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Barbara Farrell VUCANOVICH, Congress, NV (1921)

VUCANOVICH Barbara Farrell , a Representative from Nevada; born Barbara Farrell in Camp Dix, New Jersey, June 22, 1921; attended Miss Quinn's School, Albany, N.Y.; graduated from Albany Academy…

Colin Cozy Powell 1998 Deaths

Colin “Cozy” Powellrock drummer worked with several classic rock and heavy-metal bands including Whitesnake and Emerson Lake and PowellBorn: 1947Died: 1998Shirley PovichM - QGen. Herbert…

Lord Colin Cowdrey 2001 Deaths

Lord Colin CowdreyAge: 67 former Kent and England captain considered one of the most gifted cricket batsmen of his generation; fourth highest scoring England player in test history with 7,264…

O'Neill, Tip

(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Tip (Thomas Philip O'Neill, Jr.), 1912–94, American political leader, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–87), b. Cambridge, Mass. A Democrat and unwavering New…

Burlington, Richard Boyle, 3d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Burlington, Richard Boyle, 3d earl of, 1694–1753, English patron and architect of the Neo-Palladian movement. Even before age 21, when he became a member of the Privy Council and Lord…

trouvères

(Encyclopedia) trouvèrestrouvèrestr&oomacr;vĕrˈ [key], medieval poet-musicians of central and N France, fl. during the later 12th and the 13th cent. The trouvères imitated the troubadours of the…

Martins, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Martins, Peter, 1946–, Danish ballet dancer and choreographer. He studied at the School of the Royal Danish Ballet and performed with its company (1965–69). In 1969 he joined the New…

Singer, Isaac Bashevis

(Encyclopedia) Singer, Isaac BashevisSinger, Isaac Bashevisbäshĕvˈĭs [key], 1904–91, American novelist and short-story writer in the Yiddish language, younger brother of I. J. Singer, b. Leoncin,…

Skelton, John

(Encyclopedia) Skelton, John, 1460–1529, English poet and humanist. Tutor to Prince Henry (later Henry VIII), he later (c.1502) became rector of Diss, Norfolk. In 1512 he began to call himself royal…

Powell, Colin Luther

(Encyclopedia) Powell, Colin Luther, 1937–2021, U.S. army general and government official, b. New York City, grad., City College (B.S., 1958); George…