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Aisha bint Abi Bakr (c. 613/614 – July 678) was Islamic prophet Muhammad's third and youngest wife. Little is known about her childhood. A preponderance...

Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the...

King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) was an armed...

Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. Dee was married...

Zog I (Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli; 8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961) was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest...

Richard Thomas Griffiths OBE (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) was an English actor of film, television, and stage. He was known for his portrayals of Vernon...

This is a list of the governors, agents, and presidents of colonial Madras, initially of the English East India Company, up to the end of British colonial...

Michigan's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and portions of Central Michigan. From 2004 to 2013...

Christopher Arthur Amon MBE (/ˈeɪmən/; 20 July 1943 – 3 August 2016) was a New Zealand motor racing driver. He was active in Formula One racing in the...

The land of Provence has a history quite separate from that of any of the larger nations of Europe. Its independent existence has its origins in the frontier...

Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of...

Donald Thomas Regan (December 21, 1918 – June 10, 2003) was the 66th United States secretary of the treasury from 1981 to 1985 and the White House chief...

Ahmed II (Ottoman Turkish: احمد ثانی Aḥmed-i sānī) (25 February 1643 or 1 August 1642 – 6 February 1695) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691...

Daryl Frank Dragon (August 27, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American musician known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille with his then-wife...

Julius J. Epstein (August 22, 1909 – December 30, 2000) was an American screenwriter, who had a long career, best remembered for his screenplay, written...

Juan Bautista Valentín Alvarado y Vallejo (February 14, 1809 – July 13, 1882) usually known as Juan Bautista Alvarado, was a Californio politician that...

Jasper Motorsports was a NASCAR Nextel Cup team. It was owned by a variety of owners including D.K. Ulrich and Doug Bawel. The car started in 1971 at what...

Marie Henri Daniel Gauthier, comte de Rigny (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi də ʁiɲi]; 2 February 1782 – 6 November 1835) was the commander of the French squadron...

Baron Lindsay of Birker, of Low Ground in the County of Cumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 13 November 1945...

Jerrel Douglas Wilson (October 4, 1941 – April 9, 2005), nicknamed "Thunderfoot", was an American football punter who played for 16 seasons, 15 of them...