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863006 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point%20Pleasant%2C%20West%20Virginia | Point Pleasant, West Virginia | Point Pleasant is a city located in West Virginia, United States.
Geography
The city is at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers.
History
Point Pleasant was the place in the Battle of Point Pleasant that took place in October 10, 1774.
In culture
The city became popular after Mothman (according to witness... |
863024 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boana%20rhythmica | Boana rhythmica | Boana rhythmica is a frog. Scientists have only seen it in one place: Parque Nacional Jaua-Sarisariñama in Venezuela, 1600 meters above sea level.
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Animals of South America |
863027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygarde | Zygarde | Zygarde is a Ground- and Dragon-type Legendary Pokemon known as the Order Pokemon. It doesn't evolve, but it has three forms. Its 10% form is in the shape of a dog, its 50% form is in the shape of a serpent and its 100% form or Complete form is based on Hel from Greek mythology.
About
Zygarde looks after the ecosyste... |
863028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestea | Nestea | Nestea is a brand of iced tea produced by Coca-Cola and distributed by (a between Nestlé and The Coca-Cola Company) since the end of 1969. As of January 2013, Nestea is produced and distributed by Nestlé. It provides a variety of tea-based products, both regular and diet, including liquid and powdered concentrates, chi... |
863032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1875%20Kilkenny%20City%20by-election | 1875 Kilkenny City by-election | The 1875 Kilkenny City by-election took place on 28 April 1875. It happened because the current Home Rule MP, John Gray, died.
Three candidates went against each other in the election: Gray's son Edmund Dwyer Gray, Edward Marum, and Benjamin Whitworth, the old MP for Drogheda.
Whitworth won the election with 307 vot... |
863053 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamophylax | Potamophylax | Potamophylax may refer to:
Potamophylax (insect), a genus of insects in the family Limnephilidae
Potamophylax, a genus of fishes in the family Poeciliidae; synonym of Fluviphylax |
863104 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated%20sitcom | Animated sitcom | An animated sitcom is a sitcom in a cartoon instead of live action. Instead of video of actors and scenery, the characters and action of an animated sitcom appear as moving drawings or computer animation. Voice actors give the characters' voices. Some animated sitcoms are The Simpsons from Fox, Daria from MTV, and T... |
863105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second%20inauguration%20of%20George%20W.%20Bush | Second inauguration of George W. Bush | The second inauguration of George W. Bush as the 43rd president of the United States happened on January 20, 2005. It was the ceremony that officially said George W. Bush's second term as president and Dick Cheney as vice president was starting.
The ceremony happened on the West Front of the United States Capitol B... |
863110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6ran%20Zachrisson | Göran Zachrisson | Goran Zachrisson (14 May 1938 – 11 August 2021) was a Swedish golf and sports journalist and television commentator. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. From 1964 to 1967, Zachrisson was editor in chief of the magazine Svensk Golf. In 1966, he began working as commentator for the TV broadcasts of The Open Championship an... |
863112 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi%20Gelmetti | Gianluigi Gelmetti | Gianluigi Gelmetti OMRI, (11 September 1945 – 11 August 2021) was an Italian-Monégasque conductor and composer. He was born in Rome. He began working for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1989 to 1998 he was the Principal Conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra as well as the Schwetzingen Festival.
... |
863113 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco%20Borradori | Marco Borradori | Marco Borradori (6 June 1959 – 11 August 2021) was a Swiss lawyer and politician. He was born in Sorengo, Switzerland. From 2013 until his death in 2021, he was the Mayor of Lugano. He was a member of the Ticino League. He was also a member of the National Council from 1991 until 1995.
Borradori was hospitalized in Lu... |
863114 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabina%20Ajrula | Sabina Ajrula | Sabina Ajrula Toziya (April 17, 1946 – August 10, 2021) was a Macedonian-Turkish actress. She was best known for playing Hayriye Çakırbeyli in crime-drama series Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz and Afife Hatun in Muhteşem Yüzyıl. She was born in Skopje, North Macedonia. Her career began in 1969.
Ajrula died on August 10... |
863117 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald%20Kagan | Donald Kagan | Donald Kagan (; May 1, 1932 – August 6, 2021) was a Lithuanian-born American historian. He worked at Yale University focusing in ancient Greece. He was known for writing about the Peloponnesian War. He also taught at Cornell University. Kagan was born in Kuršėnai, Lithuania and was raised in New York City. He was seen ... |
863118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumar%20Pallana | Kumar Pallana | Kumar Valavhadas Pallana (23 December 1918 – 10 October 2013) was an Indian-American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. He began his career as plate spinner and juggler on the Mickey Mouse Club. He was known for his role as Gupta in The Terminal (2004). Pallana was born in Indore, present-day Madhya Pradesh.
Pallana di... |
863119 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Farrell | Kevin Farrell | Kevin Joseph Farrell KGCHS (born September 2, 1947) is an Irish-American prelate and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a former member of the Legion of Christ.
Farrell was the seventh Bishop of Dallas, as well as the chancellor of the University of Dallas.
On September 1, 2016, he became the prefect of the D... |
863120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro%20dell%27Opera%20di%20Roma | Teatro dell'Opera di Roma | The Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Rome Opera House) is an opera house in Rome, Italy. It first opened in November 1880 as the 2,212 seat Costanzi Theatre. It has gone through many changes such as making the building more modern and changing its name. The current building has 1,600 seats.
Other websites
Photographs of th... |
863121 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayden%2C%20Indiana | Hayden, Indiana | Hayden (also Hardenburgh or Six Mile) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Spencer Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 521.
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Census-designated places in Indiana |
863122 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome%2C%20Indiana | Rome, Indiana | Rome is an unincorporated community along the Ohio River in southeastern Tobin Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
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863126 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo%20Jos%C3%A9 | Paulo José | Paulo José Gómez de Souza (20 March 1937 – 11 August 2021) was a Brazilian actor and filmmaker. He was born in Lavras do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. His career began in 1965 and he retired in 2018. He was known for playing the priest in The Priest and the Girl (1966), white Macunaíma in Macunaíma (1969) and Vladimir in T... |
863127 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glauber%20Rocha | Glauber Rocha | Glauber de Andrade Rocha (; 14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981), better known as Glauber Rocha, was a Brazilian movie director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most important movie directors of Brazilian cinema.
His movies Black God, White Devil and Entranced Earth are thought to be one of the best Brazilian mov... |
863134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amapa%20tree%20frog | Amapa tree frog | The Amapa tree frog (Boana dentei) is a frog that lives in Brazil and French Guiana.
References
Frogs
Animals of South America |
863150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast%20a%20Giant%20Shadow | Cast a Giant Shadow | Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 American action movie directed by Melville Shavelson and was based on the biography by Ted Berkamn. It stars John Wayne, Angie Dickinson, Yul Brynner, Frank Sinatra, Senta Berger, Kirk Douglas, Topol, Allan Cuthbertson, Jeremy Kemp and was distributed by United Artists.
Other websites
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863151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yours%2C%20Mine%20and%20Ours%20%281968%20movie%29 | Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 movie) | Yours, Mine and Ours is a 1968 American family comedy movie directed by Melville Shavelson and was based on the 1965 novel Who Gets the Drumstick by Helen Beardsley. It stars Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Van Johnson, Walter Brooke, Louise Troy, Tom Bosley and was distributed by United Artists. It was remade in 2005.
Oth... |
863164 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary%20atresia | Pulmonary atresia | Pulmonary atresia is a congenital birth defect of the pulmonary valve in which the valve does not develop. The valve is completely closed making it harder for blood to travel from the heart to the lungs.
The pulmonary valve is located on the right side of the heart between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery. In ... |
863165 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockdale | Rockdale | Rockdale is a town in Illinois. In 2010, it had a population of 1,976.
Location
Rockdale is south of Joliet, and southwest of Chicago.
Emergency service
The village's fire suppression services are operated by the Rockdale Fire Protection district. EMS is provided by Daley's Ambulance, and law enforcement by Rockdale ... |
863166 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20Greece%20wildfires | 2021 Greece wildfires | The 2021 Greece wildfires were wildfires in Greece from 3 August - 3 September 2021, which killed 2 people. They injured at least 20 others and burned many homes. This happened after a historical heatwave for the country with the highest temperatures reaching .
The largest wildfires were in Attica, Olympia, Messenia, ... |
863177 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia%20Gavrili%C8%9Ba | Natalia Gavrilița | Natalia Gavrilița (; born 21 September 1977) is a Moldovan economist and politician. She is the 15th Prime Minister of Moldova since 2021.
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1977 births
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Economists |
863183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Hewitt | Bob Hewitt | Robert Anthony John Hewitt (born 12 January 1940) is an Australian-South African former professional tennis player and convicted rapist. He has won 15 major titles and a career Grand Slam in both men's and mixed doubles. Hewitt was born in Dubbo, New South Wales.
Hewitt was convicted in 2015 of rape and sexual assault... |
863187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kew%2C%20Victoria | Kew, Victoria | Kew is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 5 km east from Melbourne's Central Business District. In 2016, there were 24,605 people living here.
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Suburbs of Melbourne |
863189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth%20Prelogar | Elizabeth Prelogar | Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar (born 1980) is an American lawyer. In January 2021, she became acting Solicitor General of the United States. In August 2021, President Joe Biden nominated her to serve as the permanent Solicitor General. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 28, 2021.ref></ref>
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863192 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald%20B.%20Verrilli%20Jr. | Donald B. Verrilli Jr. | Donald Beaton Verrilli Jr. (born June 29, 1957) is an American lawyer. He was the Solicitor General of the United States from 2011 until 2016 during the Barack Obama adminsitration.
References
Other websites
Donald Verrilli nomination information , U.S. Senate
Don Verrilli at whorunsgov.com
1957 births
Living peop... |
863200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adela%20Forestello | Adela Forestello | Adela "Lila" Panelo de Forestello (31 January 1923 – 11 August 2021) was an Argentine human rights activist. She was born in Posadas, Argentina. She was a well known critic of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Her husband and daughter were kidnapped as political prisoners of the Pinochet regime in 1977 and never ... |
863201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oggy%20and%20the%20Cockroaches%3A%20The%20Movie | Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie | Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie is a 2013 French comedy-mystery-science-fiction adventure animated film directed by Oliver Jean Marie and produced by Xilam. the film was based on the animated series of the same name.
Plot
the segments are including Oggy Magnon, Prince Oggy, The Incredible Oggy Watson and Oggy Wan-... |
863202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ary%20Ribeiro%20Valad%C3%A3o | Ary Ribeiro Valadão | Ary Ribeiro Valadão (14 November 1918 – 9 August 2021) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He was born in Anicuns, Brazil. He was a member of the National Democratic Union Party and National Renewal Alliance.
Valadão was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Goiás from 1959 until 1967. He was a member of the Cham... |
863203 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love%20Happy | Love Happy | Love Happy is a 1949 American musical comedy movie directed by David Miller and starring Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Vera-Ellen, Ilona Massey, Melville Cooper, Raymond Burr, Marilyn Monroe. It was distributed by United Artists.
Other websites
1949 movies
1940s musical movies
1940s comedy movies
Americ... |
863204 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth%20Ward | Gareth Ward | Gareth Ward (born 17 January 1974) is a British diplomat. He is currently the British Ambassador to Vietnam. Ward was made the ambassador in 2018.
Ward was in a video against human trafficking in 2017. He said that people shouldn't trust human traffickers.
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Living people
1974 births
British diplomats
Amba... |
863207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Gesmundo | Alexander Gesmundo | Alexander Gahon Gesmundo (born November 6, 1956) is a Filipino politician and lawyer. In 2021, he became the Chief Justice of the Philippines. He was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2017 to 2021.
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1956 births
Living people
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippi... |
863208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority%20Floor%20Leader%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Representatives%20of%20the%20Philippines | Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | The Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, or simply the House Majority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the majority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines that serves as their official leader in the body.
List of majority floor leaders |
863215 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%20Romualdez | Martin Romualdez | Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez (, born November 14, 1963) is a Filipino businessman, lawyer, and politician. He is the House Majority Leader since 2019.
References
1963 births
Living people
Majority leaders of the House of Representatives of the Philippines |
863218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Defensor%20Sr. | Arthur Defensor Sr. | Arthur Doligosa Defensor Sr. (born December 25, 1941) is a Filipino politician and a statesman who served as the Governor of Iloilo from 1992 until 2001, and again from 2010 until 2019. He also served as Representative of the 3rd District of Iloilo from 2001 to 2010.
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1941 births
Living people
Majority lea... |
863220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio%20Apostol | Sergio Apostol | Sergio Apostol (born January 17, 1935) is a Filipino politician. From 1992 until 2001 and from 2010 until 2016, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
References
1935 births
Living people
Majority leaders of the House of Representatives of the Philippines |
863221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella%20Angara | Bella Angara | Bellaflor "Bella" Javier Angara-Castillo (born September 14, 1939), simply known as Bella Angara, is a former member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the lone district of Aurora. She was governor of Aurora province three times from 2004 to 2013.
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Living people
1939 births
Majority lea... |
863222 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo%20Gullas | Eduardo Gullas | Eduardo "Eddie" Rivera Gullas Sr. (born October 13, 1930) is a Filipino Visayan politician. He has been elected to five terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st District of Cebu from 1992 to 2001, and from 2004 to 2013.
He had also held the offices of Deputy Speaker of... |
863223 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%20Roxas | Mar Roxas | Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II (; born May 13, 1957) is a Filipino politician. He was a Senator of the Philippines. He is the grandson of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas.
Roxas was Secretary of the Interior and Local Government from 2012 to 2015. He was the Secretary of Trade and Industry from 2000 to 2003 an... |
863224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority%20Floor%20Leader%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Representatives%20of%20the%20Philippines | Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | The Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, or simply the House Minority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the minority bloc of the House of Representatives of the Philippines that serves as their official leader in the body.
List of minority floor leaders
References |
863230 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo%20Suarez | Danilo Suarez | Danilo "Danny" Etorma Suarez (born December 20, 1942) is a Filipino politician. In 2019, he became the Governor of Quezon. He was Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 3rd District of Quezon.
References
1942 births
Living people
Minority leaders of the House of Repr... |
863231 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo%20Zamora | Ronaldo Zamora | Ronaldo "Ronny" Bayan Zamora (born December 4, 1944) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines of the lone district of San Juan. Zamora was also elected as Minority Floor Leader.
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1944 births
Living people
Minority leaders of the House of Represen... |
863232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Stephen%20Paduano | Joseph Stephen Paduano | Joseph Stephen Paduano (born January 22, 1965), also known by his nom de guerre Carapali Lualhalti, is a Filipino politician. He is the House Minority Leader since 2020. He has been the party-list representative for Abang Lingkod since 2014.
References
1965 births
Living people
Minority leaders of the House of Repres... |
863239 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Cabot%20Lodge | Henry Cabot Lodge | Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman. He was a member of the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924. He was a critic of the League of Nations.
Notes
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1850 births
1924 deaths
Deaths from stroke
Deaths from surgical complications
Un... |
863240 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus%20Octavius%20Bacon | Augustus Octavius Bacon | Augustus Octavius Bacon (October 20, 1839February 14, 1914) was an American politician. He was a Democratic Party U.S. Senator from Georgia. He was also President pro tempore of the United States Senate. He was a supporter of segregation.
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1839 births
1914 deaths
Presidents pro tempore of the United States... |
863242 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20L.%20McNary | Charles L. McNary | Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was a United States Republican politician from Oregon. He was a member of the U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944 and was Senate Minority Leader from 1933 to 1944. He supported many of the New Deal programs at the beginning of the Great Depression. He is currently the lon... |
863243 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell%20Willkie | Wendell Willkie | Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive, and politician. He was the unsuccessful 1940 Republican nominee for President of the United States running against President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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1944 deaths
De... |
863246 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose%20Perez%20%28judge%29 | Jose Perez (judge) | Jose Portugal Perez (December 14, 1946 – August 12, 2021) was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He was the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2009 until 2016, after being nominated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was born in Batangas City, Philippines.
Perez died on August 12, 2021... |
863247 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batangas%20City | Batangas City | , officially the (), is a in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people.
References
Cities in the Philippines |
863248 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Wisdom | Robert Wisdom | Robert Ray Wisdom (born September 14, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Howard "Bunny" Colvin in The Wire and Norman "Lechero" St. John in Prison Break.
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1953 births
Living people
American movie actors
American television actors
American stage actors
American vo... |
863261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical%20engine | Analytical engine | The Analytical engine was designed by Charles Babbage in 1837. It was the first mechanical general purpose computer.
The logical structure of the Analytical engine was essentially the same as computer design today.
Babbage was never able to complete construction of his machines due to conflicts with his chief engin... |
863302 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Aguiar | Arthur Aguiar | Arthur Queiroga Bandeira de Aguiar (born March 3, 1989) is a Brazilian actor, singer and swimmer. He began his career in 2008 making plays, his television debut was in 2009 making small appearances in soap operas like Young Hearts, in 2010 he starred in the series Bicicleta e Melancia from Multishow. He gained prominen... |
863304 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%20South%20Shields%20by-election | 2013 South Shields by-election | The 2013 South Shields by-election was for the UK Parliament constituency of South Shields. The by-election happened because the previous MP, David Miliband, decided he didn't want to be MP anymore. Miliband had the seat since 2001. The by-election happened on 2 May 2013. This was the same day as the local elections ar... |
863310 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright%20StreetLite | Wright StreetLite | The Wright StreetLite is a 2-axle single-decker low-floor bus. It has been built since 2010 by Wrightbus.
Versions
StreetLite WF (wheel-forward)
The StreetLite WF (wheel-forward) was launched in 2010. To save space, the axles are in front of the door.
StreetVibe
The StreetVibe was launched in 2015. It is much shor... |
863316 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liber%20Abaci | Liber Abaci | Liber Abaci was a Latin Manuscript on math written by Leonardo of Pisa in 1202.
Mathematics literature |
863317 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20spiral | Golden spiral | The Golden Spiral is a part of Math, which is shown in Fibonacci’s Model.
Mathematics |
863325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth%20shooting | Plymouth shooting | On 12 August 2021, six people were killed in a mass shooting in Plymouth, Devon, England. Six people, including the shooter, Jake Davison, were killed.
Shooting
In the evening on 12 August 2021, Jake Davison shot his mother dead. This was inside their home on Biddick Drive.
At 18:11 BST, the Devon and Cornwall Poli... |
863329 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worzel%20Gummidge%20%28TV%20series%29 | Worzel Gummidge (TV series) | Worzel Gummidge is a British television fantasy series. It is based on the Worzel Gummidge books by English author Barbara Euphan Todd. It starred Jon Pertwee as Worzel and Una Stubbs as Aunt Sally. It ran for four series in the UK from 1979 to 1981.
References
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1980s British television s... |
863331 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una%20Stubbs | Una Stubbs | Una Stubbs (1 May 1937 – 12 August 2021) was an English actress, television personality, and dancer. She played Rita Rawlins in the BBC sitcoms Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health. Stubbs also played Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge and landlady Mrs. Hudson in the television series Sherlock. Stubbs was bor... |
863332 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igael%20Tumarkin | Igael Tumarkin | Igael Tumarkin (Hebrew: יגאל תומרקין; 23 October 1933 – 12 August 2021) was an Israeli painter and sculptor.
Tumarkin's best known works are the Holocaust and Revival memorial in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv and his sculptures honoring dead soldiers in the Negev.
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2021 deaths
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863334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o%20Lyra | João Lyra | João José Pereira de Lyra (17 June 1931 – 12 August 2021) was a Brazilian businessman and politician. He was a Member of the Federal Senate from 1989 to 1991, and a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2003 to 2007, and from 2011 to 2015. He was born in Recife, Brazil.
Lyra died on 12 August 2021 in Maceió, Brazil o... |
863335 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy%20Curtis | Tommy Curtis | Tommy Curtis (January 8, 1952August 3, 2021) was an American college basketball player. He played for the UCLA Bruins. He played on two successful national championship teams at UCLA.
Curtis died at his home in Port St. Joe, Florida on August 3, 2021.
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1952 births
2021 deaths
American basketball players
S... |
863336 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion%2C%20Michigan | Albion, Michigan | Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,616 at the 2010 census. It is in the south central area of the Lower Peninsula.
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Cities in Michigan |
863337 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall%2C%20Michigan | Marshall, Michigan | Marshall is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,088 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County.
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Cities in Michigan
County seats in Michigan |
863338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20A.%20Rizzo | John A. Rizzo | John A. Rizzo (October 6, 1947 – August 6, 2021) was an American lawyer. He worked as a lawyer in the Central Intelligence Agency for 34 years. He was the Deputy Counsel or Acting General Counsel of the CIA for the first nine years of the War on Terror. He was known for allowing many drone strikes and torture uses done... |
863344 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Fleischmann | Peter Fleischmann | Peter Fleischmann (26 July 1937 – 11 August 2021) was a German movie director and screenwriter. He was born in Zweibrücken, then-Nazi Germany. His career lasted from 1957 to 2006. He was known for directing Hunting Scenes from Bavaria, Weak Spot and Hard To Be a God.
Fleischmann died on 11 August 2021 Potsdam, Germany... |
863345 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherilyn%20Mackrory | Cherilyn Mackrory | Cherilyn Mackrory (originally Williams, born 5 June 1976) is a British Conservative politician. She was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro and Falmouth at the 2019 general election. Before this, she was a councillor in the Cornwall Council for the area of St Mewan.
Early life
Mackrory was born and grew u... |
863347 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil%20Cisneros | Gil Cisneros | Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr. (born February 12, 1971) is an American philanthropist and former politician. Cisneros is the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness since 2021. He was the U.S. Representative for from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He lost his re-election in his 2020 by ... |
863348 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Without%20Pity%20%281948%20movie%29 | Without Pity (1948 movie) | Without Pity () is a 1948 Italian crime drama movie directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Carla Del Poggio, John Kitzmiller, Giulietta Masina, Folco Lulli.
Other websites
1948 drama movies
1940s crime movies
1940s crime drama movies
Italian crime movies
Italian drama movies
Movies directed by Alberto Lattuada |
863350 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%20Mile%20North | 1 Mile North | 1 Mile North is an ambient/post-rock duo. The members are guitarist Jon Hills and keyboardist Mark Bajuk.
Albums
The band has released four full-length albums, a split LP with Colophon and The Wind-Up Bird, and a collection of home and live recordings.
Their fourth album, Tombs and Cocoons was released on February 2... |
863367 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon%20Litwack | Leon Litwack | Leon Frank Litwack (December 2, 1929 – August 5, 2021) was an American historian. His works focused on slavery and the Reconstruction Era of the United States. He won a National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for History. His best known written work was the 1979 book Been In the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slave... |
863370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic%20DeNucci | Dominic DeNucci | Dominic Nucciarone (23 January 1932 – 12 August 2021) was an Italian-American professional wrestler and trainer. He was known under his ring name of Dominic DeNucci. He was born in Venice, Italy and was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His career began in 1958 and he retired in 2012.
In June 2020, DeNucci was ho... |
863372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom%2C%20Pennsylvania | Freedom, Pennsylvania | Freedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River northwest of Pittsburgh.
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Boroughs in Pennsylvania |
863373 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen%20B.%20Taussig | Helen B. Taussig | Helen Brooke Taussig (May 24, 1898 – May 20, 1986) was an American cardiologist. Her work focused on pediatric cardiology. She is known for creating the lifesaving surgery that would make children born with Tetralogy of Fallot (the most common cause of blue baby syndrome) live longer.
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1898 births
1986 deat... |
863375 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane%20Somerville | Jane Somerville | Jane Somerville (née Platnauer; born 24 January 1933) is a British emeritus professor of cardiology at Imperial College London.
Somerville was the attending physician at Britain's first heart transplantation in 1968. She is best known for writing and researching about GUCH (grown-ups with congenital heart disease).
R... |
863378 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy%20Dorsey | Tommy Dorsey | Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader. He was an important person in swing music. His theme song was "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You". He is best known for "Opus One", "Song of India", "Marie", "On Treasure Island", and hi... |
863379 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenandoah%2C%20Pennsylvania | Shenandoah, Pennsylvania | Shenandoah is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
References
Boroughs in Pennsylvania |
863380 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottsville%2C%20Pennsylvania | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | Pottsville is a city in, and the county seat of, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,324 at the 2010 census.
References
Cities in Pennsylvania
County seats in Pennsylvania |
863399 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu%20Miyazaki | Tsutomu Miyazaki | Tsutomu Miyazaki (, 1962-2008) was a Japanese serial killer, cannibal, child rapist and necrophile. Miyazaki kidnapped and killed four little girls from 1988 to 1989. As a result, he was arrested and charged. After that, the death penalty was finalized and executed.
1962 births
2008 deaths
People with personality dis... |
863442 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine%20Colonna | Catherine Colonna | Catherine Colonna (born 16 April 1956) is a French diplomat. She is also a person in politics. Since September 2019, she has been the Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom. She works as ambassador from the Embassy of France, London.
Before this, she was the Ambassador of France to Italy between 2014 and 2017.
B... |
863476 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Woerde | Mark Woerde | Mark Woerde (1973, The Netherlands) is a Dutch social activist and writer.
Early life
Mark Woerde was born in the Netherlands.
He graduated from University of Amsterdam.
In 2000, Woerde co-founded the renowned Dutch advertising agency Lemz, which became part of Havas Group in 2016. This transition put Woerde in a ... |
863485 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukudani | Tsukudani | Tsukudani is a Japanese food. It is small seafood, meat or seaweed that has been simmered in soy sauce and mirin. For example, Inago no tsukudani made from locusts that are boiled in soy sauce and sugar.
Japanese food |
863488 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed%20Walking | Speed Walking | Speed Walking () is a 2014 Danish drama movie directed by Niels Arden Oplev and is based on the novel of the same name by Morten Kirkskov. It stars Villads Bøye, Frederik Winther Rasmussen, Kraka Donslund Nielsen, Anders W. Berthelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen.
Other websites
2014 drama movies
2010s LGBT movies
Dani... |
863490 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle%20tree%20frog | Valle tree frog | The valle tree frog (Boana rubracyla) is a frog that lives in Chocó and Valle del Cauca in Colombia. It also lives in Ecuador. It lives below 500 meters above sea level.
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Frogs
Animals of South America |
863494 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gar%C3%B0ab%C3%A6r | Garðabær | Garðabær is a municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. In 2019, 16,299 people lived there.
The municipality of Álftanes was merged into the neighboring municipality of Garðabær in January 2013.
Twin towns
Garðabær is twinned with:
Asker, Norway
Eslöv, Sweden
Jakobstad, Finland
Rudersdal, Denmark
Refer... |
863498 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kj%C3%B3sarhreppur | Kjósarhreppur | Kjósarhreppur, also known as Kjós, is a municipality in Iceland. It is part of the Capital Region. In 2020, 245 people lived there.
Other websites
Municipalities of Iceland |
863504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosfellsb%C3%A6r | Mosfellsbær | Mosfellsbær is a town and municipality in southwest Iceland. It is east of the nations capital, Reykjavík. In 2020, 12,073 people lived there.
References
Other websites
Official website
Towns in Iceland
Municipalities of Iceland |
863506 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi%20Uematsu | Satoshi Uematsu | Satoshi Uematsu (, 1990- ) was a Japanese mass murderer, a perpetrator of 2016 Sagamihara stabbings that killed 19 people. He was a 26-year-old (at the time of the incident) man.
Incident
Uematsu used to work at the care home Tsukui Yamayuri En (津久井やまゆり園). He resigned from working at the facility in February 2016 af... |
863507 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seltjarnarnes | Seltjarnarnes | Seltjarnarnes is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. In 2020, 4,726 people lived there. It was created in 1947.
Twin towns – sister cities
Seltjarnarnes is twinned with:
Lieto, Finland
Nesodden, Norway
Herlev, Denmark
Höganäs, Sweden
References
Other websites
Towns in Iceland
Munic... |
863511 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957%20African%20Cup%20of%20Nations | 1957 African Cup of Nations | The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the 1st edition of The tournament. It was hosted in Sudan.
Final tournament
Semifinals
Final
References
Africa Cup of Nations tournaments |
863512 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comps-sur-Artuby | Comps-sur-Artuby | Comps-sur-Artuby is a commune of 346 people (2018). It is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Var department in southeast France.
Communes in Var |
863513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correns | Correns | Correns is a commune of 912 people (2018). It is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Var department in southeast France.
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Communes in Var |
863514 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotignac | Cotignac | Cotignac is a commune of 2,136 people (2018). It is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Var department in southeast France.
Communes in Var |
863515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Crau | La Crau | La Crau is a commune of 18,506 people (2018). It is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Var department in southeast France.
Communes in Var |
863516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Croix-Valmer | La Croix-Valmer | La Croix-Valmer is a commune of 3,778 people (2018). It is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Var department in southeast France.
Communes in Var |
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