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Two athletes. Tondo of a bowl, circa 400/375 BC. Paris, Louvre The Meleager Painter was an ancient Greek vase painter of the Attic red-figure style. He was active in the first third of the 4th century BC. The Meleager Painter followed a tradition started by a group of slightly earlier artists, such as the Mikion Painter. He is probably the most important painter of his generation. He painted a wide variety of vase shapes, including even kylikes, a rarity among his contemporaries. The Calydoni...
Exercise by Nazi Germany to forge British bank notes A £5 note (White fiver) forged by Sachsenhausen concentration camp prisoners Operation Bernhard was an exercise by Nazi Germany to forge British bank notes. The initial plan was to drop the notes over Britain to bring about a collapse of the British economy during the Second World War. The first phase was run from early 1940 by the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) under the title Unternehmen Andreas (Operation Andreas). The unit successfully duplica...
François Jean Baptiste QuesnelQuesnel is the fifth name on Column 37 of the Arc de Triomphe.Born18 January 1765 (1765-01-18)Saint-Germain-en-Laye, FranceDied8 April 1819 (1819-04-09) (aged 54)Paris, FranceAllegiance FranceService/branchInfantry, CavalryYears of service1782–1815RankGeneral of DivisionBattles/warsWar of the Pyrenees (1793–1795)War in the Vendée (1795-1797)Battle of Verona (1799)Battle of Magnano (1799)Battle of Cassano (1799)Battle of Bassignan...
American firearms expert For those of a similar name, see Jeffrey Cooper (disambiguation). Jeff CooperBorn(1920-05-10)May 10, 1920Los Angeles, California, U.S.DiedSeptember 25, 2006(2006-09-25) (aged 86)Paulden, Arizona, U.S.Occupation(s)U.S. Marine, firearms instructor, writerSpouseJanelle CooperChildren3 John Dean Jeff Cooper (May 10, 1920 – September 25, 2006) was a United States Marine, the creator of the modern technique of handgun shooting, and an expert on the use and histo...
Former Cambodian airline This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (August 2013) TonleSap Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign K9 TSP TONLESAP AIR Founded2011Ceased operations2013HubsSiem Reap International AirportFleet size0[1]Destinations12HeadquartersPhnom Penh, CambodiaWebsiteweb.archive.org/web/20101228220929/http://www.tonlesapairlines.com/%20Official%20website Tonlesap Airlines Corp. was an airline with its...
American library association and professional society Not to be confused with (ALA) American Literature Association. American Library AssociationALA LogoAbbreviationALAFormationOctober 6, 1876; 147 years ago (1876-10-06)TypeNon-profitNGOHeadquartersChicago, Illinois, U.S.LocationChicago and Washington, D.C., U.S.Region served United StatesMembership (2022) 49,705[1]Executive DirectorLeslie BurgerPresidentEmily Drabinski[2]Budget $55 million[3]Staff ap...
Willsboro redirects here. For similarly named places, see Willsborough (disambiguation). Town in New York, United StatesWillsboro, New YorkTownPaine Memorial Library, built in 1930Location in Essex County and the state of New YorkCoordinates: 44°22′29″N 73°24′24″W / 44.37472°N 73.40667°W / 44.37472; -73.40667CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountyEssexGovernment • TypeTown Council • Town SupervisorShaun Gillilland (R) • ...
Contea di WichitaconteaContea di Wichita – VedutaTribunale della contea LocalizzazioneStato Stati Uniti Stato federato Texas AmministrazioneCapoluogoWichita Falls Data di istituzione1858 TerritorioCoordinatedel capoluogo33°59′24″N 98°42′36″W / 33.99°N 98.71°W33.99; -98.71 (Contea di Wichita)Coordinate: 33°59′24″N 98°42′36″W / 33.99°N 98.71°W33.99; -98.71 (Contea di Wichita) Superficie1 639 km² Abitanti131 500&...
Pantokrator, Kristus som allhärskare, tronande i kupolen i Daphni. Daphni är ett kloster och klosterkyrka mellan Aten och Eleusis i Grekland. Det uppfördes i mitten av 1000-talet. De tretton mosaikkompositionerna i kyrkan som utfördes omkring 1100 är några av den klassiska bysantinska konstens främsta verk. Pantokrator i kupolen tillhör dess mest centrala verk. Se även Bysantinsk arkitektur Denna kristendomsrelaterade artikel saknar väsentlig information. Du kan hjälpa till g...
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La forza Chanson de Elina Nechayeva Sortie 22 janvier 2018 Durée 3:00 Langue Italien Genre Pop opératique Format Téléchargement Compositeur Ksenia KuchukovaMihkel MattisenElina NetšajevaTimo Vendt Chanson représentant l'Estonie au Concours Eurovision de la chanson Verona(2017) Storm(2019)modifier La forza (italien : La force) est une chanson en italien de la chanteuse estonienne Elina Nechayeva, sortie le 22 janvier 2018 chez Timulliton. Elle fut écrite par la chanteuse mêm...
Don Toliver discographyToliver in 2017Studio albums3Singles25Mixtapes1Collaborative mixtapes1Music videos17 The discography of American rapper and singer Don Toliver consists of three studio albums, one collaborative album, two mixtapes, and 29 singles (including five as a featured artist). In 2018, Toliver was featured on his Cactus Jack Records label boss, Travis Scott's song, Can't Say, which debuted and peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. Toliver released his debut studio album...
Vilayet di BasraVilayet di Basra - LocalizzazioneIl vilayet di Basra nell'anno 1900 Dati amministrativiNome completoVilâyet-i Basra Nome ufficialeولايت بصره Lingue ufficialiturco ottomano Lingue parlateturco ottomano, arabo CapitaleBasra Dipendente daImpero ottomano PoliticaForma di StatoVilayet Forma di governoVilayet elettivo dell'Impero ottomano Capo di StatoSultani ottomani Nascita1875 Fine1918 CausaArmistizio di Mudros Territorio e popolazioneBacino geograficoIraq Massima esten...
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (June 2015) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the French article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedi...
Tour de France 2019Percorso della 106ª edizioneEdizione106ª Data6 luglio - 28 luglio PartenzaBruxelles ArrivoParigi (Champs-Élysées) Percorso3 365,8[1] km, 21 tappe Tempo82h57'00 Media40,576 km/h km/h Valida perUCI World Tour 2019 Classifica finalePrimo Egan Bernal Secondo Geraint Thomas Terzo Steven Kruijswijk Classifiche minoriPunti Peter Sagan Montagna Romain Bardet Giovani Egan Bernal Squadre Movistar Team Combattività Julian Alaphilippe Cronolo...
River in IndiaHindon RiverAerial view of river Hindon, GhaziabadLocationCountryIndiaRegionUttar PradeshPhysical characteristicsSourceRajaji Range, Sivalik Hills • locationSaharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh • coordinates35°05′N 77°08′E / 35.083°N 77.133°E / 35.083; 77.133 MouthYamuna river • locationSector-150, Noida, India • coordinates28°24′50″N 77°29′46″E / 28.4138...
Association football club based in Kremenchuk, Ukraine Football clubKreminFull nameFootball Club Kremin KremenchukFounded1959; 65 years ago (1959)GroundKremin Stadium, KremenchukCapacity1,500PresidentSerhiy KovnirHead coachIhor KlymovskyiLeagueUkrainian First League2022–23Ukrainian First League, 8th of 16WebsiteClub website Home colours Away colours Current season Football Club Kremin Kremenchuk (Ukrainian: ФК Кремінь Кременчук; Russian: Кремень К...
Etymology of the country's name The Dauphin Map of Canada, c. 1543, showing Cartier's discoveries. Newfoundland is near the upper right; Florida and the Bahamas are at lower left While a variety of theories have been postulated for the name of Canada, its origin is now accepted as coming from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning 'village' or 'settlement'.[1] In 1535, indigenous inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City region used the word to direct French explorer Jacques...
Earthquakes in 1932class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1932 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude Strongest magnitude Mexico, Jalisco (Magnitude 8.1) June 3Deadliest Iran, Mazandaran Province (Magnitude 5.4) May 20 1,070 deathsTotal fatalities2,206Number by magnitude9.0+0← 19311933 → This is a list of earthquakes in 1932. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magni...
American historian (born 1936) Peter N. StearnsKBEBornPeter Nathaniel Stearns (1936-03-03) March 3, 1936 (age 88)London, EnglandOccupationProfessorEducationHarvard UniversityGenreHistory, children's history, world historyNotable awardsMason MedalSenator Paul Simon Spotlight AwardSpouseDonna KiddChildrenDuncan Stearns, Deborah Stearns, Clio Stearns, Cordelia Stearns Peter Nathaniel Stearns (born March 3, 1936) is a professor at George Mason University, where he was provost from January 1,...