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Hsing Yun (; 19 August 1927 - 5 February 2023) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, and philanthropist based in Taiwan. He was the founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist monastic order as well as the layperson-based Buddha's Light International Association. Hsing Yun was considered a major proponent of Humanistic Buddh... | {"Born": "Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Republic of China", "Died": "Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Dashu, Kaohsiung, Taiwan", "Nationality": "Taiwanese", "Religion": "Buddhism", "Title": "Venerable Master (大師)"} |
The Buddhist Tzu Chi Charity Foundation (), is a Taiwanese international humanitarian and nongovernmental organization. Its work includes medical aid, disaster relief, and environmental work.
The foundation was founded in 1966 by Cheng Yen, a Taiwanese Buddhist nun, as a Buddhist humanitarian organization, initially ... | {"Full name": "Buddhist Tzu Chi Charity Foundation", "Established": "1966", "Order": "Mahayana", "Founder(s)": "Shih Cheng Yen", "Location": "Hualien, Taiwan", "Website": "https://www.tzuchi.org.tw/en/"} |
John Galt (; 2 May 1779 - 11 April 1839) was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. Galt has been called the first political novelist in the English language, due to being the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution.
Galt was the first superintendent of the Can... | {"Born": "yes 1779 5 2", "Died": "yes 1839 4 11 1779 5 2", "Occupation": "Writer, colonial businessman", "Nationality": "British", "Period": "1812-1839"} |
University College, popularly referred to as UC, is a constituent college of the University of Toronto, created in 1853 specifically as an institution of higher learning free of religious affiliation. It was the founding member of the university's modern collegiate system, and its non-denominationalism contrasted with ... | {"Motto": "Parum claris lucem dare (Latin)", "Type": "Constituent college of the University of Toronto", "Principal": "Markus Stock", "Undergraduates": "4,538 full-time, 305 part-time (2017)https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/Facts%20%26%20Figures%202017%20online%20version.pdf p.32", "Campus": "Urban", "Website... |
Thomas Clap or Thomas Clapp (June 26, 1703 - January 7, 1767) was an American academic and educator, a Congregational minister, and college administrator. He was both the fifth rector and the earliest official to be called "president" of Yale College (1740-1766).Welch, Lewis et al. (1899). Yale, Her Campus, Class-rooms... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Reverend", "Name": "Thomas Clap", "Term start": "1745", "Term end": "1766", "Birth date": "1703 6 26", "Birth place": "Scituate, Massachusetts", "Death date": "1767 1 7 1703 6 26", "Death place": "New Haven, Connecticut", "Alma mater": "Harvard College"} |
Robert Boyd (10 April 1870 - Unknown), of Russell, Ontario, Canada, was the inventor of a system of shorthand, Boyd's Syllabic Shorthand. The system was first published in 1903, with a later publication in 1912.
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Categ... | {"Name": "Robert Boyd", "Birth date": "1870", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Occupation": "Stenographer, Professor"} |
Streatham Hill railway station is one of three stations serving the district of Streatham, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is measured from . The wooden station building at street level faces the busy Streatham High Road (A23) at the junction with Leigham Court Road. Services are operated by Southern.
Access t... | {"Managed by": "Southern", "Fare zone": "3", "Location": "Streatham", "Local authority": "London Borough of Lambeth", "Number of platforms": "2\n<!--", "2004-05": "1em 1.274", "2005-06": "1.274", "2006-07": "2.004", "2007-08": "2.356", "2008-09": "2.137", "2009-10": "1.997", "2010-11": "2.323", "2011-12": "2.685", "201... |
thumb|left|Characters used in Boyd Syllabic Shorthand
Boyd's syllabic shorthand is a system of shorthand invented by Robert Boyd, published originally in 1903, and updated in 1912. In this system, symbols are distinguished both by orientation and by shape, with the shape representing the vowel and the orientation the c... | {"Script type": "Abugida", "Published": "1903 (1912)", "Languages": "English", "Creator": "Robert Boyd"} |
Corey Burton is an American voice actor. He is the current voice of Captain Hook, Ludwig Von Drake and others for The Walt Disney Company, Shockwave on The Transformers, Brainiac in the DC Animated Universe, Count Dooku and Cad Bane in the Star Wars franchise, Zeus in the God of War series and Hugo Strange in Batman: A... | {"Name": "Corey Burton", "Other names": "Corey Weinman", "Birth place": "Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Voice actor", "Years active": "1972-Present"} |
Battersea Park is a suburban railway station in the London Borough of Wandsworth, south London. It is at the junction of the South London Line and the Brighton Main Line (although the physical connection between the lines has been removed), measured from .
It is close to Battersea Park, and not far from Battersea Pow... | {"External links": "BAK", "Managed by": "Southern", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Battersea", "DfT category": "D", "Local authority": "London Borough of Wandsworth", "Number of platforms": "5 (4 in use)\n<!--", "2004-05": "0.947", "2005-06": "0.973", "2006-07": "1.762", "2007-08": "1.640", "2008-09": "1.735", "2009-10... |
The Lamborghini Miura is a sports car produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 1966 and 1973. The car was the first supercar with a rear mid-engined two-seat layout, although the concept was first seen in a production road car with René Bonnet's Matra Djet, introduced in 1964. This layout has since become the ... | {"Manufacturer": "Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.", "Production": "1966-1973News: Lamborghini out of production? Autocar 136 (nbr 3967) 9 27 April 1972(764 built)", "Successor": "Lamborghini Countach", "Class": "Sports car (S)", "Body style": "2-door coupé", "Layout": "Transverse rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive", "... |
Sir John Davies (16 April 1569 (baptised)8 December 1626) was an English poet, lawyer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1621. He became Attorney General for Ireland and formulated many of the legal principles that underpinned the British Empire.
Early life
Davies was bo... | {"Honorific prefix": "Sir", "Name": "John Davies", "Birth place": "Wiltshire, England", "Baptised": "16 April 1569", "Death date": "8 December 1626 (aged 57)", "Death place": "Englefield House, Berkshire, England", "Nationality": "English", "Occupation": "Poet lawyer politician"} |
Jorge Fernando Arturo "Tuto" Quiroga Ramírez (born 5 May 1960) is a Bolivian industrial engineer and politician who served as the 62nd president of Bolivia from 2001 to 2002. A former member of Nationalist Democratic Action, he previously served as the 36th vice president of Bolivia from 1997 to 2001 under Hugo Banzer ... | {"Honorific suffix": "OCA OSP", "Name": "Jorge Quiroga", "Image caption": "Official portrait by Antonio Suárez, 2001", "Alternative text": "Jorge Quiroga in a studio portrait, invested with the symbols of command. Behind is a bust of Simón Bolívar.", "Vice president": "Vacant", "Term start": "7 August 2001", "Term end"... |
A Door into Ocean is a 1986 feminist science fiction novel by Joan Slonczewski. The novel's themes include ecofeminism and nonviolent revolution, as well as Slonczewski's own knowledge in the field of biology.
Premise
The novel is set in the future, on the fictional planet of Shora, a moon covered by water. The inhabi... | {"Cover artist": "Ron Walotsky", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "Elysium Cycle", "Published": "1986 (Arbor House) (New York)", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "ISBN": "0-87795-763-0", "Followed by": "Daughter of Elysium"} |
David Davies (18 December 1818 - 20 July 1890) was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1874 and 1886. Davies was often known as David Davies Llandinam (from the place of his birth, Llandinam in Montgomeryshire).Ivor Bulmer-Thomas: Top Sawyer: David Davies of Llandinam (G... | {"Name": "David Davies", "Image caption": "Davies, c. 1880s", "Term start": "1874", "Term end": "1885", "Predecessor 2": "Lewis Pugh Pugh", "Successor 2": "William Bowen Rowlands", "Birth date": "18 December 1818", "Birth place": "Llandinam, Montgomeryshire, Wales", "Death date": "1890 07 20 1818 12 18 y", "Death place... |
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez (born April 12, 1956), known professionally as Andy García or Andy Garcia, is an American actor, director and musician. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987) alongside Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, and Robert De Niro. He continued to act in films suc... | {"Name": "Andy García", "Caption": "García in 2009", "Birth date": "1956 4 12Andy Garcia Biography Biography.com (FYI/A&E Networks) May 17, 2021 https://www.biography.com/actor/andy-garcia", "Birth place": "Havana, Cuba", "Birth name": "Andrés Arturo García Menéndez", "Citizenship": "United States", "Spouse(s)": "Mariv... |
Squadron Commander Christopher Draper (15 April 1892 - 16 January 1979), was an English flying ace of World War I. His penchant for flying under bridges earned him the nickname "the Mad Major". After the war he became a film star through his work both as a stunt pilot and as an actor. During the 1930s he worked for a ... | {"Born": "Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK", "Died": "yes 1979 1 16 1892 4 15", "Nickname(s)": "The Mad Major", "Allegiance": "United Kingdom", "Commands held": "8 Naval Squadron (later redesignated No. 208 Squadron RAF)", "Awards": "Distinguished Service CrossCroix de Guerre (France)", "Other work": "Actor, veterans' ... |
Harry Andrew Blackmun (November 12, 1908 - March 4, 1999) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 to 1994. Appointed by Republican President Richard Nixon, Blackmun ultimately became one of the most liberal justices on the Court. He is bes... | {"Name": "Harry Blackmun", "Term start": "June 9, 1970", "Term end": "August 3, 1994https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/members_text.aspx Justices 1789 to Present Supreme Court of the United States Washington, D.C. February 15, 2022", "Birth name": "Harry Andrew Blackmun", "Birth date": "1908 11 12", "Birth place": "Na... |
Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill, (March 27, 1905November 4, 1980), known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes", was the world's first woman to earn an aeronautical engineering degree and was the first woman in Canada to receive a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. She worked as an aeronautical engineer during th... | {"Name": "Elsie MacGill", "Post-nominals": "CAN OC 100%", "Caption": "Elsie MacGill during her CC&F years", "Birth date": "27 March 1905 27 March 1905", "Birth place": "Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada", "Death date": "1980 11 4 1905 3 27", "Death place": "Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States", "Education": "Bach... |
Jean (Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano; 5 January 1921 - 23 April 2019) was the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 until his abdication in 2000. He was the first Grand Duke of Luxembourg of French agnatic descent.
Jean was the eldest son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix... | {"Mother": "Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg", "Father": "Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma", "Born": "Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg", "Died": "Luxembourg City, Luxembourg", "Burial": "Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg", "Religion": "Catholicism"} |
Quake 4 is a 2005 military science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It is the fourth title in the Quake series, after the multiplayer Quake III Arena, and a sequel to Quake II. Raven Software collaborated with id Software, who supervised the development of... | {"Title": "Quake 4", "Developer": "Raven Software", "Publisher": "ActivisionRe-release published by Bethesda Softworks.", "Series": "Quake", "Engine": "id Tech 4", "Platforms": "Microsoft WindowsLinuxMac OS XXbox 360", "Released": "October 18, 2005\n font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:... |
Gaetano Salvemini (; 8 September 1873 - 6 September 1957) was an Italian socialist and anti-fascist politician, historian, and writer. Born in a family of modest means, he became an acclaimed historian both in Italy and abroad, particularly in the United States, after he was forced into exile by Benito Mussolini's Ital... | {"Name": "Gaetano Salvemini", "Term start": "1 December 1919", "Term end": "7 April 1921", "Birth date": "8 September 1873it Salvemini, Gaetano - di Mauro Moretti - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 89 (2017)", "Birth place": "Molfetta, Italy", "Death date": "1957 9 6 1873 11 8 y", "Death place": "Sorrento,... |
Train 48 was a Canadian improvised soap opera, broadcast on Global Television Network and CH from 2003 until 2005. The series was based on the format of an Australian television program called Going Home.
Characters
Liz Irwin-Gallo (Krista Sutton) (seasons 1-2, guest season 3) is a marketing expert and a senior execu... | {"Running time": "25 minutes", "Created by": "Eric LunskyDuncan McKenzie", "Starring": "Raoul BhanejaJoanne BolandPaul BraunsteinJoe DinicolKrista SuttonIngrid HartPaul Sun-Hyung LeeAndrew Kenneth MartinLisa MerchantJack MosshammerAmy Price-Francis", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Original network": "Global Television... |
Poslovni sistem Mercator, d.o.o. (; Latin for 'merchant') is a Slovenian business conglomerate. One of the largest companies in Slovenia by annual revenue, it is the parent company of the Mercator Group of supermarket chains. It is wholly owned by the Croatian joint-stock company Fortenova Group.
In addition to Sloven... | {"Type": "Limited liability company", "Industry": "Retail stores", "Founded": "1989 12 05", "Headquarters": "Dunajska cesta 107, Ljubljana, Slovenia", "Brands": "Mercator, Lumpi, Minute, Bio Zone, Free Zone, Olea, Dax, Finesse, Buddy, Kitty, Maxen", "Website": "http://www.mercatorgroup.si/en/home-en-us/ Corporate websi... |
George Frederick Blanda (September 17, 1927 - September 27, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a placekicker and quarterback in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Blanda played 26 seasons of professional football, the most in the sport's history, and had score... | {"Born:": "Youngwood, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Died:": "Alameda, California, U.S.", "Height:": "2", "Weight:": "215", "High school:": "Youngwood (PA)", "College:": "Kentucky (1945-1948)", "NFL Draft:": "119"} |
Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden (born Louise McPhetridge; November 12, 1905 - November 9, 1979) was an American aviation pioneer, holder of numerous aviation records, and the first woman to win the Bendix trophy, alongside Blanche Noyes. She was inducted into the Arkansas Aviation Historical Society's Hall of Fame in 19... | {"Image upright": "1.1", "Caption": "Thaden 1930s", "Birth date": "1905 11 12", "Birth place": "Bentonville, Arkansas, US", "Death date": "1979 11 9 1905 11 12", "Death place": "High Point, North Carolina, U.S.", "Occupation": "Aviator", "Spouse(s)": "Herbert von Thaden", "Children": "2"} |
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (14 June 1939–18 October 2003) was a prolific Spanish writer from Barcelona: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and a FC Barcelona supporter.
Biography
Vázquez Montalbán was born in Barcelona on 14 June ... | {"Born": "yes 1939 06 14", "Died": "yes 2003 10 18 1939 06 14", "Occupation": "Author", "Language": "Spanish", "Nationality": "Spaniard", "Citizenship": "Spaniard"} |
Edgar Miles Bronfman (June 20, 1929 - December 21, 2013) was an American-Canadian businessman. He worked for his family's distilled beverage firm, Seagram, eventually becoming president, treasurer and CEO. As president of the World Jewish Congress, Bronfman is especially remembered for initiating diplomacy with the Sov... | {"Name": "Edgar Bronfman Sr.", "Caption": "Bronfman in 1989", "Birth name": "Edgar Miles Bronfman", "Birth date": "1929 6 20", "Birth place": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "Death date": "2013 12 21 1929 6 20", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Citizenship": "CanadaUnited States", "Education": "Selwyn House SchoolTri... |
Charles Bronfman, (born June 27, 1931) is a Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist and is a member of the Canadian Jewish Bronfman family. With an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion in 2023, Bronfman was ranked by Forbes as the 1,217th wealthiest person in the world.
Biography
Bronfman was born into a Je... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Honourable", "Post-nominals": "PC CC", "Name": "Charles Bronfman", "Birth name": "Charles Rosner Bronfman", "Birth date": "1931 6 27", "Birth place": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "Citizenship": "CanadaUnited States", "Education": "Selwyn House SchoolTrinity College School", "Alma mater": "McGil... |
Mercury poisoning is a type of metal poisoning due to exposure to mercury. Symptoms depend upon the type, dose, method, and duration of exposure. They may include muscle weakness, poor coordination, numbness in the hands and feet, skin rashes, anxiety, memory problems, trouble speaking, trouble hearing, or trouble seei... | {"Other names": "Mercury toxicity, mercury overdose, mercury intoxication, hydrargyria, mercurialism", "Symptoms": "Muscle weakness, poor coordination, numbness in the hands and feet", "Complications": "Kidney problems, decreased intelligence", "Causes": "Exposure to mercury", "Diagnostic method": "Difficult", "Prevent... |
Theodore Marvin DiBiase Sr. (born January 18, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. He is signed to WWE as of 2023, where he works in their Legends program. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles du... | {"Ring name(s)": "Ted DiBiaseThe Million Dollar Man", "Birth name": "Theodore Marvin Willis", "Spouse(s)": "Melanie DiBiase December 31, 1981", "Family": "Mike DiBiase (father) (adoptive)Helen Hild (mother)", "Children": "Mike DiBiase IITed DiBiase Jr.Brett DiBiase", "Billed height": "6 ft 3 in", "Billed weight": "260 ... |
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English former professional footballer who currently serves as head of football development of Leicester City Women. Playing as a striker, he made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League over an 18-year career, and represented England... | {"Name": "Emile Heskey", "Picture caption": "Heskey playing for England in 2009", "Full name": "Emile William Ivanhoe Heskeyhttps://www.efl.com/news/2016/june/efl-club-retained-and-released-lists-published/ EFL: Club retained and released lists published English Football League 23 June 2016 12 December 2017 13 Dec... |
The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, is a stele dated around 840 BCE containing a significant Canaanite inscription in the name of King Mesha of Moab (a kingdom located in modern Jordan). Mesha tells how Chemosh, the god of Moab, had been angry with his people and had allowed them to be subjugated to the K... | {"Material": "Basalt", "Writing": "Moabite language", "Created": "840 BCE", "Discovered": "1868-70", "Present location": "Louvre", "Identification": "AO 5066"} |
Janko Bobetko (10 January 1919 – 29 April 2003) was a Croatian general who had participated in World War II and later in the Croatian War of Independence. He was one of the founding members of 1st Sisak Partisan Detachment, the first anti-fascist military unit during World War II in Yugoslavia. He later had a military ... | {"Born": "Crnac (part of Sisak), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes", "Died": "Zagreb, Republic of Croatia", "Allegiance": "SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (1941-1991)Croatia Croatia (1991-2003)", "Commands held": "Chief of General Staff (HV)Commander of Southern Front (HV)Chief of Staff of 5th Army District (JNA)Politica... |
James Arthur Lovell Jr. ( ; born March 25, 1928) is an American retired astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders, one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon. He then commanded the Apoll... | {"Rank": "Captain, United States Navy", "Selection": "1962 NASA Group", "Missions": "Gemini 7 Gemini 12 Apollo 8 Apollo 13", "Retirement": "March 1, 1973"} |
Scituate () is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 19,063 at the 2020 census.
History
The Wampanoag and their neighbors have inhabited the lands Scituate now stands on for thousands of years. The name Scituate is... | {"Type": "Open town meeting", "Land": "45.7", "Water": "36.8", "Density": "1080.4", "DST": "-04:00", "Website": "https://www.scituatema.gov/"} |
thumb| Lazarillo de Tormes and his blind master Théodule Ribot - Cleveland Museum of Art
The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes and of His Fortunes and Adversities ( ) is a Spanish novella, published anonymously because of its anticlerical content. It was published simultaneously in three cities in 1554: Alcalá de Henares, ... | {"Original title": "es La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades", "Country": "Spain", "Language": "Spanish", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)"} |
The Ryugyong Hotel (; sometimes spelled as Ryu-Gyong Hotel), or Yu-Kyung Hotel, is an unfinished pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ("capital of willows," 柳京 in Hanja) is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang. The building has been planned as a mixed-use development, which would inc... | {"Status": "On hold", "Location": "Ryugyong-dong, Potonggang-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea", "Coordinates": "39 02 12 N 125 43 51 E region:KP-01_type:landmark inline,title", "Construction started": "28 August 1987류경 호텔 - Namuwiki ko", "Architectural style": "Neo-futurism", "Topped-out": "1992"} |
John Hayden Fry (February 28, 1929 - December 17, 2019) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1962 to 1972, North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—from 1973 to 1978, and the University of Iowa ... | {"Born": "Eastland, Texas, U.S.", "Died": "Dallas, Texas, U.S.", "Position(s)": "Quarterback", "Overall": "232-178-10", "Bowls": "7-9-1"} |
Jan Koller (; born 30 March 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was noted for his height, strong physique, and heading ability.
He began his career at Sparta Prague, then moved to Belgium, where he became the Belgian First Division top scorer with Lokeren. He won the league cham... | {"Name": "Jan Koller", "Picture caption": "Koller in 2019", "Full name": "Jan Kollerhttps://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Czech Republic FIFA 8 21 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/f... |
James Steven "Steve" Griles (born December 13, 1947) is a former American coal industry lobbyist and was the United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior during the George W. Bush administration from July 12, 2001, until his resignation on December 7, 2004.
Griles held the second-ranking position at the United State... | {"Name": "J. Steven Griles", "Term start": "July 12, 2001", "Term end": "December 7, 2004", "Education": "University of Richmond (BA)", "Birth date": "1947 12 13", "Birth place": "Clover, Virginia, U.S."} |
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey (; born July 22, 1971) is an American retired soccer player. She was a member of the United States women's national team for 23 years and is the most-capped football player in the history of the sport (men's or women's), gaining her 354th and final cap against Mexico in a World Cup qualifier... | {"Name": "Kristine Lilly", "Picture caption": "Lilly in 2015", "Full name": "Kristine Marie Lilly Heaveyhttps://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2007/pdf/FWWC_2007_SquadLists.pdf FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 - List of Players: USA FIFA 16 September 15, 2007 April 10, 2022 dead https://web.archive.org/web/2019... |
thumb|280px|3,000km route of World Solar Challenge.
thumb|280px|Nuna 3 of seven time victors, Dutch Nuna team
thumb|280px|The winner of 2009 Global Green Challenge, "Tokai Challenger", Japan Tokai University Solar Car Team
The World Solar Challenge (WSC), since 2013 named Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, is an inter... | {"Venue": "Stuart Highway", "Location": "Australia", "Sponsor": "Bridgestone", "First race": "1987", "Distance": "3022 km mi on", "Duration": "4-7 days", "Most wins (team)": "Nuon (Challenger) Eindhoven (Cruiser)", "Length": "-->"} |
Captain Field Eugene Kindley (13 March 1896 – 2 February 1920) was an American aviator and World War I flying ace credited with twelve confirmed aerial victories.
Early life
Field Eugene Kindley was born at Pea Ridge WWI Registration card from Ancestry.com in northwestern Arkansas. Kindley's mother died when he was t... | {"Born": "Pea Ridge, Arkansas", "Died": "San Antonio, Texas", "Allegiance": "United States 1912 23pxUnited Kingdom 23px", "Commands held": "141st Aero Squadron94th Aero Squadron", "Awards": "Distinguished Service Cross (United States)Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)"} |
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Cao Rui () (204 or 205 - 22 January 239), courtesy name Yuanzhong, was the second emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. His parentage is in dispute: his mother, Lady Zhen, was Yuan Xi's wife, but she later remarried Cao Pi, the first ruler of Wei. Based on conflicting accounts of his age, Pe... | {"Born": "204Chen Shou, the author of the Sanguozhi, stated that Cao Rui died at the age of 36 by East Asian age reckoning. or 205Pei Songzhi, who annotated the Sanguozhi, asserted that Cao Rui was born in Jian'an 10 (c.205) during the reign of the Xian Emperor of Han.", "Died": "Luoyang, Wei dynasty", "Burial": "Gaopi... |
Alton Jay Rubin (February 10, 1932 - August 26, 1993), who performed as Rockin' Dopsie (sometimes Rockin' Dupsee), was an American zydeco singer and accordion player who enjoyed popular success first in Europe and later in the United States.
Biography
He was born in Carencro, Louisiana, the son of Walter Rubin, who pl... | {"Born": "Carencro, Louisiana, U.S.", "Died": "Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S.", "Genres": "Zydeco", "Labels": "Sonet Maison de Soul Rounder GNP Crescendo Atlantic"} |
Thirteenth Step is the second studio album by American rock band A Perfect Circle, released on September 16, 2003. The album sold well, charting at the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in its premiere week, selling over 231,000 copies and staying on the charts for 78 weeks.[ Billboard.com] The album went on to be... | {"Released": "2003 9 16", "Recorded": "January-June 2003", "Studio": "Perfect Circle Studios (North Hollywood, California)", "Genre": "Alternative metalhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/thirteenth-step-mw0000692011 Thirteenth Step - A Perfect Circle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic AllMusic art rockhttps://www.metal... |
The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra, French: Fleuve Gambie, Portuguese: Rio Gâmbia) is a major river in West Africa, running from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigable for about half that length.
... | {"Mouth": "0 m on", "Location": "Banjul, The Gambia", "Coordinates": "13 28 N 16 34 W inline,title", "Basin size": "78000 km2 on"} |
was a Japanese poet. Well known as both a tanka and or poet, he began as a member of the Myōjō group of naturalist poets but later joined the "socialistic" group of Japanese poets and renounced naturalism. He died of tuberculosis.
Major works
His major works were two volumes of tanka poems plus his diaries:
Akogare... | {"Name": "Takuboku Ishikawa", "Birth date": "1886 2 20", "Birth place": "Iwate Prefecture, Empire of Japan", "Death date": "1912 4 13 1886 2 20", "Other names": "石川 啄木", "Occupation": "Poet"} |
was a Japanese author, poet and court noble of the Heian period. He is best known as the principal compiler of the Kokin Wakashū, also writing its Japanese Preface, and as a possible author of the Tosa Diary, although this was published anonymously. He is well known for his waka poetry and is counted as one of the Thir... | {"Name": "Ki no Tsurayukija 紀 貫之", "Image caption": "Ki no Tsurayuki by Kikuchi Yōsai", "Term start": "930", "Term end": "935", "Office 2": "Vice Governor of Mino Province", "Monarch 2": "Daigo", "Birth date": "872", "Death date": "June 30, 945 (aged 72-73)"} |
was a Japanese socialist. He advocated opposition to the Russo-Japanese War, founded the Heiminsha and published the newspaper Heimin Shimbun. He formed the Japan Socialist Party and the Japanese Communist Party, and became the first general secretary of the Japanese Communist Party. His pen name is . He is also known ... | {"Name": "Sakai Toshihiko", "Caption": "Sakai Toshihiko", "Native name": "堺 利彦", "Native name language": "ja", "Birth date": "1871 11 25", "Birth place": "Miyako, Fukuoka, Japan", "Death date": "1933 01 23 1871 11 25", "Death place": "Tokyo, Japan", "Burial place": "Sōjō-ji, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama", "Nationality": "Japan... |
Nachos is a Mexican culinary dish consisting of tortilla chips or totopos covered with cheese or cheese sauce, as well as a variety of other toppings and garnishes, often including meats (such as ground beef or grilled chicken), vegetables (such as chili peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, and olives), and condiments such as... | {"Name of food": "Nachos", "Image caption": "Nachos with tortilla chips, melted cheese, olives, jalapeño peppers, sour cream, and salsa", "Place of origin": "Mexico", "Region of origin": "Piedras Negras, Coahuila", "Creator": "Ignacio Anaya", "Course served": "Snack, appetizer, or main course", "Main ingredient": "Tort... |
was a Japanese author and rakugo performer of the late Edo and early Meiji eras. He was the founder and head of the of rakugo, and is considered a pioneer of the rakugo revival.
Notable works of his include Japanese horror ("kaidan") classics: Kaidan botan dōrō (based on , and Shincho Kasane ga Fuchi (on which many J... | {"Native name": "ja", "Born": "1839 04 01", "Died": "1900 08 11 1839 04 01", "Occupation": "Author and rakugo performer", "Period": "Late Edo and early Meiji"} |
was the pen-name of , a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku — a style which does not conform to the formal rules of traditional haiku.
Early life
Santōka was born in a village on the southwestern tip of Honshū, Japan's main island, to a wealthy land-owning family. When he was eleven ... | {"Name": "Taneda Santōka", "Caption": "Photo of Taneda Santōka", "Birth date": "1882 12 3", "Birth place": "Yamaguchi prefecture, Hofu", "Death date": "1940 10 11 1882 12 3", "Other names": "種田 山頭火", "Occupation": "Haiku poet", "Module": "yes\n 種田 山頭火\n Taneda Santōka\n たねだ さんとうか"} |
Senegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the colonial French West Africa possessions, in the region of present-day Niger, Mali and Senegal.
It was formed in 1902, and reorganized in 1904 into Upper Senegal and Niger.
Stamps
Despite its brief existence, the French government still managed to issu... | {"Native name": "fr Sénégambie et Niger", "Conventional long name": "Senegambia and Niger", "Starting event": "Established", "Event ending the country": "Disestablished", "Common languages": "French", "Currency": "French West African franc"} |
was a Japanese writer and survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima, known for his works in the atomic bomb literature genre.
Biography
Hara was born in Hiroshima in 1905. In his early years, he was an introverted personality who suffered from anxiety states. While he was a middle school student, Hara became familiar with ... | {"Born": "1905 11 15 y", "Alma mater": "Keio University", "Died": "1951 03 13 1905 11 15 y", "Occupation": "Writer"} |
Daniele Comboni (15 March 1831 - 10 October 1881)Daniel Comboni (1831-1881) was an Italian Catholic bishop who served in the missions in Africa and was the founder of both the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus and the Comboni Missionary Sisters. Comboni studied under Nicola Mazza in Verona where he became a mu... | {"Church": "Roman Catholic Church", "Archdiocese": "Khartoum", "Metropolis": "Khartoum", "See": "Khartoum", "Predecessor": "Ignacij Knoblehar", "Successor": "Francesco Sogaro", "Other post(s)": "Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria (1877-1881)", "Ordination": "Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim", "Consecra... |
was the pen-name of , a Japanese author noted for his poetry in pre-World War II Japan.
Life
Wakayama was born in Togo, Miyazaki, (now part of the city of Hyūga) as the eldest son of a doctor. He became interested in poetry from middle school, taking the name of "Bokusui" from the age of 18. He entered Waseda Univers... | {"Native name": "ja", "Born": "1885 08 24", "Died": "1928 09 17 1885 08 24", "Occupation": "Poet", "Education": "Waseda University"} |
Francesca McKnight Donatella Romana Gregorini di Savignano di Romagna (born August7, 1968), known professionally as Francesca Gregorini, is an Italian-American screenwriter and film director.
Early life
Born in Rome, Gregorini is the daughter of former "Bond girl" Barbara Bach and businessman Augusto Gregorini Sav... | {"Name": "Francesca Gregorini", "Caption": "Gregorini in 2015", "Birth name": "Francesca McKnight Donatella Romana Gregorini di Savignano di Romagna", "Birth date": "1968 8 7", "Birth place": "Rome, Italy", "Mother": "Barbara Bach", "Relatives": "Ringo Starr (stepfather)", "Occupation": "Film director, screenwriter"} |
Cao Huan () (245/246-302/303According to the Wei Shi Pu, Cao Huan was 58 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died in the first year of the Taian era during the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin. However, since the Taian era was proclaimed during the 12th month of the 2nd year of the Yongning era (the previous era name), it is ... | {"Born": "246", "Died": "302", "Father": "Cao Yu, Duke of Yan", "Mother": "Lady Zhang"} |
The East River Mountain Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel that carries Interstate 77 (I-77) and U.S. Route 52 (US 52) through East River Mountain between Bluefield, West Virginia, and Rocky Gap, Virginia.
History
Construction began on August 12, 1969, and it opened on December 20, 1974. At a cost of $40 million (equivalen... | {"Location": "Bland County, Virginia Mercer County, West Virginia", "Coordinates": "37 16 30 N 81 07 26 W dms inline,title scale:200000_type:landmark_region:US-WV", "Route": "USA I 77 US 52", "Length": "5412 ft m 2 on"} |
Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha (; ; born 13 June 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was the world record holder in both the 5000-metre and 10000-metre from 2004 (5,000m) and 2005 (10,000m) until 2020. He won the gold medal in both the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he... | {"Name": "Kenenisa Bekele", "Full name": "Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha", "Image size": "190px", "Image caption": "Kenenisa in 2012", "Nationality": "Ethiopian", "Birth date": "1982 6 13 yKenenisa Bekele https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/e452c1e9-d124-4191-b391-1132889af358 bbc.com BBC Sport 9 February 201... |
Ibrahim Khan Lodi (1480 - 21 April 1526) was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, who became Sultan in 1517 after the death of his father Sikandar Khan Lodi. He was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, reigning for nine years until 1526, when he was defeated and killed at the Battle of Panipat by Babur's invading arm... | {"Father": "Sikandar Khan Lodi", "Religion": "Sunni Islam", "Born": "Delhi", "Died": "Panipat", "Burial": "Tomb of Ibrahim Lodi"} |
Bow Wow Wow are an English new wave band, created by manager Malcolm McLaren in 1980. McLaren recruited members of Adam and the Ants to form the band with then 13-year-old Annabella Lwin on lead vocals. They released their debut EP Your Cassette Pet in 1980, and had their first UK top 10 hit with "Go Wild in the Countr... | {"Origin": "London, England", "Genres": "New wave, pop, worldbeat", "Labels": "EMI\nRCA\nCleopatra", "Website": "www.facebook.com/bowwowwowband/ Facebook page", "Members": "Bow Wow Wow Band Leigh GormanMadelyn FellerZachary ThroneLes Warner &\n Annabella's Bow Wow Wow Annabella Lwin"} |
Norman Eric Kirk (6 January 1923 - 31 August 1974) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974.
Born into poverty in Southern Canterbury, Kirk left school at age 13 and joined the New Zealand Labour Party in 1943. He was mayor of Kaiapoi f... | {"Name": "Norman Kirk", "Term start": "8 December 1972", "Term end": "31 August 1974", "Order 2": "7th", "Office 2": "Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party", "Deputy 2": "Hugh Watt", "Predecessor 2": "Arnold Nordmeyer", "Successor 2": "Bill Rowling", "Birth date": "1923 1 6 y", "Birth place": "Waimate, Canterbury, New... |
Gilchrist is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States on U.S. Route 97 between Bend and Klamath Falls.
Demographics
History
Gilchrist was the last lumber company town in Oregon. The town was founded in 1938 by the family-owned Gilchrist Timber Company, with Frank and Mary Gilchrist as th... | {"Land": "0.38", "Water": "0.04", "Density": "568.42", "DST": "-7"} |
The Day of the Locust is a 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West set in Hollywood, California. The novel follows a young artist from the Yale School of Fine Arts named Tod Hackett, who has been hired by a Hollywood studio to do scene design and painting. While he works he plans an important painting to be called... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Random House", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Pages": "238 pp", "ISBN": "978-0-451-52348-8", "Preceded by": "A Cool Million"} |
Nougat ( , ; ; ; ) is a family of confections made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, and macadamia nuts are common), whipped egg whites, and sometimes chopped candied fruit. The consistency of nougat is chewy, and it is used in a variety of candy bars and chocolates. The word ... | {"Name of food": "Nougat", "Image caption": "Nougat bar", "Type of dish": "Confection", "Main ingredient": "White nougat: sugar or honey, nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts), egg whites, sometimes candied fruitBrown nougat: sugar or honey, nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts)Viennese or German noug... |
The China National Space Administration (CNSA; ) is a government agency of the People's Republic of China headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, responsible for civil space administration and international space cooperation. These responsibilities include organizing or leading foreign exchanges and cooperation in the aeros... | {"Formed": "1993 4 22 yes", "Jurisdiction": "China", "Headquarters": "Haidian, Beijing", "Annual budget": "US$8.9 billion (2020) https://chinapower.csis.org/chinese-space-station/ What's Driving China's Race to Build a Space Station? ChinaPower Project 19 Dec 2021", "Parent department": "Ministry of Industry and In... |
The Caño Limón - Coveñas pipeline is a crude oil pipeline in Colombia from the Caño Limón oilfield in the municipalities of Arauca and Arauquita in Arauca Department on the border of Venezuela to Coveñas on Colombia's Caribbean coastline. It is jointly owned by the state oil firm Ecopetrol, and U.S. company Occidental ... | {"Type": "crude oil", "Country": "Colombia", "Province": "Arauca Department, Norte de Santander Department, Sucre Department", "From": "Caño Limón oilfield", "To": "Coveñas", "Owner": "Ecopetrol, Occidental Petroleum", "Commissioned": "1986", "Length": "780", "Maximum discharge": "0.225"} |
Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.
Chapman began his career in the late 1980s as a songwriter and performer of contemporary Christian music and became the artist in Christian music with the ... | {"Born": "Paducah, Kentucky, US", "Origin": "Nashville, Tennessee, US", "Genres": "Contemporary Christian music", "Labels": "Sparrow\n EMI\n Epic\n PolyEast\n Sony BMG\n Provident", "Website": "stevencurtischapman.com"} |
Carl Andrew Spaatz (born Spatz; June 28, 1891 - July 14, 1974), nicknamed "Tooey", was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production facilities as a priority over other targets. He became Chief of Staff of ... | {"Nickname(s)": "\"Tooey\"", "Born": "Boyertown, Pennsylvania, US", "Died": "Washington, D.C., US", "Allegiance": "United States", "Commands held": "Chief of Staff of the United States Air ForceU.S. Strategic Air Forces in the PacificU.S. Strategic Air Forces in EuropeFifteenth Air ForceTwelfth Air ForceEighth Air Forc... |
Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio (, ) or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. Thought to be a mutant clone of the Pinot Noir variety, it normally has a grayish-blue fruit, accounting for its name, but the grapes can have a brownish pink to black and even white appearance. The word pinot co... | {"Species": "Vitis vinifera", "Also called": "(see list of synonyms)", "Origin": "Burgundy, France", "Notable regions": "(see major regions)", "VIVC": "9275"} |
Basingstoke ( ) is a town in Hampshire, situated in south-central England across a valley at the source of the River Loddon on the western edge of the North Downs. It is the largest settlement in Hampshire without city status. It is located north-east of Southampton, south-west of London, west of Guildford, south o... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "2016 http://www3.hants.gov.uk/factsandfigures/population-statistics/pop-estimates/small-area-pop-stats.htm Hampshire County Council, Small Area Population Forecasts. Parish data: Parish total level forecast: (unparished area) Basingstoke & Deane Hampshire County Counc... |
Michael Jan de Goeje (August 13, 1836 – May 17, 1909) was a Dutch orientalist focusing on Arabia and Islam.
Early life
Michael Jan de Goeje was born in Dronrijp, Friesland. He devoted himself at an early age to the study of oriental languages and became especially proficient in Arabic, under the guidance of Reinhart ... | {"Name": "Michael Jan de Goeje", "Caption": "Michael Jan de Goeje", "Birth date": "1836 8 13", "Birth place": "Dronrijp, Netherlands", "Death date": "1909 5 17 1836 8 13", "Death place": "Leiden, Netherlands", "Occupation": "Orientalist", "Children": "Claudius de Goeje"} |
See It Now is an American newsmagazine and documentary series broadcast by CBS from 1951 to 1958. It was created by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly, with Murrow as the host of the show. From 1952 to 1957, See It Now won four Emmy Awards, and was nominated three other times. It also won a 1952 Peabody Award.
Sec... | {"Genre": "NewsmagazineDocumentary", "Created by": "Fred W. FriendlyEdward R. Murrow", "Presented by": "Edward R. Murrow", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "45–48 minutes", "Original network": "CBS", "Original release": "1958 07 07"} |
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or S-A-N-F-L), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as the South Australian Football Association on 30 April 1877, the SANFL is the oldest... | {"Title": "SANFL", "Current season": "2023 SANFL season", "Map size": "190px", "Former": "South Australian Football Association (1877-1906) South Australian Football League (1907-1927)", "Sport": "Australian rules football", "Founded": "30 April 1877", "CEO": "Darren Chandler", "Inaugural season": "1877", "Teams": "10... |
Nonthaburi (, ) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Samut Prakan, Changwat Nonthaburi, Changwat Samut Sakhon and Changwat Nakhon Nayok, Buddhist Era 2489 (1946), which came into force on 9 May 1946 (Thursday).
Neighboring provinces are (from north clockw... | {"Rank": "Ranked 2nd", "Density": "2,003.7", "ISO 3166 code": "TH-12", "Website": "http://www.nonthaburi.go.th"} |
Rhino is a JavaScript engine written fully in Java and managed by the Mozilla Foundation as open source software. It is separate from the SpiderMonkey engine, which is also developed by Mozilla, but written in C++ and used in Mozilla Firefox.
History
The Rhino project was started at Netscape in 1997. At the time, Ne... | {"Original author(s)": "Norris Boyd", "Developer(s)": "1997: Mozilla Foundation, 1998: Mozilla Corporation, now developed by volunteers.", "Platform": "Java virtual machine", "Written in": "Programmed in Java, Runs JavaScript Code", "Type": "JavaScript engine", "License": "MPL 2.0", "Website": "https://mozilla.github.i... |
Priszm LP was the largest operator of Canadian fast food restaurants. The Priszm Income Fund, an income trust, owned 60.2% of Priszm.
Priszm was one of the largest franchisees of Yum! Brands in the world, owning over 746 restaurants of various Yum!-owned chains in Canada, namely KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and WingStre... | {"Type": "Public", "Headquarters": "Canada", "Industry": "Restaurants", "Revenue": "C$450 millionOctober 2009", "Website": "www.priszm.com"} |
Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the southwestern United States, located on the Colorado River in northern Arizona, near the town of Page. The dam was built by the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) from 1956 to 1966 and forms Lake Powell, one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the U.S. with a capacity o... | {"Coordinates": "36 56 15 N 111 29 04 W type:landmark inline,title", "Country": "United States", "Location": "Coconino County, Arizona", "Construction began": "1956", "Opening date": "1966", "Construction cost": "$135 million($US-GDP 135e6 1966 in US-GDP dollarsUS-GDP)", "Owner(s)": "U.S. Bureau of Reclamation", "Type ... |
Nancy Catherine Greene Raine (born May 11, 1943) is a Canadian former Senator for British Columbia and an Olympic alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Greene Raine won the giant slalom in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
After being a... | {"Name": "Nancy Greene Raine", "Term start": "January 2, 2009Senate of Canada: List of Senators 2009-12-16 http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator.asp?sortord=P&Language=E 2009-12-16", "Term end": "May 11, 2018", "Birth name": "Nancy Catherine Greene", "Birth date": "1943 05 11", "Birth place": "Ottawa,... |
thumb|The mediaeval city seal of Aachen on which the design of the prize medal is based
The Charlemagne Prize (; full name originally Internationaler Karlspreis der Stadt Aachen, International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen, since 1988 Internationaler Karlspreis zu Aachen, International Charlemagne Prize of Aa... | {"Awarded for": "Distinguished service on behalf of European unification", "Presented by": "Society for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen", "First awarded": "1950 05 01 yes", "Website": "http://www.karlspreis.de/en/"} |
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the tenth novel and eleventh book in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 1 April 1963. After the relative disappointment of The Spy Who Loved Me, the author made a concerted effort to produce another novel adhering to the tried and tested for... | {"Cover artist": "Richard Chopping (Jonathan Cape ed.)", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Series": "James Bond", "Publisher": "Jonathan Cape", "Pages": "288", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Preceded by": "The Spy Who Loved Me", "Followed by": "You Only Live Twice"} |
The Lord High Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Acts of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third-highest-ranked Great Officer of State in England, below the Lord High Steward and the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
The Lord High Treas... | {"Post": "Lord High Treasurer", "Body": "the United Kingdom", "Department": "His Majesty's Treasury", "Image caption": "Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, last holder of the office as Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain", "Type": "Great Officer of State", "Appointer": "The Monarch", "Term length": "At His Majesty... |
(; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. The band has released 14 studio albums. The group consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs.
History
Early years
were formed in West Berlin in 1982 by Jan Vetter (alias Farin Urlaub, a pun on... | {"Origin": "West Berlin/Berlin, Germany", "Genres": "Punk rock pop punk alternative rock ska punk pop rock", "Labels": "Vielklang MusikproduktionCBS (Columbia)MetronomeHot Action/Universal", "Website": "bademeister.com", "Members": "Farin Urlaub\n Bela B\n Rodrigo González"} |
Osterley ( ) is a London Underground station in Osterley in west London. The station is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line, between Boston Manor and Hounslow East. The station is located on Great West Road (A4) close to the National Trust-owned Osterley Park. It is in Travelcard Zone 4.
History
Osterley sta... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Osterley", "Local authority": "London Borough of Hounslow", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "4", "Original company": "District Railway", "2006": "1.946", "2007": "2.056", "2008": "2.060", "2009": "2.06-->", "Listing grade": "II"... |
Conrad I (; c. 881 - 23 December 918), called the Younger, was the king of East Francia from 911 to 918. He was the first king not of the Carolingian dynasty, the first to be elected by the nobility and the first to be anointed. He was chosen as the king by the rulers of the East Frankish stem duchies after the death o... | {"Father": "Conrad, Duke of Thuringia", "Mother": "Glismut", "Born": "c. 881", "Died": "Weilburg Castle", "Burial": "Fulda Cathedral"} |
The Lublin Voivodeship ( ), also known as the Lublin Province,Arkadiusz Belczyk,Tłumaczenie polskich nazw geograficznych na język angielski [Translation of Polish Geographical Names into English], 2002-2006. is a voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on January 1... | {"Body": "Executive board", "Density": "auto", "Urban density": "981166", "ISO 3166 code": "PL-06", "Website": "http://www.lubelskie.pl/"} |
Shannon Meta Whirry is an American actress.
Early life
Shannon Meta Whirry was born in Green Lake, Wisconsin, the daughter of Sherrill () and Russell Clyde Whirry (1943-1988).
Career
A native of Green Lake, Wisconsin, where she was the salutatorian of her 1983 high school graduating class, in 1985 Whirry was accepted... | {"Birth name": "Shannon Meta Whirry", "Birth place": "Green Lake, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Years active": "1991-present", "Occupation": "Actress"} |
Flore Célestine Thérèse Henriette Tristán y Moscoso better known as Flora Tristan (7 April 1803 - 14 November 1844) was a French-Peruvian socialist writer and activist. She made important contributions to early feminist theory, and argued that the progress of women's rights was directly related with the progress of the... | {"Name": "Flora Tristan", "Birth name": "Flore Célestine Thérèse Henriette Tristán y Moscoso", "Birth date": "1803 4 7 y", "Birth place": "Bordeaux, France", "Death date": "1844 11 14 1803 4 7 y", "Death place": "Bordeaux, France", "Nationality": "French", "Occupation": "Writer"} |
Julio César González Ibarra (July 30, 1976 - March 10, 2012) was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2011, and held the WBO and lineal light heavyweight titles from 2003 to 2004.
Amateur career
Gonzalez was a member of the 1996 Mexican Olympic team, boxing as a light heavyweight. He was eliminated i... | {"Real name": "Julio César González Ibarra", "Weight(s)": "Light heavyweight\nCruiserweight", "Nationality": "Mexican", "Born": "Guerrero Negro,Baja California Sur,Mexico", "Died": "Guerrero Negro,Baja California Sur,Mexico", "Stance": "Orthodox", "Total fights": "49", "Wins": "41", "Wins by KO": "25", "Losses": "8"} |
Richard Alexander Burns (17 January 1971 - 25 November 2005) was an English rally driver who won the 2001 World Rally Championship, having previously finished runner-up in the series in 1999 and 2000. He also helped Mitsubishi to the world manufacturers' title in 1998, and Peugeot in 2002. His co-driver in his whole ca... | {"Born": "Reading, Berkshire, England", "Died": "St John's Wood, London, England", "Nationality": "GBR British", "Active years": "1990-2003", "Co-driver": "UK Robert Reid", "Teams": "Subaru, Mitsubishi, Peugeot", "Rallies": "104", "Championships": "1 (2001)", "Rally wins": "10", "Podiums": "34", "Stage wins": "277", "T... |
Carpatair S.A. is a privately-owned Romanian charter and former regional airline headquartered in Timișoara.
History
Carpatair was established in 1999 and started operations in February 1999 in Cluj-Napoca. The present title was adopted in December 1999 when Swiss and Swedish investors took a 49% stake in the compan... | {"Airline name": "Carpatair", "Image size (px)": "250px", "IATA Designator": "V3", "ICAO Designator": "KRP", "Callsign": "CARPATAIR", "Founded": "1999", "Air Carrier Operator's Certificate # (AOC)": "RO-003OPERATORI AERIENI ROMÂNI CERTIFICAŢI/AUTORIZAŢI ROMANIAN CERTIFIED/AUTHORIZED AIR OPERATORS 27.05.2022 https://ww... |
Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (; 21 September 1845 - 14 November 1923), was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Ernest Augustus was deprived of the throne of Hanover upon its annexation by Prussia in 1866 and later... | {"Father": "George V of Hanover", "Mother": "Marie of Saxe-Altenburg", "Born": "Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover", "Died": "Gmunden, First Austrian Republic", "Burial": "Gmunden"} |
Kim Ji-won (Hangul: 김지원, Hanja: 金知元; born 6 August 1959 in Seoul) is a former South Korean boxer who was an unbeaten world champion in the super bantamweight division. He is one of just fifteen world boxing champions to retire without a loss.
Amateur career
Kim began garnering attention in 1978 when he won the flyweig... | {"Height": "5 7", "Weight(s)": "Super bantamweight", "Nationality": "South Korean", "Born": "Seoul, South Korea", "Stance": "Southpaw", "Total fights": "18https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/44627 Please login", "Wins": "16", "Wins by KO": "7", "Draws": "2"} |
Air Moldova was a Moldovian airline headquartered in Chișinău."Contact us." (Direct map link) Air Moldova. Retrieved on 31 December 2010. " Legal Address: Dacia bd. 80/2, Airport, MD-2026 Chișinău, Moldova." Address in Romanian: "bd. Dacia 80/2, Aeroport, MD 2026, Chişinău, Moldova." Map in Romanian . Address in Russia... | {"Airline name": "Air Moldova", "Image size (px)": "200", "Current Fleet Size": "1", "Number of Destinations": "27", "IATA Designator": "9U", "ICAO Designator": "MLD", "Callsign": "AIR MOLDOVA", "Founded": "1 January 1993", "Ceased operations": "3 May 2023 (suspended)", "Headquarters": "Chișinău, Moldova", "Key People"... |
Latvians () are a Baltic ethnic group and nation native to Latvia and the immediate geographical region, the Baltics. They are occasionally also referred to as Letts, especially in older bibliography. Latvians share a common Latvian language, culture, history and ancestry.
History
A Balto-Finnic-speaking tribe known a... | {"Name": "Latvians", "Native name": "latvieši", "Population": "1.7 millionlatviai latviai https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/latviai/ lt 2023-03-21\ncenter|frameless|260x260px", "Languages": "Latvian and its dialects", "Related ethnic groups": "Other Balts", "Religions": "Predominantly Lutheran,http://www.tm.gov.lv/lv/l... |
Moldavian Airlines wasch-aviation.com - Moldavian Airlines retrieved 12 November 2015 an airline with its head office on the property of Chişinău International Airport in Chişinău in Moldova."Contact Information ." Moldavian Airlines. Retrieved on 4 February 2012. "Secretary Office Address: Moldavian Airlines Aeroportu... | {"Airline name": "Moldavian Airlines", "Image size (px)": "250", "Current Fleet Size": "5", "Number of Destinations": "Charter", "IATA Designator": "2M", "ICAO Designator": "MDV", "Callsign": "MOLDAVIAN", "Parent Company": "Carpatair", "Founded": "1994", "Ceased operations": "2014", "Headquarters": "Chişinău, Moldova",... |
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