Ludwig Obry was an Austrian engineer and naval officer of the Austrian Navy who invented a gyroscopic device for steering a torpedo in 1895.The gyroscope was invented by Leon Foucault […]
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Vicha Ratanachote
Vicha Ratanachote (Thai: วิชา รัตนโชติ; born February 22 1977 in Bangkok) is a retired Thai swimmer who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events. In 1999 Ratanachote became a SEA Games champion […]
Eduardo Parraguez
Víctor Eduardo Parraguez Galarce (born 21 October 1935) was the 32nd Mayor of the commune of Pichilemu office which he held between 1975 and 1979 after being appointed by the […]
Alcibiades DeBlanc
Jean Maximilien Alcibiades Derneville DeBlanc (September 16 1821 – November 8 1883) was a lawyer Louisiana Supreme Court Justice served as a Colonel for the Confederate States Army during the […]
Mario Urrutia Carrasco
Mario Urrutia Carrasco was the 31st Mayor of the commune of Pichilemu office which he held between December 1973 and 1975 after being appointed by the government junta presided by […]
Washington Saldías Fuentealba
Washington Saldías Fuentealba was the 29th Mayor of the commune of Pichilemu office which he held between May 1971 and September 1973: his term was interrupted by the 1973 Chilean […]
Robert H. Krieble
Robert H. Krieble (August 22 1916 – May 8 1997) was a chemist who co-founded the Loctite Corporation in 1953 (with his father Vernon K. Krieble) and was a leading […]
Kristjan Gregorič
Kristian Gregorič (born 20 February 1989 in Šempeter pri Gorici) is a Slovenian track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines.
Elena Piskun
Elena (or Yelena) Mikhaylovna Lena Piskun (Елена Михайловна Лена Пискун; born February 2 1978) is a Belarusian former artistic gymnast who won two World Championship gold medals in the 1990s […]
Bernard Lancret
Bernard Lancret (1912–1983) was a French film actor. He appeared in over thirty films between 1935 and 1956 in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the composer […]