Justinian I reigned as emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565 CE. Born around 482 CE in Tauresium, a village in Illyria, his uncle Emperor Justin I was an imperial bodyguard who reached the throne on the death of Anastasius in 518 CE.
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Seiko Usui, also known as O Sei San, was a Japanese samurai's daughter. She was 23 years old when she first met Jose Rizal. He had moved to a Spanish Legation in the Azabu district of Tokyo where she regularly worked. She served as his interpreter during his stay in Japan.
Augustus, also called Octavian (adopted name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first emperor. He first gained prominence after delivering a funeral speech for his grandmother Julia as a young boy.
Joseph H. Lauder, executive chairman and co-founder with his wife, Estee, of Estee Lauder Inc., the cosmetics concern, died Saturday night while visiting the East Side home of a son.
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In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the man—a more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imagined—but also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges.
Sydney-based Malaysian artist Simryn GILL's (b. ) diverse practice encompasses sculpture, photography, text, and experimental printing techniques, often influenced by her immediate surroundings. A close reading of her work reveals an acute and subtle awareness of art-making as a personal, cerebral and political activity.
Sir Nigel Sheinwald is a Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies. He is a retired senior member of the British Diplomatic Service. He serves as a Governor of the Ditchley Foundation and on the Advisory Board of the Centre for European Reform.
Where did Mikhail grow up? Mikhail was born in Stavropol, Russia on March 2, His parents both worked in agriculture. Mikhail also worked in agriculture while attending school. His childhood was filled with difficult events. In a famine swept through much of Russia. Two of his sisters and an uncle died during the famine.
Fard had graduated as a metallurgic engineer and worked for a company in Rasht, as well as singing and rapping in his spare time. In , he recorded and distributed a song called “Vatan Yani” [“What Motherland Means”].
Sir Clement Raphael Freud (24 April – 15 April ) was a British broadcaster, writer, politician and chef. The son of Ernst L. Freud and grandson of Sigmund Freud, Clement moved to the United Kingdom from Nazi Germany as a child and later worked as a prominent chef and food writer. Quick Facts Sir, Born.
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Stephen Crane, (born Nov. 1, 1871, Newark, N.J., U.S.—died June 5, 1900, Badenweiler, Baden, Ger.), U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Crane briefly attended college before moving to New York City.
Amelia Earhart was an American aviator who set many flying records and championed the advancement of women in aviation. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and.
Rudy Zerbi si è sposato una sola volta, ma ha 4 figli in totale. Con la moglie Simona ha messo al mondo Tommaso e Luca. Dopo il divorzio, si è sentimentalmente legato alla nipote di Gianni Morandi, Carlotta Miti, madre di Edoardo, il terzogenito per il noto discografico.
Rituparno Ghosh was a talented filmmaker who was born in 31 August in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and died in at the age of 49 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He was a prominent figure in the LGBT community in India.
Dessinateur et scénariste de bande dessinée et illustrateur (). France Inter - Il est auteur de bandes dessinées. Son livre “Les Amours d’un fantôme en temps de guerre”, a remporté le prix Vendredi le mois dernier et figure dans la sélection Pépite du Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse de Montreuil qui ouvrira ses portes demain.
Kit Pearson's novels are favourites with girls aged 9 to Her writing career began with the publication of The Daring Game () followed by A Handful of Time () which won the CLA Book of the Year award for children.
Science and art combine in this captivating, lushly illustrated biography of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), one of the world’s first entomologists, who was also a botanist, naturalist, and celebrated artist.
Tatiana Bilbao Spamer, born August 2, in Mexico City, Mexico into a family of architects, is a Mexican architect whose works often merged geometry with nature. Her practice focuses on sustainable design and social housing.
Krishan Niranjan, best known as K. N. Singh was a Bollywood film actor throughout s, s and s. He was known for playing villain and negative roles. Acted in over films, he has been a part of several historic movies in the history of Bollywood cinema.
Learn about the life and career of Fannie Flagg, an actress and writer known for Fried Green Tomatoes, Grease and Five Easy Pieces. Find out her birth name, nickname, family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
Biography. Aja Metoyer (born J) is a fascinating personality in American reality television and social media. She made waves in when she became the mother of Xavier Zechariah Wade alongside NBA star Dwyane Wade.
Ernst Friedrich Schumacher was an internationally influential thinker, who saw the world from a systems perspective. His work led him to develop a series of connected ideas in energy, work, technology, development, organisation and ownership, education, traditional wisdom and spirituality.
Dinendranath Tagore () Dinendranath, son of Dwipendranath and grandson of Dwijendranath, was born in at Jorasanko, Calcutta. Dinendranath was an excellent singer and his rich baritone, barely accompanied by any instrument, added a unique dimension to Rabindra Sangit.
This witty and intelligent biography by writer and journalist Mary Wisniewski is both a journey through the grit of Chicago, the nation, the twentieth century and its detailed realities and the complex and complicated personality of Algren as well as those who surrounded his life: family, fellow writers like Richard Wright and JT Farrell, the.
Justine Schofield was born on the 29th of October, 1985. She is best known for being a Chef. She competed against Julie Goodwin on MasterChef Australia. Justine Schofield’s age is 39. Chef best known as the host of the Network Ten cooking show Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield.
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Sherri Shepherd Biography. Sherri Shepherd is an American actress, comedian, author, broadcaster, and television personality. Currently, she hosts the daily syndicated daytime talk show, Sherri. Previously, Shepherd worked as a co-host of the daytime talk show The View, where she earned multiple Daytime Emmy Award nominations.
Ce livre constitue une contribution très intéressante à l’histoire des colorants alimentaires, et plus largement des usages de la couleur dans la commercialisation des aliments, aux États-Unis, des années aux années
Danial LaRusso stands by Mr. Miyagi on one side, while Dre Parker stands with Mr. Han on the other Mr. Han: You fought hard to get here Xiao Dre. Now, remember, Daniel is more experienced than anyone else you've faced before.
In this Jordan Belfort bio, I’ll run through the early life, and business career of this former stockbroker turned motivational speaker and detail what I know about his personal life. His life and book inspired the critically acclaimed film The Wolf of Wall Street.
Charles Francis Feeney (Ap – October 9, 2023) was an American businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune as a co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Group, the travel retailer of luxury products based in Hong Kong.
Edward Said was a Palestinian American academic, political activist, and literary critic who examined literature in light of social and cultural politics and was an outspoken proponent of the political rights of the Palestinian people and the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
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Professor Harold E. Edgerton of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the inventor of high-speed photography, the man whose genius transformed the strobe light from a laboratory curiosity into an important tool for science, industry, and the military, died at the age of eighty-six on January 4, 1990.