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111A. R. Pillai — Ayyappan Pillai Raman Pillai, also known as A. Raman Pillai or A. R. Pillai, (1880 1938) was an Indian expatriate who worked for India s freedom in Germany, journalist, writer and a book publisher.Early lifePillai was born as the only son of… …
112Orthodox Church of Ghelar — The Orthodox Church of Ghelar is a Romanian Orthodox Church in Ghelari, Romania. Preceding structures The first church that is know was made of wood, but it was pulled down in the 19th century. Another church made of stone that can be seen… …
113Parks and open spaces in Oslo — Parks and open spaces are an integral part of the landscape of Oslo, the capital and largest city of Norway. The various parks and open spaces are interconnected by paths so the city s inhabitants can walk between them.As the city expanded in the …
114José Selgas — y Carrasco (b. at Lorca, Murcia, Spain, 1824; d. at Madrid, 5 February1882) was a Spanish poet and novelist.LifeHe received his early training at the Seminary of San Fulgencio; his family being in straitened circumstances, he was obliged to cut… …
115Charles Frederick Henningsen — (1815 June 14, 1877) was an Anglo American writer, mercenary, filibuster, and munitions expert. He participated in civil wars and independence movements in Spain, Nicaragua, Hungary, and the United S …
116Eugénie de Gramont — (b. at Versailles, 17 September1788; d. at Paris, 19 November1846) was a French nun of the Society of the Sacred Heart.LifeShe became a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1806, encountering it at Amiens. Her aristocratic mother also… …
117Charles G. Hulse — Charles Gerald Hulse (born March 26, 1929) is a writer who lives and works in Galle, in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Hulse is the author of several works of fiction, the first of which, entitled In Tall Cotton , was published in 1987.… …
118hole — holeless, adj. holey, adj. /hohl/, n., v., holed, holing. n. 1. an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock. 2. a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground. 3. the excavated… …
119Yugoslavia — Yugoslavian, adj., n. Yugoslavic, adj. /yooh goh slah vee euh/, n. 1. a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro. 10,573,928; 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Cap.: Belgrade. 2. Formerly (1918 29), Kingdom of… …
120Ouyang Xiu — or Ou yang Hsiu born 1007, Mianyang, Sichuan province, China died 1072, Yingzhou, Anhui province Chinese poet, historian, and statesman. He served in various official positions but was repeatedly demoted or banished for his outspokenness. He… …
