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George W. Morrison
George Washington Morrison (October 16 1809 – December 21 1888) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Fairlee Vermont Morrison attended the common schools and Thetford Academy. He engaged […]
J. J. Pickle
James Jarrell Pickle (October 11 1913 – June 18 2005) also known as J.J. ‘Jake’ Pickle was a United States Representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1963 […]
James Crawford Neilson
James Crawford Neilson (October 14 1816 – December 21 1900) or J. Crawford Neilson was a Baltimore Maryland-based architect. He was born in Baltimore Maryland in 1816. After the death […]
Crispin Wright
Crispin James Garth Wright (born 1942) is a British philosopher who has written on neo-Fregean philosophy of mathematics Wittgenstein’s later philosophy and on issues related to truth realism cognitivism skepticism […]
James Woodson Bates
James Woodson Bates (August 25 1788 – December 26 1846) was an American lawyer and statesman from Sebastian County Arkansas. He represented the Arkansas Territory as a delegate to the […]
Anneli Martini
Anneli Martini (born 21 December 1948) is a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1980.
Edward Schreyer
Edward Richard Schreyer PC CC CMM OM CD (born December 21 1935) commonly known as Ed Schreyer is a Canadian politician diplomat and statesman who served as Governor General of […]
Jules Méline
Félix Jules Méline (French pronunciation: [ʒyl melin]; 20 May 1838 – 21 December 1925) was a French statesman prime minister from 1896 to 1898.
Francisco Javier Zaldúa
Francisco Javier Martínez de Zaldúa y Racines was a Colombian lawyer and politician elected President of Colombia in 1882.
North Auckland Line
The North Auckland Line is a major railway line in New Zealand’s national rail network. It runs from a junction with the North Island Main Trunk Railway in Westfield to […]
Paschen von Cossel
Paschen Ritter und Edler von Cossel (b. 21 December 1714 in Anklam Vorpommern; d. 17 January 1805 in Jersbek) was a German lawyer (since 1738) doctor of laws syndic canon […]
Islamic Society of Engineers
The Islamic Society of Engineers (Persian: جامعهٔ اسلامی مهندسین Jām’at-e eslāmī-ye mohandisīn) or ISE is a political organization in Iran and a former member of the conservative Alliance of Builders […]
Frank Hampson
Frank Hampson (21 December 1918 – 8 July 1985) was a British illustrator best known as the creator and artist of Dan Dare and other characters in the boys’ comic […]
Claudia Poll
Claudia Maria Poll Ahrens (born 21 December 1972) Costa Rican swimmer who competes in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle events. She is Costa Rica’s only gold-medalist having won […]
Toei Shinjuku Line
The Toei Shinjuku Line (都営地下鉄新宿線 Toei Chikatetsu Shinjuku-sen) is a rapid transit line in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture Japan operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The line runs […]
Percy Jory
Percy Jory (born 21 December 1888) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Jory came to St Kilda from Tasmania and soon […]
William Gilmer
William Wirt Gilmer (died January 8 1955) was a United States Navy Captain who served as both the 22nd and 24th Naval Governor of Guam. A graduate of the United […]
Paul Falk
Paul Falk (born December 21 1921) was a German pair skater. Born in Dortmund Germany he skated with Ria Baran and became two-time World champion and 1952 Olympic champion. Baran […]
Lorenzo Bandini
Lorenzo Bandini (21 December 1935 – 10 May 1967) was an Italian motor racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Scuderia Centro Sud and Ferrari teams.
The Terminator (wrestler)
Marcus Marc Laurinaitis (born December 21 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name The Terminator. He wrestled primarily in Florida Japan and Europe as […]