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Vasa or Wasa (Swedish pronunciation: ⓘ) is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628.
3 Personal life. 4 Death. 5 Dates of rank. 6 ... [2] Lindh was a board member of ... He also actively participated in the Friends of the Vasa Museum association and ...
Freedom Oigocho Ali (born 14 January 2004), known professionally as VASA, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. [1] He gained recognition following his 2023 viral freestyle on TikTok, [2] Its success led him to release his official debut single titled 'Bolanle' to modest commercial success afterwards debuting on the official TurnTable charts NXT Emerging Top Artistes at 17 on the week of ...
3 Personal life. 4 Awards and decorations. ... [2] Westermark was a member of the board of the Swedish Medical Society ... Commander of the Order of Vasa [2]
He was born in Sandefjord [1] as a son of ship-owner Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1874–1958) and Therese Grøn (1875–1948). [2] He was a brother of ship-owner Dag Klaveness, [3] brother-in-law of Johan H. Andresen, [4] nephew of Johan Karsten Rasmussen, [5] first cousin once removed of Thoralv, Thorvald and Wilhelm Klaveness, grandnephew of Henrik and Thorvald Klaveness and second cousin of ...
Vasa, Kronan Carl Gustaf Anders Franzén (23 July 1918 – 8 December 1993) was a Swedish marine technician and an amateur naval archaeologist . [ 1 ] He is most famous for having located the 1628 wreck of the Swedish galleon Vasa in 1956 [ 1 ] and participated in her salvage 1959–1961.
Olaudah Equiano (/ ə ˈ l aʊ d ə /; c. 1745 – 31 March 1797), known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa (/ ˈ v æ s ə /), was a writer and abolitionist. According to his memoir, he was from the village of Essaka in modern southern Nigeria. [1] [2] Enslaved as a child in West Africa, he was shipped to the Caribbean and sold to a Royal ...
In 1526 King Gustav Vasa raised the first regular regiment of horse in Uppland with an establishment of 12 companies each company having 2 trumpeters. The Uppland Horse (Uplands ryttare) continued to serve in all Swedish campaigns and wars until 1927 when it they were amalgamated with the Life Guards under the new name the Life Regiment of ...