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6,100 | 20,343 | 966,595 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | 2024-10-08T02:21:15Z | ** Vigdís Finnbogadóttir** <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-is"><div data-arg>ˈvɪɣtis ˈfɪn.pɔɣaˌtoʊhtɪr</div><div data-arg></div><div data-arg>Is-Vigdis finnbogadottir.oga</div></template> (born April 15, 1930) was the 4th president of Iceland. She was president from 1980 to 1996. She was the w... | [] |
6,101 | 20,344 | 507,729 | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson | 2017-12-19T13:29:41Z | **Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson** (born May 14, 1943) is an Icelanic politician. He served as the fifth President of Iceland, from 1996 to 2016, re-elected without opposition in 2000, and was re-elected in 2004, 2008, and 2012.
He was born in Ísafjörður, Iceland.
From 1962 to 1970, he studied economics and political scienc... | [] |
6,102 | 20,346 | 10,249,757 | 1811 | 2025-05-11T06:33:18Z | **1811** (MDCCCXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday in the Julian calendar.
## Births
- March 4 - Sir John Lawrence, British Indian administrator
- October 22 – Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer
## Events
- May 14 – Paraguay declares independence fro... | [] |
6,103 | 20,347 | 248,920 | Coral Springs, Florida | 2026-09-22T18:18:22Z | **Coral Springs** is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It was founded on July 10, 1963. As of the 2020 census, Coral Springs had a population of 134,394. It is about 20 mi northwest of Fort Lauderdale. It is the main city of the Miami metropolitan area.
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6,104 | 20,348 | 10,252,005 | 1560s | 2025-05-12T00:42:05Z | The **1560s** was a decade that started on 1 January 1560 and ended on 31 December 1569.
It is distinct from the decade known as the ***157th decade*** which began on January 1, 1561 and ended on December 31, 1570.
## Events
- In 1565 St. Augustine is founded by the Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on August... | [] |
6,105 | 20,349 | 1,734,355 | Affenpinscher | 2026-07-30T16:34:50Z | The **Affenpinscher** is a small breed of dog in the toy group. These dogs originally came from Germany. They are known to have existed since the 1600s. Their name comes from the German word "Affe," which means "monkey," because their faces remind people of monkeys. Originally, the dog was bred to be a "ratter," a type... | [] |
6,106 | 20,350 | 1,204,528 | Yorkshire Terrier | 2023-09-08T06:14:18Z | The **Yorkshire Terrier** or **Yorkie** is a small breed of terrier dog. It originated in the United Kingdom in the town of Yorkshire, from where it gets its name.
They were first bred to catch mice and rats, so they are often fast and energetic. Yorkies usually weigh about 7 pounds (3.18 kg) and have a dark gray or b... | [] |
6,107 | 20,351 | 1,673,973 | The Chiffons | 2025-10-09T22:28:48Z | **The Chiffons** was an all-woman singing group. They started in New York City in 1960.
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6,108 | 20,352 | 314,522 | Mott the Hoople | 2024-12-28T22:34:14Z | **Mott the Hoople** was a English hard rock/glam rock band. They formed in 1969 and broke up in 1976.
The band began in 1969 after Ian Hunter's audition of 'Like A Rolling Stone' by Bob Dylan to join the band as the lead singer. Their first hit was 'All The Young Dudes' which was written by a close friend of theirs an... | [] |
6,109 | 20,353 | 9,583,812 | Turner & Hooch | 2024-06-06T04:20:47Z | ***Turner & Hooch*** is a 1989 American criminal comedy-drama movie. It stars Tom Hanks as Detective Turner and Beasley the Dog as Hooch. It was a very successful movie from A Dog’s Life. Turner & Hooch was released by Touchstone Pictures.
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6,110 | 20,354 | 1,792,998 | The Temptations | 2026-06-08T18:03:49Z | **The Temptations** are a successful R&B singing group. They formed in Detroit, USA in 1960. The Temptations have four Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and 14 Billboard R&B number-one singles. They have three Grammy Awards. The Temptations were the first Motown act to earn a Grammy Award.
## Other websites
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6,111 | 20,355 | 532,461 | Brenda Lee | 2024-09-24T18:47:59Z | **Brenda Mae Tarpley** or **Brenda Lee** (born December 11, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American pop singer. She was popular in the 1960s. She stood 4 ft tall and was called “Little Miss Dynamite” because of her strong voice. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
## Other websites
- [Brend... | [] |
6,112 | 20,356 | 586 | Buddy Clark | 2021-11-06T00:42:57Z | **Buddy Clark** (born **Samuel Goldberg**, July 26, 1912 – October 1, 1949) was an American popular singer of the Big Band era. He had success in the 1930s and 1940s, returning to the United States after World War II. He died in a plane crash in 1949.
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6,113 | 20,357 | 1,011,873 | Air Supply | 2025-10-11T00:21:02Z | **Air Supply** is a pop music singing group. They formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1975.
The current members are Russell Hitchcock (born June 15, 1949 in Melbourne) and Graham Russell (born June 11, 1950 in Nottingham, England). In 1981 they got with their song "The One That You Love" a number one hit in the United S... | [] |
6,114 | 20,358 | 22,027 | Sex Pistols | 2022-04-30T21:06:35Z | The **Sex Pistols** were the first popular punk group in Britain and one of the first bands to come from the rising U.K. punk scene of the late 1970s. They were only together for about 3 years, from late 1975 to early 1978, and they were known for their rowdy behaviour more than their music. The music they made gave ma... | [] |
6,115 | 20,360 | 440,188 | Walter Murphy | 2022-07-25T09:39:57Z | **Walter Murphy** (b. December 19, 1952) is a classically trained American pianist. He was born in New York City. He had a hit song in the late 1970s, "A Fifth of Beethoven".
## Other websites
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- [Walter Murphy's Allmusic Page](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p25301)
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6,116 | 20,362 | 10,252,004 | 1570s | 2025-05-12T00:41:55Z | The **1570s** was a decade that started on 1 January 1570 and ended on 31 December 1579.
It is distinct from the decade known as the ***158th decade*** which began on January 1, 1571 and ended on December 31, 1580.
## Events
- Transition from the Muromachi to the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan
- Fourth War of Relig... | [] |
6,117 | 20,364 | 532,461 | Bette Davis | 2026-07-30T14:30:05Z | **Ruth Elizabeth** "**Bette**" **Davis** (IPAC: ˈbɛti; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress for stage, movies, and television. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. She was nicknamed "The Queen of Hollywood" or the "First Lady of the American Screen" and "The Fifth Warner Brother" during her career... | [] |
6,118 | 20,365 | 532,461 | Gunpowder Plot | 2026-05-03T20:52:05Z | The **Gunpowder Conspiracy ** of 1605 was a plan to assassinate King James I of England and VI of Scotland. Other names for the plot are **The Powder Treason** or **The Gunpowder Plot**. A group of Catholics wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament during the State Opening of Parliament on 5 November 1605. This would... | [] |
6,119 | 20,366 | 1,652,809 | John Knox | 2025-08-21T17:28:27Z | **John Knox** (c. 1510 – 24 November 1572) brought the Protestant Reformation to Scotland and was one of the founders of the Presbyterian Church. Knox joined the movement to change the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. He married twice and had five children. Knox preached until he died.
A fight between Catholic Fran... | [] |
6,120 | 20,367 | 103,847 | List of Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine | 2025-10-06T15:04:11Z | The **Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine** is one of the Nobel Prizes which were created by Alfred Nobel. This award is decided by the Karolinska Institutet, a major medical center in Sweden. The Prize is given every year to a person or persons who have done excellent work in the area of medicine (treating or stoppi... | [] |
6,121 | 20,368 | 1,852,125 | List of Nobel Prize winners in Literature | 2026-08-09T08:29:20Z | The **Nobel Prize in Literature** is one of many Nobel Prizes given in honor of Alfred Nobel. Every year, a writer is chosen by the Swedish Academy to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. But in some years, no writer was chosen. The Academy onlu chooses someone who they think has written something that has great valu... | [] |
6,122 | 20,374 | 5,738 | Zuni | 2022-03-14T21:47:54Z | The **Zuni**, also called **Zuñi** or **Ashiwi** are a Native American tribe. They live near the Zuni River. This river flows into the Little Colorado River, in western New Mexico, United States.
They are famous for their language, which is not like other Pueblo or Native American languages. It is a language isolate.
... | [] |
6,123 | 20,377 | 1,161,309 | Fallacy | 2025-05-26T21:34:08Z | A **fallacy** is an incorrect argument in logic and rhetoric. It gives a result which is not valid or lacks soundness. In mathematics, a fallacy can occur when the reasoning violates the condition of its applicability. Fallacies are either formal fallacies or informal fallacies.
## Formal fallacies
A formal fallacy i... | [] |
6,124 | 20,380 | 1,678,322 | Myanmar | 2026-09-27T14:19:04Z | **Myanmar** (မြန်မာ), formerly and occasionally called **Burma** in English, is a country in Southeast Asia. Its full name is the **Republic of the Union of Myanmar**. Myanmar is the largest country in Southeast Asia that is not an island country. Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon. Myanmar is... | [] |
6,125 | 20,382 | 10,252,015 | 1460s | 2025-05-12T00:43:57Z | The **1460s** was the decade that started on January 1, 1460 and ended on December 31, 1469. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***147th decade*** which began on January 1, 1461 and ended on December 31, 1470.
## Events
- Sonni Ali, first Songhai king, conquers many of his African neighbors.
- Thirteen Years... | [] |
6,126 | 20,383 | 1,011,873 | 1460 | 2025-11-09T15:51:35Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1460{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1460{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone.
- March 5 – King Christian I of Denmark declares the unity of the two provinces of Schleswig and Holstein, who have ... | [] |
6,127 | 20,384 | 1,011,873 | 1517 | 2025-11-09T15:52:05Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1517{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1517{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 22 – Battle of Ridanieh. The Turkish forces of Selim I defeat the main Mamluk army in Egypt under Touman Bey.
- February 3 – Capture of Cairo by the Turks.
- First contact of organ... | [] |
6,128 | 20,385 | 10,496,482 | 1554 | 2025-09-05T01:23:17Z | **1554** (MDLIV) was a common year starting on Monday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- January 5 – Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
- February – Thomas Wyatt surrenders to government forces in London.
- February 12 – After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treaso... | [] |
6,129 | 20,386 | 10,250,075 | 1532 | 2025-05-11T07:44:32Z | {{#Year article header}}1532{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- May 16 – Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
- June 25 – Suleiman I leads another invasion of Hungary, which fails miserably.
- September 1 – Lady Anne Boleyn is created Marchioness of Pembroke by her fiancée, King Henry VIII of Engla... | [] |
6,130 | 20,387 | 1,011,873 | 1206 | 2025-10-09T14:23:39Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1206{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1206{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Temujin becomes Genghis Khan of the Mongol people, he started the Mongol Empire
- Qutb ud-Din starts the Mameluk dynasty in India, the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
- Livonian Brot... | [] |
6,131 | 20,391 | 532,461 | Ben Nevis | 2025-09-24T03:24:56Z | **Ben Nevis** is the highest mountain in the British Isles at {{#height}}1345{{/height}} high. It is in Scotland, near Fort William. The mountain forms part of the Three Peaks Challenge and attracts an estimated 100,000 climbers per year,
The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic, Beinn Nibheis, which may mean poisonou... | [] |
6,132 | 20,392 | 22,027 | Snowdon | 2024-06-09T13:19:55Z | {{GB summits start}}
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6,133 | 20,398 | 1,260,226 | Manaus | 2024-11-28T19:07:01Z | **Manaus** is the principal city of the North Region of Brazil. It is the capital of Amazonas. Manaus had a great age when latex was discovered in the Amazon region. Manaus developed economically and culturally. After that great age, latex started to be produced in other countries, particularly Malaysia and Indonesia... | [] |
6,134 | 20,403 | 10,251,983 | 1740s | 2025-05-12T00:36:31Z | The **1740s** was a decade that began on 1 January 1740 and ended on 31 December 1749. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***175th decade*** which began on January 1, 1741 and ended on December 31, 1750.
## Events
- The War of Austrian Succession (1740–1748)
## World leaders
- Louis XV of France (king from... | [] |
6,135 | 20,404 | 22,027 | Tocantins (state) | 2023-01-02T05:58:34Z | **Tocantins** is a state in central Brazil. The state was made in 1988 out of the northern part of Goiás, and construction began on the capital, Palmas, in 1989. Palmas is much newer than most cities in the area.
The state is the border between the Amazon Rainforest and Brazil's grassy flatlands. The state is very ... | [] |
6,136 | 20,406 | 844,779 | Amazon rainforest | 2025-08-03T03:55:51Z | The **Amazon rainforest** is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
The forest is in a basin drained mainly by the Amazon River, with 1,100 tributaries. It is a moist broadleaf forest which covers 7000000 sqkm. Of this, 5500000 sqkm are covered by the rainforest.
This region includes territory from nine natio... | [] |
6,137 | 20,407 | 966,595 | Gosport | 2021-05-11T13:45:37Z | **Gosport** is a town in Hampshire, England. The population of Gosport is around 78,000
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6,138 | 20,408 | 532,461 | Indonesian language | 2026-05-28T20:24:30Z | **Indonesian language** (*Bahasa Indonesia*) is the national and official language of Indonesia and is used in the entire country. It is a form of the Malay language. It is the language of official communication, taught in schools and used for broadcast in electronic and digital media. Being the top multilingual (espec... | [] |
6,139 | 20,410 | 1,687,111 | All in the Family | 2025-11-11T14:19:39Z | ***All in the Family*** is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1971 to 1979. It is about a working class family who live in Queens, New York City. The main character is Archie Bunker. The show deals with many controversial issues (including abortion and racism). The sitcom was created by Norman Lear and... | [] |
6,140 | 20,412 | 532,461 | Saint Lucia | 2026-02-26T23:14:19Z | **Saint Lucia** is a tropical island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It is a part of the Lesser Antilles island group, and it is north of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and south of Martinique. As of 2010 there are about 174,000 people.
The official language is English. Saint Lucian Creole Frenc... | [] |
6,141 | 20,413 | 1,734,355 | Yuri Gagarin | 2026-06-17T08:51:24Z | **Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin** (Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин; March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (astronaut). He was the first person to travel into space.
## Early life
Yuri Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino near Gzhatsk (now in Smolensk Oblast, Russia), on 9 March 1934. Gzhatsk ... | [] |
6,142 | 20,414 | 1,852,330 | Yangtze River | 2026-08-09T17:33:12Z | The **Yangtze River**, or **Yangzi** (Simple Chinese: 扬子江 / Traditional Chinese: 揚子江), or **Chang Jiang** (Simple Chinese: 长江 / Traditional Chinese: 長江), is the longest River in China and Asia, as well as the world's fourth longest river (after the Amazon, the Nile and the Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson river system). ... | [] |
6,143 | 20,415 | 640,235 | Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia | 2023-07-11T21:05:49Z | "**Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia**" is the national anthem of Saint Lucia. The song has been used since the country became independent in 1979.
## Lyrics
### English lyrics
> Sons and daughters of Saint Lucia,
>
> Love the land that gave us birth.
>
> Land of beaches, hills and valleys,
>
> Fairest isle of all ... | [] |
6,144 | 20,418 | 1,821,571 | 1590s | 2026-08-26T15:54:03Z | The **1590s** started on 1 January 1590 and ended on 31 December 1599.
It is distinct from the decade known as the ***160th decade*** which began on January 1, 1591 and ended on December 31, 1600.
## Events
**1590**
- March 14 – Battle of Ivry – Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League und... | [] |
6,145 | 20,419 | 10,249,403 | 794 | 2025-05-11T04:53:43Z | {{#Year article header}}794{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Kyoto becomes the Japanese capital. Begin of the Heian period.
- Council of Frankfurt – oldest known mentioning of Frankfurt.
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6,146 | 20,420 | 10,249,363 | 537 | 2025-05-11T04:41:39Z | {{#Year article header}}537{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Pope Silverius deposed by Belisarius at the order of Justinian, who appoints as his successor Pope Vigilius.
- Battle of Camlann between Arthur and Mordred. (traditional date)
- December 27 – Construction of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is complete... | [] |
6,147 | 20,425 | 1,503,295 | Tampico | 2024-09-18T02:48:53Z | > *This article is about a city in Mexico. For the birthplace of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, see Tampico, Illinois.*
**Tampico** is the main city in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
It was the site of an incident called the Tampico Affair during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century that led to armed con... | [] |
6,148 | 20,427 | 9,553,085 | Goalkeeper | 2024-05-19T10:34:55Z | A **goalkeeper** is someone who protects a team's goal. There are goalkeepers in sports like football (soccer) and ice hockey, for example. The goalkeeper's mission is to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal. Goalkeepers normally wear more protective gear than other players on the team but this is not always t... | [] |
6,149 | 20,434 | 1,688,831 | 1580s | 2025-11-20T20:17:40Z | The **1580s** started on 1 January 1580 and ended on 31 December 1589.
It is distinct from the decade known as the ***159th decade*** which began on January 1, 1581 and ended on December 31, 1690.
## Events
- Khorasan Wars were fought between Abbas the Great and his father king Mohammed Khodabandeh in 1580
- The beg... | [] |
6,150 | 20,435 | 10,391,146 | 1583 | 2025-07-13T21:48:15Z | **1583** (MDLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar
## Events
- Newfoundland claimed by England.
- University of Edinburgh started.
## Births
- January 8 ... | [] |
6,151 | 20,436 | 1,851,176 | 1810 | 2026-08-07T14:12:16Z | {{#Year article header}}1810{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 10 – Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled;
- January 20 – Tyrolean rebel leader Andreas Hofer executed;
- March 11 – Napoleon marries Marie-Louise of Austria;
- April 19 – Venezuela achieves home rule: Emparan, Governor of the Captainc... | [] |
6,152 | 20,437 | 10,251,984 | 1730s | 2025-05-12T00:37:55Z | The **1730s** was a decade that began on 1 January 1730 and ended on 31 December 1739. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***174th decade*** which began on January 1, 1731 and ended on December 31, 1740.
## Events
- The Great Awakening – A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North... | [] |
6,153 | 20,438 | 10,344,808 | 1730 | 2025-06-20T17:25:19Z | **1730** (MDCCXXX) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- Pope Clement XII elected
- September 17 – Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754)
- Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Ru... | [] |
6,154 | 20,439 | 1,011,873 | 1754 | 2024-04-28T17:36:07Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1754{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1754{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- June 19 – The Albany Convention of New England Colonies proposes an American Union
- July – Columbia University founded as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. Th... | [] |
6,155 | 20,440 | 10,252,001 | 1600s | 2025-05-12T00:41:18Z | The **1600s** was the decade that began on 1 January 1600 and ended on 31 December 1609. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***161th decade*** which began on January 1, 1601 and ended on December 31, 1610
## Events
- November 5, 1605 – The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament.
- 1607 – John Smith... | [] |
6,156 | 20,441 | 1,011,873 | 1609 | 2025-07-05T15:24:41Z | {{#Year article header}}1609{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- September 2-Henry Hudson enters New York Bay
- Lake Champlain was named for the French explorer Samuel de Champlain.
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6,157 | 20,442 | 10,249,999 | 1601 | 2025-05-11T07:25:15Z | **1601** (MDCI) was a common year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday in the Julian calendar. It was the 1st year of the 17th century.
## Events
- February 8 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I of England – his revolt is quickly cru... | [] |
6,158 | 20,443 | 10,249,392 | 705 | 2025-05-11T04:51:03Z | {{#Year article header}}705{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- February 20 – In a coup d'état, Chinese Chancellor Zhang Jianzhi murdered the Zhang brothers and restored Emperor Zhongzong. This marks the end of the short-lived Zhou Dynasty in China
- Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik succeeded by al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Mali... | [] |
6,159 | 20,444 | 10,249,293 | 314 | 2025-05-11T04:20:59Z | {{#Year article header}}314{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 11 – Pope Miltiades ends his reign as the Catholic Pope.
- August 30 – Council of Arles, which confirmed the pronouncement of Donatism as a schism, and passed other canons.
- Synod of Ancyra: consulting a magician is declared a sin earning five y... | [] |
6,160 | 20,445 | 1,821,571 | 1500 | 2026-08-21T06:30:31Z | **1500** (MD) was a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar. It was the last year of the 15th century.
The year was seen as being important by many Christians in Europe. They thought it would be the start of the end of the world. Their belief was based on the phrase "half-time after the time" when the... | [] |
6,161 | 20,446 | 10,249,790 | 1780 | 2025-05-11T06:40:34Z | {{#Year article header}}1780{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 16 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent
- February – Armed Neutrality of the North alliance formed between Denmark, Sweden, and Russia.
- March 26 – The *British Gazette and Sunday Monitor*, the first Sunday newspaper in Brit... | [] |
6,162 | 20,447 | 1,011,873 | 1245 | 2025-10-09T14:24:01Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1245{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1245{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Rebellion against king Sancho II of Portugal in favor of his brother Alphonso.
- The rebuilding of Westminster Abbey is started.
- Pope Innocent IV sends two missions to the Mongol Khan, s... | [] |
6,163 | 20,448 | 248,920 | Mel Brooks | 2026-06-28T01:32:13Z | **Melvin James Kaminsky** (born June 28, 1926) also known as Mel Brooks is a Jewish American actor, comedian, writer, movie director, and producer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.
He has directed, produced and written several movies. Most of these are comedies that make references to other movies.
## Legacy
Broo... | [] |
6,164 | 20,452 | 532,461 | Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park | 2026-06-26T02:20:19Z | **Hawaii Volcanoes National Park** is a national park in the U.S. state and island of Hawaii. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park was created in 1916. It includes The Mauna Loa, which is the Earth's biggest volcano, and Kilauea, the Earth's most active volcano.
The park shows the results of millions of years... | [] |
6,165 | 20,459 | 1,675,177 | Pertussis | 2025-10-12T10:54:32Z | **Pertussis**, also known as **whooping cough**, is a highly contagious respiratory infection (of the lungs and breathing tubes) caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. In 2018, there were more than 151 000 cases of pertussis globally. There were 92,407 cases of whooping cough in England and Wales in 1957. In 202... | [] |
6,166 | 20,464 | 1,161,309 | Deity | 2025-07-08T11:20:02Z | A **deity** is thought to be a powerful spirit that controls events and the nature of things. Deities are also called **gods**. A female god is often called a **goddess**. The adjective of deity is ‘divine’. This word comes from the Latin *deus* (female: *dea*).
Different religions believe in different deities. Since ... | [] |
6,167 | 20,468 | 40,117 | Odin | 2026-09-16T16:12:35Z | Odin (Old Norse: *Óðinn*) is the god of wisdom, knowledge, air, poetry, death, healing, royalty, divination, gallows, frenzy, magic and runic alphabet in Norse mythology. Son of Borr and the giantess (jötunn) Bestla, Odin is the chief of the Æsir (all the Germanic gods) and king of Asgard. He is married to the goddess ... | [] |
6,168 | 20,470 | 86,802 | Qazi Muhammad | 2024-10-08T05:50:15Z | **Qazi Muhammad** (1893 – 1947) was the Nationalist and religious Kurdish leader and the Head of the Republic of Mahabad, the second modern Kurdish state in the Middle East (after Republic of Ararat). He acted as the president of the Russian backed Republic of Mahabad, in Kurdistan of Iran (Eastern Kurdistan) in 1946. ... | [] |
6,169 | 20,474 | 693,482 | Brine | 2026-07-26T15:47:40Z | **Brine** is water that has more than 5% salt in it. It is used for preserving food. For this it is much like vinegar or sugar. Brine is also used to transport heat. Adding salt to water lowers the freezing point of the water. The solubility of salt in water depends on temperature. At 15.5°C, a saturated solution of br... | [] |
6,170 | 20,475 | 314,522 | Sea salt | 2023-10-04T18:51:38Z | **Sea salt** is salt that is produced by the evaporation of salt water. It is used as a seasoning in foods, cooking, cosmetics and for preserving food. It is also called **bay salt** or **solar salt**.
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6,171 | 20,476 | 404,478 | 1450s | 2026-06-25T18:55:56Z | The **1450s** was the decade that started on January 1, 1450 and ended on December 31, 1459. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***146th decade*** which began on January 1, 1451 and ended on December 31, 1460.
## Events
- Fall of Constantinople (now called Istanbul).
- France wins the Hundred Years' War agai... | [] |
6,172 | 20,477 | 1,011,873 | 1855 | 2025-07-05T15:31:05Z | {{#Year article header}}1855{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 1 – London, Ontario is incorporated as a city.
- January 23 – The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge.
- January 23 – The region of Wairar... | [] |
6,173 | 20,480 | 314,522 | Aladdin | 2024-07-09T19:23:00Z | **Aladdin** is a fictional person from the story *Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp*, which is part of the *Book of One Thousand and One Nights*.
## Story
The young man Aladdin is told by a sorcerer (magician), who is pretending to be his uncle, to get him an oil lamp from a cave. Aladdin gets the lamp, but the sorcere... | [] |
6,174 | 20,482 | 1,821,775 | Nirvana | 2026-07-05T02:42:10Z | In Buddhism, **Nirvana**, literally *quenching* or *extinguishment*, is the state of perfect peace free from suffering and reincarnation, reached by not wanting more than you have. Meaning happiness and peace, it is every Buddhist's goal. The Buddha described it as:
> “the far shore, the subtle, the very difficult to ... | [] |
6,175 | 20,483 | 9,742,866 | Lahti | 2024-09-01T17:02:42Z | **Lahti** is a city in Päijänne Tavastia, Finland. Literally it means *bay*. It is part of the province of Southern Finland. As of April 2014, there were about 103,450 people living in Lahti. Lahti was the eighth biggest city in Finland as of 31 August 2012.
The concert house Sibelius Hall (Sibeliustalo) in Lahti is n... | [] |
6,176 | 20,484 | 1,464,674 | British Virgin Islands | 2026-04-03T18:37:57Z | The **British Virgin Islands** is a British Overseas Territory and are part of the Virgin Islands, a chain of islands in the Caribbean. The islands comprise of the eastern half of the island chain. The British Virgin Islands has sixteen inhabited islands and more than twenty uninhabited islands. Over 22,000 people liv... | [] |
6,177 | 20,487 | 1,701,461 | Lamp | 2025-12-22T23:05:43Z | A **lamp** is a device that makes light and heat. Lamps usually work with electricity, using a lightbulb. In the United States, a lamp is usually considered a desk lamp or floor lamp. Other sources of light are called 'lights', such as streetlights, flashlights, and headlights, which in some countries are called stree... | [] |
6,178 | 20,489 | 121,204 | Pinocchio | 2025-08-25T06:02:07Z | **Pinocchio** is a fictional character from the 1883 book *The Adventures of Pinocchio* by Carlo Collodi.
Pinocchio is a puppet, made by wood carver, Geppetto. When he tells lies, his nose gets longer. Pinocchio learns about being a real life boy and wants to be a real human being instead of a puppet made of wood and ... | [] |
6,179 | 20,491 | 532,461 | Diplomacy | 2026-03-03T22:28:27Z | **Diplomacy** is about relations between countries. For example, countries can make an agreement together, such as a treaty. Diplomacy is the talk between the representatives of states, such as their heads of state. Sometimes, these talks are about trade or business, and sometimes they are about war and peace. Diplomac... | [] |
6,180 | 20,492 | 1,857,216 | Acellular | 2026-09-07T23:17:07Z | **Acellular** or **non-cellular life** is life that exists without a cellular structure. Some scientists say that a virus is a type of life form. The 2 types of non-celluar life are viroids and viruses.
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6,181 | 20,495 | 1,560,550 | Mexico (state) | 2025-01-23T07:24:52Z | The state of **México** is one of the administrative divisions of the country of Mexico. It is one of 32 administrative divisions. It is in the south central part of the country. It borders Hidalgo, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Michoacán, Morelos and Guerrero as well as Mexico City. The capital of the state is Toluca. ... | [] |
6,182 | 20,501 | 1,464,674 | Yawn | 2026-04-07T14:59:15Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="listen"><div data-arg data-name="header">The sound of yawning</div><div data-arg data-name="filename">GT Gähn B.ogg</div><div data-arg data-name="title">Yawning</div><div data-arg data-name="description"></div><div data-arg data-name="filename2">Gähnen -abf-.ogg</div>... | [] |
6,183 | 20,510 | 22,027 | Constantine Maroulis | 2024-10-08T02:08:31Z | **Constantine Maroulis** (born September 17, 1975) is an American singer, actor and writer from New York. He was on the popular television program *American Idol*. With his past work experiences, he stands out from other *American Idol* singers. Before he was on television, he sang in the rock band Pray for the soul of... | [] |
6,184 | 20,511 | 1,446,691 | Sean Lennon | 2026-01-01T05:35:21Z | Sean Taro Ono Lennon is an American actor, musician, singer and writer.
Lennon was born on October 9, 1975 at New York Hospital in New York City, He is the son of John Lennon and his second wife Yoko Ono. He is Japanese on his mother's side and English, Welsh and Irish on his father's side. This makes him Eurasian. He... | [] |
6,185 | 20,512 | 1,863,358 | Eurasian people | 2026-08-29T07:05:19Z | A **Eurasian person** is a person of mixed European and Asian descent or mixed parentage (someone with one ethnically European or Caucasian parent and one Asian parent). In Hawaii, the term *hapa* is used. Eurasian people can also mean people who live in Europe or Asia, or by the Ural Mountains.
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6,186 | 20,513 | 314,522 | Wallonia | 2025-07-30T19:18:00Z | **Wallonia** (Wallonie, Wallonie(n), Wallonië, Wallounien, Walonnie, Walon(r)eye) or the **Walloon Region** (French: *Région wallonne*) is a French-speaking region in the south of Belgium. Its official languages are French (98%) and German (2%). Many people understand the local language Walloon, some still speak it, an... | [] |
6,187 | 20,514 | 10,251,999 | 1610s | 2025-05-12T00:40:57Z | The **1610s** was a decade that began on 1 January 1610 and ended on 31 December 1619. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***162th decade*** which began on January 1, 1611 and ended on December 31, 1620.
## Events
- Start of the Golden Age of the Netherlands.
- Beginning of Dutch colonization of North Americ... | [] |
6,188 | 20,515 | 1,011,873 | 1498 | 2025-11-09T15:53:18Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1498{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1498{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama visits Quelimane and Moçambique in southeastern Africa.
- May 20 – Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut (now Kozhikode), India, becoming the first European to... | [] |
6,189 | 20,516 | 10,249,799 | 1772 | 2025-05-11T06:42:31Z | {{#Year article header}}1772{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- King Gustav III of Sweden makes a new constitution in Sweden, and gains total power.
- Marquis de Sade sentenced to death.
## Births
- May 20-Sir William Congreve, English inventor.
- August 24 – King William I of the Netherlands
## Deaths
- March 2... | [] |
6,190 | 20,518 | 9,045,095 | Cryptorchidism | 2023-09-04T21:12:53Z | **Cryptorchidism** is a condition where one or both testicles does not drop down ("descend") into the scrotum.
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6,191 | 20,519 | 1,548,889 | Buddy Holly | 2026-01-27T19:09:47Z | **Buddy Holly** (born in Lubbock, Texas as Charles Hardin Holley, September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959) was an American rock and roll singer–songwriter. In April 1959, he had a number one song (after death) on UK Singles Chart music chart. He wrote "That'll Be the Day"; In 1957 the song when played by The Crickets, we... | [] |
6,192 | 20,522 | 532,461 | John Denver | 2026-07-09T06:44:17Z | **Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.** (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997) was an American musician, known for his singing and guitar playing, as well as a songwriter. He was very popular in the 1970s. He died when the plane he was flying crashed in California.
John Denver began his music career with folk music groups du... | [] |
6,193 | 20,524 | 1,687,111 | Castaic, California | 2025-11-16T17:32:51Z | **Castaic** is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the U.S. state of California. It is in Los Angeles County.
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6,194 | 20,525 | 1,841,309 | North West England | 2026-07-20T13:18:04Z | **North West England** is one of the regions of England in the United Kingdom. The cities of Liverpool and Manchester are in the south of this region. The northern area (which includes Cumbria and part of Lancashire) is full of villages.
## Local government
The official region consists of the following subdivisions:
... | [] |
6,195 | 20,526 | 1,687,111 | Central Point, Oregon | 2025-11-18T00:31:23Z | **Central Point** is a city in Oregon, USA. It has a population of 18,997 people as of 2020. It has an area of 3.9 square miles.
## Other websites
- [City of Central Point](http://www.ci.central-point.or.us)
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6,196 | 20,528 | 1,467,751 | Puebla City | 2025-10-28T20:08:26Z | **Puebla, Mexico** is a Mexican city. It is 60 mi southeast of Mexico City in a broad valley. The city has had many names over the years including City of Angels, City of Tiles, and Heroic City of Zaragoza.
Puebla was the main city of colonial Mexico. The architecture and look of Puebla is the most European of all the... | [] |
6,197 | 20,535 | 836,766 | Namur (city) | 2023-03-26T16:39:59Z | **Namur** (Nameur, Namen) is a municipality in Belgium. It is the capital of both Namur Province and of Wallonia, one of the three administrative regions of Belgium. It is in the French-speaking part of Belgium.
In 2012, there were 112'246 people in Namur.
Namur is at 50° 27 North, 04° 51 East.
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6,198 | 20,540 | 593,910 | Mariska Hargitay | 2025-11-02T16:19:50Z | **Mariska Magdolna Hargitay** (born January 23, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actress. She is best known for her role on the television series *Law & Order, SVU*. She is also the daughter of actors Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay.
## Career
Hargitay plays Detective Olivia Benson on the tele... | [] |
6,199 | 20,542 | 966,595 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 2025-08-30T23:19:52Z | **Santa Cruz de Tenerife** is a municipality in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Canary Islands, Spain.
It has an area of 150.4 km² and a population of 208,103 people.
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