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Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbaltɑːzar juəˈhanəs ˈfɔrstər]; 13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983), better known as John Vorster, was a South African politician who served as the prime minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and the fourth state president of South Africa from 1978 to 1979.
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (11 November 1888 – 19 March 1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947 and the husband of Sucheta Kripalani.
J. B. Joyce & Co, clockmakers, were founded in Shropshire in England.The company claim to be the oldest clock manufacturer in the world, originally established in 1690, [1] and have been part of the Smith of Derby Group since 1965. [2]
Holmes was medalist at the 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.He tied for tenth in his first PGA Tour start at the 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii and in February that year he won the FBR Open, making him the fastest golfer to reach $1,000,000 in career earnings on the PGA Tour.
John-Blair Bickerstaff (born March 10, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Local trader Eric Hunt had cabled Smith, who then persuaded the South African government to fly him in a SAAF Dakota to collect the preserved fish for study at Grahamstown. [6] Smith and his wife Margaret worked jointly on the popular Sea Fishes of Southern Africa, which was first published in 1949, followed by other writings until 1968. Among ...
On December 22, 2008, Nasdaq added the following companies to the Nasdaq-100 index: Automatic Data Processing, First Solar, Life Technologies, Ross Stores, Maxim Integrated Products, Illumina, Pharmaceutical Product Development, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Urban Outfitters, J. B. Hunt and Warner Chilcott, replacing Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Cadence ...
Poindexter was born in Houston, Texas. [1]He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Honors. [1] After several years' military service, he entered New York University, where an MBA in 1971 was followed by a Ph.D. in Economics and Finance in 1976.