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2 hours ago · Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor and activist. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time, he received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, one Cannes Film Festival Award, and three British Academy Film Awards.
2 hours ago · With a population of 102,287 at the 2022 census, [2] Limerick is the third-most populous urban area in the Republic of Ireland, and the fourth-most populous city on the island of Ireland. [5] [6] [7] It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the Viking Age . The city straddles the River Shannon, with the historic core of the city ...
1 day ago · Aleister Crowley ( / ˈælɪstər ˈkroʊli / AL-ist-ər KROH-lee; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, philosopher, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into ...
1 day ago · Gabriel's first appearance in the New Testament, concerns the annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist. John's father Zachariah, a priest of the course of Abia, (Luke 1:5–7) was childless because his wife Elisabeth was barren. An angel appears to Zacharias while he is ministering in the Temple, to announce the birth of his son.
1 day ago · James E. Kelly – sculptor and illustrator. Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt – artist, activist. Edward McCartan – sculptor. Nancy Jewel McDonie – singer, dancer, member of the South Korean group Momoland; mother is Korean and father is of Irish ancestry. Dorothy Miner – art historian and curator. Samuel Murray – sculptor.
1 day ago · Whiteabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland: Curran, 19, was found stabbed to death in the grounds of her father's estate house on 13 November 1952. Her father was a High Court judge. Iain Hay Gordon, a 20-year-old Scottish airman stationed in Northern Ireland, confessed to the killing and at trial was found guilty but insane.
1 day ago · Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire [a] and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west ...
