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816424 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron%20Campbell%20%28animator%29 | Ron Campbell (animator) | Ron Campbell (26 December 1939 – 22 January 2021) was an Australian animator, director, and producer. Campbell was best known for his work on the 1960s The Beatles television series and Yellow Submarine. Campbell was born in Seymour, Victoria. His career lasted from 1958 to 2008.
Campbell died on 22 January 2021, aged... |
816426 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Manuel%20Botella%20Crespo | José Manuel Botella Crespo | José Manuel Botella Crespo (1949 – 22 January 2021) was a Spanish politician. He was a member of Congress of Deputies from 1986 to 1993. He was a member of Corts Valencianes from 1991 to 2003. Botella Crespo was a member of the People's Alliance. He was born in Madrid.
Botella Crespo died in Torrevieja, Spain on 22 Ja... |
816427 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrevieja | Torrevieja | Torrevieja () or Torrevella () is a seaside city and municipality on the Costa Blanca in the province of Alicante. It is on the southeastern Mediterranean coast of Spain.
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Cities in Valencia (autonomous community)
Municipalities in Valencia (autonomous community) |
816428 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo%20Magarotto | Alfredo Magarotto | Alfredo Magarotto (16 February 1927 – 22 January 2021) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop. He became a priest in 1950. He was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chioggia, Italy, from 1990 to 1997. He was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vittorio Veneto, Italy, from 1997 to 2003.
Magarotto died on 22 Janu... |
816429 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konthoujam%20Nongarol | Konthoujam Nongarol | Konthoujam Nongarol (), also spelt as the Konthoucham Nongkalol, is an ancient Meitei literary narrative work, about Chingphulon Konthousu, a lady from Konthou clan, ascending to the Heaven. The story describes about the love between a mortal and a deity. It also mentions about how the ancient people perform ceremony f... |
816430 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosystem%20II | Photosystem II | Photosystem II is a large protein complex. It is the first protein complex in the light-dependent reactions of oxygenic photosynthesis.
The complex is in the thylakoid membrane of plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.
In the photosystem, enzymes capture photons of light to energize electrons. The electrons are then tr... |
816432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon%20Kay%20Penman | Sharon Kay Penman | Sharon Kay Penman (August 13, 1945 – January 22, 2021) was an American historical novelist. She was born in New York City. She was known for writing novels about English and Welsh royalty during the Middle Ages.
Her best known works were The Sunne in Splendour, When Christ and His Saints Slept, Here Be Dragons, The R... |
816435 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldis%20Hodge | Aldis Hodge | Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born September 20, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alec Hardison on Leverage, MC Ren in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton, Levi Jackson in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures, and as Noah on Underground.
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1986 births
Living people
American movie actors
Americ... |
816436 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20African%20countries%20by%20Human%20Development%20Index | List of African countries by Human Development Index | The Human Development Index (HDI) is a number from 0 to 1 (higher is better) used to compare different countries. It is published by United Nations Development Programme. It is used to rank countries into different groups for example developed and developing countries.
The Human Development Index uses different measur... |
816438 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poireiton%20Khunthok | Poireiton Khunthok | "Poireiton Khunthok" () or "Poireiton Khunthokpa" () (literally, immigration by Poireiton) is an ancient Meitei literary narrative work (puya), describing about the immigration of a band of colonies, led by a man, Poireiton, the prince and younger brother of Thongaren, the god of the underworld kingdom, in the plains ... |
816441 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poireiton | Poireiton | "Chingkhong Poireiton" (), also known as "Poileiton" (), is a prince of the Khamnung (underworld kingdom) and a younger brother of Thongaren, the god of death in Meitei mythology and religion. He is best known as a cultural hero, for leading a colonial immigration to the human world (Kangleipak kingdom), as per the wis... |
816442 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Robertson%20%28ice%20hockey%29 | George Robertson (ice hockey) | George Thomas Robertson (May 11, 1927 – January 9, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played 31 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens from 1944 to 1955. Robertson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Robertson died on January 9, 2021 at the age of 93.
References
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816444 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos%20Tapia%20Garc%C3%ADa | Carlos Tapia García | Carlos Enrique Tapia García (11 July 1941 – 19 January 2021) was a Peruvian engineer and politician. He was born in Lima, Peru. From 1985 to 1990, Tapia García was a member of the Congress of the Republic. From 2001 to 2003, he was a member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Tapia García died on 19 January 20... |
816445 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leithak%20Leikharol | Leithak Leikharol | Leithak Leikharol () (lit. Of Heaven and netherworld), also spelt as the Leithak Leikhalol, is an ancient literary narrative work (puya), about the creation, genealogy of kings, moral teachings and mythology. It mentions some goddesses including Leimarel Sidabi, Nongthang Leima and Panthoibi. Goddess Leimarel Sidabi is... |
816447 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay%20Chebotko | Nikolay Chebotko | Nikolay Sergeyevich Chebotko (, October 25, 1982 – January 24, 2021) was a Kazakhstani cross country skier. Chebotko competed in four Winter Olympics from 2002 until the 2014. He won gold medals at the Asian Games and Universiade. Chebotko was born in Shuchinsk, Kazakh SSR.
Chebotko died in a car accident in near the ... |
816448 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Stevens%20%28musician%29 | Tom Stevens (musician) | Thomas Howard "Tom" Stevens (September 17, 1956 – January 24, 2021) was an American pop rock bassist, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He played with the Paisley Underground and the Long Ryders. He was a member of Magi and Danny & Dusty. He was born in Elkhart, Indiana.
Stevens died on January 24, 2021 at the age of ... |
816449 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korouhanba | Korouhanba | Korouhanba (, ) is the God of the Sun, the Sky and the Heaven in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur). He is also known as Taohuireng and is one of the two sun brothers in the Numit Kappa epic legend. For having the ability to remove darkness, he is also called "Ngantureng". He is descr... |
816452 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcredit | Microcredit | A microcredit (sometimes called a micro-loan, or microloan) is a special kind of loan given to poor business people, mostly in developing countries. Microcredits were created to support entrepreneurship, and to lessen poverty. Very often, people getting a microcredit are illiterate: they cannot fill out forms to apply ... |
816455 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoroinai | Taoroinai | Taoroinai ()() is a snake like dragon in Meitei mythology and religion. It lived in the land of the moon.
According to the Shakok Lamlen, the Kangla was constructed over the navel of Taoroinai.
Mythology
Taoroinai from the moon to the earth
According to the Sanggai Phammang, Taoroinai lived on the moon. He was order... |
816457 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumjao%20Leima | Yumjao Leima | Yumjao Leima () or Yumjao Lairembi () or Yumjao Lairemma () is the mother goddess of house, household, royalty, rule and power in Meitei mythology and religion. She is designated as the all time ruling Queen Mother. Legend says she assumes a human form in white clothes and blesses kings. She is one of the divine incarn... |
816458 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laikhurembi | Laikhurembi | Laikhurembi (, ) is a goddess in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur). She is the goddess of argument, justice, good counsel, divine law, order, retribution and secrecy. She is the chief Queen of God Thongaren ().
She is the daughter of Lairen Humchouba. She is one of the divine incarna... |
816459 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lainaotabi | Lainaotabi | "Lainaotabi" () or "Leinaotabi" () is a goddess in ancient Meitei mythology and religion. She is the youngest consort of Thongalel, the god of death and the ruler of the Khamnung underworld. She was made to accompany Poireiton, her brother in law, with whom she gave birth to a son.
She is credited for making the first ... |
816460 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nongban%20Pombi%20Luwaoba | Nongban Pombi Luwaoba | "Nongban Pombi Luwaopa" () or "Nungpan Ponpi Luwaopa" () is a Meitei language literary narrative work (puya), about the legendary story of a prince of the Luwang dynasty who got back successfully the life of his wife Koubru Namoinu (Lainaotabi), from the hands of her former consort Thongalen, the God of death and the r... |
816463 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tharon | Tharon | Thāron or Tharol is an ancient Meitei literary work (puya), about the lore of the twelve lunar months of a year. It describes the changing pattern of nature in the following months. It is one of the masterpieces of the writers of the ancient times.
The terms, "Tha" means month or moon and "ron", derived from "lon" mea... |
816470 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone%2012%20Pro | IPhone 12 Pro | The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max are smartphones sold by Apple Inc. They were announced on October 13, 2020, alongside the iPhone 12 and 12 mini. The iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max contain many of the same features as the 12 and 12 mini, with the addition of one camera lens (similar to iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Ma... |
816502 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espa%C3%B1ol%20%28disambiguation%29 | Español (disambiguation) | Español might mean:
Spanish language
Spanish people
Central Español F.C., a Uruguayan football club
Other
R.C.D. Espanyol de Barcelona |
816521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfriMusic%20Song%20Contest | AfriMusic Song Contest | The AfriMusic Song Contest is a pan-African song contest based in the ESC. Different singers representing an African country celebreted since 2018 to present.
Predecessors
Song Of Africa (originally to be celebrated in May 25, 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa to become the African licensed version of Eurovision)
Afr... |
816545 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug%20LaMalfa | Doug LaMalfa | Doug LaMalfa (born July 2, 1960) is a U.S. representative for California's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party and has represented the California's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. LaMalfa used to be a assemblyman in the California State... |
816549 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkan%20Dejagah | Ashkan Dejagah | Seyed Ashkan Dejagah (; born 5 July 1986) is an Iranian-German footballer who currently plays as a winger for Tractor S.C. in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
He has been member of the Iranian national team since 2012. He was part of the Iran squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Rus... |
816565 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient%20Moirang | Ancient Moirang | Ancient Moirang, also known as Keke Moirang, was an ancient civilization that flourished in the southern plains of the present day Manipur, India. The Keke Kangla served as the capital city of the kingdom since time immemorial. The major body of accounts related to the history, literature, mythology of the kingdom are ... |
816566 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20Portuguese%20presidential%20election | 2021 Portuguese presidential election | Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 24 January 2021.
The incumbent President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, was reelected in a landslide victory with 60.7% of the vote.
Results
Summary of the 24 January 2021 Portuguese presidential election results
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816572 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echizen%20forged%20knives | Echizen forged knives | Echizen forged knives are traditional knives made in Echizen City, Fukui prefecture, Japan. Characteristics of these products are the two techniques, which are called Nimai hiroge (= double layering) and Mawashi hagane tsuke (= shaping the knife). Thanks to these characteristic techniques, they were chosen as the earli... |
816575 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangs%20of%20New%20York | Gangs of New York | Gangs of New York is a 2002 American epic historical crime movie that was directed by Martin Scorsese. It is set in the New York City. It was inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1927 nonfiction book The Gangs of New York. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz.
References
2002 crime movies
Ame... |
816578 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard%20Harris | Leonard Harris | Leonard Harris (September 27, 1929 – August 28, 2011) was an American actor, critic and author. He was known for his roles as Senator Charles Palantine in Taxi Driver (1976) and the mayor in Hero at Large (1980).
Harris died of pneumonia on August 28, 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut at the age of 81.
References
1929 b... |
816579 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTBF | RTBF | The Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF, Belgian Radio-television of the French Community, branded as rtbf.be) is a public service broadcaster delivering radio and television services to the French-speaking Community of Belgium, in Wallonia and Brussels.
References
20th-century establishments in ... |
816582 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows%20NT%205.x | Windows NT 5.x | Windows NT 5.x is a family of Microsoft Windows NT, starting with Windows 2000 and ending with with Server 2003. So far, All of Windows OS in this NT kernel is unsupported at all.
Versions
Microsoft operating systems |
816583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iputhou%20Pakhangba%20Laishang | Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang | Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang () (literally, "Iputhou Pakhangba Temple") is an ancient Meitei temple dedicated to God Pakhangba, inside the Kangla Palace in Imphal, Manipur, India.
After its reconstruction, it was consecrated in 2010.
Gallery
Related pages
Khwairakpa Erel
References
Temples in India
Meitei religion |
816584 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlassian | Atlassian | Atlassian Corporation is an Australian software development company for the IT industry. It is best known for its JIRA and Confluence bug tracking system. The company is headquartered in Seattle, USA. In total, the company has nine offices in six countries and serves more than 100,000 customers.
History
The company n... |
816592 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-party%20system | Two-party system | There are several states in the world, where politics is dominated by two parties. This is known as two-party system. According to Giovanni Sartori, the following is true for such as system:
Each of the two parties is able to reach an absolute majority in parliament
When there are elections, usually one of the two p... |
816601 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median%20voter%20theorem | Median voter theorem | The median voter theorem is a theroem from political economics: Suppose there are two parties: One is a left-wing party, the other is a right-wing party. Voters either vote for the left-wing party L, or the right-wing party R. In an election, L has an interest to shift its position towards the middle, so that it can ge... |
816602 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%201st%20congressional%20district | California's 1st congressional district | California's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa since 2013. Before LaMalfa has taken office, the district had not had a Republican congressman since 1998. The district is made up of the counties: Butte County, La... |
816607 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper%20Port%20%28TV%20series%29 | Paper Port (TV series) | Paper Port (Spanish: Puerto Papel) is a 2016 animated children's television series produced by Zumbastico Studios. The series blends stop-motion and 2D animation with papercraft characters and environments, in a technique called Papermotion.[1]
The series was co-produced by the channels Televisión Nacional de Chile (C... |
816624 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsuyama%20Castle%20Museum | Katsuyama Castle Museum | Katsuyama Castle Museum (勝山城博物館, Katsuyama-jō Hakubutsukan) is a museum that is in the city of Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture in Japan. The museum was finished on July 19, 1992. It is considered to be the tallest castle in Japan, at 57.8 meters, but it is not a castle because it does not have a tenshu or tenshukaku–a “k... |
816632 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvirana%20mortenseni | Sylvirana mortenseni | The Koh Chang Island frog or Mortensen's frog (Sylvirana mortenseni) is a frog from Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos. Scientists have seen it as high as 800 meters above sea level.
References
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Frogs |
816637 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabeya%20Khatun | Rabeya Khatun | Rabeya Khatun (27 December 1935 – 3 January 2021) was a Bangladeshi novelist. As of 2008, she wrote over 50 novels and more than 400 short stories. Her works include essays, novels, research, short stories, religious history and travelogues. She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973, Ekushey Padak in 1993 a... |
816649 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyft | Lyft | Lyft is a taxi service which is publicly traded and based in San Francisco, California, USA. Lyft allows users to find, through a website or mobile app, drivers who are partnering with the service and are ready to give them a ride for a reasonable fee. Lyft's motto is “your friend with a car”. According to the company,... |
816662 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ucanha | Ucanha | Ucanha is a place in northern Yucatán, Mexico, where scientists dig up Mayan ruins. It used to be a town where Mayans lived. People lived in Ucanha during the Late Preclassic period (ca. 300 B.C. — ca. A.D. 250). It was about 2.2 square kilometers in size. There were about 400 households. It was connected to a lar... |
816667 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insemination | Insemination | For organisms that reproduce sexually, insemination is the transfer of male gametes (usually sperm) into the female reproductive tract, for the purpose of generating offspring. In mammals, this is the uterus, in birds, this is the oviduct. Insemination happens naturally during sexual intercourse, or copulation. It can ... |
816673 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiu | Abiu | The Abiu is a tropical tree from South America. The tree grows to heights between and . It produces edible fruit. When they are ripe, the fruits are yellow.
Tropical fruit
Sapotaceae |
816674 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabae%2C%20Fukui | Sabae, Fukui | is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
History
In 1889, the municipal system was introduced. 1 city - Fukui, 9 towns and 168 villages were established.
Sabae was one of 9 towns. It had administrated 10 villages. These villages are: Funatsu Village, Shin-Yokoe Village, Shinmei Village, Tachimachi Village, Yoshi... |
816683 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted%20Turner%20%28guitarist%29 | Ted Turner (guitarist) | David Alan "Ted" Turner (born 2 August 1950) is an English guitarist and singer. He was one of Wishbone Ash's lead guitarists between 1969 and 1974; and again between 1987 and 1994.
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1950 births
Living people
English guitarists
Musicians from Birmingham
English singer-songwriters |
816698 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buissard | Buissard | Buissard is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D15, D15A, D15B and D945 roads pass through the commune.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816699 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur | Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur | Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D15, D43, D215, D243 and D945 roads pass through the commune.
Notable people
Vivian Maier used to live in Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816700 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest-Saint-Julien | Forest-Saint-Julien | Forest-Saint-Julien is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D13, D14, D114, D215, D414 and D944 roads pass through the commune.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816701 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Laurent-du-Cros | Saint-Laurent-du-Cros | Saint-Laurent-du-Cros is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.
Population
Transport
Road
The D14, D114 and D414 roads pass through the commune.
References
Communes in Hautes-Alpes |
816710 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce | GeForce | GeForce is a brand name by Nvidia. It is a series of video cards.
Their main competitor is AMD with their Radeon line.
History
GeForce is the successor of the RIVA TNT2 line.
In early 1999, Nvidia made a contest named "Name That Chip". The public should find a name for Nvidia's next video card. 7 winners should get... |
816716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD%20Radeon | AMD Radeon | AMD Radeon () is a brand name by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Several computer products are sold under the brand. For example, graphics processing units (GPUs), random-access memory (RAM), and overclocking software. These products are produced by Radeon Technologies Group, a division of AMD.
Their main competitor is ... |
816725 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypronia | Cypronia | Cypronia is Slovakian indie video game developer. It is based in Michalovce.
History
Cypronia was founded in 1997 as Ablaze Entertainment. In 2001, the name was changed to Cypron Studios. Later, the name was changed again to Cypronia.
The studio became popular after they released the 2015 video game Cube Life: Islan... |
816727 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2036th%20congressional%20district | California's 36th congressional district | California's 36th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. It is in the eastern part of Riverside County.
The district has the communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio, Coachella, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells and Cathedral City in the district.
The district is r... |
816729 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coachella%2C%20California | Coachella, California | Coachella ( , ) is a city in Riverside County, California. It is the easternmost city and the Coachella Valley is named after the city.
References
Cities in California
Settlements in Riverside County, California |
816730 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral%20City%2C%20California | Cathedral City, California | Cathedral City, colloquially known as "Cat City", is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. It is in Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. 51,200 people lived here at the 2010 census.
References
Cities in California
Settlements in Riverside County, California |
816731 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%20Desert | Colorado Desert | California's Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert. It is about . It also has the irrigated Coachella and Imperial valleys. The desert is known for its many flora and fauna.
Other websites
Colorado Desert – Overview from California Wildlife Action Plan site
Deserts
Geography of California |
816733 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20Palmas%20FR%20plane%20crash | 2021 Palmas FR plane crash | The 2021 Tocantinense aviation disaster took place on January 24, 2021, when a plane crashed shortly after departing Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport in Brazil. Six people were on board, killing four people. Those killed were members of the Palmas Futebol e Regatas association football team members, the club'... |
816741 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven%20T.%20Kuykendall | Steven T. Kuykendall | Steven T. Kuykendall (January 27, 1947 – January 23, 2021) was an American Republican politician. Kuykendall was born in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Kuykendall was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from from 1999 to 2001. Kuykendall was also a member of the California State Assembly from 1994 to 1998.
Kuykendal... |
816744 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sifis%20Valirakis | Sifis Valirakis | Iosif "Sifis" Valirakis (, 12 March 1943 – 24 January 2021) was a Greek politician. He was a member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). Valirakis was born in Chania, Crete. From 1995 to 1996, he was Minister of Public Order.
On 24 January 2021, Valirakis fell out of a boat and drowned near Eretria, Greece,... |
816745 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eretria | Eretria | Eretria (; , Eretria, literally "city of the rowers"' ) is a town in Euboea, Greece. It is across the narrow South Euboean Gulf.
References
Towns in Greece |
816746 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Sonnabend | Joseph Sonnabend | Joseph Adolph Sonnabend (6 January 1933 – 24 January 2021) was a South African physician, scientist and HIV/AIDS researcher. He was known for his research and awareness campaign about safe sex to prevent STDs and AIDS.
Sonnabend had a heart attack on 3 January 2021. He died on 24 January at a London hospital at the a... |
816747 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20O%27Donoghue%20%28bishop%29 | Patrick O'Donoghue (bishop) | Patrick O'Donoghue (4 May 1934 – 24 January 2021) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop. He was the fifth Bishop of Lancaster, who led the diocese from 2001 to 2009. He was born in Mourne Abbey, County Cork, Ireland.
O'Donoghue died on 24 January 2021 in Mallow, County Cork at the age of 86.
References
1934 births
2021... |
816748 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe%20Moskowitz | Moshe Moskowitz | Moshe Moskowitz (23 January 1925 – 24 January 2021) was an Israeli politician. He was the Head of the Shafir Regional Council from 1952 to 1979. He was also the founder of the Gush Etzion settlement.
Moskowitz died on 24 January 2021, aged 96.
References
1925 births
2021 deaths
Jewish Israeli politicians |
816749 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre%20Michel | Jean-Pierre Michel | Jean-Pierre Michel (5 August 1938 – 24 January 2021) was a French politician. He was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haute-Saône department from 2004 to 2014. He was a member of the Socialist Party. Michel was Mayor of Héricourt, Haute-Saône from 1983 to 2004. He was born in Nîmes, France.
Michel d... |
816750 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A9venans | Trévenans | Trévenans is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France.
References
Communes in Territoire de Belfort |
816751 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigvard%20Marjasin | Sigvard Marjasin | Mauritz Sigvard Marjasin (24 November 1929 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish politician and trade unionist. He was chairman of the Municipal Workers' Union from 1977 to 1988. He also was the Governor of Örebro County from 1989 to 1994.
Marjasin died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden on 24 January 2021... |
816753 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullahi%20Ibrahim | Abdullahi Ibrahim | Abdullahi Ibrahim (14 January 1939 - 24 January 2021) was a Nigerian lawyer, politician and administrator. He was Federal Minister of Justice from 1997 to 1999. He was the agent and later co-agent in the dispute between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon at the International Court of Justice a... |
816754 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai%20Severtzov | Nikolai Severtzov | Nikolai Alekseevich Severtzov was a Russian explorer and naturalist. Severtzov studied at Moscow University. At the age of eighteen he met G.S. Karelin and took an interest in central Asia. In 1857 he joined a mission to Syr-Darya.
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Explorers
Naturalists
Russian people |
816756 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3hannes%20E%C3%B0valdsson | Jóhannes Eðvaldsson | Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (3 September 1950 – 24 January 2021) was an Icelandic international football player. He won the Scottish league championship twice with Celtic F.C. and the Scottish Cup once.
Eðvaldsson died on 24 January 2021, aged 70.
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1950 births
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Icelandic footballers
People from Reykjaví... |
816758 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish%20Canadians | Cornish Canadians | Cornish Canadians are Canadians of Cornish descent, including those who were born in Cornwall.
Ethnic groups in Canada |
816761 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s%2042nd%20congressional%20district | California's 42nd congressional district | California's 42nd congressional district is a congressional district from the state of California. The district is represented by Republican Ken Calvert. The district is in Riverside County in the Inland Empire, as has the cities of Eastvale, Norco, Corona, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Wildomar, Murrieta, as well as parts o... |
816767 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Thorburn | Peter Thorburn | Peter Robert Tyler Thorburn (19 March 1939 – 26 January 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He was born in Auckland. He played as a flanker. He played for Auckland until 1985. He coached North Harbour in New Zealand from 1985 to 1991. He later coached Bristol (2001–03) and later the United States nat... |
816772 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-pop | P-pop | P-pop or Pinoy pop, also known as Philippine pop or Filipino pop is a type of music from the (Original Pinoy Music) OPM genre. It began in the 1970s. Through the 1990s to the 2000s, live bands performed OPM pop.
Groups such as Neocolours, Side A, Introvoys, the Teeth, Yano, True Faith, Passage and Freestyle populari... |
816775 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperpower | Hyperpower | A hyperpower is a country that is more powerful than every other country in every aspect. It is more powerful than a superpower.
The United States was a hyperpower after the cold war because it was the only superpower after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It had a big influence in politics, science, culture and mili... |
816782 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Sandgaard | Thomas Sandgaard | Thomas Sandgaard (born 1958, Denmark) is a Danish-American entrepreneur, inventor, and rock music guitarist. He founded Zynex Inc. He owns the Charlton Athletic Football Club (CAFC).
Early life
Sandgaard was born and raised in Denmark. He won the inventor’s competition when he was 12 years old as he created an ‘early... |
816799 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujifilm | Fujifilm | Fujifilm Holdings Corporation or Fujifilm is a Japanese company that makes cameras, video and photo film, medical equipment and biotechnology. The company also produces medical equipment, consumables for the film industry, computers (CD-R, DVD-R, etc.) and other goods. Fujifilm was in the list of the 100 most innovativ... |
816800 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition%20map | High-definition map | A high-definition map (HD map) is a highly accurate 3D map made for self-driving cars. These maps have details not present on traditional maps. HD maps are accurate at a centimetre level.
HD maps are created using different sensors. These sensors include LiDARs, radars, digital cameras and GPS. HD maps can also be mad... |
816806 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataliya%20Resh | Nataliya Resh | Nataliya Resh (; 27 September 1980, Nezhin, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian lawyer, television presenter, entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is the founder of the Open Culture Foundation.
Early life
Nataliya Resh was born in Nezhin, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.
In 1999, she entered the 3rd year of the... |
816807 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolving%20door | Revolving door | A revolving door is a way to enter or exit a building. In a revolving door, several panels are fixed on a central axis. The panel can then be rotated to enter or exit the building. Buildings are usually fitted with revolving doors to save energy: Revolving doors can be made to hinder airflow. This means that less hea... |
816808 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Anthem%20of%20the%20Islamic%20Republic%20of%20Iran | National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran | The "National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran" (; ) is the national anthem of Iran. It preceded the anthem during Khomeini times called “Payandeh Bada Iran”.
Iran
National anthems |
816810 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPP%20plc | WPP plc | WPP is a UK based international communications, advertising, public relations, technology and trade holding company headquartered in London, England. As of 2019, it was the largest advertising company in the world. WPP owns many companies including advertising, public relations, media and market research such as AKQA, ... |
816812 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliding%20door | Sliding door | A sliding door is a door that opens horizontally, by sliding. Very often, such doors slide along a wall. Sliding doors are commonly used, for example in the bathroom, to separate the shower. They are also used for closets.
Everyday life
Architecture
Gates |
816815 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen%20Wlad%20Fy%20Nhadau | Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau | "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" () is the national anthem of Wales.
Wales
National anthems |
816817 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada%20Iosefa | Masada Iosefa | Masada Iosefa (26 January 1988 – 25 January 2021) was a Samoan professional rugby league player. He played as a hooker. He played for the Penrith Panthers and Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). He also played for the Samoan national team.
Iosefa was born in Motoʻotua, Samoa. He moved to Australia at a yo... |
816852 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echizen%20Washi | Echizen Washi | is a type of Japanese paper that is made in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Echizen washi is the best in Japan in terms of quality, variety, and production volume.
The most distinctive feature of Echizen Washi is the variety. It can be roughly divided into 8 types, and the large division can be divided into very ... |
816854 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted%20Turner%20%28disambiguation%29 | Ted Turner (disambiguation) | Ted Turner is an American media mogul and philanthropist.
Ted Turner may also mean:
Ted Turner (guitarist) (born 1950), guitarist and singer
Ted Turner (baseball) (1892–1958), Major League Baseball pitcher
Ted Turner (footballer) (1921–1981), Australian rules footballer
Teddy Turner (candidate), son of Ted Turner... |
816856 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvirana%20guentheri | Sylvirana guentheri | Gunther's Amoy frog, Guenther's Amoy frog, Günther's frog, Guenther's frog, Günther's red-and-black frog or Gunther's brown frog (Sylvirana guentheri) is a frog from Vietnam, China and Taiwan. People have brought this frog to Guam. It can live as high as 1100 meters above sea level.
Appearance
The adult male frog is... |
816867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakasa%20Lacquerware | Wakasa Lacquerware | Wakasa lacquerware (若狭塗, Wakasa-nuri) is traditional Japanese art from Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Wakasa lacquerware can be boxes or other objects. They are covered in decorations of eggshells, seashells, and pine needles. Wakasa lacquerware uses togidashi maki-e, a technique in which a large pattern is put ... |
816876 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio%20Cardoso%20e%20Cunha | António Cardoso e Cunha | António José Baptista Cardoso e Cunha (28 January 1933 – 24 January 2021) was a Portuguese Social Democratic Party (PSD) politician. He was a government minister in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1986 to 1992, he was Portugal's first European Commissioner. He was elected to the Assembly of the Republic in 1978.
Cardoso e ... |
816878 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth%20Z.%20Altshuler | Kenneth Z. Altshuler | Kenneth Z. Altshuler (April 11, 1929 – January 6, 2021) was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He was a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey.
Altshuler died on Jan... |
816880 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20K%C3%B6lliker | Paul Kölliker | Paul Kölliker (19 February 193211 January 2021) was a Swiss rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Wolfwil, Switzerland.
Kölliker died on 11 January 2021 at the age of 88.
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1932 births
2021 deaths
Swiss sportspeople
Olympians
Rowers |
816881 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20MacGeorge | Jim MacGeorge | James A. MacGeorge (October 9, 1928 – January 16, 2021) was an American voice actor and writer.
He was best known for his voice roles as Beany Boy, Crowy and Uncle Captain Horatio K. Huffenpuff in Beany and Cecil, Oliver Hardy in the Laurel and Hardy cartoon series, Crazy Claws in The Kwicky Koala Show, Bort in The M... |
816882 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Dumont%20%28politician%29 | Jean Dumont (politician) | Jean Dumont (27 November 1930 – 18 January 2021) was a French politician. He was born in Thouars, France. Dumont was a member of the Republican Party. From 1986 to 1995, Dumont was a member of the Senate.
Dumont died in Parthenay, France on 18 January 2021, aged 90.
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French politicians
1930 births
2021 dea... |
816883 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thouars | Thouars | Thouars () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Mauzé-Thouarsais, Missé and Sainte-Radegonde were merged into Thouars.
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