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Al Kaline

Al KalineBorn: Dec. 19, 1934Baseball youngest player (at age 20) to win batting title (led AL with .340 in 1955); had 3,007 hits, 399 HRs in 22 years with Detroit.Duke KahanamokuK - MPaul…

Al Oerter

Al OerterBorn: Sept. 19, 1936Track & Field won discus gold medal in 4 consecutive Olympics, 1956-68.Parry O'BrienN - QSadaharu Oh

Al Simmons

Al SimmonsBorn: May 22, 1902Baseball OF led AL in batting twice (1930-31) with Philadelphia A's and knocked in 100 runs or more 11 straight years (1924-34).Died: May 26, 1956Charlie SiffordR…

Al Arbour

Al ArbourBorn: Nov. 1, 1932Hockey coached NY Islanders to 4 straight Stanley Cup titles (1980-83); retired after 1993-94 season; 2nd on all-time career list with 904 wins (781 regular season…

Idrisi

(Encyclopedia) IdrisiIdrisiĭdrēˈsē [key] or EdrisiIdrisiĕ– [key], in full Abu Abdallah Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abdallah Ibn Idris Al-Hammudi Al-Hasani Al-Idrisi, b. 1099?, d. after 1154, Arab…

Rub al Khali

(Encyclopedia) Rub al KhaliRub al Khalir&oomacr;b äl khäˈlē [key] [Arab.,=empty quarter], great desert of the Arabian peninsula, c.225,000 sq mi (582,750 sq km); one of the largest sand deserts…

Malcolm X

(Encyclopedia) Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb…

Abd al-Hafiz

(Encyclopedia) Abd al-HafizAbd al-Hafizäbˌdäl-häfēdˈ [key], 1875?–1937, sultan of Morocco (1908–12). Placed on the throne by the revolution that deposed his brother Abd al-Aziz IV, he was soon…

Hajj Umar, al-

(Encyclopedia) Hajj Umar, al-Hajj Umar, al-äl-häj &oomacr;märˈ [key] or Hajj OmarHajj Umar, al-ōˈmär [key], 1797–1864, Muslim religious and military leader in W Africa. A chieftain of the large…