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41VOLHYNIA — (Rus. Volyn; Pol. Wolyá), historic region in N.W. Ukraine. Under czarist rule most of it was incorporated into the province of Volhynia. Today, the greatest part of it is divided up into the oblasts of zhitomir , rovno , and Volyn in the… …
42Samuel Morey — Infobox Engineer image size = 150px caption = Samuel Morey name = Samuel Morey nationality = American birth date = October 23, 1762 birth place = Hebron, Connecticut death date = April 17, 1843 death place = education = spouse = parents =… …
43Nicola Porpora — Nicola Antonio Porpora Nicola (Antonio) Porpora (or Niccolò Porpora) (17 August 1686 – 3 March 1768) was an Italian composer of Baroque operas (see opera seria) and teacher of singing, whose most famous singing student was the castrato… …
44Francisco Guerrero (composer) — Francisco Guerrero (October 4 (?), 1528 – November 8, 1599) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. He was born and died in Seville. Guerrero s early musical education was with his older brother Pedro. He must have been an astonishing prodigy …
45Alec Rose — Sir Alec Rose (13 July, 1908 11 January, 1991) was a nursery owner and fruit merchant in England who had a passion for amateur single handed sailing, for which he was ultimately knighted. Alec Rose was born in Canterbury. During World War II he… …
46Léon Gozlan — (September 11, 1803 September 14, 1866), French novelist and play writer, was born at Marseille.When he was still a boy, his father, who had made a large fortune as a ship broker, met with a series of misfortunes, and Léon, before completing his… …
47Buck-O-Nine — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = Buck O Nine Img capt = The band performing live in Hawaii, 2006 Img size = 250 Landscape = Yes Background = group or band Origin = San Diego, California, United States Genre = Ska, Third wave ska, Ska punk, Reggae… …
48Order of Calatrava — The order emblem, a greek cross in gules with fleur de lis at its ends. The Order of Calatrava (Spanish: Orden de Calatrava) was the first military order founded in Castile, but the second to receive papal approval. The papal bull confirming th …
49Viking funeral — The Vikings often cremated their dead in ship burials, known from archaeology, sagas, Old Norse poetry, and notably from the account of Ahmad ibn Fadlan. The Viking funerals that took place on land have permitted archaeologists to study the… …
50João da Nova — (pronounced|ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ dɐ ˈnɔvɐ) or Juan de Nova (born c. 1460 in Galicia, Spain; died 1509 in Kochi, India) was a Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.BiographyAfter being born in Galicia, Spain, João da Nova, was sent by his family …
