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Oreste Pinto (9 October 1889 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 18 September 1961 in London, England) was a Dutch counterintelligence officer and Lieutenant-Colonel. His activities during the Second World War, in which he worked with MI5 interrogating refugees to England, resulted in the capture of eight spies. Career D...
Ectoedemia algeriensis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Algeria, the Atlas mountains in Morocco and in southern France. The wingspan is 5-5.6 mm. Adults are on wing in June. There is probably one generation per year. The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex, Quercus ilex rotundifolia and...
Erlinda Gaerlan Asturias-Aguilar (June 7, 1927 – May 20, 1992), popularity known as Alicia Vergel, was a Filipino actress, film producer, entrepreneur and politician. She was known for playing fiesty, strong-willed characters and was famous for her portrayals in films of varying genres. She was the first recipient of F...
ENAC may refer to: - the French civil aviation university Epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) Italian Civil Aviation Authority () - School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at EPFL
James de Peyster Ogden (August 26, 1790 – April 7, 1870) was an American merchant, and businessman. Early life Ogden was born in New York City on August 26, 1790, a scion of two well-known New York families. He was the only child of Dr. Jacob Ogden Jr. (1762–1802) and Mary Reade (née de Peyster) Ogden (1765–1790), wh...
The Chalana River is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil. It is part of the Uruguay River basin. See also List of rivers of Santa Catarina References Map from Ministry of Transport Rivers of Santa Catarina (state)
Saudi Arabia participated at the 2018 Asian Para Games which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 6 to 13 October 2018. Saudi Arabian delegation was composed of 27 athletes who competed in 3 sports, namely athletics, powerlifting and wheelchair basketball. All its medals were won in the sport of athletics. Medalist Me...
The 1934 World Archery Championships was the 4th edition of the event. It was held in Båstad, Sweden on 3–4 August 1934 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). Medals summary Recurve Medals table References External links World Archery website Complete results World Championship World Archery Inte...
Buttermilk Falls also known as Adriucha or Adriutha is a waterfall located on Yatesville Creek northeast of Currytown, New York. References Waterfalls of New York (state) Landforms of Montgomery County, New York Tourist attractions in Montgomery County, New York
The eighth season of the television series Dallas aired on CBS during the 1984–85 TV season. Cast Starring In alphabetical order: Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing (30 episodes) Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing (30 episodes) Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing (30 episodes) Susan Howard as Donna Culver Krebbs (29 episodes) Steve...
KNK (; lit. "great" or "to be great") is a South Korean boy band formed in 2016. KNK is an initialism which stands for K-pop knock, meaning "to knock on the door of K-pop with their music." They held their debut showcase on February 29, 2016, and officially released their debut single album titled Knock on March 3, 201...
The 1951 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored its opponents 207 to 139. Vic Pujo was the team captain. ...
Edward McMahon (? – 1901) was an Irish Home Rule League politician. He was elected Home Rule Member of Parliament (MP) for Limerick City at a by-election in 1883 but did not seek re-election when the seat was reduced to one member in 1885. References External links UK MPs 1880–1885 1901 deaths Home Rule League MP...
PS-29 Khairpur-IV () is a constituency of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. General elections 2018 General elections 2013 General elections 2008 See also PS-28 Khairpur-III PS-30 Khairpur-V References External links Election commission Pakistan's official website Awazoday.com check result Official Website of...
Until 1 January 2007 Højreby was a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the island of Lolland in Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 128 km², and had a total population of 4,049 (2005). Its last mayor was Jytte Frijs, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The site of ...
MV Isle of Inisheer is a RoPax ferry owned by Irish Continental Group and operated by Irish Ferries. History Merchant Ferries The Inisheer was built in 2000 as the Northern Merchant by Astilleros Españoles S.A. in Seville, Spain for Merchant Ferries and was supposed originally to operate in the Irish Sea, likely bet...
D-Noy Muzik is a label founded by Daniel Desnoyers in June 1999 within the Donald K. Donald Group. In 2003, DKD D-Noy Muzik became D-Noy Muzik, for which Dan Desnoyers is the sole owner. D-Noy releases all of his music on this label. Releases Artists List of artists signed to D-Noy Muzik. Ben DJ Benji de la House Be...
The Riverside County Library System (RCLS), located in Riverside County, California, United States, is a public library system composed of 35 libraries, two museums and two mobile resource vans. The RCLS is a member of the Inland Library Network. It is the first library system in the nation that turned over its entire ...
Emanuel Bilbao (born 3 November 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Instituto. Club career After a stint with Almaceneros, Bilbao joined Olimpo. Despite being a first-team member between 2008 and 2014, he didn't make a senior appearance for the club across seasons in the Primera...
The 1874 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 1874 to select five Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Two incumbents were re-elected, two open seats were retained by the Republicans, and the open seat in the 2nd congressional district...
Cristofaro or Cristoforo Caresana (ca. 1640–1709) was an Italian Baroque composer, organist and tenor. He was an early representative of the Neapolitan operatic school. Born in Venice, his precise birthday is not known. After studying under Pietro Andrea Ziani (uncle of Marc'Antonio Ziani) in Venice, he moved to Naple...
Waterford High School may refer to: United States Waterford High School (California), Waterford, California Waterford High School (Connecticut), Waterford, Connecticut Waterford High School (Ohio), Waterford, Ohio Waterford Kettering High School, Waterford, Michigan Waterford Mott High School, Waterford, Michigan Wate...
Gwagha is a village and municipality in Gulmi District in the Lumbini Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2758 persons living in 505 individual households. It is notable for a vicious attack by tigers in 1985 in which all but three inhabitants were mauled and killed. The ...
John Walker (born April 25, 1983) is a former arena football defensive back. High school years Walker attended Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California and was a letterman in football and track. College career Walker played college football for the University of Southern California. Professional career Walker ...
The 2008 EU Cup of Australian rules football was held in Prague (Czech Republic) on October 11, 2008, with 12 teams. The championship was won by England, defeating Croatia in the final. Teams Pools round Final round 1/8-finals Germany, England, Croatia and Sweden are classified to quarterfinals. 9-12 places Qua...
Exton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Exton and Horn, in the county of Rutland, England. The population of the parish was 607 at the 2011 census. On 1 April 2016 the parish was abolished and merged with Horn to form "Exton and Horn". The village The village's name means 'farm/settlement whic...
Thomas Ashton may refer to: Thomas Ashton (schoolmaster) (died 1578), English clergyman and schoolmaster Thomas Ashton (divine) (1716–1775), English cleric Thomas Ashton (cotton spinner) (1841–1919), British trade union leader Thomas Ashton (trade unionist) (1844–1927), British trade unionist and member of the Privy ...
Hannah Jones may refer to: Hannah Jones (Lancashire cricketer), English cricketer who plays for Lancashire and North West Thunder Hannah Jones (Surrey cricketer), English cricketer who plays for Surrey and South East Stars Hannah Jones (snooker player) (born 1996), British snooker player Hannah Jones (singer), Bri...
was a Catholic international school, located on the "Bluff" in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The school started as a division of Gyosei Gakuin in 1888 and was established as an independent school by the Marianists in 1901. St. Joseph closed with the graduating class of June 2000. It served kindergarten, elementary educatio...
Leroy Hornbeck (September 30, 1875 – October 16, 1964) was an American college football coach. Hornbeck was the head football coach at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan for one season, in 1902, compiling a record of 3–5–1. Head coaching record References 1875 births 1964 deaths 19th-century players of America...
Igor Raykhelson (; born 24 April 1961 in Leningrad) is a Russian born American classical and jazz pianist and composer. He studied classical and jazz piano as a teenager at Leningrad Conservatory from 1976 then in 1979 his family moved to New York City where Igor continued his education at New York University under Ale...
FC Porto became the 12th club to win multiple European Cup/Champions League titles in a fairytale 2003–04 season. For the first time since 1995, a club outside the big four leagues won the trophy, and it was widely attributed to charismatic coach José Mourinho. The title was clinched in an emphatic 3–0 victory against ...
Joanne C. Stehr is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 107th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 3, 2023. She is noted as being the first female legislator to ever represent any part of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Early life...
Sir Walter Nash (12 February 1882 – 4 June 1968) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 27th prime minister of New Zealand in the Second Labour Government from 1957 to 1960. He is noted for his long period of political service, having been associated with the New Zealand Labour Party since its creation. Nash ...
Windows Photo Gallery (formerly known as Windows Live Photo Gallery) is a discontinued image organizer, photo editor and photo sharing program. It is a part of Microsoft's Windows Essentials software suite. The product has been unavailable for download since January 10, 2017, as the Windows Essentials line of products ...
The Keraites (also Kerait, Kereit, Khereid; ; ) were one of the five dominant Mongol or Turkic tribal confederations (khanates) in the Altai-Sayan region during the 12th century. They had converted to the Church of the East (Nestorianism) in the early 11th century and are one of the possible sources of the European Pre...
The Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument is a war memorial at Fort Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It commemorates more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard sixteen British prison ships during the American Revolutionary War. The remains of a small fraction of those who died...
Doftana may refer to the following places in Romania: Doftana, a village in Telega Commune, Prahova County Doftana prison, a Romanian prison built in 1895, located in the above village Doftana (Prahova), a tributary of the Prahova in Prahova County Doftana (Tărlung), a tributary of the Tărlung in Brașov County See al...
Ben Taieb (Berber: ⴱⵏ ⵟⴰⵢⴻⴱ) is a town in the Driouch Province, Oriental, Morocco. According to the 2014 census, it had a population of over 14 thousand people. The town is located in the tribal area of the Ait Ourish. References External links Nador News, www.ariffino.net Populated places in Driouch Province
Alfredo Hernández Barrera (born 24 December 1941) is a Cuban former rower. He competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Notes References External links 1941 births Living people Cuban male rowers Olympic rowers for Cuba Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Pan Amer...
Minit is a 2018 adventure video game. Minit may also refer to: Minit Mart, American chain of convenience stores Minit Records, American record label
Bill's Bus is a privately owned commercial bus service that runs from Isla Vista, California to Goleta and Santa Barbara bars, picking up and dropping off college students. As an effort to prevent drunk driving, rides have sometimes been sponsored by local bars and UC Santa Barbara's Associated Students. It is popular ...
LSP Technologies, Inc. (also known as LSPT) was located in Dublin, Ohio. The company provided laser peening surface enhancement services and equipment, and other laser technologies. History The company founder, Jeff Dulaney, earned his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Pittsburgh in 1986, then worked at Battelle ...
General Hospital is an American television soap opera, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, the serial premiered on April 1, 1963. The longest-running cast member is Leslie Charleson, who has portrayed Monica Quartermaine since August 17, 1977, also making her one of the longest-tenured actors in American...
TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks is a one-off list show that was produced by Objective Productions for Channel 5. The programme counts down the fifty greatest magic tricks – The Magic Bullet by Penn & Teller is the illusion at number one. The show was presented by the British actress Fay Ripley, and was directed by Helen ...
Frederic Warriner (June 2, 1916 – November 10, 1992) was an American stage actor. Early years Warriner was the son of Frederic E. Warriner and Hildreth Vail Warriner, who was an actress. He was born in Pasadena, California. He graduated from Pasadena City College and performed at the Pasadena Community Playhouse for ...
"The Cut-Glass Bowl" is a short story by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in the May 1920 issue of Scribner's Magazine, and included later that year in his first short story collection Flappers and Philosophers. The story follows the lives of a married couple, Evylyn and Harold Piper, through variou...
The Joe Shuster Story: The Artist Behind Superman is a graphic novel written by Julian Voloj and illustrated by Thomas Campi. It is the first graphic novel biography focusing on Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. The book was originally published in Italian and then translated into English. Reception The Jewish Book Cou...
The Girl at the Lion d'Or by Sebastian Faulks, was the author's second novel. Set in the small French fictional town of Janvilliers, Brittany, in 1936. Together with Birdsong and Charlotte Gray, it makes up Faulks' France Trilogy. The character Charles Hartmann is common to all three books. Plot introduction An unsig...
The 2021 Solheim Cup was the 17th edition of the Solheim Cup matches, held from September 4–6 at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. The Solheim Cup is a biennial team competition between the top women professional golfers from Europe and the United States. Pat Hurst was captain of the U.S. team for the first time and ...
Third Day was a Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia in 1991. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee (both of whom were the only constant members) and Billy Wilkins. Drummer David Carr was the last band member to quit, prior to the band’s farewell tour in May and June 2018. The ba...
The Urban Music Awards Australia and New Zealand were established in 2006 as a means of celebrating hip hop, soul and R&B acts throughout the two countries. Two awards ceremonies were held, in 2006 and 2007. The first show aired on Friday 21 July 2006 at Sydney's Homebush State Sports Centre and was presented by Jazzy...
Christine Antoinette Charlotte Desmares (1682 – 12 September 1753), professionally known as Mlle Desmares, was a French stage actress. Scion of a notable comic actor family, she had an active stage career that spanned three decades, performing with the Comédie-Française from 1699 until her retirement in 1721; she was a...
Guido Karl Anton List (5 October 1848 – 17 May 1919), better known as Guido von List, was an Austrian occultist, journalist, playwright, and novelist. He expounded a modern Pagan new religious movement known as Wotanism, which he claimed was the revival of the religion of the ancient German race, and which included an ...
The 2016 Arizona Democratic presidential primary was held on March 22 in the U.S. state of Arizona as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. On the same day, the Democratic Party held caucuses in Idaho and Utah, while the Republican Party held primaries in two states, includin...
Anguilla is an island in the Leeward Islands. It has numerous bays, including Barnes, Little, Rendezvous, Shoal, and Road Bays. Statistics Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico Geographic coordinates: 18°15′ N, 63°10′ W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total...
The Landover Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation. It runs from the Anacostia section of Washington, D.C., to Landover, Maryland, serving as a freight train bypass of Washington Union Station. At the Landover end, the line connects to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor (NEC). CSX operate...
Symphony is an instant messaging service designed for use by financial firms. It offers features such as encryption, group messaging, the ability to share rich content, and support for third-party plugins. Symphony is developed by Symphony Communication Services. History The technology was initially developed by Goldm...
The Unbelievable Gwenpool, more commonly called Unbelievable Gwenpool, is a manga-influenced superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring Gwenpool as its main protagonist. The series was a spin-off from the character's feature in a Howard the Duck comic, and was Gwenpool's first solo series. The se...
Ryan Matthew Hendrix (born December 16, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds. Amateur career Hendrix attended Cypress Woods High School in Cypress, Texas. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 17...
WFLB (96.5 FM, "Bob FM") is a classic hits radio station located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, owned by Beasley Broadcasting Group, Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC. The WFLB studios are located east of downtown Fayetteville, and its transmitter is located north of Lumberton, North Carolina. History ...
Marian Dziędziel (born 5 August 1947) is a Polish actor. He received three Polish Academy Award for Best Actor nominations and won once for his role in The Wedding (2004). In his career spanning half a century, Dziędziel has appeared in more than one hundred films and television series. Selected filmography Reference...
Igunga is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Shinyanga Region, to the east by the Singida Region, to the south by the Uyui District and to the west by the Nzega District. Its administrative seat is the town of Igunga. Igunga is now divided by two Constituenc...
Friedrich Wilhelm Andreas Schwinge (30 March 1852, Hamburg - 22 October 1913, Hamburg) was a German landscape and seascape painter; associated with the Düsseldorfer Malerschule. Biography He was born to Hermann Diedrich Schwinge, a greengrocer, and his wife, Caroline Maria Dorothea née Hansen. After completing his pr...
This is a list of winners and nominees of the South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actor in the Malayalam film(s). The first recipient of this award was Mohanlal received at the 1st South Indian International Movie Awards held on 22 June 2012 in Dubai. Superlatives Special recognition Most Popular Actor i...
Brihad-bhagavatamrita is a sacred text for followers of the Hindu tradition of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Along with Hari-bhakti-vilasa, it is one of the most important works of Vaishnava theologian Sanatana Goswami. While Hari-bhakti-vilasa sets out guidance for Vaishnava behavior and ritual, Brihad-bhagavatamrita contains...
Douglas Jackson (born January 26, 1940) is a Canadian film and television director and producer. As a television director, he is best known for the 1983 CBC Television miniseries Empire, Inc., which he co-directed with Denys Arcand. Jackson began his film career in the 1960s on staff at the National Film Board of Canad...
Turkey competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023. Results Turkey entered 17 athletes. Men Track and road events Field events Women Track and road events Field events References External links Turkey Results Budapest 23｜World Athletics Championship Nat...
La Película is a 1975 Argentine film. Cast Ernesto Bianco Alejandra Boero Nora Cullen Ricardo Espalter Cacho Espíndola Diana Maggi Héctor Pellegrini Horacio Roca Marilina Ross Hugo Soto Osvaldo Terranova María Valenzuela References External links 1975 films Argentine comedy-dram...
Mahmoud Hessabi (or Hessaby, , February 23, 1903 – September 3, 1992) was an Iranian nuclear physicist and senator. He was the minister of education of Pahlavi Iran in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh from 1951 to 1952. Life Hessabi was born in Tehran to the family of Abbas and Goharshad Hessabi. His f...
The Faculty of Informatics and Information Technology () is one of the faculties of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The Faculty was created in 2003 by separating from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. It provides university educa...
Federico Andrés Mancuello (born 26 March 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as central midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Independiente. Mancuello started his career at Independiente and had a brief loan at Belgrano during 2011–12 season. He moved to Flamengo at the beginning of the 201...
The House of the Arrow is a 1924 mystery novel by the English novelist A. E. W. Mason, the third full-length novel featuring his recurring character Inspector Hanaud. It has inspired several films of the same title. Plot After the death of Simon Harlowe, a wealthy art collector, his widow has continued to live in Di...
Bonata may refer to: Bonata septata, an extinct genus of Ediacaran organism 49987 Bonata, a minor planet Diego Bonata, 2003 IDSA Galilleo Award winner and president of CieloBuio Serafino Bonata, Italian skyrunner who competed at the 2010 Skyrunning World Championships See also Bonita (disambiguation) Boneta, U...
Bañugues is one of thirteen parishes (administrative divisions) in the Gozón municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain, near "Peñas" cape. The population is 647 (INE 2007). Villages and hamlets Cerín La Ribera El Monte El Pueblo (El Llugar) La Quintana La Playa La Espi...
In the canon law of the Catholic Church, a mission (, pl. ), also known as an independent mission, can be defined as: "an ecclesial structure erected from a previous territory, with explicit boundaries, under the care of a religious community or other diocese, responding to a missionary exigency and headed by a superi...
Santa Catarina Tayata is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km². It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of . References Municipalities of Oaxaca
Glessie Mitchell "Tiny" Ladson (October 2, 1896 - April 16, 1934) was a professional American football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played with the Evansville Crimson Giants in 1922. External links Pro-Football reference 1896 births 1934 deaths Players of American football from Indiana Evansville...
The 1955 Austrian State Treaty ended the four-power occupation and recognized Austria as an independent and sovereign state. In October 1955, the Federal Assembly passed a constitutional law in which "Austria declares of her own free will her perpetual neutrality." The second section of this law stated that "in all fut...
Eslamabad (, also Romanized as Eslāmābād) is a village in Roshtkhar Rural District, in the Central District of Roshtkhar County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 216, in 51 families. References Populated places in Roshtkhar County
Colette Bourgonje (ber-gon-yah) (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic cross-country skier and athlete of Métis heritage. She has won four bronze medals in Summer Paralympics and medals in Winter Paralympics for skiing. Bourgonje's silver medal in the 10 km sit-ski at the 2010 Winter Paralympics was Canada's...
This is a list of Dutch television related events from 1963. Events Debuts 11 October – Stiefbeen en Zoon Television shows 1950s NOS Journaal (1956–present) Pipo de Clown (1958-1980) Ending this year Births 23 April - Rolf Wouters, TV presenter 12 May - Manon Thomas, TV presenter 16 May - Bas Westerweel, TV pres...
KGB: The Secret War is a 1985 American film directed by Dwight H. Little. Plot A spy thriller about a KGB agent operating inside the U.S. who wants to defect. The agent steals top secret computer microchips as barter material to switch sides and is hunted by a U.S. agent. Cast Michael Billington as Peter Hubbard Deni...
Congo is a 342,000-square-kilometer country in Equatorial Africa. Its population is just over 7 million inhabitants, of which 47% is less than 15 years old. Life expectancy is 55.8 years old for men and 58.9 years for women, and 33% of the population lives in rural areas. 12.6% of the Congolese budget is spent on educ...
Cape Ellsworth () is a sheer rock bluff high forming the north end of Young Island in the Balleny Islands. It was named by personnel of the Discovery II in 1936 for American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth. The vessel, after picking up Ellsworth at Little America on the Ross Ice Shelf, made a running survey around the nort...
Hooman Majd (born 1957) is an Iranian-born American journalist, author, and political commentator who writes on Iranian affairs. He is based in New York City, and regularly travels to Iran. Early life Hooman Majd was born in 1957 in Tehran, Iran. He was raised in a family involved in the diplomatic service, serving un...
The Jadar (, ) is a river in western Serbia, 75 km long right tributary of the Drina river. The Jadar also gives the name to the Jadar region of western Serbia. Also, the mineral Jadarite is named after the river. River The Jadar originates from the southern slopes of the Vlašić mountain, northeast of the town of Va...
The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), also known as the fire ant or RIFA, is a species of ant native to South America. A member of the genus Solenopsis in the subfamily Myrmicinae, it was described by Swiss entomologist Felix Santschi as a variant of S. saevissima in 1916. Its current specific name invicta wa...
César Gabriel de Choiseul, Duke of Praslin (, 15 August 1712 – 15 November 1785) was a French officer, diplomat and statesman. Early life Born into an illustrious House of Choiseul, he was the elder son of Hubert de Choiseul, Marquis de Choiseul, Count de La Rivière (d. 1727) and his wife, Henriette Louise de Beauvau ...
The Chirk Viaduct () is a Grade II* listed railway viaduct over the River Ceiriog between England and Wales. The viaduct carries the Shrewsbury–Chester line from the Welsh town of Chirk in historic Denbighshire from the north to the English village of Chirk Bank in Weston Rhyn, Shropshire to the south. Chirk Aqueduct l...
Saran is a village in the Yaba Department of Nayala Province in north-western Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 1,095. References Populated places in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region Nayala Province
Floyd Cheung is an American literary scholar, poet, and academic. He is a professor in the English Department and American Studies Program, former Director of the Sherrerd Center for Teaching and Learning, and current Vice President for Equity and Inclusion at Smith College. Cheung is most known for his works in Engli...
The 2018 Canadian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix Heineken du Canada 2018) is a Formula One motor race that took place on 10 June 2018 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The race was the 7th round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was won by Sebas...
W. H. Rorke was an American college football player and coach. He was the fifth head football coach at New York University (NYU), serving for two seasons, from 1901 to 1902, and leading the NYU Violets to a record of 9–6–1. The one tie game he coached was in the 1901 season against Union on November 23. The game ended ...
Tranqueras is a city in the Rivera Department of northeastern Uruguay. Geography The city is located on Route 30, about (via Routes 5 and 30) south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the department. History During the first decades of the 19th century the area was known as Paso de Tranqueras because of the hom...
The Nesselsdorf type B is an automobile from the veteran era manufactured by (NW, now known as Tatra). Initially two cars were made under name Neuer Vierer (New Fourseater) in year 1901, but later the same car was manufactured under the name type B in 1902 - 1904 (36 made). In 1904 also another variant of the design w...
The 32nd and 33rd Post Headquarters Companies were two all-black units of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), later becoming the Women's Army Corps (WAC). The two companies were incorporated by fall of 1942 and consisted of 330 members total. They were the first group of WAACs assigned to a military installation i...
Jarosław Lipszyc (born 1975) - Polish poet and journalist, president of the board of Fundacja Nowoczesna Polska (Modern Poland Foundation) and of the Koalicja Otwartej Edukacji (Open Education Coalition), free culture activist. He has been decorated with the Gold Cross of Merit. He published three volumes of poetry: ...
Camus or Camas is a small village in the Connemara Gaeltacht of County Galway, Ireland. It is between Casla and An Teach Dóite, and is divided into Camas Uachtair and Camas Íochtair, as well as several other townlands, such as Scríob, Gleann Trasna, Leitir Móir, and Doire Bhainbh. The village has the highest percentag...
Christina Hamill (born 31 January 2000) is a field hockey player from Ireland. Career Under–21 Christina Hamill made her debut for the Ireland U–21 team in 2019 during a four–nations tournament in Dublin. She went on to represent the team again at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia later that year. In 20...