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singer. (1945–1977) Maria Amalia " Melina " Mercouri ( Greek: Μαρία Αμαλία "Μελίνα" Μερκούρη, 18 October 1920 [ a][ 1] – 6 March 1994) was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She came from a political family that was prominent over multiple generations. She received an Academy Award nomination and won ...
Spyridon Mercouris. Spyridon Mercouris ( Greek: Σπυρίδων Μερκούρης; 1856–1939) was a Greek politician and long-serving mayor of Athens in the early 20th century. He was born in Ermioni, Argolida, in 1856 to a prominent and wealthy family that had taken part in the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s. He was the son of ...
Theodore Philip Stephanides ( Greek: Θεόδωρος Φίλιππος Στεφανίδης; 21 January 1896 – 13 April 1983) was a Greek - British doctor and polymath, best remembered as the friend and mentor of Gerald Durrell. He was also known as a naturalist, biologist, astronomer, poet, writer and translator. Stephanides ...
Official website. sputnikglobe .com. Language. 23 languages [ a] Sputnik ( Russian pronunciation: [ˈsputnʲɪk]; formerly Voice of Russia and RIA Novosti, naming derived from Russian спутник, "satellite") is a Russian state-owned [ 1] news agency and radio broadcast service. It was established by the Russian government -owned news ...
Libertarianism portal. United States portal. v. t. e. Avram Noam Chomsky ( / noʊm ˈtʃɒmski / ⓘ nohm CHOM-skee; born December 7, 1928) is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", [ a] Chomsky is also a ...
The numbers have been drawn for a $940 million Mega Millions jackpot, but it wasn’t immediately known if there was a winner of the massive prize. The numbers drawn late Friday were: 3, 20, 46 ...
ISBN. 0-13-089301-3. The Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890 is a reference book by Philip Rees, on leading people in the various far right movements since 1890. It contains entries for what the author regards as "the 500 major figures on the radical right, extreme right, and revolutionary right from 1890 to the present ...
The wars of Alexander the Great ( Ancient Greek: Πόλεμοι του Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου) were a series of conquests carried out by Alexander the Great of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC. They began with battles against the Achaemenid Empire, then under the rule of Darius III.