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111Manoonkrit Roopkachorn — Major General Manoonkrit Roopkachorn (born Manoon Roopkachorn, 13 December 1935 in Ayutthaya province) is a former Thai military officer, Senator and Speaker of the Senate. A leader of the Young Turks clique of military officers, he took part in… …
112The Snow Goose — NOTOC The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk is a short novella by the American author Paul Gallico. It was first published in 1940 as a short story in The Saturday Evening Post , then he expanded it to create a short novella which was first… …
113Sandino, César Augusto — ▪ Nicaraguan leader also called Augusto César Sandino born 1893 died Feb. 23, 1934 Nicaraguan guerrilla leader, one of the most controversial figures of 20th century Central American history. In Nicaragua he became a popular hero and gave… …
114Tabenkin, Yizhak — (1887–1971) Zionist labour leader. After being active in the Labour Zionist movement in Europe, Tabenkin settled in Palestine from Byelorussia a few years before World War I. He was a member of the collective settlement Kinneret during the war …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
115ACHISH — (Heb. אָכִישׁ), philistine king of gath , mentioned at the end of Saul s reign. In I Samuel 27:2, his father s name is given as Maoch. Achish s realm was extensive and included the city of Ziklag and its environs (I Sam. 27:6). Fugitives from… …
116china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
117China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
118France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
119United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
120The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …
