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816156 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica%20Jackley | Jessica Jackley | Jessica Erin Jackley (born October 29, 1977) is an American businesswoman. She is known for having co-founded Kiva and later ProFounder, two organizations that help the creation of businesses through microloans.
References
Other websites
Jessica Jackley (TED Community member profile)
"Poverty, money — and love" (... |
816159 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%20Park%2C%20Pennsylvania | Franklin Park, Pennsylvania | Franklin Park is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. 13,470 people lived here at the 2010 census.
References
Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
816160 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neffes | Neffes | Neffes is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D46, D246, D446 and N85 roads pass through the commune.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816162 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moydans | Moydans | Moydans is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D425, D949 and D994 roads pass through the commune.
Location
The commune borders the Drôme department.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816164 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Dark%20Mirror%20%281946%20movie%29 | The Dark Mirror (1946 movie) | The Dark Mirror is a 1946 American crime thriller movie directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Olivia de Havilland, Lew Ayers, Thomas Mitchell, Garry Owen, Lela Bliss, Lester Allen. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1947.
Other websites
1946 movies
1946 crime mo... |
816166 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A9vache | Névache | Névache is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D1T, D301T and D994G roads pass through the commune.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816168 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Motte-en-Champsaur | La Motte-en-Champsaur | La Motte-en-Champsaur is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D23 and D123 roads pass through the commune.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816169 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrond%2C%20Hautes-Alpes | Montrond, Hautes-Alpes | Montrond is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D94 and D1075 (E712) roads pass through the commune.
Geography
The Buëch river passes through the commune.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816170 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadeng%20Thangjahanba | Kadeng Thangjahanba | "Kadeng Thangjahanba" () is one of the principal characters in the ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends. He is a blacksmith and a minster in the court of the king of Moirang kingdom. He is a lover of Tonu Laijinglembi.
According to legend, he has no match as a skilled blacksmith.
Many scholars opined Kadeng Thangjahanba ... |
816171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmorin%2C%20Hautes-Alpes | Montmorin, Hautes-Alpes | Montmorin was a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department. On 1 July 2017, it merged with Bruis and Sainte-Marie and is now part of the Valdoule commune.
Population
Transport
Road
The D26 road passes through the commune.
References
Former communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816172 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmaur%2C%20Hautes-Alpes | Montmaur, Hautes-Alpes | Montmaur is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D512, D937, D937A and D994 roads pass through the commune.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816173 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montjay%2C%20Hautes-Alpes | Montjay, Hautes-Alpes | Montjay is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D226 and D949 roads pass through the commune.
Location
The commune borders the Drôme department.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/LauncherOne | LauncherOne | LauncherOne is a two-stage orbital launch vehicle (see launch vehicle) developed and flown by Virgin Orbit. It was in development from 2007 to 2020. It is an air-launched rocket. It carries a smallsat payloads of up to into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).
The first successful flight was on 17 January 2021. LauncherOne w... |
816176 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-launch-to-orbit | Air-launch-to-orbit | Air launch to orbit is the method of launching rockets. An airplane carries the rocket which would then be launched to carry satellites to low Earth orbit.
References
Rockets |
816177 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montbrand | Montbrand | Montbrand is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D28, D28L, D28T and D228 roads pass through the commune.
Location
The commune borders the Drôme department.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816178 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonu%20Laijinglembi | Tonu Laijinglembi | "Tonu Laijinglembi" () is one of the principal characters in the ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends. She is a lady love of Kadeng Thangjahanba, with whom she united after her former marriage to the king of Moirang kingdom.
But some opined Tonu Laijinglembi to be a historical figure who appeared during the reign of Empe... |
816179 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montclus%2C%20Hautes-Alpes | Montclus, Hautes-Alpes | Montclus is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D450 and D994 roads pass through the commune.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816180 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettret | Lettret | Lettret is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D942 road passes through the commune.
Location
The commune borders the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816181 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell%20Johnson | Mitchell Johnson | Mitchell Guy Johnson (born 2 November 1981) is an Australian former cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-handed fast bowler. He has been awarded the International Cricket Council's Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy twice (2009 and 2014). He famously took part in the Australian Test squad during the 2013–14 Ashes... |
816182 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory%20Sierra | Gregory Sierra | Gregory Sierra (January 25, 1937 – January 4, 2021) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as Detective Sergeant Chano Amenguale on Barney Miller and as Julio Fuentes on Sanford and Son.
Sierra died on January 4, 2021 from cancer at his home in Laguna Woods, California at the age of 83.
References
1937 b... |
816183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna%20Woods%2C%20California | Laguna Woods, California | Laguna Woods () is a city in Orange County, California, United States. 16,192 people lived here at the 2010 census.
References
Cities in California
Settlements in Orange County, California |
816184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette%20Wood | Jeannette Wood | Jeannette Wood (February 19, 1932 – January 9, 2021) was an American Republican politician. He was a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 21st district from 1988 to 1994 and in the Washington State Senate from the 21st district from 1994 to 1999. Wood was born in Auburn, New York.
Wood died of pr... |
816185 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodway%2C%20Washington | Woodway, Washington | Woodway is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. 1,307 people lived here at the 2010 census.
References
Cities in Washington (U.S. state) |
816187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%20Cornwell | Charlotte Cornwell | Charlotte Cornwell (26 April 1949 – 16 January 2021) was an English actress. She was born in London. Cornwell was a leading member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for three years. She starred Rosalind in As You Like It and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing.
Cornwell was in many movies such as Stardust (1974), The B... |
816188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Shakespeare%20Company | Royal Shakespeare Company | The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company. It is in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company has over 1,000 staff and makes around 20 productions a year. Most of the plays made by the company are by William Shakespeare.
References
1879 establishments in England
Theatres in ... |
816189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard%20Wallace | Maynard Wallace | Maynard Wallace (April 21, 1943 – January 17, 2021) was an American Republican politician. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 143rd district from 2003 to 2011. He was born in Ozark County, Missouri.
Wallace died on January 17, 2021 at her home near Gainesville, Missouri at age 77.
Refer... |
816190 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesville%2C%20Missouri | Gainesville, Missouri | Gainesville is a city in Ozark County, Missouri, United States. 773 people lived here at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ozark County.
References
Cities in Missouri
County seats in Missouri |
816191 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorsten%20Johansson | Thorsten Johansson | Thorsten Johansson (9 October 1950 – 18 January 2021) was a Swedish sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Johansson died on 18 January 2021, aged 70.
References
1950 births
2021 deaths |
816192 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Vickerman | Jim Vickerman | James Murray Vickerman (May 1, 1931 – January 19, 2021) was an American politician. He was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1987 to 2011. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He was born in Tracy, Minnesota.
Vickerman died on January 19, 2021 in Marshall, Minnesota at the age of 89.
Re... |
816193 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy%2C%20Minnesota | Tracy, Minnesota | Tracy is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. 2,163 people lived here at the 2010 census.
References
Cities in Minnesota |
816194 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Sheat | Bill Sheat | William Newton Sheat (1 May 1930 – 20 January 2021) was a New Zealand lawyer and arts activist. He was a founding member of the New Zealand Film Commission, Creative New Zealand and Downstage Theatre. Sheat was born in Hāwera, New Zealand.
Sheat died on 20 January 2021 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand at the age of 90.
Re... |
816195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20American%20Integration%20System | Central American Integration System | The Central American Integration System (, or SICA) has been the economic and political organization of Central American states since February 1, 1993.
In 1991, SICA's first nations to join were Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Belize joined in 1998 as a full member, while the Domini... |
816196 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2046th%20congressional%20district | California's 46th congressional district | California's 46th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. A representative is elected every two years to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Democrat Lou Correa. The district is in Orange County and in... |
816198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauricio%20Herdocia%20Sacasa | Mauricio Herdocia Sacasa | Mauricio Herdocia Sacasa (1 August 1958 – 21 January 2021) was a Nicaraguan politician, lawyer and editor. He was born in León, Nicaragua. Herdocia Sacasa was a Nicaraguan representative for the International Court of Justice. He worked for the newspaper La Prensa.
In 2000, for a short time, Herdocia Sacasa was Gener... |
816199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda%20Gorman | Amanda Gorman | Amanda S. C. Gorman (born March 7, 1998) is an American poet, writer, speaker, and political activist. She read one of her poems during the installment ceremony of the American President Joe Biden in January 2021, getting praise.
Sources
1988 births
Living people
African American writers
American poets
American poli... |
816200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3n%2C%20Nicaragua | León, Nicaragua | León () is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It is the capital and largest city of León Department.
References
Cities in Nicaragua |
816201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia%20Mangini | Cecilia Mangini | Cecilia Mangini (31 July 1927 – 21 January 2021) was an Italian movie director and screenwriter. She was thought to be the first female documentary filmmaker in Italy. Mangini wrote the screenplay for the 1973 drama movie Black Holiday. She was born in Mola di Bari, Italy.
Mangini died on 21 January 2021 in Rome at th... |
816202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mola%20di%20Bari | Mola di Bari | Mola di Bari, commonly referred to simply as Mola (Barese: ), is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Bari, in the region of Apulia, in Southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
References
Other websites
Official website
Mola di Bari from Satellite (Google Local)
Article on the Mola di Bari community in the US... |
816207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Ferrer | Tony Ferrer | Antonio Laxa (June 12, 1934 – January 23, 2021) better known by his stage name Tony Ferrer, was a Filipino actor, movie director and producer. He was called the James Bond of the Philippines for his movie role as Tony Falcon in the Agent X-44 spy movie series. Ferrer was born in Macabebe, Pampanga. He also played Inspe... |
816208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pampanga | Pampanga | Pampanga (; ) is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.
References
Provinces of the Philippines |
816210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo%20Dur%C3%A3o | Ricardo Durão | Ricardo Fernandes Durão (13 June 1928 – 22 January 2021) was a Portuguese modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Durão died on 22 January 2021, aged 92.
References
1928 births
2021 deaths
Portuguese sportspeople
Olympians |
816211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feliks%20Gromov | Feliks Gromov | Fleet Admiral Feliks Nikolayevich Gromov (; August 29, 1937 – January 22, 2021) was a Russian admiral. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy from 1992 to 1997. Gromov was born in Vladivostok, Soviet Union.
Gromov died on January 22, 2021 at the age of 83.
References
1937 births
2021 deaths
Russian milita... |
816212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Guzm%C3%A1n%20Tapia | Juan Guzmán Tapia | Juan Salvador Guzmán Tapia (22 April 1939 – 22 January 2021) was a Salvadoran-born Chilean politician and lawyer. He was the first Chilean judge to prosecute Augusto Pinochet over human rights violations during his dictatorship. Guzmán Tapia was born in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Guzmán Tapia died on 22 January 2021 i... |
816213 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianfranco%20Lombardi | Gianfranco Lombardi | Gianfranco "Franco" Lombardi (20 March 1941 – 22 January 2021) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, his nickname was "Dado". He was born in Livorno, Italy. He played for the national team. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.
In 2006, he was honored... |
816215 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocquio-Trevisago | Cocquio-Trevisago | Cocquio-Trevisago (; ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is about northwest of Milan and about northwest of Varese.
References
Settlements in Lombardy |
816216 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.%20X.%20Sudjasmin | F. X. Sudjasmin | Fransiskus Xaverius Sudjasmin (26 August 194322 January 2021) was an Indonesian military officer. He was the deputy chief of staff of the Indonesian Army from 1995 until 1997. Sudjasmin was born in Salatiga, Japanese Dutch East Indies.
Sudjasmin died on 22 January 2021 in Jakarta at the age of 77.
References
1943 b... |
816217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marius%20van%20Heerden | Marius van Heerden | Marius van Heerden (8 September 1974 – 22 January 2021) was a South African middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was born in Clanwilliam, South Africa.
Van Heerden died on 22 January 2021 in Cape Town from COVID-19, aged 46.
References
1974 births
2021 deaths
So... |
816218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farah%20Pahlavi | Farah Pahlavi | Farah Pahlavi (, née Farah Diba ; born 14 October 1938) is an Iranian royal. She is the widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Pahlavi was the Shahbanu (empress) of Iran from 1961 to 1979. Pahlavi was born in Tehran.
References
1938 births
Living people |
816219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawzia%20Fuad%20of%20Egypt | Fawzia Fuad of Egypt | Fawzia Fuad of Egypt (; ; 5 November 1921 – 2 July 2013), also known as Muluk Fawzia of Iran and Fawzia Chirine, was an Egyptian princess who became Queen of Iran as the first wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran.
Fawzia died on 2 July 2013 at the age of 91.
References
1921 births
2013 deaths
Princes and prin... |
816220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soraya%20Esfandiary-Bakhtiary | Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary | Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (; 22 June 1932 – 26 October 2001) was the queen consort of Iran as the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, whom she married in 1951.
Soraya died on 26 October 2001 in her apartment in Paris, France; she was 69.
References
1932 births
2001 deaths
Kings and Queens consort
Iranian ac... |
816225 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuyol%20Haoba | Khuyol Haoba | Khuyol Haoba () or Khuyon Haoba () is one of the principal characters in the ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends. He is the son of Khuyol Khuntoulempa, and a lover of Yaithing Konu, the fair daughter of Huiningsumba. Right from childhood, he grew up as an orphan man.
In popular culture
The Rupamahal Theatre produced a... |
816227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahnaz%20Pahlavi | Shahnaz Pahlavi | Shahnaz Pahlavi (, born 27 October 1940) is the first child of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and his first wife, Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt.
References
1940 births
Living people
Princes and princesses
People from Tehran |
816228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza%20Pahlavi%2C%20Crown%20Prince%20of%20Iran | Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran | Reza Pahlavi (; born 31 October 1960) is the oldest son of Iranian Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife Farah Diba. Until the Iranian Revolution in 1979, he was the crown prince and the last heir apparent to the throne of the Imperial State of Iran.
References
1960 births
Living people
Princes and princesses
People fro... |
816229 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farahnaz%20Pahlavi | Farahnaz Pahlavi | Farahnaz Pahlavi (; born 12 March 1963) is the eldest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi by his third wife, Farah Diba.
In a 2004 article in Los Angeles Times, she tried to work at an international aid agencies such as UNICEF, but was rejected because of her name.
References
1963 births
Living people
Princes and prin... |
816230 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage%20%28Wishbone%20Ash%20album%29 | Pilgrimage (Wishbone Ash album) | Pilgrimage is the second studio album by English rock band Wishbone Ash. The album is more like folk music than the last album, which was more like blues rock. The album sold many copies and reached number 14 on the UK Albums Chart. Their next album, Argus sold more than this album, and was their most popular.
Track l... |
816231 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali-Reza%20Pahlavi | Ali-Reza Pahlavi | Ali-Reza Pahlavi (; 28 April 1966 – 4 January 2011) was a member of the Pahlavi Imperial Family of the Imperial State of Iran. He was the younger son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the former Shah of Iran and his third wife Farah Diba.
He was second in order of succession to the Iranian throne before the Iranian Revolutio... |
816232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leila%20Pahlavi | Leila Pahlavi | Leila Pahlavi (, 27 March 1970 – 10 June 2001) was a princess of Iran and the youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his third wife, Farah Pahlavi.
On 10 June 2001, Pahlavi was found dead in her room in Leonard Hotel in London by her doctor. She was found to have more than five times the lethal ... |
816237 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman%20G.%20Rickover | Hyman G. Rickover | Hyman G. Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy. He helped create nuclear powered submarines. He was director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. Rickover is also one of four people who have been awarded two Congressional Gold Medals.
References
1900 births
1986 deaths
Naturalized c... |
816239 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moirang%20Shayon | Moirang Shayon | The "Moirang Shayon" () or "Moirang Saiyon" ()(lit. Moirang incarnations) is a genre of the seven incarnations of a God and a Goddess, induced by Lord Thangjing, in the ancient Moirang kingdom, a southern province in Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak).
The list of the seven pairs of incarnations are:
Incarnations
A... |
816241 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veynes | Veynes | Veynes is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D20, D48, D320, D348, D648, D937E, D994 and D994B roads pass through the commune.
Rail
Veynes has a train station called Gare de Veynes.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816242 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitrolles%2C%20Hautes-Alpes | Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes | Vitrolles is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D20, D120, D220, D420 and D1085 roads pass through the commune.
The A51 autoroute also passes through Vitrolles.
Location
The commune borders the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816243 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventavon | Ventavon | Ventavon is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D21, D21A, D942 and D1085 roads pass through the commune.
The A51 autoroute also passes through Ventavon.
Location
The commune borders the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816244 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvirana%20cubitalis | Sylvirana cubitalis | The Siam frog, Siamese frog yellow stream frog, darkeared frog, or black-eared frog (Sylvirana cubitalis) is a frog from China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos.
References
Animals of Asia
Frogs |
816246 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Assaad%20Haddad | Jean Assaad Haddad | Jean Assaad Haddad (17 December 1926 – 22 January 2021) was a Lebanese Melkite hierarch. He was an Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre in Lebanon from 1988 to 2005. He was born in Beit Chabab, Lebanon.
Haddad died on 22 January 2021 in Beirut at the age of 94.
References
1926 births
2021 de... |
816251 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumiko%20Sakamoto | Sumiko Sakamoto | was a Japanese actress and singer. She was known for her roles in The Pornographers, Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, and The Ballad of Narayama. She was born in Osaka, Japan.
Sakamoto died on January 23, 2021 from a cerebral infarction in Kumamoto, Japan at the age of 84.
References
1936 births
2021 deaths
Japanese m... |
816254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Torrens | Roy Torrens | Robert "Roy" Torrens OBE (17 May 1948 – January 2021) was an Irish cricketer and manager. He managed and played for the Ireland cricket team. He represented Ireland six times in first-class cricket between 1966 and 1982.
Torrens was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honour... |
816255 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Jones%20%28offensive%20tackle%29 | Tony Jones (offensive tackle) | Anthony Edward Jones (May 24, 1966 – January 22, 2021) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. His career lasted from 1988 to 2000. He was a two-time Super Bowl champion winning in 1998 and 1999. He was born in Royston, Georgia. Jones played for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens ... |
816258 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tholpuram%20Valakkamparai%20Muthumariamman%20Temple | Tholpuram Valakkamparai Muthumariamman Temple | Tholpuram Valakkamparai Muthumariamman Temple is a Hindu temple in Valakkamparai, Tholpuram, Sri Lanka.
History
People at one time thought that Tholpuram Valakkamparai Muthumariamman came on her own to this spot because she thought it would be a good place to live, as there was a large amount of vegatation in the ar... |
816273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkrum | Akkrum | Akkrum is a village that lies in the municipality of Heerenveen, which is in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is in the northern part of the municipality, and had about 3,400 people in 2017.
Akkrum belonged to the former municipality of Boarnsterhim until 2014, and to the municipality of Utingeradeel unt... |
816279 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruoka%20Castle | Maruoka Castle | Maruoka Castle (丸岡城, Maruoka-jō) is in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture. It is also called Kasumi-ga-jō (霞ヶ城). The castle tower was built between 1624 to 1644. It is one of the twelve existing castle towers in Japan (現存十二天守, genzon-jūni-tenshu), and also one of the national important cultural properties.
History
In 1576, Nobu... |
816288 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soman | Soman | Soman is the name of a nerve agent, which was developed in Germany, in 1944. NATO use the abbreviation GD for Soman. During the 1930s, and 1940s, three nerve agents were developed. The two others were Tabun (1936) and Sarin (1942). Soman is the most stable of the three. Sunlight does not affect it. In the air, it will ... |
816294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talaba%20SC | Talaba SC | Al-Talaba Sports Club is an Iraqi football club which plays in Baghdad.
References
20th-century establishments in Iraq
1969 establishments in Asia
Football clubs
Sport in Iraq
Baghdad |
816297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Rochette%2C%20Hautes-Alpes | La Rochette, Hautes-Alpes | La Rochette is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D14, D292, D314 and N94 roads pass through the commune.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816299 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devotion%20%281946%20movie%29 | Devotion (1946 movie) | Devotion is a 1946 American biographical drama movie directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Olivia de Havilland, Sydney Greenstreet, Nancy Coleman, Arthur Kennedy, May Whitty, Doris Lloyd, Montagu Love, Edmund Breon. It was distributed by Warner Bros..
Other websites
1946 drama movi... |
816300 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteghlal%20Ahvaz%20F.C. | Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. | Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club is an Iranian football club which plays in Ahvaz, Khuzestan.
Other websites
(in Persian) Official club website
(in Persian) Khuzestan Football Association
1940s establishments in Iran
1948 establishments in Asia
Iranian football clubs |
816301 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nejmeh%20SC | Nejmeh SC | Nejmeh Sporting Club is a Lebanese football club which plays in Beirut.
References
20th-century establishments in Lebanon
1945 establishments in Asia
Lebanese football clubs
Beirut |
816305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosoy%2C%20Yonne | Rosoy, Yonne | Rosoy is a commune in the Yonne department.
Transport
Road
The D171 and D606 roads pass through the commune.
Rail
There is a train station in Étigny, which is another commune across the Yonne river.
References
Communes in Yonne |
816307 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20House%20of%20the%20Seven%20Gables%20%28movie%29 | The House of the Seven Gables (movie) | The House of the Seven Gables is a 1940 American drama movie directed by Joe May and is the second adaption of the 1851 novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It stars George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, Vincent Price, Dick Foran, Nan Grey, Cecil Kellaway, Alan Napier, Gilbert Emery and was distributed by Univers... |
816314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen%27s%20Game%20of%20Games | Ellen's Game of Games | Ellen's Game of Games is American Television Game Show presented by Ellen DeGeneres. The show premiered in 2017 on NBC and the first season started on 2018. Stephen "tWitch" Boss serves as co-host.
Television game shows
NBC network shows |
816317 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand%20Dollar%20Bee | Thousand Dollar Bee | Thousand Dollar Bee (or Thou$and Dollar Bee) was a game show where children are quizzed on spelling words in a variety of ways, from a traditional spelling bee format to unscrambling letters.
References |
816330 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio%27s%2016th%20congressional%20district | Ohio's 16th congressional district | Ohio's 16th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Ohio. The district is represented by Republican Anthony Gonzalez since 2019. The district includes the counties of Stark, Medina, and Ashland. The district is just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. The 16th district has only been represented by a ... |
816347 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henjunaha | Henjunaha | Henjunaha Lairoulembi (), or simply known as Henjunaha, is a folk tale in the ancient Moirang Kangleirol legends of Meitei Manipuri mythology and folklore. It is the love story of Henjunaha and his lady love Lairoulembi, who are the ideal lovers in the second line of reincarnation in the epic of Moirang kingdom.
The le... |
816349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moirang%20Kangleirol | Moirang Kangleirol | The Moirang Kangleirol (), also spelt as Moilang Kangleilol, is a body of history, literature, folklore, mythology, legends and other accounts originally associated with the ancient kingdom of Kege Moirang ().
In general sense, the terms Keke, Moirang and Ngangoi are used synonymously since ancient times to refer to th... |
816358 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habutae | Habutae | Habutae is a type of silk. There are different kinds of habutae silk such as plain or striped habutae. Habutae is traditionally used for kimono and undershirts. Recently, it is also used for general goods, works of art, and clothing. Habutae is smooth to touch, glossy, and soft. It has been said "The quality of silk fa... |
816365 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Diet%20Building | National Diet Building | The National Diet Building (国会議事堂, Kokkai-gijidō) is the building where both houses of the Japan's government, the Diet, meet. It is located at Nagatachō 1-chome 7–1, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Sessions of the House of Representatives take place in the left wing and sessions of the House of Councillors in the right wing.
The Di... |
816376 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthoibi%20Khongul | Panthoibi Khongul | Panthoibi Khongul ()(literally, "in quest of Panthoibi" or "Panthoibi's footprint"), also spelt as Panthoipi Khongkul, is an ancient Meitei literary work (puya), narrating about the quest of goddess Panthoibi. The text highlights the love saga of Panthoibi and her ultimate lover Nongpok Ningthou, after leaving her husb... |
816377 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khongjomnubi%20Nongarol | Khongjomnubi Nongarol | The Khongjomnubi Nongarol, also spelt as the "Khongchomnupi Nongkalol", is an ancient Meitei literary narrative work (puya) about the six girls turning into the Pleiades in the sky.
"Khongjomnubi" or "Khongchomnupi" means the Pleiades and "Nongarol" or "Nongkalol" means the ascend to the Heaven. The work is believed t... |
816386 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Perry%20%28boxer%29 | Harry Perry (boxer) | Harry Perry (2 December 1934 – 23 January 2021) was an Irish boxer. He participated in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was part of the national boxing teams. He also competed in the European Amateur Boxing Championships in 1955 and 1959 winning the bronze medal then. He was born in Dublin.
Perry died in Dublin ... |
816389 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon%20Crosse | Simon Crosse | Simon C. Crosse (21 May 1930 – 14 January 2021) was a British rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He was born in Christchurch, Hampshire.
Crosse died on 14 January 2021, aged 90.
Referenc... |
816400 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron%20Samford | Ron Samford | Ronald Edward Samford (February 28, 1930 – January 14, 2021) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played from 1954 to 1959 with the New York Giants, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators. Samford was born in Dallas, Texas.
Samford died on January 14, 2021 in Dallas at the age of 90.
References
193... |
816402 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergens%20Tidende | Bergens Tidende | Bergens Tidende is Norway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outside Oslo.
Bergens Tidende is owned by the public company Schibsted ASA.
References
Newspapers
Norway
19th-century establishments in Norway
1868 establishments in Europe |
816403 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Assembly%20%28Seychelles%29 | National Assembly (Seychelles) | The unicameral National Assembly (, Creole: Lasanble Nasyonal) is the Seychelles's legislative body.
It has a total of 35 members. 26 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The remaining up to nine members are elected through a system of proportio... |
816405 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joevana%20Charles | Joevana Charles | Joevana Charles (July 1955 – 17 January 2021) was a Seychellois politician. She was a member of the National Assembly of Seychelles. She was a member of the Seychelles People's Progressive Front. She was first elected to the Assembly in 1993. She retired in 2015.
Charles died on 17 January 2021, aged 65.
References
... |
816408 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey%20Kingdom%20%28production%20company%29 | Monkey Kingdom (production company) | Monkey Kingdom is an independent British television production company based in London, United Kingdom, with offices in Los Angeles. Established by David Granger and Will Macdonald in 2000, the company was acquired by NBCUniversal International Networks in 2010. Monkey was NBC Universal's third UK production venture fo... |
816409 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%20%28TV%20series%29 | Andromeda (TV series) | Andromeda (formally titled Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda) is a Canadian-American science fiction television series. Between 2000 and 2005, 110 episodes were produced. Each episode runs for about 40 minutes. The series is loosely based on a Star Trek related theme. It is based on material by Gene Roddenberry. His widow... |
816417 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon%20Sullivan | Jon Sullivan | Jonathan Harold Sullivan (10 November 1950 – 17 January 2021) was an Australian Labor politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2010. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1989 to 1998. Sullivan was born in Bulli, New South Wales.
Sullivan died on 17 J... |
816418 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20Gonzalez | Anthony Gonzalez | Anthony Gonzalez (born September 18, 1984) is an American politician and former professional football player. A member of the Republican Party, he is serving as the U.S. Representative for in the United States House of Representatives since 2019 and was reelected in 2020.
Anthony Gonzalez played college football for ... |
816420 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Hillery | Brian Hillery | Brian James Hillery (22 November 1937 – 19 January 2021) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and finance executive. He was a Senator from 1977 to 1982, 1983 to 1989 and 1992 to 1997 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1989 to 1992. He was born in Spanish Point, County Clare, Ireland.
Hiller... |
816421 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe%20Quispe | Felipe Quispe | Felipe Quispe Huanca "Mallku" (Quechua language: "condor"; 22 August 1942 – 19 January 2021) was a Bolivian historian and political leader. He was the leader of the Pachakuti Indigenous Movement (MIP) and was general secretary of the United Union Confederation of Working Peasants of Bolivia (CSUTCB). He unsuccessfully ... |
816422 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteopedia | Proteopedia | Proteopedia is a wiki, 3D encyclopedia of proteins and other molecules.
The site contains a page for every entry in the Protein Data Bank (>130,000 pages). Its pages are descriptive of protein structures in general such as acetylcholinesterase, hemoglobin, and the photosystem II.
It employs a scene-authoring tool: ... |
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