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71Mark Bautista — Birth name Mark Bautista Born August 10, 1983 (1983 08 10) (age 28) Origin Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines Genres …
72Henry Lucy — Sir (William) Henry Lucy JP, (5 December 1842 [Most early references give 5 December 1845 as the birthdate, as did Lucy himself. DNB cites a baptism in April 1843 and gives a putative birthdate of March 1843. English civil registration records… …
73eisteddfod — eisteddfodic, adj. /uy stedh vod, ay stedh /, n., pl. eisteddfods, eisteddfodau /ay stedh vod uy, uy stedh /. (in Wales) an annual festival, with competitions among poets and musicians. [1815 25; < Welsh: lit., session, equiv. to eistedd sitting… …
74spout — spouter, n. spoutless, adj. spoutlike, adj. /spowt/, v.t. 1. to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet. 2. Informal. to state or declaim volubly or in an oratorical manner: He spouted his theories on… …
75Cato, Marcus Porcius — known as Cato the Censor or Cato the Elder born 234, Tusculum, Latium died 149 BC Roman statesman and orator, the first important Latin prose writer. Born of plebeian stock, he fought in the Second Punic War. His oratorical skills paved the way… …
76Dirksen, Everett McKinley — born Jan. 4, 1896, Pekin, Ill., U.S. died Sept. 7, 1969, Washington, D.C. U.S. politician. After serving in World War I, he returned to Illinois to pursue business interests. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1932–48), where he… …
77Paisley, Ian — ▪ 2008 Ian Richard Kyle Paisley born April 6, 1926, Armagh, N.Ire. On May 8, 2007, as lasting peace appeared to have finally returned to Northern Ireland, longtime Unionist leader Ian Paisley was sworn in as first minister. A militant… …
78dramatic literature — Introduction the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen and heard in performance. The term dramatic literature implies a contradiction in that literature originally meant something written and drama meant… …
79Whitman, Walt — ▪ American poet Introduction in full Walter Whitman born May 31, 1819, West Hills, Long Island, N.Y., U.S. died March 26, 1892, Camden, N.J. American poet, journalist, and essayist whose verse collection Leaves of Grass is a landmark in the… …
80French Literature — • Origin, foundations, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Literature French Literature † …
