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71Miles Giffard — Miles William Giffard (1925 – 24 February 1953) twice played cricket for the Cornwall County Cricket Club in the 1948 Minor Counties Championship and was later executed for the murder of his parents. Contents 1 Education 2 Cricket 3 Crime …
72mention — 1 / menSFn/ verb (T) 1 to talk about something or someone in a conversation, piece of writing etc, especially without saying very much or giving details: As I mentioned earlier, this has been a very successful year for our company. | Jill… …
73Yvonne Printemps — avec Sacha Guitry (à gauche) et le général Ferrié. Yvonne Printemps, née Yvonne Wigniolle à Ermont le 25 juillet 1894 et morte à son domicile 8 bis rue Saint James, Neuilly sur Seine, le 18 janvier 1977, est une soprano ly …
74List of important operas — This list provides a guide to the most important operas, as determined by their presence on a majority of compiled lists of significant operas: see the Lists Consulted section for full details. The operas listed cover all important genres, and… …
75Vladimir Nabokov — This article is about the novelist. For his father, the politician, see Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov. This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Nabokov. Vladimir Nabokov Nabokov in 1969 …
76William Hogarth — Infobox Person name= William Hogarth image size=220px caption= William Hogarth, self portrait, 1745 birth date= birth date|1697|11|10|df=y birth place= London, England, Great Britain death date= death date and age|1764|10|26|1697|11|10|df=y death …
77River Tyne — For other uses, see River Tyne (disambiguation). Coordinates: 55°0′37″N 1°25′8″W / 55.01028°N 1.41889°W / 55.01028; 1.41889 …
78Dorabella Cipher — The text of the Dorabella Cipher, in Elgar s handwriting The Dorabella Cipher is an enciphered letter written by Edward Elgar to Miss Dora Penny, which was accompanied by another dated July 14, 1897. Penny was never able to decipher it and its… …
79Edge of Thorns — Infobox Album | Name = Edge of Thorns Type = Album Artist = Savatage Released = April 6, 1993 Recorded = Genre = Progressive metal Length = 59:54 Label = Atlantic Records Producer = Paul O Neill Jon Oliva Criss Oliva Reviews = *Allmusic… …
80Nine Stories (Nabokov) — 1st edition Nine Stories is an English language collection of stories written in Russian, French, and English by Vladimir Nabokov. It was published in 1947 by New Directions in New York City, as the second issue of a serial, Direction. The nine… …
