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Hace 21 horas · The New Year Honours 1954 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1954 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1954. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and ...
Hace 21 horas · The Queen's Birthday Honours 1957 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen, and were published on 4 June 1957 for the United Kingdom and Colonies, Australia, New Zealand, and to members of ...
Hace 21 horas · Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.. Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The ...
Hace 21 horas · Tickets for The Heart of Rock and Roll event, on New York, NY, James Earl Jones Theatre at May 26th 2024, 2:00 pm. Find your seat here.
Hace 21 horas · Musikjahr 1949 Louis Armstrong, der 1947 seine Big Band auflöste und wieder zu seinen Ursprüngen, dem New Orleans Jazz und den kleinen Formationen zurückkehrte, ist im Oktober/November 1949 mit seiner Band auf Tournee in Europa.Am 12. Oktober 1949 entsteht – auf der Durchreise von Dänemark nach Belgien – auf dem Flughafen Amsterdam Schiphol das Foto von ihm und seiner Frau Lucille ...
Hace 21 horas · Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II.Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers ...
Hace 21 horas · 1513 – James IV of Scotland is defeated and dies in the Battle of Flodden, ... 1927 – Elvin Jones, American drummer and bandleader (d. 2004) ... David Kennedy, 1st Earl of Cassilis, Scottish soldier (b. 1478) 1513 – Alexander Lauder of Blyth, Scottish politician;
