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George Ghica (Albanian: Gjergj Gjika, Romanian: Gheorghe Ghica; 3 March [citation needed] 1600 – 2 November [citation needed] 1664) founder of the Ghica family, was the prince of Moldavia from 1658 to 1659 and the prince of Wallachia from 1659 to 1660.
Grigore IV Ghica, Prince of Wallachia (1822–1828) Following the power vacuum resulting from the failed Transylvanian-Wallachian-Moldavian anti-Ottoman uprising organized by Prince George II Rákóczi, Gheorghe Ghica managed to secure his position as Voivode of Moldavia, a position he held between 1658–1659 and 1659–1660. Unable to cope ...
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Grigore I Ghica (1628 – 1675), a member of the Ghica family, was Prince of Wallachia between September 1660 and December 1664 and again between March 1672 and November 1673. His father was George Ghica, ruler of Moldavia (1658–59) and ruler of Wallachia (1659–60). He married Maria, daughter of Matei Sturdza. His son was Matei Ghica, father of
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George Bergstrom (1876–1955), architect, designer of The Pentagon ; Norbert Blei (1935–2013), writer (Ellison Bay) Carrie Jacobs Bond (1862–1946), songwriter ; Esther Bubley (1921–1998), photojournalist ; Nancy Ekholm Burkert (born 1933), artist and illustrator, recipient of Caldecott Medal (Milwaukee)
Chambers Island retains its name today, while Keans Island and Fallons Island are now called Rock and Detroit Islands, respectively. [10] View from the north through the east from the currently closed [11] lookout tower at Mountain Park near center of island. Not every map maker or journalist, however, knew of or paid attention to this.
According to the 1855 Wisconsin State Census, the Town of Lake's population was 2,127, with 1,308 of them having foreign birth. The next diminution of the town took place in 1879 when Bay View incorporated as a village. Milwaukee annexed the north portions of the town soon after, and Bay View voted to allow Milwaukee to annex it in 1887.