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Fanny Brice (1891–1951), actress, comedian, singer (formerly buried in Home of Peace Cemetery) William Brice (1921–2008), artist, son of Fanny Brice; Les Brown (1912–2001), musician; Vanessa Brown (1928–1999), actress; Clarence Bull (1896–1979), photographer; Anne Buydens (1919–2021), philanthropist, film producer, wife of Kirk ...
The medieval Kurki family held the manor of Laukko at least since the 14th century, until the beginning of the 19th century. A seal of a member of this family is known already from the early 15th century. It depicts a common crane, which is kurki in Finnish. However, the coat of arms of the family since the 15th century depicts a sword with ...
Axel Jönsson Kurck (also known as Akseli Kurki in Finnish), born 1555, died 30 March 1630 in Nakkila) was a colonel in the Swedish army and nobleman. He was a member of the Kurki of Laukko family. Since 1582 Kurck was the lord of Koporye fortress in Ingria and later served as a judge in the Finnish hundreds of Upper Satakunta and Vehmaa .
Victoria Jardine, NBC South Florida. May 13, 2024 at 3:03 PM. Just days after a fatal hit-and-run boat crash, a South Florida community is mourning the tragic loss of a 15-year-old girl. Ella ...
History. Forest Lawn Memorial Park was founded in 1906 as a not-for-profit cemetery by a group of businessmen from San Francisco. Hubert Eaton and C.B. Sims entered into a sales contract with the cemetery in 1912. Eaton took over its management in 1917. Although Eaton did not start Forest Lawn, he is credited as its "Founder" for his ...
Matti Kurki ( Swedish: Matts Kurck) was a legendary Finnish chieftain of the birkarls. [1] If he was a real person, he is thought to have lived in the late 13th century, at that time when king Magnus the Barnlock ruled the Kingdom of Sweden . Folklore tales tell about Matti Kurki, particularly in the Satakunta province ( Vesilahti, Pirkkala ...
3 × 1-pounder guns. 2 × 15 in (380 mm) torpedo tubes. Matti Kurki was originally the Kazarski -class torpedo gunboat Voevoda of the Imperial Russian Navy. One of three built for the Russian Baltic Fleet, Voevoda was used as a despatch vessel during World War I. During the Russian Revolution, Finland declared independence from the Russian ...
Mike Pinder, the Moody Blues’ longtime keyboardist and the last surviving founding member of the Rock Hall-inducted band, has died at the age of 82. Pinder’s family announced his death via a ...