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Francis, Kay

(Katherine Edwina Gibbs) actressBirthplace: Oklahoma CityBorn: 1903Died: 1968

Francis Ouimet

Francis OuimetBorn: May 8, 1893Golfer won 1913 U.S. Open as 20-year-old amateur playing on Brookline, Mass. course where he used to caddie; won U.S. Amateur twice; 8-time Walker Cup player.…

Connie Francis

Connie Francis(Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero)singer, actressBorn: 12/12/1938Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Dark-haired, bubbly singer who made it big with hits like “ Who's Sorry Now?” and “…

Ghirlandaio, Domenico

(Encyclopedia) Ghirlandaio or Ghirlandajo, DomenicoGhirlandaio or Ghirlandajo, Domenicoboth: dōmĕˈnēkō gērländäˈyō [key], 1449–94, Florentine painter, whose family name was Bigordi. He may have…

March 2013 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of March 2013. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dies (Mar. 5): After 14 years at…

Silverius, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Silverius, SaintSilverius, Saintsĭlvērˈēəs [key], d. 537, pope (536–37), an Italian; successor of St. Agapetus I. The son of Pope Hormisdas, who had been married before taking orders,…

Holy Roman Empire

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Holy Roman Empire (c.1100) CE5 Holy Roman Empire, designation for the political entity that originated at the coronation as emperor (962) of the German king Otto I and…

Francis, Dick

(Encyclopedia) Francis, Dick (Richard Stanley Francis), 1920–2010, English novelist. He was a champion steeplechase jockey (1946–57) and a racing writer for a London newspaper (1957–73). Francis…