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1 day ago · Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout his work include faith and mortality, isolation and depression, betrayal and redemption, social and political conflict, and sexual and romantic love, desire, regret, and loss. [1]
1 day ago · Life and career 1965–1984: Early life and career beginnings. Björk was born on 21 November 1965 in Reykjavík. She was raised by her mother, activist Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir (7 October 1946 – 25 October 2018), who protested against the development of Iceland's Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant, after having divorced from her father, Guðmundur Gunnarsson, a union leader and electrician ...
2 days ago · Kerr did receive an Honorary Academy Award in 1994–ironically presented by Close. Greer Garson Eleanor Roosevelt: Sunrise at Campobello: Nominated 1961: Sophia Loren: Cesira Two Women: Won First person to win an Academy Award for a performance spoken entirely in a non-English language. (Italian, in this instance.) Audrey Hepburn Holly Golightly
1 day ago · Name. The official name of the Cossack Hetmanate was the Zaporizhian Host or Army of Zaporizhia ( Ukrainian: Військо Запорозьке, romanized : Viiskо Zaporozkе ). [14] The historiographic term Hetmanate ( Ukrainian: Гетьманщина, romanized : Hetmanshchyna, "Hetman state") was coined in the late 19th century, [5 ...
1 day ago · Gloria Estefan, 7-time Grammy-winning and Academy Award -nominated singer. Emilio Estefan, 19-time Grammy-winning producer. Franky Gee, member of German eurodance group Captain Jack; born in Cuba, of African American descent. Erick Brian Colón, member of Latin boy band CNCO, born in Havana, Cuba.
2 days ago · The Juilliard School (/ ˈ dʒ uː l i. ɑːr d / JOO -lee-ard ), [5] also known as Juilliard , [6] is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City . Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became the Juilliard School, named after its principal benefactor ...
5 days ago · Lithuanian troops, commanded by Vytautas, were the first to withdraw. The siege was eventually lifted on 19 September 1410. The Polish–Lithuanian forces returned home, leaving Polish garrisons in fortresses that surrendered or were captured. Aftermath. The Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War was formally ended by the Peace of Thorn.