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Nyepi is a Balinese "Day of Silence" that is commemorated every Isakawarsa (Saka new year) according to the Balinese calendar (in 2024, it falls on March 11). Nyepi, a public holiday in Indonesia, is a day of silence, fasting and meditation for the Balinese.
Richard John Uniacke Richard John Uniacke by Robert Field Born (1753-11-22) November 22, 1753 Castletown, Kingdom of Ireland Died October 11, 1830 (1830-10-11) (aged 76) Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia Richard John Uniacke (November 22, 1753 – October 11, 1830) was an abolitionist, lawyer, politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia. According to ...
Nyepi / Day of Silence: Hari Suci Nyepi National public holiday since 1983. Tahun Baru Saka March/April Good Friday / The Crucifixion of Jesus: Wafat Yesus Kristus The Friday before Easter (the first Sunday after the first Paschal Full Moon following the vernal equinox) National public holiday between 1953 and 1962 and reinforced since 1971 ...
Richard Gordon FitzGerald Uniacke, FRSAI (19 August 1867 – 11 November 1934) [1] was a British genealogist and librarian. He was the eldest son of the Rev. Robert FitzGerald Uniacke, late vicar of Tandridge, Surrey , a descendant of an old Irish family, the Uniackes of Uniacke and Castleton, County Cork. [ 2 ]
The estate was built as a country residence for Richard John Uniacke, Nova Scotia's Attorney-General during the War of 1812.Located along the "Post Road", the original road between Halifax and Windsor, the site was, according to Uniacke's s family, selected in 1776 while Uniacke being taken to Halifax in chains to face a treason trial for siding with the rebels in the Battle of Fort Cumberland.
Richard John Uniacke (June 6, 1789 – February 21, 1834) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1820 to 1830. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Richard John Uniacke and Martha Maria Delesdernier who was the daughter of Moses Delesdernier.
Mount Uniacke is home to the Uniacke Estate Museum Park, the one time summer residence of Richard John Uniacke, former Attorney General of Nova Scotia in the 19th century. [2] Mount Uniacke was a popular area for the train riders of the time. Originally, an inn was placed in Mount Uniacke; however, the inn burned down in the 1970s.
Lieutenant Desmond Percival Fitzgerald Uniacke (18 December 1895 – 25 March 1933) was a British World War I flying ace credited with thirteen aerial victories. He was captured after engaging in aerial combat with Hermann Göring , commander of Jasta 27 .