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Hilda Hölzl (2 January 1927 - 10 November 1992) was a Slovenian dramatic soprano. She was born at Belgrade and made her debut in Zagreb in 1957, singing...

Glappa of Bernicia ruled from 559 to 560. He was the second known king of Bernicia. Little is known of Glappa's life and reign. The earliest authorities...

Denis Midgley Arnold CBE (Sheffield, 15 December 1926 – Budapest, 28 April 1986) was a British musicologist. After being employed in the extramural department...

King Wu of Qin (Chinese: 秦武王; 329–307 BC), personal name Ying Dang, was the king of the Qin state from 310 to 307 BC. Despite his short time as ruler,...

Antonio Rivera Cabezas (died May 8, 1851) was a Liberal Central American lawyer and politician. From July 10, 1823, to October 4, 1823, he was a member...

The County of Carcassonne (Occitan: Comtat de Carcassona) was a medieval fiefdom controlling the city of Carcassonne, France, and its environs. It was...

Lorenzo Carnelli (1887 – 1960) was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician who belonged to the National Party. In 1925, he left the National Party and founded...

Lajos Korányi-Kronenberger (15 May 1907 – 29 January 1981) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for Újszegedi TC, Csabai Előre, Ferencváros, Phöbus FC...

Beorhthun (floruit 680s) was a dux of the South Saxons. Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (Book IV, Chapter 15) records the invasion of the...

Nawab Jam Sadiq Ali (Urdu: جام صادق علی) (ca. 1934– 5 March 1992) was a politician from Sindh, Pakistan. He was the Nawab of Sanghar and Sardar of Junejo...

"Electric Mole (エレクトリック・モール)" is a concert video recorded on Ringo Shiina's nationwide "Sugoroku Ecstasy (雙六エクスタシー, Sugoroku Ecstasy)" tour in the summer...

Maurice I (German: Moritz I.; c. 1150 – c. 1211) was Count of Oldenburg from 1169 through 1211. He was the son of Count Christian I of Oldenburg and his...

George Hubbard Makgill, 13th Viscount of Oxfuird, CBE (7 January 1934 – 3 January 2003), was a Scottish peer and Chief of the Makgill family. He inherited...

Æthelberht (Old English: Æðelberht) was a possible King of Hwicce jointly with his presumed brothers Æthelheard, Æthelweard, and Æthelric. It is probable...

The Solution is a soul band that was formed by the American Scott Morgan (Sonic's Rendezvous Band) and Swede Nick Royale (from The Hellacopters and Entombed)...

Peter Sabroe (23 January 1867 – 26 July 1913) was a Danish journalist, politician, and children's rights advocate. Sabroe was born near Silkeborg, but...

Juan Oropeza Riera (24 April 1906 – 29 November 1971) was a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, writer, educator and political scientist. He was born in Carora...

David Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay of Balcarres (baptised 17 March 1587 – died March 1642) was a Scottish nobleman. He was born in Edinburgh, the son of John...

Albert Francis Cross (1863–1940) wrote under the pen name of A. F. Cross. He was a noted poet, playwright, journalist and author and the founder of several...

Sir Martin West (1804–1849) was born in England, the son of a civil servant in the Treasury. Martin West studied at Balliol College, Oxford, before joining...