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Occupation (s) Tea master, Businessman. Yamada Torajirō ( Japanese: 山田寅次郎, Hiragana: やまだ とらじろう; August 23, 1866 – February 13, 1957) was a Japanese businessman and tea master who is considered to have laid the foundation of Japanese-Turkish relations. [1] He was one of the first Japanese people to convert to Islam ...
Ukita Kōkichi. Ukita Kōkichi (浮田 幸吉, 1757 – 1847?) was a Japanese aviation pioneer who experimented with artificial wings and is considered the first Japanese person to fly. He is also called Kōkichi the Birdman (鳥人 幸吉, Chōjin Kōkichi), Kōkichi the Papermaker (表具師 幸吉, Hyōgu-shi Kōkichi), Sakuraya Kōkichi ...
The Sanctuary is a bird and wildlife sanctuary and designated local nature reserve (LNR) located on Pride Park in the city of Derby, England. It is on a twelve hectare site on the west bank of the River Derwent, adjacent to Pride Park Stadium and Derby Arena. Controversial plans by the local council owners to build a closed circuit cycle race ...
Coulsdon (/ ˈ k uː l z d ən /, traditionally pronounced / ˈ k oʊ l z d ən /) is a town in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon.Coulsdon was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey that included the settlements of Purley and Kenley.
Surya Wonowidjojo (15 August 1923 – 28 August 1985) was an Indonesian businessman and cigarette maker. Wonowidjojo, sometimes spelt Wonowidjoyo , was a Chinese Indonesian ( Hokchia totok ) born Tjoa Ing Hwie or Tjoa Jien Hwie ( traditional Chinese : 蔡雲輝 ; simplified Chinese : 蔡云辉 ; pinyin : Cài Yúnhuī ; [1] Hokkien : Chhoà Ûn ...
Western Sahara [a] is a disputed territory on the northwest coast of Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); the remaining 80% is occupied [3] [4] and administered by neighboring Morocco. It has a surface area of 266,000 square kilometres (103,000 sq mi).
Basketball Hall of Fame as coach. Richard Andrew Pitino ( / pɪˈtiːnoʊ /; born September 18, 1952) is an American basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at St. John's University. He was also the head coach of Greece's senior national team.
Lisa Kudrow. Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( / ˈkuːdroʊ / KOO-droh; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. The series earned her Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, Satellite, American Comedy and TV Guide awards.