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3 days ago · Arras is Pas-de-Calais ' third most populous town after Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. The town counted 43,693 residents in 2012, with the Arras metropolitan area having a population of 124,200. [8] Arras is located 182 kilometers (113 miles) north of Paris and can be reached in 2 hours by car and in 50 minutes by TGV.
Apr 17, 2024 · Matthias Zdarsky (born Feb. 25, 1856, Trebitsch, Moravia, Austrian Empire [now in Czech Republic]—died June 20, 1940, Sankt Pölten, Austria) was a ski instructor who was considered the father of Alpine skiing and who was probably the first regular ski instructor in Austria. Zdarsky became interested in skiing after reading Fridtjof Nansen ...
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2 days ago · The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy of epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by British author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), and The Return of the King (2003). Produced and distributed by New Line Cinema with the co ...
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1 day ago · Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (German: Gauß [kaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈɡaʊs] ⓘ; Latin: Carolus Fridericus Gauss; 30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist who contributed to many fields in mathematics and science. He ranks among history's most influential mathematicians and has been ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Oct. 12, 1504 (aged 31) János Corvin (born April 2, 1473, Buda, Hung.—died Oct. 12, 1504) was the illegitimate son of Matthias I, king of Hungary (1458–90). When it became clear that his wife, Beatrice, was barren, the king made Corvin prince of Liptó (a region in northern Hungary; now in Slovakia) and baron of Hunyad (in Transylvania).
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4 days ago · Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry, known simply as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (UK: / ˌ s æ̃ t ɪ ɡ ˈ z uː p ɛr i /, US: /-ɡ z uː p eɪ ˈ r iː /, French: [ɑ̃twan də sɛ̃t‿ɛɡzypeʁi]; 29 June 1900 – c. 31 July 1944), was a French writer, poet, journalist and aviator.
- Aviator, writer
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- Antoine Maries Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint-Exupéry, 29 June 1900, Lyon, France
4 days ago · Mother Teresa. Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu MC (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒi.u]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), better known as Mother Teresa, [a] was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. Born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire, [b] at the age of ...
