Charlotta Maria Lönnqvist (4 February 1815 Siuntio – 27 April 1891 Siuntio) was a Finnish cultural personality. She is mainly known as the benefactor of Aleksis Kivi who lived in her cottage in 1864-1871. She was also a known wolfer, who was awarded a prize by the Finnish Hunting Association for her skills.
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Alberto Cruz Montt (1879 – 1955), was a Chilean architect and professor who was an exponent of the Neoclassical style.
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Erasmus R. Burt (c. 1820 – October 26, 1861) was an American physician, politician, and soldier. He served as the State Auditor of Mississippi, and was then a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. During the American Civil War, he was a colonel in the Confederate States Army and was killed in action at
Tom Steinberg is a nonprofit leader and author, with a career history mainly in public interest technology, and in the profession of grantmaking. He is the co-author of the book ‘Modern Grantmaking: A Guide for Funders Who Believe Better is Possible’ and is a co-director and founding editor of Teaching Public Service in the Digital
Albino Pierro (19 November 1916 in Tursi – 23 March 1995 in Rome) was an Italian poet. He was famous for his works in Lucan dialect, and being nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Valerii Ivashchenko was the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine in 2007–2009 and Acting Minister from 2009 to 2010.
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Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin Æthelwold, who had a strong claim to
Ivan Matskevich (born 8 May 1991) is a Belarusian professional handball player who plays as a goalkeeper for Meshkov Brest and for the Belarusian national team.
Omer Fedi is an Israeli guitarist, songwriter and producer from Tel Aviv. He has co-written, produced and performed on “Mood” by 24kGoldn and Iann Dior, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X, “Stay” by the Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, all of which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100,
The Acali was a raft which was used in the Acali Expedition or Acali Experiment. It has also been nicknamed the Sex Raft. The raft had a complement of eleven people: five men and six women. It left Las Palmas, Spain on 12 May 1973 and took 101 days to drift across the Atlantic Ocean