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    Le Dorat (French pronunciation: [lə dɔʁa]; Occitan: Le Daurat) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western...
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  • The 2015 Tour de Corse (formally the 58ème Tour de Corse) was the eleventh round of the 2015 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days...
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    University of Vechta (Universität Vechta) is a small research university in northwestern Germany, in the town of Vechta in Lower Saxony. Its study programmes...
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    The 1257 imperial election was a double election in which the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire split into factions and elected two rivals, earl...
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    Muhr is a municipality of the Tamsweg District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is located in a southwestern valley of the Salzburg Lungau region...
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  • Amsterdam G's was a semi-professional ice hockey team in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded in 2011 by the group that formerly operated the Amstel...
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    Harzer cheese is a German sour milk cheese made from low fat curd cheese, which originates in the Harz mountain region south of Braunschweig. Harzer is...
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    Cornelis van Hout (18 August 1957 – 24 January 2003) was a Dutch criminal and mastermind of the kidnapping of beer magnate Freddy Heineken. During the...
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    Adolf Klose (21 May 1844 – 2 September 1923) was the chief engineer of the Royal Württemberg State Railways in southern Germany from June 1885 to 1896...
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  • Maryse Choisy (1903–1979) was a French philosophical writer, journalist and founder of the journal Psyché. Born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz on 1 February 1903...
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  • Thumbnail for Schloss Kirchheim (Teck)
    Schloss Kirchheim is a castle and palace in the old town of Kirchheim unter Teck, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The palace was built in the...
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  • Maurice Pertschuk MBE, LdH, CdeG (31 July 1921 – 29 March 1945) was a French Special Operations Executive agent during the Second World War. The son of...
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  • Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac CBE (22 January 1917 – 8 April 2015) was a French journalist, a member of the French Resistance and a historian. During World...
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  • Hartmut Krones (born 15 October 1944) is an Austrian musicologist. Born in Vienna, Krones studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna...
    5 KB (563 words) - 20:55, 14 July 2024
  • Paul Schmidt (26 March 1898 – 18 October 1976) was a German aerospace engineer and inventor based in Munich, mainly known for his contribution to the development...
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  • Baron Philippe de Gunzbourg LdH CdG MBE (1904–1986) was a French aristocrat who became a Special Operations Executive agent during the World War II. Philippe...
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    Hugo Wilhelm Henkel (* 21 January 1881 in Düsseldorf; † 18 December 1952 in Hösel) was a German chemist and industrialist. He went down in history as the...
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  • Philippe Wilmès (4 March 1938 – 24 May 2010) was a Belgian banker, businessman, and professor. Wilmès was orphaned at a young age when his parents were...
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    The Schwanenburg Castle (English: Swan Castle), in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the Dukes of Cleves resided, was founded on a steep hill. It is located...
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  • Thumbnail for Chantilly Jumping
    Chantilly Jumping is an international show jumping event and one of the legs of the Global Champions Tour since 2010. It takes place in Chantilly, France...
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