": "1989", "Headquarters": "Ilford, London, England", "Industry": "Electronics, defence and telecommunications"} |
Cublington is a village and one of 110 civil parishesAyelsbury District Council web site. Retrieved 30 June 2009 within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about seven miles (11 km) north of Aylesbury. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means "Cubbel's estate". In the Domesday Book ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics Census 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081059/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122522&c=cublington&d=16&e=62&g=6404128&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359857721458&enc=1 4 Mar... |
Cuddington is a village and civil parish within the Buckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is near the Oxfordshire border, about six miles west of Aylesbury.
The village name is Old English (Anglo-Saxon) in origin, and means "Cudda's estate." In the Domesday Book of 1086 it w... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01844", "OS grid reference": "SP738111"} |
Jordi Pujol Soley (, born 9 June 1930) is a Spanish politician who was the leader of the party Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC) from 1974 to 2003, and President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1980 to 2003.
Early life
Pujol was born in Barcelona, studied at the German School of Barcelona and received a... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Right Honourable", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1980", "Birth date": "1930 6 9 y", "Birth place": "Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain", "Nationality": "Spanish", "Term start": "8 May 1980", "Term end": "20 December 2003", "Office 2": "Counselor without Portfolio", "President 2": "Josep Tarrad... |
Leonard Dorin Doroftei (, also known as Leonard Dorin; born 10 April 1970) is a Romanian
former boxer, the WBA Lightweight World Champion from 5 January 2002 to 24 October 2003.
Amateur highlights
Doroftei took up boxing at the age of 14 at the Ploieşti boxing club. From 1983 to 1984, he won every Romanian national j... | {"Real name": "Leonard Dorin DorofteiLeonard Doroftei. sports-reference.com", "Nickname(s)": "The Lion", "Weight(s)": "LightweightLight welterweight", "Height": "1.63", "Nationality": "Romanian", "Born": "Ploieşti, Romania", "Stance": "Orthodox", "Total fights": "24", "Wins": "22", "Wins by KO": "8", "Losses": "1", "Dr... |
David Charles Hudson (ca. 1962) is an Australian Aboriginal musician, entertainer and artist. Hudson is a multi-instrumentalist and was taught to play traditional didgeridoo from an early age. He also plays guitar, kit drums, percussion. He plays traditional music, as well as more ambient music, country-folk, rock, and... | {"Born": "ca. 1962", "Origin": "Cairns, Queensland, Australia", "Genres": "Country, folk", "Labels": "Celestial Harmonies, Indigenous Australia, Australian Sun", "Website": "davidhudson.com.au/"} |
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the Argentine Primera División. The team has won 74 official titles, the most by an... | {"Full name": "Club Atlético Boca Juniors", "Nickname(s)": "Xeneize (I Genovesi) Azul y Oro (Blue and Gold) La Mitad Más Uno (Half plus One)", "Short name": "Boca", "Founded": "yes 1905 4 3", "Capacity": "54,000", "League": "Primera División", "Website": "https://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/"} |
Peng Zhen (pronounced ; October 12, 1902 – April 26, 1997) was a leading member of the Chinese Communist Party. He led the party organization in Beijing following the victory of the Communists in the Chinese Civil War in 1949, but was purged during the Cultural Revolution for opposing Mao's views on the role of literat... | {"Name": "Peng Zhen", "Native name": "彭真", "Term start": "June 18, 1983", "Term end": "April 13, 1988", "Order 2": "First Secretary of the Beijing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party", "Predecessor 2": "Office created", "Successor 2": "Li Xuefeng", "Birth date": "1902 10 12", "Birth place": "Houma, Shanxi, China",... |
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The erhu (; ) is a Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a Southern Fiddle, and is sometimes known in the Western world as the Chinese violin or a Chinese two-stringed fiddle.
It is used as a solo instrument as well as in smal... | {"Name": "Erhu", "Classification": "Bowed string instrument", "Range": "250px|center", "Related": "Huqin"} |
Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion is a book by Neil Gaiman about Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The book was originally published in 1986 in the United States and United Kingdom () by Titan Books.
A second edition, retitled Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hi... | {"Country": "United States and United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Simon & Schuster", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)", "ISBN": "0-671-66426-3", "Pages": "208"} |
Fried clams are clams dipped in milk, floured, and deep-fried.
Fried clams are an iconic food, "to New England, what barbecue is to the South". They tend to be served at seaside clam shacks (roadside restaurants). Clam rolls are fried clams served in a hot dog bun. They are usually served with Tartar sauce.
Preparati... | {"Name of food": "Fried clams", "Image filename": "alt=Fried clams from Woodman's of Essex in Essex, Massachusetts|200px", "Image caption": "Fried clams from Woodman's of Essex in Essex, Massachusetts.", "Place of origin": "US United States", "Region of origin": "New England New England Massachusetts Massachusetts New ... |
Waddesdon is a closed station that served the village of Waddesdon and its manor, to the north of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. The station is not to be confused with Waddesdon Road railway station at the other end of the Waddesdon Manor estate on the Brill Tramway.
History
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On March 18, 1925, one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in recorded history generated at least twelve significant tornadoes and spanned a large portion of the midwestern and southern United States. In all, at least 751 people were killed and more than 2,298 were injured, making the outbreak the deadliest tornado outb... | {"Image": "Tornado outbreak of March 18, 1925.gif", "Alternate text": "Black-and-white map showing state boundaries with meteorological features superimposed and indicated by red, silver, and black lines or symbols", "Caption": "Weather conditions and atmospheric phenomena, including severe thunderstorm winds, hail, an... |
Alhambra High School (AHS) is a public high school in Alhambra, California established in 1898.
The school is located on Second Street, across the street from City Hall and the Police Department, bounded by Second Street, Commonwealth Avenue, Fifth Street, and Main Street. The campus is divided into three parts, by Th... | {"Coordinates": "34.092837 -118.128412 type:edu_source:googlemaps_region:US-CA inline,title dms", "Student to teacher ratio": "25.53", "Teaching staff": "101.52 (FTE)", "School district": "Alhambra Unified School District (2004-)Alhambra Union High School District (1898-2004)", "Nickname": "Moors", "Athletics conferenc... |
Leo Max Frank (April 17, 1884August 17, 1915) was an American factory superintendent who was convicted in 1913 of the murder of a 13-year-old employee, Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Georgia. His trial, conviction, and appeals attracted national attention. His kidnapping from prison and lynching two years later, in response ... | {"Name": "Leo Frank", "Alt": "Leo Frank in a portrait photograph", "Caption": "Frank, 1910-1915", "Image upright": "1.05", "Birth name": "Leo Max Frank", "Birth date": "1884 4 17", "Birth place": "Cuero, Texas, U.S.", "Death date": "1915 8 17 1884 4 17", "Death place": "Marietta, Georgia, U.S.", "Death cause": "Lynchin... |
Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," the college offers more than three dozen degree and prof... | {"Motto": "\"Did I mention I went to Emerson?\"", "Type": "Private college", "Affiliation": "ProArts Consortium", "Accreditation": "NECHE", "Endowment": "$259.6 million (2021)https://berkeleybeacon.com/college-endowment-balloons-amid-pandemic/ College endowment balloons amid pandemic Fonseca Camilo Berkeley Beacon ... |
Software AG is a German multinational software corporation that develops enterprise software for business process management, integration, and big data analytics. Founded in 1969, the company is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, and has offices worldwide.
With over 10,000 enterprise customers in over 70 countries, ... | {"Type": "Public", "Industry": "Computer software", "Founded": "1969", "Headquarters": "Darmstadt, Germany", "Products": "Digital Transformation & Internet of Things software and consulting including ARIS, webMethods, Adabas & Natural, NaturalONE, Apama, Cumulocity, Zementis, Alfabet, Mashzone Nextgen, CONNX, and Terra... |
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The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth or UMassD) is a public research university in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It is the southernmost campus of the University of Massachusetts system. Formerly Southeastern Massachusetts University (known locally as... | {"Type": "Public research university", "Endowment": "$54.6 million (2020)https://www.umassd.edu/about/ About University of Massachusetts Dartmouth www.umassd.edu 2018-08-25 2019-03-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20190331062512/https://www.umassd.edu/about/ live", "Budget": "$255.1 million (FY 2020)", "Chancellor": "Mar... |
Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( Khālid ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd ; 13 February 1913 13 June 1982) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and politician who served as King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 to his death in 1982. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 29 March 1965 to ... | {"Father": "King Abdulaziz", "Mother": "Al Jawhara bint Musaed Al Jiluwi", "Born": "Riyadh, Emirate of Riyadh", "Died": "Ta’if, Saudi Arabia", "Burial": "Al Oud cemetery, Riyadh"} |
Hornblower is a series of British historical fiction war television films based on three of C. S. Forester's ten novels about the fictional character Horatio Hornblower, a Royal Navy officer during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
The series ran from 7 October 1998 until 6 January 2003, with Ioan Gruffudd... | {"Directed by": "Andrew Grieve", "Starring": "Ioan Gruffudd Robert Lindsay Paul McGann Paul Copley Sean Gilder Jamie Bamber", "Country of origin": "United Kingdom", "Running time": "120 minutes", "Original network": "ITV", "Original release": "y 2003 01 06"} |
Ioan Gruffudd (; ; born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh actor. He first came to public attention as for his portrayal of Harold Lowe in Titanic (1997), and then for his portrayal of Horatio Hornblower in the Hornblower series of television films (1998-2003). Subsequent roles have included Lancelot in King Arthur (2004), Ree... | {"Name": "Ioan Gruffudd", "Caption": "Gruffudd at 2011 Comic-Con International", "Birth date": "y 1973 10 06", "Birth place": "Aberdare, Wales", "Years active": "1986-present", "Occupation": "Actor", "Spouse(s)": "Alice Evans 2007 2023 div.https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ioan-gruffudd-alice-evans-declared-3... |
Lineage () is a medieval fantasy, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in Korea and the United States in 1998 by the South Korean computer game developer NCSoft, based on a Korean comic book series of the same name. It is the first game in the Lineage series. It is most popular in Korea and ... | {"Title": "Lineage", "Developer": "NCSoft", "Publisher": "NCSoft", "Designer": "Jake Song", "Composer": "Joey Newman", "Series": "Lineage", "Released": "WW September 3, 1998", "Genre": "MMORPG", "Modes": "Multiplayer", "Platforms": "Windows, Mac OS X"} |
Idaho State University (ISU) is a public research university in Pocatello, Idaho. Founded in 1901 as the Academy of Idaho, Idaho State offers more than 250 programs at its main campus in Pocatello and locations in Meridian, Idaho Falls, and Twin Falls. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities - High research a... | {"Motto": "Veritas Vos Liberabit", "Type": "Public research university", "Accreditation": "NWCCU", "President": "Kevin D. Satterlee", "Students": "12,301 (Fall 2022)https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Idaho+State&s=all&id=142276#enrolmt Idaho State University", "Undergraduates": "10,017 (Fall 2022)", "Postgraduates... |
Anne Erin Clark (born September 28, 1982), known professionally as St. Vincent, is an American musician and singer. Her music is noted for its complex arrangements utilizing a wide array of instruments. St. Vincent is the recipient of various accolades, including three Grammy Awards. Her guitar playing has been praised... | {"Born": "Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Origin": "Dallas, Texas, U.S.", "Genres": "Rock pop art rock indie rock", "Labels": "Beggars Banquet 4AD Loma Vista Republic Caroline", "Website": "ilovestvincent.com"} |
Sir David Joseph Dobbyn (born 3 January 1957) is a New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash. Since then he has released the majority of his recordings as a solo performer.
Early li... | {"Born": "Auckland, New Zealand", "Genres": "Pop, rock", "Labels": "Warner, Epic, Sony BMG", "Website": "davedobbyn.co.nz"} |
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thumb|Mount Edgcumbe House, Devon, 1869
Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, (23 April 168022 November 1758) of Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons fr... | {"Name": "Richard Edgcumbe", "Title": "1st Baron Edgecumbe", "Birth date": "23 April 1680", "Death date": "22 November 1758 (aged 78)", "Spouse(s)": "Matilda Furnese", "Children": "3", "Parent(s)": "Sir Richard Edgcumbe Lady Anne Montagu", "Occupation": "Politician"} |
thumb|AARP's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
AARP (formerly called the American Association of Retired Persons) is an interest group in the United States focusing on issues affecting those over the age of fifty. The organization said it had more than 38 million members in 2018. The magazine and bulletin it sends to it... | {"Type": "501(c)(4) non-profit organization", "Headquarters": "601 E Street, NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Location": "Offices in all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands", "Subsidiaries": "AARP FoundationAARP Services IncLegal Counsel for the ElderlyOATS/Senior PlanetWish of a Lifetim... |
Edmund Casimir Szoka (September 14, 1927 - August 20, 2014) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Until 2006, he was President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, having previously served as Bishop of Gaylord from 1971 to 1981 and A... | {"Predecessor": "Rosalio José Castillo Lara", "Successor": "Giovanni Lajolo", "Other post(s)": "Cardinal Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1988-2014)", "Ordination": "Thomas Lawrence Noa", "Consecration": "John Francis Dearden", "Created cardinal": "Pope John Paul II", "Rank": "Cardinal priest", "Born":... |
Belcourt is a former summer cottage designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. Construction was begun in 1891 and completed in 1894, and it was intended to be used for only six to eight weeks of the year. Belcourt was designed in a ... | {"Former names": "Belcourt Castle", "Type": "Residence", "Architectural style": "Châteauesque", "Location": "Newport, Rhode Island, USA", "Address": "657 Bellevue Avenue", "Coordinates": "41.45750 -71.30627 type:landmark_region:US-RI inline,title", "Construction started": "1891"} |
is a Japanese politician, attorney. A native of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, she has been a member of the House of Councillors since 1998,House of Councillors website List of the Members was re-elected in 2004 and 2010,
and was the head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDP), from 2003 to 2013.The Foreign Correspondents'... | {"Name": "Mizuho Fukushima", "Native name": "福島 瑞穂", "Native name language": "ja", "Image caption": "Fukushima in 2010", "Term start": "22 February 2020", "Office 2": "Member of the House of Councillors", "Birth date": "1955 12 24 y", "Birth place": "Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan", "Alma mater": "University of Tokyo"} |
Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American entertainer, singer, and dancer best known as a member of the Jackson 5. He is the sixth child of the Jackson family. Marlon now runs Study Peace Foundation to promote peace and unity worldwide.
Early life
Marlon David Jackson was born on March 12, 1957, at S... | {"Name": "Marlon Jackson", "Caption": "Jackson in 2013", "Birth name": "Marlon David Jackson", "Birth date": "1957 03 12", "Birth place": "Gary, Indiana, U.S.", "Occupation": "Musician singer songwriter dancer", "Years active": "1964-present", "Spouse(s)": "Carol Parker 1975", "Children": "3", "Parent(s)": "Joe Jackson... |
The Norwegian Home Guard () is the rapid mobilization force within the Norwegian armed forces. Its main focus is local defense and civil support, but it can also detach volunteers for international operations. Its main tasks are safeguarding territorial integrity, strengthening military presence, and protecting importa... | {"Allegiance": "Royal Standard of Norway.svg King of Norway", "Branch": "Norwegian Armed Forces", "Type": "Light infantry", "Size": "40,000", "Motto(s)": "no Overalt - alltid(Everywhere - always)"} |
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thumb|The Pripyat at Polesia
thumb|400px|right|Another map of the Pripyat
The Pripyat or Prypiat ( , , ; , ; , ; , ) is a river in Eastern Europe, approximately long. It flows east through Ukraine, Belarus, and Ukraine again, draining into the Dnieper.
Name etymology
Max Vasmer in... | {"Mouth": "Dnieper", "Location": "Kyiv Reservoir", "Coordinates": "51 09 31 N 30 29 27 E region:UA_type:waterbody_source:kolossus-etwiki it", "Basin size": "121000 km2 mi2 on", "Left": "Pina, Yaselda, Tsna, Lan, Sluch, Ptsich, Brahinka", "Right": "Turiya, Stokhid, Styr, Horyn, Stsviha, Ubort, Zhelon, Slovechna, Uzh"} |
Rolex SA () is a Swiss watch designer and manufacturer based in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1905 as Wilsdorf and Davis by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London, the company registered Rolex as the brand name of its watches in 1908 and became Rolex Watch Co. Ltd. in 1915. After World War I, the company moved its ... | {"Formerly": "Wilsdorf and Davis (1905-1919)\n Rolex Watch Co. Ltd (1919-1919)\n Montres Rolex SA (1919-1920)", "Type": "Private", "Industry": "Watchmaking", "Products": "Watches", "Revenue": "$13 billion (2021) https://luxurylaunches.com/watches/rolex-sales-in-2021.php The world cant just get enough of Rolex watches ... |
240px|thumb|Church of Santa Maria della Valle.
Bomarzo is a town and comune of the province of Viterbo (Lazio, Central Italy), in the lower valley of the Tiber. It is located east-northeast of Viterbo and north-northwest of Rome.
History
The city's current name is a derivation of Polymartium, first mentioned in ... | {"Name": "Bomarzo", "Official name": "Comune di Bomarzo", "Shield image": "bomarzo-stemma.gif", "Coordinates": "42 28 N 12 14 E inline,title", "Region": "Lazio", "Province": "Viterbo (VT)", "Frazioni": "Mugnano in Teverina", "Mayor": "Ivo Cialdea", "Area": "39.65", "Population": "1791", "Population as of": "30 April 20... |
Izanagi (イザナギ/伊邪那岐/伊弉諾) or Izanaki (イザナキ), formally known as
, is the creator deity (kami) of both creation and life in Japanese mythology. He and his sister-wife Izanami are the last of the seven generations of primordial deities that manifested after the formation of heaven and earth. Izanagi and Izanami are held to ... | {"Other names": "Izanagi-no-Kami (伊邪那岐神)Izanagi-no-Ōkami (伊邪那岐大神)Kumano-Hayatama-no-Ōkami (熊野速玉大神)", "Parents": "None (ja-latn Kojiki, Nihon Shoki)Aokashikine-no-Mikoto (Shoki)Awanagi-no-Mikoto (Shoki)\nOmodaru and AyakashikoneEncyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Kami in Classic Texts : Omodaru, Ayakashikone http://eos.koku... |
Fear, stylized as FEAR, is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1977. The band is credited for helping to shape the sound and style of Californian hardcore punk. The group gained national prominence after an infamous 1981 performance on Saturday Night Live.
Frontman Lee Ving has been the band's only ... | {"Origin": "Los Angeles, California", "Genres": "Punk rock\nhardcore punk", "Labels": "Slash, Fear, Sector 2", "Members": "Lee VingPhilo CramerSpit StixGeoff KresgeEric Razo"} |
John Lowry Dobson (14 September 1915 - 15 January 2014) was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. He was also known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy (and his unorthodox views of physical cosmology) through publi... | {"Name": "John Dobson", "Caption": "John Dobson in 2002.", "Mother": "Mabel Annetta Lowry (Dobson)", "Birth name": "John Lowry Dobson", "Birth date": "1915 09 14", "Birth place": "Beijing, China", "Death date": "2014 01 15 1915 09 14", "Death place": "Burbank, California, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Education": ... |
Orlistat, sold under the brand name Xenical among others, is a medication used to treat obesity. Its primary function is preventing the absorption of fats from the human diet by acting as a lipase inhibitor, thereby reducing caloric intake. It is intended for use in conjunction with a healthcare provider-supervised red... | {"Trade name": "Xenical, Alli", "AHFS": "monograph orlistat", "Pregnancycategory": "B1", "Routes ofadministration": "By mouth", "Metabolism": "Fecal", "IUPHAR/BPS": "5277", "Other names": "tetrahydrolipstatin"} |
Air Namibia (Pty) Limited, which traded as Air Namibia, was the national airline of Namibia, headquartered in the country's capital, Windhoek. It operated scheduled domestic, regional, and international passenger and cargo services, having its international hub in Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport and a domes... | {"Airline name": "Air Namibia", "IATA Designator": "SW", "ICAO Designator": "NMB", "Callsign": "NAMIBIA", "Founded": "1946 11", "Ceased operations": "2021 02 11Air Namibia's staff sent home as airline is to be liquidated https://www.nbc.na/news/air-namibias-staff-sent-home-airline-be-liquidated.40768 dead https://web.a... |
JavaCC (Java Compiler Compiler) is an open-source parser generator and lexical analyzer generator written in the Java programming language.
JavaCC is similar to yacc in that it generates a parser from a formal grammar written in EBNF notation. Unlike yacc, however, JavaCC generates top-down parsers. JavaCC can resolve... | {"Developer(s)": "Oracle", "Platform": "Java Virtual Machine", "Type": "parser/scanner generator", "License": "BSD", "Website": "javacc.org", "Repository": "https://github.com/javacc/javacc"} |
The Exposition Universelle of 1878 (), better known in English as the 1878 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 1 May to 10 November 1878, to celebrate the recovery of France after the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War. It was the third of ten major expositions held in the city between 1855 and 19... | {"Category": "0", "Name": "Exposition universelle de 1878", "Building(s)": "Palais du Trocadéro", "Area": "75 ha acre off", "Invention(s)": "Icemachine, Electric streetlights", "Visitors": "13,000,000", "Countries": "36", "Country": "France", "City": "Paris", "Venue": "Avenue des Nations", "Coordinates": "48 51 44 N 2 ... |
Rocket Robin Hood is a Canadian animated television series, placing the characters and conflicts of the classic Robin Hood legend in a futuristic, outer space setting. It was produced by Krantz Films, Inc. and aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1969.
Summary
Rocket Robin Hood leads his "Merry Men"—including the stro... | {"Genre": "Science fiction \n Superhero", "Running time": "22 minutes", "Directed by": "Alan Green (animation)", "Written by": "Ralph Bakshi", "Voices of": "Carl Banas\n Ed McNamara\n Chris Wiggins\n Bernard Cowan\n Len Birman\n Paul Kligman\n Gillie Fenwick\n John Scott", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Original netwo... |
Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley, (29 April 1766 - 8 February 1851) was an English politician, and one of the longest-serving Chancellors of the Exchequer in British history.
Background and education
The fifth son of Henry Vansittart (died 1770), the Governor of Bengal, Vansittart was born in Bloomsbury, Middles... | {"Name": "The Lord Bexley", "Image caption": "Portrait, oil on canvas, of Lord Bexley by Sir Thomas Lawrence.", "Order 2": "Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster", "Monarch 2": "George IV", "Prime minister 2": "The Earl of Liverpool George Canning Viscount Goderich", "Predecessor 2": "Charles Bathurst", "Successor 2":... |
The Dodge Rampage was a subcompact unibody coupe utility based on Chrysler's L platform and manufactured from 1982 to 1984. First released as a 1982 model, the Rampage was later joined for 1983 by its rebadged variant, the Plymouth Scamp.
Description
Background
left|thumb|1936 Dodge D2 Coupé utility
Similar to the... | {"Also called": "Plymouth Scamp", "Manufacturer": "Chrysler Corporation", "Production": "1982-198437,401 produced", "Assembly": "Belvidere, Illinois (Belvidere Assembly Plant)", "Class": "Coupé utility", "Body style": "2-door truck", "Transmission": "4/5-speed manual3-speed A404 automatic", "Platform": "L-body", "Layou... |
Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon, (8 February 17907 February 1866) was a British Whig politician, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1835 to 1839.
Background
Spring Rice was born into a notable Anglo-Irish family, which owned large estates in Munster.Joseph Jackson Howard, 'Spring', The ... | {"Name": "The Lord Monteagle of Brandon", "Image size": "200px", "Order 2": "Secretary of State for War and the Colonies", "Monarch 2": "William IV", "Prime minister 2": "The Viscount Melbourne", "Predecessor 2": "Edward Smith-Stanley", "Successor 2": "The Duke of Wellington", "Birth date": "1790 2 8 y", "Death date": ... |
David B. "Dave" Frohnmayer (July 9, 1940 - March 10, 2015) was an American attorney, politician, and academic administrator from Oregon. He was the 15th president of the University of Oregon, serving from 1994 to 2009. His tenure as president was the second-longest after John Wesley Johnson. He was the first native Ore... | {"Name": "David Frohnmayer", "Term start": "July 1, 1994", "Term end": "June 30, 2009", "Office 2": "Member of the Oregon House of Representatives", "Birth date": "July 9, 1940", "Birth place": "Medford, Oregon, U.S.", "Death date": "2015 3 10 1940 7 9David Braden Frohnmayer Obituary", "Death place": "Eugene, Oregon, U... |
Gustavo Adolfo Madero González (16 January 187518 February 1913), born in Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico, was a participant in the Mexican Revolution against Porfirio Díaz along with other members of his wealthy family. He was also known as "Ojo Parado" ("staring eye") since he had one glass eye.
Madero's broth... | {"Name": "Gustavo A. Madero", "Image caption": "Madero in 1912", "Term start": "16 September 1912", "Term end": "18 February 1913", "Birth date": "yes 1875 01 16", "Birth place": "Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico", "Death date": "y 1913 02 18 1875 01 16", "Death place": "Mexico City, Mexico", "Education": "HEC Par... |
Omega is a video game developed and published by Origin Systems in 1989. It was directed by Stuart B. Marks.
The player assumes the role of a cyber-tank designer and programmer, with the objective of creating tanks to defeat increasingly difficult opponents. The game emphasizes programming the tank, using a built-in t... | {"Title": "Omega", "Developer": "Origin Systems", "Publisher": "Origin Systems", "Director": "Stuart B. Marks", "Released": "NA 1989 JP 1992 (PC-98)", "Genre": "Programming", "Modes": "Single-player", "Platforms": "Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac OS, PC-98"} |
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is a major railway station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Kyushu, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyushu for travelers coming from Honshu by rail travel. The San... | {"Name": "JA 00 JC 00 K 11 50 N 18 50Hakata Station", "Native name": "博多駅", "Native name language": "ja", "Type": "<div style=\"width:100%; height:8px; background-image:linear-gradient(90deg, #JR Kyushu 35%, #JR West 65%>", "Style template": "o", "Caption": "The JR Hakata City building", "Address": "1-1 Hakata Station ... |
Captain Francis Light ( - 21 October 1794) was a British explorer and the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital city of George Town in 1786. Light and his lifelong partner, Martina Rozells, were the parents of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia.... | {"Name": "Francis Light", "Caption": "The statue of Captain Francis Light, R.N., at Fort Cornwallis in George Town on Penang Island, Malaysia", "Birth date": "1740", "Birth place": "Dallinghoo, Suffolk, England", "Death date": "1794 10 21 1740 yes", "Death place": "Penang, Malaya", "Relatives": "Son William Light, foun... |
The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) is a state agency of Mississippi that operates prisons. It has its headquarters in Jackson.Home page. Mississippi Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009. "723 N. President Street Jackson, MS 39202." Burl Cain is the commissioner.
History
In 1843 a pe... | {"Formed": "1976", "Jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "Headquarters": "Jackson", "Annual budget": "$389 million", "Website": "Mississippi Department of Corrections"} |
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (February 11, 1805 - May 16, 1866) was a Native American-French Canadian explorer, guide, fur trapper, trader, military scout during the Mexican-American War, alcalde (mayor) of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia and a gold digger and hotel operator in Northern California. His mother was Sacagawe... | {"Name": "Jean Baptiste Charbonneau", "Other names": "Jean, Pompey (\"Pomp\" or \"Little Pomp\")", "Caption": "Memorial to Charbonneau at Fort Washakie", "Birth date": "1805 02 11", "Birth place": "Fort Mandan, present-day Washburn, North Dakota, U.S.", "Death date": "1866 05 16 1805 02 11", "Death place": "Danner, Ore... |
The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) operates state prisons in Indiana. It has its headquarters in Indianapolis."Operations." Indiana Department of Correction. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
As of 2019, the Indiana Department of Correction housed 27,140 adult Inmates, 388 juvenile Inmates, employed 5,937 State ... | {"Uniformed as": "Indiana Department of Correction", "Multinational agency": "USA", "General nature": "Yes", "Headquarters": "Indianapolis, Indiana"} |
Kenneth Douglas Stewart Anderson (8 March 1910 - 30 August 1974) was an Indian writer and hunter who wrote books about his adventures in the jungles of South India.
Biography
Kenneth Anderson was born in Bolarum, Secunderabad and came from a Scottish family that settled in India for six generations. His father Dougl... | {"Born": "8 March 1910", "Died": "30 August 1974 8 March 1910", "Nationality": "Indian", "Children": "Donald Anderson(18 February 1934 - 12 July 2014), June Anderson(born 19 June 1930)"} |
The Padma Vibhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service". All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards... | {"Type": "National Civilian", "Country": "India", "Established": "yes 1954", "First awarded": "1954\nSatyendra Nath Bose Nandalal Bose Zakir Husain Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher V. K. Krishna Menon Jigme Dorji Wangchuck", "Last awarded": "2023\nBalakrishna Doshi (posthumous) Zakir Hussain S. M. Krishna Dilip Mahalanabis (po... |
The Cave of Altamira ( ; ) is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands. The earliest paintings were applied during the Upper Paleolit... | {"Type": "Cave painting", "Location": "Santillana del Mar (Cantabria), Spain", "Discovered": "1868", "Periods": "Aurignacian-Magdalenian", "Coordinates": "43 22 57 N 4 7 13 W dms region:ES_type:landmark inline,title"} |
Jacques René Hébert (; 15 November 1757 - 24 March 1794) was a French journalist and the founder and editor of the extreme radical newspaper Le Père Duchesne during the French Revolution.Doyle, William (1989); The Oxford History of the French Revolution; Clarendon Press; . See p.227: "[Hébert] was himself a journalist.... | {"Name": "Jacques Hébert", "Image": "Jacques René Hébert.JPG", "Image size": "160px", "Birth name": "Jacques René Hébert", "Birth date": "yes 1757 11 15", "Birth place": "Alençon, Kingdom of France", "Death date": "1794 3 24 1757 11 15 y", "Death place": "Paris, French First Republic", "Residence": "Paris, France", "Na... |
Christopher Doyle, also known as Dù Kěfēng (Mandarin) or Dou Ho-Fung (Cantonese)Opalyn Mok, "10 things about: Christopher Doyle, cinematographer extraordinaire", Malay Mail, 7 December 2014. () (born 2 May 1952) is an Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer. He has worked on over fifty Chinese-language films, being best k... | {"Name": "Christopher Doyle", "Caption": "Christopher Doyle in 2005", "Birth date": "yes 1952 5 2", "Birth place": "Sydney, New South Wales, Australia", "Nationality": "Australian", "Occupation": "Cinematographer, actor, photographer, and film director", "Years active": "1978-present (photographer);1983-present (cinema... |
Camille Chautemps (1 February 1885 - 1 July 1963) was a French Radical politician of the Third Republic, three times President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister).
He was the father-in-law of U.S. politician and statesman Howard J. Samuels.
Early life
Born into a family of Radical politicians, Camille Chaute... | {"Name": "Camille Chautemps", "Image caption": "Chautemps 1930", "President 2": "Albert Lebrun", "Predecessor 2": "Albert Sarraut", "Successor 2": "Édouard Daladier", "Term start": "22 June 1937", "Term end": "13 March 1938", "Birth date": "1 February 1885", "Birth place": "Paris, France", "Death date": "1963 7 1 1885 ... |
Albert-Pierre Sarraut (; 28 July 1872 - 26 November 1962) was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic.
Biography
Sarraut was born on 28 July 1872 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France.
On 14 March 1907 Sarraut, Senator of Aude and Under-Secretary of State for the Interior, was ridiculed by... | {"Name": "Albert Sarraut", "Image caption": "Sarraut in 1932", "Term start": "24 January 1936", "Term end": "4 June 1936", "Birth date": "28 July 1872", "Birth place": "Bordeaux, Gironde, France", "Death date": "1962 11 26 1872 7 28 yes", "Death place": "Paris, France"} |
Fernand Bouisson (; 16 June 1874 - 28 December 1959) was a Socialist French politician of the Third Republic, who served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1927 to 1936 and briefly as Prime Minister in June 1935 following the ouster of Pierre-Étienne Flandin.
Bouisson's Ministry, 1-7 June 1935
Fernand Bouiss... | {"Name": "Fernand Bouisson", "Term start": "1 June 1935", "Term end": "7 June 1935", "Office 2": "President of the Chamber of Deputies", "Predecessor 2": "Raoul Péret", "Successor 2": "Édouard Herriot", "Birth date": "16 June 1874", "Birth place": "Constantine, French Algeria", "Death date": "yes 1959 12 28 1874 6 16",... |
Pierre-Étienne Flandin (; 12 April 1889 - 13 June 1958) was a French conservative politician of the Third Republic, leader of the Democratic Republican Alliance (ARD), and Prime Minister of France from 1934 to 1935.
A military pilot during World War I, Flandin held a number of cabinet posts during the interwar period... | {"Name": "Pierre-Étienne Flandin", "Image caption": "Flandin in 1935", "Term start": "13 December 1940", "Term end": "9 February 1941", "Birth date": "1889 04 12", "Birth place": "Paris, France", "Death date": "1958 06 13 1889 04 12 y", "Death place": "Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France"} |
Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue (; 1 August 1863 in Aigues-Vives, Gard18 June 1937 in Aigues-Vives) was a French politician of the Third Republic. He served as President of France from 1924 to 1931, succeeding Alexandre Millerand, who had resigned.
Tasked with important ministerial portfolios, he was first appointe... | {"Name": "Gaston Doumergue", "Image caption": "Doumergue in 1924", "Office 2": "Prime Minister of France", "President 2": "Albert Lebrun", "Predecessor 2": "Édouard Daladier", "Successor 2": "Pierre-Étienne Flandin", "Birth name": "Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue", "Birth date": "1863 8 1 y", "Birth place": "Aigues-... |
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