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The mysteriously derelict schooner Carroll A. Deering, as seen from the Cape Lookout lightship on 28 January 1921 (US Coast Guard). A ghost ship, also known as a phantom ship, is a vessel with no living crew aboard; it may be a fictional ghostly vessel, such as the Flying Dutchman, or a physical derelict found adrift with its crew missing or dead, like the Mary Celeste.
Agatha Christie. Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE ( née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running ...
Scylla ( Hugo) Shadow Queen ( Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door) Selena ( Lure of the Temptress) Siriadne ( Shard of Spring) Skar ( Dun Darach) The Sorceress ( Spyro: Year of the Dragon) Synn ( Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara) Syrup ( Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages / Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons) T.
Nina Simone ( / ˈniːnə sɪˈmoʊn / NEE-nə sim-OHN; [1] born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, arranger, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Her piano playing was strongly ...
Luciano Pavarotti OMRI (/ ˌ p æ v ə ˈ r ɒ t i /, US also / ˌ p ɑː v-/, Italian: [luˈtʃaːno pavaˈrɔtti]; 12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time.
A golem ( / ˈɡoʊləm / GOH-ləm; Hebrew: גּוֹלֶם, romanized : gōlem) is an animated, anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore, which is created entirely from inanimate matter, usually clay or mud. The most famous golem narrative involves Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late 16th-century rabbi of Prague.
Norbert Wiener (1894–1964) was an American philosopher and mathematician. He graduated from Ayer High School at 11 years of age. He was awarded a BA in mathematics in 1909 at the age of 14. [ 5] Lev Landau (1908–1968) was a Soviet physicist who mastered calculus by age 13. He graduated from the Baku Gymnasium aged only 13 as well.
Madhuri Dixit (born 1967), film actress, dance sequences in Bollywood films. Geeta Kapoor (born 1973), Bollywood choreographer. Saroj Khan (born 1948), Bollywood choreographer. Hema Malini (born 1948), Bharata Natyam dancer, choreographer, actress. Vaibhavi Merchant (born 1975), Bollywood dancer, choreographer.