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Paul John Gascoigne (/ ˈ ɡ æ s k ɔɪ n /, born 27 May 1967), nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. [2] Regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation [3] and one of the best English footballers of all time, [4] [5] Gascoigne is described by the National Football Museum as "widely recognised as the most naturally ...
Cédric Paquette (born August 13, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected in the fourth round, 101st overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2012 NHL entry draft and won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2020.
Gaspé, Gaspésie, Gaspee, may refer to: . Gaspé, Quebec, a city in eastern Canada; Gaspé (electoral district), a past federal electoral district of Canada Gaspé (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Quebec
Jacques Cartier setting up a cross at Gaspé in 1534. Gaspé claims the title of "Cradle of French America", because on June 24, 1534, explorer Jacques Cartier halted in the bay after losing an anchor during a storm and claimed possession of the area by planting a wooden cross with the king's coat of arms and the sentence Vive le Roi de France ("Long live the King of France").
The Gaspé Manifesto was a controversial manifesto produced by a group of leading Canadian theatre professionals in connection with a 1971 conference in Gaspé, Quebec sponsored by the Canada Council. [1]
In 1907 the Quebec Atlantic Oriental Railway was built from Matapédia through New Carlisle to Port Daniel, and gradually extended until it reached Gaspé.Before that, inhabitants had to drive by horse or sleigh 180 miles (290 km) to catch the Intercolonial Railway from Matapédia to Montreal, a journey of four days.
Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé (French pronunciation: [filip ʒozɛf obɛʁ də ɡaspe]; 30 October 1786 – 29 January 1871) was a Canadian lawyer, writer, and seigneur.He is known chiefly for his novel Les Anciens Canadiens, considered the first classic of French Canadian fiction.
Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport or Gaspé (Michel-Pouliot) Airport (IATA: YGP, ICAO: CYGP) is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) west of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada.The airport is non-towered, but has a mandatory frequency linked remotely to the flight service station (FSS) located in Mont-Joli.