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Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

Born: April 25, 1599 Huntingdon, England Died: September 3, 1658 London, England English statesman and general The En...

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Born: November 4, 1916 St. Joseph, Missouri American broadcaster and journalist Walter Cronkite is an American journalist and radio and television news...

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Hume Cronyn

Born July 18, 1911, in London, Ontario, Canada; died of prostate cancer, Fairfield, CT, on June 15, 2003. Actor, writer, and director. Hume Cronyn's long and varied career spanned seven de...

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Sidney Crosby

Professional hockey player Born August 7, 1987, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; son of Troy (a law firm facilities manager) and Trina (Forbes) Crosby. Addresses: ...

British Red Cross

British Red Cross

Healthcare

The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The

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Paul J. Crutzen

Paul J. Crutzen (born 1933) has led fellow scientists in the attempt to map out the chemicals that affect the ozone layer. He has been instrumental in learning how the ozone layer ...

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Nilo Cruz

Playwright Born c. 1961, in Matanzas, Cuba; son of Nilo and Tina Cruz; married (divorced); children: Chloe Garcia–Cruz. Education: Attended Miami Dad...

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Celia Cruz

Born October 21, 1925, in Havana, Cuba; died of brain cancer, July 16, 2003, in Fort Lee, NJ. Singer. Cuban–born singing star Celia Cruz has been hailed as the queen of salsa, rumba, and L...

E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings

Born: October 14, 1894 Cambridge, Massachusetts Died: September 3, 1962 North Conway, New Hampshire American poet The...

Marie Curie

Marie Curie

Born: November 7, 1867 Warsaw, Poland Died: July 4, 1934 Sancellemoz, France Polish-born French physicist The Polish-...

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Ben Curtis

Professional golfer Born May 26, 1977, in Ostrander, OH; son of Bob and Janice Curtis; married Candace Beatty, August, 2003. Education: Graduated fro...

The Cut

The Cut

Advertising and media

The Cut is a bi-monthly New Zealand golf magazine. It has become a multiple award winner since launching in August 1999 and focuses on golf features, news and columns along with li

LÁzaro CÁrdenas

LÁzaro CÁrdenas

Born: May 21, 1895 Jiquilpán de Juárez, Michoacán, Mexico Died: October 19, 1970 Mexico City, Mexico Mexican president and revolutio...

Paul CÉzanne

Paul CÉzanne

Born: January 19, 1839 Aix-en-Provence, France Died: October 22, 1906 Aix-en-Provence, France French painter The Fren...

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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy cast

Television personalities Members include Ted Allen (born in Chicago, IL); Kyan Douglas (born c. 1970, in Miami, FL); Thom Filicia (born c. 1972, in Syracuse, NY. Ed...

JCB company

JCB company

Industry and Production

JCB is a British multinational manufacturer of equipment for construction, agriculture, waste handling, and demolition, founded in 1945 and based in Rocester, Staffo

Brighton Kemptown (UK Parliament constituency)

Brighton Kemptown (UK Parliament constituency)

Politics and Administration

Brighton Kemptown, often referred to as Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven by local political parties,[3][4] is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons&nbsp

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