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People Who Died in 2015

Biographies Deaths of 2015 See also 2014 Deaths 2013 Deaths 2012 Deaths 2011 Deaths More Deaths Related Links 2015 Current Events Biographies by Category Arts and…

Women Educators and Scholars

  Ruth Fulton Benedict Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers…

Manuel I, Byzantine emperor

(Encyclopedia) Manuel I (Manuel Comnenus)Manuel Ikŏmnēˈnəs [key], c.1120–1180, Byzantine emperor (1143–80), son and successor of John II. He began his reign with a war against the Seljuk Turks, the…

Innocent IV

(Encyclopedia) Innocent IV, d. 1254, pope (1243–54), a Genoese named Sinibaldo Fieschi, a distinguished jurist who studied and later taught law at the Univ. of Bologna; successor of Celestine IV. He…

Donen, Stanley

(Encyclopedia) Donen, Stanley, 1924–2019, American film director, choreographer, and producer, b. Columbia, S.C. He is best known for directing some of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's finest musicals. In 1940…

Warren, Earl

(Encyclopedia) Warren, Earl, 1891–1974, American public official and 14th chief justice of the United States (1953–69), b. Los Angeles. He graduated from the Univ. of California Law School in 1912.…

Besançon

(Encyclopedia) Besançon Besançon bəzäNsôNˈ [key], city, capital of Doubs dept., E France, in Franche-Comté, on…

1996 Olympics: Rowing

(2000-meter course)Men Single Sculls: 1. Xeno Mueller, SWI (6:44.85); 2. Derek Porter, CAN (6:47.45); 3. Thomas Lange, GER (6:47.72). Lightweight Double Sculls: 1. Markus Gier & Michael Gier,…

Wimbledon 1998

From the Spotlight Archive: This feature appeared in June 1998 Wimbledon Preview by John Gettings For the first two weeks of summer the world's greatest tennis players will converge in…