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One of the first three blind people to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (along with John Opio and Lawrence Sserwambala). First African competitor at the Winter Paralympic Games. [12] [13] Takeichi Nishi – Colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army During World War II. Commander of the 26th Tank Regiment in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was ...
The Blind is an epithet for: Béla II of Hungary (c. 1110–1141), King of Hungary and Croatia; Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1306–1353) Bogdan III the One-Eyed (1479–1517), also known as the Blind, Voivode of Moldavia; Didymus the Blind (c. 313–398), Coptic Church theologian; Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg (c. 1112–1196), also ...
The theme of blindness has been explored by many different cultures throughout history, with blind characters appearing in stories from ancient Greek mythology and Judeo-Christian religious texts. In the modern era, blindness has featured in numerous works of literature and poetry by authors such as William Shakespeare , William Blake , and H ...
Map of the Arab Diaspora in the World Map of the Saudi Diaspora in the World. Argentine diaspora – People from Argentina known as Argentines whom live overseas in communities across the Americas (like Uruguay and Brazil until the 1990s), western Europe (esp. Spain, Italy, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.) and elsewhere (i.e. Israel ...
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Left-handed people only make up about 10% of the world's population — so you might be surprised to learn how many of them have been world leaders, artists, well-known athletes, award-winning actors.
In Roman law blind people experienced the least number of troubles, as there was a higher cultural value placed on speech rather than sight, but many blind people were still not given any extraordinary legal consideration. Blind people in Rome were seen as capable to provide and care for themselves as any other Roman citizen.
العربية; Արեւմտահայերէն; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца)