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  • 121St. Canute IV —     St. Canute IV     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Canute IV     Also spelled CNUT.     Martyr and King of Denmark, date of birth uncertain; d. 10 July 1086, the third of the thirteen natural sons of Sweyn II surnamed Estridsen. Elected king on… …

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  • 122diligence — dil·i·gence / di lə jəns/ n: earnest and persistent application of effort esp. as required by law; also: care (1) see also due diligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 123interest — in·ter·est / in trəst; in tə rəst, ˌrest/ n [probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter between, among + esse to be] 1: a right, title, claim …

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  • 124Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway — The Duke of Wellington s train and other locomotives being readied for departure from Liverpool, 15 September 1830 The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L M) took place on 15 September 1830 …

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  • 125Maria Chekhova — Maria Pavlovna Chekhova Мария Павловна Чехова 1882 Born August 31, 1863(1863 08 31) Taganrog, Russian Empire Died …

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  • 126Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi — (1797–1861) was one of the main figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He was a philosopher, a poet, a religious scholar, but is most remembered for his role as a freedom fighter. It was he who issued the fatwa in favour of Jihad against the… …

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  • 127Mehmet Okonsar — (pronounced Okonschar) (born 20 October 1961, Istanbul) is a Turkish Belgian (double nationality) pianist, composer, conductor, writer and educator. Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Repertoire …

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  • 128animal thought — In the philosophy of mind as well as ethics the treatment of animals exposes major problems. If other animals differ from human beings, how is the difference to be characterized: do animals think and reason, or have thoughts and beliefs? In… …

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