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Bo Schembechler 2006 Deaths

Bo SchembechlerAge: 77 head coach of the University of Michigan football team from 1969 to 1989, his 234-65-8 career record (over 27 years) put him in fifth place in number of wins by any…

Bo Yibo 2007 Deaths

Bo YiboAge: 98 Chinese politician who was the last surviving member of the Eight Immortals, leaders of the Communist Party who favored a move toward a market-oriented economy favored by Deng…

Bo Belinsky 2001 Deaths

Bo BelinskyAge: 64 highly touted rookie pitcher in 1962, whose rapid decline will forever be associated with his rise to Hollywood playboy status; pitched a no-hitter as a rookie with the…

Cuchulain

(Encyclopedia) CuchulainCuchulainkəh&oobreve;lˈən, –h&oomacr;ˈlən [key], Irish legendary hero of Ulster, of prodigious strength and remarkable beauty. He is the central figure of the Ulster…

Hibbing

(Encyclopedia) Hibbing, city (2020 pop. 16,214), St. Louis co., NE Minn., on the Mesabi iron range 90 mi (145 km) from the Canadian border; inc. 1893.…

King, Billie Jean

(Encyclopedia) King, Billie Jean, 1943–, American tennis player, b. Long Beach, Calif., as Billie Jean Moffitt. King won 67 tournament titles and 20 Wimbledon titles, including singles in 1966–68,…

Po Chü-i

(Encyclopedia) Po Chü-iPo Chü-ibô jü-ē [key], 772–846, Chinese poet. He occupied several important government posts, rising to the presidency of the imperial board of war in 841. He wrote over 3,000…

Anuradhapura

(Encyclopedia) AnuradhapuraAnuradhapuraən&oomacr;ˈrädəp&oomacr;ˈrə [key] or AnarajapuraAnarajapuraənäˈräjə– [key], city (1995 est. pop. 40,000), N central Sri Lanka, on the Aruvi River. Rice…

Su Tung-p'o

(Encyclopedia) Su Tung-p'oSu Tung-p'os&oomacr; d&oomacr;ng-bô [key], 1036–1101, Chinese poet. He was also called Su Shih. Born in present-day Sichuan prov., he was one of a literary family.…

Court, Margaret Smith

(Encyclopedia) Court, Margaret Smith, 1942–, Australian tennis player. Playing tennis from age eight, she rose to prominence in the early 1960s. Ranked first in world standings six times beginning in…