Jenkin Alban Davies (5 September 1885 – 18 July 1976) was a Welsh international rugby union player. Rugby player Jenkin Alban Davies Birth name Jenkin Alban Davies Date of birth (1885-09-05)5 September 1885 Place of birth Aberaeron, Wales Date of death 18 July 1976(1976-07-18) (aged 90) Place of death Los Angeles, […]
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List of former Australian rules football competitions in Western Australia
This is a list of former Australian Rules Football competitions in the Australian state of Western Australia. Wikipedia list article . . . List of former Australian rules football competitions in Western Australia . . . Eastern Districts Football Carnival Held annually between competitions in the southern part of the […]
Southern school whiting
The southern school whiting, Sillago bassensis, (also known as the silver whiting or trawl whiting) is a common species of coastal marine fish of the smelt-whiting family that inhabits the south and south-west coasts of Australia. Its distribution overlaps a number of other common sillaginids, with careful observation of anatomical […]
Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Mixed skeet
Skeet was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Open to both men and women, it was won by Axel Wegner.[1] Sports shooting at the Olympics Skeet events at the Olympics Skeet at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad Date 24 September 1988 Competitors 52 from 31 nations […]
Lee Siew Choh
Lee Siew Choh (Chinese: 李绍祖; pinyin: Lǐ Shàozǔ; 1 November 1917 – 18 July 2002) was a Singaporean politician and medical doctor. Initially a member of the People’s Action Party (PAP), he became a leader of the breakaway faction of Barisan Sosialis (BS) in 1961. After the BS merged with […]
vuvuzela
See also:Vuvuzela . . . vuvuzela . . . A crowd blowing vuvuzelas. English Wikipedia has an article on: vuvuzela Wikipedia From Zuluvuvuzela (“to make a vu vu noise”), from the /vuː/ sound the horns make. (UK)IPA(key): /vuːvuːˈzɛlə/ or /vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/ (US)/vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/ vuvuzela (plural vuvuzelas) A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, […]
Texas Wildcatters
The Texas Wildcatters, who took their name from Texas wildcatters, were a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Beaumont, Texas. They played their home games at the Ford Arena. The franchise previously played in Huntington, West Virginia, from 1993 to 2000 as the Huntington Blizzard […]
Huacachina
Huacachina is a village in southern Peru, an hour away from the Pacific coast. The town is a collection of resorts and restaurants around a blue-green laguna surrounded by huge sand dunes. An antique image of the town is featured on Peru’s 50 soles bill. Its interest to tourists is […]
Early Winter
“Early Winter” is a song by American singer Gwen Stefani from her second solo studio album, The Sweet Escape (2006). Written by Stefani and English pianist Tim Rice-Oxley, the song was released in Europe as the album’s fifth and final single on January 18, 2008, by Interscope Records. Musically, “Early […]