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801021 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis%20Moore%20%28politician%29 | Dennis Moore (politician) | Dennis Moore (November 8, 1945 – November 2, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a U.S. Representative for , from 1999 until 2011. He was a member of the Kansas Democratic Party. Moore was born in Anthony, Kansas.
In 2012, Moore was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In 2018, he was diagnosed with can... |
801022 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Max | Peter Max | Peter Max (born Peter Max Finkelstein, October 19, 1937) is a German-American artist. He is known for using bright colors in his work. Many of his works are known as psychedelic art and pop art.
In 2019, Max was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
References
Other websites
Aejv.com
1937 births
Living people
German... |
801023 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/100-ball%20cricket | 100-ball cricket | 100-ball cricket is a short form of cricket. The 100 ball game has two teams each having one innings, which ends after 100 legal balls (deliveries), and the game ends in two and a half hours. Overs are done with 5 or 10 balls, rather than 6 balls.
The England Cricket Board is starting a 100-ball competition named The ... |
801024 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasqual%20Maragall | Pasqual Maragall | Pasqual Maragall i Mira (; born 13 January 1941) is a Spanish politician. He was President of the Government of Catalonia from 2003 to 2006. He was Mayor of Barcelona from 1982 to 1997.
References
Other websites
Official website
1941 births
Living people
People with Alzheimer's disease
Presidents of the Government ... |
801025 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wout%20Holverda | Wout Holverda | Wout Holverda (22 April 1958- – 3 December 2021) was a Dutch football striker. He played most of his career for Sparta Rotterdam.
In 2010, Holverda was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He died from COVID-19 on 3 December 2021, aged 63.
References
1958 births
2021 deaths
Dutch footballers
People from Leiden
Sports... |
801026 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Gastineau | Mark Gastineau | Marcus Dell Gastineau (born November 20, 1956) is an American former football player. He was a defensive end for the New York Jets from 1979 to 1988. He was one of the quickest and most feared pass rushers of his generation. Gastineau was ranked the 8th greatest pass rusher in NFL History on NFL Network's Top 10 Pass R... |
801027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce%20Fairbairn | Joyce Fairbairn | Joyce Fairbairn, (born November 6, 1939) was a Canadian Liberal politician. She was a Canadian senator from 1984 to 2013. She was the first woman to be Leader of the Government in the Senate. She was born in Lethbridge, Alberta.
She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015.
In August 2012, Fairbairn was di... |
801028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan%20Bowles | Stan Bowles | Stanley Bowles (born 24 December 1948) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire.
In June 2015, Bowles was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
References
Other websites
A Carlisle United fans tribute
Bowles comments on The Others' tribute song
Profile and care... |
801029 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarita%20Terekhova | Margarita Terekhova | Margarita Terekhova (; born August 25, 1942) is a Soviet and Russian actress. She was awarded the title People's Artist of Russia (1996).
Terekhova's acting debut was in 1965 in the movie Hello, That's Me!. She later starred in The Dog in the Manger and D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers.
In 2005, she was diagnosed wit... |
801030 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg%20%22Fingers%22%20Taylor | Greg "Fingers" Taylor | Greg "Fingers" Taylor (born June 3, 1951) is an American harmonica player. He is best known for his work with Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band.
Taylor has released five studio albums: Harpoon Man (1984), Chest Pains (1991), New Fingerprints (1992), Old Rock 'n' Roller (1996) and Hi Fi Baby (2003). He has also release... |
801031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy%20Buffett | Jimmy Buffett | James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, actor, and businessman. He is known for his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett has recorded hit songs including "Margaritaville".
Discography
Down to Earth (1970)
A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973)
Living and Dy... |
801032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie%20Sigley | Ernie Sigley | Ernest William Sigley (2 September 1938 – 15 August 2021) was an Australian television host, radio presenter and singer. He was born in Footscray, Victoria. His career lasted from 1952 to 2009.
He was part of the original cast of Sunnyside Up and in the 1960s and early 1970s. Sigley hosted the prime time Adelaide var... |
801033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Byrd | Dan Byrd | Daniel Byrd (born November 20, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in A Cinderella Story, the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes, the 2010 movies Easy A and Norman, and the sitcoms Aliens in America and Cougar Town.
Byrd was born in Chicago.
References
Other websites
Interview with Dan Byrd abou... |
801036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam%20Gigandet | Cam Gigandet | Cam Joslin Gigandet (; born August 16, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his role in the television series The O.C. and in the movies Twilight, Pandorum, Never Back Down, Burlesque, Easy A, Priest and The Magnificent Seven.
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1982 births
Living people
American movie actors
American television actor... |
801039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels%20Fall%20First | Angels Fall First | Angels Fall First is the debutalbum by the Finnish symphonic metal group Nightwish.
Track listing
"Elvenpath" – 4:40
"Beauty and the Beast" – 6:24
"The Carpenter" – 5:57
"Astral Romance" – 5:12
"Angels Fall First" – 5:34
"Tutankhamen" – 5:31
"Nymphomaniac Fantasia" – 4:47
"Know Why The Nightingale Sings" – 4:... |
801040 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanborn | Oceanborn | Oceanborn is the second album by the Finnish symphonic metal group Nightwish.
Track listing
"Stargazers" - 4:28
"Gethsemane" - 5:22
"Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean" (feat. Tapio Wilska) - 4:46
"Sacrament of Wilderness" - 4:12
"Passion and the Opera" - 4:50
"Swanheart" - 4:44
"Moondance" (instrumental) - 3:31
"Th... |
801051 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandoori%20chicken | Tandoori chicken | Tandoori chicken is a chicken dish in Indian cuisine. It is prepared by roasting chicken marinated in yogurt and spices. It is prepared in the tandoor, a cylindrical clay oven. The dish started from the Indian subcontinent. It is popular in many other parts of the world. Tandoori chicken can be served with other dishes... |
801063 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henet | Henet | Henet or the Pelican is an Ancient Egyptian goddess. She has to do with pelicans. The Pyramid Texts talk about Henet.
The Pelican (Henet in Egyptian) is shown on the walls of tombs of people from the Pharaoh's court. Henet is in scenes of farm animals. Henet is in royal funerary texts from the Pyramid Age as a prote... |
801078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrograd%20Soviet | Petrograd Soviet | The Petrograd Soviet is a group of workers founded by Soviets during the Russian revolution.
1917 establishments
1917 in Russia
1924 disestablishments
20th century in Russia
Politics of the Soviet Union
Russian Revolution |
801079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%20United%20States%20presidential%20election | 2024 United States presidential election | The 2024 United States presidential election will be the 60th presidential election. It will be the first presidential election to use population information from the 2020 census. Current President of the United States Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both eligible to run for a second term.
The 2024 ele... |
801082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioNTech | BioNTech | BioNTech SE () is a German biotechnology company dedicated to the creation of active immunotherapies for treatments of serious diseases.
It researches drugs based on messenger RNA (mRNA) for use as individualized cancer immunotherapies, as vaccines against infectious diseases and as protein replacement therapies for ... |
801084 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly%20Mikhailovich%20Stepin | Anatoly Mikhailovich Stepin | Anatoly Mikhailovich Stepin (Анатолий Михайлович Степин, 20 July 1940 – 7 November 2020) was a Soviet-Russian mathematician. His works focused in dynamical systems and ergodic theory. He was born in Moscow. In 1993 he was awarded the academic title of Professor in Mathematics.
On 7 November 2020, Stepin died at the ag... |
801085 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael%20Hadane | Raphael Hadane | Raphael Hadane (1922/23 – 8 November 2020) was the Liqa Kahenat (High priest) of Beta Israel in Israel.
Hadane supported the acceptance of the Falasha Mura as Jews. Hadane recited the Yizkor prayer in Hebrew and Amharic in memory of 4,000 members of the community who died while on their way to Israel.
Hadane died o... |
801086 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor%20Valencia%20de%20los%20Santos | Víctor Valencia de los Santos | Víctor Valencia de los Santos (6 April 1959 – 8 November 2020) was a Mexican politician. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Between 2006 and 2008, he was a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of Chihuahua. He was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.
Valencia de los Santos died on 8 November 202... |
801088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shk%C3%ABlqim%20Troplini | Shkëlqim Troplini | Shkëlqim Troplini (1 October 1966 – 7 November 2020) was an Albanian wrestler. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
On 7 November 2020, Troplini died of COVID-19 at the age of 54.
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1966 births
2020 deaths
Albanian people
Olympians
Wrestlers
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Albania |
801090 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20G.%20Vall%C3%A9s | Carlos G. Vallés | Carlos González Vallés S. J., popularly known as Father Vallés (4 November 1925 — 9 November 2020) was a Spanish-Indian Jesuit priest and author. He lived in India for fifty years. He wrote in Gujarati and on mathematics. He was born in Logroño, Spain. He wrote for the Indian newspaper Gujarat Samachar. He also wrote f... |
801093 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette%20Goglia | Juliette Goglia | Juliette Rose Goglia (born September 22, 1995) is an American actress, guitarist and singer. She is best known for playing Sierra in the Disney Channel series That's So Raven, Hannah West in the CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Eve Henry on The Michael J. Fox Show. She was born in Los Angeles. Her career ... |
801094 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron%20scandal | Enron scandal | The Enron scandal was an accounting scandal of Enron Corporation, which was an American energy company. It caused the company to go bankrupt in 2001 after people found out about the scandal. The company Arthur Andersen also ended because of it, as they did not audit the company correctly. Arthur Andersen was one of the... |
801104 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident%20Evil%202%20%282019%20video%20game%29 | Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game) | Resident Evil 2, known in Japan as , is a 2019 survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom. It a remake of the 1998 video game Resident Evil 2
Gameplay
The game can let players play as either Leon Kennedy or Claire Redfield of S.T.A.R.S.
Development
The remake was going to be made for the Nintendo G... |
801105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary%20of%20State%20for%20Scotland | Secretary of State for Scotland | The Secretary of State for Scotland is the main minister responsible for Scotland in the Government of the United Kingdom. They sit in Cabinet and run the Scotland Office.
The current Secretary of State for Scotland is Alister Jack, who was appointed by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson when he came to power on 24 July 20... |
801110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy%20Garoppolo | Jimmy Garoppolo | James Richard Garoppolo (born November 2, 1991) is an American football player. He is a super bowl champion. He used to play for the New England Patriots. Now he plays for the San Francisco 49ers.
References
1991 births
American football quarterbacks
New England Patriots players
San Francisco 49ers players
Sportspeop... |
801120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie%20Mafeje | Archie Mafeje | Archibald Boyce Monwabisi Mafeje (30 March 1936 – 28 March 2007), commonly known as Archie Mafeje, was a South African scholar and activist. Born in the Eastern Cape, he got degrees from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Cambridge University. He became a professor at universities in Europe, the Americas, and Africa... |
801124 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20Effect%203 | Mass Effect 3 | Mass Effect 3 is a video game on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is made by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to Mass Effect 2. It is a action role-playing game. It is a third-person shooter game.
Gameplay
Save data from the second game can be used to influence choices made in this game.
Reception
The game was lik... |
801127 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20Effect%202%3A%20Overlord | Mass Effect 2: Overlord | Mass Effect 2: Overlord is an expansion pack for the 2010 game Mass Effect 2. It is about a rogue artificial intelligence controlled by an autistic man.
Gameplay
The player can drive and hover with the Hammerhead and defeat rogue Geth soldiers.
Reception
The pack was critically acclaimed, but some didn't like the Ham... |
801129 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20Effect%202%3A%20Lair%20of%20the%20Shadow%20Broker | Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker | Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker is an expansion pack for the 2010 game Mass Effect 2. It is about Liara T'Soni teaming up with Commander Shepard to defeat the Shadow Broker.
Gameplay
The choices with Liara can carry over from the save file of the first game. One of the levels allows Shepard driving a speeder.... |
801130 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jak%20and%20Daxter%3A%20The%20Lost%20Frontier | Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier | Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is a platform game made by High Impact Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the most recent game of the Jak and Daxter franchise.
Gameplay
Daxter can turn into Dark Daxter in some levels.
Reception
The game had mixed to negative results.
2009 video games
PlaySta... |
801132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate%20Spider-Man%20%28video%20game%29 | Ultimate Spider-Man (video game) | Ultimate Spider-Man is a 2005 action-adventure video game based on the Marvel Comics run.
Gameplay
The player can play as either Spidey or Venom. Spidey can swing around New York wherever he wants. Venom can gain health by eating people and can destroy New York.
Release
The PlayStation 2 game came with two versions, ... |
801139 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine%20Lives%20%282016%20movie%29 | Nine Lives (2016 movie) | Nine Lives is a 2016 French-Chinese comedy movie directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. It was produced by Fundamental Films.
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Other websites
2016 comedy movies
English-language movies
French comedy movies
Chinese movies
Canadian comedy movies
Movies directed by Barry Sonnenfeld |
801140 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Neely | Richard Neely | Richard Forlani Neely (August 2, 1941 – November 8, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer. He was chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals from 1973 to 1995. He was born in Los Angeles. He was nominated to the court by Governor Arch A. Moore Jr.. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Neely ... |
801141 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity%20Jeopardy%21%20%28Saturday%20Night%20Live%29 | Celebrity Jeopardy! (Saturday Night Live) | Celebrity Jeopardy! is a regular sketch for Saturday Night Live with Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek and Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery. It is about Trebek hosting rounds of Jeopardy with three celebrity contestants, one of them is usually Connery. The regular sketches aired between 1996 and 2002 with few sketches in futu... |
801144 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/300%3A%20Rise%20of%20an%20Empire | 300: Rise of an Empire | 300: Rise of an Empire is a 2014 epic action movie that is a prequel/sequel to 2006's 300. It was produced and written by Zack Snyder.
Cast
Sullivan Stapleton as Themistocles
Eva Green as Artemisia
Lena Headey as Queen Gorgo
David Wenham as Dilios
Reception
The movie was a slight box office bomb and got mixed rev... |
801145 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%20Joseloff | Gordon Joseloff | Gordon F. Joseloff (May 13, 1945 – November 9, 2020) was the First Selectman of Westport, Connecticut and an Emmy Award-winning journalist. He was elected in 2005 with almost 60 percent of the vote and re-elected in 2009 with almost 52 percent. He earlier served 14 years on the Westport Representative Town Meeting (RTM... |
801146 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper%3A%20A%20Spirited%20Beginning | Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Casper: A Spirited Beginning is a 1997 direct-to-video ghost comedy movie that is a prequel to 1995's Casper. The only actors to return from the original movie were Ben Stein and Rodney Dangerfield.
Cast
Steve Guttenberg as Tim Carson
Lori Loughlin as Sheila Fistergraff
Rodney Dangerfield as Mayor Johnny Hunt
Mich... |
801147 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper%20Meets%20Wendy | Casper Meets Wendy | Casper Meets Wendy is a 1998 direct-to-video ghost comedy movie that is a sequel to 1997's Casper: A Spirited Beginning. It was Hilary Duff's movie debut.
Cast
Hilary Duff as Wendy
Voice cast
Jeremy Foley as Casper
Jim Ward as Stretch
Bill Farmer as Stinkie
Jess Harnell as Fatso
Reception
The movie wasn't well-... |
801160 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavapoo | Cavapoo | The Cavapoo dog breed is a mixed breed between two dogs: the Poodle and the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. They go by different names as well. They inherit the traits from both of their parents.
Temperament / Personality
The breed is well-known for their kind, affectionate, sensitive and placid temperament / personal... |
801164 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem%20II%20Tilburg | Willem II Tilburg | Willem II, also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a Dutch football club. They are based in Tilburg, Netherlands
Honours
National Football League Championship/Eredivisie
Winners (3): 1915–16, 1951–52, 1954–55
Runners-up (1): 1998–99
Eerste Divisie''
Winners (3): 1956–57, 1964–65, 2013–14
Runners-up (1): 1986–87... |
801171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid%20Prime%20Pinball | Metroid Prime Pinball | Metroid Prime Pinball is a first-person adventure video game made by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS.
2005 video games
Nintendo DS games
Nintendo DS-only games
Metroid Prime |
801177 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Toong%20Leon | Lee Toong Leon | Lee Toong Leon, better known as Leon Lee, is a Malaysian businessman, public speaker and entrepreneur based in Penang, Malaysia. He is the founder and current CEO of Zeon Properties Group, a Malaysian property consultancy firm with more than 500 personnel and agents in Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Vie... |
801179 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel%20Merino | Manuel Merino | Manuel Arturo Merino de Lama (born 20 August 1961) is a Peruvian politician. He is the 68th President of Peru serving from November 10, 2020 to November 15, 2020, following the removal of Martín Vizcarra by the Congress. He resigned on November 15th 2020. He previously served in the Congress in the 2001-2006 and the 20... |
801180 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amendment%20process | Amendment process | The authority to amend the Constitution of the United States is derived from Article V of the Constitution. After Congress proposes an amendment, the Archivist of the United States, who heads the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), is charged with responsibility for administering the ratification proce... |
801181 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton%2C%20Oswego%20County%2C%20New%20York | Fulton, Oswego County, New York | Fulton is a small city in the western part of Oswego County, New York. The population was 11,896 as of the 2010 census. The city is named after Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat.
References
Cities in New York |
801182 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton%2C%20Schoharie%20County%2C%20New%20York | Fulton, Schoharie County, New York | Fulton is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,495 at the 2000 census.
References
Towns in New York |
801185 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%27s%20workshop | Santa's workshop | Santa's workshop is the workshop where Santa Claus makes the toys and presents given out at Christmas. The workshop is a sprawling commune located at the North Pole. The exact location of Santa's workshop varies depending upon local culture. There are at least eight claimed locations for his workshop. For example, beli... |
801186 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprino%20Alendy | Caprino Alendy | Caprino Alendy (24 October 1952 – 6 November 2020) was a Surinamese politician. He was Chairperson of Brotherhood and Unity in Politics (BEP) from 1987 until 2012. Alendy was Vice Chairperson of the National Assembly between 2005 and 2010. Alendy was born in Benanoe, Sipaliwini.
On 6 November 2020, Alendy died after a... |
801188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Assembly%20%28Suriname%29 | National Assembly (Suriname) | The National Assembly (De Nationale Assemblée, The Assembly, commonly abbreviated "DNA") is the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in Suriname. It is a unicameral legislature. The assembly is situated at the Independence Square in Paramaribo, after a fire completely destroyed the old building... |
801189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis%20Alberto%20Ammann | Luis Alberto Ammann | Luis Alberto Ammann (17 November 1942 – 6 November 2020) was an Argentine politician. He was born in Villa Dolores, Argentina. Ammann was a member of the Humanist Party. He was a Secretary-General of the Humanist Party from 1984 to 1994 and from 2001 to 2003.
He unsuccessfully ran for President of Argentina in 2007.
... |
801190 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%20Daviault | Ray Daviault | Raymond Joseph Robert Daviault (May 27, 1934 – November 6, 2020) was a Canadian professional baseball player. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. In 1962, he played for the New York Mets.
Daviault died on November 6, 2020 in Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Quebec at the age of 86.
References
1934 births
2020 deaths
New York M... |
801191 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan%20Tuzcu | Sinan Tuzcu | Sinan Tuzcu (born 10 July 1977) is a Turkish actor.
Biography
After doing a course on Tourism and Hotel Management at Bilkent University, he graduated in Theatre from Mimar Sinan University's State Conservatory in 2003. Tuzcu who had previously worked part-time at the Ankara State Theatre, began acting professionally ... |
801192 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken%20Spears | Ken Spears | Charles Kenneth Spears (March 12, 1938 – November 6, 2020) was an American television editor, writer, and producer. He was the co-founder with Joe Ruby of television animation production company Ruby-Spears Productions. Spears and Ruby created Scooby-Doo, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, and Jabberjaw. He was born in California.
... |
801193 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar%20Benton | Oscar Benton | Oscar Benton (born Ferdinand van Eis, 3 February 1949 – 8 November 2020) was a Dutch singer. He was also the founder of the Oscar Benton Blues Band in 1967. He was born in Haarlem, Netherlands. His career lasted from 1960s to 1980s.
In 1968, the Oscar Benton Blues Band released its first album, Feel so good. In 1969,... |
801194 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidar%20Shonjani | Heidar Shonjani | Heidar Shonjani or Haydar Shonjani (, 16 December 1945 – 8 November 2020), was an Iranian swimmer and water polo player. His first international tournament was the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Shonjani was a member of Iran national water polo teams that won a gold medal at the 1974 Asian Games and competed in the 1976 Summ... |
801195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom%C3%A8nec%20Fita%20i%20Molat | Domènec Fita i Molat | Domènec Fita i Molat (; 10 August 1927 – 9 November 2020) was a Spanish artist. He was known for his works the Recumbent Christ (1958), the Cathedral of Girona, and Saint Benedict (1961) the abbey of Montserrat. Many of his works are seen at Sagrada Família in Barcelona and at the monastery of Montserrat. He was born i... |
801196 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Front%20Page%20%281931%20movie%29 | The Front Page (1931 movie) | The Front Page is a 1931 American comedy movie directed by Lewis Milestone and was based on the 1928 play of the same name by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. It stars Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Walter Catlett, George E. Stone, Mae Clarke, Slim Summerville, Clarence Wilson, Eugene S... |
801197 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliana%20Cavani | Liliana Cavani | Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933) is an Italian movie director and screenwriter. She is known for her 1974 movie Il portiere di notte (The Night Porter).
References
1933 births
Living people
Italian movie directors
Italian screenwriters |
801198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20Simonet | Pierre Simonet | Pierre Adrien Simonet (27 October 1921 – 5 November 2020) was a French militant and senior official. He was with the Free French Forces before becoming a colonial administrator and international official. He was born in Hanoi, French Indochina.
Simonet's brigade was engaged in the Second Battle of El Alamein in Octob... |
801199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej%20Wawrzyniak | Andrzej Wawrzyniak | Andrzej Michał Wawrzyniak (3 December 1931 – 8 November 2020) was a Polish sailor, diplomat, connoisseur and collector of Oriental art. He was the Founder, Lifetime Director, and Chief Curator of the Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw. From 1977 to 1981, he the Ambassador to Nepal and from 1990 to 1993 he was the Ambas... |
801200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mila%20del%20Sol | Mila del Sol | Clarita Villarba Rivera, better known by her screen name Mila del Sol (May 12, 1923 – November 10, 2020), was a Filipina actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. She was born in Tondo, Manila, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands. Her career began in 1937. Her best known movie role was in the 1937 movie Giliw ... |
801201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahayu%20Supanggah | Rahayu Supanggah | Rahayu Supanggah (August 29, 1949 – November 10, 2020) was an Indonesian composer. He was known mostly for his part in the international collaboration Realizing Rama and the music score composed for Robert Wilson's I La Galigo.
His compositions for Opera Jawa won the Asian Film Award in 2007. He was born in Boyolali... |
801202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltsville%2C%20Maryland | Beltsville, Maryland | Beltsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 16,772 at the 2010 census.
References
Census-designated places in Maryland |
801212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm%20%26%20Marie | Malcolm & Marie | Malcolm & Marie is an American drama movie, written and directed by Sam Levinson. It stars John David Washington and Zendaya as the title characters.
It was released on February 5, 2021, by Netflix.
Plot
Writer-director Malcolm Elliott (John David Washington) returns home from his film premiere with his girlfriend Ma... |
801215 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctors%27%20Wives%20%281931%20movie%29 | Doctors' Wives (1931 movie) | Doctors' Wives is a 1931 American drama movie directed by Frank Borzage and was based on the novel by Henry and Sylvia Lieferant. It stars Warner Baxter, Joan Bennett, Victor Varconi, Cecilia Loftus, Paul Porcasi, Minna Gombell, Helene Millard, George Chandler and was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Other websites
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801235 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toutiao | Toutiao | Toutiao or Jinri Toutiao is a Chinese news and information content platform. It is made by the Beijing-based company ByteDance. This app shares Chinese news facts, such as facts about COVID-19 cases.
News media
Journalism |
801239 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar%20tree%20frog | Umar tree frog | The Umar tree frog (Litoria umarensis) is a frog from Indonesia.
Some black guys saw it on the Wandammen Peninsula.
Scientists say this frog is related to the black-dotted tree frog.
References
Animals of Asia
Frogs |
801246 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrien%20Quatennens | Adrien Quatennens | Adrien Quatennens (born 23 May 1990 in Lille, France) is a French politician. He has been a deputy in the National Assembly since 2017. He has also been the coordinator of the left-wing party La France Insoumise since 2019. He often works with party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
Life and career
Early life
Adrien Quaten... |
801256 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom%20Space | Axiom Space | Axiom Space, Inc. is an American company which plans to create segments to attach to the International Space Station and later create a new Space station. It also plans to run private trips into, for example AX-1, with SpaceX.
Axiom Space Station
Axiom Space plans to create segments to attach to the ISS and increase ... |
801272 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA%20Nations%20League | UEFA Nations League | The UEFA Nations League is an international football tournament. It is played between mens national teams from Europe. The tournament mostly replaces friendly matches between national teams in UEFA.
Results
Performances by team
Other websites
Nations League
2018 in association football
2018 establishments in Europe |
801295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo%20Spooky%20Coaster | Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster | Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster is an enclosed steel mouse roller coaster found at Warner Bros. Movie World. It was released as a tie-in for the 2002 movie Scooby-Doo.
The Next Generation update (2018)
In 2018, it got an update with more visual effects and a story closer to the Spooky Island movie, complete with Scrappy-Doo... |
801298 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skippy%20%281931%20movie%29 | Skippy (1931 movie) | Skippy is a 1931 American comedy movie directed by Norman Taurog and was based on the comic strip of the same name by Percy Crosby. It stars Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green, Jackie Searl, Willard Robertson, Enid Bennett, Guy Oliver and was distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was nominated for 3 Oscars and w... |
801303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zdravko%20Krivokapi%C4%87 | Zdravko Krivokapić | Zdravko Krivokapić (; born 2 September 1958) is a Montenegrin politician, engineer and university teacher, professor and the Prime Minister of Montenegro since 4 December 2020.
Biography
He was born in Nikšić in 1958. In 1981 he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Montenegro . He... |
801305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibosh%20%28Casper%20the%20Friendly%20Ghost%29 | Kibosh (Casper the Friendly Ghost) | Kibosh is a character from the Casper franchise. He first appeared in the 1997 live-action/animated movie Casper: A Spirited Beginning. Since then, he became a main character of the franchise.
Fictional character biography
Kibosh is the owner of Ghost Central Station and doesn't like it when fellow ghosts skip trainin... |
801315 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20cruiser | Battle cruiser | A battlecruiser was similar to a battleship. It had slightly thinner armor and lighter guns, and was longer and more narrow. They were faster than battleships, which meant they were made to outrun similar ships and chase down smaller ships.
Battlecruisers were mostly used in the 20th century. The Royal Navy invented ... |
801318 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westward%20Expansion%20Trails | Westward Expansion Trails | The Westward Expansion Trails were paths people used to travel from the eastern United States to California, Oregon and other western parts of the United States during the 1800s.
Santa Fe Trail
Old Spanish Trail
Oregon Trail
California Trail
Mormon Trail
Siskiyou Trail
Southern Emigrant Trail
About 500,000 people tr... |
801319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruiser | Cruiser | A cruiser is a warship larger than the destroyer, nowadays they are usually used for bombardment. They are commonly used as command ships and/or flagships.
Older cruisers used large cannons like most other ships when they were first used, but have evolved to use the same weaponry as modern destroyers.
Cruisers were... |
801320 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhead | Warhead | A warhead is a bomb. Warheads are at the tip of weapons such as missiles or torpedos.
Warheads can small or large. They can be explosives of nuclear weapons.
Weapons
Explosives |
801321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-120%20AMRAAM | AIM-120 AMRAAM | The AMRAAM missile is a medium air-to-air missile. It is a radar-guided missile.
The AMRAAM missile was in development for about 30 years. It was put in service in 1991 and is still used by many countries and aircraft around the world today.
Missiles |
801322 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-43/B%20MOAB | GBU-43/B MOAB | The MOAB (also known as Mother of All Bombs) is a large yield bomb, said to be the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in the U.S arsenal. It was first made in 2003 and still is used today by the USA.
Explosives |
801325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicious%20%281931%20movie%29 | Delicious (1931 movie) | Delicious is a 1931 American romantic musical comedy movie directed by David Butler and starring Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, El Brendel, Raul Roulien, Mischa Auer. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Other websites
1931 movies
1930s romance movies
1930s comedy movies
1930s musical movies
American romanti... |
801331 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief%20of%20the%20Defence%20Staff%20%28United%20Kingdom%29 | Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) | The most senior rank for the British Armed Forces. The CDS reports to the Secretary of State for Defense, and heads the British Armed Forces.
Military of the United Kingdom |
801332 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakodate | Hakodate | is a city that is in Hokkaidō, Japan. Hakodate is beside the Tsugaru Strait, there is also a mountain called Mount Hakodate, that is next to the city.
References
Other websites
City of Hakodate (in Japanese)
Cities in Hokkaido |
801354 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Connecticut%20Yankee%20%281931%20movie%29 | A Connecticut Yankee (1931 movie) | A Connecticut Yankee is a 1931 American fantasy comedy movie directed by David Butler and was the second adaption of the 1889 novel by Mark Twain. It stars Will Rogers, William Farnum, Frank Albertson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Brandon Hurst, Myrna Loy, Heinie Conklin and was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Other websites
... |
801356 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismissal%20%28cricket%29 | Dismissal (cricket) | In cricket, a batter has to leave the field until the end of their team's batting turn if they are "dismissed" in certain ways. The batter is then said to be "out", and the ball becomes dead, meaning that no more points can be scored until the next delivery. A team which does not have any players left to bat can not co... |
801358 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20programs%20broadcast%20by%20Nickelodeon | List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon | Nickelodeon is a television network that shows children's shows. It began on December 1, 1977 using the name Pinwheel and changed its name to Nickelodeon on April 1, 1979.
Current programming
Original programming
Animated ("Nicktoons")
Live-action
Comedy
Game shows
Unscripted series
Preschool series
Mini-serie... |
801368 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrowsmith%20%28movie%29 | Arrowsmith (movie) | Arrowsmith is a 1931 American drama movie directed by John Ford and was based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis. It stars Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, A.E. Anson, Clarence Brooks, Ward Bond, Myrna Loy, Bert Roach and was distributed by United Artists. It was nominated for 4 Academy Aw... |
801370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakefield%2C%20Massachusetts | Wakefield, Massachusetts | Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the Greater Boston metropolitan area. Wakefield's population was 24,932 at the 2010 census. It is near Lake Quannapowitt.
References
Towns in Massachusetts |
801371 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanichthys | Romanichthys | Romanichthys is the asprete, a primitive perch found only in Romania. Discovered in 1957, it survives only in the Vâlsan tributary of the Argeş river.
References
Perciformes
Animals of Europe |
801373 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro | Chiaroscuro | Chiaroscuro in art is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark.
This is usually done to make the composition a lot more dramatic. It is also a technical term used by art historians and artists for the contrast of light. It gives a sense of volume when modelling three-dimensional (or 3D) figures. Similar eff... |
801374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%20Nagorno-Karabakh%20ceasefire%20agreement | 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement | The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement is a peace agreement that ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
It was signed on 9 November by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, and the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. It ended all tensions and military actions... |
801405 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis%E2%80%93Stern%20method | Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method | The Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method is a way of measuring the value of the points scored by both teams in a limited overs cricket game when one team's scoring turn is made shorter than the other team's scoring turn because the game has been shortened midway. For example, if one team is given a maximum of 100 deliver... |
801412 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarDog%20and%20TurboCat | StarDog and TurboCat | StarDog and TurboCat is a 2019 British computer animated comic science fiction movie produced by Red Star 3D for Kaleidoscope Film Distribution. It stars Nick Frost, Luke Evans, Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy, Ben Bailey Smith, Charli D'Amelio and Cory English. It was released on December 6, 2019.
Other websites
... |
801415 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielding%20%28cricket%29 | Fielding (cricket) | In cricket, one team puts all of its players in the field and tries to stop the other team from scoring. These players in the field are called fielders, and they can get the other team's players out by hitting a wicket with the ball when the other team's players are not in the batsman's ground of the wicket.
Fielding ... |
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