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Hace 20 horas · Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music. His early period, during which he forged his craft, is ...
Hace 20 horas · Jim Jones Jones in 1977 Born James Warren Jones (1931-05-13) May 13, 1931 Crete, Indiana, U.S. Died November 18, 1978 (1978-11-18) (aged 47) Jonestown, Guyana Cause of death Gunshot, likely correlating to suicide Education Butler University (BA) Known for Leader of Peoples Temple Spouse Marceline Baldwin (m. 1949; died 1978) Children 9 (including survived Jim Jr., Stephan, Tim and Suzanne ...
Hace 20 horas · The Baroque (UK: / b ə ˈ r ɒ k / bə-ROK, US: /-ˈ r oʊ k /- ROHK; French:) or Baroquism is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often referred to as "late Baroque") and Neoclassical styles.
Hace 20 horas · More Than a Game. v. t. e. Sir John Major KG CH (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He previously held Cabinet positions under prime minister Margaret Thatcher, his last as chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990.
Hace 20 horas · From 2006 to 2016, the Indigenous population has grown by 42.5 percent, four times the national rate. [34] According to the 2011 Canadian census, Indigenous peoples ( First Nations – 851,560, Inuit – 59,445 and Métis – 451,795) numbered at 1,400,685, or 4.3% of the country's total population.
Hace 20 horas · The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a biennial award for literature sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and its international literary publication, World Literature Today.. It is considered one of the more prestigious international literary prizes, often compared with the Nobel Prize in Literature.The New York Times called the prize “The Oklahoma Nobel” in 1982, and the ...
