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121Heinrich von Heß — Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Heß (1788 1870), Austrian soldier, entered the army in 1805 and was soon employed as a staff officer on survey work.He distinguished himself as a subaltern at Aspern and Wagram, and in 1813, as captain, again… …
122Sport in Western Australia — Sport is an important part of the culture of Western Australia. Two separate important sports awards are given each year: *The Western Australian Sports Star of the Year is an individual award made to a current sportsperson selected by a… …
123Jordan Collier — The 4400 character name = Jordan Collier other names = caption = Billy Campbell as Jordan Collier portrayer = Billy Campbell creator = René Echevarria Scott Peters gender = Male disappeared = April 10, 2002 first = Becoming last = cause = spouse …
124Principality of Outer Baldonia — The Principality of Outer Baldonia is a now defunct micronation whose territorial pretensions comprised the roughly convert|4|acre|m2 of Outer Bald Tusket Island convert|8|nmi|km|0 off the southern tip of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.… …
125Hōjō family — Family of hereditary regents to the shogunate of Japan who exercised actual power from 1199 to 1333. Hōjō Tokimasa (1138–1215) joined the cause of Minamoto Yoritomo against Taira Kiyomori, then ruler of Japan. Together they prevailed, and… …
126Far Eastern Railway — The headquarters in Khabarovsk The Far Eastern Railway (Russian: Дальневосточная железная дорога), a branch of the Russian Railways, is a railway in Russia that crosses Primorsky Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Amur Oblast, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, and… …
127Eastern Bloc — Also known as the Soviet Bloc, the Eastern Bloc was the geopolitical region that included the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its Eastern European satellites. At the end of World War II, the Red Army liberated much of Europe… …
128The Books of Magic — Infobox comic book title title = The Books of Magic caption = Cover of the first issue of the ongoing series. schedule = format = (vol 1.) Mini series (vol 2.) ongoing limited =Y ongoing =Y publisher = DC Comics (Vertigo for volume 2 and the… …
