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| | |  1999 - Fictional reference: Encyclopedia II - Gynoid - Early conceptsFrom 600 BC onward legends of talking bronze and clay statues coming to life have been a regular occurrence in the works of classical authors such as: Homer, Plato, Pindar, Tacitus, and Pliny. In Book 18 of the Iliad, Hephaestus the god of all mechanical arts, was assisted by two moving female statues made from gold - "living young damsels, filled with minds and wisdoms". Another legend has Hephaestus being commanded by Zeus to create the first woman, Pandora, from out of clay. The myth of Pygmalion king of Cyprus, tells of a lonely m ...
See also:Gynoid, Gynoid - Definition, Gynoid - Early concepts, Gynoid - Modern developments, Gynoid - List of fictional gynoids, Gynoid - Reference Read more here: » Gynoid: Encyclopedia II - Gynoid - Early concepts |
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| | | | 1999 - Fictional reference: Encyclopedia II - Coup d'état - History Coups have long been part of political tradition. Indeed, Julius Caesar orchestrated a coup and was subsequently the victim of another coup. Many Roman emperors, such as Claudius, came to power in coups, as did King Jehu of Israel. In the November of 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte staged a coup and seized power in France.
In the late 20th century coups occurred most commonly in developing countries, particularly in Latin America (e.g. Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina), Africa and Asia (Pakistan), but also in the Asia Pacific (Fiji and ...
See also:Coup d'état, Coup d'état - History, Coup d'état - Recent forms of coup, Coup d'état - Types of coups, Coup d'état - Post-military-coup governments, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 19th century, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 20th century, Coup d'état - Recent coups and coup attempts, Coup d'état - Currently-serving leaders who came to power via coups, Coup d'état - Reference Read more here: » Coup d'état: Encyclopedia II - Coup d'état - History |
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| | | | 1999 - Fictional reference: Encyclopedia II - Coup d'état - Types of coups Samuel P. Huntington has divided coups into three types (ignoring Luttwak's non-military coups)
Breakthrough coups - In which a revolutionary army overthrows a traditional government and creates a new bureaucratic elite. Breakthrough coups are generally led by non-commissioned officers (NCOs) or junior officers and only happen once. Examples include China in 1911, Egypt in 1952, Greece in 1967 and Liberia in 1980.
Guardian coups - These coups have been described as musical chairs. The stated aim ...
See also:Coup d'état, Coup d'état - History, Coup d'état - Recent forms of coup, Coup d'état - Types of coups, Coup d'état - Post-military-coup governments, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 19th century, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 20th century, Coup d'état - Recent coups and coup attempts, Coup d'état - Currently-serving leaders who came to power via coups, Coup d'état - Reference Read more here: » Coup d'état: Encyclopedia II - Coup d'état - Types of coups |
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| | | | 1999 - Fictional reference: Encyclopedia II - Hannibal Lecter - Biography
Hannibal Lecter - Early life and murder spree.
Hannibal Lecter was born in Lithuania in 1938 to wealthy parents. His father was a count, his mother a descendent of the famous Visconti family of Milan. In Hannibal he is said to be a cousin of the artist Balthus. He had a younger sister named Mischa.
When Lecter was six, a group of German deserters retreating from Russia shelled his family's estate, killing his parents and most of the servants. Lecter, his sister, and other local children were rounded ...
See also:Hannibal Lecter, Hannibal Lecter - Biography, Hannibal Lecter - Early life and murder spree, Hannibal Lecter - Helping the FBI, Hannibal Lecter - Winning Clarice, Hannibal Lecter - Appearance, Hannibal Lecter - Lecter as Cultural Figure, Hannibal Lecter - Related References Read more here: » Hannibal Lecter: Encyclopedia II - Hannibal Lecter - Biography |
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| | | | 1999 - Fictional reference: Encyclopedia II - Coup d'état - Post-military-coup governments After the coup, the military is faced with the issue of the type of government to establish. In Latin America, it was common for the post-coup government to be led by a junta, a committee of the chiefs of staff of the various armed forces. A common form of African post-coup government is the revolutionary assembly, a quasi-legislative body made of members elected by the army. In Pakistan, the military leader ...
See also:Coup d'état, Coup d'état - History, Coup d'état - Recent forms of coup, Coup d'état - Types of coups, Coup d'état - Post-military-coup governments, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 19th century, Coup d'état - Important coups in the 20th century, Coup d'état - Recent coups and coup attempts, Coup d'état - Currently-serving leaders who came to power via coups, Coup d'état - Reference Read more here: » Coup d'état: Encyclopedia II - Coup d'état - Post-military-coup governments |
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| | | | 1999 - Fictional reference: Encyclopedia II - Gilligan's Island - Cast Gilligan (aka Willie Gilligan), of the show's title, was the hapless first mate of the S.S. Minnow. Other characters are the Skipper (referred to as Jonas Grumby in the first broadcast episode), the Professor (referred to twice as Roy Hinkley), millionaire Thurston J. Howell III and his wife Eunice, nicknamed Lovey, movie star Ginger Grant, and Kansas farm girl Mary Ann Summers.
As the character of Ginger Grant, actress Tina Louise created a version of the quintessential Hollywoo ...
See also:Gilligan's Island, Gilligan's Island - Lyrics, Gilligan's Island - Cast, Gilligan's Island - Typical plots, Gilligan's Island - Visitors to the uncharted island, Gilligan's Island - Dream sequences, Gilligan's Island - Pilot vs. first broadcast episode, Gilligan's Island - Gilligan's first name, Gilligan's Island - Suggested alternatives, Gilligan's Island - Spin-offs, Gilligan's Island - Trivia, Gilligan's Island - Goof Read more here: » Gilligan's Island: Encyclopedia II - Gilligan's Island - Cast |
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| | | | 1999 - Fictional reference: Encyclopedia II - History of the word "fuck" - Euphemisms In situations where using or mentioning the word directly may be considered inappropriate, people often resort to euphemisms, one example being to bowdlerize it, either referring to it with terms such as the f-word or replacing it with similar-sounding words such as "feck", "flip" or "fudge." In software contexts, fook, fsck, fvck, fuk, fark and f2k are also used. In the formerly British Caribbean nations it is sometimes spelled fock. Fark is a bowdlerization which originated in the British Commonwealth countries, derived from exaggerated pronunciat ...
See also:History of the word "fuck", History of the word "fuck" - Modern usage, History of the word "fuck" - Euphemisms, History of the word "fuck" - Incidents on British Television, History of the word "fuck" - Censorship, History of the word "fuck" - Usage in politics, History of the word "fuck" - Early mainstream musical use, History of the word "fuck" - Further reference Read more here: » History of the word "fuck": Encyclopedia II - History of the word "fuck" - Euphemisms |
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| | | | 1999 - Fictional reference: Encyclopedia II - 1999 - Events
1999 - January.
January 1 - Euro currency introduced.
January 1 - An avalanche destroys a school gymnasium during New Year celebrations in Kangiqsualujjuaq in far northern Quebec, killing nine.
January 2 - A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern USA, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 19 inches (487 mm) at Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C), and 68 deaths are reported.
January 4 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Musl ...
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1999 - January-April.
January 11 - Brian Moore, Northern Irish-born writer (b. 1921)
January 14 - Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (b. 1933)
January 25 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (b. 1916)
January 28 - Markey Robinson, Northern Irish painter (b. 1918)
January 31 - Norm Zauchin, baseball player (b. 1929)
February 1 - Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (b. 1907)
February 5 - Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 190 ...
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| | | | 1999 - Fictional reference: Encyclopedia II - 1999 - Events
1999 - January.
January 1 - Euro currency introduced.
January 1 - An avalanche destroys a school gymnasium during New Year celebrations in Kangiqsualujjuaq in far northern Quebec, killing nine.
January 2 - A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern USA, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 19 inches (487 mm) at Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C), and 68 deaths are reported.
January 4 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Musl ...
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1999 - January-April.
January 14 - Jerzy Grotowski, Polish theatre director (b. 1933)
January 25 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (b. 1916)
January 31 - Norm Zauchin, baseball player (b. 1929)
February 1 - Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (b. 1907)
February 5 - Wassily Leontief, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
February 7 - King Hussein of Jordan (b. 1935)
February 8 - Iris Murdoch, Anglo-Irish author (b. 1919)
February 15 ...
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