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857614 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude%20Cohen-Tannoudji | Claude Cohen-Tannoudji | Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (born 1 April 1933) is a French physicist. He shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics with Steven Chu and William Daniel Phillips for research in methods of laser cooling and trapping atoms. He is still an active researcher, working at the École normale supérieure (Paris).
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857615 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Daniel%20Phillips | William Daniel Phillips | William Daniel Phillips (born November 5, 1948) is an American physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1997, with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.
In 1996, he received the Albert A. Michelson Medal from The Franklin Institute.
Phillips is also a professor of physics, which is part of the University ... |
857616 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20B.%20Laughlin | Robert B. Laughlin | Robert Betts Laughlin (born November 1, 1950) is an American physicist and Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford University. Along with Horst L. Störmer and Daniel C. Tsui, he was awarded a share of the 1998 Nobel Prize in physics for their explanation of the fractional quantum Hall effect.
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857617 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijackers%20in%20the%20September%2011%20attacks | Hijackers in the September 11 attacks | There were 19 hijackers in the September 11 attacks, part of an Islamic terrorism group called Al-Qaeda. The 19 hijackers hijacked four aircraft; American Airlines Flight 11 had five hijackers and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, United Airlines Flight 175 had five hijackers and crashed into the ... |
857619 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst%20Ludwig%20St%C3%B6rmer | Horst Ludwig Störmer | Horst Ludwig Störmer (born April 6, 1949) is a German physicist. He is a emeritus professor at Columbia University.
He was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Daniel Tsui and Robert B. Laughlin "for their discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations", also known as the... |
857621 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20C.%20Tsui | Daniel C. Tsui | Daniel Chee Tsui (, born February 28, 1939) is a Chinese-born American physicist. He is a professor at Princeton University. Tsui shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics with Robert B. Laughlin and Horst L. Störmer for their discovery of fractional quantum Hall effect. He was born in Henan, China.
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857622 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20E.%20Walker | John E. Walker | Sir John Ernest Walker (born 7 January 1941) is a British chemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997. Walker is Emeritus Director and Professor at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit in Cambridge, and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
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Living people
British chemists
People... |
857623 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram%20Brockhouse | Bertram Brockhouse | Bertram Neville Brockhouse, (July 15, 1918 – October 13, 2003) was a Canadian physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1994, shared with Clifford Shull for the development of neutron scattering and neutron spectroscopy.
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1918 births
2003 deaths
Canadian physicists
People from Alberta |
857624 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford%20Shull | Clifford Shull | Clifford Glenwood Shull (September 23, 1915 – March 31, 2001) was an American physicist. He won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics with Bertram Brickhouse.
Shull's awards include the Buckley Prize, which he received from the American Physical Society in 1956, and election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (195... |
857625 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Hasbrouck%20Van%20Vleck | John Hasbrouck Van Vleck | John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (March 13, 1899 – October 27, 1980) was an American physicist and mathematician. He was co-awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977.
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1980 deaths
American physicists
American academics
Scientists from Connecticut
Educators from Connecticut |
857626 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill%20Francis%20Mott | Nevill Francis Mott | Sir Nevill Francis Mott (30 September 1905 – 8 August 1996) was a British physicist. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1977 for his work on the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems. He shared it with Philip W. Anderson and J. H. Van Vleck.
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1996 deaths
British academics
B... |
857627 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marwan%20al-Shehhi | Marwan al-Shehhi | Marwan Yousef Mohamed Rashid Lekrab al-Shehhi ( (May 9, 1978 - September 11, 2001) was the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 175. He crashed the plane into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
Early life
Al-Shehhi was born in Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates on May 9, 1978. After graduating high... |
857632 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Forster | Brian Forster | Brian A. Forster (born April 14, 1960) is an American former child actor. He is best known as the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family. He replaced Jeremy Gelbwaks, when Gelbwaks left the series.
1960 births
Living people
American child actors |
857637 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%B3nicas | Crónicas | Crónicas is a 2004 Ecuadorian Mexican thriller movie directed by Sebastián Cordero and starring John Leguizamo, Damián Alcázar, José María Yazpik, Leonor Watling, Alfred Molina, Camilo Luzuriaga.
Other websites
2004 movies
2000s thriller movies
Ecuadorian movies
Mexican movies |
857645 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favria | Favria | Favria is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont.
Settlements in Piedmont |
857646 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence%20and%20Security%20Committee | Intelligence and Security Committee | The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) is a group in the Parliament of the United Kingdom that is responsible for making sure that what the UK intelligence community does is allowed or okay.
The Committee was created in 1994 by the Intelligence Services Act 1994, and they were given more power by ... |
857651 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%20Exit%20%281930%20movie%29 | No Exit (1930 movie) | No Exit is a 1930 British romantic comedy movie directed by Charles Saunders and starring John Stuart, Muriel Angelus, Janet Alexander. It was distributed by Warner Bros..
Other websites
1930 movies
1930s comedy movies
1930s romance movies
British romantic comedy movies
Warner Bros. movies
Movies directed by Charle... |
857653 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quart%2C%20Aosta%20Valley | Quart, Aosta Valley | Quart is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
References
Settlements in Valle d'Aosta |
857666 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boana%20bandeirantes | Boana bandeirantes | Boana bandeirantes is a frog that lives in Brazil. Scientists have seen it higher than 400 meters above sea level.
References
Frogs
Animals of South America |
857670 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate%20of%20Virginia | Senate of Virginia | The Senate of Virginia is a part of the Virginia General Assembly. The general assembly is the legislature for Virginia. The Senate of Virginia is the upper house, while the Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house. The senate has 40 members called senators. The leader of the senate is called the president and is... |
857672 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobin%20pigeon | Jacobin pigeon | The Jacobin pigeon is a breed of fancy pigeon that originated in Asia. It is in the Asian feather and voice pigeon show group. This breed is known for its feathered hood over its head. The breed name comes from the feather arrangements on their heads (known as a muff or cowl) that look similar to the hoods that Jacobin... |
857673 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia%20House%20of%20Delegates | Virginia House of Delegates | The Virginia House of Delegates is a part of the Virginia General Assembly. The general assembly is the legislature for Virginia. The house is the lower house, while the Senate of Virginia is the upper house. The house has 100 members called delegates. The leader of the house is called the Speaker of the House. The Spe... |
857687 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20Virginia%20gubernatorial%20election | 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election | The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election happened on November 2, 2021, to elect the next governor of Virginia. Incumbent Governor Ralph Northam is unable to run, as the Constitution of Virginia does not allow terms to be served in a row.
The Democratic Party chose previous Governor Terry McAuliffe, and the Republican ... |
857689 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela%20Adlon | Pamela Adlon | Pamela Adlon (née Segall; born July 9, 1966) is an American-British actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is best known for acting as the voice of the character Bobby Hill in the television show King of the Hill and Beau in the Cartoon Network series The Days in the Lives of Beau and The Powerpuff Girls. Sh... |
857701 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacula | Blacula | Blacula is a 1972 American blaxploitation fantasy horror movie directed by William Crain and starring William Marshall, Denise Nicholas, Vonetta McGee, Gordon Pinsent, Thalmus Rasulala, Ketty Lester, The Hues Corporation. It was followed by the sequel Scream Blacula Scream in 1973.
Other websites
1972 horror mov... |
857706 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Airlines%20Flight%20328 | United Airlines Flight 328 | United Airlines Flight 328 was a scheduled flight from Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii. On February 20, 2021, the Boeing 777-222 (registered N772UA) operating the route suffered an engine failure while flying over Broomfield, Colorado. The ... |
857711 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avianca%20Flight%20203 | Avianca Flight 203 | Avianca Flight 203 was an internal flight from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, Colombia. On November 27, 1989, the Boeing 727-21 (registered HK-1803) was destroyed by a bomb while flying over Soacha. All 107 passengers and 3 people on the grou... |
857714 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Abbott | George Abbott | George Francis Abbott (June 25, 1887 – January 31, 1995) was an American theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and movie director and producer. His career lasted from 1913 until 1995. He won six Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and Drama Desk Award. Abbott was born in Forestville, New York. He was known... |
857716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando%20Drummond | Orlando Drummond | Orlando Drummond Cardoso (October 18, 1919 – July 27, 2021) was a Brazilian actor and comedian. He was best known for his works as Seu Peru in the series Escolinha do Professor Raimundo and also as the voice of Scooby-Doo, Alf, and Popeye. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.
Drummond died on July 27, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro... |
857717 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Springfield%2C%20Virginia | West Springfield, Virginia | West Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 22,460 at the 2010 census.
Location
West Springfield is located in Fairfax County at (38.788436, −77.232802). The town borders (touches) the Norfolk Southern Railway to the north, Accotink Creek to the e... |
857718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Danton | Henry Danton | Henry Danton (born Henry David Boileau Down; 30 March 1919 – 10 February 2022) was a British dancer and teacher of classical ballet. He was born in Bedford, England. He worked at Sadler's Wells Ballet. In the UK, Danton performed as a soloist in the International Ballet partnering Mona Inglesby in Les Sylphides and Swa... |
857719 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuriko%20%28dancer%29 | Yuriko (dancer) | Yuriko Kikuchi (born February 2, 1920), known by her stage name Yuriko, is an American dancer and choreographer. She is best known for her work with the Martha Graham Dance Company. She was born in San Jose, California. She danced in the first production of Graham's masterpiece, Clytemnestra, as well as in Appalachian ... |
857720 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert%20K%C3%B6fer | Herbert Köfer | Herbert Köfer (17 February 1921 – 24 July 2021) was a German actor and television presenter. He was born in Berlin. He starred in the 1963 movie Naked Among Wolves as Kluttig. He was also known for appearing in many comedy and crime movies through Polizeiruf 110.
Köfer turned 100 in February 2021. and died in Berlin o... |
857721 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goochland%2C%20Virginia | Goochland, Virginia | Goochland is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Goochland County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 861.
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Census-designated places in Virginia |
857732 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn%20Youngkin | Glenn Youngkin | Glenn Allen Youngkin (born December 9, 1966) is an American politician and businessman. He is the 74th and current Governor of Virginia, after winning the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election. He is a Republican.
Early life
Youngkin was born in Richmond, Virginia. When Youngkin was a teenager, the family moved from Ri... |
857743 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%20Virginia%20House%20of%20Delegates%20election | 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election | The 2019 Virginia House of Delegates elections was held on November 5, 2019. The elections for the Senate of Virginia was also held on the same day. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election.
The Democrats got 6 seats, becoming the largest party in the House of Delegates. The Democrats also... |
857745 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transair%20Flight%20810 | Transair Flight 810 | Transair Flight 810 was a cargo flight from Honolulu International Airport to Kahului Airport. On July 2, 2021, the Boeing 737-200 (registered N810TA) had mechanical difficulties and crashed shortly after takeoff. Both pilots survived.
Flight
On July 2, 2021, at 1:33 a.m. HST, the aircraft took off. At 1:42 a.m., the ... |
857751 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Byner | John Byner | John Byner (born John Biener; June 28, 1938) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his voice roles on the cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark. He is also known for his impressions of Dean Martin and Jackie Mason.
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1938 births
Living people
American movie act... |
857752 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villeparisis | Villeparisis | Villeparisis is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, from the center. 26,471 people lived here in 2018.
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857753 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgecrest%2C%20California | Ridgecrest, California | Ridgecrest is a city in Kern County, California, United States. The population was 27,616 at the 2010 census.
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Cities in California
Settlements in Kern County, California |
857754 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbeil-Essonnes | Corbeil-Essonnes | Corbeil-Essonnes is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Essonne department in north France. It is also in the southern suburbs of Paris, from the center. 50,954 people lived here in 2018.
Communes in Essonne |
857756 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconville%2C%20Val-d%27Oise | Franconville, Val-d'Oise | Franconville is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France. It is also in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, from the
center. 37,010 people lived here in 2018.
Communes in Val-d'Oise |
857759 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%20Tampon | Le Tampon | Le Tampon is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion.
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857760 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Andr%C3%A9%2C%20R%C3%A9union | Saint-André, Réunion | Saint-André is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion.
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857762 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf%20of%20Kutch | Gulf of Kutch | The Gulf of Kutch is a large bay in the Arabian Sea, on the west coast of India. It lies in the Indian state of Gujarat. The gulf is about long, and wide. The Gulf od Kutch is important: 41 percent of imports and exports are done through this waterway.
The area is renowned for extreme daily tides which often cover ... |
857763 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Full%20of%20Grace | Maria Full of Grace | Maria Full of Grace (Spanish title: María, llena eres de gracia, lit., "Maria, you are full of grace") is a 2004 Colombian Ecuadorian American drama movie directed by Joshua Marston and starring Catalina Sandino Moreno, Yenny Paola Vega, Guilied López, John Alex Toro, Patricia Rae, Virginia Ariza. It was nominated for ... |
857766 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/In%20the%20Name%20of%20the%20Girl | In the Name of the Girl | In the Name of the Girl () is a 2011 Ecuadorian comedy-drama movie directed by Tania Hermida and starring Eva Mayu Mecham Benavides, Markus Amaru Mecham Benavides, Javier Izquierdo, Tatiana Ugalde, Juana Estrella, Felipe Vega, Pancho Aguirre.
Other websites
2011 comedy-drama movies
Ecuadorian movies |
857770 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%AAmes-Notre-Dame | Rhêmes-Notre-Dame | Rhêmes-Notre-Dame is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
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Settlements in Valle d'Aosta |
857771 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%AAmes-Saint-Georges | Rhêmes-Saint-Georges | Rhêmes-Saint-Georges is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
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Settlements in Valle d'Aosta |
857772 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roisan | Roisan | Roisan is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
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Settlements in Valle d'Aosta |
857780 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming%20Mail | Wyoming Mail | Wyoming Mail is a 1950 American western movie directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Howard Da Silva, Ed Begley, Dan Riss, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Arness, Richard Jaeckel, Richard Egan. It was distributed by Universal Pictures.
Other websites
1950 movies
1950s western movi... |
857790 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Piran | Saint Piran | Saint Piran (c. 400's? - 480) is the patron saint of Cornwall. He was a Cornish/Celtic bishop in the 5th century.
Related pages
Saint Piran's Day
References
Catholic Online
400s births
5th-century deaths
British priests
British Roman Catholics
Christian saints
Roman Catholic bishops
Roman Catholic priests |
857792 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannic%20%28disambiguation%29 | Britannic (disambiguation) | Britannic means 'of Britain' or 'British', from the Roman name for Great Britain.
Britannic may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Britannic (movie), a 2000 movie based on the story of HMHS Britannic
SS Britannic, a fictional ocean liner in the 1974 movie Juggernaut
Ships
HMHS Britannic (1914), owned by th... |
857794 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim%20saints | Muslim saints | This is a list of patron Muslim saints of places by nation, and other regional countries, in the Islamic world.
Traditional Non-Christian saints
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Saints
Religion-related lists |
857798 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender%20Persons%20%28Protection%20of%20Rights%29%20Act%2C%202018 | Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 | The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 is law in Pakistan which was passed by the parliament in 2018 to legally provide equality to transgender people and to make sure they kept their rights. The law aims to legally recognise transgender people in the country. It also allows them to legally have the s... |
857801 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9rico%20Tom%C3%A1s | Américo Tomás | Américo de Deus Rodrigues Tomás (; 19 November 1894 – 18 September 1987) was a Portuguese Navy officer and politician who was the authoritarian 13th President of Portugal from 1958 to 1974.
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1987 deaths
Deaths from surgical complications
Presidents of Portugal
Portuguese military people
General... |
857803 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Biwa | Lake Biwa | Lake Biwa () is the largest lake in Japan that is located in Shiga Prefecture.
Biwa
Shiga Prefecture |
857804 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco%20Craveiro%20Lopes | Francisco Craveiro Lopes | Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes (; 12 April 1894 – 2 September 1964) was a Portuguese Air officer and politician. He was the authoritarian 12th President of Portugal from 1951 to 1958.
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1894 births
1964 deaths
People from Lisbon
Portuguese military people
Presidents of Portugal
Generals |
857807 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20presidents%20of%20Portugal | List of presidents of Portugal | The complete list of presidents of the Portuguese Republic consists of the 20 heads of state in the history of Portugal since the 5 October 1910 revolution.
List
First Republic (1910–1926)
Second Republic (1926–1974)
Third Republic (1974–present)
Left office early:
Assassinated.
Died in office of natural ca... |
857811 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco%20da%20Costa%20Gomes | Francisco da Costa Gomes | Francisco da Costa Gomes, ComTE, GOA (; 30 June 1914 – 31 July 2001) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. He was the 15th President of the Portuguese Republic from 1974 until 1976.
Sources
1914 births
2001 deaths
Presidents of Portugal |
857813 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar%20Carmona | Óscar Carmona | António Óscar Fragoso Carmona (; 24 November 1869 – 18 April 1951) was a Portuguese Army officer and politician. He was the 96th Prime Minister of Portugal from 1926 to 1928 and 11th President of Portugal from 1926 until his death in 1951.
He also was the Minister of War in late 1923 and in 1926, and he also was the... |
857815 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20prime%20ministers%20of%20Portugal | List of prime ministers of Portugal | The prime minister of the Portuguese Republic () is the head of the country's Government.
List
Constitutional Monarchy – Second Liberalism (1834–1910)
First Republic (1910–1926)
Second Republic (1926–1974)
Third Republic (1974–present)
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857821 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19%20pandemic%20in%20Belize | COVID-19 pandemic in Belize | The COVID-19 pandemic in Belize is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first case in Belize was confirmed on 23 March 2020.
Cases
The country's first case was confirmed on 23 March, a Belizean woman who returned to San... |
857822 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19%20pandemic%20in%20Saint%20Lucia | COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Lucia | The COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Lucia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first case in Saint Lucia was confirmed on 13 March 2020. As of 26 July 2021, there are 5,529 total confirmed cases, 93 active cases, with 88 de... |
857823 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto%20Santos%20Silva | Augusto Santos Silva | Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva (born 20 August 1956) is a Portuguese sociologist, university professor, and politician. He has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the António Costa cabinet since 2015. He is a member of the Socialist Party.
Silva was also the Minister of Education from 2000 until 2001, Minist... |
857825 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khui%20Ningomba | Khui Ningomba | Khui Ningomba () was a ruler of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak). He was the successor of Emperor Taothingmang. It was during his reign that the Manipuri traders reached out on horseback to upper Burma and China. He is one of the nine kings associated with the design of a historic flag. Besides the Cheitharol Kumba... |
857830 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20Virginia%20House%20of%20Delegates%20election | 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election | The 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election will be held on November 2, 2021. The elections for the Senate of Virginia will also be held on the same day. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates are up for election.
Retirements
Five incumbents are not going to run; one Democrat and five Republican's, includi... |
857831 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornate%20tree%20frog | Ornate tree frog | The ornate tree frog (Boana ornatissima) is a frog that lives in Brazil, the Guianas, and Colombia.
References
Frogs
Animals of South America |
857833 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ningthou%20Kangbalon | Ningthou Kangbalon | The Ningthou Kangbalon () is an Ancient Meitei language historic text (PuYa), which presents a brief genealogy of the rulers of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak) in the pre Christian era. According to the manuscript, King Ningthou Kangba () had nine sons, Koikoi, Teima, Yangma, Tesrot, Urenkhuba, Urenhanba, Irem, Kh... |
857840 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus%207%20%282013%29 | Nexus 7 (2013) | Nexus 7 (2013), is a small-mini tablet computer produced by Google and Asus that uses Android operating system.
References
Google Nexus
Tablets released in 2010s |
857843 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus%206 | Nexus 6 | Nexus 6 is a mini mobile phone produced by Google and Motorola Mobility that uses Android operating system.
References
Mobile phones released in 2014
Nexus mobile phones |
857846 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus%209 | Nexus 9 | The Nexus 9 is a tablet computer produced by Google and HTC that uses Android operating system.
References
Google Nexus
Tablets released in 2010s |
857848 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic%20Party%20of%20Virginia | Democratic Party of Virginia | The Democratic Party of Virginia is the affiliate (associated with) of the Democratic Party. The Virginia Democrats are based in Richmond, Virginia.
As of 2022, the Democrats are the largest party in the Senate of Virginia. Federally, Virginia has voted for every Democratic presidential candidate since 2008. The Democ... |
857851 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senneville%2C%20Quebec | Senneville, Quebec | Senneville () is an rich on-island suburban village on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. It is the wealthiest town in the West Island.
References
Settlements in Quebec |
857852 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Christophe%2C%20Aosta%20Valley | Saint-Christophe, Aosta Valley | Saint-Christophe is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
References
Settlements in Valle d'Aosta |
857853 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nueve%20%28Mexican%20TV%20network%29 | Nueve (Mexican TV network) | Nueve (stylized Nu9ve) is a Mexican free-to-air television network owned by Televisa. The primary station and network namesake is Channel 9 of Mexico City (also known by its call sign XEQ-TDT), though the network has nationwide coverage on Televisa stations and some affiliates. Nueve offers a range of general entertain... |
857854 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%20School%20of%20Montreal | High School of Montreal | The High School of Montreal was an English-language high school founded in 1843. It was in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was less formally known as Montreal High School and from 1853 to 1870 was called the High School of McGill College, or the High School Division.
The school closed in June 1979, because of a decline ... |
857855 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Denis%2C%20Aosta%20Valley | Saint-Denis, Aosta Valley | Saint-Denis is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
References
Settlements in Valle d'Aosta |
857857 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine%20Taylor%20%28actress%29 | Elaine Taylor (actress) | Elaine Regina Taylor Plummer (born 17 October 1943) is a former English actress, best known as a leading lady in comedy films of the late 1960s and early 1970s. She is the widow of Canadian actor Christopher Plummer.
In 1967 Taylor was a "Bond girl" (with, among others, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Bouchet and Alexandra... |
857860 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Marcel%2C%20Aosta%20Valley | Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley | Saint-Marcel is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
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Settlements in Valle d'Aosta |
857861 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda%20Plummer | Amanda Plummer | Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), The Fisher King (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).
Plummer won a Tony Award in 1982 for her role in Agnes of God. Her parents were actors Christopher ... |
857864 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Nicolas%2C%20Aosta%20Valley | Saint-Nicolas, Aosta Valley | Saint-Nicolas is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
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857865 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano%20%28musical%29 | Cyrano (musical) | Cyrano is a musical with a book and lyrics by Anthony Burgess and music by Michael J. Lewis.
It is based on Edmond Rostand's classic 1897 play of the same name. It is about a love triangle involving the large-nosed poetic Cyrano de Bergerac, his beautiful cousin Roxana and handsome friend Christian de Neuvillette.
Th... |
857866 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iago | Iago | Iago () is a fictional character in Shakespeare's Othello. Iago is the play's main villain and Othello's standard-bearer.
He is the husband of Emilia. Iago hates Othello and creates a plan to destroy him by making him believe that his wife is having an affair with his lieutenant, Michael Cassio.
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857867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Oyen%2C%20Aosta%20Valley | Saint-Oyen, Aosta Valley | Saint-Oyen is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
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857868 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet%20at%20Elsinore | Hamlet at Elsinore | Hamlet at Elsinore is a 1964 television version of the play by William Shakespeare. It was produced by the BBC. The director was Philip Saville. It was the longest version of the play telecast in one evening up to that time, running nearly three hours. A 1947 telecast of the play had split it up into two ninety-minute ... |
857869 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrymore%20%28play%29 | Barrymore (play) | Barrymore is a two-person play by William Luce. It is about actor John Barrymore taking place a few months before his death in 1942 as he is rehearsing a revival of his 1920 Broadway success as Richard III.
It was directed by Gene Saks and Christopher Plummer played Barrymore. He won the Tony Award for Best Performanc... |
857870 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple%20Crown%20of%20Acting | Triple Crown of Acting | The Triple Crown of Acting is a term used to talk about actors who have won an Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award in the acting categories. Only 24 people have achieved the triple crown of acting (15 women, 9 men). Helen Hayes was the first person to achieve the triple crown. Thomas Mitchell became the first ma... |
857871 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre%2C%20Aosta%20Valley | Saint-Pierre, Aosta Valley | Saint-Pierre is a comune in the Aosta Valley region in Italy.
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Settlements in Valle d'Aosta |
857872 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage%20Struck%20%281958%20movie%29 | Stage Struck (1958 movie) | Stage Struck is a 1958 American drama movie directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, Susan Strasberg and Christopher Plummer in his movie debut.
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1958 drama movies
American drama movies
Movies directed by Sidney Lumet |
857873 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind%20Across%20the%20Everglades | Wind Across the Everglades | Wind Across the Everglades is a 1958 movie directed by Nicholas Ray.
Cast
Burl Ives as Cottonmouth
Christopher Plummer as Walt Murdock
Gypsy Rose Lee as Mrs. Bradford
George Voskovec as Aaron Nathanson
Tony Galento as Beef
Howard I. Smith as George Liggett
Emmett Kelly as Bigamy Bob
Pat Henning as Sawdust
Chana Eden a... |
857874 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newland%2C%20North%20Carolina | Newland, North Carolina | Newland is a town in and the county seat of Avery County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, 698 people live in Newland.
Towns in North Carolina
County seats in North Carolina |
857875 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg%20von%20Trapp | Georg von Trapp | Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp (4 April 1880 – 30 May 1947) was an Austro-Hungarian naval officer. He was the father of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the musical play and movie The Sound of Music.
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1947 deaths
Military personnel of World War I |
857878 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine%20Luria | Elaine Luria | Elaine Goodman Luria (born August 15, 1975) is an American politician and Navy veteran. She has served as the U.S. representative from Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2019.
She defeated Republican incumbent Scott Taylor in 2018. She defeated Taylor in a rematch to win a second term in 2020.
Early life, ed... |
857879 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo%20%281970%20movie%29 | Waterloo (1970 movie) | Waterloo () is a 1970 epic war movie directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It is about the Battle of Waterloo.
It stars Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte and Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington with a cameo by Orson Welles as Louis XVIII of France.
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Epic movies
1970s ... |
857882 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Exception | The Exception | The Exception is a 2016 romantic war movie directed by David Leveaux and written by Simon Burke. It is based on Alan Judd's 2003 novel The Kaiser's Last Kiss. The movie stars Jai Courtney, Lily James, Janet McTeer, and Christopher Plummer.
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2016 romance movies
2016 drama movies
2010s romantic drama movies
2... |
857884 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Insider%20%28movie%29 | The Insider (movie) | The Insider is a 1999 American drama movie directed by Michael Mann. It is based from Marie Brenner's 1996 Vanity Fair article "The Man Who Knew Too Much". It stars Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, with supporting actors including Christopher Plummer, Bruce McGill, Diane Venora and Michael Gambon.
It is based on the 60 Mi... |
857888 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.B.%20%28play%29 | J.B. (play) | J.B. is a 1958 play written in free verse by American playwright and poet Archibald MacLeish, and is a modern version of the story of biblical figure Job.
The play won the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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Plays |
857891 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%20Man%27s%20Land%20%28play%29 | No Man's Land (play) | No Man's Land is a play by Harold Pinter written in 1974 and first produced and published in 1975. Its original production was at the Old Vic theatre in London by the National Theatre on 23 April 1975.
Characters
Hirst, a man in his sixties
Spooner, a man in his sixties
Foster, a man in his thirties
Briggs, a man in h... |
857892 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherit%20the%20Wind%20%28play%29 | Inherit the Wind (play) | Inherit the Wind is an American play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. It was first shown in 1955. The story is a fictional version of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial and the McCarthy trials.
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