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Ignacio de la Llave y Segura Zevallos (26 August 1818 - 23 June 1863) was a general and the governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz (1861-1862).
Life
He was born in Orizaba, Veracruz, a nephew of the prominent politician Pablo de la Llave. He participated in the Mexican-American War, in the 1851 revolution against A... | {"Term start": "27 June 1861", "Term end": "4 July 1862", "Image caption": "Statue of Ignacio de La Llave in Xalapa", "Predecessor 2": "Antonio Corona", "Successor 2": "Juan Soto Ramos"} |
The Chicontepec Basin (Chicontepec Formation) is a petroleum system in Mexico north-east of Mexico City, covering an area of around in the states of Veracruz, Puebla and Hidalgo. Several oil fields have been discovered in that area since 1926. A major field was discovered in 1973 but contains extra heavy crude, whic... | {"Country": "Mexico", "Region": "VeracruzPueblaHidalgo", "Discovery": "1926", "Estimated oil in place": "139000", "Recoverable oil": "19000"} |
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The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, is a regional municipality in Ontario, Canada, located in the Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario. It comprises the city of Burlington and the towns of Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills. Policing in the Region is pro... | {"Land": "964.01", "Density": "618.9", "DST": "-04:00", "Website": "www.halton.ca"} |
Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov (; 1941 1990) was a Soviet journalist and writer. Internationally, he is one of the most popular Russian writers of the late 20th century.Корабельная гавань Сергея Довлатова, 24 Август 2015, СМТУ
Biography
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Dovlatov was born on 3... | {"Native name": "ru", "Born": "1941 09 03 y", "Died": "1990 08 24 1941 09 03 y", "Occupation": "Journalist and writer", "Period": "1977-1990"} |
Dorothy Mae Ann Wordsworth (25 December 1771 - 25 January 1855) was an English author, poet, and diarist. She was the sister of the Romantic poet William Wordsworth, and the two were close all their adult lives. Dorothy Wordsworth had no ambitions to be a public author, yet she left behind numerous letters, diary entri... | {"Name": "Dorothy Wordsworth", "Caption": "Drawing of Dorothy Wordsworth in middle age", "Birth name": "Dorothy Mae Ann Wordsworth", "Birth date": "1771 12 25 y", "Birth place": "Cockermouth, Cumberland, England", "Death date": "1855 1 25 1771 12 25 y", "Death place": "near Ambleside, Westmorland, England", "Occupation... |
"Mamma Mia" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA, written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, with the lead vocals shared by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. It is the opening track on the group's third album, the self-titled ABBA (1975). The song was released in September 1975 as its sixth ... | {"B-side": "\"Intermezzo No. 1\" \"Hey, Hey Helen\" (Australia) \"Tropical Loveland\" (UK, Canada, US)", "Released": "September 1975", "Recorded": "12 March 1975", "Studio": "Metronome Studio, Stockholm", "Genre": "Pop rock William Ruhlmann Abba - ABBA Album Review https://www.allmusic.com/album/abba-mw0000474662 en... |
Mihail Kogălniceanu (; also known as Mihail Cogâlniceanu, Michel de Kogalnitchan; September 6, 1817 - July 1, 1891) was a Romanian liberal statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Minister of Romania on October 11, 1863, after the 1859 union of the Danubian Principalities under Domnitor Alexandru Ioa... | {"Name": "Mihail Kogălniceanu", "Nationality": "Moldavian, Romanian", "Term start": "October 11, 1863", "Term end": "January 26, 1865", "Order 2": "Foreign Affairs Minister of Romania", "Predecessor 2": "Dimitrie CorneaNicolae Ionescu", "Successor 2": "Nicolae IonescuIon C. Câmpineanu", "Birth date": "1817 9 6 y", "Bir... |
Shota Rustaveli (, - after c. 1220),Shota Rustaveli, Encyclopædia Britannica mononymously known simply as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature. Rustaveli was the author of The Knight i... | {"Pen name": "Rustveli Meskhetian poet", "Citizenship": "Kingdom of Georgia", "Resting place": "Monastery of the CrossJerusalem (undisclosed)", "Occupation": "poet, thinker, statesman, prince, treasurer", "Alma mater": "Gelati academy Ikalto academy Academy in Byzantine Empire", "Period": "Reign of Queen Tamar Georgia... |
Daler Singh (born 18 August 1967), better known as Daler Mehndi, is an Indian singer, songwriter, author, and record producer. He has helped to make bhangra popular worldwide, as well as Indian pop music independent of Bollywood music. He is best known for his dance songs, voice, turban, and long, flowing robes.
Early... | {"Genres": "BhangraIndi-pop", "Born": "Patna, Bihar, India", "Labels": "D Records", "Website": "www.dalermehndi.com/"} |
The Brazilian Communist Party (), originally the Communist Party of Brazil (), is a communist party in Brazil, founded on 25 March 1922. Arguably the oldest active political party in Brazil, it played an important role in the country's 20th-century history despite the relatively small number of members. A factional dis... | {"General Secretary": "Edmilson Costa", "Founded": "1922 3 25 y", "Registered": "1996 5 9 y", "Ideology": "Communism Marxism-Leninismhttp://pcb.org.br/portal/docs/manual.pdf Manual de Organização Partidária - Comitê Central do Partido Comunista Brasileiro\nhttp://pcb.org.br/portal/docs1/texto8.pdf Resoluções do XIV Con... |
Harbhajan Singh (born 3 July 1980) is an Indian politician, film actor, Television Celebrity and former cricketer. He serves as a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha, and is a retired cricketer and a cricket commentator. Harbhajan played for the Indian national cricket team from 1998 - 2016 in a career spanning nearly ... | {"Name": "Harbhajan Singh", "Image caption": "Singh at Pepsi's 'Change The Game' event in 2011", "Birth date": "1980 7 3 yes", "Birth place": "Jalandhar, Punjab, India", "Spouse(s)": "Geeta Basra 2015", "Nationality": "Indian"} |
The Acura TSX is a compact executive car manufactured by Honda and sold through its Acura division from 2003 to 2014. The TSX spanned two generations, both derived from the corresponding Japanese/European versions of the Honda Accord, which were more compact and sporting-oriented than its larger North American counterp... | {"Also called": "Honda Accord (Japan and Europe)", "Manufacturer": "Honda", "Production": "2003-2014", "Class": "Compact executive car (D)", "Layout": "FF layout", "Predecessor": "Acura Integra (sedan, US only)", "Successor": "Acura TLXAcura ILX (as entry-level in the US)Acura RDX (for station wagon)"} |
High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. High Park is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One-third of the park remains in a natural state, with a rare oak savannah ecology. High Park was opened t... | {"Type": "Urban park", "Location": "1873 Bloor Street West,Toronto, Ontario,Canada", "Coordinates": "43.646821 N 79.462996 W region:CA-ON dms inline,title", "Area": "398 acre http://wholemap.com/historic/toronto.php?neighbourhood=High%20Park Historic photos from around High Park, Toronto WholeMap.com May 7, 2011 li... |
The New Communist Party of Britain is an anti-revisionist Marxist-Leninist communist party in Britain. The origins of the NCP lie in the Communist Party of Great Britain from which it split in 1977. The organisation takes an anti-revisionist stance on Marxist-Leninism and is opposed to Eurocommunism. After the fall of ... | {"Abbreviation": "NCP", "General Secretary": "Andy Brooks", "Founded": "1977", "Ideology": "CommunismMarxism-LeninismStalinismAnti-revisionismHard Euroscepticism", "Political position": "Far-left", "International affiliation": "IMCWP20 IMCWP, Participants List http://www.solidnet.org/article/20-IMCWP-Participants-List... |
Walk Among Us is the debut album by the American punk rock band Misfits, released in March 1982 by Ruby Records and its parent label Slash Records. It was the first full-length album to be released by the band, although it was the third to be recorded, after Static Age and 12 Hits from Hell. The recording sessions for ... | {"Released": "March 1982", "Recorded": "June 1981, August 1981, December 1981-January 1982", "Studio": "Master Sound Productions, Mix-O-Lydian, Newfound Sound Studios", "Genre": "Hardcore punkMisfits - \"Walk Among Us\" https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/tbslandfill/album/19971-walk-among-us/ Album of the Year Augu... |
Jason Neil Gillespie (born 19 April 1975) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer who played all three formats of the game. A right-arm fast bowler, he was also a competent lower-order batsman whose unbeaten 201 in his last Test match is the highest score by a night-watchman in international cricket.
Gille... | {"Full name": "Jason Neil Gillespie", "Nickname": "Dizzy", "Born": "Sydney, New South Wales, Australia", "Height": "195", "Role": "Bowler", "Batting": "Right-handed", "Bowling": "Right-arm fast"} |
Witold Roman Lutosławski (; 25 January 1913 - 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music, he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish composer since Szymanowski, and possibly the greatest Polish composer since Chopin". His compositions—of... | {"Name": "Witold Lutosławski", "Birth name": "Witold Roman Lutosławski", "Caption": "Lutosławski in 1992", "Birth date": "1913 01 25 y", "Birth place": "Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire", "Death date": "1994 02 07 1913 01 25 y", "Death place": "Warsaw, Poland", "Education": "University of Warsaw", "Occupation": ... |
William Thomas Harris III (born September 22, 1940) is an American writer, best known for a series of suspense novels about his most famous character, Hannibal Lecter. The majority of his works have been adapted into films and television, most notably The Silence of the Lambs, which became only the third film in Academ... | {"Born": "1940 9 22", "Occupation": "Novelist", "Education": "English language", "Alma mater": "Baylor University", "Period": "1975–present", "Children": "1"} |
Charles Prestwich Scott (26 October 1846 - 1 January 1932), usually cited as C. P. Scott, was a British journalist, publisher and politician. Born in Bath, Somerset, he was the editor of The Manchester Guardian (now The Guardian) from 1872 until 1929 and its owner from 1907 until his death. He was also a Liberal Member... | {"Name": "C. P. Scott", "Caption": "Scott in 1919", "Birth name": "Charles Prestwich Scott", "Birth date": "1846 10 26 y", "Birth place": "Bath, Somerset, England", "Death date": "1932 1 1 1846 10 26 y", "Alma mater": "Corpus Christi College, Oxford", "Occupation": "Journalist, editor", "Spouse(s)": "Rachel Cook (1874-... |
Michael Laudrup (, born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. He is the older brother of fellow retired footballer Brian Laudrup.
During his playing career, Laudrup won league titles with Ajax, Barcelona, Real Madrid a... | {"Name": "Michael Laudrup", "Picture caption": "Laudrup in 2016", "Full name": "Michael LaudrupGaarskr Jesper Barça: Historien om FC Barcelona 2010 Gyldendal Sheffield 978-87-02-08764-2 135", "Birth date": "1964 6 15 yhttp://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l1966.html Laudrup: Michael Laudrup: Manager BDFutbol 21 Decemb... |
William Lawrence Francis Cullen (February 18, 1920 - July 7, 1990) was an American radio and television personality whose career spanned five decades. Known for appearing on game shows and later as a prolific game show host, he hosted 23 shows, earning the nickname "Dean of Game Show Hosts".Obituary: "Bill Cullen, Lon... | {"Name": "Bill Cullen", "Image": "Bill Cullen 1954.JPG", "Caption": "Cullen in 1954", "Birth name": "William Lawrence Francis Cullen", "Birth date": "1920 2 18 y", "Birth place": "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "1990 7 7 1920 2 18 y", "Death place": "Bel Air, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University... |
Clive Michael Charles (3 October 1951 - 26 August 2003) was an English football player, coach and television announcer. He was one of five National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) coaches to win more than 400 games.
Born in Dagenham, Essex to Grenadan immigrants, Charles began his career with West Ham United, w... | {"Name": "Clive Charles", "Full name": "Clive Michael Charles", "Picture caption": "Charles in 1968", "Birth date": "y 1951 10 3", "Birth place": "Dagenham, Essex, England", "Date of death": "y 2003 8 26 1951 10 3", "Place of death": "Portland, Oregon, U.S.http://www.socceramerica.com/article/4762/clive-charles-1951-20... |
Linda Teresa Sánchez (born January 28, 1969) is an American politician and former labor lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to Congress in 2002 in . Sánchez serves on the Ways and Means Committee; she was the ranking member on the House Ethi... | {"Name": "Linda Sánchez", "Predecessor 2": "Steve Horn (redistricting)", "Birth name": "Linda Teresa Sánchez", "Birth date": "1969 1 28", "Birth place": "Orange, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "James Sullivan 2009", "Education": "University of California, Berkeley (BA)University of California, Los Angeles (JD)", "Offi... |
Edward Randall Royce (born October 12, 1951) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1993 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Royce served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2019. He previous... | {"Name": "Ed Royce", "Term start": "January 3, 2013", "Term end": "January 3, 2019", "State senate2": "California", "District 2": "32nd", "Predecessor 2": "Ruben Ayala", "Successor 2": "Rob Hurtt", "Birth name": "Edward Randall Royce", "Birth date": "1951 10 12", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Spouse(... |
Charles Jeremy Lewis (October 21, 1934 - July 15, 2021) was an American politician who was a U.S. representative, last serving . He was first elected to Congress in 1978, and previously represented the 40th, 35th, and 37th districts. A Republican, he was chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, serving in that ... | {"Name": "Jerry Lewis", "Term start": "January 3, 1979", "Term end": "January 3, 2013", "Office 2": "Chair of the House Appropriations Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Bill Young", "Successor 2": "Dave Obey", "Birth name": "Charles Jeremy Lewis", "Birth date": "1934 10 21", "Birth place": "Seattle, Washington, U.S.", "Dea... |
Gary Gene Miller (born October 16, 1948) is an American politician, who was the Republican U.S. Representative for . He was first elected in 1998 and served until 2015, when he retired. The district includes most of southern and western San Bernardino County. He previously represented the 42nd District from 1999 to 201... | {"Name": "Gary Miller", "Term start": "January 3, 1999", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "Birth date": "1948 10 16", "Birth place": "Huntsville, Arkansas, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Mt. San Antonio College", "Spouse(s)": "Cathy Miller", "Residence": "Diamond Bar, California (c. 1987-2012)Rancho Cucamonga, California (2012-pr... |
Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger (8 May 1894Döring 2001, p. 600. - 10 May 1945) was a German paramilitary commander in charge of, and personally involved in progressive annihilation of Polish nation, its culture, its heritage and its wealth. Long before the war he was a high-ranking member of the SA and the SS. Between 1939 an... | {"Name": "Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger", "Birth date": "1894 5 8 y", "Death date": "1945 5 10 1894 5 8 y", "Birth place": "Straßburg, German Empire", "Death place": "Eggelsberg, Allied-occupied Austria"} |
Daniel Mark Lewin (; May 14, 1970 - September 11, 2001), sometimes spelled Levin, was an American-Israeli mathematician and entrepreneur who co-founded internet company Akamai Technologies. A passenger on board American Airlines Flight 11, it is believed that Lewin was stabbed to death by Satam al-Suqami, one of the h... | {"Name": "Daniel Lewin", "Birth date": "1970 5 14", "Birth place": "Denver, Colorado, U.S.", "Death date": "2001 9 11 1970 5 14", "Death place": "Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death cause": "Stab wounds", "Education": "Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (BA, BS)Massachusetts Institute of Technology", "Spouse(s)": "Anne... |
Michael Herman Michaud (born January 18, 1955) is an American businessman and politician from Maine. Michaud served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The primarily rural district comprises nearly 80% of the state by area and includes the cities of Lewiston, Aubur... | {"Name": "Mike Michaud", "Term start": "January 2019", "District 2": "ME 2 2nd", "Predecessor 2": "John Baldacci", "Successor 2": "Bruce Poliquin", "Birth name": "Michael Herman Michaud", "Birth date": "1955 1 18", "Birth place": "Millinocket, Maine, U.S."} |
Joseph Natalio Baca Sr. (born January 23, 1947) is an American Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for southwestern San Bernardino County (including Fontana, Rialto, Ontario and parts of the city of San Bernardino) from 1999 to 2013.
In June 2015, Baca switched his affiliation to the Republican... | {"Name": "Joe Baca", "Term start": "November 16, 1999", "Term end": "January 3, 2013", "State senate2": "California", "District 2": "32nd", "Predecessor 2": "Ruben Ayala", "Successor 2": "Nell Soto", "Birth name": "Joseph Natalio Baca", "Birth date": "1947 1 23", "Birth place": "Belen, New Mexico, U.S.", "Other politic... |
Kenneth Stanton Calvert (born June 8, 1953) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , and previously the 44th, 42nd, and 43rd, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is part of the Inland Empire of Southern California.
Early life, education, an... | {"Name": "Ken Calvert", "Term start": "January 3, 1993", "Birth name": "Kenneth Stanton Calvert", "Birth date": "1953 6 8", "Birth place": "Corona, California, U.S.", "Education": "Chaffey College (AA)San Diego State University (BA)", "Official website": "https://calvert.house.gov/ House website"} |
Mary Bono (née Whitaker and formerly Mary Bono Mack, born October 24, 1961) is an American politician, businesswoman, and lobbyist who served Palm Springs and most of central and eastern Riverside County, California, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1998 to 2013.
A member of the Republican Party, Bono was fir... | {"Name": "Mary Bono", "Term start": "April 7, 1998", "Term end": "January 3, 2013", "Birth name": "Mary Whitaker", "Birth date": "1961 10 24", "Birth place": "Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Sonny Bono 1986 1998 diedGlenn Baxley 2001 2005 divConnie Mack IV 2007 2013 divStephen S. Oswald 2015", "Education": "Unive... |
Stourhead () is a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset. The estate is about northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most... | {"Type": "House and garden", "Coordinates": "51.108 -2.3191 type:landmark_region:GB_WIL inline,title", "Location": "Stourton with Gasper, Wiltshire, England", "Built": "House: 1721-1724, destroyed in fire, rebuilt 1906Gardens: 1741-1780", "Architectural style(s)": "Neo-Palladian", "Governing body": "National Trust"} |
The dinar ( (); sign: LD in Latin, ل.د in Arabic; code: LYD) is the official currency of Libya. The dinar is divided into 1,000 dirhams (). It is issued by the Central Bank of Libya, which also supervises the banking system and regulates credit.
History
It was introduced in September 1971 and replaced the pound at par... | {"ISO 4217 code": "LYD", "Date of introduction": "1 January 1971", "Subunit": "1 1000", "Symbol": "LD", "Symbol comment": "and ar ل.د"} |
Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a 17-year Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, and member of the White House staff in the Reagan Administration. Prior to his Washington ... | {"Name": "Christopher Cox", "Term start": "August 3, 2005", "Term end": "January 20, 2009", "Birth name": "Charles Christopher Cox", "Birth date": "1952 10 16", "Birth place": "Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Rebecca Gernhardt", "Education": "University of Southern California (BA)Harvard University (JD, MBA... |
Reverb is a weekly HBO music television series spotlighting emerging talent that ran for four seasons (1997-2001). Reverb captured the energy and spontaneity of live music by taking viewers on stage, backstage, and into the audience at some of the premier venues in the United States. Joining artists on tour, without sp... | {"Running time": "50 minutes", "Starring": "Various artists", "Country of origin": "United States", "Original network": "HBO", "Original release": "2001 11 28"} |
Robert Earl Filner (born September 4, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 35th mayor of San Diego from December 2012 through August 2013, when he resigned amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment. He later pleaded guilty to state charges of false imprisonment and battery. He is a member of the Demo... | {"Birth name": "Robert Earl Filner", "Birth date": "1942 09 04", "Birth place": "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Term start": "December 3, 2012", "Term end": "August 30, 2013", "Alma mater": "Cornell University (BA, PhD)University of Delaware (MA)", "Spouse(s)": "Barbara Christy (divorced)Rowe Peter For 'nice' San Di... |
Duncan Lee Hunter (born May 31, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009.
Hunter was the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee during the 108th and 109th Congress. Hunter sought the Republican ... | {"Name": "Duncan L. Hunter", "Term start": "January 3, 2007", "Term end": "January 3, 2009", "Office 2": "Member of theU.S. House of Representativesfrom California", "Predecessor 2": "Lionel Van Deerlin", "Successor 2": "Duncan D. Hunter", "Birth name": "Duncan Lee Hunter", "Birth date": "1948 5 31", "Birth place": "Ri... |
Susan Carol Alpert Davis (born April 13, 1944) is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for for one term and for nine terms from 2001 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Her district included central and eastern portions of the city of San Diego, as well as eastern suburbs ... | {"Name": "Susan Davis", "Term start": "January 3, 2001", "Term end": "January 3, 2021", "Birth name": "Susan Carol Alpert", "Birth date": "1944 4 13Regional/North_America/United_States/California/Government/Federal/US_House_of_Representatives/Susan_Davis_%5BD-53%5D Susan Davis", "Birth place": "Cambridge, Massachusetts... |
Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter (born February 5, 1989) is an American actor. His prominent roles include the title role in the 2003 live action film Peter Pan, Jacob in the 2014 disaster film Into the Storm, and the recurring role of J. D. McCoy in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights (2008-2010).
Early life
Sum... | {"Name": "Jeremy Sumpter", "Caption": "Sumpter in 2014", "Birth name": "Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter", "Spouse(s)": "Elizabeth Treadway 2022https://people.com/movies/actor-jeremy-sumpter-marries-elizabeth-treadway-wedding-photos-exclusive/ 'Peter Pan' Actor Jeremy Sumpter Marries Elizabeth Treadway in Tennessee: 'Best D... |
Lan Yu is also the Chinese name for Orchid Island.
Lan Yu () is a 2001 gay-themed Hong Kong-Mainland Chinese film set in Beijing by Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan.
Background
The movie is based on a novel published anonymously on the Internet in 1998. The filming itself took place in Beijing, without government per... | {"Directed by": "Stanley Kwan", "Produced by": "Zhang Yongning", "Written by": "Jimmy Ngai", "Starring": "Hu JunLiu YeSu JinLi HuatongLuo FangZhang YongningLi ShuangZhao MinfenZhang Fan", "Distributed by": "Yongning Creative Workshop", "Box office": "$3,847,964https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1985971713/weekend/... |
FRELIMO (; from the Portuguese , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It is the dominant party in Mozambique and has won a majority of the seats in the Assembly of the Republic in every election since the country's first multi-party election in 1994.
Founded in 1962, FRELIMO began as a nationalis... | {"Abbreviation": "FRELIMO", "Leader": "Filipe Nyusi", "Slogan": "\"Unity, Criticism, Unity\"1 March 2014 Election of FRELIMO Candidate Goes Into the Night http://allafrica.com/stories/201403020010.html Mozambique News Agency 9 June 2014", "Founded": "1962 6 25 y", "Merger of": "MANU, UDENAMO and UNAMI", "Headquarte... |
Sarita is a census-designated place (CDP) in, and the county seat of Kenedy County, Texas, United States. It is the only settlement of note in the county, and as of the 2010 census had a population of 238. Sarita has been ranked the most politically liberal town in Texas.
History
thumb|Kenedy Pasture Company, which al... | {"Land": "3.08", "Water": "0.09", "Density": "77.3", "DST": "-5"} |
The Kimberley is the northernmost of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Timor Sea, on the south by the Great Sandy and Tanami deserts in the region of the Pilbara, and on the east by the Northern Territory.
The region was named in 1879 by governme... | {"Type": "region", "Name": "Kimberley", "State Abbreviation": "wa", "Image": "\"Location of the Kimberley region in Western Australia\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" zoom=\"4\" latitude=\"-18\" longitude=\"127\">\n{ \"type\": \"ExternalData\", \"service\": \"page\", \"title\": \"Western Australian region - Kimberley.map... |
B.U.G. Mafia (an abbreviation for "Bucharest Underground Mafia"), is a Romanian hip hop group from Pantelimon, Bucharest, widely regarded as one of the seminal acts of gangsta rap in Romania. Founded in 1993 as Black Underground, its original lineup consisted of Vlad "Tataee" Irimia, Dragoș "Caddy" (short for Cadillac)... | {"Origin": "Pantelimon, Bucharest, Romania", "Genres": "Hip hop \n Gangsta rap\n Hardcore hip hop\n G-funk\n Underground rap", "Labels": "AMMA Record\n Cat Music\n Media Services\n Casa Productions", "Website": "bugmafiaoficial.ro", "Members": "Tataee\n Caddillac\n Uzzi"} |
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a 1939 American biographical musical comedy directed by H.C. Potter. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, and Walter Brennan. The film is based on the stories My Husband and My Memories of Vernon Castle, by Irene Castle. The movie was adapted by Oscar Ham... | {"Directed by": "H. C. Potter", "Produced by": "George Haight", "Based on": "My Husband1919 book Irene Castle", "Screenplay by": "Richard ShermanOscar Hammerstein IIDorothy Yost", "Starring": "Fred AstaireGinger RogersEdna May OliverWalter Brennan", "Music by": "VariousReel Classics: The Story of Vernon and Irene Castl... |
Michael Jerome Tuite (December 27, 1966 - December 6, 2003) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling from 1999 to 2001 under the ring names The Wall and Sgt. A.W.O.L., as well as his appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2002 and 2003 as... | {"Birth name": "Michael Jerome Tuite", "Ring name(s)": "Big JohnGigantesHell RaiserSgt. A.W.O.L.MaliceSgt. A-WallSnuffThe Wallhttp://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/malice/ Malice 2009-03-25 Online World of Wrestling", "Billed height": "6 ft 8 in", "Billed weight": "320 lb", "Born": "Ocean Grove, New Jersey, U.S... |
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a series of compact executive cars produced by Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the 190 (W201) range, the C-Class was the smallest model in the marque's line-up until the W168 A-Class arrived in 1997. The C-Class has been available with a "4MATIC" four-wheel d... | {"Manufacturer": "Daimler-Benz (1994-1998)DaimlerChrysler (1998-2007)Daimler AG (2007-2022)Mercedes-Benz Group AG(2022-present)", "Production": "1993-present", "Class": "Compact executive car (D)", "Layout": "Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive (4MATIC)", "Predecessor": "Mercedes-Benz 190 E (W201)"} |
Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 - June 29, 1967) was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s while under contract at 20th Century Fox, Mansfield was known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts. Her f... | {"Name": "Jayne Mansfield", "Caption": "Mansfield in Kiss Them for Me (1957)", "Birth name": "Vera Jayne Palmer", "Birth date": "yes 1933 04 19", "Birth place": "Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "yes 1967 06 29 1933 04 19", "Death place": "New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.", "Death cause": "Brain trauma sustain... |
Fox Soccer (formerly Fox Soccer Channel & Fox Sports World before that) was an American television specialty channel specializing in soccer, owned by 21st Century Fox, which operated from 1997 to 2013. It formerly broadcast rugby and Australian rules football, but in its final years it was devoted strictly to soccer.
... | {"Headquarters": "Houston, Texas", "Launched": "1997 11 1", "Closed": "2013 9 2", "Former names": "Fox Sports World (1997-2005)Fox Soccer Channel (2005-11)", "Replaced by": "FXXFox Soccer Plus (namesake)", "Sister channels": "Fox Soccer Plus", "Owner": "21st Century Fox (Fox Networks Group)"} |
thumb|Aerial view of UNC Charlotte in 2010
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (or Charlotte) is a public research university in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral, 66 master's, and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colleges. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universitie... | {"Type": "Public research university", "Endowment": "$314 million (2022)As of February 17, 2023. https://www.nacubo.org/Research/2022/Public-NTSE-Tables U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2022 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22 National Association of Colleg... |
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, formerly known as Sonderklasse (German for "special class", abbreviated as "S-Klasse"), is a series of full-sized luxury sedans, limousines and armored sedans produced by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz. The S-Class is the designation for top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz models and was offici... | {"Manufacturer": "Daimler-Benz (1972-1998)\n DaimlerChrysler (1998-2007)\n Daimler AG (2007-2022)\n Mercedes-Benz Group (2022-present)", "Production": "1954-present (S-Class nomenclature adopted since 1972)", "Class": "F-segmentUltra luxury car (1972-1998 and Maybach models)https://www.newcartestdrive.com/reviews/19... |
The Four Lads were a Canadian male singing quartet that earned many gold singles and albums in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Their million-selling signature tunes include "Moments to Remember"; "Standing on the Corner"; "No, Not Much"; "Who Needs You?"; and "Istanbul".
The Four Lads appeared on many television shows, i... | {"Origin": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Genres": "Traditional pop", "Labels": "Okeh, Columbia, Kapp, Dot, United Artists", "Website": "thefourlads.com"} |
Timbits is the name of a bite-sized fried-dough confection sold at the Canadian-based franchise Tim Hortons. Equivalent to the American "donut hole," they were introduced in April 1976.
Name and variations
thumb|left|Chocolate timbits in box
The word Timbit is a play on the word "tidbit" (a delicate bit or morsel of f... | {"Name of food": "Timbits", "Width of image": "250px", "Image caption": "Sour cream glazed and honey dip timbits", "Creator": "Tim Hortons", "Type of dish": "Doughnut, donut hole", "Calories per serving": "45 to 90Timbits http://www.timhortons.com/us/en/menu/timbits.php timhortons.com 26 August 2014"} |
Martinez Lake is a lake in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona, about 60 miles north of Yuma, Arizona on the Lower Colorado River. Its area is about , depending upon where its boundary with the Colorado River is taken to be.
Fish species
Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Striped Bass
Crappie
Bullhe... | {"Location": "Yuma County, Arizona", "Coordinates": "32 58 59 N 114 28 34 W type:waterbody_region:US inline,title", "Primary inflows": "Lower Colorado River", "Primary outflows": "Lower Colorado River", "Basin": "United States"} |
Mittry Lake is located in the Mittry Lake Wildlife Area, just north of Yuma, Arizona, on the Lower Colorado River. It is located in between the upstream Imperial Dam and the downstream Laguna Dam. Mittry Lake comprises about , with much of the shoreline covered with cattails and bullrush. The lake has undergone rehabil... | {"Location": "Yuma County, Arizona", "Coordinates": "32 49 38 N 114 27 14 W region:US-AZ_type:waterbody inline,title", "Basin": "United States", "Average depth": "8 ft on", "Surface elevation": "185 ft on", "Managing agency": "Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Bureau of Land Management"} |
iSight is a brand name used by Apple Inc. to refer to cameras on various devices. The name was originally used for the external iSight webcam, which retailed for US$149, connected to a computer via a FireWire cable, and came with a set of mounts to place it atop any then current Apple display, laptop computer, all-in-o... | {"Maker": "Apple Inc.", "Type": "Motion picture camera", "Sensor type": "Digital CCD", "Sensor size": "1/4-inch; 640×480 resolution", "Lens": "Glass, internal auto-focus lens system", "Focus": "Automatic (50 mm - ∞)"} |
The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is an information technology conference held annually by Apple Inc. The conference is usually held at Apple Park in California. The event is usually used to showcase new software and technologies in the macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS families as well as other Apple soft... | {"Most recent": "June 5-9, 2023 (both online and in-person)March 29, 2023 Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference returns June 5, 2023 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/03/apples-worldwide-developers-conference-returns-june-5/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230330082752/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/03/apples-wo... |
The Avengers are an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in San Francisco, California, United States. The band recorded an EP, We Are the One (1977), and after opening for the Sex Pistols worked with Steve Jones, but had not released an album before breaking up in 1979. After the breakup an EP with the Steve Jones-pr... | {"Origin": "San Francisco, California, United States", "Genres": "Punk rock, hardcore punk", "Labels": "Dangerhouse, White Noise, CD Presents, Lookout! Records", "Members": "Penelope HoustonGreg IngrahamJoel ReaderLuis Illades"} |
Larry Williams (born Lawrence Eugene Williams, a.k.a. Lawrence Edward Williams; May 10, 1935 - January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957... | {"Born": "New Orleans, Louisiana, United States", "Died": "Los Angeles, California", "Origin": "New Orleans", "Genres": "Rock and roll\nR&B\nfunk\nsoul", "Labels": "Specialty, London, Chess, Okeh, Fantasy"} |
The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a Native American grassroots movement which was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July 1968, initially centered in urban areas in order to address systemic issues of poverty, discrimination, and police brutality against Native Americans. AIM soon widened its focus from urban iss... | {"Abbreviation": "AIM", "Leader": "Dennis BanksClyde BellecourtVernon BellecourtRussell Means", "Founded": "July 1968", "Ideology": "Native American civil rightsAnti-racismAnti-imperialismPan-Indianism"} |
Joseph Amos Milburn (April 1, 1927 - January 3, 1980) was an American R&B singer and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. One commentator noted, "Milburn excelled at good-natured, upbeat romps about booze and partying, imbued with a vibrant sense of humour and double entendre, as well as vivid, down-home imagery in... | {"Born": "Houston, Texas, U.S.", "Died": "Houston, Texas, U.S.", "Genres": "Rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, jump blues", "Labels": "Aladdin"} |
Sayed Darwish (, ; 17 March 1892 - 14 September 1923) was an Egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of Egyptian popular music and one of Egypt's greatest musicians and seen by some as its single greatest composer.
Early life
Sayed Darwish was born in Kôm el-Dikka Alexandria on 17 March 1892. Durin... | {"Born": "yes 1892 3 17", "Origin": "Alexandria, Egypt", "Died": "Alexandria, Egypt", "Genres": "Egyptian music"} |
Richard Nelson Williamson (born 8 March 1940) is a British independent Traditionalist Catholic bishop who opposes the changes in the church brought about by the Second Vatican Council.
In 1988, Williamson was one of four Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) priests illicitly consecrated as bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefe... | {"Ordination": "Marcel Lefebvre", "Consecration": "Marcel Lefebvre", "Born": "Buckinghamshire, England", "Nationality": "British", "Denomination": "Traditionalist Catholic", "Motto": "Fidelis inveniatur1 Cor 4:2 DRB. NVUL: that a man be found faithful · ut fidelis quis inveniatur unset"} |
Robert Gillespie (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the lead singer, founding member, primary lyricist, and sole continuous member of the alternative rock band Primal Scream."BOBBY GILLESPIE GOES IN SEARCH OF HIS ULTIMATE CREATIVE HERO" GQ. Retr... | {"Born": "Glasgow, Scotland", "Genres": "Alternative rock, post-punk, indie pop, psychedelic rock, acid house, dance-rock", "Labels": "Creation, Beggars Banquet, Sony", "Website": "official website"} |
Shaun William George Ryder (born 23 August 1962) is an English singer, songwriter and poet. As lead singer of Happy Mondays, he was a leading figure in the Madchester cultural scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1993, he formed Black Grape with former Happy Mondays dancer Bez. He was the runner-up on the te... | {"Born": "Little Hulton, Lancashire, England", "Genres": "Alternative dance alternative rock baggy Britpop electronica Madchester", "Labels": "Factory", "Member of": "Happy Mondays Black Grape", "Website": "happymondaysofficial.co.uk"} |
Norid AS is the registry for the Norwegian country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) .no (Norway), .sj (Svalbard and Jan Mayen) and .bv (Bouvet Island). By agreement with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, Norid is delegated the exclusive authority to assign, administer and register domain names under these three t... | {"Type": "Public limited company", "Industry": "Domain name registry", "Founded": "1 July 2003", "Headquarters": "Norway", "Services": ".no\n .sj\n .bv", "Revenue": "48.8 million (2020)", "Parent": "Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation", "Website": "www.norid.no"} |
Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 - September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick.
Early life
David was born in New York City, a son of Austrian Jewish immigrants Lina (née Goldberg) ... | {"Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Died": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Pop", "Spouse(s)": "Alice 1987 died\n Eunice"} |
Dante's Peak is a 1997 American disaster film directed by Roger Donaldson, written by Leslie Bohem, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, and Charles Hallahan. The film is set in the fictional town of Dante's Peak where the inhabitants fight to survive a volcanic eruption from a long dormant stratovolcano that h... | {"Directed by": "Roger Donaldson", "Produced by": "Gale Anne Hurd\n Joseph Singer", "Written by": "Leslie Bohem", "Starring": "Pierce Brosnan\n Linda Hamilton\n Charles Hallahan", "Music by": "James Newton Howard\n John Frizzell", "Cinematography": "Andrzej Bartkowiak", "Edited by": "Conrad Buff IV\n Tina Hirsch\n Howa... |
Lionel Edmund Rose MBE (21 June 1948 - 8 May 2011) was an Australian professional boxer who competed from 1964 to 1976. He held the undisputed WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles from 1968 to 1969, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title. He later became the first Indigenous Australian to b... | {"Real name": "Lionel Edmund Rose", "Weight(s)": "Bantamweight \nSuper-featherweight\nLightweight", "Height": "5 ft 5+1/2 in", "Born": "Labertouche, Victoria, Australia", "Died": "Warragul, Victoria, Australia", "Stance": "Orthodox", "Total fights": "53", "Wins": "42", "Wins by KO": "12", "Losses": "11", "Nickname(s)":... |
Coniston Water is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It is the third largest by volume, after Windermere and Ullswater, and the fifth-largest by area. The lake has a length of , a maximum width of , and a maximum depth of . Its outflow is the River Crake, which drains into Morcambe Bay via the estuary o... | {"Location": "Lake District, Cumbria", "Coordinates": "54 21 N 3 04 W region:GB_type:waterbody inline,title", "Primary outflows": "River Crake", "Basin": "United Kingdom", "Max. length": "8.8 km mi 1 on", "Max. width": "793 m mi 2 on", "Average depth": "24.1 m ft 1 on", "Max. depth": "56.1 m ft 1 on", "Shore length1": ... |
This is a comprehensive list of awards, honours and other recognitions bestowed on Nelson Mandela. Mandela received more than 260 awards over 40 years, most notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
From 1994 to 1999, Mandela was President of South Africa. He was the first such African to be elected in fully representati... | {"Honorific prefix": "His Excellency", "Name": "Nelson Mandela", "Post-nominals": "OMP SBG SBS CLS DMG MMS MMB GCFR NPk OM RSerafO CC AC GCStJ OJ QC GCIHhttp://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=60762 No. 27376 - Consolidated official table of precedence: Orders, decorations and medals 11 Marc... |
Lupu Coci, known as Vasile Lupu (; 1595-1661), was a Voivode of Moldavia of Albanian origin between 1634 and 1653. Lupu had secured the Moldavian throne in 1634 after a series of complicated intrigues and managed to hold it for twenty years. Vasile was a capable administrator and a brilliant financier and was soon almo... | {"Father": "Neculai", "Born": "Arbanasi?", "Died": "Constantinople", "Religion": "Orthodox"} |
thumb|220px|The Ducal Palace
thumb|220px|A view from Urbino
thumb|220px|View of the Duomo
Urbino ( , ; Romagnol: Urbìn) is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, southwest of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage... | {"Name": "Urbino", "Official name": "Comune di Urbino", "Native name": "rgn Urbìn", "Image caption": "Urbino", "Coordinates": "43 43 N 12 38 E inline,title", "Region": "Marche", "Province": "Pesaro and Urbino (PU)", "Frazioni": "Ca' Mazzasette, Canavaccio, Castelcavallino, La Torre, Mazzaferro, Pieve di Cagna, San Mari... |
Sir Manuel Amadeo Esquivel (2 May 1940 - 10 February 2022) was a Belizean politician. As leader of the United Democratic Party, he served as the second prime minister of Belize from 1984 to 1989, and then again from 1993 to 1998. His party's victory in 1984 was the first time an opposition party had won a general ele... | {"Image caption": "Esquivel in 1993", "Name": "Manuel Esquivel", "Nationality": "Belizean-->", "Term start": "17 December 1984", "Term end": "7 September 1989", "Predecessor 2": "George Cadle Price", "Successor 2": "Said Musa", "Birth date": "1940 05 02 y", "Birth place": "Belize City, British Honduras(now Belize)", "D... |
Timothy O'Reilly (born 6 June 1954) is an Irish-American author and publisher, who is the founder of O'Reilly Media (formerly O'Reilly & Associates). He popularised the terms open source and Web 2.0.
Education and early life
Born in County Cork, Ireland, Tim O'Reilly moved to San Francisco, California, with his family... | {"Name": "Tim O'Reilly", "Alt": "Tim O'Reilly in 2017", "Caption": "O'Reilly in 2017", "Birth name": "Timothy O'Reilly", "Birth date": "y 1954 6 6", "Birth place": "Cork, Ireland", "Employer": "O'Reilly Media", "Boards": "Safari Books OnlineMaker MediaPeerJMacromediaMySQL AB Code for America", "Alma mater": "Harvard Un... |
Diana Louise DeGette ( ; born July 29, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is based in Denver. DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 to 2019 and is the dean of Colorado's congressional delegation; she served as... | {"Name": "Diana DeGette", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Birth name": "Diana Louise DeGette", "Birth date": "1957 7 29", "Birth place": "Tachikawa, Japan", "Spouse(s)": "Lino Lipinsky 1985", "Education": "Colorado College (BA)New York University (JD)", "Official website": "House website"} |
Mark Emery Udall ( ; born July 18, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing . Prior to being elected to Congress, he represented parts of Bould... | {"Name": "Mark Udall", "Term start": "January 3, 2009", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "State house 2": "Colorado", "District 2": "13th", "Predecessor 2": "Peggy Lamm", "Successor 2": "Tom Plant", "Birth name": "Mark Emery Udall", "Birth date": "1950 7 18", "Birth place": "Tucson, Arizona, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Maggie F... |
Nicholas Joseph Rahall II ( ; born May 20, 1949) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 2015. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of West Virginia.
He began his pol... | {"Name": "Nick Rahall", "Term start": "January 3, 2011", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "Office 2": "Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee", "Predecessor 2": "George Miller", "Successor 2": "Don Young", "Birth name": "Nicholas Joseph Rahall II", "Birth date": "1949 5 20", "Birth place": "Beckley, West... |
The Good Earth is a historical fiction novel by Pearl S. Buck published in 1931 that dramatizes family life in a 20th-century Chinese village in Anhwei. It is the first book in her House of Earth trilogy, continued in Sons (1932) and A House Divided (1935). It was the best-selling novel in the United States in both 193... | {"Cover artist": "Matthew Louie", "Country": "China", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "John Day", "Media type": "Print", "Pages": "356 (1st edition)", "Followed by": "Sons"} |
Stephen Scott Emory McInnisColorado Attorney Information, McInnis page, Colorado Supreme Court. (born May 9, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer who was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado from 1993 to 2005. In August 2010, McInnis lost his bid to become the Republican nominee ... | {"Name": "Scott McInnis", "Term start": "January 1, 2015", "State house 2": "Colorado", "District 2": "57th", "Predecessor 2": "Kathleen Sullivanhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=869184 Our Campaigns - CO State House 57 Race - Nov 02, 1982", "Successor 2": "Russell L. Georgehttps://www.ourcampaigns.c... |
Marilyn Neoma Musgrave (née Shuler; born January 27, 1949), American politician, is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives who served from 2003 to 2009, representing the 4th District of Colorado.
Musgrave served on the Agriculture and Small Business Committees. In the 110th Congress, ... | {"Name": "Marilyn Musgrave", "Birth name": "Marilyn Neoma Shuler", "Birth date": "1949 01 27", "Birth place": "Greeley, Colorado, U.S.", "State senate2": "Colorado", "District 2": "1st", "Preceded 2": "Donald Douglas “Don” Amenthttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=338924 Our Campaigns - CO Senate 01 Rac... |
right|thumb|275px|Hefley, left, receives an award from the Director of Centennial Airport.
Joel Maurice Hefley (born April 18, 1935) is an American Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 5th Congressional District of Colorado from 1987 to 2007. His wi... | {"Name": "Joel Hefley", "Birth name": "Joel Maurice Hefley", "Birth date": "1935 4 18", "Birth place": "Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S.", "State senate2": "Colorado", "District 2": "9th", "Preceded 2": "William J. Comerhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=867287 Our Campaigns - CO Senate 09 Race - Nov 07, 1978"... |
Alan Bowlby Mollohan (born May 14, 1943) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1983 to 2011. He was a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition.
The district encompasses the northern part of the state; it is based in Wheeling and includes Parkersburg, Morgantown, Fai... | {"Name": "Alan Mollohan", "Term start": "January 3, 1983", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "Birth name": "Alan Bowlby Mollohan", "Birth date": "1943 5 14", "Birth place": "Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Barbara Whiting", "Education": "College of William and Mary (BA)West Virginia University (JD)"} |
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, and 1st Duke of Gordon, (né Lennox; 27 February 181827 September 1903), styled Lord Settrington until 1819 and then Earl of March until 1860, was a British Conservative politician.
Background and education
Born at Richmond House, London, he was th... | {"Name": "The Duke of Richmond", "Image caption": "The Duke of Richmond, 1883", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Prime minister 2": "The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli", "Predecessor 2": "Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt", "Successor 2": "John Bright", "Birth date": "27 February 1818", "Birth place": "Richmond House, London", "Bi... |
Thomas Gerard Tancredo (; born December 20, 1945) is an American politician from Colorado, who represented the state's sixth congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009 as a Republican. He ran for President of the United States during the 2008 election, and was the Constitutio... | {"Name": "Tom Tancredo", "Term start": "January 3, 1999", "Term end": "January 3, 2009", "Birth name": "Thomas Gerard Tancredo", "Birth date": "1945 12 20", "Birth place": "Denver, Colorado, U.S.", "Other political party": "Constitution (2010-2011)Independent (2015-2017)", "Spouse(s)": "Jackie Tancredo 1977", "Educatio... |
Robert Louis Beauprez (; born September 22, 1948) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the state of Colorado.
Beauprez is a Colorado native and graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He worked as a dairy farmer and community banker before serving as chairman of the Colorado Republ... | {"Name": "Bob Beauprez", "Term start": "January 3, 2003", "Term end": "January 3, 2007", "Birth name": "Robert Louis Beauprez", "Birth date": "1948 9 22", "Birth place": "Lafayette, Colorado, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Claudia PaulJune 29, 2018 Nov 1, 1945- Gregory Howard Paul https://www.aspentimes.com/obituaries/gregory-ho... |
Paul Peter Murphy, Baron Murphy of Torfaen, (born 25 November 1948) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Torfaen from 1987 to 2015, and served in the Cabinet from 1999 to 2005 and again from 2008 to 2009 in the roles of Northern Irish and Welsh Secretary. He was nominated for... | {"Name": "The Lord Murphy of Torfaen", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2019", "Term start": "24 January 2008", "Term end": "5 June 2009", "Office 2": "Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Ann Taylor", "Successor 2": "Margaret Beckett", "Birth date": "1948 11 25 y", "Birth place": "U... |
Andrew David Smith (born 1 February 1951) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford East from 1987 until 2017. He served in the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1999 to 2002 and then as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2002 to 2004.
Smith retired ... | {"Name": "Andrew Smith", "Term start": "29 May 2002", "Term end": "8 September 2004", "Office 2": "Minister of State for Employment and Disability Rights", "Prime minister 2": "Tony Blair", "Predecessor 2": "Eric Forth", "Successor 2": "Tessa Jowell", "Birth date": "1951 2 1 y", "Birth place": "Wokingham, England, UK",... |
Sir Ian McCartney (born 25 April 1951) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Makerfield from 1987 and 2010. McCartney served in Tony Blair's Cabinet from 2003 until 2007, when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2010 Dissolution Honours Lis... | {"Name": "Ian McCartney", "Image caption": "McCartney in 2006", "Term start": "5 May 2006", "Term end": "27 June 2007", "Office 2": "Minister without Portfolio", "Prime minister 2": "Tony Blair", "Predecessor 2": "John Reid", "Successor 2": "Hazel Blears", "Birth date": "1951 4 25 y", "Birth place": "Lennoxtown, Scotla... |
David Adam Smith (born June 15, 1965) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, Smith previously served in the Washington State Senate.
A graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, Smith briefly worked as a prosecutor and pro ... | {"Name": "Adam Smith", "Term start": "January 3, 2023", "Office 2": "Chair of the House Armed Services Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Mac Thornberry", "Successor 2": "Mike Rogers", "Birth name": "David Adam Smith", "Birth date": "1965 6 15", "Birth place": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Sara Bickle-Eldridge 199... |
thumb|The gears with that reputedly were the basis of the Citroën logo.
thumb|Certificate of the S. A. André Citroën, issued 30 September 1927, signed by André Citroën
thumb|His grave in Paris (2011)
André-Gustave Citroën (; 5 February 1878 - 3 July 1935) was a French industrialist and the founder of French automaker... | {"Name": "André Citroën", "Caption": "André Citroën on an ocean voyage", "Birth name": "André-Gustave Citroën", "Birth date": "y 1878 2 5", "Birth place": "Paris, France", "Death date": "y 1935 7 3 1878 2 5", "Death place": "Paris, France", "Nationality": "French", "Known For": "Founder of Citroën", "Occupation": "Busi... |
John Barry Larson (born July 22, 1948) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for since 1999. The district is based in the state capital, Hartford. A member of the Democratic Party, Larson chaired the House Democratic Caucus during the 111th and 112th United States Congress.
Earl... | {"Name": "John Larson", "Term start": "January 3, 2009", "Term end": "January 3, 2013", "Office 2": "Ranking Member of the House Administration Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Steny Hoyer", "Successor 2": "Juanita Millender-McDonald", "Birth name": "John Barry Larson", "Birth date": "1948 7 22", "Birth place": "Hartford,... |
Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, (11 September 1929 - 25 June 2016) was a British barrister and politician.
Early life
Patrick’s father, George Mayhew, was a decorated army officer turned oil executive; his mother, Sheila Roche, descended from members of the Anglo-Irish Protestant ascendancy, w... | {"Name": "The Lord Mayhew of Twysden", "Office 2": "Attorney General for England and WalesAttorney General for Northern Ireland", "Prime minister 2": "Margaret ThatcherJohn Major", "Predecessor 2": "Michael Havers", "Successor 2": "Sir Nicholas Lyell", "Birth name": "Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew", "Birth date": "1929 ... |
Robert Ruhl "Rob" Simmons (born February 11, 1943) is an American politician and retired U.S. Army colonel who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007, representing Connecticut's 2nd congressional district as a Republican.
Simmons unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for the Rep... | {"Name": "Rob Simmons", "Term start": "November 16, 2015", "Term end": "November 18, 2019", "State house 2": "Connecticut", "District 2": "43rd", "Predecessor 2": "Frank Turek", "Successor 2": "Diana Urban", "Birth name": "Robert Ruhl Simmons", "Birth date": "1943 2 11", "Birth place": "New York City, New York", "Spous... |
Rosa Luisa DeLauro ( ; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is the dean of Connecticut's congressional delegation.
In 2020, DeLauro was se... | {"Name": "Rosa DeLauro", "Image": "Rosa DeLauro 118th Congress.jpeg", "Office 2": "Chair of the House Appropriations Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Nita Lowey", "Successor 2": "Kay Granger", "Birth name": "Rosa Luisa DeLauro", "Birth date": "1943 3 2", "Birth place": "New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Stan Gr... |
Richard George Caborn (born 6 October 1943) is a British politician who served as Minister of Sport from 2001 to 2007 and later as the prime minister's ambassador for England's 2018 FIFA World Cup bid. He previously served as a junior minister in the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions and Department o... | {"Name": "Richard Caborn", "Office 2": "Minister of State for Trade", "Prime minister 2": "Tony Blair", "Predecessor 2": "Brian Wilson", "Successor 2": "The Baroness Symons", "Birth name": "Richard George Caborn", "Birth date": "1943 10 6 yes", "Birth place": "Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England", "Nationality... |
Fruges (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file
Geography
Situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D928 road, set in a valley not far from the historic battlefield of Azincourt.
Features
Fruges is a typical small country ... | {"Name": "Fruges", "Native Name": "Frusje", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Fruges mairie et monument aux morts.JPG", "Caption": "The town hall of Fruges", "Arrondissement": "Montreuil", "Canton": "Fruges", "Postal code": "62310", "Mayor": "Edmond ZaborowskiRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.da... |
Jennifer Jill Dunn (née Blackburn; July 29, 1941 - September 5, 2007) was an American politician and engineer who served six terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, representing .
Early life and education
Born in Seattle, Washington, Dunn grew up in the nearby city... | {"Name": "Jennifer Dunn", "Term start": "July 17, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 1999", "District 2": "WA 8 8th", "Predecessor 2": "Rod Chandler", "Successor 2": "Dave Reichert", "Birth name": "Jennifer Jill Blackburn", "Birth date": "1941 7 29", "Birth place": "Seattle, Washington, U.S.", "Death date": "2007 9 5 1941 ... |
Givenchy-en-Gohelle (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file It is located north of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also t... | {"Name": "Givenchy-en-Gohelle", "Caption": "17th century Église Saint-Martin", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Arrondissement": "Lens", "Canton": "Liévin", "Postal code": "62580", "Mayor": "Pierre SenechalRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503 ... |
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