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Calvin M. Dooley (born January 11, 1954), American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2005, representing the 17th and 20th districts of California.
Early life and education
Born in Visalia, California, he grew up on his parents' farm several miles east of H... | {"Name": "Cal Dooley", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 2001", "Birth date": "1954 1 11", "Birth place": "Visalia, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Linda Phillips", "Education": "University of California, Davis (BS)Stanford University (MA)"} |
Devin Gerald Nunes (; born October 1, 1973) is an American businessman and politician who is chief executive officer of the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG). Before resigning from the House of Representatives and joining TMTG, Nunes was first the U.S. representative for and then from 2003 to 2022.
A member of ... | {"Name": "Devin Nunes", "Honorific suffix": "GOIH", "Term start": "January 3, 2019", "Term end": "January 1, 2022", "Predecessor 2": "Constituency established", "Successor 2": "Connie Conway", "Birth name": "Devin Gerald Nunes", "Birth date": "1973 10 1", "Birth place": "Tulare, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Elizabe... |
William Marshall Thomas (born December 6, 1941) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 22nd congressional district and as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Early life and fam... | {"Name": "Bill Thomas", "Term start": "September 8, 2016", "Term end": "December 2018", "Office 2": "Chair of the House Administration Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Charlie Rose", "Successor 2": "Bob Ney", "Birth name": "William Marshall Thomas", "Birth date": "1941 12 6 y", "Birth place": "Wallace, Idaho, U.S.", "Spou... |
Lois Ragnhild Capps (née Grimsrud; January 10, 1938) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1998 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 22nd District from 1998 to 2003 and the 23rd from 2003 to 2013, includes all of Santa Barbara and San Luis O... | {"Name": "Lois Capps", "Term start": "March 17, 1998", "Term end": "January 3, 2017", "Birth name": "Lois Ragnhild Grimsrud", "Birth date": "1938 1 10", "Birth place": "Ladysmith, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Walter Capps 1960 1997 died", "Education": "Pacific Lutheran University (BS)Yale University (MA)University o... |
Elton William Gallegly (born March 7, 1944) is a former U.S. Representative from California. A Republican, he last represented . He previously represented the 23rd and 21st Districts, and served from 1987 to 2013. He did not seek re-election in 2012.
Gallegly is the longest-serving Congressional representative in Vent... | {"Name": "Elton Gallegly", "Term start": "January 3, 1987", "Term end": "January 3, 2013", "Birth name": "Elton William Gallegly", "Birth date": "1944 3 7", "Birth place": "Huntington Park, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Janice Shrader", "Residence": "Simi Valley, California, U.S."} |
A Delicate Balance is a three-act play by Edward Albee, written in 1965 and 1966.Gussow, Mel. Edward Albee: A Singular Journey, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1999, pp. 250-251. Premiered in 1966, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1967, the first of three he received for his work.
The uneasy existence of upper-mi... | {"Written by": "Edward Albee", "Characters": "AgnesTobiasClaireEdnaHarryJulia", "Setting": "An upper-middle-class home", "Subject": "Dysfunction in suburbia", "Date premiered": "September 22, 1966", "Place premiered": "Martin Beck TheatreNew York City", "Original language": "English", "Genre": "Drama"} |
Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon (born September 9, 1938) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California's 25th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Education Committee.
Ea... | {"Name": "Buck McKeon", "Image": "Buck McKeon 2011.jpeg", "Term start": "January 3, 2011", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "Office 2": "Ranking Member of the House Education and Labor Committee", "Leader 2": "John Boehner", "Predecessor 2": "George Miller", "Successor 2": "John Kline", "Birth name": "Howard Philip McKeo... |
John Henry Faulk (August 21, 1913 - April 9, 1990) was an American storyteller and radio show host. His successful lawsuit against the entertainment industry helped to bring an end to the Hollywood blacklist.
Early life
John Henry Faulk was born in Austin, Texas, to Methodist parents Henry Faulk and his wife Martha... | {"Name": "John Henry Faulk", "Birth date": "1913 08 21", "Birth place": "Austin, Texas, US", "Death date": "1990 04 09 1913 08 21", "Death place": "Austin, Texas, US", "Resting place": "Oakwood Cemetery in Austin", "Nationality": "American", "Alma mater": "University of Texas at Austin", "Occupation": "Humorist Folklor... |
David Timothy Dreier OAE (/draɪər/; born July 5, 1952) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1981 to 2013. He was one of the youngest members ever elected to the United States Congress. Dreier was t... | {"Name": "David Dreier", "Term start": "January 2019", "Term end": "February 2020", "Predecessor 2": "Gerald Solomon", "Successor 2": "Louise Slaughter", "Birth name": "David Timothy Dreier", "Birth date": "1952 7 5", "Birth place": "Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.", "Education": "Claremont McKenna College (BA)Claremont Gr... |
thumb|right|President George W. Bush signing the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 in the White House East Room on June 7, 2001
thumb|President George W. Bush signing the No Child Left Behind Act.
thumb|President George W. Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law
thumb|President George W... | {"Senate President": "Al Gore (D)\"VP switch\" U.S. Vice President Al Gore's term as President of the Senate ended at noon on January 20, 2001, when Dick Cheney's term began.(until January 20, 2001)Dick Cheney (R)(from January 20, 2001)", "House Speaker": "Dennis Hastert (R)", "Members": "5", "House majority": "Repub... |
Bradley James Sherman (born October 24, 1954) is an American accountant and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 32nd congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 1997; Sherman represented California's 24th congressional district for three terms, Calif... | {"Name": "Brad Sherman", "Office 2": "Member of the California Board of Equalizationfrom the 4th district", "Predecessor 2": "Conway Collis", "Successor 2": "John Chiang", "Birth name": "Bradley James Sherman", "Birth date": "1954 10 24", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Lisa Kaplan 2006", ... |
Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 26th congressional district until redistricting and the 28th congressional district—which both e... | {"Office 2": "Member of theU.S. House of Representativesfrom California", "Predecessor 2": "John H. Rousselot", "Successor 2": "Brad Sherman (redistricting)", "Birth name": "Howard Lawrence Berman", "Birth date": "1941 4 15", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Janis Berman", "Education": "Uni... |
David Ross Obey ( ; born October 3, 1938) is an American lobbyist and former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for from 1969 to 2011. The district includes much of the northwestern portion of the state, including Wausau and Superior. He is a member of the Democratic Party,... | {"Name": "Dave Obey", "Term start": "January 3, 2007", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "Office 2": "Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Joseph M. McDade", "Successor 2": "Jerry Lewis", "Birth name": "David Ross Obey", "Birth date": "1938 10 3", "Birth place": "Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S... |
Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as a U.S. representative from California since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff was a member of the California State Senate from 1996 to 2000.
Schiff graduated from Stanford and Harvard Law School. As an Assist... | {"Name": "Adam Schiff", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Office 2": "Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Dutch Ruppersberger", "Successor 2": "Devin Nunes", "Birth name": "Adam Bennett Schiff", "Birth date": "1960 6 22", "Birth place": "Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.", "S... |
The New National Party (NNP), also known as NNP Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, is a conservative political party in Grenada. It is led by former Prime Minister, Keith Mitchell.
The party was founded in August 1984 through the merger of the Grenada National Party, led by Herbert Blaize, the National Democrat... | {"Leader": "Keith Mitchell", "Founded": "1984 08 26https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/r01622_0.pdf Confederating the New National Party", "Merger of": "GNP, GDM, NDP", "Headquarters": "Tempe, St George", "Ideology": "ConservatismPerry Mars Ideology and Change: The Transformation of the Caribbean Left Wayne Sta... |
Thomas Evert Petri (born May 28, 1940) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1979 to 2015; he is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life
Petri was born in Marinette, Wisconsin. When he was a toddler, his father, a Navy flyer and lieutenant during World War II, was lost during a mis... | {"Name": "Tom Petri", "Image": "Tommypetri.jpeg", "Term start": "April 3, 1979", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "Birth name": "Thomas Evert Petri", "Birth date": "1940 5 28", "Birth place": "Marinette, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Anne Neal", "Education": "Harvard University (AB, JD)"} |
Boris Akunin () is the pen name of Grigori Chkhartishvili (; , born 20 May 1956), a Russian-Georgian writer. He is best known as writer of detective and historical fiction. He is also an essayist and literary translator. Grigory Chkhartishvili has also written under pen names Anatoly Brusnikin, Anna Borisova, and Akuni... | {"Born": "1956 5 20 y", "Pen name": "Anatoly Brusnikin, Anna Borisova, Akunin-Chkhartishvili", "Nationality": "Russian, British", "Occupation": "Writer, journalist, translator", "Period": "1980s-present", "Alma mater": "Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University"} |
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party (PNP). While its name might suggest that it is a social democratic party (as is the case for "Labour" parties in several other Commonwealth realms such as Australia, New Zealand and the Unite... | {"Leader": "Andrew Holness", "Founded": "y 1943 7 8", "Split from": "People's National Party", "Headquarters": "20 Belmont Road, Kingston 5", "Ideology": "Austin>Austin Diane J. https://books.google.com/books?id=0F7wXZK59ucC Urban Life in Kingston, Jamaica: The Culture and Class Ideology of Two Neighborhoods Taylor & F... |
Jeffrey Hunter (born Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.; November 25, 1926 - May 27, 1969) was an American film and television actor and producer known for his roles in films such as The Searchers and King of Kings. On television, Hunter is known for his 1965 role as Captain Christopher Pike in the original pilot episode of St... | {"Name": "Jeffrey Hunter", "Caption": "Hunter in 1960", "Birth name": "Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.", "Birth date": "1926 11 25 yes", "Birth place": "New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.", "Death date": "1969 05 27 1926 11 25 yes", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Glen Haven Memorial Park in Sylm... |
Flinders Street railway station is a train station located on the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the second busiest train station in Australia, serving the entire metropolitan rail network, 15 tram routes travelling to and from the city, as well as some country and regi... | {"Name": "Flinders Street", "Type": "PTV metropolitan and regional rail station", "Style template": "Melbourne", "Caption": "Flinders Street station in 2021.", "Address": "207-361 Flinders StreetMelbourne, Victoria 3000", "Country": "Australia", "Coordinates": "inline,title -37.818078 144.96681 dms region:AU-VIC_type:l... |
Pau Claris i Casademunt (; 1 January 1586 - 27 February 1641) was a Catalan lawyer, clergyman and 94th President of the Deputation of the General of Catalonia at the beginning of the Catalan Revolt. On 16 January 1641 he proclaimed the Catalan Republic under the protection of France.
Biography
Early years
Claris was ... | {"Name": "Pau Claris i Casademunt", "Birth date": "1586 01 1 y", "Birth place": "Barcelona", "Death date": "1641 02 27 1586 01 1 y", "Death place": "Barcelona", "Term start": "22 July 1638", "Term end": "26 January 1641", "Office 2": "1st President of the Catalan Republic", "Successor 2": "Baldomer Lostau In 1873"} |
Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a U.S. representative from California from 1975 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
His district included much of the western part of the city of Los Angeles, as well as West Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Beverly H... | {"Name": "Henry Waxman", "Term start": "January 3, 2009", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "Office 2": "Member of theU.S. House of Representativesfrom California", "Preceded 2": "John Rousselot", "Succeeded 2": "Ted Lieu", "Birth name": "Henry Arnold Waxman", "Birth date": "1939 9 12", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, Califo... |
William Crawford Sherrod (August 17, 1835 - March 24, 1919) was an American politician and Confederate officer from Alabama. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Afterward, he was a planter and served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Alabama in 1860. He was also a dele... | {"Office 2": "Member of the Alabama State Legislature", "Birth date": "1835 08 17", "Death date": "1919 03 24 1835 08 17", "Resting place": "Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Texas", "Alma mater": "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"} |
Xavier Becerra ( ; ; born January 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 25th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since March 2021. Becerra previously served as the Attorney General of California from January 2017 until March 2021. He was a member of the United States House of Re... | {"Name": "Xavier Becerra", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2021", "Term start": "March 19, 2021", "Office 2": "Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom California", "Predecessor 2": "Edward Roybal (Redistricting)", "Successor 2": "Jimmy Gomez", "Birth date": "1958 1 26", "Birth place": "Sacramento, Califor... |
Joseph Washington Bryant (born October 19, 1954), nicknamed "Jellybean", is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played for several teams in Italy and one in France... | {"Born": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Listed height": "9", "Listed weight": "185", "High school": "John Bartram(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)", "College": "La Salle (1973-1975)"} |
Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games at Station Park, in the north end of Forfar.
The club are nicknamed "the Loons... | {"Full name": "Forfar Athletic Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Loons, Sky Blues", "Founded": "yes 1885", "Capacity": "forfarathletichttp://spfl.co.uk/clubs/forfar-athletic/ Forfar Athletic Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 (739 seated)", "League": "ForfarAt", "Website": "https:/... |
Hilda Lucia Solis (; born October 20, 1957) is an American politician and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district. Solis previously served as the 25th United States Secretary of Labor from 2009 to 2013, as part of the administration of President Barack Obama. She is a member of the ... | {"Name": "Hilda Solis", "Term start": "December 1, 2014", "Predecessor 2": "Michael D. Antonovich (Mayor)", "Successor 2": "Mark Ridley-Thomas", "Birth name": "Hilda Lucia Solis", "Birth date": "1957 10 20", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Sami Sayyad", "Education": "California State Polyt... |
The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) was a political party in Nigeria.
Under the leadership of Late Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke who was its vice presidential candidate to General Muhammadu Buhari in the 2007 presidential elections. The party won a paltry 32.2% of the vote behind ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Buha... | {"Split from": "All People's Party", "Founded": "1998", "Merged into": "All Progressives Congress", "Headquarters": "Bassan Plaza Plot 759, Central Business District, Abuja", "Ideology": "ConservatismSocial conservatismEconomic liberalismBuharism", "Political position": "Centre-right to right-wing"} |
The Pakistan People's Party (, ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the second-largest party in the Senate. The party was founded in 1967 in Lahore, when a number of prominent left-wing politicians in the country joined hands against the military rule of president Muh... | {"Abbreviation": "PPP", "President": "Asif Ali Zardari", "Ideology": "Islamic democracyhttps://www.nation.com.pk/30-Nov-2022/ppp-has-been-struggling-for-supremacy-of-constitution-says-bilawal-bhutto PPP has been struggling for supremacy of constitution, says Bilawal Bhutto The Nation 30 November 2022 Shafqat Ali He sa... |
Gerald Daniel Kleczka (; November 26, 1943 - October 8, 2017) was an American politician and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1984 to 2005, representing . The district included the city of Milwaukee.
Life and education
After graduating from Milwaukee's Don Bosco High School, in 19... | {"Birth name": "Gerald Daniel Kleczka", "Term start": "April 3, 1984", "Term end": "January 3, 2005", "State senate2": "Wisconsin", "District 2": "3rd", "Predecessor 2": "Casimir Kendziorski", "Successor 2": "John Norquist", "Birth date": "1943 11 26", "Birth place": "Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Death date": "2017 10... |
Diane Edith Watson (born November 12, 1933) is a former American politician who served as US Representative for , serving from 2003 until 2011, after first being elected in the 32nd District in a 2001 special election. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located entirely in Los Angeles County and i... | {"Name": "Diane Watson", "Birth date": "1933 11 12", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of California, Los Angeles (BA)California State University, Los Angeles (MS)Claremont Graduate University (PhD)", "Residence": "South Central, Los Angeles", "Official website": "http://www.hous... |
Lucille Elsa Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1993 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she first entered Congress in 1993. Her district, numbered as the 33rd until 2003, the 34th from 2003 to 2013, and the 40th from 2013 to 202... | {"Name": "Lucille Roybal-Allard", "State assembly2": "California", "District 2": "56th", "Predecessor 2": "Gloria Molina", "Successor 2": "Bob Epple", "Birth name": "Lucille Elsa Roybal", "Birth date": "1941 6 12", "Birth place": "Boyle Heights, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Edward Allard", "Education": "California ... |
Ronald James Kind (born March 16, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His former district is in western Wisconsin, anchored by La Crosse, Eau Claire, Platteville, Stevens Point, Wisconsin Rapids, Prescott, and ... | {"Name": "Ron Kind", "Honorific suffix": "OBE", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 2023", "Predecessor 2": "Cal DooleyJim MoranTim Roemer", "Successor 2": "Ellen Tauscher", "Birth name": "Ronald James Kind", "Birth date": "1963 3 16", "Birth place": "La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Tawn... |
Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1991. The district, numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th district from 1993 to 2013, includes much of southern Los Angeles, as well as portions of Gardena, Inglewood an... | {"Name": "Maxine Waters", "Image caption": "Waters in 2012", "Term start": "January 3, 2023", "Office 2": "Chair of the House Financial Services Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Jeb Hensarling", "Successor 2": "Patrick McHenry", "Birth name": "Maxine Moore Carr", "Birth date": "1938 8 15", "Birth place": "St. Louis, Misso... |
The Croatian Democratic Peasant Party ( or HDSS) is a minor agrarian-conservative political party in Croatia.
The party was led by Ivo Lončar, a popular television news reporter who was elected as a member of the 2000-2003 Parliament from the Croatian Peasant Party list; he subsequently left the party and became an in... | {"Founded": "1994 9 18 yhttps://digarhiv.gov.hr/arhiva/1584/106779/PolStranke2013_web.pdf Političke stranke u Republici Hrvatskoj 1334-0247 17 2013 HIDRA Hrvatska demokratska seljačka stranka 45-47 PDF hr 16 July 2020", "Split from": "Croatian Peasant Party", "Headquarters": "Čakovec, Croatia", "Ideology": "Agrarianism... |
Tom Hall is an American game designer best known for his work with id Software on titles such as Doom and Commander Keen.
Career
Hall attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a B.S. in Computer Science. In 1987, Hall worked at Softdisk Inc., where he was both a programmer and the editor of Softdis... | {"Name": "Tom Hall", "Caption": "Hall in 1999", "Occupation": "Video game designer, programmer", "Employer": "PlayFirst", "Spouse(s)": "Terri Hall (died 2021)", "Website": "https://tomtomtom.wordpress.com/,\n http://tomtomtom.com/January 2023"} |
Erast Petrovich Fandorin () is a fictional 19th-century Russian detective and the hero of a series of Russian historical detective novels by Boris Akunin.
The first Fandorin novel (The Winter Queen, Russian: Азазель) was published in Russia in 1998, and the latest and the last one in 2018 (Not Saying Goodbye, Russian:... | {"First appearance": "The Winter Queen", "Last appearance": "Not Saying Goodbye", "Created by": "Boris Akunin", "Portrayed by": "Oleg MenshikovEgor BeroevIlya NoskovSimon RobsonPiotr Zurawski", "Gender": "Male", "Children": "\"Captain Vasily Rybnikov\" (son, 1879-1905), Alexander Fandorine (son), born 1920"} |
Pongal (, ), also referred to as Thai Pongal (), is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka. , Encyclopaedia Britannica (2011), Quote: "Pongal, three-day Hindu festival held throughout South India. It is celebrated on the winter solstice, when, according to the traditional Tamil s... | {"Observed by": "particularly Tamil people in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, United States, Indonesia, Mauritius, Singapore, UK, South Africa, Canada, Australia, Russia", "Next time": "First day of the 10th month of Tai (Tamil calendar)", "Celebrations": "Pongal dish, decorations, flour dishes, home coming, prayers, proce... |
Juanita Millender-McDonald (September 7, 1938 - April 22, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing California's 37th congressional district, which includes most of South Central Los Angeles and the city of Long ... | {"Name": "Juanita Millender-McDonald", "Term start": "January 3, 2007", "Term end": "April 21, 2007", "State assembly2": "California", "District 2": "55th", "Term 2": "December 7, 1992 - April 15, 1996Juanita McDonald Resignation letter https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJourna... |
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 78th district, and from 1999 to 2013 represen... | {"Name": "Tammy Baldwin", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2013", "Term start": "January 3, 2017", "District 2": "WI 2 2nd", "Predecessor 2": "Scott Klug", "Successor 2": "Mark Pocan", "Birth name": "Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin", "Birth date": "1962 2 11", "Birth place": "Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Education": "Sm... |
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The Coronation (Russian: Коронация, или Последний из романов, "Coronation, or the Last of the Romanovs") is a historical detective novel by Boris Akunin, published originally in 2000. It is subtitled великосветский детектив ("high-society detective"). This novel was published in English in February ... | {"Original title": "Коронация, или Последний из романов", "Country": "Russia", "Language": "Russian", "Series": "Erast Fandorin", "Publisher": "Zakharov", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)", "Pages": "349 pp.", "ISBN": "5-8159-0059-1", "Preceded by": "The State Counsellor", "Followed by": "She Lover of Death"... |
Graciela "Grace" Napolitano ( ; née Flores; born December 4, 1936) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented California's San Gabriel Valley and other parts of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives since 1999. Her district is currently numbered . She previously served in ... | {"Name": "Grace Napolitano", "Term start": "January 3, 1999", "Birth name": "Graciela Flores", "Birth date": "1936 12 4", "Birth place": "Brownsville, Texas, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Frank Napolitano 1980s December 15, 2017 died", "Education": "Cerritos CollegeTexas Southmost College", "Official website": "House website"} |
Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards, (1 August 1914 - 5 August 1982) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force, Governor of Western Australia, and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Common... | {"Name": "Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards", "Term start": "7 January 1974", "Term end": "2 April 1975", "Birth date": "1 August 1914", "Birth place": "Fremantle, Western Australia", "Death date": "1982 8 5 1914 8 1 yes", "Death place": "Sydney, New South Wales", "Battles fought": "Second World War\n European theatre\n Battle ... |
The United Democratic Party (UDP) is one of the two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the main opposition party, having lost the 2020 Belizean general election, after previously holding the government across three prior terms. Founded as a centre-right conservative party, the UDP is led by Shyne Barrow... | {"Leader": "Shyne Barrow", "Founded": "27 September 1973", "Headquarters": "Youth for the Future Drive, Belize City, Belize", "Newspaper": "The Guardian", "Merger of": "National Independence Party People's Development MovementLiberal PartyUnited Black Association for Development (partial)", "Ideology": "Conservatismhtt... |
Patrick Hannan (baptised 26 April 1840 - 4 November 1925)Blainey, G (1983), 'Hannan, Patrick (1840-1925)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hannan-patrick-6554/text11265 was a gold prospector whose lucrative discovery on 14... | {"Name": "Patrick Hannan", "Caption": "Paddy Hannan in the 1920s (courtesy LISWA)", "Birth date": "baptised 26 April 1840", "Birth place": "Sixmilebridge, County Clare, Ireland", "Death date": "4 November 1925, aged 85", "Death place": "Melbourne, Victoria, Australia"} |
Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American former politician who served as the 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the vice presidential nominee in the 2012 election running alongside Mitt Romney, but lost to incumbent presid... | {"Name": "Paul Ryan", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2018", "Term start": "October 29, 2015", "Term end": "January 3, 2019", "Office 2": "Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Dave Camp", "Successor 2": "Kevin Brady", "Birth name": "Paul Davis Ryan", "Birth date": "1970 1 29 yes", "Birth... |
The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate. The party was founded in 1993, when a number of prominent conservative politicians in the country joined hands after the dissolution of Islam... | {"Abbreviation": "PML(N)", "Slogan": "ووٹ کو عزت دوVote ko izzat do https://dailytimes.com.pk/231038/vote-ko-izzat-do-is-pml-ns-slogan-in-next-election-pm/ 'Vote ko izzat do' is PML-N's slogan in next election: PM 22 April 2018 22 April 2022 Daily Times (newspaper)(Honour the vote yes)", "Leader": "Nawaz Sharif2023-01-... |
thumb|295px|A satirical caricature of Napoleon's preparations for invasion by Robert Dighton, (1805)
Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.INSEE commune file It is a fishing and leisure port on the Canche river.
History
Étaples takes its name from having been... | {"Name": "Étaples-sur-Mer", "Native Name": "Stapel", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Etaples-port.JPG", "Caption": "Moorings at the mouth of the Canche River in Étaples", "Arrondissement": "Montreuil", "Canton": "Étaples", "Postal code": "62630", "Intercommunality": "CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois", "Coordinates... |
The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ; Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf), Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League") is a political party in Pakistan. As of the 2018 parliamentary election, it has a representation of 5 seats. It previously served as an ally of former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf's government, a... | {"Abbreviation": "PML (Q)", "Leader": "Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain", "President": "Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain", "Slogan": "Live, let live... Giving hope to the hopeless", "Founded": "yes y 2002 07 20", "Split from": "PML-N", "Ideology": "Liberal conservatismConservatism (Pakistani)CNN Pakistan's political parties explained ... |
Fauquembergues (; ; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file First mentioned in 961 as "in monten qui dicitur Falcoberg", the place later in 1124 was called Falkenberga. In 1347, an English raiding force under Henry of Grosmont razed the settlement to the... | {"Name": "Fauquembergues", "Native Name": "Valkenberg", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "FauquemberguesEglise.JPG", "Caption": "The church of Fauquembergues", "Arrondissement": "Saint-Omer", "Canton": "Fruges", "Postal code": "62560", "Mayor": "Alain MequignonRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.d... |
Denise Lorraine Majette (born May 18, 1955) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A Democrat, she represented Georgia's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, she attended Yale University and completed a Juris Doctor degree... | {"Name": "Denise Majette", "Birth name": "Denise Lorraine Majette", "Birth date": "1955 5 18", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Education": "Yale University (BA)Duke University (JD)"} |
Theodor Eicke (17 October 1892 - 26 February 1943) was a senior SS functionary and Waffen SS divisional commander during the Nazi era. He was one of the key figures in the development of Nazi concentration camps. Eicke served as the second commandant of the Dachau concentration camp from June 1933 to July 1934, and tog... | {"Born": "Hampont (Hudingen), Elsass-Lothringen, German Empire", "Died": "near Lozova, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union", "Allegiance": "German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany", "Commands held": "Dachau concentration campSS Division Totenkopf", "Awards": "Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves"} |
The People's Democratic Movement is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
It was founded by Paias Wingti in 1985, after his faction left the Pangu Party. Wingti served as prime minister from 1985 to 1988 and from 1992 to 1994. He was later replaced as leader by Mekere Morauta who also served as prime minister during ... | {"Leader": "Paias Wingtihttp://www.pngec.gov.pg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/political-parties-information.pdf REGISTRY OF POLITICAL PARTIES Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055235/http://www.pngec.gov.pg/docs/default-source/default-document... |
The Pangu Pati (), officially Papua na Niugini Yunion Pati (), is a nationalist and developmentalist political party on the centre-left in Papua New Guinea.The party is the oldest political party in Papua New Guinea and has held all levels of government throughout its history. As of 2023, it is the largest party in the... | {"Abbreviation": "Pangu, PNGU", "Founded": "y 13 June 1967", "Ideology": "DFAT/>\n Economic nationalism\n Papua New Guinea nationalism", "Political position": "Nikkei/>", "Slogan": "\"Pangu Save Lo Rot\"https://www.pngattitude.com/2022/06/marapes-compromised-corrupted-pangu.html PM Marape’s compromised & corrupted Pan... |
Adlington is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, near the West Pennine Moors and approximately south of Chorley. It became a separate parish in 1842 then grew into a township around the textile and coal mining industries until these closed in the 1960s. It had a population of 5,270 at the 2001 census, b... | {"Population": "(2011)", "OS grid reference": "SD605135", "District": "Chorley", "Shire county": "Lancashire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "PR6, PR7", "Dialling code": "01257", "UK Parliament": "Chorley"} |
The People's Progress Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
It was founded on 11 November 1969 by Julius Chan and Warren Dutton, forming a caucus of eleven members of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea.
Following independence in 1975, Chan served, while party leader, as Prime Minister from 1980 t... | {"Leader": "Julius Chan", "President": "Brown Sinamoihttp://www.pngec.gov.pg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/political-parties-information.pdf REGISTRY OF POLITICAL PARTIES Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055235/http://www.pngec.gov.pg/docs/de... |
Ashton-in-Makerfield is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, south of Wigan. In 2011, it had a population of 28,762.
Historically part of Lancashire, Ashton-in-Makerfield was a township in the parish of Newton-in-Makerfield (as Newton-le-Willows was once known), Winwick a... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "Wigan Core Strategy 2013 Wigan Council http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Docs/PDF/Council/Strategies-Plans-and-Policies/Planning/Adopted-Core-Strategy.pdf 12 February 2014 30 September 2013", "Metropolitan borough": "Wigan", "Metropolitan county": "Greater Manchester", "UK Parliament... |
The Pakistan Muslim League (; known as PML), is the name of several different Pakistani political parties that have dominated the centre-right platform in the country.
The Muslim League (a different party) was the party of Pakistan’s founders. But it faced multiple fractures soon after the creation of Pakistan in 1947... | {"Abbreviation": "PML", "Founded": "1962", "Preceded by": "ML", "Ideology": "ConservatismEconomic liberalismFiscal conservatismNationalismFactions:CentrismPro-presidentialismPro-parliamentarism"} |
The University of Passau (Universität Passau in German) is a public research university located in Passau, Lower Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1973, it is the youngest university in Bavaria and consequently has the most modern campus in the state. Nevertheless, its roots as the Institute for Catholic Studies dates back ... | {"Type": "Public", "President": "Ulrich Bartosch", "Students": "12,631http://www.uni-passau.de/en/university/about-the-university/facts-and-figures/ Facts and figures University of Passau 10 January 2019", "Campus": "Urban", "Website": "http://www.uni-passau.de/en/ www.uni-passau.de", "Budget": "€ 53.7 millionhttps:... |
Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Founded in 1971, Griffith was opened in 1975, introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asian Studies. The university has five campuses in Gold Coast, Nathan, Logan, South Bank, and Mt G... | {"Type": "Public research university", "Accreditation": "TEQSA", "Chancellor": "The Hon Andrew Fraser", "Students": "49,269 (2021)https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0032/1527746/Griffith-University-2021-Annual-Report.pdf Griffith Annual Report Griffith University 24 August 2022", "Undergraduates": "36,6... |
Lieutenant General Sir Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, (24 August 1864 - 21 April 1938) was an Australian architect and First World War general.
Early life
Hobbs was born in London, the son of Joseph and his wife Frances Ann Hobbs (née Wilson). Educated at St Mary's church school, Merton, Surrey, Hobbs joined the volunteer... | {"Born": "London, England", "Died": "At sea", "Allegiance": "United KingdomAustralia", "Commands held": "Australian Corps (1918-19)5th Division (1916-18, 1921-27)1st Division Artillery (1914-16)22nd Infantry Brigade (1913-14)Western Australian Mixed Brigade (1908-13)1st (Western Australian) Field Battery (1903-08)", "A... |
thumb|upright|A cosmopolitan
A cosmopolitan, or, informally, a cosmo, is a cocktail made with vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice.
History
The International Bartenders Association recipe is based on vodka citron, lemon-flavored vodka.
The cosmopolitan is a relative of cran... | {"Type": "cocktail", "Served": "straight", "Standard garnish": "lime slice", "Standard drinkware": "cosmo", "Preparation": "Shake all ingredients in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Strain into a large cocktail glass. Garnish with lime slice.", "Commonly served": "All day", "Notes": "The drink should be a frothy bright... |
Dampier is a major industrial port in the Pilbara region in the northwest of Western Australia. It is located near the city of Karratha and Port Walcott.
Dampier Port is part of the Dampier Archipelago and is primarily a port for the export of iron ore from Rio Tinto mines, LNG and salt. The port services petrochemica... | {"Type": "town", "Name": "Dampier", "State Abbreviation": "wa", "Caption": "Map of Dampier, Western Australia and surrounding area.", "Local Government Area (LGA)": "City of Karratha", "Local Map Enabled": "yes", "Local Map Zoom Level": "11", "Coordinates": "20.66 S 116.71 E inline,title", "Postcode": "6713", "Area": "... |
Herbert James Elliott (born 25 February 1938) is a former Australian athlete and arguably the world's greatest middle distance runner of his era. In August 1958 he set the world record in the mile run, clocking 3:54.5, 2.7 seconds under the record held by Derek Ibbotson; later in the month he set the 1500 metres world... | {"Name": "Herb Elliot", "Image size": "240px", "Image caption": "Elliott at the 1960 Olympics", "Birth name": "Herbert James Elliott", "Nickname": "Herb", "Nationality": "Australian", "Birth date": "1938 02 25 y", "Place of birth": "Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia", "Height": "5 ft 11 in", "Weight": "150 lb", "Co... |
Croatia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five times, and won the inaugural edition in . Croatian broadcaster (HRT), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), were responsible for the country's participation. Croatia participated in the first four editions, from 2003 to 2006, org... | {"Appearances": "5", "First appearance": "2003 Junior", "Last appearance": "2014 Junior", "Highest placement": "1st: 2003 Junior", "Current ESC/JESC participation": "2014"} |
Shirley Barbara de la Hunty AO, MBE (née Strickland; 18 July 1925 - 11 February 2004), known as Shirley Strickland during her early career, was an Australian athlete. She won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in running sports.
Family
Strickland was the only daughter, the second of five children. She grew... | {"Name": "Shirley StricklandAO MBE", "Image caption": "Strickland at the 1950 Empire Games in Auckland", "Nationality": "Australian", "Sport": "Athletics", "Event": "100-400 m, 80 m hurdles", "Personal best(s)": "100 m - 11.3 (1955)200 m - 24.1 (1955)400 m - 56.6 (1956)80 mH - 10.89 (1956)Shirley Strickland. trackfield... |
Stella Dorothea Gibbons (5 January 1902 - 19 December 1989) was an English author, journalist, and poet. She established her reputation with her first novel, Cold Comfort Farm (1932) which has been reprinted many times. Although she was active as a writer for half a century, none of her later 22 novels or other literar... | {"Born": "yes 1902 1 5", "Died": "yes 1989 12 19 1902 1 5", "Occupation": "Writer", "Nationality": "English", "Period": "1930-70"} |
The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance was awarded from 1959 to 2011. The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories; since 2012, recordings in this category have fallen under the Best Small Ensemble Performance category. The award has had several minor name changes:
From 1959... | {"Awarded for": "quality chamber music performances", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1959", "Last awarded": "2011", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
William Lacy Clay Jr. (born July 27, 1956) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from from 2001 to 2021. His congressional career ended after he lost in a Democratic primary to Cori Bush in 2020, after successfully defeating her in the 2018 primary.
The district Clay represented is based in ... | {"Name": "Lacy Clay", "Alternative text": "Official portrait, 2019", "Term start": "January 3, 2001", "Term end": "January 3, 2021", "State house 2": "Missouri", "District 2": "59th", "Predecessor 2": "Nat Rivers", "Successor 2": "Frank Williamson", "Birth name": "William Lacy Clay Jr.", "Birth date": "1956 7 27", "Bir... |
Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor, alongside illustrations. It carried extensive coverage of the American Civil War,... | {"Categories": "News, politics", "Frequency": "Weekly", "Founder": "Fletcher Harper", "Founded": "1857", "First issue": "1857 January 3", "Company": "Harper & Brothers", "Country": "United States", "Based in": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Language": "English"} |
Chuck Knipp (born 1961) is a Canadian comedian and nurse best known for his controversial vocal characterizations heard on radio, "Shirley Q. Liquor" and the tragic searcher for any kind of spirituality, "Betty Butterfield." He is known for radio advertisements in Southeast Texas. There have been protests against his p... | {"Name": "F. Charles \"Chuck\" Knipp", "Caption": "Chuck Knipp", "Birth date": "1961", "Birth place": "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada", "Occupation": "Actor comedian registered nurse"} |
Knole () is a country house and former archbishop's palace owned by the National Trust. It is situated within Knole Park, a park located immediately to the south-east of Sevenoaks in west Kent. The house ranks in the top five of England's largest houses, under any measure used, occupying a total of four acres.
The cu... | {"Type": "Country house", "Location": "TQ53955420", "Area": "Kent", "Built": "Mostly 1455-1608", "Architectural style(s)": "Jacobean architecture with other earlier and later styles", "Owner": "National Trust"} |
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 - October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings".
After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the U.S. Army, Miller began his musi... | {"Name": "Roger Miller", "Caption": "Miller in 1975", "Birth name": "Roger Dean Miller", "Birth date": "1936 01 02", "Birth place": "Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.", "Death date": "1992 10 25 1936 01 02", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Other names": "Roger Miller Sr.Roger D. Miller Sr.\"The Wild Child\"", "O... |
Great Brickhill is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the border with the City of Milton Keynes, located south-east of Central Milton Keynes, and in the same direction from Fenny Stratford.
History
The village name is a compound of Brythonic and Anglo Saxon... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census https://web.archive.org/web/20151018231845/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123881&c=Great+Brickhill&d=16&e=62&g=6403849&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359911029004&enc=1 ... |
Tierra del Fuego (Spanish for "Land of Fire"; ), officially the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (Spanish: Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur), is the southernmost, smallest, and least populous Argentine province.
The territory of the current province ... | {"Density": "auto", "Rank": "24th", "ISO 3166 code": "AR-V", "Website": "www.tierradelfuego.gov.ar/"} |
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Alexander Forrest CMG (22 September 1849 - 20 June 1901) was an explorer and surveyor of Western Australia, and later also a member of parliament.
As a government surveyor, Forrest explored many areas of remote Western Australia, particularly the Kimberley regi... | {"Name": "Alexander Forrest", "Image size": "150px", "Term start": "1 February 1887", "Term end": "21 October 1890", "Office 2": "Member of the Legislative Assemblyof Western Australia", "Predecessor 2": "None (new creation)", "Successor 2": "Sydney Pigott", "Birth date": "1849 9 22 y", "Birth place": "Bunbury, Western... |
Great Horwood is a small village and is also a civil parish within the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England with a population of about 1025 people (2001 Census). It is about five miles ESE of Buckingham, six miles WSW of Milton Keynes.
History and locale
The village name 'Horwood' is Anglo Saxon in ori... | {"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": "MK17", "Dialling code": "01296", "OS grid reference": "SP770312... |
Wolves of the Calla is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It is the fifth book in his The Dark Tower series. The book continues the story of Roland Deschain, Eddie Dean, Susannah Dean, Jake Chambers, and Oy as they make their way toward the Dark Tower. The subtitle of this novel is Resistance. Prior to t... | {"Cover artist": "Bernie Wrightson", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "The Dark Tower", "Publisher": "Grant", "Media type": "Print (hardcover)", "Pages": "714", "ISBN": "978-1-880418-56-7", "Preceded by": "The Wind Through the Keyhole", "Followed by": "Song of Susannah"} |
Heather Ann Wilson (born December 30, 1960) is the 11th President of the University of Texas at El Paso. She previously served as the 24th Secretary of the United States Air Force from 2017 through 2019. Wilson was the 12th president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City from 2013 to 2017, an... | {"Image caption": "Wilson in 2021", "Term start": "August 15, 2019", "Office 2": "12th President of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology", "Predecessor 2": "Robert Wharton", "Successor 2": "Jim Rankin", "Birth name": "Heather Ann Wilson", "Birth date": "1960 12 30", "Birth place": "Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.... |
Great Kingshill is a small village in the parish of Hughenden in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about five miles west of Amersham and two and a half miles south of Great Missenden.
The village name 'Kingshill' is fairly self-explanatory, meaning a hill in possession of the king. Local... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Aylesbury", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01494", "OS grid reference": "SU877979"} |
Little Kingshill is a small Chilterns village in the parish of Little Missenden in Buckinghamshire, England, with the closest amenities being in its post town of Great Missenden. It is just less than two miles south of Great Missenden, with its fast train to London Marylebone. It is approximately five miles west of Ame... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Chesham and Amersham", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01494", "OS grid reference": "SU877979"} |
Great Linford is a historic village, district and wider civil parish in the north of Milton Keynes, England, between Wolverton and Newport Pagnell, and roughly north of Central Milton Keynes.
Great Linford village
Great Linford was one of the North Buckinghamshire villages incorporated into Milton Keynes at its desi... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04012185 Great Linford 17 November 2019", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid reference": "SP854414"} |
Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr. (born February 8, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who has served as vice president of player programs and development for the Miami Heat since June 2009. Mourning played most of his 15-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career for the Heat.
Nicknamed "Zo",... | {"Conference": "NBA", "Position": "Vice President of Player Programs and Development", "Born": "Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.", "Listed height": "10", "Listed weight": "261", "High school": "Indian River(Chesapeake, Virginia)", "College": "Georgetown (1988-1992)"} |
Grendon Underwood is a village and civil parish in west Buckinghamshire, England, near the border with Oxfordshire. The village sits between Woodham and Edgcott, near the Roman road Akeman Street (now part of the A41), and around north-west of Aylesbury. At the 2011 Census, the population of the civil parish was 1,625... | {"Population": "(2011)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "OS grid reference": "SP685205", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "HP18", "Dialling code": "01296", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Web... |
Kevin Patrick Shields (born 21 May 1963) is an American-born Irish musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and producer, best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the band My Bloody Valentine. They became influential on the evolution of alternative rock with their two studio albums Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (... | {"Born": "Queens, New York City, U.S.", "Origin": "Dublin, Ireland", "Genres": "Shoegaze, dream pop, noise rock, ambient, experimental rock", "Labels": "Creation, Island, Sony, PASK, Pickpocket, mbv, Domino", "Member of": "My Bloody Valentine", "Formerly of": "Primal Scream"} |
Rachel, Lady Redgrave (28 May 1910 - 24 May 2003), known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty.
Early life
Kempson was born in Dartmouth, Devon, the daughter of Beatrice Hamilton (née Ashwell) and Eric ... | {"Name": "Rachel Kempson", "Caption": "Kempson in 1974", "Birth date": "y 1910 5 28", "Birth place": "Dartmouth, Devon, England", "Death date": "2003 5 24 1910 5 28 y", "Death place": "Millbrook, New York, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Royal Academy of Dramatic Art", "Occupation": "Actress", "Nationality": "English", "Spouse(s... |
Brian James (born Brian Robertson, 18 February 1955) is an English punk rock guitarist, who is best known for being a founding member of The Damned as well as of The Lords of the New Church.
Biography
He began his musical career playing in several proto-punk bands including London SS and The Subterraneans, in additi... | {"Born": "Hammersmith, London, England", "Genres": "Rock \n punk rock \n garage rock\n goth rock", "Labels": "BJ Records \n Illegal \n New Rose Records \n Easy Action \n Devils Jukebox Records", "Formerly of": "London SS \n The Damned \n Tanz Der Youth\n The Lords of the New Church \n Bastard\n The Dripping Lips \n The... |
Henri Charrière (; 16 November 1906 - 29 July 1973) was a French writer, convicted in 1931 as a murderer by the French courts and pardoned in 1970. He wrote the novel Papillon, a memoir of his incarceration in and escape from a penal colony in French Guiana. While Charrière claimed that Papillon was largely true, mode... | {"Name": "Henri Charriere", "Birth date": "1906 11 16 y", "Birth place": "Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès, France", "Death date": "1973 07 29 1906 11 16 y", "Death place": "Madrid, Spain", "Nationality": "Frenchlater Venezuelan", "Other names": "Papillon", "Occupation": "Memoirist", "Known For": "PapillonBanco", "Spouse(s)":... |
Marye Anne Payne Fox (9 December 1947 - 9 May 2021) was an American physical organic chemist and university administrator. She was the first female chief executive of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. In April 2004, Fox was named chancellor of the University of California, San Diego. In 2010 F... | {"Image": "Marye Anne Fox CHF Heritage Day 2012 Rush 003.JPG", "Term start": "2004", "Term end": "2012", "Order 2": "Twelfth", "Title 2": "Chancellor ofNorth Carolina State University", "Predecessor 2": "Larry K. Monteith", "Successor 2": "Robert A. Barnhardt", "Birth date": "yes 1947 12 09", "Birth place": "Canton, Oh... |
Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is an English former professional darts player, widely considered the greatest darts player of all time. Nicknamed The Power, he dominated darts for over two decades and won 214 professional tournaments, including a record 85 major titles and a record 16 World Championships. ... | {"Full name": "Philip Douglas Taylor", "Nickname": "\"The Power\"", "Born": "Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England", "Home town": "Stoke-on-Trent, England", "Darts": "26g Target Phil Taylor Gen 9", "Walk-on music": "\"The Power\" by Snap!", "BDO": "1987-1993", "PDC": "1993-2018 (founding member)", "World Ch'ship": "Quarter-... |
The Atlantics are an Australian surf band founded in 1961. Initially, the band line-up consisted of drummer Peter Hood, bassist Bosco Bosanac, Theo Penglis on lead and rhythm guitar, and guitarist Eddy Matzenik. Matzenik was replaced by Jim Skaithitis while the band was still in its earliest stages, long before the ban... | {"Origin": "Sydney, Australia", "Genres": "Surf\ngarage rock\ninstrumental rock\nprotopunk", "Labels": "CBS Records", "Website": "The Atlantics Web Site", "Members": "Peter HoodJim SkiathitisMartin Cilia"} |
Rotten Apples (The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits as titled on the album's cover) is a greatest hits compilation album by alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. In the US, it was released on November 20, 2001, along with a bonus disc titled Judas O. The album's concluding track, "Untitled", was the Pumpkins' f... | {"Released": "2001 11 20", "Recorded": "1991-2000", "Genre": "Alternative rock", "Label": "Virgin", "Producer": "Billy Corgan, Ted de Bono, Flood, James Iha, Alan Moulder, Bjorn Thorsrud, Butch Vig, Howard Willing, Brad Wood"} |
The BK 27 (also BK27 or BK-27) (German abbreviation for Bordkanone, "on-board cannon") is a caliber revolver cannon manufactured by Mauser (now part of Rheinmetall) of Germany. It was developed in the late 1960s for the MRCA (Multi Role Combat Aircraft) program that ultimately became the Panavia Tornado.
The BK 27 is... | {"Place of origin": "Germany", "Type": "Revolver cannon", "Sights": "yes", "Used by": "See operators", "Designer": "Mauser (now Rheinmetall)", "Designed": "1976", "Manufacturer": "Mauser (now Rheinmetall)", "Produced": "1977-present", "Mass": "100 kg lboz on on", "Length": "2.31 m ftin on", "Barrels": "Single barrel", ... |
Boaz Yakin (, born June 20, 1966)Profile at filmreference.com is an Israeli-American screenwriter, film director, and producer based in New York City. He has written screenplays to films like The Rookie, Fresh, A Price Above Rubies, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Now You See Me, and has directed the 2000 spor... | {"Name": "Boaz Yakin", "Birth date": "yes 1966 06 20", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Writer, director, producer", "Known For": "Remember the Titans", "Spouse(s)": "Alma Har'el 2004 2012 div", "Years active": "1989-present"} |
Lieutenant-General Arthur Richard Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington, (3 February 1807 - 13 August 1884), styled Lord Douro between 1812 and 1814 and Marquess of Douro between 1814 and 1852, was a British soldier and politician. The eldest son of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, victor of Waterloo and Prime Mi... | {"Name": "The Duke of Wellington", "Image caption": "The Duke of Wellington, 1870", "Office 2": "Member of the House of LordsLord Temporal", "Predecessor 2": "The 1st Duke of Wellington", "Successor 2": "The 3rd Duke of Wellington", "Birth date": "yes 1807 2 3", "Birth place": "Harley Street, Soho, London, England", "D... |
Karaoke is a 1996 British television drama written by Dennis Potter with the knowledge that he was dying from cancer of the pancreas.
It forms the first half of a pair with the serial Cold Lazarus. The two plays were filmed as a single production by the same team; both were directed by Renny Rye. The series was said t... | {"Created by": "Dennis Potter", "Directed by": "Renny Rye", "Starring": "Albert Finney", "Original network": "BBC1Channel 4", "Country of origin": "United Kingdom", "Original release": "1996"} |
Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington (5 April 1846 - 8 June 1900) was a British peer and Conservative Party politician.
Early life
He was a son of Lord Charles Wellesley and grandson of the 1st Duke of Wellington. He was born with no title but inherited the dukedom when in 1884 his uncle died childless.
Between 18... | {"Name": "The Duke of Wellington", "Image caption": "The Duke of Wellington, 1890s", "Office 2": "Member of the House of LordsLord Temporal", "Predecessor 2": "The 2nd Duke of Wellington", "Successor 2": "The 4th Duke of Wellington", "Birth date": "1846 4 5 y", "Birth place": "Apsley House, London", "Death date": "1900... |
The Kingdom of God Is Within You (pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ) is a non-fiction book written by Leo Tolstoy. A Christian anarchist philosophical treatise, the book was first published in Germany in 1894 after being banned in his home country of Russia. It is the culmination of 30 years of Tolstoy's thinking, and... | {"Country": "Russia (written)/Germany (first published)", "Language": "Russian", "Original title": "ru", "Published": "1894", "Media type": "Hardcover, Paperback", "Pages": "335 pages (1927 edition, hardcover)", "ISBN": "1603863826"} |
Barbara Taylor Bradford (born 10 May 1933) is a best-selling British-American novelist. Her debut novel, A Woman of Substance, was published in 1979 and sold over 30 million copies worldwide. She wrote 39 novels, all bestsellers in England and the United States.
Early life
Barbara Taylor was born in Leeds, Yorkshire,... | {"Name": "Barbara Taylor Bradford", "Post-nominals": "GBR 100% OBE", "Birth name": "Barbara Taylor", "Birth date": "1933 05 10 yes", "Birth place": "Leeds, Yorkshire, England", "Occupation": "Novelist", "Spouse(s)": "Robert E. Bradford 1963 2019 d. diedRobert E. Bradford Dies: Film & TV Producer, Husband of Novelist Ba... |
Ernest Ralph Tidyman (January 1, 1928 - July 14, 1984) was an American author and screenwriter, best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the film version of Shaft with John D. F. Black in 1971.
His screenplay for The French Connection garnered h... | {"Born": "1928 1 1", "Died": "1984 07 14 1928 1 1", "Occupation": "Author, screenwriter", "Children": "2"} |
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