The highlight of the South African 1975/6 season was a tour by the International Wanderers. They played 3 first-class games and 1 one-day game against a South African Invitation XI. They also played a first-class game against a weaker South African Board President's XI. This was the strongest team to tour South Africa since isolation, and comprised players from 4 countries. The tourists were managed by Richie Benaud and captained by Australian Greg Chappell in all four main representative games. Englishmen Mike Denness and Bob Taylor, and We ...

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International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The road to isolation, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - 1971, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI October-December 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins XI March-April 1975, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - International Wanderers March-April 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The end of international tours

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Garret FitzGerald, Garret FitzGerald - Early life, Garret FitzGerald - Early political life, Garret FitzGerald - Minister for Foreign Affairs, Garret FitzGerald - Leader of Fine Gael, Garret FitzGerald - Taoiseach 1981-1982, Garret FitzGerald - Taoiseach 1982-1987, Garret FitzGerald - Constitutional reform, Garret FitzGerald - Northern Ireland, Garret FitzGerald - Post-Taoiseach period, Garret FitzGerald - Assessment, Garret FitzGerald - FitzGerald's first government June 1981-March 1982, Garret FitzGerald - Changes, Garret FitzGerald - FitzGerald's Second Government December 1982-March 1987, Garret FitzGerald - Changes

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Brian Close led a strong international team known as the "International Wanderers" to Rhodesia in September 1974. They played one game against Transvaal, but nothing else in South Africa. The Rhodesian team notably included South African-born Mike Procter, whilst the International Wanderers counted South African Eddie Barlow amongst there numbers. The next games for a representative South African side therefore took place on Derrick Robins third tour to South Africa in March and April 1975. This DH Robins' XI was again an internationa ...

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International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The road to isolation, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - 1971, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI October-December 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins XI March-April 1975, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - International Wanderers March-April 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The end of international tours

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1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. 1981 - Events. January - Sarawak chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 13 - Donna Griffiths, a schoolgirl in Pershore, Worcestershire, UK, begins a uncontrollable series of sneezes that end September 16, 1983 - after 978 days Janua ...

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1981 - Births
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1981 - Deaths 1981 - Nobel Prizes 1981 - Templeton Prize

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1981 - January-March. January 1 - Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian race car driver January 3 - Eli Manning, American football player January 6 - Mike Jones, American rapper January 12 - Quentin Griffin, American football player January 15 - El Hadji Diouf, Senegalese footballer January 15 - Howie Day, American singer and songwriter January 17 - Scott Mechlowicz, American actor January 20 - Jason Richardson, American basketball player Januar ...

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Charles Haughey (Irish name Cathal Ó hEochaidh; born on September 16, 1925), was the sixth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving three terms in office; 1979 to 1981, March 1982 to December 1982 and 1987 to 1992. He was the fourth leader of Fianna Fáil from 1979 until 1992. Charlie Haughey was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a TD for Dublin in 1957, and was re-elected at each election until 1992. Haughey also served as Minister for Health & Social Welfare (1977-1979), Minister for Finance (1966-1970), Min ...

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Charles Haughey - Opposition 1981-1982
Charles Haughey - Taoiseach 1982 Charles Haughey - Opposition 1982-1987 Charles Haughey - Taoiseach 1987-1992 Charles Haughey - Retirement Charles Haughey - Haughey's First Government December 1979-June 1981
Charles Haughey - Changes
Charles Haughey - Haughey's Second Government March 1982-December 1982
Charles Haughey - Changes
Charles Haughey - Haughey's Third Government March 1987-May 1989
Charles Haughey - Changes
Charles Haughey - Haughey's Fourth Government May 1989-February 1992
Charles Haughey - Changes
Charles Haughey - Political Career

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2003-present: Scott McClellan 2001 - 2003 : Ari Fleischer 2000 - 2001 : Jake Siewert 1998 - 2000 : Joe Lockhart 1994 - 1998 : Mike McCurry 1993 - 1994 : Dee Dee Myers 1989 - 1993 : Marlin Fitzwater 1987 - 1989 : Marlin Fitzwater (de facto Press Secretary) 1981 - 1987 : Larry Speakes (de facto Press Secretary) 1981 - 1989 : James Brady (did not brief the press after March 30, 1981) 1977 - 1981 : Jody Powell 1974 - 1977 : Ro ...

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White House Press Secretary - Responsibilities

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Will Power (born March 1, 1981) is a motorsport driver from Australia. During 2005 he has been competing in the World Series by Renault for the Carlin Motorsport team, where he has proven very competitive. In addition to driving in the WSR, Power is also one of the featured drivers for the Australian team in the A1 Grand Prix series. Power raced in the series opener at Brands Hatch and piloted Austr ...

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1981 - January-February. January - Sarawak chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 13 - Donna Griffiths, a schoolgirl in Pershore, Worcestershire, UK, begins a uncontrollable series of sneezes that end September 16, 1983 - after 978 days January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and her husband < ...

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In the mathematical area of order theory, completeness properties assert the existence of certain infima or suprema of a given partially ordered set. A special use of the term refers to complete partial orders or complete lattices. However, many other interesting notions of completeness exist. The motivation for considering completeness properties derives from the great importance of suprema (least upper bounds, joins, "") and infima (greatest lower bounds, meets, "") to the theory of partial orders. Finding a supremum means to ...

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Completeness order theory - Types of completeness properties
Completeness order theory - Least and greatest elements Completeness order theory - Finite completeness Completeness order theory - Further completeness conditions
Completeness order theory - Relationships between completeness properties Completeness order theory - Completions of domains Completeness order theory - Completeness in terms of universal algebra Completeness order theory - Completeness in terms of adjunctions Completeness order theory - Notes Completeness order theory - Reference

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Robert Gerard Sands, commonly known as Bobby Sands (March 9, 1954–May 5, 1981) was a convicted Irish republican who died on hunger strike in Long Kesh prison, Northern Ireland. Bobby Sands was born in Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland and brought up in Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey. His family moved several times due to the constant intimidation of Catholics by loyalists, although it was not always clear the Sands were Catholics as their last name derived from Bobby's Protestant paternal grandfather. On leaving sc ...

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Chuck Woolery (born March 16, 1941) is a popular game show host. One of the most recognizable faces in game show television, he has hosted Wheel of Fortune (1975-1981), Love Connection (1983-1994), Scrabble (1984-1990, 1993), The Home and Family Show (1996-97, co-host), The Dating Game (1997-98 update), Greed (1999-2000) and Lingo (2002-present). In addition, he was the subject of a reality show, Chuck Woolery: Naturally Stoned (2003), and se ...

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Albert Harry Goldman (April 15, 1927 – March 28, 1994) was an American professor and author. Born in Dormont, Pennsylvania, Albert Goldman wrote about the culture and personalities of the American music industry both in books and as a contributor to magazines. However, he is best known for his controversial biographies on Elvis Presley and John Lennon. Albert Goldman's 1981 book titled Elvis, the author repeatedly belittled the late singer over his weight problems, his diet, his choice of performing costumes, an ...

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Cynthia Rothrock (born 8 March 1957) is an actress specializing in Martial arts films. Only 5'3" tall, she was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and was brought up in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Cynthia Rothrock - Martial arts achievements. She is five-time (and undefeated) World Karate Champion in Forms and Weapons between 1981 and 1985. These categories are not segregated into male and female categories but are fully open. She holds five Black belts in various Far Eastern martial disciplines, including Tan ...

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Vangelis (pronounced /van-ge-liss/, with a hard "g" as in "get") is a world-renowned new age and electronic composer and musician. He was born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (/evan-ge-loss odee-say-ass papa-thana-see-ou/) on March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece. His best known compositions are the Academy Award-winning 1981 theme to the movie Chariots of Fire and the entire score to the movie Blade Runner. He also composed the anthem of Football World Cup 2002. A version of "Pulstar", from the album Albedo ...

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Vangelis - History
Vangelis - 1943-1960 Formative years Vangelis - 1961-1972 Early works in bands Vangelis - 1973-1980 Beginning of solo career Vangelis - 1981-1999 Work in film and commercial success Vangelis - 2000-present Later days
Vangelis - Discography
Vangelis - Studio albums Vangelis - Soundtrack albums Vangelis - Limited edition releases Vangelis - Collaboration albums Vangelis - Compilation albums Vangelis - Promotional albums Vangelis - Bootleg albums Vangelis - EPs/Singles with exclusive material

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January January 1 - Lear Fan 2100 March March 28 - Dornier 228 April April 10 - SIAI Marchetti S.211 prototype I-SITF April 15 - Dassault-Breguet Guardian June June 18 - F-117 Nighthawk September September 3 - BAe 146 September 26 - Boeing 767 November November 5 - AV-8B Harrier II December< ...

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1981 in aviation, 1981 in aviation - Events, 1981 in aviation - January, 1981 in aviation - February, 1981 in aviation - March, 1981 in aviation - April, 1981 in aviation - June, 1981 in aviation - July, 1981 in aviation - August, 1981 in aviation - September, 1981 in aviation - October, 1981 in aviation - November, 1981 in aviation - December, 1981 in aviation - First flights, 1981 in aviation - Entered service

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1981 in aviation - January. January 3 - Pan Am makes its final Boeing 707 flight. January 7 - a Boeing 747 of CAAC lands at JFK International Airport, marking the first time since 1949 that a flight from mainland China to the United States is performed. January 18 - Bell Helicopter delivers its 25,000th production helicopter. January 28 - Pan Am commenc ...

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1981 in baseball - Events. 1981 in baseball - January-March. January 15 - In his first year of eligibility, former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson is the only person elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Players falling short of the 301 votes needed for election include Don Drysdale (243), Gil Hodges (241), Harmon Killebrew (239), Hoyt Wilhelm (238) and Juan Marichal (233). March 11 - Johnny Mize and Rube Foster are elected to the ...

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1981 in baseball, 1981 in baseball - Champions, 1981 in baseball - Major League Baseball, 1981 in baseball - Other champions, 1981 in baseball - Awards and honors, 1981 in baseball - Major League Baseball final standings, 1981 in baseball - First half of season, 1981 in baseball - Second half of season, 1981 in baseball - Overall record, 1981 in baseball - Events, 1981 in baseball - January-March, 1981 in baseball - April-June, 1981 in baseball - July-September, 1981 in baseball - October-December, 1981 in baseball - Births, 1981 in baseball - Deaths

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1981 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2); Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, and Steve Yeager, co-MVPs American League Championship Series: New York Yankees (East) over Oakland Athletics (West) (3-0); Graig Nettles, MVP American League Division Series: New York Yankees (1st half) over Milwaukee Brewers (2nd half) (3-2); Oakland Athletics (1st half) over Kansas City Royals (2nd half) (3-0) National League Championship ...

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1981 in baseball, 1981 in baseball - Champions, 1981 in baseball - Major League Baseball, 1981 in baseball - Other champions, 1981 in baseball - Awards and honors, 1981 in baseball - Major League Baseball final standings, 1981 in baseball - First half of season, 1981 in baseball - Second half of season, 1981 in baseball - Overall record, 1981 in baseball - Events, 1981 in baseball - January-March, 1981 in baseball - April-June, 1981 in baseball - July-September, 1981 in baseball - October-December, 1981 in baseball - Births, 1981 in baseball - Deaths

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