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Creatures 2 is the second game in the Creatures artificial life game series made by Creature Labs, and the sequel to 1996 game Creatures. It features three species: the cute, dependent Norns, the cantankerous Grendels and the industrious Ettins. The game tries to simulate life, and includes a complex two-dimensional ec... | {"Title": "Creatures 2", "Developer": "Creature Labs", "Publisher": "Mindscape", "Designer": "Toby Simpson", "Released": "August 28, 1998http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-2055,00.html Weekend Releases Gentry Perry August 28, 1998 CNET Gamecenter https://web.archive.org/web/20000817183235/http://www.gamecenter.c... |
Note in particular that this George Smith is to be distinguished from George Smith (Assyriologist) (1840–1876) who researched in some overlapping areas.
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Sir George Adam Smith (19 October 1856 - 3 March 1942) was a Scott... | {"Honorific prefix": "Sir", "Name": "George Adam Smith", "Image caption": "George Adam Smith in 1895", "Term start": "1909", "Term end": "1935", "Birth date": "1856 10 19 y", "Birth place": "Calcutta, India", "Death date": "1942 3 2 1856 10 19 y", "Death place": "Balerno, Edinburgh, Scotland", "Education": "Royal High ... |
William of Norwich (2 February 1132 - 22 March 1144) was an English boy whose disappearance and killing was, at the time, attributed to the Jewish community of Norwich. It is the first known medieval accusation against Jews of ritual murder. These accusations occurred at a time that religious centres had begun to comp... | {"Born": "Norwich, England", "Died": "Norwich, England", "Feast": "26 March (removed from the Universal Calendar)", "Canonized": "Never officially canonised.", "Attributes": "Depicted holding nails, with nail wounds or undergoing crucifixion"} |
Iran Khodro (, Irân Xodro), branded as IKCO, is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. IKCO was founded in 1962 as Iran National (, Irân Nâsionâl). The public company manufactures vehicles, including Samand, Peugeot and Renault cars, and trucks, minibuses and buses. As of 2009, it produced 688,000 passenger cars... | {"Formerly": "Iran National Corp. (1962-1979)", "Type": "Public", "Founded": "1962 08 29 y", "Headquarters": "Tehran, Iran", "Industry": "Automotive", "Products": "Automobiles\n Commercial vehicles\n Engines\n Automotive parts", "Services": "Automotive finance\n Vehicle leasing\n Vehicle service", "Reven... |
South Ormsby, sometimes called South Ormesby, is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from the A16 road, south from Louth and 7 miles north-east from Horncastle. With the nearby hamlet of Ketsby, it forms the civil parish of South Ormesby with Ketsby. The population is ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "District": "East Lindsey", "Shire county": "Lincolnshire", "UK Parliament": "Louth and Horncastle", "Postcode district": "LN", "OS grid reference": "TF369757"} |
Edgar Nelson Rhodes, (January 5, 1877 – March 15, 1942), was a Canadian parliamentarian from Nova Scotia who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1925 to 1930.
Early life and career
He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1908 as a member of the Conservative Party. In January 1917, he became Speake... | {"Name": "Edgar Nelson Rhodes", "Term start": "July 16, 1925", "Term end": "August 11, 1930", "Lieutenant governor": "James Robson DouglasJames Cranswick Tory", "Office 2": "Senator for Amherst, Nova Scotia", "Birth date": "1877 01 05", "Birth place": "Amherst, Nova Scotia", "Death date": "1942 03 15 1877 01 05", "Deat... |
Agatha of Sicily () is a Christian saint. Her feast is on 5 February. Agatha was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred . She is one of several virgin martyrs who are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass.V. L. Kennedy CSB, The Saints of the Canon of the Mass, Pontifico Istituto... | {"Born": "Catania, Sicily", "Died": "Catania, Sicily", "Feast": "5 February", "Canonized": "tradition confirmed by Pope Gregory I", "Attributes": "pincers, breasts on a plateDelaney, John P. Dictionary of Saints Second Doubleday Garden City, NY 1980 0-385-13594-7 registration https://archive.org/details/diction... |
Jan Sterling (born Jane Sterling Adriance; April 3, 1921 - March 26, 2004) was an American film, television and stage actress. At her most active in films during the 1950s (immediately prior to which she had joined the Actors Studio), Sterling received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performanc... | {"Name": "Jan Sterling", "Caption": "Sterling in 1952", "Birth name": "Jane Sterling Adriance", "Birth date": "1921 04 03", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "2004 03 26 1921 04 03", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Known For": "The High and the MightyAce in the HoleJohnny Belinda", "O... |
Aloysius de Gonzaga (; 9 March 156821 June 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious epidemic. He was beatified in 1605 and canonized in 1726.
Early life
Gonzaga was born the eldest... | {"Born": "1568 3 9 yesCastiglione delle Stiviere,Duchy of Mantua,Holy Roman Empire", "Died": "1591 6 21 1568 3 9 yesRome, Papal States", "Feast": "21 June", "Beatified": "Pope Paul V", "Canonized": "Pope Benedict XIII", "Attributes": "Lily, Crown (headgear), cross, skull, rosary", "Patronage": "Young students, Christia... |
Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet, KCB (16 February 1805 - 28 January 1868) was a 19th-century British politician and diplomat.
Early life and scholarship
Head was born at Wiarton Place, near Maidstone, Kent, the son of the Reverend Sir John Head, 7th Bt. and Jane (née Walker) Head. He succeeded to his father's tit... | {"Name": "Sir Edmund Walker Head", "Image caption": "George Theodore Berthon's Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet", "Term start": "1848", "Term end": "1854", "Office 2": "Governor General of the Province of Canada", "Predecessor 2": "James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin", "Successor 2": "Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck", ... |
Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of Congress to fly in space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a payload specialist... | {"Name": "Jake Garn", "Term start": "December 21, 1974", "Term end": "January 3, 1993", "Birth name": "Edwin Jacob Garn", "Birth date": "1932 10 12", "Birth place": "Richfield, Utah, U.S.", "Education": "University of Utah (BS)"} |
Gordon Sidney Harrington (August 7, 1883 – July 4, 1943) was a Nova Scotia politician and the 11th premier of Nova Scotia from 1930 to 1933.
He was mayor of Glace Bay from 1913 to 1915 when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force fighting in World War I. He was elected a Conservative MLA in 1925 representing C... | {"Name": "Gordon Sidney Harrington", "Birth date": "August 7, 1883", "Birth place": "Halifax, Nova Scotia", "Death date": "1943 7 4 1883 8 7", "Death place": "Halifax, Nova Scotia", "Lieutenant governor 1": "James Cranswick ToryFrank StanfieldWalter Harold Covert", "Office 2": "MLA for Cape Breton Centre", "Predecessor... |
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Salmonby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north-east from Horncastle, south from Louth and north-west from Spilsby. Salmonby lies within the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Tetford lies to the north-east and Somersby ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "District": "East Lindsey", "Shire county": "Lincolnshire", "UK Parliament": "Louth and Horncastle", "Postcode district": "LN", "OS grid reference": "TF325734"} |
William Thomas Pipes (April 15, 1850 – October 7, 1909) was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Biography
Pipes was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia. He ran in the 1878 federal election against Charles Tupper, but was unable to wrest away Tupper's seat in the House of Commons of Canada. In 1882, Pipes ran as a Liberal... | {"Name": "William Thomas Pipes", "Lieutenant governor": "Adams George ArchibaldMatthew Henry Richey", "Term start": "August 3, 1882", "Term end": "July 15, 1884", "Predecessor 2": "Thomas R. BlackElisha B. PaulDaniel McLeod", "Successor 2": "Joshua H. Livingston", "Alongside 2": "Elisha B. Paul", "Birth date": "1850 4 ... |
Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester (26 November 1549) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester and Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert. On his father's death on 15 April 1526, he succeeded as the second Earl of Worcester. From his mother, he inherited the title of Baron ... | {"Father": "Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester", "Mother": "Elizabeth Herbert, 3rd Baroness Herbert", "Birth date": "1496", "Death date": "26 November 1549 1496"} |
Network Solutions, LLC is an American-based technology company and a subsidiary of Web.com, the 4th largest .com domain name registrar with over 6.7 million registrations as of August 2018. In addition to being a domain name registrar, Network Solutions provides web services such as web hosting, website design and onli... | {"Founded": "1979", "Headquarters": "Herndon, Virginia", "Industry": "internet, IT Services", "Services": "Domain name registration\n Web hosting\n Web site design\n Search engine marketing\n SSL certificates\n E-mail hosting", "Parent": "Web.com", "Website": "networksolutions.com"} |
Sunday Creek is a tributary of the Hocking River, 27.2 miles (43.8 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Hocking and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining 139 square miles (360 km²) in a mainly rural area of the Allegheny Plateau region. Its name is locally... | {"Location": "Hocking River at Chauncey, Ohio", "Coordinates": "39 23 32 N 82 07 24 W inline,title", "Mouth": "640 ft m on", "Basin size": "139 sqmi km2 on Map of Ohio watersheds http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/water/watersheds/Basins72PDI_40x40_OnScreen.gif Ohio Department of Natural Resources 2007-01-08 https://we... |
General Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart (21 December 1783 - 16 July 1859), styled Lord Greenock between 1814 and 1843, was a British Army general who became Governor General of the Province of Canada (26 November 1845 - 30 January 1847). He was a keen amateur geologist, with enough recognition to warrant be... | {"Born": "Walton, Essex, England", "Died": "St Leonards-on-Sea, England", "Allegiance": "United Kingdom", "Commands held": "Northern District (1850-55)Commander-in-Chief, North America (1846-47)Commander-in-Chief, Scotland (1837-42)", "Awards": "Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathOrder of St. Vladimir, 4th Clas... |
James Pinckney Henderson (March 31, 1808 - June 4, 1858) was an American and Republic of Texas lawyer, politician, and soldier, and the first governor of the State of Texas.
Early years
He was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, on March 31, 1808, to Lawson Henderson and his wife, Elizabeth Carruth Henderson. His birt... | {"Name": "J. Pinckney Henderson", "Term start": "November 9, 1857", "Term end": "June 4, 1858", "Order 2": "1st", "Office 2": "Governor of Texas", "Predecessor 2": "Anson Jones (as president of the Republic of Texas)", "Successor 2": "George Tyler Wood", "Birth date": "March 31, 1808", "Birth place": "Lincolnton, North... |
It is the debut studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 18 April 1983 by Red Rhino Records.
Release and aftermath
It was originally released as a limited vinyl mini-LP of 2.000 copies in April 1983. The album's odd title is in fact a deliberate pun, as when it added to the name of the band it spells the w... | {"Released": "18 April 1983", "Recorded": "22 August 1982 - 15 January 1983", "Studio": "Victoria, Sheffield\n Southern, London\n Input, Sheffield", "Genre": "Indie folkhttp://drownedinsound.com/releases/16801/reviews/4144469 Album Review: Pulp - It (Reissue) / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound 5 October 2014 ... |
Tathwell is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
Tathwell is situated approximately south from the market town of Louth. The hamlet of Dovendale, alongside the A153 road to the west of the village is in the parish. The hamlet of Haugham lies about south-east of Tathwell. Cadwell Park moto... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129456&c=LN11+8NR&d=16&e=62&g=6446040&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1440078258741&enc=1 Parish population 2011 20 August 2015", "District": "East Lindsey", "Shire county": "Lincolnshi... |
Mashantucket is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northeast part of the town of Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut, United States. It consists of land held by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe. The Foxwoods Resort Casino is in the northeast part of the CDP, along Connecticut Route 2. As of the 2010 census, the CD... | {"Land": "6.61", "Water": "0.0", "Density": "45.2", "DST": "-4"} |
Freaks (released with the subtitle Ten Stories About Power, Claustrophobia, Suffocation and Holding Hands) is the second studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 11 May 1987 by Fire Records.
Release and aftermath
Freaks was released in 1987 to little commercial success and features a much darker sound than... | {"Released": "11 May 1987", "Recorded": "June 1986", "Studio": "Input, Sheffield", "Label": "Fire", "Producer": "Pulp"} |
Charfield is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, south-west of Wotton-under-Edge near the Little Avon River and the villages of Falfield and Cromhall. The parish includes the hamlet of Churchend.
Village
Charfield is a medium-sized village of about 2,500 residents with three pubs, the Pear Tree, Ra... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121793&c=Charfield&d=16&e=62&g=6390204&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1426761386685&enc=1 Parish population 2011 19 March 2015", "Unitary authority": "South Gloucestershire", "Cere... |
William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester, KG (c. 1526/1527 - 21 February 1589) was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician. He was the eldest son of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester and his second wife Elizabeth Browne.
Earl of Worcester
thumb|243px|Quartered arms of Sir William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worce... | {"Image size": "240px", "Image caption": "William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester in his suit of Greenwich armor", "Birth date": "c. 1526/1527", "Death date": "21 February 1589", "Death place": "Hackney"} |
Terragen is a scenery generator program for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X developed and published by Planetside Software. It can be used to create renderings and animations of landscapes.
History
Released in stages (tech preview and beta) to a participating community, Terragen 2 was released to pre-purchasers on 2... | {"Original author(s)": "Matt Fairclough", "Developer(s)": "Planetside Software", "Written in": "C++", "Type": "3D computer graphics", "License": "Commercial, freeware", "Website": "https://planetside.co.uk/"} |
Separations is the third studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 19 June 1992 by Fire Records.
Release and aftermath
Recorded in 1989, it was belatedly released in 1992 by the independent record label Fire, having already been released in France in 1991 on Rosebud Records. The songs on the second half of ... | {"Released": "19 June 1992https://pulpwiki.net/Pulp/SeparationsAlbum PulpWiki - Separations (Album)", "Recorded": "August 1989 -January 1990", "Studio": "Fon, Sheffield", "Genre": "Synthpop\n IDM\n alternative rock\n acid house\n britpop\n experimental\n indie pop\n folk", "Label": "Fire", "Producer": "Alan Smyth\n Pul... |
Chipping Sodbury is a market town in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. Situated 13 miles (21 km) north-east of Bristol, it was founded in the 12th century by William le Gros. It is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Sodbury, which als... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)SODBURY https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/south_gloucestershire/E04012633__sodbury/ City population 25 October 2022", "Unitary authority": "South Gloucestershire", "Ceremonial county": "Gloucestershire", "UK Parliament": "Thornbury a... |
Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW) is a software development environment for the Classic Mac OS operating system, written by Apple Computer. For Macintosh developers, it was one of the primary tools for building applications for System 7.x and Mac OS 8.x and 9.x. Initially MPW was available for purchase as part of A... | {"Developer(s)": "Apple Computer", "Initial release": "1986 09 24", "Type": "Software development tool", "License": "closed-source freeware", "Website": "https://web.archive.org/web/20110514011858/http://developer.apple.com/tools/mpw-tools/ May 14, 2011 Official MPW website"} |
His 'n' Hers is the fourth studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 18 April 1994 by Island Records. It proved to be the band's breakthrough album, reaching number nine on the UK Albums Chart, and was nominated for the 1994 Mercury Music Prize. In 1998, Q magazine readers voted it the seventieth greatest alb... | {"Released": "18 April 1994", "Recorded": "July 1992, October 1993-February 1994\"TAB\">Sturdy Mark 15 December 2009 Truth and Beauty: The Story of Pulp https://books.google.com/books?id=xYrZx01MPC4C&dq=pulp+his+n+hers+recording+summer+1993&pg=PT618 Omnibus Press 9780857121035", "Studio": "Britannia Row, London\... |
Jonathan "Jack" Donahue Bristow, played by Victor Garber, is a fictional character of the ABC television series Alias. He is the father of the central character Sydney Bristow, played by Jennifer Garner.
For playing the character, Garber received critical acclaim and three consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emm... | {"First appearance": "\"Truth Be Told\" (episode 1.01)", "Last appearance": "\"All the Time in the World\" (episode 5.17)", "Portrayed by": "Victor Garber", "Gender": "Male", "Title": "Agent Number 30401-00800 USS-CI-30401-2300682", "Children": "Sydney Bristow (daughter)", "Relatives": "Nadia Santos (stepdaughter) Mi... |
Meldreth is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, located around south-west of Cambridge. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 1,783.
History
A large Bronze Age hoard was found near Meldreth railway station in the nineteenth century that is now in the collections of the British ... | {"Population": "(2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126462&c=Meldreth&d=16&e=62&g=6406722&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1469092593406&enc=1 Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics 21 July 2016", "OS grid refere... |
Different Class (released in Japan as Common People) is the fifth studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 30 October 1995 by Island Records.
The album was a critical and commercial success, entering the UK Albums Chart at number one and winning the 1996 Mercury Music Prize. It has been certified four times... | {"Released": "30 October 1995", "Recorded": "18 January28 July 1995Sturdy Mark 15 December 2009 Truth and Beauty: The Story of Pulp https://books.google.com/books?id=xYrZx01MPC4C&pg=PT618 Omnibus Press 9780857121035", "Studio": "Townhouse, London", "Genre": "Britpop\n art rockhttps://books.google.com/books?id=bG... |
"Justify My Love" is a song by American singer Madonna from her first greatest hits album, The Immaculate Collection (1990). The song was written by Lenny Kravitz and Ingrid Chavez, with additional lyrics by Madonna; Kravitz also handled the production alongside André Betts. It was released as the lead single from the ... | {"B-side": "\"Express Yourself\" \"The Beast Within\"", "Released": "November 6, 1990", "Recorded": "1990", "Genre": "Hip hop \n dance\n trip-hop\n experimental pop", "Label": "Sire\n Warner Bros.", "Songwriter(s)": "Lenny Kravitz\n Ingrid Chavez\n Madonna", "Producer(s)": "Lenny Kravitz\n André Betts"} |
Arvin Sloane is a fictional character played by Ron Rifkin. He was the former director of SD-6 on the television series, Alias.
TV Guide included him in their 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.Bretts, Bruce; Roush, Matt; (March 25, 2013). "Baddies to the Bone: The 60 nastiest villains of all time". TV ... | {"First appearance": "\"Truth Be Told\" (episode 1.01)", "Last appearance": "\"All the Time in the World\" (episode 5.17)", "Portrayed by": "Ron Rifkin", "Gender": "Male", "Title": "Alliance of Twelve Senior Partner President of Omnifam Director of APO APO Deputy Director (demoted)", "Children": "Jacquelyn Sloane (d... |
This Is Hardcore is the sixth album by English band Pulp. Released in March 1998, it came three years after their breakthrough album, Different Class, and was eagerly anticipated.
Background and release
Friction grew in the band in the years following the massive success of Different Class, "culminating in the notable... | {"Released": "30 March 1998", "Recorded": "November 1996-January 1998Sturdy Mark 15 December 2009 Truth and Beauty: The Story of Pulp https://books.google.com/books?id=xYrZx01MPC4C&pg=PT618 Omnibus Press 9780857121035", "Studio": "The Townhouse, London\n Olympic, London", "Genre": "\"mw\"/> \"Chicago\" /> Britpo... |
We Love Life is the seventh and most recent studio album by English rock band Pulp, released on 22 October 2001 by Island Records. It reached number six on the UK Albums Chart, with a total chart stay of only three weeks. Written and recorded after the tumultuous sessions for This Is Hardcore, We Love Life saw the band... | {"Released": "22 October 2001", "Recorded": "2001", "Studio": "Metropolis, London", "Genre": "Alternative rock", "Label": "Island", "Producer": "Scott Walker\n Peter Walsh (co. co-producer)"} |
Marcus Dwayne Dixon (born September 16, 1984) is an American football coach and a former defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He is the defensive line coach for the Denver Broncos. Dixon was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undra... | {"CFL status:": "Denver Broncos", "Born:": "Rome, Georgia, U.S.", "Height:": "4", "Weight:": "295", "High school:": "Lindale (GA) Pepperell", "College:": "Hampton", "Undrafted:": "2008"} |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. (formerly known as L Brands, Inc., Limited Brands, Inc. and The Limited, Inc.) is an American specialty retail company based in Columbus, Ohio. It owns Bath & Body Works, posted $11.9 billion in revenue in 2021, and was listed as 248 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of largest United States compani... | {"Type": "Public", "Founded": "1963", "Headquarters": "Columbus, Ohio, U.S.", "Industry": "Retailing", "Products": "Clothing, fashion accessory", "Revenue": "US$11.84 billion (2021)https://www.victoriassecretandco.com/static-files/3975733c-80f9-4c70-9a30-75307c3e4d72 Annual Report 2021 Bath & Body Works, Inc.", "Websi... |
Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe, (30 January 1785 – 5 September 1846), known as Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt between 1822 and 1845, was a British colonial administrator. He held appointments including acting Governor-General of India, Governor of Jamaica and Governor General of the Province of Canada.Half-... | {"Name": "The Lord Metcalfe", "Image caption": "Portrait by George Chinnery, early 1820s", "Order 2": "Governor of Jamaica", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Predecessor 2": "Sir Lionel Smith, Bt", "Successor 2": "The Earl of Elgin", "Birth date": "yes 1785 1 30", "Birth place": "Calcutta, Bengal Presidency", "Death date": "y... |
Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July 1962) is an English actor, voice actor, businessman, narrator and presenter. He is known for his role as Tony in Men Behaving Badly. Other notable acting roles include Deputy Head Eddie Lawson in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road, Nigel Morton in Line of Duty, and R... | {"Name": "Neil Morrissey", "Caption": "Morrissey in 2011", "Birth name": "Neil Anthony Morrissey", "Birth date": "y 1962 7 4", "Birth place": "Stafford, England", "Occupation": "Actor voice actor businessman narrator presenter", "Years active": "1983-present", "Spouse(s)": "Amanda Noar 1987 1991 divorced", "Children": ... |
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Sir Charles Bagot GCB (23 September 1781 - 19 May 1843) was a British politician, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as ambassador to the United States, Russia, and the Netherlands. He served as the second Governor General of the Province of Canada from... | {"Name": "Sir Charles Bagot", "Image": "SirCharlesBagot.JPG", "Image size": "200px", "Birth date": "23 September 1781", "Birth place": "Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire, England", "Death date": "y 1843 05 19 1781 09 23", "Death place": "Kingston, Ontario, Canada", "Nationality": "British", "Alma mater": "Christ Church, O... |
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Downes Jackson KCB (1777 - 9 June 1845), born at Petersfield in the English county of Hampshire, was an officer in the British Army and subsequently colonial Administrator. Following service during the Napoleonic Wars, he was appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in British... | {"Born": "Petersfield, Hampshire", "Died": "9 June 1845", "Commands held": "Northern District", "Awards": "Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath"} |
Leslie Ash (born 19 February 1960) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985-1987), the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly (1992-1998), ITV drama Where the Heart Is (2000-2003), and BBC medical drama Holby City (2009-2010). Her book My Life Behaving Badly: The Autobiography was publishe... | {"Name": "Leslie Ash", "Birth date": "1960 2 19 y", "Birth place": "Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1964-present", "Spouse(s)": "Lee Chapman 1988", "Children": "2"} |
Lieutenant-General John Clitherow (13 December 1782 – 14 October 1852) was a British army officer and colonial administrator. He was briefly Deputy Governor-General of the Province of Canada in 1841.
Early life and family
Clitherow was born at Essendon, Hertfordshire, England in 1782, the son of Christopher Clitherow ... | {"Honorific prefix": "Lieutenant General", "Name": "John Clitherow", "Term start": "18 September 1841", "Term end": "24 September 1841", "Office 2": "Member of the Special Council of Lower Canada", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Birth date": "13 December 1782", "Birth place": "Essendon, Hertfordshire", "Death date": "yes 18... |
Marshall J. Flinkman is a fictional character on the television series, Alias. Flinkman, portrayed by Kevin Weisman, is the tech geek at SD-6 and then later the CIA. When a field agent is sent on a mission, Marshall serves in a function similar to Q from the James Bond films: as the in-house creator and proprietor of a... | {"First appearance": "\"Truth Be Told\" (episode 1.01)", "Last appearance": "\"All the Time in the World\" (episode 5.17)", "Portrayed by": "Kevin Weisman", "Gender": "Male", "Children": "Mitchell Flinkman (son) three unnamed sons", "Nationality": "American"} |
thumb|180px|Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and two-time MVP
The 1945 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1945 season. The 42nd edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion Detroit Tigers against the National League champion Chicago Cubs. The Tigers won the S... | {"Dates": "October 3-10", "Venue": "Briggs Stadium (Detroit)Wrigley Field (Chicago)", "Radio": "Mutual", "Radio announcers": "Bill Slater and Al Helfer", "Umpires": "Bill Summers (AL), Lou Jorda (NL)Art Passarella (AL), Jocko Conlan (NL)"} |
Anna Ford (born 2 October 1943) is an English former journalist, television presenter and newsreader. She first worked as a researcher, news reporter and later newsreader for Granada Television, ITN, and the BBC. Ford helped launch the British breakfast television broadcaster TV-am. She retired from broadcast news pres... | {"Name": "Anna Ford", "Caption": "Anna Ford, 2008", "Birth date": "yes 1943 10 2", "Birth place": "Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England", "Occupation": "Journalist television presenter newsreader", "Spouse(s)": "Alan Bittles 1970 div. Mark Boxer 1981 1988 d.", "Children": "2"} |
Henry Clay Folger Jr. (June 18, 1857 - June 11, 1930) was president and later chairman of Standard Oil of New York, a collector of Shakespeareana, and founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Early life
Henry Clay Folger Jr. was born in New York City to Henry Clay Folger Sr. of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and Eliza J... | {"Name": "Henry Clay Folger", "Birth name": "Henry Clay Folger", "Birth date": "1857 06 18 y", "Birth place": "New York City", "Death date": "1930 06 11 1857 06 18 y", "Death place": "Brooklyn, New York", "Education": "Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn Amherst College Columbia Law School", "Known For": "Folger Shakespear... |
Mangrai (; ; 1238-1311), also known as Mengrai (),The name according to historical sources is "Mangrai", and this is used in most modern scholarly applications. "Mengrai", popularised by a 1907 publication, is commonly found in popular usage. was the 25th king of Ngoenyang (r. 1261-1292) and the first king of Lanna (r.... | {"Father": "Lao Meng", "Mother": "Ua Ming Chom Mueang", "Born": "Chiang Saen, Ngoenyang", "Died": "Chiang Mai, Lanna"} |
Constantine Alexander Payne (; born February 10, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is noted for his dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society. Payne has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and three Golden Globe Awards as we... | {"Name": "Alexander Payne", "Caption": "Payne at the 2015 Munich Film Festival", "Birth name": "Constantine Alexander Payne", "Birth date": "1961 2 10", "Birth place": "Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.", "Citizenship": "United States Greece", "Education": "Stanford University (BA)University of California, Los Angeles (MFA)", "Occ... |
Eric Weiss is a fictional character, played by Greg Grunberg, from the television series Alias. He is one of Sydney Bristow's CIA co-workers.
Character biography
Eric Weiss was a field agent at the CIA. He is a friend of most of the people at the CIA and often gives advice to the other characters, as an outside observ... | {"First appearance": "\"Truth Be Told\" (episode 1.01)", "Last appearance": "\"S.O.S.\" (episode 5.10)", "Portrayed by": "Greg Grunberg", "Gender": "Male", "Title": "Agent Eric Weiss", "Relatives": "Unnamed brother (Mentioned in 3.06)", "Nationality": "American"} |
George Henry Murray (June 7, 1861 - January 6, 1929) was a Nova Scotia politician who served as the eighth premier of Nova Scotia for 26 years and 188 days, the longest unbroken tenure for a head of government in Canadian history.
Early life and career
Murray was born in Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia.
He was a member of ... | {"Name": "George Henry Murray", "Lieutenant governor": "Malachy Bowes DalyAlfred Gilpin JonesDuncan C. FraserJames D. McGregorDavid MacKeenMacCallum Grant", "Term start": "July 20, 1896", "Term end": "January 24, 1923", "Birth date": "1861 6 7", "Birth place": "Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia", "Death date": "1929 1 6 1861 ... |
The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of United States military firearms from 1777 until its closing in 1968. It was the first federal armory and one of the first fa... | {"Location": "Armory Sq., Springfield, Massachusetts, United States", "Built": "1778", "Architectural style": "Greek Revival", "Website": "Springfield Armory National Historic Site"} |
Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet (21 June 1784 - 19 September 1854) was Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras from 1814 to 1822 and of Van Diemen's Land (present-day Tasmania) from 1823 to 1836. The campaign against Aboriginal Tasmanians, known as the Black War, occurred during this term of office. He later served as ... | {"Name": "Sir George Arthur", "Office 2": "Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land", "Term 2": "1824 05 14 1836 10 29 y", "Predecessor 2": "William Sorell", "Successor 2": "Sir John Franklin", "Birth date": "1784 06 21 y", "Birth place": "Plymouth, England", "Death date": "1854 09 19 1784 06 21 y", "Death place": "Lon... |
Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman (born 16 September 1950) is an American-British author, broadcaster, musician, businessman and cultural campaigner who has mainly worked in the United Kingdom. He is well known for presenting the BBC programme MasterChef from 1990 to 2000 and for being the co-presenter, with David Frost, of... | {"Name": "Loyd Grossman", "Post-nominals": "GBR 100% CBE", "Caption": "Grossman in 1999", "Birth name": "Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman", "Birth date": "y 1950 9 16", "Birth place": "Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Occupation": "Author broadcaster arts and heritage campaigner", "Citizenship": "United States United King... |
Francine "Francie" Calfo is a fictional character on the television series Alias, portrayed by Merrin Dungey from 2001-03 and again in 2006. Initially the best friend of lead character Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner), Francie is murdered by a lookalike assassin named Allison Doren, who assumes her identity.
Character... | {"First appearance": "\"Truth Be Told\" 1x01, September 30, 2001", "Last appearance": "\"All the Time in the World\" (flashback) 5x17, May 22, 2006", "Portrayed by": "Merrin Dungey", "Gender": "Female"} |
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Roy Castle (31 August 1932GRO Register of Births: DEC 1932 9a 303 HUDDERSFIELD - Roy Castle, mmn = Swallow - 2 September 1994)GRO Register of Deaths: "SEP 1994 B13A 237 CHILTERN & SOUTH BUCKS - Roy Castle, DoB = 31 Aug 1932" aged 62 was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. In ... | {"Name": "Roy Castle", "Post-nominals": "GBR OBE 100%", "Birth date": "y 1932 8 31", "Birth place": "Scholes, West Riding of Yorkshire, England", "Death date": "y 1994 9 2 1932 8 31", "Death place": "Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England", "Years active": "1953-1994", "Occupation": "Dancer singer comedian actor tele... |
Philip Carteret Hill (August 13, 1821 – September 15, 1894) was a Nova Scotia politician. Born in Halifax, he was mayor of Halifax from 1861 to 1864 before entering provincial politics as a supporter of Canadian confederation in 1867 serving as Provincial Secretary in the Conservative cabinet of Hiram Blanchard but los... | {"Name": "Philip Carteret Hill", "Term start": "May 11, 1875", "Term end": "October 15, 1878", "Lieutenant governor": "Adams George Archibald", "Order 2": "17th", "Office 2": "Mayor of Halifax", "Predecessor 2": "Samuel Richard Caldwell", "Successor 2": "Matthew Henry Richey", "Birth date": "1821 08 13", "Birth place":... |
Merlene Joyce Ottey (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican-Slovenian former track and field sprinter. She began her career representing Jamaica in 1978, and continued to do so for 24 years, before representing Slovenia from 2002 to 2012. She is ranked fourth on the all-time list over 60 metres (indoor), eighth on the all-ti... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Honourable", "Name": "Merlene Ottey", "Honorific suffix": "JAM OJ CD 100%", "Image caption": "Merlene Ottey in Warsaw, Poland in September 2011", "Birth name": "Merlene Joyce Ottey", "Full name": "Merlene Joyce Ottey-Page", "Nationality": "Jamaican", "Citizenship": "JamaicanSlovenian", "Birth ... |
Yixin (11January 1833- 29May 1898), better known in English as PrinceKung. or Gong, was an imperial prince of the Aisin Gioro clan and an important statesman of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in China. He was a regent of the empire from 1861 to 1865 and wielded great influence at other times as well.
At a young age, Yixi... | {"Father": "Daoguang Emperor", "Mother": "Empress Xiaojingcheng", "Born": "Beijing, China", "Died": "Beijing, China"} |
Isabelle Coutant-Peyre (born in 1952) is a French lawyer engaged to Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, the international terrorist better known as "Carlos" or "Carlos the Jackal".
She represented Zacarias Moussaoui early on during his imprisonment, while he was awaiting trial for his role in the terrorist attacks of 11 September ... | {"Birth date": "1952", "Nationality": "French", "Citizenship": "French", "Occupation": "Lawyer", "Known For": "Wife of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez", "Partner(s)": "Ilich Ramírez Sánchez"} |
Robert Thomas William McCrea, Baron McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (born 6 August 1948) is a retired Free Presbyterian minister from Northern Ireland. A former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, he represented South Antrim and Mid Ulster as their Member of Parliament (MP), representing Mid Ulster from 19... | {"Name": "The Lord McCreaof Magherafelt and Cookstown", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2022", "Office 2": "Member of Parliament for South Antrim", "Birth date": "1948 08 6 y", "Birth place": "Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland", "Residence": "Magherafelt, County Londonderry", "Alma mater": "Ravenhill ... |
Julian Sark is a recurring fictional character portrayed by David Anders on the ABC television series Alias. The series follows Sydney Bristow, an operative working for an organization called SD-6 which she believes is a covert branch of the Central Intelligence Agency. However, she learns it is actually a subsidiary o... | {"First appearance": "\"The Coup\" (episode 1.14)", "Last appearance": "\"All the Time in the World\" (episode 5.17)", "Portrayed by": "David Anders", "Gender": "Male", "Title": "Senior partner (all save SD-6 and Prophet Five)", "Relatives": "Andrian Lazarey (father)"} |
Hooge (Manchu: 20px; 16 April 1609 - 4 May 1648), formally known as Prince Su, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. He was the eldest son of Hong Taiji, the second ruler of the Qing dynasty.
Life
Hooge was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the eldest son of Hong Taiji, the second ruler of the Qing dynasty. His mothe... | {"Born": "1609 4 16 y", "Died": "1648 5 4 1609 4 16 y", "Father": "Hong Taiji", "Mother": "Consort Ji (Hong Taiji)"} |
Coats Group plc is a British multi-national company. It is the world's largest thread and structural components manufacturer for apparel, footwear, and performance materials. Founded over 250 years ago, the UK-based company has operations across 50 countries with a workforce of over 17,000 employees.
The company provi... | {"Type": "Public limited company", "Founded": "1755", "Headquarters": "Bristol, England, UK", "Industry": "Consumer and intermediate goods", "Revenue": "US$1,583.8 million (2022)https://www.coats.com/-/media/Coats/Investors/2023/FY2022-Results/Coats-2022-FY-Results-Announcement.pdf?rev=5454c404ad9e4e5e9c1ff19ef0cc55ba ... |
Wrigley Square is a public square located in the northwest section of Millennium Park in the Historic Michigan Boulevard District of the Loop area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The square is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of East Randolph Street and North Michigan Avenue. It c... | {"Type": "Public park/Town Square", "Location": "Millennium ParkChicago, Illinois", "Coordinates": "41 53 1.41 N 87 37 25.65 W region:US_type:landmark_scale:500 inline,title", "Status": "Open all year", "Parking": "2218 (Millennium Park parking garage)http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-07-18/news/0407180382_1_mill... |
Kirsty Jackson Young (born 23 November 1968) is a Scottish television and radio presenter.
From 2006 to 2018 she was the main presenter of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. She presented Crimewatch on BBC One from 2008 to 2015.
Early life
Young was born in East Kilbride. She attended Cambusbarron Primary School an... | {"Name": "Kirsty Young", "Birth date": "y 1968 11 23", "Birth name": "Kirsty Jackson Young", "Birth place": "East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland", "Occupation": "Television and radio presenter", "Years active": "1989-present", "Spouse(s)": "Nick Jones 1999", "Children": "2"} |
Primal Scream is the second studio album by Scottish rock band Primal Scream. It was released on 4 September 1989 in the United Kingdom by Creation Records and in the United States by Mercenary Records. Musically, it took a harder rock approach than their 1987 debut Sonic Flower Groove and did not achieve great success... | {"Released": "1989 09 04 yes", "Genre": "Alternative rock\n hard rockhttp://www.allmusic.com/artist/primal-scream-mn0000358820/biography Primal Scream biography AllMusic 21 June 2015\n garage rock\n blues rock", "Label": "Creation", "Producer": "Sister Anne"} |
Irina Derevko () is a fictional character on the television series Alias, and a main character during the second season of the series. Irina, played by Lena Olin, is the mother of the central character, Sydney Bristow.
Biography
She is first mentioned as Laura Bristow, the wife of Jack Bristow and mother of Sydney Bri... | {"First appearance": "\"Snowman\" (episode 1.19)", "Last appearance": "\"All the Time in the World\" (episode 5.17)", "Portrayed by": "Lena Olin (full character) Arabella Holzbog (photograph) Kate Anthony (voice, in a video clip) Natasha Pavlovich (visual, in that video clip) Mia Maestro (Irina/Laura photograph) April ... |
Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie, (; 18 September 1894 - 12 December 1978), known professionally as Fay Compton, was an English actress. She appeared in several films, and made many broadcasts, but was best known for her stage performances. She was known for her versatility, and appeared in Shakespeare, draw... | {"Name": "Fay Compton", "Birth name": "Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie", "Birth date": "yes 1894 9 18", "Birth place": "Fulham, London, England", "Death date": "yes 1978 12 12 1894 9 18", "Death place": "London, England", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1911-1977", "Spouse(s)": "H. G. Pelissier 191... |
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Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, KG, Earl Marshal (c. 1550 - 3 March 1628) was an English aristocrat. He was an important advisor to King James I (James VI of Scots), serving as Lord Privy Seal.
He was the only son of three children born t... | {"Image caption": "Portrait by Gilbert Jackson", "Succession title": "Lord Privy Seal", "Reign type": "Tenure", "Father": "William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester", "Mother": "Christiana North", "Birth date": "circa 1550", "Death date": "3 March 1628"} |
Sonic Flower Groove is the debut studio album by Scottish rock band Primal Scream, released on 5 October 1987 by Elevation Records. Mayo Thompson of Red Krayola was the producer of the album, after work with Stephen Street did not please the band.Green, Jim; Aswad, Jem & Neate, Wilson "Primal Scream", Trouser Press, re... | {"Released": "1987 10 05 yes", "Genre": "Indie pop\n folk rock\n jangle pop\n neo-psychedelia", "Label": "Elevation", "Producer": "Mayo Thompson\n Colin Fairley\n Clive Langer"} |
Albert Zafy (1 May 1927 - 13 October 2017) was a Malagasy politician and educator who served as President of Madagascar from 27 March 1993 to 5 September 1996. In 1988, he founded the National Union for Democracy and Development (UNDD).Patrick Rajoelina, Madagascar, le duel (2003), page 206 .
In 1992, Zafy stood as a ... | {"Name": "Albert Zafy", "Image caption": "Albert Zafy in 2013", "Term start": "27 March 1993", "Term end": "5 September 1996", "Birth date": "1927 5 01 y", "Birth place": "Betsihaka, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar", "Death date": "2017 10 13 1927 5 01 y", "Death place": "Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France", "Other politic... |
Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 - 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter of AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was with the band from its beginning in 1973 until retiring in 2014 due to health reasons. As a member of AC/DC... | {"Born": "Glasgow, Scotland", "Died": "Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia", "Genres": "Hard rock blues rock rock and roll", "Labels": "EMI Epic Atlantic Albert", "Website": "acdc.com"} |
Saad Zaghloul Pasha ( / ; also Sa'd Zaghloul Pasha ibn Ibrahim) (July 1859 - 23 August 1927) was an Egyptian revolutionary and statesman. He was the leader of Egypt's nationalist Wafd Party.
He led a civil disobedience campaign with the goal of achieving independence for Egypt (and Sudan) from British rule. He played... | {"Name": "Saad Zaghloul Pasha سعد زغلول", "Term start": "26 January 1924", "Term end": "24 November 1924", "Office 2": "Minister of Justice", "Monarch 2": "Abbas II", "Birth date": "1 July 1859", "Birth place": "Ibyana, Fuwa Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Eyalet of Egypt", "Death date": "yes 1927 8 23 1859 7 1", "Death pl... |
Carl Theodor Zahle (19 January 1866 in Roskilde - 3 February 1946 in Copenhagen), was a Danish lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1909 to 1910 and again from 1913 to 1920. In 1895, he was elected as a member of the lower chamber of the Danish parliament, the Folketing, for the Liberal Pa... | {"Name": "Carl Theodor Zahle", "Term start": "21 April 1918", "Term end": "30 March 1920", "Order 2": "Council President of Denmark", "Monarch 2": "Frederick VIII", "Predecessor 2": "Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg", "Successor 2": "Klaus Berntsen", "Birth date": "1866 1 19 y", "Birth place": "Roskilde, Denmark", "Death date... |
Francisco Javier Martínez de Zaldúa y Racines was a Colombian, lawyer and politician, elected President of Colombia in 1882.
Biographic data
Zaldúa was born in Bogotá, Cundinamarca, on December 3, 1811. He died in the same city, in the Government Palace, on December 21, 1882. He was the first Colombian President to... | {"Name": "Francisco Javier Zaldúa", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Altered photograph of Francisco Javier Zaldúa by John A. Bennet ca. 1850.", "Term start": "April 1, 1882", "Term end": "December 21, 1882", "Office 2": "Secretary of Foreign Affairs", "Predecessor 2": "Eustorgio Salgar", "President 2": "Julián... |
Screamadelica is the third studio album by Scottish rock band Primal Scream. It was first released on 23 September 1991 in the United Kingdom by Creation Records and on 8 October 1991 in the United States by Sire Records. The album marked a significant departure from the band's early indie rock sound, drawing inspirati... | {"Released": "1991 09 23 yes", "Recorded": "1990-1991", "Studio": "\"sabotagetimes\">Brown James The Inside Story Of Primal Scream's Screamadelica https://sabotagetimes.com/music/higher-than-the-sun-the-story-of-screamadelica-part-1 https://web.archive.org/web/20181224074147/https://sabotagetimes.com/music/higher-t... |
Giuseppe Zanardelli (29 October 1826 26 December 1903) was an Italian jurist and political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 15 February 1901 to 3 November 1903. An eloquent orator, he was also a Grand Master freemason. Zanardelli, representing the bourgeoisie from Lombardy, personified the classic... | {"Name": "Giuseppe Zanardelli", "Term start": "15 February 1901", "Term end": "3 November 1903", "Order 2": "President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies", "Predecessor 2": "Giuseppe Branchieri", "Successor 2": "Luigi Chinaglia", "Birth date": "y 1826 10 29", "Death date": "y 1903 12 26 1826 10 29", "Birth place": "Bre... |
John Zápolya or Szapolyai (, , , ; 1487 – 22 July 1540), was King of Hungary (as John I) from 1526 to 1540. His rule was disputed by Archduke Ferdinand I, who also claimed the title King of Hungary.John (king of Hungary) Britannica Online Encyclopedia He was Voivode of Transylvania before his coronation, from 1510 to 1... | {"Father": "Stephen Zápolya", "Mother": "Hedwig of Cieszyn", "Born": "Szepesváralja, Kingdom of Hungary(now Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia)", "Died": "Szászsebes, Kingdom of Hungary(now Sebeș, Romania)", "Burial": "Székesfehérvár Basilica"} |
Antonín Zápotocký (; 19 December 1884 - 13 November 1957) was a Czech communist politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1953 and the president of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1957.
Biography
He was born in Zákolany, Kingdom of Bohemia, Cisleithania (then in Austria-Hunga... | {"Name": "Antonín Zápotocký", "Image caption": "Antonín Zápotocký in 1948", "Term start": "21 March 1953", "Term end": "13 November 1957", "Office 2": "Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia", "Predecessor 2": "Klement Gottwald", "Successor 2": "Viliam Široký", "Birth date": "yes 1884 12 19", "Birth place": "Zákolany, Bohemi... |
Aleksander Zawadzki, alias Kazik, Wacek, Bronek, One (; 16 December 1899 – 7 August 1964) was a Polish communist politician, first Chairman of the Council of State of the People's Republic of Poland, divisional general of the Polish Army and the head of the Council of State of the Polish People's Republic from 1952 u... | {"Name": "Aleksander Zawadzki", "Image caption": "Zawadzki 1950s", "Term start": "20 November 1952", "Term end": "7 August 1964", "Office 2": "Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland", "Alongside 2": "See list Antoni KorzyckiHilary MincHilary Chełchowski", "Prime minister 2": "Józef Cyrankiewicz", "P... |
The health board system of Ireland was created by the 1970 Health Act.Health Act, 1970 This system was initially created with eight health boards, each of which were prescribed a functional area in which they operated. The system was reformed in 1999 from eight to eleven regional bodies.
On 1 January 2005, the health ... | {"Formed": "1970", "Dissolved": "1 January 2005", "Jurisdiction": "Ireland", "Parent department": "Department of Health"} |
Guy Mitchell (born Albert George Cernik; February 22, 1927 - July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer and actor, successful in his homeland, the UK, and Australia. He sold 44 million records, including six million-selling singles. His best-known songs include "My Heart Cries for You", "Heartaches by the Number" and "S... | {"Born": "Detroit, Michigan, U.S.", "Died": "Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.", "Genres": "Big band traditional pop rock and roll country", "Labels": "Decca King Columbia Philips"} |
Alfredo de Zayas y Alfonso (February 21, 1861 - April 11, 1934), usually known as Alfredo de Zayas under Spanish naming customs and also known as Alfredo Zayas, was a Cuban lawyer, poet and political figure. He served as prosecutor, judge, mayor of Havana, secretary of the Constitutional Convention, Senator in 1905, pr... | {"Name": "Alfredo Zayas", "Image caption": "Zayas in 1925", "Term start": "20 May 1921", "Term end": "20 May 1925", "Vice president": "Francisco Carrillo", "Birth date": "1861 2 21", "Birth place": "Havana, Spanish Cuba", "Death date": "1934 4 11 1861 2 21", "Death place": "Havana, Cuba", "Nationality": "Cuba Cuban", "... |
Give Out But Don't Give Up is the fourth studio album by Scottish rock band Primal Scream. It was released on 28 March 1994 in the United Kingdom by Creation Records and in the United States by Sire Records. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. Musically, it marked a massive departure from the psychedelic soun... | {"Released": "1994 03 28 yes", "Genre": "LATimes/>\nblues\npop\ncountry\nboogie rockErlewine Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Erlewine Primal Scream Biography, Songs, & Albums https://www.allmusic.com/artist/primal-scream-mn0000358820/biography 18 November 2022 AllMusic\nhard rock\nR&B", "Label": "Creation\n Sire", "Produ... |
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS 1), short for Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, was adopted in February 2003 by the European Union.
The initiative was to limit the amount of hazardous chemicals in electroni... | {"Title": "Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment", "Made by": "Council & Parliament", "Made under": "Art. 95 EC", "Journal": "L37, 13 February 2003, pp. 19-23", "Date made": "27 January 2003", "Came into force": "13 February 2003", "Implementation... |
Jacob Zeilin (July 16, 1806 - November 18, 1880) was the United States Marine Corps' first non-brevet flag officer. He served as the seventh commandant of the United States Marine Corps, from 1864 to 1876.
Early life and education
Zeilin was born in Philadelphia on July 16, 1806. He attended the United States Military... | {"Born": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Died": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Allegiance": "United States 1865", "Commands held": "Commandant of the Marine Corps"} |
Simon Hugh Holmes (July 30, 1831 - October 14, 1919) was a Nova Scotia politician, publisher and lawyer. He was the fourth premier of Nova Scotia from 1878 to 1882.
Holmes was born in Springville, Nova Scotia, in Pictou County. The son of Nova Scotia politician and Canadian senator John Holmes, Holmes in 1858 founded ... | {"Name": "Simon Hugh Holmes", "Lieutenant governor": "Adams George Archibald", "Term start": "October 22, 1878", "Term end": "May 23, 1882", "Birth date": "1831 07 30", "Birth place": "Springville, Nova Scotia", "Death date": "1919 10 14 1831 07 30", "Death place": "Halifax, Nova Scotia", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Sp... |
Jules Sylvain Zeller (23 April 1820 - 25 July 1900) was a 19th-century French historian.
Life
Born in Paris, Zeller became professor of History at the Faculté de Lettres at Aix-en-Provence in 1854. He became teacher at the École normale supérieure in Paris and lecturer at the Académie de Paris at Sorbonne in 1858, p... | {"Name": "Jules Sylvain Zeller", "Birth date": "1820 04 23 y", "Death date": "1900 06 25 1820 04 23 y", "Nationality": "FranceFrench", "Occupation": "Historian, Classical Scholar", "Children": "Berthold Zeller"} |
Friedrich Albert von Zenker (13 March 1825 - 13 June 1898) was a German pathologist and physician, celebrated for his discovery of trichinosis.
He was born in Dresden, and was educated in Leipzig and Heidelberg. While in Leipzig, he worked for a while as an assistant to Justus Radius at the St. Georg Hospital. Attach... | {"Name": "Friedrich Albert von Zenker", "Birth date": "1825 3 13", "Birth place": "Dresden, Saxony", "Death date": "1898 6 13 1825 3 13", "Death place": "Plau am See, Mecklenburg", "Nationality": "German", "Occupation": "Pathologist, physician"} |
Vanishing Point is the fifth studio album by Scottish rock band Primal Scream. It was released on 7 July 1997 in the United Kingdom by Creation Records and in the United States by Reprise Records. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. The album shows inspiration from genres such as dub, ambient, dance music, an... | {"Released": "1997 07 07 yes", "Studio": "Chalk Farm Studios, London", "Genre": "Electronic rock\ndub\nneo-psychedelia\nkrautrock", "Label": "Creation\n Reprise", "Producer": "Primal Scream\n Brendan Lynch\n Andrew Weatherall"} |
Isabella Clara Eugenia (; 12 August 1566 - 1 December 1633), sometimes referred to as Clara Isabella Eugenia, was sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands in the Low Countries and the north of modern France with her husband, Archduke Albert VII of Austria.
Their reign is considered the Golden Age of the Spanish Netherlan... | {"Father": "Philip II of Spain", "Mother": "Elisabeth of Valois", "Born": "Palacio de Valsaín, Segovia, Spain", "Died": "Brussels, Brabant", "Burial": "Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula", "Religion": "Roman Catholicism"} |
Hans Zenker (10 August 1870 in Bielitz - 18 August 1932 in Göttingen) was a German admiral.
Biography
Born in Bielitz (now Bielsko-Biała, Poland), he entered the Imperial German Navy on 13 April 1889. After serving as captain of several torpedo boats, he commanded in turn the light cruisers in 1911 and in 1912–13. A... | {"Born": "Bielitz", "Died": "Göttingen", "Allegiance": "German EmpireWeimar Republic", "Commands held": "Von der Tann"} |
Hannibal King is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared as a supporting character in the title The Tomb of Dracula, issue #25 (Oct. 1974).
King was played by Ryan Reynolds in the 2004 film Blade: Trinity.
Fictional character biography
Hannibal King was born in Milw... | {"Publisher": "Marvel Comics", "Created by": "Gene Colan (Artist)Marv Wolfman (Writer)", "Team affiliations": "NightstalkersMidnight Sons", "Notable aliases": "Henry Kagle", "Abilities": "RegenerationSuperhuman strength and speedHalted agingAbility to turn into mistAbility to transform into a werewolfFlightSkilled dete... |
Roy Herman Kellerman (March 14, 1915 - March 22, 1984) was a U.S. Secret Service senior agent who was assigned to protect United States President John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas. In his reports, later testimony and interviews, Kellerman outlines in detail his role in the immedia... | {"Name": "Roy Kellerman", "Caption": "The Presidential limousine shortly before Kennedy's assassination. Kellerman was in the front passenger seat of the car", "Birth name": "Roy Herman Kellerman", "Birth date": "1915 3 14", "Birth place": "Macomb County, Michigan, U.S.", "Death date": "1984 3 22 1915 3 14", "Death pla... |
Echo Dek is a remix album by the Scottish alternative rock band Primal Scream. It was released in October 1997 and followed the group's fifth studio album by less than four months. It peaked at number forty-three on the UK Album Chart and number ninety-seven on the Japanese Oricon Album Chart.
The album is an experime... | {"Released": "27 October 1997", "Recorded": "Re-recorded and mixed at On-U Sound Studios, London E17", "Genre": "Dub\nelectronica", "Label": "Creation", "Producer": "Brendan Lynch and Primal Scream (Original production)Adrian Maxwell Sherwood (Mix and Additional Production)"} |
Garden State is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film, written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Ian Holm. The film centers on Andrew Largeman (Braff), a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies. Braff based the film... | {"Directed by": "Zach Braff", "Produced by": "Gary GilbertDan HalstedPamela AbdyRichard Klubeck", "Written by": "Zach Braff", "Starring": "Zach Braff \n Natalie Portman\n Ian Holm \n Peter Sarsgaard", "Music by": "Alexi MurdochChad Fischer", "Cinematography": "Lawrence Sher", "Edited by": "Myron I. Kerstein", "Distribu... |
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