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799463 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Ross%20%28baseball%29 | David Ross (baseball) | David Wade Ross (born March 19, 1977) is an American professional baseball manager and former catcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for 15 years in MLB.
Ross played college baseball for Auburn University and the University of Florida. He was born in Bainbridge, Georgia and was raised i... |
799464 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20La%20Russa | Tony La Russa | Anthony La Russa Jr. (; born October 4, 1944) is an American professional baseball manager of the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Athletics, as well as a former player.
As a player, La Russa made his major league debut in 1963 and spent ... |
799471 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maury%20Wills | Maury Wills | Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2, 1932) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He was born in Washington, D.C..
Wills played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 to 1966 and again from 1969 to 1972. He also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 196... |
799474 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian%20Orthodox%20Church | Serbian Orthodox Church | The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. It is the second-oldest Slavic Orthodox Church in the world (after the Bulgarian Orthodox Church). It is made-up of a majority of the population in Serbia, Montenegro, and the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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799475 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amfilohije%20Radovi%C4%87 | Amfilohije Radović | Amfilohije Radović (; ; 7 January 1938 – 30 October 2020) was a bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He was first the Bishop of Banat between 1985 and 1990, and then the Metropolitan Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral from 1990, until his death. He was born in Bare Radovića, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
On 7 October 20... |
799476 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw%20Gazda | Stanisław Gazda | Stanisław Gazda (11 May 1938 – 28 October 2020) was a Polish cyclist. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome in the road race and finished in sixth place.
He was on the podium of the Tour de Pologne in 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963 and 1972 and won the race in 1963. In 1962, he finished third in the Peace Race. He w... |
799477 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriy%20Babych | Valeriy Babych | Valeriy Georgievich Baych (25 August 1953 – 29 October 2020) was an Ukrainian politician, economist and businessman. He was born in Brody, Ukraine. From 1994 to 2002, he was a member of the Verkhovna Rada.
Babych died of COVID-19 on 29 October 2020 at a hospital in Kiev, Ukraine at the age of 67.
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799479 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche%20Borse | Deutsche Borse | Deutsche Borse AG or the Deutsche Borse Group, is a marketplace organizer for the trading of shares and other securities. It is also a transaction services provider. It gives companies and investors access to global capital markets. It is a joint stock company and was founded in 1993. The headquarters are in Frankfurt... |
799482 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Options%20Clearing%20Corporation | Options Clearing Corporation | Options Clearing Corporation (also called "OCC") is a United States clearing house based in Chicago. Clearing houses are used to help traders, and they make sure each trade is correctly made, or "cleared". The OCC does this "clearing" with stocks, stock options, and many things that are very much like options (called ... |
799485 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-Time%20Wife | Day-Time Wife | Day-Time Wife is a 1939 American comedy movie directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Linda Darnell, Tyrone Power, Wendy Barrie, Warren William, Binnie Barnes, Joan Davis. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Other websites
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1930s comedy movies
American comedy movies
Movies directed by Gregory Rat... |
799501 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiilu%20Nyasha | Kiilu Nyasha | Kiilu Nyasha (May 22, 1939 – April 10, 2018) was an American Black Panther, journalist, and revolutionary activist. She was born in 1939, and grew up in New York City and San Francisco.
Career
In San Francisco, she joined the Black Panther Party and worked for a lawyer who defended the Party. She lived in San Francisc... |
799512 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356%20European%20Cup | 1955–56 European Cup | The 1955–56 European Cup was the first season of the European Cup. The tournament was won by Real Madrid. They beat Reims 4–3 in the final at the Parc des Princes, Paris, on June 13, 1956.
The participating clubs in the first five seasons of the European Cup were selected by French football magazine L'Equipe. Of the o... |
799513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/F91%20Dudelange | F91 Dudelange | F91 Dudelange, is a Luxembourgish football club based in Dudelange. They play in the Luxembourg National Division. It was formed in 1991 as a merger between three teams (Alliance Dudelange, Stade Dudelange and US Dudelange).
Honours
Domestic
Leagues
Luxembourg National Division
Winners (14):2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05... |
799516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s%20Action%20Party | People's Action Party | The People's Action Party (PAP) is a large centre-right political party in Singapore. It is one of two main parties in the Parliament of Singapore, with the other being the Workers' Party. It was started in 1954 and supported Singapore being independent from Malaysia. It has been in charge of Singapore since the 1959 g... |
799528 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer%20goods | Consumer goods | Consumer goods, which are also called final goods, are goods that are put on the market for the consumer to fulfill wants or needs. Examples for consumer goods might be food or a home appliance. Consumer goods are often subdivided into convenience goods (for example soap, or shampoo), and shopping goods (which usually ... |
799532 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Hulce | Tom Hulce | Thomas Edward Hulce (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and singer known for voicing Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from Amadeus (1984).
Other websites
1953 births
American movie actors
American stage actors
American voice actors
Gay men
Actors from Detroit, Michi... |
799534 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van%20Helsing%20%28video%20game%29 | Van Helsing (video game) | Van Helsing is a 2004 hack and slash video game based on the Stephen Sommers movie of the same name. It had Hugh Jackman returning as the voice of Van Helsing. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
Plot
Van Helsing had followed Mr. Hyde to Paris, where he has captured several women.
2004 video games
PlaySta... |
799536 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel%3A%20Ultimate%20Alliance | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is a 2006 video game and the first entry of Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
Gameplay
A team of up to four selectable characters can be used with team bonuses.
2006 video games
Activision video games
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
PlayStation 2 games
PlayStation 3 games
PlayStation 4 games
Xbox games
Xbo... |
799537 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Parker%20%28Sam%20Raimi%20movie%20series%29 | Peter Parker (Sam Raimi movie series) | Spider-Man is the main hero of the 2002-2007 Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy and based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. He was played by Tobey Maguire in all three movies and tie-in video games. Two later, un-related versions of Spider-Man came after this one in two separate movie series, namely one versio... |
799538 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Osborn%20%28Sam%20Raimi%20movie%20series%29 | Norman Osborn (Sam Raimi movie series) | The Green Goblin is the main villain of the 2002 Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie and based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. He was played by Willem Dafoe in all three movies and the first tie-in video game.
Background
The designers wanted a more comic-accurate design for his suit, but many considered the ma... |
799540 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clank%20%28Ratchet%20%26%20Clank%29 | Clank (Ratchet & Clank) | Clank is one of the two main characters of the Ratchet & Clank franchise. He is a robot who looks after his Lombax friend.
Biography
Clank was created by Orvus, the leader of the Zoni at Quartu and was built as a tiny robot named XJ0461. He escaped and landed on Veldin, where he met Ratchet.
Portrayals
David Kaye has... |
799541 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357%20European%20Cup | 1956–57 European Cup | The 1956–57 European Cup was the second season of the European Cup. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Fiorentina 2–0 in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, on May 30, 1957.
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1 Second leg played at Heysel Stadium, Brussels
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Semi-f... |
799542 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor%20Sleep%20%28novel%29 | Doctor Sleep (novel) | Doctor Sleep is a sequel to The Shining, created in the perspective of the young boy in the shining (Danny) and a young girl who also has the shine ability. Throughout the book we meet a new evil presence where the people with this power feed off of children's screams and souls. The little girl has a more powerful shin... |
799544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaet%27ale%20pond | Gaet'ale pond | Gaet'ale pond is a small hypersaline lake found near the Dallol crater in the Danakil Depression (Afar, Ethiopia). It is found over a hot spring. It has no inlet or outlet streams. The water of Gaet'ale Pond has a salinity of 43%, making it the saltiest body of water on Earth.
Location and origin
Gaet'ale pond is the... |
799545 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8D%20Tai | Shō Tai | Shō Tai (尚泰, Okinawan: Shoo tee) was the last ruler of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
He was born on August 3, 1843 in the town of Shuri (the capital at the time). He was the son of Shō Iku, the previous king. In 1879, Shō Tai lost his role as king due to Japan annexing Ryūkyū. He was moved to Tokyo where he became a government ... |
799547 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ve%20Just%20Seen%20a%20Face | I've Just Seen a Face | "I've Just Seen a Face" is a song by English rock band the Beatles. It was first released on the Parlophone version 1965 album Help!. In North America, it was released on the Capitol Records version of the 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was written by Paul McCartney, but listed as Lennon-McCartney.
Personnel
Paul McCartne... |
799550 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar%20Fischer | Gunnar Fischer | Gunnar Fischer (November 18, 1910 – June 11, 2011) was a Swedish cinematographer and writer. He is known for having filmed several movies directed by Ingmar Bergman.
He was married to the sister of Åke Söderblom.
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2011 deaths
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799553 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s%20Only%20Love | It's Only Love | "It's Only Love" is a song by English rock band the Beatles. It was first released on their 1965 Parlophone album Help!. It was released in North America on the Capitol version of their 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was mainly written by John Lennon, but listed as Lennon–McCartney. Lennon did not like the song. He called ... |
799561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day%20Tripper | Day Tripper | "Day Tripper" is a song by English rock band the Beatles. It was released as a double A-side single with "We Can Work it Out" on 3 December 1965. This was at the same time as the band's album Rubber Soul. It was written mainly by John Lennon, but was listed as Lennon–McCartney. It was part of the first double A-side in... |
799578 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boops%20boops | Boops boops | Boops boops ; boōps, literally "cow-eye") is a species of fish.
It is commonly called a bogue.
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799579 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barricade%20%281939%20movie%29 | Barricade (1939 movie) | Barricade is a 1939 American adventure movie directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Alice Faye, Warner Baxter, Charles Winninger, Arthur Treacher, Keye Luke, Doris Lloyd. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
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1930s adventure movies
1930s American adventure movies
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799582 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crease%20%28cricket%29 | Crease (cricket) | In cricket, the creases are lines on the field that separate different areas of the field from each other. There are two popping creases (which are the main creases), return creases, and two bowling creases.
Popping creases
The two popping creases extend across the field, and are 58 feet (about 20 meters) away from e... |
799599 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second%20Fiddle%20%281939%20movie%29 | Second Fiddle (1939 movie) | Second Fiddle is a 1939 American musical movie directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Sonja Henie, Tyrone Power, Rudy Vallée, Edna May Oliver, Lyle Talbot, Irving Bacon. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1940.
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1930s romance movies
1930s music... |
799604 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erland%20Brand | Erland Brand | Erland Peter Brand (5 October 1922 – 17 October 2020) was a Swedish painter, draftsman and printmaker. Brand was born in Arvika. He worked at the Valand Art School for three years.
Many of his works were seen in Stockholm in 1958, Prince Eugene's Waldemarsudde 1985/86, Gothenburg Art Museum 1995 Rackstadmuseet, Arvik... |
799605 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inga%20Brand | Inga Brand | Inga Lilian Marianne Brand (born 7 January 1929) is a Swedish textile artist and painter. She was born in Gothenburg. From 1965 to 1973, Brorson worked at School of Design and Crafts. Many of her works were seen at Nationalmuseum and at Gothenburg Museum of Art.
Brorson was married to artist Erland Brand from 1954 unt... |
799608 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Scondras | David Scondras | David Scondras (January 5, 1946 – October 21, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the Boston City Council of District 8 seat from 1984 through 1993. He was one of a few members of the Democratic Socialists of America to be elected to public office. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Scondras died o... |
799609 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frits%20Niessen | Frits Niessen | Godefridus Adrianus Quirinus "Frits" Niessen (16 September 1936 – 23 October 2020) was a Dutch teacher and politician. He was in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party between 1977 and 1978 and once more from 1980 to 1994.
Niesden was born in Raamsdonk and died in Raamsdonksveer (both in the municipality of... |
799610 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelika%20Amon | Angelika Amon | Angelika Amon, PhD (January 10, 1967 – October 29, 2020) was an Austrian-American molecular and cell biologist. He was the Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor in Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Amon's research focused on how chromosomes ar... |
799614 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin%20Pokrovsky | Valentin Pokrovsky | Valentin Ivanovich Pokrovsky (; 1 April 1929 – 29 October 2020) was a Russian medical scientist, epidemiologist and infectionist. He was President of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences from 1987 to 2006. He was an Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences from 2013 until his death.
He also was Director of t... |
799615 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Vedernikov | Alexander Vedernikov | Alexander Alexandrovich Vedernikov (; 11 January 1964 – 29 October 2020) was a Russian conductor. He was music director of the Bolshoi Theatre from 2001 to 2009. He was the Odense Symphony Orchestra from 2009 to 2018, then of the Royal Danish Opera and from 2019 also of the Mikhailovsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg. He ... |
799617 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Love%20%28Dua%20Lipa%20song%29 | New Love (Dua Lipa song) | "New Love" is the debut single by English singer Dua Lipa. It was included on the deluxe edition of her 2017 self-titled debut studio album. It was written by Lipa and its producers Emile Haynie and Andrew Wyatt. The song is about the singer's struggle to find her place in the music industry. The song is a soul-tinged,... |
799618 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Myrdal | Jan Myrdal | Jan Myrdal (19 July 1927 – 30 October 2020) was a Swedish author, filmmaker, cultural figure, and political activist. He was born in Stockholm.
Career
His best known works were Report from a Chinese Village (1963), Confessions of a Disloyal European (1968), Angkor: An Essay on Art and Imperialism (1970), Albania Defia... |
799619 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDarko%20Kne%C5%BEevi%C4%87 | Žarko Knežević | Žarko Knežević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Кнежевић; 17 July 1947 – 30 October 2020) was a Yugoslav basketball player. He played at the Center position. Knežević played for the Yugoslav national team from 1971 to 1974. He played for Fenerbahçe at the 1978-79 season. He was born in Mojanovići, Montenegro.
Knežević died on... |
799622 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo%20Blume | Ricardo Blume | Ricardo Cristóbal Blume Traverse (August 16, 1933 – October 30, 2020) was a Peruvian-Mexican actor and theatre director. He was born in Lima, Peru. He was best known for his roles in Intimidad de los parques (1965), All of Them Witches (1996) and in Fuera del cielo (2007).
Blume died on 30 October 2020 at a Mexico Cit... |
799623 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Nam-chun | Kim Nam-chun | Kim Nam-chun (; 19 April 1989 – 30 October 2020) was a South Korean footballer who played as a defender. He was born in Incheon, South Korea. His debut club goal for FC Seoul was against Ulsan Hyundai in K League Classic on October 9, 2014.
On 30 October 2020, Kim killed himself at his Seoul apartment, aged 31.
Refer... |
799624 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb%20Adderley | Herb Adderley | Herbert Anthony Adderley (June 8, 1939 – October 30, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). His career lasted from 1961 to 1972.
In 1980, he was honored in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was born... |
799625 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Rules | New Rules | "New Rules" is a song by English singer Dua Lipa. It was recorded for her self-titled debut studio album (2017). The track was written and produced by Ian Kirkpatrick. It was additionally written by Caroline Ailin and Emily Warren. It was released on 15 July 2017 as the album's seventh single for contemporary hit radio... |
799626 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef%20Zawitkowski | Józef Zawitkowski | Józef Zawitkowski (23 November 1938 – 29 October 2020) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop. He became a priest in 1962. He was titular bishop of Ausana and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warsaw, Poland, from 1990 to 1992 and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Łowicz, Poland, from... |
799628 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternally%20Yours%20%28movie%29 | Eternally Yours (movie) | Eternally Yours is a 1939 American comedy drama movie directed by Tay Garnett and starring Loretta Young, David Niven, Broderick Crawford, Billie Burke, Eve Arden, C. Aubrey Smith, Ralph Graves. It was distributed by United Artists and was nominated for an Academy Awards in 1940.
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799629 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%20Aegean%20Sea%20earthquake | 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake | The 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake was a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. It struck in the Aegean Sea on 30 October 2020, about northeast of the island of Samos, Greece.
The earthquake damaged many buildings; some collapsed. In the Turkish city İzmir, dozens of buildings were either damaged or collapsed.
In Greece, two peopl... |
799631 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon%20Molave%20%282020%29 | Typhoon Molave (2020) | Typhoon Molave, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Quinta, was a powerful typhoon that impacted the Philippines and later Vietnam in October 2020, becoming the strongest to strike Vietnam since Typhoon Damrey in 2017.
The eighteenth named storm and eighth typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, Molave started fro... |
799633 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icaria | Icaria | Icaria, also spelled Ikaria (), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Samos. The island is named after Icarus, the son of Daedalus in Greek mythology. The historic capitals of the island include Oenoe and Evdilos.
The island is also known for it’s life expectancy.
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799635 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/October%E2%80%93November%202020%20Polish%20protests | October–November 2020 Polish protests | The October 2020 Polish protests began in Poland on 22 October 2020 over the rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal illegalizing abortions. The country banned abortions even if there are cases of severe disability or incurable and life-threatening disease of the unborn child.
Mass protests began shortly after the rul... |
799636 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borys%20Budka | Borys Budka | Borys Piotr Budka (born 11 March 1978) is a Polish politician. He was elected a member of Sejm in 2011.
He was Minister of Justice in 2015. He was vice-president of the Civic Platform political party in the 2016 to 2020 period, and leader of the parliamentary political group of Civic Coalition since 2019.
In 2020,... |
799638 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litoria%20mucro | Litoria mucro | Litoria mucro is a frog from New Guinea. Scientists saw it in the Torricelli Mountains in Papua New Guinea and in Cenderawash Bay in Indonesia.
Scientists say this frog is related to Litoria nigropunctata.
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799639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Untouchables%20%28movie%29 | The Untouchables (movie) | The Untouchables is a 1987 American crime movie directed by Brian De Palma, produced by Art Linson, written by David Mamet, and based on the book of the same name (1957).
Background
It is about Eliot Ness (Costner) as he creates the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro) to justice during Prohibition.
The Gra... |
799645 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hunt%20for%20Red%20October%20%28movie%29 | The Hunt for Red October (movie) | The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 American submarine spy-thriller movie.
It was directed by John McTiernan, produced by Mace Neufeld, and starred Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, and Sam Neill.
The film is based on Tom Clancy's 1984 bestselling novel of the same name. It is the first part... |
799646 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20McTiernan | John McTiernan | John Campbell McTiernan Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American movie director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his action movies, especially Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990).
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Living people
Movie directors from New York
Movie producers from... |
799647 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil%20Poledouris | Basil Poledouris | Basil Konstantine Poledouris (; August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an Emmy Award-winning American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
Poledouris was best known for his works on Conan the Barbarian (1982), Red Dawn (1984), Iron Eagle (1986), RoboCop (1987), The Hunt for Red... |
799654 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut%20Bakaitis | Helmut Bakaitis | Helmut Bakaitis (born 26 September 1944) is a German-born Australian director, actor and screenwriter. He is known for his role as The Architect in The Matrix movie series. Bakaitis was born in Lauban, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Lubań, Poland). Bakaitis started teaching directing at Australian Academy of Dramatic Art ... |
799657 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Martin%20Smith | Charles Martin Smith | Charles Martin Smith (born October 30, 1953) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is known for his roles in American Graffiti (1973), The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Never Cry Wolf (1983), Starman (1984), The Untouchables (1987), Deep Cover (1992), And the Band Played On (1993), Speechless (1994) and Deep Impac... |
799659 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot%20Ness | Eliot Ness | Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent. He was famous for his roles to bring down Al Capone and push Prohibition laws in Chicago, Illinois. He was the leader of a famous team of law enforcement agents from Chicago, nicknamed The Untouchables.
He unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Cl... |
799660 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20identitaire | Génération identitaire | Génération identitaire is a political movement. Classified by their ideas, they are far-right identitarian. They have also been described as white nationalist, neo-fascist and islamophobic. Although some of its members have been subject to judicial sanctions, the movement has never been condemed as such. The movement w... |
799662 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham%20Girls | Gotham Girls | Gotham Girls is an American web cartoon featuring Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Batgirl. It is based on Batman: The Animated Series. It aired online from 2000 to 2002.
Cast
Adrienne Barbeau as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
Arleen Sorkin as Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn
Diane Pershing as Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy
Ta... |
799663 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%20Hale | Jennifer Hale | Jennifer Hale (born January 30, 1972) is a Canadian-American voice actress, comedian, clown, jester and mime. She is best known for voicing Sam from Totally Spies!,Commander Shepard from Mass Effect, Samus Aran from Metroid Prime and The Powerpuff Girls franchise, Dexter's Lab, DC and Marvel projects, Nickelodeon show... |
799664 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff%20Zucker | Jeff Zucker | Jeffrey Adam Zucker (born April 9, 1965) is an American media executive. He was president and CEO of NBCUniversal. Zucker was an executive in residence at Columbia Business School.
In November 2012, Zucker was picked to take over as the president of CNN Worldwide in January 2013 after Jim Walton's tenure.
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799665 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Bakalova | Maria Bakalova | Maria Bakalova (; born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She became well known for her role as Tutar Sagdiyev in the 2020 mockumentary Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
For her role as Sagdiyev, she was nominated for an A... |
799666 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittard-Geleen | Sittard-Geleen | Sittard-Geleen is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 92,661 people lived there.
It was created on 1 January 2001 from the former municipalities of Born, Geleen and Sittard.
2001 establishments in the Netherlands |
799667 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaals | Vaals | Vaals is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 10,092 people lived there.
Settlements in Limburg (Netherlands)
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799668 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Wells%20%28Canadian%20politician%29 | Robert Wells (Canadian politician) | Robert Wells (August 28, 1933October 28, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He represented St. John's South from 1972 to 1975 and Kilbride from 1975 to 1979 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly. He sat on the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1986 to 2008.
Wells was born in Badger's Quay, Ne... |
799671 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie%20Johnson | Carrie Johnson | Caroline Louise Bevan Johnson (née Symonds; born 17 March 1988) is a British political activist and conservationist. She is the wife of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson. She was the first unmarried partner of a Prime Minister to reside in 10 Downing Street when she was engaged to Johnson until 20... |
799673 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lene%20Bausager | Lene Bausager | Lene Bausager is a movie producer. She has been nominated for Oscars. She is married to Rick Astley. She became her husband's manager in 2012. They have a daughter named Emilie
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799681 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom%20of%20Heilbronn | Phantom of Heilbronn | Phantom of Heilbronn, or "Woman Without a Face" is the name of a suspected female serial killer. The killer is only known from DNA evidence. This evidence was present at different crime scenes in Austria, France, and Germany. The crimes were committed (or happened) between 1993 and 2009. Six of the crimes were murders.... |
799683 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezio%20Auditore%20da%20Firenze | Ezio Auditore da Firenze | Ezio Auditore da Firenze is a playable character of the Assassin's Creed franchise. He is voiced by Roger Craig Smith. He is an ancestor to both Desmond Miles and Clay Kaczmarek.
Biography
Ezio Auditore was born at Florence in June 4th, 1459. As a young adult, he became an assassin.
Assassin's Creed
Fictional charact... |
799690 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe%20%28Oddworld%29 | Abe (Oddworld) | Abe is the main character of the Oddworld video game franchise, created and voiced by Lorne Lanning. He is a Mudokon slave who helped free his people from the Glukkons.
Fictional biography
Abe was born to a tribe of Mudokons and became a slave at RuptureFarms, a meat processing plant owned by the Glukkons.
Fictional ... |
799693 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile%20%28Mortal%20Kombat%29 | Reptile (Mortal Kombat) | Reptile is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat games for video game consoles. He first appeared as a secret character for the first game released in 1992 before he became fully playable in the next game.
Portrayals
He was portrayed in games by Steve Blum.
Fictional characters introduced in 1992
Mortal Kombat c... |
799695 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shao%20Kahn | Shao Kahn | Shao Kahn is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat games for video game consoles. He first appeared as the main antagonist of Mortal Kombat II (1993).
Portrayals
He was portrayed in games by Bob Carter and Ike Amadi. He was voiced by Frank Welker in the 1995 movie.
Fictional characters introduced in 1993
Fiction... |
799696 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang%20Tsung | Shang Tsung | Shang Tsung is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat games for video game consoles. He first appeared as the main antagonist of Mortal Kombat (1992).
Portrayals
He was portrayed in games by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.
Fictional characters introduced in 1992
Fictional characters with slowed ageing
Fictional shapeshifte... |
799706 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism%20in%20Thailand | Racism in Thailand | Racism in Thailand is a system where Thailand's society treats people better or worse depending on their appearance (like skin color, hair, and face) as well as where they are from. Racism is a system that exists around the world, but because every country is different, the system may work differently in different plac... |
799707 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh%21%20GX%20Tag%20Force%202 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2, known in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Tag Force 2 (遊☆戯☆王デュエルモンスターズGX タッグフォース), is a game based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Animated series, developed by Konami and released for PlayStation Portable in September 2007. It's the second game in the Yu-Gi-Oh Tag Force series, except sequel to Yu-Gi-Oh!... |
799709 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horacio%20Serpa | Horacio Serpa | Horacio Serpa Uribe (January 4, 1943 – October 31, 2020) was an Colombian politician. He was governor of Santander between January 2008 to December 2011 and candidate in the 1998, 2002, and 2006 presidential elections. He also served in the Senate of Colombia from 2014 to 2018.
Serpa died on 31 October 2020 in Bucaram... |
799723 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good%20luck%20charm | Good luck charm | A good luck charm is a thing that the person thinks will bring them good luck. It can be a rabbit's foot, a necklace or other jewelry, or even a rock or coin.
Folklore
Superstitions |
799725 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Shutt%2C%20Baron%20Shutt%20of%20Greetland | David Shutt, Baron Shutt of Greetland | David Trevor Shutt, Baron Shutt of Greetland, (16 March 1942 – 30 October 2020) was a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard and Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords between May 2010 and May 2012.
Lord Shutt died on 30 October 2020, at the age of 78.
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799726 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie%20Spigner | Archie Spigner | Archie Spigner (August 27, 1928 – October 29, 2020) was an African-American Democratic politician. He was in the New York City Council from 1974 to 2001. He was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Spigner died on October 29, 2020, in New York City at age 92.
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1928 births
2020 deaths
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799727 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najmiddin%20Karim | Najmiddin Karim | Najmiddin Karim (; 1949 – 31 October 2020), also known as Najmaldin Karim, was an Iraqi Kurdish politician. He was governor of Kirkuk Governorate from 2011 to 2017. He was born in Kirkuk, Iraq.
Karim died on 31 October 2020 at a hospital in Washington, D.C. at the age of 71.
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2020 deaths
Iraqi ... |
799730 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20De%20Croo | Alexander De Croo | Alexander De Croo (born 3 November 1975) is a Belgian politician and businessman. He was the Prime Minister of Belgium since October 2020.
From 2012 to 2020, De Croo worked in the governments of Elio Di Rupo, Charles Michel, and Sophie Wilmès as a deputy prime minister of Belgium.
During his tenure as deputy prime mi... |
799731 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo%20Lona%20Reyes | Arturo Lona Reyes | Arturo Lona Reyes (November 1, 1925 – October 31, 2020) was a Mexican bishop. He was the Catholic bishop. He was born in Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. For 30 years, he was the Bishop of Tehuantepec from 1971 to 2001.
Reyes died of COVID-19 on October 31, 2020 in Tehuantepec, one day before his 95th birthday.
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799732 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf%20Zahradn%C3%ADk | Rudolf Zahradník | Rudolf Zahradník (October 20, 1928 – October 31, 2020) was a Czech chemist. He was born in Bratislava, then Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia. He studied the relationship between theoretical and experimental characteristics. From 1993 to 2001 he was president of the Czech Academy of Sciences and in 1994 became founding chai... |
799733 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marius%20%C5%BDali%C5%ABkas | Marius Žaliūkas | Marius Žaliūkas (10 November 1983 – 31 October 2020) was a Lithuanian professional footballer. He played as a centre back, but also played as a defensive midfielder.
Žaliūkas played for Inkaras Kaunas, FBK Kaunas, FK Šilutė, Hearts, Leeds United, Rangers and Žalgiris throughout his career, as well as the Lithuania nat... |
799734 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Crown%20%28TV%20series%29 | The Crown (TV series) | The Crown is a historical drama television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix.
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2016 American television series debuts
Netflix original shows
English-language television pr... |
799735 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias%20Menzies | Tobias Menzies | Hanan Tobias Simpson Menzies (born 7 March 1974) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Frank and Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall in STARZ's Outlander. He also starred as Edmure Tully in HBO's Game of Thrones. Menzies also portrayed Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the third and fourth seasons of Netflix's ... |
799736 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa%20Kirby | Vanessa Kirby | Vanessa Nuala Kirby (born 18 April 1988) is an English actress. For her role as Princess Margaret in the Netflix historical drama series The Crown (2016–2017), she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress .
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1988 births
Living people
BAFTA Award winning actors
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799738 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manana%20Shalikashvili | Manana Shalikashvili | Manana Shalikashvili (born 5 July, 1959, Tsilkani, Georgian SSR, USSR) is a Georgian composer, writer and singer. She formed the ensemble "Nanina", which successfully performs at various concerts. In 2018 she received the title of laureate and bronze medal in the competition of Georgian children and youth collectives,... |
799739 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean%20diet | Mediterranean diet | The Mediterranean diet is a way of eating. The Mediterranean diet is not only food. It is also the skills and traditions people use to make it, for example farming, fishing, and cooking. It is also the traditions and culture about food and meals.
In the second half of the 20th century, people far from the Mediterra... |
799746 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barfi%21 | Barfi! | Barfi! is a 2012 Indian comedy-drama movie. It was co-produced, written and directed by Anurag Basu. The movie was set in the 1970s. The movie tells the story of Murphy "Barfi" Johnson (a deaf-mute boy from Darjeeling) and his relationships with two women, Shruti and Jhilmil (who are both autistic). The movie stars Ran... |
799747 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Catarina%20%28island%29 | Santa Catarina (island) | Santa Catarina is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Brazil. It is about north to south, and up to wide (east-west). The whole island is part of the city of Florianópolis. The city covers part of the island.
Atlantic islands
Geography of Brazil |
799750 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation%20reform%20of%201861 | Emancipation reform of 1861 | The Emancipation Reform of 1861 in Russia, also known as the Emancipation Edict of Russia, ( – "peasants' reform of 1861") was the first and most important of the liberal reforms passed during the reign (1855–1881) of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. The reform effectively abolished serfdom throughout the Russian Empire... |
799764 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky%20Cinema | Sky Cinema | Sky Cinema, formerly Sky Movies, is a group of British pay television movie television channels owned by Sky, a part of Comcast. It is broadcast on Sky satellite and Virgin Media cable. The on demand movies can be watched on these and also Now TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV.
The first Sky Cinema (then Sky Movies) channel s... |
799770 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daocheng%20Yading%20Airport | Daocheng Yading Airport | Daocheng Yading Airport is an airport in Daocheng County in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture is in Sichuan Province, China. The airport is in Sangdui Town. Sandui town is 50 km north of the county seat. Yading Nature Reserve is 130 km away from the airport. Daocheng Yading is above sea level. This... |
799773 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moaif%20tree%20frog | Moaif tree frog | The Moaif tree frog (Litoria mystax) is a frog from New Guinea. Scientists have only seen it near Moaif area near Bukisi.
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Animals of Asia
Frogs |
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