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    Megaera (/məˈdʒɪərə/ mə-JEER-ə; Ancient Greek: Μέγαιρα, romanized: Mégaira, lit. 'the jealous one') is one of the Erinyes, Eumenides or "Furies" in Greek...
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  • Lunda or Lounda is an ancient city in Phrygia, Asia Minor (modern Turkey). Under the Roman Empire, it was in the province of Phrygia Prima (Pacatiana)...
    2 KB (138 words) - 04:13, 22 July 2022
  • Burton Jesse Hendrick (December 8, 1870 – March 23, 1949), born in New Haven, Connecticut, was an American author. While attending Yale University, Hendrick...
    5 KB (618 words) - 01:25, 18 May 2024
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    Croatian Nobles Square (Croatian: Trg hrvatskih velikana) is one of the central squares in Zagreb. It was designed in 1923 urban plan as entry to the then...
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    The Vereinsthaler (German: [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪnsˌtaːlɐ], union thaler) was a standard silver coin used in most German states and the Austrian Empire in the years...
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    Princess Louise d'Orléans (Louise Victoire Marie Amélie Sophie; 19 July 1869 – 4 February 1952) was a French princess of the House of Orléans and a member...
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  • Hendiatris (/hɛnˈdaɪ.ətrɪs/ hen-DY-ət-riss; from Ancient Greek ἓν διὰ τρία (hèn dià tría) 'one through three') is a figure of speech used for emphasis...
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  • The Reichsmünzordnung (German: [ˈʁaɪçsˌmʏntsˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ], "imperial minting ordinance") was an attempt to unify the numerous disparate coins in use in the...
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  • Giovanni Borgia (March 1498 – 1548), known as the Infans Romanus ("the Roman child"), was born into the House of Borgia in secret and is of unclear parentage...
    6 KB (699 words) - 18:56, 20 May 2024
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    She (Chinese: 佘; pinyin: Shé; Wade–Giles: She2; Vietnamese: Xà; Korean Hangul: 사; Japanese Hiragana: しゃ) is a Chinese family name. Additional romanizations...
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  • Olympius (d. 410/411) was a minister of the Western Roman Empire, in the court of the emperor Honorius (reigned 393–423). Olympius orchestrated the fall...
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  • Muriel FitzRoy, 1st Viscountess Daventry CBE (8 August 1869 – 8 July 1962) was a British aristocrat and the wife of Edward FitzRoy, who was Speaker of...
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  • Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet (7 August 1631 – 24 November 1679), styled Lord Tufton until 1664, was an English nobleman. Tufton was the eldest son...
    2 KB (192 words) - 10:23, 26 January 2023
  • Brigitte Skay (born Brigitte Johanna Riedle; 18 July 1940 - 19 November 2012) was a German film actress. Skay's foremost fame came with her lead role the...
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  • Mary Elizabeth Victoria Borton de Treviño (September 2, 1904 – December 2, 2001) was an American writer. She received the Newbery Medal. Elizabeth was...
    4 KB (539 words) - 17:53, 31 March 2023
  • "Philatelic calendar" can also refer to a schedule of philatelic events such as stamp club meetings, philatelic exhibitions, or auctions. A philatelic...
    2 KB (279 words) - 19:50, 7 April 2022
  • Elinor Mead Howells (May 1, 1837 – May 6, 1910) was an American artist, architect and aristocrat. She was married to author William Dean Howells and designed...
    6 KB (591 words) - 06:06, 25 August 2023
  • Anne Hope (1809–1887), née Anne Fulton, was an English historian. She was born in Calcutta, where her father, John Williamson Fulton (1769–1830), was at...
    4 KB (522 words) - 10:00, 11 December 2022
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    The Nebraska Holocaust Memorial is in Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It was dedicated on April 15, 2007 and serves for remembrance...
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  • Anna van Egmont the Elder (1504–1574) was the mother of executed counts Horn and Montigny. She was born in IJsselstein as the daughter of the Dutch stadtholder...
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