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Matlock Bath is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. It lies in the Derbyshire Dales, south of Matlock on the main A6 road, and approximately halfway between Buxton and Derby. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 753. Originally built at the head of a dead-end dirt road running along ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "District": "Derbyshire Dales", "Shire county": "Derbyshire", "UK Parliament": "Derbyshire Dales", "Postcode district": "DE", "Dialling code": "01629", "OS grid reference": "SK293579"} |
The Kingdom of Mutapa - sometimes referred to as the Mutapa Empire, Mwenemutapa, (, ) - was an African kingdom in Zimbabwe, which expanded to what is now modern-day Mozambique. thumb|250px|A sixteenth-century Portuguese map of Monomotapa lying in the interior of southern Africa.
The Portuguese term Monomotapa is a tran... | {"Native name": "twl Mwene we Mutapa", "Conventional long name": "Kingdom of Mutapa", "Symbol type": "Coat of arms granted to the Mwenemutapa in 1569 by the King of Portugal.", "Type of government": "Monarchy", "Starting event": "Established by Nyatsimba Mutota", "Event ending the country": "Disintegrates under Civil w... |
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 - February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. He received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making ... | {"Name": "Christopher Plummer", "Post-nominals": "CAN 100% CC", "Caption": "Plummer in 1964", "Birth name": "Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer", "Birth date": "1929 12 13", "Birth place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "2021 2 5 1929 12 13", "Death place": "Weston, Connecticut, U.S.", "Education": "High School... |
Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 - 31 July 2020) was an English filmmaker. His early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts, many of which won awards for creativity, he began screenwriting and directing... | {"Honorific prefix": "Sir", "Name": "Alan Parker", "Post-nominals": "GBR 100% CBE", "Alt": "A black-and-white photo of Parker looking toward the camera", "Caption": "Alan Parker, April 2008", "Birth name": "Alan William Parker", "Birth date": "yes 1944 2 14", "Birth place": "Islington, London, England", "Death date": "... |
Stocksbridge is a town and civil parish, in the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies just to the east of the Peak District. The town is located in the steep-sided valley of the Little Don River, below the Underbank Reservoir. It blends into the areas... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Metropolitan borough": "Sheffield", "Metropolitan county": "South Yorkshire", "UK Parliament": "Penistone and Stocksbridge", "Population": "(2011)35 Output areas make up Stocksbridge alone (Not including Deepcar, Midhopestones, Upper Midhope and Bolsterstone) http://ukcensusdata.com/stoc... |
Lincoln is the second studio album by the band They Might Be Giants. It was released by Bar/None in 1988. The album is named after John Linnell and John Flansburgh's boyhood home of Lincoln, Massachusetts. The album produced three singles—"Ana Ng", "They'll Need a Crane", and "Purple Toupee". It is included on Then: T... | {"Released": "September 25, 1988", "Recorded": "March—June 1988", "Studio": "Dubway Studios, NYC", "Genre": "Alternative rock, art pop, lo-fi", "Label": "Bar/None / Restless", "Producer": "Bill Krauss"} |
Bradfield is a civil parish in the City of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England.
The civil parish is extensive, the western half is situated in the moorlands of the Peak District, the eastern half is in lower agricultural land and contains the parish's significant habitations, which include the Sheffield suburb of S... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Metropolitan borough": "Sheffield", "Metropolitan county": "South Yorkshire", "UK Parliament": "Sheffield Hallam", "Postcode district": "S", "Dialling code": "0114", "Population": "(2011 census)", "OS grid reference": "SK 251 916"} |
High Bradfield is a rural village north-west of the centre of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England and within the city's boundaries. The village lies just within the Peak District National Park, inside the park's north-eastern border, is at an altitude of 260 metres (850 feet) AOD, and has extensive views across Br... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Metropolitan borough": "City of Sheffield", "Metropolitan county": "South Yorkshire", "UK Parliament": "Sheffield Hallam", "Postcode district": "S", "Dialling code": "0114"} |
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield, more commonly known as Sheffield Cathedral, is the cathedral church for the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, England. Originally a parish church, it was elevated to cathedral status when the diocese was created in 1914. Sheffield Cathedral is one of five G... | {"OS grid reference": "SK 35387 87511", "Location": "Sheffield, South Yorkshire", "Country": "England", "Denomination": "Church of England", "Website": "sheffieldcathedral.org", "Architect(s)": "Flockton & Gibbs (1870s)Charles Nicholson (1936-48)George Pace and Ansell & Bailey (1960-66)", "Style": "Gothic, Modernist", ... |
Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948 - November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, songwriter, record producer and musician.
Biography
Early life
Michael Arnold Kamen was born in New York City, the second of four sons. His father, Saul Kamen, was ... | {"Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Died": "London, England", "Spouse(s)": "Sandra Keenan-Kamen", "Genres": "Film score, rock, pop", "Formerly of": "New York Rock & Roll Ensemble Roger Waters Band"} |
The Secret Policeman's Ball is a series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started in 1976 featuring popular British comedians but later included leading musicians and actors. The Secret Policeman's Ball shows are cre... | {"Status": "Active", "Genre": "Comedy fundraiser", "Location(s)": "Jamaica Brazil England Denmark Essex", "Country": "United Kingdom (1976-2019); United States (2012)", "Most recent": "4 March 2012", "Website": "secretpoliceman.com"} |
Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1983 to 1991 and as the 36th governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the 29th mayor of San Diego from 1971 to 1983.
Born in ... | {"Name": "Pete Wilson", "Image caption": "Wilson in 2006", "Term start": "January 7, 1991", "Term end": "January 4, 1999", "Order 2": "29th", "Office 2": "Mayor of San Diego", "Predecessor 2": "Francis Earl Curran", "Successor 2": "Roger Hedgecock", "Birth name": "Peter Barton Wilson", "Birth date": "1933 8 23", "Birth... |
Frederick John Westcott (26 March 1866 - 17 September 1941), best known by his stage name Fred Karno, was an English theatre impresario of the British music hall. As a comedian of slapstick he is credited with popularising the custard-pie-in-the-face gag.Leslie Halliwell, John Walker (2001). "Halliwell's Who's who in t... | {"Name": "Fred Karno", "Birth name": "Frederick John Westcott", "Birth date": "yes 1866 03 26", "Birth place": "Exeter, Devon, England", "Death date": "yes 1941 09 17 1866 03 26", "Death place": "Lilliput, Dorset, England", "Occupation": "Comedian, theatre impresario of music hall", "Spouse(s)": "Edith Karno (nee Cuthb... |
James "Sunny Jim" Rolph Jr. (August 23, 1869 - June 2, 1934) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to a single term as the 27th governor of California from January 6, 1931, until his death on June 2, 1934, at the height of the Great Depression. Previously, Rolph had been the 30th ... | {"Term start": "January 6, 1931", "Term end": "June 2, 1934", "Office 2": "30th Mayor of San Francisco", "Predecessor 2": "P. H. McCarthy", "Successor 2": "Angelo Rossi", "Birth date": "1869 8 23", "Birth place": "San Francisco, California, U.S.", "Death date": "1934 6 2 1869 8 23", "Death place": "Santa Clara County, ... |
Courken George Deukmejian Jr. (; ,
June 6, 1928 - May 8, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of California from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party, he was the state's first governor of Armenian descent.
Born in New York, Deukmejian moved to California in 1955. He was elected to... | {"Name": "George Deukmejian", "Image caption": "Deukmejian in 2010", "Term start": "January 3, 1983", "Term end": "January 7, 1991", "Office 2": "Member of the California State Senate", "Predecessor 2": "Gordon Cologne", "Successor 2": "Ollie Speraw", "Birth name": "Courken George Deukmejian Jr.", "Birth date": "1928 6... |
The Norton Motorcycle Company (formerly Norton Motors, Ltd.) is a brand of motorcycles headquartered in Solihull, West Midlands, (originally based in Birmingham), England. For some years around 1990, the rights to use the name on motorcycles was owned by North American financiers.
The business was founded in 1898 as a... | {"Type": "Private company", "Founded": "1898 2008, relaunched", "Headquarters": "Solihull, West Midlands, Englandhttps://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/terms-conditions/ Terms & Conditions 9 February 2021", "Industry": "Motorcycles", "Parent": "TVS Motor Company", "Website": "www.nortonmotorcycles.com"} |
Zimbabwe Rhodesia (), alternatively known as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, also informally known as Zimbabwe or Rhodesia, was a short-lived sovereign state that existed from 1 June 1979 to 18 April 1980, though lacked international recognition. Zimbabwe Rhodesia was preceded by another state named the Republic of Rhodesia and was... | {"Conventional long name": "Zimbabwe Rhodesia", "Type of government": "Parliamentary republic", "Starting event": "Internal Settlement", "Date established": "1 June 1979", "Event 2": "British-supervised transition period", "Event 2 date": "21 December 1979", "Event ending the country": "Republic of Zimbabwe founded", "... |
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) is a public university in Harare, Zimbabwe. It opened in 1952 as the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and was initially affiliated with the University of London. It was later renamed the University of Rhodesia, and adopted its present name upon Zimbabwe's independence in 198... | {"Motto": "Educating to Change Lives", "Type": "Public", "Chancellor": "Emmerson Mnagagwa(ex officio as President of Zimbabwe)", "Undergraduates": "17,718", "Postgraduates": "2,681", "Campus": "Suburban", "Website": "www.uz.ac.zw"} |
The Princess is a large family car produced in the United Kingdom by the Austin-Morris division of British Leyland from 1975 until 1981 (1982 in New Zealand). The car inherited a front-wheel drive / transverse engine configuration from its predecessor, the Austin/Morris 1800 range. This was still unusual in Europe for ... | {"Manufacturer": "British Leyland, Austin Morris division", "Production": "1975-1981", "Class": "Large family car", "Layout": "FF layout", "Body style": "4-door saloon", "Predecessor": "Austin 1800 & 2200 (ADO17)Morris 1800 & 2200 (ADO17)Wolseley 18/85 & Six (ADO17)", "Successor": "Austin Ambassador", "Designer": "Harr... |
The Austin Princess is a series of large luxury cars that were made by Austin and its subsidiary Vanden Plas from 1947 to 1968. The cars were also marketed under the Princess and Vanden Plas marque names.
The Princess name was also used as follows:
From October 1959, the name Princess was used on a deluxe version of ... | {"Also called": "Princess (1957-1960)Marques : Vanden Plas, www.aronline.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20121129042702/http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/vanden-plas/marques-vanden-plas/ 29 November 2012 Retrieved on 13 January 2013Vanden Plas Princess (1960-1968)", "Manufacturer": "Austin/Vanden Plas (BMC)", "P... |
Rudolf Lange (18 April 1910 - 23 February 1945) was a German SS functionary and police official during the Nazi era. With the invasion of the Soviet Union, he served in Einsatzgruppe A before becoming a commander in the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and all RSHA personnel in Riga, Latvia. He participated in the January 1942 ... | {"Born": "Weißwasser, Silesia", "Died": "Uncertain, but said to be Posen, Warthegau", "Allegiance": "Nazi Germany", "Children": "1", "Awards": "German Cross in Gold", "Other work": "One of the persons most responsible for carrying out the Holocaust in Latvia.Representative of Einsatzgruppe A and Einsatzkommando 2to the... |
Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the West Midlands County, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. At the 2011 Census the town had a population of 37,817.
thumb|St Bartholomew's, Wednesbury
History
Medieval and earlier
thumb|Wednesbury Clock Tower, built for the coronation of George V
T... | {"OS grid reference": "SO9895", "Population": "(2011)Census 2011 Key Stats http://www.sandwelltrends.info/lisv2/navigation/keystats.asp Sandwell Trends Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 2 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130513125852/http://www.sandwelltrends.info/lisv2/navigation/keystats.asp 13 May 2013 de... |
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, or simply Poland-Lithuania, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation,Zbigniew Pucek: Państwo i społeczeństwo 2012/1, Krakow, 2012, p. 17. of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch in rea... | {"Conventional long name": "Kingdom of Poland andthe Grand Duchy of Lithuania", "Native name": "pl Królestwo Polskie i WielkieKsięstwo Litewskie la Regnum Poloniae MagnusqueDucatus Lithuaniae", "Date established": "1 July", "Starting event": "Union established", "End date": "24 October", "Event ending the country": "3r... |
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England. The borough is named after the Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of the West Midlands conurbation. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council defines the borough as the six amalgamated towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipt... | {"Type": "Metropolitan district council", "Body": "Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council", "Density": "3752", "DST": "+1", "ISO 3166 code": "GB-SAW", "Website": "www.sandwell.gov.uk"} |
Oldbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. It is the administrative centre of the borough. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 13,606, while the 2017 population of the wider built-up area was estimated at 25,488. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, which de... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(Built-up area subdivision)http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/747.aspx 2011 Census - Built-up Areas Office for National Statistics 16 February 201413,606 (Ward)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6504629&c=oldbury&d=14&e=13&g=6... |
Rowley Regis ( ) is a town and former municipal borough in Sandwell in the county of the West Midlands, England. It forms part of the area immediately west of Birmingham known as the Black Country and encompasses the three Sandwell council wards of Blackheath, Cradley Heath and Old Hill, and Rowley. At the 2011 census,... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)population \"SandwellTrends\">Census 2011 Key Stats http://www.sandwelltrends.info/lisv2/navigation/keystats.asp Sandwell Trends Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 2 July 2013", "OS grid reference": "SO9687", "Postcode district": "B65", "Post town": "ROWLEY REGIS",... |
The 1921 Canadian federal election was held on December 6, 1921, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader William Lyon Mackenzi... | {"Name": "1921 Canadian federal election", "Country": "Canada", "Flag year": "1921", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Show party colours?": "no", "Link to parties?": "no", "Previous election": "1917 Canadian federal election", "Previous year": "1917", "Next election": "1925 Canadian federal election", "Next ... |
The Gengshi Emperor (; died AD 25), born Liu Xuan (), was an emperor of the Han dynasty restored after the fall of Wang Mang's Xin dynasty brought on by the Lülin. He was also known by his courtesy name Shenggong () and as the King or Prince of Huaiyang (), a posthumous title bestowed upon him by Emperor Guangwu of the... | {"Died": "25 AD", "Mother": "Lady He", "Father": "Liu Zizhang", "Burial": "Baling"} |
thumb|A Claim Jumper restaurant in San Diego
Claim Jumper Restaurant and Saloon is an American restaurant chain with 15 locations as of July 3, 2023. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
History
Restaurateur Craig Nickoloff opened the first Claim Jumper in Los Alamitos, California, on September 27, 1977. The origin... | {"Industry": "Restaurant", "Founded": "September 27, 1977 in Los Alamitos, California", "Headquarters": "Houston, Texas, U.S.", "Parent": "Kelly Restaurant Group\nLandry's, Inc.", "Website": "http://www.claimjumper.com"} |
Korea(n) Bay, sometimes West Korea(n) Bay (; ; or ), is a bight and the northern extension of the Yellow Sea, between the southeastern coastline of China's Liaoning Province and the western coastline of North Korea's North Pyongan, South Pyongan and South Hwanghae provinces. It is separated from the Bohai Sea by the ... | {"Infobox title": "Korea(n) BayWest Korea(n) Bay", "Picture caption": "Map showing Korea(n) Bay", "Name in simplified characters": "西朝鲜湾", "Name in traditional characters": "西朝鮮灣", "Display order": "st", "Pinyin transcription": "Xīcháoxiǎnwān"} |
Emperor Guangwu of Han (; 15 January 5 BC - 29 March AD 57),Bielenstein, 245. born Liu Xiu (), courtesy name Wenshu (), was a Chinese monarch. He served as an emperor of the Han dynasty by restoring the dynasty in AD 25, thus founding the Eastern Han dynasty. He ruled over parts of China at first, and through suppressi... | {"Born": "Jiyang County, Chenliu Commandery, Han Empire", "Died": "Luoyang, Han Empire", "Occupation": "Monarch", "Father": "Liu Qin", "Mother": "Fan Xiandou"} |
Guevenatten (; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.
Geography
Situated 6 km northwest of Dannemarie, Guevenatten occupies a rather rare site in Sundgau, because it is perched on the line of crests separating the valleys of Traubach and Soultzbach, both tributaries of the left b... | {"Name": "Guevenatten", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "The chapel in Guevenatten", "Arrondissement": "Altkirch", "Canton": "Masevaux-Niederbruck", "Postal code": "68210", "Mayor": "Bernard SchittlyRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e... |
Howard Nemerov (March 1, 1920 - July 5, 1991) was an American poet. He was twice Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, from 1963 to 1964 and again from 1988 to 1990. For The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov (1977), he won the National Book Award for Poetry,
"National Book Awards - 1978". Natio... | {"Born": "y 1920 03 1", "Died": "y 1991 07 05 1920 03 1", "Occupation": "Poet", "Alma mater": "Harvard College", "Children": "3, including Alexander Nemerov", "Relatives": "Diane Arbus (sister)Doon Arbus (niece)Amy Arbus (niece)", "Notable awards": "National Book Award 1978Pulitzer Prize 1978"} |
Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in The Godfather Part III (1990), Single White Female (1992), Singles (1992), Point of No Return (1993), It Could Happen to You (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), Lake Placid (1999) and Kiss of the Dragon (2001... | {"Name": "Bridget Fonda", "Caption": "Fonda at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival", "Birth name": "Bridget Jane Fonda", "Birth date": "yes 1964 1 27", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1969-2002", "Spouse(s)": "Danny Elfman 2003", "Children": "1", "Father": "Peter Fond... |
Emperor Ming of Han (15June 28According to volume 91 of Taiping Yulan (citing Dongguan Hanji), Emperor Ming was born on the jiashen day of the 5th month of the 4th year of the Jianwu era of Liu Xiu's reign. This corresponds to 15 Jun 28 in the Julian calendar. (建武四年五月甲申，皇子阳生，...) Taiping Yulan, vol.91 - 5September 75Ac... | {"Born": "15 June 28", "Died": "5 September 75 (aged 47)", "Father": "Emperor Guangwu", "Mother": "Empress Guanglie"} |
Bayeux () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.
Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England. It is also known as the first major town secured by the Allies during Operation Overlord. Charles de Gaulle made two fa... | {"Name": "Bayeux", "Commune Status": "Subprefecture and commune", "Caption": "The historic centre, the Bayeux Cathedral, the Aure and tourist office", "Arrondissement": "Bayeux", "Canton": "Bayeux", "Postal code": "14400", "Mayor": "Patrick GomontRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/data... |
Emperor Zhang of Han (; 56 - 9 April 88renchen day of the 2nd month of the 2nd year of the Zhang'he era, per Emperor Zhang's biography in Book of the Later Han), born Liu Da (), was an emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty from 75 to 88. He was the third emperor of the Eastern Han.
Emperor Zhang was a hardworking and dil... | {"Born": "56", "Died": "9 April 88 (aged 32)", "Father": "Emperor Ming", "Mother": "Consort Jia"} |
Robert William Barker (December 12, 1923 - August 26, 2023) was an American television game show host. He hosted CBS's The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show in North American television history, from 1972 to 2007. He also hosted Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1975.
Born in Darrington, Washington, in mo... | {"Name": "Bob Barker", "Caption": "Barker in 1975", "Birth name": "Robert William Barker", "Birth date": "1923 12 12", "Birth place": "Darrington, Washington, U.S.", "Death date": "2023 08 26 1923 12 12", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Citizenship": "United States\n Rosebud Sioux Tribe", "Occupation":... |
George FitzRoy Henry Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan, (18 September 1857 – 24 October 1921), styled The Honourable George Somerset until 1884, was a British soldier and Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War from 1900 to 1902 and was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1902 to 1919.
... | {"Name": "The Lord Raglan", "Term start": "1902", "Term end": "1919", "Birth date": "18 September 1857", "Death date": "24 October 1921 18 September 1857", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Ethel Jemima Ponsonby", "Battles fought": "Second Anglo-Afghan War"} |
Emperor He of Han (; 79 - 13 February 106xinwei day of the 12th month of the 1st year of the Yuan'xing era, per Emperor He's biography in Book of the Later Han) was an emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty who ruled from 88 to 106. He was the 4th emperor of the Eastern Han, and the 20th emperor of the Han dynasty.
Empero... | {"Born": "79", "Died": "13 February 106 (aged 26)", "Father": "Emperor Zhang of Han", "Mother": "Consort Liang"} |
thumb|right|355px|Tian'anmen in 2020
thumb|(video) Two shots of the gate followed by a shot of inside Tiananmen Square next to the gate, 2017.
The Tiananmen (also Tian'anmen (天安门), Tienanmen, T’ien-an Men; ), or the Gate of Heaven-Sent Pacification, is a monumental gate in the city center of Beijing, China, the fron... | {"Infobox title": "Tian'anmen", "Picture caption": "\"Tiān'ānmén\" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) characters", "Name in simplified characters": "天安门", "Name in traditional characters": "天安門", "Literal meaning": "\"Gate of Heavenly Peace\"", "Pinyin transcription": "Tiān'ānmén", "Gwoyeu Romatzyh": "Tian'an... |
Cities and towns in Nepal are incorporated under municipality. A municipality in Nepal is a sub-unit of a district. The Government of Nepal has set-out a minimum criteria for municipalities. These criteria include a certain population, infrastructure and revenues. Presently, there are 293 municipalities in Nepal among... | {"Category": "Municipality", "Location": "Nepal", "Created": "1975 / 08 /16", "Number": "20 September 2015", "Populations": "845,767 - 8,370", "Areas": "547.43 km2 - 6.89 km2", "Government": "Mayor-council", "Subdivisions": "Wards"} |
Withnail and I is a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson. Loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" (portrayed by Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann, respectively) who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969. Needing... | {"Directed by": "Bruce Robinson", "Produced by": "Paul Heller", "Written by": "Bruce Robinson", "Starring": "Paul McGann Richard E. Grant Richard Griffiths", "Music by": "David Dundas Rick Wentworth", "Cinematography": "Peter Hannan", "Edited by": "Alan Strachan", "Distributed by": "HandMade Films", "Budget": "£1.1 mil... |
The Aristocats is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. It is the final Disney animated film made with the involvement of Walt Disney Productions's co-founder Roy O. Disney before his death on December 20, 1971. The 20th Disney ani... | {"Directed by": "Wolfgang Reitherman", "Produced by": "Winston HiblerWolfgang Reitherman", "Story by": "Ken Anderson\n Larry Clemmons\n Eric Cleworth\n Vance Gerry \n Julius Svendsen\n Frank Thomas\n Ralph Wright", "Based on": "\"The Aristocats\" Tom McGowan Tom Rowe", "Starring": "Phil Harris\n Eva Gabor\n Sterling Ho... |
Henry Louis Norwest (sometimes spelled Northwest) MM & Bar (c. 188118 August 1918) was a distinguished Canadian sniper in World War I.
Early life
Norwest was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta District, North-West Territories, sometime in the early 1880s, the son of Métis parents Louis Northwest or Watson and Genevièv... | {"Nickname(s)": "Ducky", "Born": "Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta District, North-West Territories, Canada", "Died": "Fouquescourt, Somme, France", "Allegiance": "Canada", "Awards": "Military Medal & Bar"} |
The Emerald City of Oz is the sixth of L. Frank Baum's fourteen Land of Oz books. It was also adapted into a Canadian animated film in 1987. Originally published on July 20, 1910, it is the story of Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em coming to live in Oz permanently. While they are toured through the Quadling... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "The Oz Books", "Publisher": "Reilly & Britton", "Media type": "Print (hardcover)", "Preceded by": "The Road to Oz", "Followed by": "The Patchwork Girl of Oz"} |
Morpheus was a file sharing and searching peer-to-peer client for Microsoft Windows, developed and distributed by the company StreamCast, that originally used the OpenNap protocol, but later supported many different peer-to-peer protocols. On April 22, 2008, distributor StreamCast Networks filed for Chapter 7 bankrupt... | {"Developer(s)": "StreamCast Networks (defunct)", "Initial release": "2001http://www.streamcastnetworks.com/FullAbout.html StreamCast Networks.....About www.streamcastnetworks.com 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20021010050856/http://www.streamcastnetworks.com/FullAbout.html 10 October 2002 dead", "Wr... |
Morpheus () is a fictional character in The Matrix franchise. He is portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in the first three films, and in the video game The Matrix: Path of Neo, where he was the only original actor to reprise his character's voice. In The Matrix Resurrections, an AI program based on him is portrayed by Yahy... | {"First appearance": "The Matrix (1999)", "Last appearance": "The Matrix Resurrections (2021)", "Created by": "The Wachowskis", "Portrayed by": "Laurence Fishburne Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Resurrections)yahya CTm3V-LgW7V MORPHEUS #TheMatrixMovie September 9, 2021", "Voiced by": "Laurence Fishburne", "Gender": "Male"... |
Emperor An of Han (; 94 – 30 April 125)Fraser (2014): 370. was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the sixth emperor of the Eastern Han, ruling from 106 to 125. He was a grandson of Emperor Zhang.
When her infant stepson Emperor Shang succeeded to the throne in February 106, Empress Dowager Deng kept the then-12... | {"Born": "94", "Died": "30 April 125 (aged 30-31)", "Father": "Liu Qing", "Mother": "Lady Zuo Xiao'e\"Xiao'e\" was Lady Zuo's courtesy name, per Liu Qing's biography in Book of the Later Han"} |
Charles III (, ; 22 July 1361 - 8 September 1425), called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux in France from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged Évreux for the Duchy of Nemours.
As a young man, Charles was frequently sent by his father, King Charles II, to act as the envoy to France,... | {"Father": "Charles II of Navarre", "Mother": "Joan of Valois", "Born": "Mantes, France", "Died": "Olite Palace, Navarre", "Burial": "Pamplona Cathedral"} |
The O'Reilly Factor (originally titled The O'Reilly Report and also known as The Factor) is an American cable television news and talk show. The O'Reilly Factor first aired in the United States on Fox News Channel on October 7, 1996, the same day the network launched. It was hosted by independent commentator Bill O'Rei... | {"Also known as": "The O'Reilly Report(1996-1998)\n The Factor (2017)", "Genre": "Talk show", "Created by": "Bill O'Reilly", "Presented by": "Bill O'Reilly", "Country of origin": "United States", "Camera setup": "Multi-camera", "Running time": "60 minutes", "Original network": "Fox News Channel", "Original release": "2... |
Antoine-Labelle is a regional county municipality located in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Mont-Laurier. It is named for Antoine Labelle.
Subdivisions
There are 28 subdivisions within the RCM:
Cities & Towns (2)
Mont-Laurier
Rivière-Rouge
Municipalities (14)
Chute-Saint-Philippe
Ferme-Neu... | {"Type": "Prefecture", "Land": "14976.99", "Density": "2.4", "DST": "-4", "Website": "www.mrc-antoine-labelle.qc.ca www.mrc-antoine-labelle.qc.ca"} |
Pay Day is a board game originally made by Parker Brothers (now a subsidiary of Hasbro) in 1974. It was invented by Paul J. Gruen of West Newbury, Massachusetts, United States, one of the era's top board game designers, and his brother-in-law Charles C. Bailey. It was Gruen's most successful game, outselling Monopoly i... | {"Name": "Pay Day", "Image caption": "Box cover and game layout, Winning Moves 30th Anniversary edition", "Designers": "Paul J. Gruen", "Publishers": "Parker BrothersWinning Moves Games USA", "Players": "2 to 4", "Age range": "8 and up", "Setup time": "5 minutes", "Playing time": "45-60 minutes", "Random chance": "High... |
The Totonac are an indigenous people of Mexico who reside in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo. They are one of the possible builders of the pre-Columbian city of El Tajín, and further maintained quarters in Teotihuacán (a city which they claim to have built). Until the mid-19th century they were the world's ... | {"Name": "Totonac", "Image": "300px", "Image caption": "Totonacs of Papantla, Veracruz performing the \"voladores\" ritual", "Religions": "Indigenous Religion, Christianity", "Languages": "Totonac languages, Spanish"} |
Han Shundi ()Family name:Liu (劉; liú)Given name:Bao (保, bǎo)Temple name:Jingzong (敬宗, jìng zōng)Posthumous name:Xiaoshun (孝順, xiào shùn)literary meaning: "filial and serene"Posthumous name:Shun (順, shùn)"serene"
Emperor Shun of Han (; 115 - 20 September 144gengwu day of the 8th month of the 1st year of the Jian'kang e... | {"Born": "115", "Died": "20 September 144 (aged 29)", "Father": "Emperor An of Han", "Mother": "Consort Li"} |
Rawalpindi (; Punjabi, ; ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad, and third most populous in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is situated close to Pakistan's capital Islamabad, and the two are jointly known as t... | {"Type": "Metropolitan Corporation", "Density": "auto", "Rank": "4th, Pakistan", "Metro density": "2,098,231", "DST": "PKT", "Website": "http://www.rda.gop.pk/ Official Website"} |
Medea: Harlan's World (1985; ) is a 1985 collection of science fiction short stories by different authors, all taking place on the same fictional moon. It was an experiment in collaborative science fictional world-building, featuring contributions by Hal Clement, Frank Herbert, and others.
It was based on a 1975 UCLA ... | {"Cover artist": "Frank Kelly Freas", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Published": "1985", "Publisher": "Phantasia Press", "Media type": "anthology"} |
The Kola Superdeep Borehole () SG-3
is the result of a scientific drilling project of the Soviet Union in the Pechengsky District, near the Russian border with Norway, on the Kola Peninsula. The project attempted to drill as deep as possible into the Earth's crust.
Drilling began on 24 May 1970 using the Uralmash-4E,... | {"Coordinates": "Russia", "Location": "Pechengsky District", "Type": "Scientific borehole", "Greatest depth": "12262 m ft", "Opened": "1965", "Active": "1970-1983 1984 1985-1992", "Closed": "1995"} |
Han Chongdi ()Family name:Liu (劉; liú)Given name:Bing (炳, bǐng)Posthumous name:Xiaochong (孝沖, xiào chōng)literary meaning: "filial and young-ruling"Posthumous name:Chong (沖, chōng)"young-ruling"
Emperor Chong of Han (; 143 - 15 February 145) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the ninth emperor of the Easter... | {"Born": "143", "Died": "15 February 145 (aged 2)", "Father": "Emperor Shun of Han", "Mother": "Beautiful Lady Yu"} |
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| restaurants = (closed: M.Y. Asia (Las Vegas))(closed:... | {"Name in traditional characters": "甄文達", "Name in simplified characters": "甄文达", "Bopomofo (Zhuyin)": "ㄓㄣ ㄨㄣˊㄉㄚˊ", "Jyutping": "Jan1 Man4 Daat6", "Cantonese IPA": "j an 1 - m an 4 - d aat 6", "Pinyin transcription": "Zhēn Wéndá", "Gwoyeu Romatzyh": "Jen Wendar"} |
Han Zhidi ()Family name:Liu (劉; liú)Given name:Zuan (纘, zǔan)Posthumous name:Xiaozhi (孝質, xiào zhì)literary meaning: "filial and upright"Posthumous name:Zhí (質, zhì)"upright"
Emperor Zhi of Han (; 138 - 26 July 146) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He was a great-great-grandson of Emperor Zhang. His reign wa... | {"Born": "138", "Died": "26 July 146 (aged 7-8)", "Father": "Liu Hong", "Mother": "Consort Chen"} |
"Cough/Cool" is the first single released by the horror punk band the Misfits. It was released in August 1977 on singer Glenn Danzig's label Blank Records. 500 copies were produced on black 7" vinyl. Both songs from the single were re-recorded and re-released in various versions over the following twenty years.
Backgr... | {"A-side": "Cough/Cool", "B-side": "She", "Released": "August 1977", "Recorded": "June 1977", "Genre": "Horror punk, post-punk", "Label": "Blank (Blank 101)", "Songwriter(s)": "Glenn Danzig"} |
Jessica Marie Alba ( ; born April 28, 1981) is an American actress and businesswoman. She began her television and film appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994), and rose to prominence at age 19 as the lead actress of the television series Dark Angel (2000-2002), for which she rece... | {"Name": "Jessica Alba", "Caption": "Alba in May 2016", "Other names": "Jessica Warrenhttps://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000153097922000024/hnst-20211231.htm Honest Company, Inc. annual report 2021 June 12, 2022 June 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220611002926/https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Ar... |
Koei Co., Ltd. was a Japanese video game publisher, developer, and distributor founded in 1978. The company is known for its historical simulation games based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, as well as simulation games based on pseudo-historical events.
The company has also found mainstream success in a se... | {"Type": "Kabushiki gaishaDivision", "Fate": "Merged with Tecmo", "Founded": "1978 07 25", "Defunct": "April 1, 2010; 12 years ago", "Headquarters": "Yokohama, Japan", "Industry": "Video games", "Products": "List of Koei Tecmo games", "Parent": "Koei Tecmo"} |
Emperor Huan of Han (; 132 - 25 January 168) was the 27th emperor of the Han dynasty after he was enthroned by the Empress Dowager and her brother Liang Ji on 1 August 146. He was a great-grandson of Emperor Zhang. He was the 11th Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
After Emperor Zhi was poisoned to death by the power... | {"Born": "132", "Died": "25 January 168 132", "Father": "Liu Yi", "Mother": "Empress Xiaochong"} |
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his roles in several family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated films. His accolades include a Grammy Award and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards.
Some of Black's successful film... | {"Name": "Jack Black", "Caption": "Black performing with Tenacious D in 2016", "Birth name": "Thomas Jacob Black", "Birth date": "1969 8 28", "Birth place": "Santa Monica, California, U.S.", "Other names": "J.B.\n Jables\n Jablinski", "Occupation": "Actor\n comedian\n musician", "Years active": "1982-present", "Spouse(... |
James Edward Abbott, (August 18, 1942 - July 26, 2020) was a Canadian politician, a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. Abbott was a member of the Reform Party from 1993 to 2000 and a member of the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2004. Originally representing the riding of Kootenay East, he had repr... | {"Name": "James Abbott", "Riding 2": "Kootenay—Columbia(Kootenay East; 1993-1997)", "Predecessor 2": "Sid Parker", "Successor 2": "David Wilks", "Birth date": "1942 8 18", "Birth place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "2020 7 26 1942 8 18", "Death place": "Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada", "Other politic... |
Diane Ablonczy (née Broadway; ; born May 6, 1949) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament who served in the House of Commons of Canada. Ablonczy represented Calgary ridings from 1993 to 2015, sitting first with the Reform Party of Canada, then with the Canadian Alliance and finally with the Conservative Party of Ca... | {"Name": "Diane Ablonczy", "Term start": "October 25, 1993", "Term end": "October 19, 2015", "Birth name": "Diane Broadwayhttp://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=805628 Evidence - CIMM (37-2) - No. 51 - House of Commons of Canada", "Birth date": "1949 05 06", "Birth place": "Peoria, Illinois, U.S... |
William Peter Adams, (17 April 1936 - 28 September 2018), commonly known as Peter Adams, was a Canadian politician from Ontario. He was a Liberal member of Canada's House of Commons from 1993 to 2006 representing the riding of Peterborough. Previously, Adams represented the provincial riding of Peterborough in the Leg... | {"Name": "Peter Adams", "Term start": "1993", "Term end": "2006", "Office 2": "Ontario MPP", "Predecessor 2": "John Melville Turner", "Successor 2": "Jenny Carter", "Other political party": "Ontario Liberal Party", "Birth date": "y 1936 04 17", "Birth place": "Ellesmere Port, England, United Kingdom", "Death date": "y ... |
Dear World is a musical with a book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. With its opening, Herman became the first composer-lyricist in history to have three productions running simultaneously on Broadway. It starred Angela Lansbury, who won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress ... | {"Name": "Dear World", "Caption": "Original cast recording", "Composer(s)": "Jerry Herman", "Lyricist(s)": "Jerry Herman", "Book-writer": "Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee", "Based on?": "Jean Giraudoux's play The Madwoman of Chaillot", "Productions": "1969 Broadway 2013 London 2023 Encores!"} |
Emperor Ling of Han (156/157Liu Hong's biography in Book of the Later Han also indicated that he was 12 (by East Asian reckoning) when he became emperor. If this record is correct, his birth year should be 157. - 13 May 189According to Liu Hong's biography in Book of the Later Han, he died aged 34 (by East Asian reckon... | {"Born": "156", "Died": "189 5 13 156", "Father": "Liu Chang", "Mother": "Empress Xiaoren"} |
Reginald B. Alcock, (April 16, 1948 - October 14, 2011) was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Winnipeg South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2006 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister Paul Martin. Alcock was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Early life ... | {"Name": "Reginald B. Alcock", "Term start": "October 25, 1993", "Term end": "January 23, 2006", "Birth date": "y 1948 04 16", "Birth place": "Winnipeg, Manitoba", "Death date": "y 2011 10 14 1948 04 16", "Death place": "Winnipeg, Manitoba", "Residence": "Winnipeg", "Predecessor 2": "Lucienne Robillard", "Successor 2":... |
Margaret Joan Trudeau ( Sinclair, formerly Kemper; born September 10, 1948) is a Canadian activist. She married Pierre Trudeau, the 15th prime minister of Canada, in 1971, three years after he became prime minister. They divorced in 1984, during his final months in office. She is the mother of Justin Trudeau, the 23rd ... | {"Name": "Margaret Trudeau", "Caption": "Trudeau in 2014", "Birth name": "Margaret Joan Sinclair", "Birth date": "yes 1948 9 10", "Birth place": "Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Spouse(s)": "Pierre Trudeau 1971 1984 div\n Fried Kemper 1984 1999 div", "Children": "5; including Justin, A... |
"Bullet" is the second single released by the horror punk band the Misfits. The four tracks comprising the EP were recorded, along with thirteen others, in early 1978 for the proposed Static Age album. When the band could not find a record label to release the album, they instead released four of the songs as "Bullet" ... | {"A-side": "\"Bullet\" \"We Are 138\"", "B-side": "\"Attitude\" \"Hollywood Babylon\"", "Released": "June 1978", "Recorded": "January-February 1978", "Label": "Plan 9 (PL 1001)", "Songwriter(s)": "Glenn Danzig"} |
Carole-Marie Allard (born September 6, 1949) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Liberal member of Canada's House of Commons. She represented the riding of Laval East from 2000 to 2004. She was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and a member of the Standing Committee on Justice an... | {"Name": "Carole-Marie Allard", "Term start": "November 27, 2000", "Term end": "June 28, 2004", "Birth date": "1949 9 6", "Birth place": "Dolbeau, Quebec, Canada"} |
Liu Bian (176 - 6 March 190), also known as Emperor Shao of Han and the Prince of Hongnong, was the 13th emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty in China. He became emperor around the age of 13 upon the death of his father, Emperor Ling, and ruled briefly from 15 May to 28 September 189 before he was deposed, after which he... | {"Father": "Emperor Ling", "Mother": "Empress Lingsi", "Born": "176", "Died": "6 March 190 176"} |
Note: In this article, to distinguish between the Han state of the Warring States period and the Han dynasty, the former is referred to as "Hán" while "Han" is reserved for the latter.
Zhang Liang ( 251 BC - 189 BCVolume 12 of Zizhi Tiongjian indicated that Zhang Liang died in the summer (4th to 6th month) of the 6th ... | {"Name": "Zhang Liang", "Native name": "張良", "Image size": "180px", "Image caption": "The portrait of Zhang Liang in the Western Han Dynasty murals depicting the Hongmen Banquet, now in the Luoyang Ancient Tombs Museum.", "Birth date": "251 BC", "Death date": "189 BC (aged 62)"} |
Emperor Xian of Han (2 April 181 - 21 April 234), personal name Liu Xie (劉協), courtesy name Bohe, was the 14th and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty in China. He reigned from 28 September 189 until 11 December 220.
Liu Xie was a son of Liu Hong (Emperor Ling) and was a younger half-brother of his predecessor, Li... | {"Born": "Luoyang, Han China", "Died": "Henei Commandery, Cao Wei", "Father": "Emperor Ling", "Mother": "Empress Linghuai"} |
Carlos Diego de Mesa Gisbert (; born 12 August 1953) is a Bolivian historian, journalist, and politician who served as the 63rd president of Bolivia from 2003 to 2005. As an independent politician, he previously served as the 37th vice president of Bolivia from 2002 to 2003 under Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada and was the i... | {"Name": "Carlos Mesa", "Honorific suffix": "OCA OSP OMAA OMM", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2004", "Alternative text": "Carlos Mesa in his office, invested with the symbols of command. Behind is the portrait of Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz.", "Vice president": "Vacant", "Term start": "17 October 2003", "Term e... |
Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is known for his role as the American president John F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days, for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, and as Captain Christopher Pike in J. J. Abrams's Star Trek reboot series.... | {"Name": "Bruce Greenwood", "Caption": "Greenwood at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival", "Birth name": "Stuart Bruce Greenwood", "Birth date": "1956 08 12", "Birth place": "Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada", "Occupation": "Actor, producer", "Years active": "1977-present", "Spouse(s)": "Susan Devlin 1985", "Chil... |
In the Mouth of Madness is a 1994 American supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter and written by Michael De Luca. It stars Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston. Neill stars as John Trent, an insurance investigator who visits a small town while looking into t... | {"Directed by": "John Carpenter", "Produced by": "Sandy King", "Written by": "Michael De Luca", "Starring": "Sam Neill\n Julie Carmen\n Jürgen Prochnow\n Charlton Heston", "Music by": "John Carpenter\n Jim Lang", "Cinematography": "Gary B. Kibbe", "Edited by": "Edward A. Warschilka", "Distributed by": "New Line Cinema"... |
Big Game is the name given to the California-Stanford football rivalry. It is an American college football rivalry game played by the California Golden Bears football team of the University of California, Berkeley, and the Stanford Cardinal football team of Stanford University. Both institutions are located in the San ... | {"Use wide format": "yes", "Official name": "Big Game", "Teams": "Stanford Cardinal", "First meeting": "March 19, 1892Stanford, 14-10", "Latest meeting": "November 19, 2022California, 27-20", "Next meeting": "November 18, 2023, in Stanford, California", "Meetings total": "125", "Largest victory": "Stanford, 63-13 (2013... |
Morgoth's Ring (1993) is the tenth volume of Christopher Tolkien's 12-volume series The History of Middle-earth in which he analyses the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien.
Book
Overview
This volume, along with the subsequent The War of the Jewels, provides detailed writings and editorial com... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Series": "The History of Middle-earth", "Publisher": "George Allen & Unwin (UK)", "Media type": "Print (hardback and paperback)", "Pages": "496 (paperback)", "ISBN": "978-0261103009", "Preceded by": "The History of The Lord of the Rings", "Followed by": "The War of ... |
The War of the Jewels (1994) is the 11th volume of Christopher Tolkien's series The History of Middle-earth, analysing the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien. It is the second of two volumes—Morgoth's Ring being the first—to explore the later 1951 Silmarillion drafts (those written after the complet... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Series": "The History of Middle-earth", "Publisher": "George Allen & Unwin (UK)", "Media type": "Print (hardback and paperback)", "Pages": "496 (paperback)", "ISBN": "978-0261103245", "Preceded by": "Morgoth's Ring", "Followed by": "The Peoples of Middle-earth"} |
The Peoples of Middle-earth (1996) is the 12th and final volume of The History of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien from the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien. Some characters (including Anairë, the wife of Fingolfin) only appear here, as do a few other works that did not fit anywhere els... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Series": "The History of Middle-earth", "Publisher": "George Allen & Unwin (UK)", "Media type": "Print (hardback and paperback)", "Pages": "512 (paperback)", "ISBN": "978-0261103481", "Preceded by": "The War of the Jewels", "Followed by": "Roverandom"} |
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today. It also attracts a large number of tourists and ... | {"Location": "Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey", "Geographic coordinates": "41.0053851 N 28.9768247 E dms region:TR_type:landmark inline,title", "Affiliation": "Sunni Islam", "Architect(s)": "Sedefkar Mehmed Agha", "Type": "Mosque", "Style": "Islamic, Classical Ottoman", "Groundbreaking": "yes 1609", "Completed": "yes 1617"} |
Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 - August 7, 2011) was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served eight years as Governor of Oregon, followed by 30 years as one of its United States senators, including time as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. A native Oregonia... | {"Name": "Mark Hatfield", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1990s", "Term start": "January 3, 1995", "Term end": "January 3, 1997", "Predecessor 2": "Maurine Neuberger", "Successor 2": "Gordon Smith", "Birth name": "Mark Odom Hatfield", "Birth date": "1922 7 12", "Birth place": "Dallas, Oregon, U.S.", "Death date": ... |
The Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General () is the most senior judge in Scotland, the head of the judiciary, and the presiding judge of the College of Justice, the Court of Session, and the High Court of Justiciary. The Lord President holds the title of Lord Justice General of Scotland and th... | {"Post": "Lord President of theCourt of SessionandLord Justice Generalof Scotland", "Native name": "Àrd-mhorair Cùirt an t-Seisein", "Insignia size": "200", "Incumbent": "Lord Carloway", "Incumbent since": "18 December 2015", "Style": "The Right Honourable", "Appointer": "Monarch on the advice of the First Minister", "... |
The minister of Finance (), originally known as colonial treasurer, is a minister and the head of the New Zealand Treasury, responsible for producing an annual New Zealand budget outlining the government's proposed expenditure. The position is often considered to be the most important cabinet post after that of the pri... | {"Post": "Minister of Finance", "Flag caption": "Flag of New Zealand", "Insignia image": "120px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of Arms of New Zealand", "Image": "160px", "Incumbent": "Grant Robertson", "Incumbent since": "26 October 2017", "Department": "The Treasury", "Style": "The Honourable", "Member of": "Cabinet of N... |
Antonio Margarito Montiel (born March 18, 1978) is a Mexican-American former professional boxer who competed between 1994 and 2017. He held multiple welterweight world championships, including the WBO title from 2002 to 2007, the IBF title in 2008, and the WBA (Super) title from 2008 to 2009. He also challenged three t... | {"Real name": "Antonio Margarito Montiel", "Nickname(s)": "Tony\nEl Tornado de Tijuana(\"The Tijuana Tornado\")", "Weight(s)": "Welterweight\nLight middleweight", "Height": "5 ft 11 inHBO Sports tale of the tape prior to the Shane Mosley fight.", "Reach": "72 in", "Born": "Torrance, California, U.S.Baxter Kevin It's sa... |
The Utti Jaeger Regiment (, () Special jaegers) is the Finnish Army training and development centre for special forces and helicopter operations in charge of the Army Special Forces Unit and the Special Forces Qualification Course.
Function
Regiment
The Utti Jaeger Regiment is responsible for training special force... | {"Branch": "Finland", "Type": "Army aviationSpecial forces", "Size": "400 hired personnel, 220 conscripts (2018)", "Part of": "Army Command Finland", "Motto(s)": "Excelsior UtinJR 1535621600292257792 Mottomme #Excelsior, korkeammalle, mukaisesti pyrimme tavoitteellisesti kehittämään toimintaamme. #UTJR #suorituskyky ... |
Kathryn Lee Gifford (née Epstein; born August 16, 1953) is a French-born American television presenter, singer, songwriter, actress and author. From 1985 to 2000, she and Regis Philbin hosted the talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee. Gifford is also known for her 11-year run with Hoda Kotb, on the fourth hour of N... | {"Name": "Kathie Lee Gifford", "Caption": "Gifford in 2020", "Birth name": "Kathryn Lee Epstein", "Birth date": "1953 8 16", "Birth place": "Paris, France", "Nationality": "American", "Alma mater": "Oral Roberts University", "Occupation": "Television presenter talk show host singer songwriter actress author",... |
Gertrude Jekyll ( ; 29 November 1843 - 8 December 1932) was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and wrote over 1000 articles for magazines such as Country Life and William Robinson's ... | {"Name": "Gertrude Jekyll", "Alt": "painting of an old woman with glasses and grey hair in a chair, by lamplight", "Caption": "Portrait of Jekyll by William Nicholson, painted October 1920; commissioned by Edwin Lutyens, donated to the Tate Gallery in 1921.", "Birth date": "29 November 1843", "Birth place": "Mayfair, L... |
Alfred-Maurice de Zayas (born 31 May 1947) is a Cuban-born American lawyer and writer, active in the field of human rights and international law. From 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2018, he served as the first UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, appointed by the United Nat... | {"Name": "Alfred-Maurice de Zayas", "Term start": "1 May 2012", "Term end": "30 April 2018", "Birth name": "Alfred-Maurice de Zayas", "Birth date": "yes 1947 5 31", "Birth place": "Havana, Cuba", "Nationality": "Cuban American, Swiss", "Spouse(s)": "Carolina Jolanda Edelenbos 1996", "Alma mater": "Harvard University (J... |
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The Indian Army was established on 1 April 1895 alongside the long established presidency armies of ... | {"Type": "Army", "Role": "Land warfare", "Size": "1,237,117 active personnelSingh Rana Uday 20% Sailor Shortage in Navy, 15% Officer Posts Vacant In Army, Nirmala Sitharaman Tells Parliament http://www.news18.com/news/india/20-sailor-shortage-in-navy-15-officer-posts-vacant-in-army-nirmala-sitharaman-tells-parliamen... |
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB Pearl as its main English service. TVB is headquartered at TVB City at the Ts... | {"Type": "Public", "Founded": "1967 11 19 y in Broadcast Drive, Kowloon Tong, British Hong Kong", "Parent": "Clear Water Bay Land Company Limited", "Headquarters": "77 Chun Choi Street, Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China", "Industry": "Television Broadcasting; Media and Entertainmen... |
The Berghof was Adolf Hitler's vacation home in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany. Other than the Wolfsschanze ("Wolf's Lair"), his headquarters in East Prussia for the invasion of the Soviet Union, he spent more time here than anywhere else during his time as the Führer of Naz... | {"Former names": "Haus Wachenfeld", "Status": "Demolished", "Elevation": "921 m ft 0 on", "Type": "Chalet", "Location": "Obersalzberg", "Town or city": "Berchtesgaden", "Coordinates": "47 38 01 N 13 02 31 E region:DE-BY_type:landmark inline,title", "Construction started": "1916"} |
The (known in English as the Eagle's Nest) is a Nazi-constructed building erected atop the summit of the Kehlstein, a rocky outcrop that rises above Obersalzberg near the southeast German town of Berchtesgaden. It was used exclusively by members of the Nazi Party for government and social meetings. It was visited on 1... | {"Status": "Complete", "Location": "Obersalzberg", "Town or city": "Berchtesgaden", "Coordinates": "47 36 40 N 13 02 30 E region:DE-BY_type:mountain inline, title", "Elevation": "1834 m ft 0 on", "Type": "Chalet"} |
Dinnington is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is near to the towns of Worksop and Rotherham and cities of Sheffield and Doncaster.
Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Dinnington is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Dinnington... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadSByASelectScotNI.do?a=7&c=dinnington&d=16&i=1001x1002&o=322&m=0&r=1&s=1454748694963&enc=1&areaId=11122721&OAAreaId=6355541 Local statistics - Office for National Statistics www.neighbourhood.statistic... |
Baldassare Galuppi (18 October 17063 January 1785) was an Italian composer, born on the island of Burano in the Venetian Republic. He belonged to a generation of composers, including Johann Adolph Hasse, Giovanni Battista Sammartini, and C. P. E. Bach, whose works are emblematic of the prevailing galant music that deve... | {"Name": "Baldassare Galuppi", "Caption": "Galuppi by a Venetian artist, bearing date 1751", "Birth date": "1706 10 18 y", "Birth place": "Burano", "Death date": "1785 01 03 1706 10 18 yes", "Death place": "Venice", "Occupation": "Composer Music director", "Notable works": "List of operas", "Organization": "St Mark's... |
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