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Charles Philip Yorke (12 March 1764 - 13 March 1834) was a British politician. He notably served as Home Secretary from 1803 to 1804.
Political career
He sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridgeshire from 1790 to 1810.
He was commissioned as an officer in the Cambridgeshire Militia in 1793. He was promoted to... | {"Name": "Charles Philip Yorke", "Image caption": "Portrait by George Romney", "Office 2": "Member of Parliamentfor Cambridgeshire", "Predecessor 2": "Philip Yorke", "Successor 2": "Lord Francis Osborne", "Birth date": "1764 3 12 y", "Death date": "1834 3 13 1764 3 12 y", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Harriot... |
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, PC (baptised 21 March 1714 - 18 April 1794) was an English lawyer, judge and Whig politician who was first to hold the title of Earl Camden. As a lawyer and judge he was a leading proponent of civil liberties, championing the rights of the jury, and limiting the powers of the State in le... | {"Name": "The Earl Camden", "Image caption": "Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden by Nathaniel Dance", "Birth date": "before 1714 03 21 y", "Birth place": "Kensington, London, England", "Death date": "1794 04 18 1714 03 21 y", "Nationality": "British", "Alma mater": "King's College, Cambridge", "Term start": "30 July 1766",... |
Old Spice is an American brand of male grooming products encompassing aftershaves, deodorants and antiperspirants, shampoos, body washes, and soaps. It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble.
Old Spice was launched as Early American Old Spice by William Lightfoot Schultz's soap and toiletries company, Shulton Inc., in 19... | {"Product type": "Men's grooming products", "Owner": "Procter & Gamble", "Country": "United States", "Introduced": "1937 6 19 (as Early American Old Spice)", "Markets": "Worldwide", "Previous owners": "Shulton Company", "Website": "oldspice.com"} |
My Life on Ice () is a 2002 French teen drama film directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, which tracks a year in the life of a teenage figure skater in a quasi-documentary, video diary style.
Plot
The film centers on Étienne, who lives in Rouen with his mother and grandmother and intends to take part in t... | {"Directed by": "Olivier Ducastel\n Jacques Martineau", "Produced by": "Nicolas Blanc", "Written by": "Olivier Ducastel\n Jacques Martineau", "Starring": "Ariane Ascaride\n Jonathan Zaccaï\n Hélène Surgère\n Lucas Bonnifait\n Jimmy Tavares", "Music by": "Philippe Miller", "Cinematography": "Matthieu Poirot-Delpech\n Pi... |
John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, (11 February 17598 October 1840), styled Viscount Bayham from 1786 to 1794 and known as the 2nd Earl Camden from 1794 to 1812, was a British politician. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the revolutionary years 1795 to 1798 and as Secretary of State for War and the Co... | {"Name": "The Marquess Camden", "Image caption": "Portrait by William Salter", "Office 2": "Secretary of State for Warand the Colonies", "Monarch 2": "George III", "Prime minister 2": "William Pitt the Younger", "Predecessor 2": "Lord Hobart", "Successor 2": "Viscount Castlereagh", "Birth date": "11 February 1759", "Bi... |
Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst (20 May 17146 August 1794), known as The Lord Apsley from 1771 to 1775, was a British lawyer and politician. He was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1771 to 1778.
Background and education
Bathurst was the eldest son of Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst, and his wife Catheri... | {"Name": "The Earl Bathurst", "Image caption": "Portrait by David Martin", "Birth date": "1714 05 20 y", "Death date": "1794 8 6 1714 5 20 y", "Office 2": "Lord President of the Council", "Monarch 2": "George III", "Prime minister 2": "Lord North", "Predecessor 2": "The Earl Gower", "Successor 2": "The Earl Camden", "A... |
Richard Bright (28 September 1789 - 16 December 1858) was an English physician and early pioneer in the research of kidney disease. He is particularly known for his description of Bright's disease.
Biography
He was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, the third son of Sarah and Richard Bright Sr., a wealthy merchant and ... | {"Name": "Richard Bright", "Birth date": "28 September 1789", "Birth place": "Bristol, England", "Death date": "1858 12 16 1789 9 28 y", "Death place": "London, England"} |
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William Page Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley, PC (29 November 1801 - 10 July 1881) was a British lawyer and statesman who served as a Liberal Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1868 and 1872 in... | {"Name": "The Lord Hatherley", "Image size": "200px", "Birth date": "29 November 1801", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "10 July 1881 29 November 1801", "Death place": "London, England", "Alma mater": "University of Geneva\n Trinity College, Cambridge", "Spouse(s)": "Charlotte Moor 1830 1878 d"} |
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., focusing on Asian art. The Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. The Freer and Sackler galleries house the largest Asian art research library in ... | {"Coordinates": "38.88796 -77.02644 region:US-DC inline,title", "Established": "1987", "Location": "1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C., DC 20560, U.S.", "Director": "Chase F. Robinson", "Public transit access": "washington bl washington or washington sv Smithsonian", "Website": "http://www.asia.si.edu/"} |
Carl Richard Jacobi (10 July 1908 - 25 August 1997) was an American journalist and writer. He wrote short stories in the horror and fantasy genres for the pulp magazine market, appearing in such pulps of the bizarre and uncanny as Thrilling, Ghost Stories, Startling Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories and Strange Stories... | {"Name": "Carl Richard Jacobi", "Caption": "Carl Jacobi c. 1954", "Birth name": "Carl Richard Jacobi", "Birth date": "1908 07 10", "Birth place": "Minneapolis, Minnesota, US", "Death date": "1997 08 25 1908 07 10", "Death place": "St Louis Park, Minnesota, US", "Other names": "Philip Spayne, King Marling, James K. Verm... |
Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 - November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassination during the Jonestown massacre in 1978. Before that, he served in the Califo... | {"Name": "Leo Ryan", "Image": "Leo Ryan.jpgborder", "Term start": "January 3, 1973", "Term end": "November 18, 1978", "Birth name": "Leo Joseph Ryan Jr.", "Birth date": "1925 5 5", "Birth place": "Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.", "Death date": "1978 11 18 1925 5 5", "Death place": "Port Kaituma, Guyana", "Spouse(s)": "Margare... |
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Édouard Lartet (15 April 180128 January 1871) was a French geologist and paleontologist, and a pioneer of Paleolithic archaeology. He is also known for coining the prehistoric taxon Amphicyon, making it one of the earliest-described fossil carnivorans in the palaeontological record.
Biography
Lartet was born n... | {"Name": "Édouard Lartet", "Birth date": "15 April 1801", "Birth place": "Castelnau-Barbarens, France", "Death date": "28 January 1871", "Death place": "Séissan, France", "Occupation": "Paleontologist"} |
Lake Athabasca (; French: lac Athabasca; from Woods Cree: in Cree syllabics , "[where] there are plants one after another") is in the north-west corner of Saskatchewan and the north-east corner of Alberta between 58° and 60° N in Canada. The lake is 26% in Alberta and 74% in Saskatchewan.
History
The name in the Dene... | {"Location": "Division No. 18, Saskatchewan / Wood Buffalo, Alberta", "Coordinates": "59 22 1 N 108 0 4 W type:waterbody_region:CA_scale:2500000 inline,title HAUGA Lake Athabasca", "Primary inflows": "Peace River, which backs up through Rivière des Rochers during flooding, Athabasca River, William River, MacFarlane Riv... |
Paschal Beverly Randolph (October 8, 1825 - July 29, 1875) was an American medical doctor, occultist, spiritualist, trance medium, and writer. He is notable as perhaps the first person to introduce the principles of erotic alchemy to North America, and, according to A. E. Waite, establishing the earliest known Rosicruc... | {"Name": "Paschal Beverly Randolph", "Birth date": "1825 10 08", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1875 07 29 (aged 49)", "Death place": "Toledo, Ohio, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Mary Jane Randolph (m. 1850; div. 1864)Kate Corson (?-1875)"} |
The Treaty of Tripoli (Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary) was signed in 1796. It was the first treaty between the United States and Tripoli (now Libya) to secure commercial shipping rights and protect American ships in the Mediterranean Se... | {"Name": "Treaty of Tripoli", "Long name": "Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary (Ottoman Empire)", "Image size": "250px", "Image caption": "Scan of the first article of the original treaty, written in Arabic, signed 4 November 1796", "Treaty... |
thumb|upright=1.5|1884 cartoon by Bernhard Gillam in Puck magazine which ridicules James G. Blaine as the man tattooed with many indelible scandals. The fourth 'judge' from the right (seated) is Teddy Roosevelt. A parody of Phryne before the Areopagus, an 1861 painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme
The Mugwumps we... | {"Leader": "Henry AdamsEdward AtkinsonCharles Francis Adams Jr.", "Founded": "1884", "Ideology": "Anti-corruptionClassical liberalismLiberalismPro-civil service reformPro-Cleveland", "Preceded by": "Liberal Republican PartyHalf-Breed faction of the Republican Party", "Split from": "Republican Party\n Half-Breed faction... |
Ernest I (; 2 January 178429 January 1844) was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) and, from 1826, the first sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (as Ernest I). He was the father of Albert, Prince Consort, who was the husband of Queen Victoria. Ernest fought against Napoleon Bonaparte, an... | {"Father": "Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld", "Mother": "Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf", "Born": "Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire", "Died": "Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Confederation", "Burial": "Morizkirche, then Friedhof am Glockenberg de", "Religion": "Lutheranism"} |
Leo I (), also Levon I or Leon I, (unknown - Constantinople, February 14, 1140) was the fifth lord of Armenian Cilicia (1129/1130-1137).
He learned to exploit the open, yet restrained, hostilities between the Byzantine Empire and the Crusader principalities of Edessa and Antioch. Most of his successes benefited from B... | {"Father": "Constantine I", "Mother": "An unnamed great-granddaughter of Bardas Phokas", "Born": "1080", "Died": "Constantinople"} |
The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo () is a human rights organization with the goal of finding the children stolen and illegally adopted during the 1976-1983 Argentine military dictatorship. The president is Estela Barnes de Carlotto.
The organization was founded in 1977 to locate children kidnapped during the repre... | {"Type": "NGO", "Legal status": "Active", "Headquarters": "Plaza de Mayo", "Location": "Buenos Aires"} |
Space Adventures, Inc. is an American space tourism company founded in 1998 by Eric C. Anderson. Its offerings include zero-gravity atmospheric flights, orbital spaceflights (with the option to participate in a spacewalk), and other spaceflight-related experiences including cosmonaut training, spacewalk training, and l... | {"Type": "Private", "Founded": "1998", "Headquarters": "Vienna, Virginia, United States", "Industry": "Commercial spaceflight", "Products": "Space tourism", "Website": "www.spaceadventures.com"} |
John (; ) is a common male given name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ion, Ihon, Jon, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan, Jean, Jehan (Modern French Jean),John on Online Etymology Dictionary from Medieval Latin Johannes, altered form of Late Latin Ioa... | {"Pronunciation": "dʒ ɒ n", "Meaning": "\"Yahweh has been Gracious\",John \"Graced by Yahweh\" (Johanan)", "Gender": "Male", "Word/name": "Hebrew", "Nickname(s)": "Jack, Johnny, Jackie", "Popularity": "yes", "Related names": "Evan, Eoin, Evandro, Evaristo, Ewan, Giannis, Giovanni, Hanan, Hans, Hovhannes, Ian, Iban, Ieu... |
Thoros II, Prince of Armenia, also known as Toros II the Great () (unknown - February 6, 1169), was the sixth Lord of Armenian Cilicia from the Rubenid dynasty from 1144/1145-1169.
Thoros (together with his father, Leo I and his brother, Roupen) was taken captive and imprisoned in Constantinople in 1137 after the Byz... | {"Father": "Leo I", "Died": "1169 2 6 1110 yes", "Burial": "Monastery of Drazark", "Religion": "Armenian Apostolic"} |
Mleh I (), also Meleh I, (before 1120 - Sis, May 15, 1175) was the eighth lord of Armenian Cilicia (1170-1175).
The accomplishments during the reign of his elder brother, Thoros II, placed Cilicia on a firm footing. But Mleh, whom Thoros II had expelled from Cilicia for converting to Islam, almost undid his brother's ... | {"Name": "Mleh I", "Title": "Lord of Cilicia", "Succession": "Lord of Armenian Cilicia", "Reign": "1170-1175", "Predecessor": "Roupen II", "Successor": "Roupen III", "Spouse": "An unnamed daughter of Vasil of Gargar", "Issue": "Grigor (illegitimate child)", "House": "Roupenians", "Father": "Leo I", "Birth date": "befor... |
Ain't Misbehavin' is an EP by the British hard rock band UFO, recorded in 1987 after the band's USA tour, and released early in 1988.
Track listing
Personnel
UFO
Phil Mogg - vocals
Paul Gray - bass guitar
Tommy McClendon (aka Atomik Tommy M) - guitar, backing vocals
Jim Simpson - drums, backing vocals
? - keyboards
... | {"Released": "2 February 1988", "Recorded": "1987", "Studio": "Abattoir Studio, Birmingham and S.S.E., UK", "Genre": "Hard rock, heavy metal", "Label": "FM/Revolver (UK) Metal Blade (US)", "Producer": "Neil Levine"} |
Oshin () (1282 - July 20, 1320) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1307 to 1320. He was a member of the House of Lampron, the son of Leo II, King of Armenia and Queen Keran.
Oshin became king after the murder of his nephew Leo III and brother Hethum II at a feast at the hands of the Mongol genera... | {"Father": "Leo II", "Mother": "Keran of Lampron", "Born": "1282", "Died": "1320 7 20 1282"} |
Covenant is the fifteenth album by the British hard rock band UFO. It was published as a limited edition 2-disc album, with disc 1, titled Covenant, containing entirely new material, and disc 2, titled Live USA, containing a collection of classics performed live. Covenant saw the return of Michael Schenker on guitar, a... | {"Released": "25 July 2000", "Recorded": "Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California, LCM Studios, Novato, California", "Genre": "Hard rock, heavy metal", "Label": "Shrapnel", "Producer": "Mike Varney, Ralph Patlan and UFO"} |
The Chevrolet Caprice is a full-size car produced by Chevrolet in North America for the 1965 to 1996 model years. Full-size Chevrolet sales peaked in 1965 with over a million sold. It was the most popular car in the U.S. in the 1960s and early 1970s, which, during its lifetime, included the Biscayne, Bel Air, and Impal... | {"Manufacturer": "Chevrolet (1964-1996)\n Holden (General Motors) (2000-2017)", "Production": "1965-1996\n 2000-2017 (Holden)", "Predecessor": "Chevrolet Impala (Argentina)\n Chevrolet Lumina (Mexico)\n Pontiac G8 (U.S.)", "Class": "Full-sizehttps://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a38377754/chevrolet... |
Constantine I (, Western Armenian transliteration: Gosdantin or Kostantine;) (also called Constantine III; 1278 – c. 1310) was briefly king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1298 to 1299. He was the son of Leo II of Armenia and Kyranna de Lampron and was part of the Hetoumid-family or the House of Lampron.
He h... | {"Father": "Leo II", "Mother": "Keran of Lampron", "Born": "1278", "Died": "c. 1310"} |
Leo II (; 1150 - 2 May 1219) was the tenth lord of Armenian Cilicia, ruling from 1187 to 1219, and the first king to be crowned, in 1198/9 (sometimes known as Levon I the Magnificent). During his reign, Leo succeeded in establishing Cilician Armenia as a powerful and unified Christian state with a pre-eminence in polit... | {"Father": "Stephen", "Mother": "Rita of Barbaron", "Born": "1150", "Died": "1219 5 2 1150 yes", "Burial": "Sis (his body)Convent of Akner (his heart and entrails)", "Religion": "Armenian Apostolic"} |
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), founded in Hollywood in 1919, is a cultural, educational, and professional organization that is neither a labor union nor a guild. The society was organized to advance the science and art of cinematography and gather a wide range of cinematographers to discuss techniques ... | {"Abbreviation": "ASC", "Type": "Professional Organization", "Headquarters": "Hollywood, California", "Website": "theasc.com"} |
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is an American federal agency operating in the Pacific Northwest. BPA was created by an act of Congress in 1937 to market electric power from the Bonneville Dam located on the Columbia River and to construct facilities necessary to transmit that power. Congress has since design... | {"Formed": "1937 8 20 y", "Jurisdiction": "U.S. government", "Headquarters": "Portland, Oregon, U.S.", "Website": "https://www.bpa.gov/"} |
The Crow is a 1994 American supernatural superhero film directed by Alex Proyas from a screenplay by David J. Schow and John Shirley, based on the 1989 limited series of the same name by James O'Barr. The film stars Brandon Lee (in his final film appearance) as Eric Draven, a musician who is resurrected from the dead t... | {"Directed by": "Alex Proyas", "Produced by": "Edward R. Pressman\n Jeff Most", "Screenplay by": "David J. Schow\n John Shirley", "Based on": "The Crow James O'Barr", "Starring": "Brandon Lee\n Ernie Hudson\n Michael Wincott", "Cinematography": "Dariusz Wolski", "Edited by": "Dov Hoenig\n Scott Smith", "Music by": "Gra... |
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP or UNC Pembroke) is a public university in Pembroke, North Carolina. UNC Pembroke is a master's level degree-granting university and part of the University of North Carolina system. Its history is intertwined with that of the Lumbee nation.
History
The educational ins... | {"Type": "Public university", "Endowment": "$24.5 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment ... |
Bedivere ( or ; ; ; , also Bedevere and other spellings) is one of the earliest characters to be featured in the legend of King Arthur, originally described in several Welsh texts as the one-handed great warrior named Bedwyr Bedrydant. Arthurian chivalric romances, inspired by his portrayal in the chronicle Historia Re... | {"First appearance": "Historia Regum Britanniae", "Based on": "Bedwyr Bedrydant", "Title": "Sir", "Family": "Lucan, Griflet"} |
The China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA) is a bilateral treaty between Australia and China that aims to protect migratory birds and their environment between the two countries. Throughout all six Articles, the treaty defines what a migratory bird is, outlines key prohibitions for both contracting parties an... | {"Name": "CAMBA", "Long name": "China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement", "Image size": "250px", "Date drafted": "20 October 1986", "Location signed": "Canberra", "Date effective": "1 September 1988", "Parties": "Australia\n China", "Languages": "English\n Chinese"} |
Herne Hill is a district in South London, approximately four miles from Charing Cross and bordered by Brixton, Camberwell, Dulwich, and Tulse Hill. It sits to the north and east of Brockwell Park and straddles the boundary between the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. There is a road of the same name in the area (whi... | {"OS grid reference": "TQ325745", "London Assembly": "Lambeth", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "SE24", "Dialling code": "020", "UK Parliament": "Dulwich and West Norwood"} |
Brockwell Park is a 50.8 hectare page 4 (125.53 acres) park located south of Brixton, in Herne Hill and Tulse Hill in south London. It is bordered by the roads Brixton Water Lane, Norwood Road, Tulse Hill and Dulwich Road.
The park commands views of the skyline of the city and Central London, and hosts almost 4 millio... | {"Location": "London, SE 24United Kingdom", "Coordinates": "51 27 03 N 0 06 27 W inline,title", "Area": "50.8 ha", "Open": "All year"} |
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Brockwell Lido is a large lido in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London. It opened in July 1937, closed in 1990 and after a local campaign was re-opened in 1994. Two ex council employees Paddy and Casey took on the running of the Lido for the community. Lambeth council gave Paddy & Casey (ex council w... | {"Location": "SE24 0PA", "Opened": "1937", "Operated by": "Fusion Lifestyle Ltd", "Architect": "Rowbotham & Smithson", "Type": "open air", "Length": "164 ft m", "Status": "Grade II Listed", "Website": "https://www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/brockwell-lido/"} |
Ruben III (), also Roupen III, Rupen III, or Reuben III, (1145 - Monastery of Drazark, May 6, 1187) was the ninth lord of Armenian Cilicia (1175-1187).
Roupen remained always friendly to the Crusaders in spirit. He was a just and good prince, and created many pious foundations within his domains.
His life
He was the ... | {"Father": "Stephen", "Mother": "Rita of Barbaron", "Born": "1145", "Died": "Drazark monastery", "Burial": "Drazark monastery"} |
Ruben II (), also Roupen II or Rupen II, (c.1165–1170) was the seventh lord of Armenian Cilicia (1169-1170).
Roupen was the son of Thoros II, lord of Armenian Cilicia, by his second wife (and great niece) whose name is unknown. Thoros II abdicated in favour of his young son Roupen in 1169, and placed Roupen under the ... | {"Name": "Roupen II", "Title": "Lord of Cilicia", "Succession": "Lord of Armenian Cilicia", "Reign": "1169-1170", "Predecessor": "Thoros II", "Successor": "Mleh I", "House": "Roupenians", "Father": "Thoros II", "Mother": "An unnamed daughter of Regent Thomas", "Birth date": "c. 1165", "Death date": "1170", "Death place... |
Eduard Tubin ( - 17 November 1982) was an Estonian composer, conductor, and choreographer.
Life
Tubin was born in Torila, Tartu County, Governorate of Livonia, then part of the Russian Empire. Both his parents were music lovers, and his father played trombone in the village band. His first taste of music came at schoo... | {"Caption": "1958", "Name": "Eduard Tubin", "Birth date": "1905 6 18 yes", "Birth place": "Torila, Tartu County, Governorate of Livonia,", "Death date": "1982 11 17 1905 6 18 yes", "Death place": "Stockholm, Sweden", "Occupation": "Composer, conductor", "Years active": "1932-1982", "Spouse(s)": "Linda Pirn\n Elfriede S... |
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons (122 episodes) on NBC from January 31, 1993, to May 21, 1999, and was succeeded by Homicide: The Movie (2000), which served ... | {"Genre": "Crime drama\n Police procedural", "Created by": "Paul Attanasio", "Starring": "Daniel Baldwin\n Richard Belzer\n Andre Braugher\n Clark Johnson\n Yaphet Kotto\n Melissa Leo\n Jon Polito\n Kyle Secor\n Ned Beatty\n Isabella Hoffman\n Reed Diamond\n Michelle Forbes\n Max Perlich\n Peter Gerety\n Jon Seda\n Cal... |
The Suwon World Cup Stadium (수원월드컵경기장) is a football stadium located in Suwon, South Korea. It has been home of the K League 1 team Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2001. The capacity of the stadium is 44,031.
Notable football events
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Round30 May 20010-2First ro... | {"Full name": "Suwon World Cup Stadium", "Location": "456, Uman-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea", "Coordinates": "37 17 10.6 N 127 02 12.8 E region:KR_type:landmark", "Broke ground": "15 November 1996", "Opened": "13 May 2001", "Owner": "Gyeonggi Provincial Government & Suwon City Hall", "Operator": "G... |
Daegu Stadium (),World Stadiums Daegu Stadium Retrieved 2011-10-12 also known as the Blue Arc, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. It was formerly named Daegu World Cup Stadium but was changed to Daegu Stadium on 5 March 2008. It has a seating capacity for 66,422 people, and parking for 3,... | {"Official name": "Daegu Stadium", "Nickname(s)": "The Blue Arc", "Image size": "250px", "Image caption": "Interior view of the stadium", "Full name": "Daegu Stadium", "Location": "504, Daeheung-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, South Korea", "Ground broke date": "1997 7 29", "Date of opening": "2001 6 28", "Owner(s)": "Daegu M... |
The Seoul World Cup Stadium (), also known as Sangam Stadium, is a stadium used mostly for association football matches. The venue is located in 240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and opened on November 10, 2001. It is currently the second largest stadium in South K... | {"Location": "240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea", "Broke ground": "1998 10 20", "Opened": "2001 11 10", "Public transit": "Seoul Metropolitan Subway: seoul 6 20 at World Cup Stadium Seoul", "Operator": "Seoul Facilities Management Corporation", "Surface": "Kentucky Bluegrass", "Construction cost": "US $18... |
Ante Gotovina (born 12 October 1955) is a Croatian retired lieutenant general and former French senior corporal who served in the Croatian War for Independence. He is noted for his primary role in the 1995 Operation Storm. In 2001, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indicted him on war... | {"Born": "Tkon, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia", "Nickname(s)": "Andrija Grabovac", "Allegiance": "France (1973-1978)\n Croatia (1991-2000)", "Commands held": "HVO Livno\n Split military district\n HV Inspectorate", "Awards": "Ribbon of a Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV.png Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV\n Ribbon ... |
Mashhad ( ), also spelled Mashad, was the capital of Persia during the Afsharid dynasty by Nader Afshar and now is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. Falling in the Central District of Mashhad County, it serves as the capital of Razavi K... | {"Metro density": "3,600,650citypopulation.de https://web.archive.org/web/20180913144137/http://citypopulation.de/world/Agglomerations.html http://citypopulation.de/world/Agglomerations.html 13 September 2018 Major Agglomerations of the World - Population Statistics and Maps 13 September 2018", "Urban density": "3... |
Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. ( ; July 16, 1925 - May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, especially small group modern jazz, even as he continued to perform music of Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.
Tjader... | {"Born": "St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.", "Died": "Manila, Philippines", "Origin": "San Mateo, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Jazz\nLatin jazz\nbebop\nAfro jazz\nbeautiful music", "Labels": "Fantasy\nVerve\nSkye\nConcord"} |
Bhaichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976), also spelled as Baichung Bhutia, is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Bhutia is considered as the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills in football. Th... | {"Name": "Bhaichung Bhutia", "Picture caption": "Bhutia in 2012", "Full name": "Bhaichung BhutiaHugman Barry J. The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 Queen Anne Press 2005 59 1-85291-665-6", "Birth date": "yes 1976 12 15", "Birth place": "Tinkitam, Sikkim, India", "Height": "1.73 mhttp://www.indi... |
Rhodes is an Inner West suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rhodes is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay. It was formerly part of Concord Municipality until a merger with Drummoyne Council to form Canada Ba... | {"Type": "suburb", "Name": "Rhodes", "City": "Sydney", "State Abbreviation": "nsw", "Caption": "Aerial view of Rhodes and its surrounds", "Image 2": "yes\n 260\n 280\n center\n 13\n shape\n #C60C30\n 3", "Local Government Area (LGA)": "City of Canada Bay", "Postcode": "2138", "Population": "11453", "Population Year": "... |
The State Space Corporation "Roscosmos" (), commonly known simply as Roscosmos (), is a state corporation of the Russian Federation responsible for space flights, cosmonautics programs, and aerospace research.
Originating from the Soviet space program founded in the 1950s, Roscosmos emerged following the dissolution o... | {"Abbreviation": "Roscosmos", "Formed": "1992 2 25 yes(as the Russian Federal Space Agency)", "Headquarters": "55 47 2 N 37 37 50 E type:landmark_region:RU-MOW inline,title", "Jurisdiction": "Government of Russia", "Employees": "170,500 (2020)", "Administrator": "Yury Borisov", "Annual budget": "154 billion₽ (2021)http... |
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The Four Beauties or Four Great Beauties are four Chinese women who were renowned for their beauty. The four are usually identified as Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diaochan, and Yang Guifei. The scarcity of historical records concerning them meant that much of wha... | {"Infobox title": "Four Great Beauties", "Name in Chinese": "四大美女", "Pinyin transcription": "sì dà měi nǚ", "Jyutping": "sei3 daai6 mei5 neoi5", "Peh-oe-ji": "sì tāi bí-lú"} |
Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, Duke of Parma (, 18 October 17538 March 1824), was a French nobleman, lawyer, freemason and statesman during the French Revolution and the First Empire. He is best remembered as one of the authors of the Napoleonic Code, which still forms the basis of French civil law and French-inspir... | {"Name": "Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès", "Honorific suffix": "Duke of Parma", "Image caption": "Portrait by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, late 18th century", "Term start": "12 December 1799", "Term end": "18 May 1804", "Office 2": "Archchancellor of the Empire", "Monarch 2": "Napoleon I", "Term 2": "18 May 1804 – 14 April ... |
For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It was written in 1938 and published for the first time in 2003. Heinlein admirer and science fiction author Spider Robinson titled his introductory essay "RAH DNA", as he believes this first, unpublished novel f... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Scribner", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Pages": "288 (first edition, hardback)", "ISBN": "(first edition, hardback)"} |
Itatí Guadalupe Cantoral Zucchi (born May 13, 1975) is a Mexican actress, singer, dancer, and producer. She is best known for her roles as Soraya Montenegro in María la del Barrio (1995) and Alejandra Álvarez del Castillo Fernández "La Licenciada" in Hasta que el dinero nos separe (2009), both telenovelas produced by ... | {"Caption": "Cantoral at the launch of ¿Quién mató a Patricia Soler? in February 2015", "Name": "Itatí Cantoral", "Birth date": "1975 5 13", "Birth place": "Mexico City, Mexico", "Birth name": "Itatí Guadalupe Cantoral Zucchi", "Height": "1.60", "Occupation": "Actress, singer, dancer, producer", "Years active": "1986–p... |
Giorgio Armani (; born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer. He first gained renown working for Cerruti and then for many others, including Allegri, Bagutta, and Hilton. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, which eventually expanded into music, sport, and luxury hotels. By 2001, Armani was acclaimed as the m... | {"Name": "Giorgio Armani", "Caption": "Armani in 2009", "Birth date": "1934 7 11 y", "Birth place": "Piacenza, Italy", "Alma mater": "University of Milan", "Occupation": "Fashion designer"} |
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Marie Louise Victoire; 17 August 1786 - 16 March 1861), later Princess of Leiningen and subsequently Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, was a German princess and the mother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. As the widow of Charles, Prince of Leiningen (1763-1814), from 181... | {"Father": "Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld", "Mother": "Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf", "Born": "Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Holy Roman Empire", "Died": "Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire, England", "Burial": "Royal Vault, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle\n 1 August 1861Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum, Fr... |
Hōjō Tokiyori (, June 29, 1227 - December 24, 1263) was the fifth shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan.
thumb|250px|right|Hōjō Tokiyori's tomb.
Early life
He was born to warrior monk Hōjō Tokiuji and a daughter of Adachi Kagemori.
Rule
Tokiyori became shikken following his brother Tsunetoki's death. Im... | {"Name": "Hōjō Tokiyorija 北条 時頼", "Term start": "1246", "Term end": "1256", "Birth date": "1227 6 29", "Death date": "1263 12 24 1227 6 29", "Spouse(s)": "daughter of Mōri SuemitsuKasai-dono (daughter of Hōjō Shigetoki"} |
Yaqub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim (, ), later given the name Israil (, ), is recognized by Muslims as an Islamic prophet. He is held to have preached the same monotheism as his forefathers: Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac.
Jacob is mentioned sixteen times in the Quran."Jacob", Encyclopaedia of Islam Vol. XI, p.254. Two further ... | {"Honorific prefix": "Prophet", "Name": "Yaqubar يَعْقُوب yes", "Other names": "Israil (ar إِسْرَآءِیْل yes)", "Resting place": "Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron", "Nationality": "Hebrew", "Children": "12, including Yusuf and Binyamin", "Parent(s)": "Ishaq (father) Rafqa (mother)", "Predecessor": "Ishaq", "Successor": "Y... |
thumb|alt=Colorful miniature painting|Yusuf and Zulaikha (Joseph chased by Potiphar's wife), 1488 Persian miniature by Behzād
Yusuf (, ) is a prophet mentioned in the Quran and corresponds to Joseph, a person from the Hebrew and Christian Bible who was said to have lived in Egypt before the New Kingdom. Of Jacob's chi... | {"Honorific prefix": "Prophet", "Name": "Yūsuf يُوسُفJoseph", "Title": "Prophet", "Predecessor": "Yaqub", "Successor": "Ayyub", "Father": "Ya'qub", "Mother": "Rahil"} |
thumb|Caves in what used to be Midian, or what is now the mountainous region of the city of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia
Shuaib, Shoaib, Shuayb or Shuʿayb (, ; meaning: "who shows the right path") is an ancient Midianite Nabi (Prophet) in Islam, and the most revered prophet in the Druze faith. Shuayb is traditionally identifi... | {"Honorific prefix": "Prophet", "Name": "Shuaib", "Native name": "ar شُـعَـيْـب", "Other names": "Jethro (disputed)", "Predecessor": "Ayyub", "Successor": "Musa", "Relatives": "Issachar (grandfather)"} |
San Germán () is a historic town and municipality located in the Sabana Grande Valley of southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayagüez and Maricao, north of Lajas, east of Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo, and west of Sabana Grande. San Germán is spread over eighteen barrios plus San Germán Pueblo (the downtown area a... | {"Land": "54.51", "Water": "0.0", "Density": "auto", "Metro density": "136,212", "Rank": "15th in Puerto Rico", "Named for": "Germanus of Auxerre", "Type": "Mayor-council government"} |
In Islam, Mūsā ibn ʿImrān (, ) is an important prophet and messenger of God and is the most frequently mentioned individual in the Quran, with his name being mentioned 136 times and his life being narrated and recounted more than that of any other prophet.Annabel Keeler, "Moses from a Muslim Perspective", in: Solomon, ... | {"Honorific prefix": "Prophet", "Name": "Musa", "Caption": "Musa with a cane in his hand, 15th-century Persian miniature, Czartoryski Museum", "Native name": "ar موسیMoses", "Known For": "Splitting the Red Sea and seeing Iblis", "Predecessor": "Shu'ayb", "Successor": "Harun", "Spouse(s)": "Ṣaffūrah", "Relatives": "Yūkā... |
Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1, 1996, the network is primarily devoted to series and documentaries about wild animals and domestic pets.
The... | {"Launched": "1994 03 22", "Picture format": "1080i HDTV(downscaled to 480i letterboxed for the SDTV feed)", "Country": "United States", "Language(s)": "English", "Owner": "Warner Bros. Discovery", "Parent": "Warner Bros. Discovery Networks", "Broadcast area": "Nationwide", "Headquarters": "Silver Spring, Maryland, Uni... |
The Victory Arch (),للحفاظ على قوس النصر في بغداد بعد تدمير أنصاب وتماثيل أقامها صدام, جريدة الشرق الأوسطمعالم بغداد ، الموقع الرسمي لـمحافظة بغداد officially known as the Swords of Qādisīyah, and popularly called the Hands of Victory or the Crossed Swords, are a pair of triumphal arches in central Baghdad, Iraq. Each ... | {"Designer": "Khaled al-Rahal; Mohammed Ghani Hikmat", "Material": "Concrete, stone, stainless steel and bronze", "Height": "130 ft m flip", "Beginning date": "1986", "Completion date": "1989", "Opening date": "8 August 1989", "Dedicated to": "Fallen Iraqi soldiers"} |
Sulaimān ibn Dāwūd (, ) was, according to the Quran, a malik (, ) and nabī (, ) of the Israelites. Generally, Islamic tradition holds that he was the third king of the Israelites and a wise ruler.
In Islam, Solomon is regarded as one of the prophets of God who was bestowed with many divine gifts, including the ability... | {"Honorific prefix": "Prophet", "Name": "Sulaimān", "Native name language": "ar", "Caption": "The right side of this double-page illustrated frontispiece from Walters manuscript W.631 depicts King Solomon (Sulayman) enthroned. He is surrounded by the beasts over which he reigns, including divs and birds, mostly likely ... |
Chinese Box is a 1997 movie directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui.
The movie is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997. The film credits Paul Theroux as a source for the story, based on themes he explore... | {"Directed by": "Wayne Wang", "Produced by": "Lydia Dean PilcherJean-Louis PielWayne Wang", "Written by": "Jean-Claude CarrièreLarry GrossPaul TherouxWayne Wang", "Starring": "Jeremy Irons\n Gong Li\n Maggie Cheung\n Michael Hui\n Rubén Blades", "Music by": "Graeme Revell", "Cinematography": "Vilko Filac", "Edited by":... |
Edward Sidney Devereaux (27 August 192517 December 2003), better known professionally as Ed Devereaux, was an Australian actor, director, and scriptwriter who lived in the United Kingdom for many years. He was best known for playing the part of Matt Hammond the head ranger in the Australian television series Skippy the... | {"Name": "Ed Devereaux", "Birth name": "Edward Sidney Devereaux", "Birth date": "27 August 1925", "Birth place": "Sydney, New South Wales, Australia", "Death date": "17 December 2003 (aged 78)", "Death place": "Hampstead, London, England", "Occupation": "Actor, director, scriptwriter", "Known For": "Skippy the Bush Kan... |
Norfolk County () is a rural single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada with a 2016 population of 67,490. Despite its name, it is no longer a county by definition, as all municipal services are handled by a single level of government. The largest community in Norfolk County... | {"Land": "1607.55", "Density": "39.8", "DST": "-4", "Website": "www.norfolkcounty.ca"} |
Gloria Guinness previously Gloria von Fürstenberg, née Rubio y Alatorre (27 August 1912 - 9 November 1980)"Gloria Guinness, 67, Trend-Setter In Fashion and Hospitality, Dead", The New York Times, 10 November 1980. was a Mexican socialite and fashion and cultural icon, as well as a contributing editor to Harper's Bazaar... | {"Name": "Gloria Guinness", "Birth name": "Gloria Rubio y Alatorre", "Birth date": "1912 8 27 y\"Gloria Rubio y Alatorre, que nació en la Ciudad de Veracruz, el dia 27 de Agosta de 1912...\" Federal District, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1861-1931.", "Birth place": "Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico", "Death date": "... |
Crossfire is a free and open source software cross-platform multiplayer online role-playing video game. features a tile based graphic system with a pseudo-isometric perspective. All content is licensed under the GNU GPL-2.0-or-later. The client and server will run in Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, IRIX, and an ar... | {"Initial release": "1992 yes", "Platform": "Cross-platform", "Type": "Multiplayer Role-playing video game", "License": "GPL-2.0-or-later", "Repository": "crossfire Crossfire", "Original author(s)": "Frank Tore Johansen", "Developer(s)": "Community"} |
The New Zealand Police () is the national police service and principal law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for preventing crime, enhancing public safety, bringing offenders to justice, and maintaining public order. With about 13,000 personnel, it is the largest law enforcement agency in New Zealand and, ... | {"Uniformed as": "New Zealand Police", "Formed": "1886It was established as the \"Police Force\" in 1886 and shortened to the current name in 1958.", "Employees": "13,436 (26 September 2019)", "Annual budget": "Total budget for 2021/2022Vote Police https://www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2021-05/est21-v7-poli... |
The Democratic Alliance, formerly called Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance, was a small pro-democracy pro-ROC political group in Hong Kong established in 2003 and dissolved in 2021. The final chairman of the alliance was Johnny Mak Ip-sing, who was also a member of Yuen Long District Council.
History
The alli... | {"Founded": "2003", "Regional affiliation": "Pro-Kuomintang campPro-democracy camp", "Political position": "Centre-right", "Ideology": "Liberalism (Hong Kong)Anti-communismRadical democracyThree Principles of the People"} |
thumb|275px|InfoTrack leads the fleet through Sydney Heads and south to Hobart in ideal, if smoky conditions at the start of the 75th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in 2019
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is an annual event hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, New South Wales, on Boxing ... | {"First held": "1945", "Competitors": "109 (2022)", "Start": "Sydney, New South Wales, Australia", "Finish": "Hobart, Tasmania, Australia", "TV partner(s)": "Seven Network", "Most titles": "Freya; Love & War; \"Ichi Ban\" (3) (on handicap)Wild Oats XI (9) (line honours)", "Website": "http://rolexsydneyhobart.com"} |
The Udmurts (, ) are a Permian (Finnic) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. In the course of history, Russian-speakers have referred to them as (), Otyaks, Wotyaks or Votyaks.
Etymology
The name Udmurt comes from * 'meadow people,' where the first part represents the Permic root * 'meadow, ... | {"Name": "Udmurts udm Удмуртъёс", "Population": "396,000 (2021)", "Religions": "Majority: 15px Russian Orthodoxy Minority: 15px Udmurt Vos 15px Protestantism 15px Pentecostalismhttp://sreda.org/arena Главная страница проекта \"Арена\" : Некоммерческая Исследовательская Служба \"Среда\" 15px Islamhttp://www.iz-... |
Matthew Paul Le Tissier (; born 14 October 1968) is a former professional footballer. Born in Guernsey, he won eight caps for the England national team. Le Tissier spent his entire professional club career with Southampton before turning to non-League football in 2002; his loyalty garnered special affection from Southa... | {"Name": "Matt Le Tissier", "Full name": "Matthew Paul Le Tissierhttp://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersL/BioLeTissierM.html Matt Le Tissier England Football Online 7 July 2018", "Picture caption": "Le Tissier in a veterans' match in 2014", "Birth date": "1968 10 14 y", "Birth place": "Saint Peter Po... |
The Heron Dinghy is a dinghy designed by Jack Holt of the United Kingdom as the Yachting World Cartopper (YW Cartopper). The Heron dinghy was designed to be built by a home handyman out of marine ply over a timber frame, but can now also be constructed from marine ply using a stitch and glue technique or from Fibreglas... | {"Crew": "2 (max)", "LOA": "3.429 m on", "Beam": "1.372 m on", "Hull": "63.7 kg on", "Genoa": "Jib: 1.72 m2 onGenoa: 2.83 m2 on", "D-PN": "120.0", "RYA PN": "1346"} |
Plaid () are an English electronic music duo composed of Andy Turner and Ed Handley. They were founding members of The Black Dog and used many other names, such as Atypic (Andy Turner) and Balil (Ed Handley), before settling on Plaid. They have collaborated with female singers Mara Carlyle, Nicolette and Björk, and ha... | {"Origin": "London, England", "Genres": "IDM, techno", "Labels": "WarpNothingBlack Dog ProductionsGeneral Production Recordings", "Website": "http://plaidmusic.co.uk/", "Members": "Andy TurnerEd Handley"} |
thumb|King George Hostel, Katanning, 2018
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Katanning is a town located south-east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Southern Highway. At the 2016 census, Katanning had a population of 3,687.
History
The name Katanning is derived from the native name for a camping place. That na... | {"Type": "town", "Name": "Katanning", "State Abbreviation": "WA", "Caption": "Austral Terrace, Katanning, 2018", "Local Government Area (LGA)": "Shire of Katanning", "Local Map Enabled": "yes", "Local Map Zoom Level": "10", "Postcode": "6317", "Established": "1898", "Area": "P2046", "Elevation": "311", "Maximum Tempera... |
The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain, the senior senator from... | {"Name": "2008 United States presidential election", "Country": "United States", "Flag year": "1960", "Type": "presidential", "Ongoing?": "no", "Opinion polls": "Nationwide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election", "Previous election": "2004 United States presidential election", "Previous year"... |
Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, author, producer, and director. After rising to fame as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the American television series Happy Days, Winkler has distinguished himself as a character actor for roles on stage and screen. Winkler's accolades inclu... | {"Name": "Henry Winkler", "Post-nominals": "GBR 100% OBE dmy 15 September 2011 Henry Winkler, the Fonz in Happy Days, appointed OBE BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/14923930 live September 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230425092821/https://www.bbc.com/news/14923930 April 25, 2023", "Caption": "Winkl... |
The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide-dominated, drowned valley estuary located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With an average depth of ,Parramatta River by Office of Environment and Heritage NSW the Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson. Secondary tributaries... | {"Etymology": "Burramattagal, meaning 'the head of the river' or 'the place where the eels sit down'http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/live/my_environment/water_and_waterways/waterways_management/a_brief_history_of_our_waterways A brief history of our waterways Parramatta City Council 12 December 2010 4 September 2012... |
The Tall Guy is a 1989 British romantic comedy and the feature film debut of screenwriter Richard Curtis and director Mel Smith.It's magic, a 2003 article about Richard Curtis from The Guardian It was produced by London Weekend Television for theatrical release and stars Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson and Rowan Atkinson.... | {"Written by": "Richard Curtis", "Starring": "Jeff Goldblum\n Emma Thompson\n Rowan Atkinson", "Directed by": "Mel Smith", "Cinematography": "Adrian Biddle", "Distributed by": "Virgin Vision", "Box office": "$510,712http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tallguy.htm The Tall Guy (1990) Box Office Mojo 15 June 2022£1... |
Desvres (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a market town, known for its pottery. In 2018 its population was 4,930 inhabitants. It is the seat of the canton of Desvres.
Population
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
Desvres
Musée ... | {"Name": "Desvres", "Native Name": "Deveren", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "A general view of Desvres", "Arrondissement": "Boulogne-sur-Mer", "Canton": "Desvres", "Postal code": "62240", "Mayor": "Marc DemolliensRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-491... |
Divion () is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file
Geography
An ex-coalmining town some southwest of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D341 and the N41 roads, now bypassed by the D301. Since the mid-1960s, work in farming and lig... | {"Name": "Divion", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "Divion coal mine, c 1900", "Arrondissement": "Béthune", "Canton": "Auchel", "Postal code": "62460", "Mayor": "Jacky LemoineRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503 data.gouv.fr, Platef... |
Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut. He traveled into space four times: as pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttle mission; and as commander of STS-7 in June 1983, STS-41-C in April 1984, an... | {"Rank": "USNO6 25 Captain, USN", "Selection": "1966 USAF MOL Group 21969 NASA Group 7", "Missions": "STS-1, STS-7, STS-41-C, STS-41-G", "Retirement": "December 31, 1991"} |
Štefan Banič (; 23 November 1870 – 2 January 1941) was a Slovak inventor who patented an early parachute design.
Born in Jánostelek (, Smolenická Nová Ves), Austria-Hungary (now Smolenická Nová Ves, a part of Smolenice, Slovakia), Banič immigrated to the United States and worked as a coal miner in Greenville, Pennsylv... | {"Name": "Štefan Banič", "Birth date": "1870 11 23 y", "Birth place": "Jánostelek, Austria-Hungary (today part of Smolenice, Slovakia)", "Death date": "1941 01 02 1870 11 23 y", "Death place": "Smolenice, Slovak State", "Nationality": "Slovak", "Known For": "Parachute"} |
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The Codex Leicester (also briefly known as the Codex Hammer) is a collection of scientific writings by Leonardo da Vinci. The codex is named after Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester, who purchased it in 1717. The codex provides an insight into the inquiring mind of the definitive Renaissance artist, scientist an... | {"Country": "Florence, Italy", "Language": "Italian", "Published": "1510 (1504-1508)", "Pages": "72 (18 sheets)"} |
James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer and songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville Sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death in a plan... | {"Born": "Galloway, Texas, U.S.", "Died": "Davidson County, Tennessee, U.S.", "Genres": "Country Nashville sound gospel blues Western swing", "Labels": "RCA Victor London Fabor Macy Abbott"} |
John William Meriwether (born August 10, 1947) is an American hedge fund executive.
Education
Meriwether earned an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Salomon Brothers
After graduation, Meriwether moved to New York City, where he... | {"Name": "John W. Meriwether", "Birth date": "1947 8 10", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, United States", "Occupation": "BusinessmanFinancierRacehorse owner"} |
Mahmoud Tawalbe (; c. 1979 - 2002) was the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Jenin, one of the main strongholds of the terrorist organization.
Tawalbe was involved in many attacks against Israelis but he was best known for being the leader of the Palestinian militants in Jenin during the Battle of Jenin, part o... | {"Native name": "محمود طوالبة", "Native name language": "ara", "Name": "Mahmoud Tawalbe", "Birth date": "1979 03 19", "Birth place": "Jenin, West Bank", "Death date": "2002 04 20 1979 03 19", "Death place": "Jenin, West Bank"} |
Elisha Haydon Collier (1788-1856) of Boston, Massachusetts, invented a flintlock revolver around 1814. His weapon is one of the earliest true revolvers, after the 1739's revolver of Iaumandreu from Manresa and 1702's of Rovira from Ripoll, exhibited in the Armouries of the Tower of London, in contrast to the earlier p... | {"Name": "Elisha Collier", "Birth name": "Elisha Haydon Collier", "Birth date": "1788", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts", "Death date": "January 23, 1856", "Death place": "Boston, Massachusetts", "Occupation": "Firearms designer"} |
Eugene Francis Kranz (born August 17, 1933) is an American aerospace engineer who served as NASA's second Chief Flight Director, directing missions of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, including the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11. He directed the successful efforts by the Mission Control team to save the... | {"Caption": "Kranz at Johnson Space Center in 2022", "Birth name": "Eugene Francis Kranz", "Birth date": "1933 08 17", "Birth place": "Toledo, Ohio, U.S.", "Known For": "Lead flight director during Apollo 13\n Flight Director during first lunar landing (Apollo 11)", "Alma mater": "Saint Louis University's Parks College... |
"" is the national anthem of Azerbaijan. The music was composed by Uzeyir Hajibeyov, and the lyrics were written by poet Ahmad Javad. The government officially adopted the anthem in 1920, with the passage of the decree, "On the State Hymn of the Republic of Azerbaijan". In 1992, after the fall of the Soviet Union, Azer... | {"Music": "Uzeyir Hajibeyov", "Lyrics": "Ahmad Javad", "Adopted": "1920", "Relinquished": "1922", "Readopted": "1992", "Preceded by": "Anthem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic"} |
John Thomas (1724 - 2 June 1776) was an American doctor and soldier from Massachusetts who became a major general in the Continental Army.Coffin, Charles. " Full text of "The life and services of Major General John Thomas". " Archive.org. The Internet Archive. 10 Jul 2009 He was a leader during the siege of Boston. Tho... | {"Born": "Marshfield, Massachusetts", "Died": "Richelieu River, near Chambly, Province of Quebec, British America", "Allegiance": "USA 1776 United States", "Commands held": "2nd Massachusetts Regiment"} |
Karl Kraus (28 April 1874 - 12 June 1936)Encyclopaedia Britannica was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and Austrian politics. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
B... | {"Born": "28 April 1874", "Died": "12 June 1936 28 April 1874", "Occupation": "Writer journalist", "Education": "University of Vienna"} |
Otto Everett Graham Jr. (December 6, 1921 - December 17, 2003) was an American professional football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. Graham is regarded by critics as one of the most dominant players of his e... | {"Born:": "Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.", "Died:": "Sarasota, Florida, U.S.", "Height:": "1", "Weight:": "196", "High school:": "Waukegan", "College:": "Northwestern (1941-1943)", "NFL Draft:": "4", "Career:": "NFL: 17 22 3 y"} |
Carl Schmitt (; 11 July 1888 - 7 April 1985) was a German jurist, political theorist, and prominent member of the Nazi Party. Schmitt wrote extensively about the effective wielding of political power. A conservative theorist, he is noted as a critic of parliamentary democracy, liberalism, and cosmopolitanism. His work ... | {"Region": "Western philosophy", "Era": "20th-century philosophy", "Institutions": "University of Greifswald (1921)University of Bonn (1921)Technische Universität München (1928)University of Cologne (1933)University of Berlin (1933-1945)", "School": "Continental philosophyConservative RevolutionDecisionismOliver W. Lem... |
The President of the Reich () was the German head of state under the Weimar constitution, which was officially in force from 1919 to 1945. In English he was usually simply referred to as the President of Germany.
The Weimar constitution created a semi-presidential system in which power was divided between president, c... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "the Reich", "Native name": "de Reichspräsident", "Flag caption": "Standard of the President(1926-1933)", "Image caption": "The Presidential Palace at the Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin", "Style": "His Excellency", "Type": "Head of state", "Status": "Abolished", "Residence": "Presidential Palace... |
Robert Rich (born August 23, 1963) is an ambient musician and composer based in California, United States. With a discography spanning over 30 years, he has been called a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient music, New-age music, and even IDM.
Biography
Early life
At an early age, Rich thought he... | {"Born": "1963 08 23", "Origin": "Mountain View, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Ambient, new-age, electronic, experimentalhttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/robert-rich-mn0000285399/biography Robert Rich | Biography & History AllMusic 19 December 2018", "Labels": "Soundscape, Fathom/Hearts of Space, Hypnos, Relapse/Rele... |
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