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  • 111Sophie Stebnowska — Mariane Theresia Sophie (Maria Sofia) Stebnowska (or Stempkosta), (married surname Karsten ) (1753 ndash;16 February 1848), was a Polish opera singer, actor and harpsichordist. She was among the great talents of the Royal Swedish Opera in… …

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  • 112Bill Dollar (DJ) — William Everett Dollar (August 22, 1950 November 21, 1996) was a radio host for 16 years on country music station WSOC FM in Charlotte, North Carolina, a weather reporter on WSOC TV, and the host of the syndicated program NASCAR Country , carried …

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  • 113Olga Kapranova — Personal information Full name Olga Sergeyevna Kapranova Country represented …

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  • 114Music of Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California As well as being one of the most important cities in the world in the film industry, Los Angeles, California is also one of the most important places in the world for the recorded music industry. Many landmarks in Los… …

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  • 115The Absence of War — Infobox Play name = The Absence of War image size = 150px caption = Faber Faber paperback edition, 2001 writer = David Hare series = Racing Demon Murmuring Judges nowrap| The Absence of War genre = Drama setting = subject = a fiction based on… …

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  • 116Dupleix, Joseph-François — born 1697, Landrecies, France died Nov. 10, 1763, Paris French colonial administrator who attempted to establish a French empire in India. His father, a director of the French East India Company, secured him an appointment in 1720 to the superior …

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  • 117Kändler, Johann Joachim — born 1706, Fischbach, Saxony died May 18, 1775, Meissen German Baroque sculptor. In 1731 he was engaged to reorganize the modeling department of the porcelain factory at Meissen; he held the position of chief modeler there from 1733 until his… …

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  • 118Kendal, Dame Margaret; and Kendal, William Hunter — ▪ British actress and manager Dame Margaret Kendal née  Margaret Shafto Robertson , byname  Madge Kendal ; William Hunter Kendal in full  William Hunter Grimston Kendal  Respectively,   born March 15, 1849?, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, Eng. died… …

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  • 119Speransky, Mikhail Mikhaylovich, Graf — ▪ Russian statesman Introduction (Count) born Jan. 12 [Jan. 1, old style], 1772, Cherkutino, Russia died Feb. 23 [Feb. 11, O.S.], 1839, St. Petersburg       Russian statesman prominent during the Napoleonic period, administrative secretary and… …

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  • 120Cobhams Asuquo — Cobhams Emmanuel Asuquo (January 6, 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria) is an award winning [1] Nigerian musician, producer, and songwriter. In 2005, Asuquo signed on with Sony ATV London as a songwriter.[2] After working as Head of Audio Productions at a… …

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