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881287 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Bahrain | Human rights in Bahrain | Bahrains record on human rights has been described by Human Rights Watch as "dismal", and having "deteriorated sharply in the latter half of 2010". Their subsequent report in 2020 noted that the human rights situation in the country had not improved.
LGBT concerns
Homosexuality is not illegal per se. Criminal sancti... |
881289 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Pakistan | Human rights in Pakistan | The situation of Human Rights in Pakistan () is complex as a result of the country's diversity, large population, its status as a developing country and a sovereign Islamic democracy with a mixture of both Islamic and secular law. The Constitution of Pakistan provides for fundamental rights. The Clauses also provide f... |
881290 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Turkey | Human rights in Turkey | Human rights in Turkey are protected by a variety of international law treaties, which take precedence over domestic legislation, according to Article 90 of the 1982 Constitution. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) was not signed by Turkey until 2000.
Human rights in Northern Cyprus
Huma... |
881299 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huexotzingo | Huexotzingo | Huexotzingo is a small city in Mexico. It is about northeast of Puebla. In 2022, about 60.000 people lived there. The city is mostly focused on agriculture. The Codex Hexotzingo, a document of a trial in the Middle Ages was located there. Today, the city is known for the producition of cider, and of fruit preserves. ... |
881300 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurzgesagt | Kurzgesagt | Kurzgesagt (in German Language stands for "In a nutshell") is a design studio and animator founded by Philipp Dettmer. They have a YouTube Channel and its studio focuses on educational minimalist content. They animate their videos using a flat design style. Their videos are about Science, Technology, Policies, Philosop... |
881309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam%20Faransis | Mariam Faransis | Mariam Mikhaïl Faransis (born 1950, Yabroud) is a Syrian writer, scholar and Basilian Chouerite Nun. Faransis is a professor of Stylistics at the Lebanese University, From 1993 until 2017, she was a member of the Department of French Language. Faransis has writen several research studies in the field of supraphrastic ... |
881315 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Annette%2C%20Missouri | Lake Annette, Missouri | Lake Annette is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
Cities in Missouri |
881316 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%20Winnebago%2C%20Missouri | Lake Winnebago, Missouri | Lake Winnebago is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
Cities in Missouri |
881317 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peculiar%2C%20Missouri | Peculiar, Missouri | Peculiar is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
Cities in Missouri |
881319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant%20Hill%2C%20Missouri | Pleasant Hill, Missouri | Pleasant Hill is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
Cities in Missouri |
881321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymore%2C%20Missouri | Raymore, Missouri | Raymore is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
Cities in Missouri |
881323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasburg%2C%20Missouri | Strasburg, Missouri | Strasburg is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
Cities in Missouri |
881326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayou%20Blue%2C%20Louisiana | Bayou Blue, Louisiana | Bayou Blue is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Census-designated places in Louisiana |
881328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana%20State%20University%20of%20Alexandria | Louisiana State University of Alexandria | Louisiana State University of Alexandria (LSU of Alexandria or LSUA, formerly Louisiana State University at Alexandria) is a public university in Alexandria, Louisiana.
1959 establishments in the United States
Colleges and universities in Louisiana |
881331 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelora%20Bung%20Karno%20Stadium | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium is a main stadium in Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is officially called the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium and also known as the GBK Stadium. The stadium was made for use during the 1962 Asian Games then reused during the 2018 Asian Games and 2018 Asian Para Games.
... |
881337 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonja%20Ball | Sonja Ball | Sonja Ball, (born October 20, 1956), is a Canadian voice actress and singer. Ball is well known for her voice-over work as the voice of Jane Read in the PBS children's TV series Arthur, Huckle Cat in The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Polly in the English dub of Samurai Pizza Cats, Nicole in the Madeline TV specials, an... |
881338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.%20J.%20Henderson | A. J. Henderson | A.J. Henderson, (born March 14, 1951), is a Canadian voice actor and voice director. He was born on 14 March 1951, in British Columbia. He is very prolific, having done voices for numerous anime, cartoons and video games. He usually plays the roles of gruff old men.
His best known roles included Ed Crosswire and Gran... |
881345 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean%20Shek | Dean Shek | Dean Shek (17 October 1949 – 31 October 2021), also known as Dean Shek Tin, was a Hong Kong actor and producer. He was best known as Professor Kai-hsien in the 1978 movie Drunken Master, Lung Sei in the 1987 movie A Better Tomorrow II, and Snooker in the 1990 movie The Dragon from Russia.
Shek died from cancer on 31 ... |
881346 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulraiz%20Akhtar | Gulraiz Akhtar | Gulraiz Akhtar (2 February 1943 – 1 November 2021) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He won his first gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
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2021 deaths
Pakistani people
Ice hockey players
Olympic gold medalists |
881347 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan%20Gledhill | Jonathan Gledhill | Jonathan Michael Gledhill (14 February 1949 – 1 November 2021) was an English Anglican clergyman. He was the Bishop of Southampton from 1996 to 2003, and the Bishop of Lichfield from 2003 to 2015. He was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
He announced he had Parkinson's disease, shortly before his retirement from mi... |
881348 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri%20Klepikov | Yuri Klepikov | Yuri Nikolaevich Klepikov (; 24 August 1935 – 1 November 2021) was a Russian screenwriter and actor. His career began in 1966. A screenwriter, he was known for his works in The Story of Asya Klyachina (1966), The Seventh Companion (1967), Mama Married (1969), Dauria (1971), The Ascent (1976) and Boys (1983).
Referenc... |
881349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin%20%22Seeco%22%20Patterson | Alvin "Seeco" Patterson | Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (born Francisco Willie, 30 December 1930 – 1 November 2021) was a Cuban-born Jamaican percussionist. He was a member of The Wailers Band. He was born Havana, Cuba.
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2021 deaths
Cuban musicians
Jamaican entertainers
Reggae musicians
People from Havana |
881350 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabah%20Fakhri | Sabah Fakhri | Sabah al-Din Abu Qaws (), also known as Sabah Fakhri (; May 2, 1933 – November 2, 2021), was a Syrian tenor singer. He was well known for his strong vocals. His songs were seen as Maqamat and harmonic.
In 1998, Fakhri became a member of the Syrian parliament.
Works
Yā Hādī al-‘Ess / Mālek Yā Ḥelwa(t) Mālek
Khamrat ... |
881351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi%20Ogawa%20%28politician%29 | Hiroshi Ogawa (politician) | was a Japanese politician. He became the governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in 2011. In 2015, he was re-elected for a second term and for a third term in 2019. Ogawa was born in Fukuoka, Japan.
In September 2021, Ogawa resigned after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He died from the disease on 2 November 2021 in... |
881352 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor%20Putyatin | Viktor Putyatin | Viktor Putyatin (; 12 September 1941 – 2 November 2021) was a Soviet fencer. He won silver medals in the team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. Putyatin was born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.
Putyatin died in Kyiv, Ukraine on 2 November 2021, aged 80.
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2021 deaths
Ukr... |
881354 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%20Harrell | Bruce Harrell | Bruce Allen Harrell (born October 10, 1958) is an American politician and attorney. He is the Mayor of Seattle since 2022. He was the mayor before for a short time in 2017. He was a member of the Seattle City Council. He was first elected to the city council in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011 and 2015, and did not run ... |
881356 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Gainey | Ed Gainey | Edward C. "Ed" Gainey (born February 19, 1970) is an American Democratic politician. He is the 61st Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since 2022. He is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2013. He was elected mayor in 2021.
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1970 births
Living people
State legislators of the United S... |
881357 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattie%20Parker | Mattie Parker | Mattie Parker (born 1983 or 1984) is an American politician. She has been the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas since 2021. She is the youngest mayor of a major American city in U.S. history.
Parker was elected mayor after winning 54% of the vote in the 2021 election.
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1980s births
Living people
Mayors of Fort Wo... |
881358 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tishaura%20Jones | Tishaura Jones | Tishaura Oneda Jones ( ; born March 10, 1972) is an American politician. She is the Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri since 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Jones was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2008, serving until 2013. She was Treasurer of St. Louis from 2013 to 2021.
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881359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shontel%20Brown | Shontel Brown | Shontel M. Brown (born June 24, 1975) is an American politician. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was also a member of the Cuyahoga County Council from 2015 until 2021.
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1975 births
L... |
881360 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Ciattarelli | Jack Ciattarelli | Jack M. Ciattarelli (born December 12, 1961) is an American politician and businessman. He was the Republican nominee for governor in the 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election.
Ciattarelli was in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2011 to 2018. He is a Republican. He finished second in the primary race for governo... |
881361 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicia%20Moore | Felicia Moore | Felicia A. Moore is an American Democratic politician. She is the President of the Atlanta City Council since 2017.
On January 28, 2021, Moore announced her candidacy for Mayor of Atlanta in the 2021 Atlanta mayoral election.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Politicians from Atlanta, Ge... |
881362 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconia%2C%20New%20Hampshire | Franconia, New Hampshire | Franconia is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2010 census, 1,104 people lived there.
Other websites
New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile
Towns in New Hampshire |
881363 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin%20Bibb | Justin Bibb | Justin Bibb (born April 26, 1987) is an American nonprofit leader, businessman and politician. He is the Mayor of Cleveland since 2022. He is the co-chair of Teach for America.
In January 2021, Bibb announced his candidacy for Cleveland Mayor in the 2021 election. He was elected in a landslide victory in November, bec... |
881364 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Falls%2C%20Virginia | Great Falls, Virginia | Great Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 15,427.
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Census-designated places in Virginia |
881365 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20New%20Jersey%20gubernatorial%20election | 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election | The 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2021, to elect the governor of New Jersey.
Current Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, who was first elected in 2017 with 56% of the vote, ran for reelection to a second term. He formally announced his plans to run for a second term on October 1, 2020. ... |
881368 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason%20Miyares | Jason Miyares | Jason Stuart Miyares (born February 11, 1976) is an American attorney and politician. He is the 48th and current Attorney General of Virginia since January 15, 2022. He is a Republican. Before becoming attorney general, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2022.
He ran as the Republican nomi... |
881370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winsome%20Sears | Winsome Sears | Winsome Earle Sears (born March 11, 1964) is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. She is a Republican. She was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004.
In September 2018, she ran for U.S. Senate as a Republican write-in.
Sears was the Republican nom... |
881371 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Bolling | Bill Bolling | William Troy Bolling (born June 15, 1957) is an American businessman, politician and educator. He was the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. He is a Republican.
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1957 births
Living people
Educators from Virginia
Lieutenant Governors of Virginia
US Republican Party politicians
Politicians from West Virgin... |
881372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistersville%2C%20West%20Virginia | Sistersville, West Virginia | Sistersville is a city in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,396 at the 2010 census.
References
Cities in West Virginia |
881373 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlebourne%2C%20West%20Virginia | Middlebourne, West Virginia | Middlebourne is a town in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 815 at the 2010 census. It serves as the county seat of Tyler County.
References
Towns in West Virginia
County seats in West Virginia |
881375 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock%20on%20Any%20Door | Knock on Any Door | Knock on Any Door is a 1949 Brazilian American courtroom drama movie directed by Nicholas Ray and was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Willard Motley. It stars Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready, Allene Roberts, Candy Toxton, Barry Kelley and was distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Other websites
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881377 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.C.%20Nassaji%20Mazandaran | F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran | Nassaji Mazandaran Football Club (, pronounced Nassaji) is an Iranian football club based in Qaem Shahr, Iran.
References
1959 establishments in Asia
Iranian football clubs |
881381 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi%20Ha-joon | Wi Ha-joon | Wi Ha-jun (Korean: 위하준; born Wi Hyun-yi Korean: 위현이; August 5, 1991) is an actor and model from South Korea. He is famous for his roles in such films as Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018), Shark: The Beginning (2021) and Midnight (2021).
He is also famous for his roles in the television series Something in the Rain (2018... |
881382 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Jung-jae | Lee Jung-jae | Lee Jung-jae (; born December 15, 1972) is an actor and former model from South Korea. In 2021 he gained fame for his role of Seong Gi-Hun in Netflix's survival drama Squid Game.
Career
He started his career as a fashion model. Then Lee Jung-jae began his acting career on television in the campus series Feelings (199... |
881385 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park%20Hae-soo | Park Hae-soo | Park Hae-soo (; born November 21, 1981) is an actor from South Korea. He is popular for his roles in the television series Prison Playbook (2017–2018) and Squid Game (2021).
Career
Park Hae-soo impressed fans with his lead role in the drama series Prison Playbook in 2017. This role earned him Best New Actor at The Se... |
881391 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft%20Office%202000 | Microsoft Office 2000 | Microsoft Office 2000 was an business softwares developed of Microsoft Corporation, succesors like Office 97, Microsoft Office 2000 has introduced brand news of ''Office News'' channel on May 14, 1999 and release of Microsoft Office 2000 on June 7, 1999, along release of Windows 2000 Beta 1.
History and development
I... |
881396 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Scott%2C%201st%20Duke%20of%20Monmouth | James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth | James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685) was a English nobleman.
1649 births
1685 deaths
United Kingdom Dukes |
881401 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Afghanistan | Human rights in Afghanistan | Human rights in Afghanistan is a topic of some controversy and conflict.
Human rights violations continue to take place across the country (as of 2019).
Sexual orientation
Previously, homosexuality and cross-dressing were capital crimes.
References
Afghan
Politics of Afghanistan |
881411 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcohyla%20crassa | Sarcohyla crassa | The aquatic tree frog or Bogert's aquatic tree frog (Sarcohyla crassa) is a frog that lives in Mexico. It lives in cloud forests. Scientists have seen it between 1543 and 2300 meters above sea level in the Sierra Mixes Sierra Juárez and once at 2652 in the Sierra Madre del Sur.
References
Frogs
Animals of North Ame... |
881420 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim%20Ibrahimi | Ibrahim Ibrahimi | Ibrahim Ibrahimi (, ; born 24 December 1972) is an Afghan musician and educator, who fled his country to France on 20 August 2021 with 16 members of his family, to avoid the massacres of the Taliban.
He specializes in playing tabla. Two of his sons are musicians too.
References
Other websites
«Ensemble Ibrahimi»,... |
881439 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therian | Therian | A therian is someone who spiritually identifies as an animal. They know and are fully aware they are human. Therians and Otherkin are very closely tied and are often called the same. A therian is not a furry, but is often confused. Therians and otherkin experience shifts that include mental shifts, phantom shifts, and ... |
881444 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20in%20the%202020s | List of countries in the 2020s | This is a list of countries in the 2020s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 2020 and the present day. It contains 209 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 195 widely recognized sovereign states,... |
881450 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20in%20the%202010s | List of countries in the 2010s | This is a list of countries in the 2010s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019. It contains 209 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 195 widely recognized sovereign states... |
881454 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20in%20the%202000s | List of countries in the 2000s | This is a list of countries in the 2000s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2009. It contains 213 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 194 widely recognized sovereign states... |
881459 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse | Metaverse | The metaverse is a network of virtual places that are linked into a virtual universe. It is often described as a future version of the Internet.
Etymology
The word "metaverse" is portmanteau word of the words "meta" and "universe".
The term was coined in the 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.
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881461 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20in%20the%201990s | List of countries in the 1990s | This is a list of countries in the 1990s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 1999. It contains 241 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes 197 widely recognized sovereign states... |
881468 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20in%20the%201900s | List of countries in the 1900s |
Sovereign states
Non-sovereign territories
United Kingdom
– Cape of Good Hope
Fiji – Colony of Fiji
New South Wales – Colony of New South Wales
New Zealand – Colony of New Zealand
Queensland – Colony of Queensland
Tasmania – Colony of Tasmania
Victoria – Colony of Victoria
Notes
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Lists... |
881491 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett%20Chapman | Emmett Chapman | Emmett Chapman (September 28, 1936 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz musician. He was best known as the inventor of the Chapman Stick.
References
Other websites
Biographical website
Stick Enterprises
Interview at Mel Bay Guitar Sessions
Documentary by Dan Chapman
Interview at NAMM Oral History Library (2... |
881493 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyloidea | Hyloidea | Hyloidea is a superfamily of frogs. 54% of all living frog and toad species are in Hyloidea. The superfamily Hyloidea started when the ancestor of all its frogs and toads evolved differently from the other animals in the suborder Neobatrachia. This happened at about the same time as the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction ... |
881497 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora%20D.%20Crittenden | Flora D. Crittenden | Flora Lonette Davis Crittenden (August 10, 1924 – November 2, 2021) was an American schoolteacher and Democratic politician. She was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1993 until 2004.
Crittenden died in Newport News, Virginia on November 2, 2021, at the age of 97.
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1924 births
2021 deaths
Am... |
881498 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy%20Manley | Dorothy Manley | Dorothy Gladys Manley (later Hall, then Parlett; 29 April 1927 – 3 November 2021) was a British sprint runner. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, where she won the silver medal. She was also a medalist in the 1950 British Empire Games, and the 1950 European Athletics Championships. Manley was born in London.
Ma... |
881499 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopkinton%2C%20New%20Hampshire | Hopkinton, New Hampshire | Hopkinton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, 5,589 people lived there.
Other websites
Town of Hopkinton official website
Hopkinton & Contoocook Visitor Center
Hopkinton Town Library
Hopkinton State Fair
Towns in New Hampshire |
881500 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Matte | Tom Matte | Thomas Roland Matte (June 14, 1939November 2, 2021) was an American professional football player. He was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for the Baltimore Colts between 1961 until 1972, winning one Super Bowl. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Matte died on... |
881501 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang%20Yao-ming | Tang Yao-ming | Tang Yao-ming (; 29 November 1940 – 3 November 2021) was a Taiwanese general officer. He was the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (ROC) from 2002 to 2004.
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1940 births
2021 deaths
Taiwanese politicians |
881502 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markov%20decision%20process | Markov decision process | A Markov decision process is a method for optimizing decision making over time in a step-by-step manner in situations where the outcomes of the decisions are partially random and partially determined by the decisions.
Probability theory |
881504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico%20Granja%20Ricalde | Federico Granja Ricalde | Federico Granja Ricalde (17 August 1942 – 2 November 2021) was a Mexican politician. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1979 to 1982, 1985 to 1988, and again from 2000 to 2003. He was also Governor of Yucatán from 1994 to 1995 and Mayor of Mérida fr... |
881505 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgeniya%20Sechenova | Yevgeniya Sechenova | Yevgeniya Ivanovna Sechenova (; 17 August 1918 – 25 June 1990) was a Soviet sprint runner. She won six medals at the European championships in 1946 and 1950. She also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished fourth.
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1918 births
1990 deaths
Soviet sportspeople
Olympians
Competitors in athletics |
881506 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny%20Blankers-Koen | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch track and field athlete. She won four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
References
Other websites
Fanny Blankers-Koen Games
1918 births
2004 deaths
Dutch Olympic gold medalists
Competitors in athletics |
881507 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Kim%20%28politician%29 | Andy Kim (politician) | Andrew N. Kim (born July 12, 1982) is an American Democratic politician. He is the U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district since 2019.
On January 7, 2021, after the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, he cleaning up garbage from the attack. A photograph of him cleaning became popular. ... |
881508 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Iraq | Human rights in Iraq | Likewise, while the Iraqi Criminal Code of 1969 or the apparent 1988 edition do not expressly prohibit homosexual relations between consenting adults in private (a right under a United Nations Human Rights Commission ruling in 1994), scattered reports seem to suggest that homosexuality is still being treated as a crime... |
881513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Egypt | Human rights in Egypt | In 2020, Freedom House ranked Egypt as "Not Free" in its annual Freedom in the World report. It gave Egypt a "Political Rights" score of 7/40 and a "Civil Liberties" score of 14/60, with a total score of 21/100. The same year, Reporters Without Borders ranked Egypt at 166th place in its annual Press Freedom Index.
LGB... |
881514 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Georgia%20%28country%29 | Human rights in Georgia (country) | The government of Georgia has taken positive steps towards protecting religious minorities.
During Pride Month of 2021, Georgian LGBTQ activists called off a scheduled Pride March after anti-LGBT protestors stormed the Tbilisi Pride headquarters and attacked approximately 50 journalists. The anti-LGBT protestors accu... |
881515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20the%20Republic%20of%20China | Human rights in the Republic of China | Human rights in the Taiwan is codified in the Constitution of the Republic of China. These rights have evolved from the days since the retreat of the Kuomintang (KMT) to the island of Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War in 1949 respectively.
LGBT rights
Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage after a 2017 court ruling, be... |
881516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Iran | Human rights in Iran | The Islamic revolution is thought to have a significantly worse human rights record than the Pahlavi Dynasty it overthrew. According to political historian Ervand Abrahamian, "whereas less than 100 political prisoners had been executed between 1971 and 1979, more than 7900 were executed between 1981 and 1985. ... the p... |
881522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Palestine | Human rights in Palestine | Human rights in the State of Palestine refers to the human rights record in the Palestinian-occupied Israeli territories in Judea and Samaria and Gaza. Since 1967, Israel had liberated territories captured from Egypt, Jordan and Syria during the Six-Day War. Residents of the Golan Heights are entitled to citizenship, v... |
881525 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Jordan | Human rights in Jordan | Human rights in Jordan are similar to or better than those elsewhere in the Middle East. Human Rights Watch reported in January 2018 that although recently there have been far-reaching reforms of the laws and regulations in the country, abuses against basic rights such as freedom of expression persisted.
According to ... |
881526 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-G%20Rhythm | Al-G Rhythm | Al-G Rhythm is an main antagonist of the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Portrayals
Al-G Rhythm was portrayed by Don Cheadle.
Animated characters
Space Jam characters
Movie characters |
881530 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr.%20Swackhammer | Mr. Swackhammer | Mr. Swackhammer is an main antagonist of the 1996 film Space Jam.
Portrayals
Swackhammer was voiced by Danny DeVito .
Animated characters
Space Jam characters |
881532 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie%20Dann | Georgie Dann | Georges Mayer Dahan ( Paris, January 14, 1940 - Majadahonda, Spain, November 3, 2021 ), artistically recognized as Georgie Dann, was a French singer resident in Spain . He wrote many catchy songs about summer themes.
He studied for nine years at the Paris Conservatory, and played the clarinet, the saxophone and the a... |
881533 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Lebanon | Human rights in Lebanon | Human rights in Lebanon refers to the state of human rights in Lebanon, which were considered to be on par with global standards in 2004.
Treatment of homosexuals
A few courts have ruled that Article 534 of the Lebanese Penal Code should no longer be used to arrest LGBT people, however members of the LGBT community ... |
881534 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Kuwait | Human rights in Kuwait | Human rights in Kuwait are a topic of significant concern. Most notably, Kuwait's handling of the stateless Bedoon crisis has come under substantial criticism from international human rights groups and the United Nations. Kuwait has the largest number of stateless people in the entire region. Kuwait also faces signific... |
881536 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Qatar | Human rights in Qatar | The state of human rights in Qatar is a concern for several non-governmental organisations, such as Human Rights Watch, which reported in 2012 that hundreds of thousands of mostly South Asian migrant workers in construction in Qatar risk serious exploitation and abuse, sometimes amounting to forced labour. Awareness gr... |
881541 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Oman | Human rights in Oman | Oman is an absolute monarchy in which all legislative, executive, and judiciary power ultimately rests in the hands of the hereditary sultan, and in which the system of laws is based firmly on Islamic sharia. Although a report by the U.S. State Department, based on conditions in 2010, summed up the human rights situati... |
881543 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20Syria | Human rights in Syria | The situation for human rights in Syria is considered egregiously poor among international observers. A state of emergency was in effect from 1963 until April 2011, giving security forces sweeping powers of arrest and detention.
Women's rights and LGBT rights
Article 520 of the penal code of 1949, prohibits having ho... |
881546 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20rights%20in%20the%20United%20Arab%20Emirates | Human rights in the United Arab Emirates | According to human rights organisations, the government of the UAE violates a number of fundamental human rights. The UAE does not have democratically elected institutions and citizens do not have the right to change their government or to form political parties. Activists and academics who criticize the regime are det... |
881549 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim%20Alliance%20for%20Sexual%20and%20Gender%20Diversity | Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity | The Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD), founded in 2013, is an American support and advocacy organization for LGBTQ Muslims. In 2016, The Advocate magazine named four MASGD steering committee members in its list of "21 LGBT Muslims Who Are Changing the World."
Just cause
The mission of MASGD is t... |
881559 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsuko%20Deluxe | Matsuko Deluxe | is a gay Japanese columnist, essayist, and a TV personality.
References
Other websites
Natural Eight profile
Biography on Goji ni Muchū!
1972 births
Japanese television personalities
Gay men
Living people |
881560 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry%20Creek%2C%20Louisiana | Dry Creek, Louisiana | Dry Creek is an unincorporated community in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Settlements in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana |
881567 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender%20marriage | Transgender marriage | The legal status of same-sex marriage may have implications for the marriages of couples in which one or both parties are transgender, depending on how sex is defined within a jurisdiction. Transgender and intersex individuals may be prohibited from marrying partners of the "opposite" sex or permitted to marry partners... |
881572 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%20Bank%20Stadium | U.S. Bank Stadium | U.S. Bank Stadium is an enclosed stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built on the former site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the indoor stadium opened in 2016 and is the home of the Minnesota Vikings (NFL); it also hosts early season college baseball games of the University of Minnesota Golden Gop... |
881577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handman | Handman | '''Handman''' is a wooden castle in Manchester, England. It is one the few surviving wooden castles in the United Kingdom.
History
The castle was most likely built sometime between 1200 and 1300.
References
Castles in the United Kingdom |
881589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodie%20Resther | Jodie Resther | Jodie Lynn Resther (born November 28, 1978), is a Canadian actress and singer. In the 1990s, she played Kiki in the children's live-action series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and has been involved in various dramas including Extra! Extra!, Vampire High, Undressed, and Fries with That?. In cartoons, she has voiced Franc... |
881591 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child%20marriage%20in%20Pakistan | Child marriage in Pakistan | Child marriage is practiced in some parts of Pakistan, with the highest prevalence in the Sindh province amd Azad Kashmir. It disproportionately affects the girl child. Early and child marriage are directly attributable to deep-rooted gender inequalities, traditional practices, and customs.
References
Types of marria... |
881599 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Califf | Robert Califf | Robert Califf (born 1951) is an American cardiologist and politician. He is Commissioner-designate of Food and Drugs since 2022. He held the same job from September 2015 to January 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency.
President Joe Biden renominated Califf to head the Food and Drug Administration on November 12, 2... |
881602 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newmarket%2C%20New%20Hampshire | Newmarket, New Hampshire | Newmarket is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, 8,936 people lived there.
Other websites
Town of Newmarket official website
Towns in New Hampshire |
881603 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littleton%2C%20New%20Hampshire | Littleton, New Hampshire | Littleton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, 5,928 people lived there.
Other websites
Town of Littleton official website
Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce
Littleton Information and Activities
Littleton Public Library
Towns in New Hampshire |
881618 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaharu%20Matsushita | Masaharu Matsushita | , was a Japanese businessman who served as the second President of Panasonic for sixteen years beginning in 1961. He was the son-in-law of Panasonic's founder, Kōnosuke Matsushita. Masaharu Matsushita has been credited with expanding Panasonic into a global brand during a time of high economic expansion in Japan.
Hono... |
881620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamagata%20Isabur%C5%8D | Yamagata Isaburō | Prince was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister, and Japanese Inspector-General of Korea. His wife was the daughter of Katō Hiroyuki.
Decorations
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class (27 December 1902; Fourth Class: 28 December 1898; Fifth Class: 26 June 1897; Sixth Class: 21 June 1895)
Grand Cordon of the Or... |
881622 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter%2C%20New%20Hampshire | Exeter, New Hampshire | Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, 16,049 people lived there.
Other websites
Exeter Historical Society
SAU 16, Exeter Area School District
Exeter Public Library
Towns in New Hampshire
1638 establishments in North America |
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