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First Georgian in space, of Pontic Greek ancestry. Served on the ISS in Expedition 15. STS-112 (October 7, 2002) Soyuz TMA-10 (April 7, 2007) 20 Ilan Ramon June 20, 1954 Israel: First Israeli in space. Died on the Columbia. STS-107 (January 16, 2003) 21 Yang Liwei June 21, 1965 China: First taikonaut from the People's Republic of China.
The Tran ruled the Trần dynasty, a golden era in Vietnam, and successfully repelled the Mongol invasions of Vietnam, introducing improvements to Chinese gunpowder. During the Tran dynasty, arts and sciences flourished, and Chữ Nôm was used for the first time in mainstream poetry.
Trần Kim Liên (MC of the Voice People of Ho Chi Minh City) has Trần is her family name, Kim is her middle name, and Liên is her personal name. She can also be referred to as Kim Liên . Likewise, the famous general and military leader, Võ Nguyên Giáp , is referred to in Vietnamese by his full name (Võ Nguyên Giáp) in formal sources ...
Fujian was the origin of the ethnic Chinese Tran who migrated to Vietnam along with a large amount of other Chinese during the Ly dynasty where they served as officials. Distinct Chinese last names are found in the Tran and Ly dynasty Imperial examination records. [84] Ethnic Chinese are recorded in Tran and Ly dynasty records of officials. [85]
Trần (陳), a Vietnamese surname, including a list of people named Trần or Tran; Tran, member of the Nazi-era comedy duo Tran and Helle; Other uses
Eugene Huu-Chau "Gene" Trinh (Vietnamese: Trịnh Hữu Châu, born September 14, 1950) is a Vietnamese American biochemist who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-50 [1] as a Payload Specialist, becoming the first Vietnamese American astronaut in space [2] [3] and the second Vietnamese in space (after cosmonaut Phạm Tuân).
Jenn Tran, one of the contestants on ABC's "The Bachelor" this season, was named the new "Bachelorette" during the show's finale Monday night. Tran, 26, will be the first Asian American woman to ...
Vietnam was mentioned in Josiah Conder's 1834 Dictionary of Geography, Ancient and Modern as the other name to refer to Annam. Annam, which originated as a Chinese name in the seventh century, was the common name of the country during the colonial period. Nationalist writer Phan Bội Châu revived the name "Vietnam" in the early 20th century ...