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On this day in Wikipedia: Sunday, 28th April

Welcome, fáilte, καλωσόρισμα (kalosórisma), fàilte 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 28th April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

28th April 2021 🗓️ : Death - El Risitas El Risitas, Spanish comedian (b. 1956) "Juan Joya Borja (5 April 1956 – 28 April 2021), better known by his stage name El Risitas (English: The Giggles), was a Spanish comedian and actor. He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes based on a television interview recorded in 2007 on Jesús Quintero's TV show Ratones..."

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28th April 2019 🗓️ : Death - John Singleton John Singleton, American film director (b. 1968) "John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming, at age 24, the first African..."

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28th April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Idris Sardi Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer (b. 1938) "Muhammad Idris Sardi (June 7, 1938 – April 28, 2014) was an Indonesian violinist and composer. Idris Sardi was born on June 7, 1938, to Sardi, an Indonesian composer, and Hadidjah, an Indonesian actress. Idris learned to play the violin when he was six years old. At age 10, he performed in public..."

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28th April 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Dominic Matteo Dominic Matteo, Scottish footballer and journalist "Dominic Matteo (born 28 April 1974) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder in a 17-year professional career from 1992 to 2009. He made a total of 366 league and cup appearances, of which 276 were in the Premier League. Matteo played for Liverpool,..."

28th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Blossom Dearie Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (d. 2009) "Margrethe Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She had a recognizably light and girlish voice. Dearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City over many years and collaborated with many musicians, including Johnny Mercer, Miles..."

28th April 1819 🗓️ : Birth - Ezra Abbot Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (d. 1884) "Ezra Abbot (April 28, 1819, Jackson, Maine – March 21, 1884, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American biblical scholar...."

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28th April 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Louis de Montfort "Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (French pronunciation: [lwi maʁi ɡʁiɲɔ̃ də mɔ̃fɔʁ]), TOSD (31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Catholic priest known for his preaching and his influence on Mariology. He was made a missionary apostolic by Pope Clement XI. Montfort wrote a number of books..."

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Friday, 26th April 2024

Welcome, velkomin, selamat datang, ողջու՜յն (voġčuyn) 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Helderman Creek" to "1810 United States census". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: Helderman Creek "Helderman Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Cane Creek. Helderman Creek was named after the local Helderman family which emigrated from North Carolina...."

Step 1️⃣ 👣: List of rivers of Missouri "List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state)...."

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Step 2️⃣ 👣: Anthony Branch "Anthony Branch is a stream in Oregon County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Warm Fork Spring River. The stream source area lies south of Missouri Route P about 5 miles west of Alton. The stream flows south-southeast for about six miles and joins the Warm Fork about 4.5..."

Step 3️⃣ 👣: Missouri "Missouri ( miz-OOR-ee) is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a..."

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Step 4️⃣ 👣: 1820 United States census "The 1820 United States census was the fourth census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 7, 1820. The 1820 census included six new states: Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama and Maine. There has been a district wide loss of 1820 census records for Arkansas..."

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Step 5️⃣ 👣: 1810 United States census "The 1810 United States census was the third census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 6, 1810. It showed that 7,239,881 people were living in the United States, of whom 1,191,362 were slaves. The 1810 census included one new state: Ohio. The original census returns for the..."

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Wednesday, 24th April 2024

Welcome, tervetuloa, willkommen, üdvözöljük 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Sho Morita" to "1964 AFC Asian Cup squads". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: Sho Morita "Sho Morita (森田 翔, Morita Sho, born 6 July 2003) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender...."

Step 1️⃣ 👣: J.League Cup "The J.League Cup (Japanese: Jリーグカップ, Hepburn: Jē-rīgu Kappu) is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organised by J.League, the men's association football league in Japan. It has been sponsored by Yamazaki Biscuits (YBC) of Yamazaki Baking (formerly Yamazaki Nabisco) since its inception in 1992...."

Step 2️⃣ 👣: 1996 J.League Cup "Statistics of J. League Cup, officially the '96 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, in the 1996 season...."

Step 3️⃣ 👣: 1996 AFC Asian Cup "The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 December 1996. Saudi Arabia defeated hosts United Arab..."

Step 4️⃣ 👣: 1956 AFC Asian Cup "The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the first AFC Asian Cup, held every four years and organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956 as a four-team round-robin competition with no final. It was won by South Korea. An..."

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Step 5️⃣ 👣: 1964 AFC Asian Cup squads "Squads for the 1964 AFC Asian Cup played in Israel...."

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Tuesday, 23rd April 2024

Welcome, benvenuto, ongi etorri, bonvenon 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Raphaël Castoriano" to "2010 Nuclear Security Summit". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: Raphaël Castoriano "Raphaël Castoriano is an artist, art advisor and founder & creative director of Kreëmart...."

Step 1️⃣ 👣: Brazil "Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and in Latin America. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is..."

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Step 2️⃣ 👣: 12th BRICS summit "The 2020 BRICS summit was the twelfth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place in Saint Petersburg from..."

Step 3️⃣ 👣: 1st BRIC summit "The inaugural BRIC summit took place in Yekaterinburg, Russia on June 16, 2009. The four heads of government from the BRIC countries attended...."

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Step 4️⃣ 👣: 2nd BRIC summit "The 2010 BRIC summit took place in Brasília, Brazil on April 16, 2010. This was the second BRIC summit after Yekaterinburg in 2009. The meeting took place between the four heads of government from the BRIC states following bilateral meetings in the prior days...."

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Step 5️⃣ 👣: 2010 Nuclear Security Summit "The 2010 Nuclear Security Summit was a summit held in Washington, D.C., on April 12 and 13, 2010. The Summit focused on how to better safeguard weapons-grade plutonium and uranium to prevent nuclear terrorism...."

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On this day in Wikipedia: Tuesday, 23rd April

Welcome, hoş geldiniz, आपका स्वागत है (āpakā svāgata hai), benvingut 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 23rd April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

23rd April 2022 🗓️ : Death - Orrin Hatch Orrin Hatch, American politician, President pro tempore of the United States Senate (b. 1934) "Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator in history, overtaking Ted Stevens, until Chuck Grassley..."

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23rd April 2019 🗓️ : Event - April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse A landslide triggered the collapse of a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar, resulting in six confirmed deaths and presumed dozens more. "On 22 April 2019, a landslide triggered the collapse of a jade mine near Maw Wun Kalay, Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar, trapping at least 54 miners. The deaths of four miners were confirmed, along with the later deaths of two rescue workers. The remaining miners are presumed to be dead...."

23rd April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Patric Standford Patric Standford, English composer and educator (b. 1939) "Patric Standford (5 February 1939 – 23 April 2014) was an English composer, supporter of composers' rights, educationalist and author...."

23rd April 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Michael Kerr (rugby union) Michael Kerr, New Zealand-German rugby player "Michael Kerr (born 23 April 1974) is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He is originally from New Zealand and qualified to play for Germany after five years of residence in the country. He made..."

23rd April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Chuck Harmon Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (d. 2019) "Charles Byron Harmon (April 23, 1924 – March 19, 2019) was an American professional baseball utility player in Major League Baseball (MLB), who played for the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1956), St. Louis Cardinals (1956–1957), and Philadelphia Phillies (1957). He batted and threw right-handed...."

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23rd April 1819 🗓️ : Birth - Edward Stafford (politician) Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1901) "Sir Edward William Stafford (23 April 1819 – 14 February 1901) served as the third premier of New Zealand on three occasions in the mid 19th century. His total time in office is the longest of any leader without a political party. He is described as pragmatic, logical, and clear-sighted. ..."

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23rd April 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Saint George "Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος, translit. Geṓrgios; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army. Of Cappadocian Greek origin, he became a member of the Praetorian Guard..."

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Tuesday, 16th April 2024

Welcome, добредојде (dobredojde), welcome, nuqneH 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "African Finswimming Championships" to "2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: African Finswimming Championships "African Finswimming Championships are the African championships in the sport of Finswimming. It is organised by the CMAS Finswimming Commission...."

Step 1️⃣ 👣: Sharm El Sheikh "Sharm El Sheikh (Egyptian Arabic: شرم الشيخ, IPA: [ˈʃɑɾm eʃˈʃeːx]) is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 73,000 as of 2023. Sharm El Sheikh is the administrative hub of..."

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Step 2️⃣ 👣: 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings "The 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings were committed by Islamist group Abdullah Azzam Brigades on 23 July 2005 in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Eighty-eight people were killed by the three bombings, the majority of them Egyptians, and over 200..."

Step 3️⃣ 👣: 2004 Sinai bombings "The 2004 Sinai bombings were three bomb attacks targeting tourist hotels in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on 7 October 2004. The attacks left 34 people dead and 171 injured...."

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Step 4️⃣ 👣: 1996 Cairo shooting "At 7am on 18 April 1996, four Islamists carried out a mass shooting against a group of 88 Greek tourists outside the Europa Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Eighteen people were killed - 17 Greek tourists and one Egyptian. The victims were outside the hotel, about to board a bus to Alexandria. Al-Jama'a..."

Step 5️⃣ 👣: 2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing "The 2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing was a terrorist attack that took place at 6:30 p.m. local time on 22 February 2009 in Khan el-Khalili, a souq in eastern Cairo, Egypt, killing a 17-year-old French teenager and injuring 24 other people. It was the first of the February 2009 Cairo terrorist attacks...."

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Sunday, 14th April 2024

Welcome, bonvenon, hoş geldiniz, chào mừng 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Mikhail Gremyatskiy" to "1905 Norwegian Football Cup". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: Mikhail Gremyatskiy "Mikhail Valeryevich Gremyatskiy (Russian: Михаил Валерьевич Гремяцкий; born 9 January 1968) is a retired Russian professional footballer. He played for the FC Lokomotiv Moscow in the USSR Federation Cup...."

Step 1️⃣ 👣: FC Lokomotiv Moscow "FC Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, [fʊdˈbolʲnɨj kɫup ɫəkəmɐˈtʲif mɐˈskva]) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup a record..."

Step 2️⃣ 👣: 1957 Soviet Cup "The 1957 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. ..."

Step 3️⃣ 👣: 1938 Soviet Cup "The 1938 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. The competition was composed of qualification stage that contained several subgroups and the final stage. 26 teams of the 1938 Soviet Top League were given a bye to the final stage, while other teams were competing..."

Step 4️⃣ 👣: 1937 Norwegian Football Cup "The 1937 Norwegian Football Cup was the 36th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for all members of NFF, except those from Northern Norway. The final was played at Urædd Stadion in Porsgrunn on 17 October 1937, and was contested by the previous year's..."

Step 5️⃣ 👣: 1905 Norwegian Football Cup "The 1905 Norwegian Football Cup was the fourth season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The tournament was open for 1905 local association leagues (kretsserier) champions, except in Kristiania og omegn where a separate cup qualifying tournament was held. Odd won their third..."

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Saturday, 13th April 2024

Welcome, добре дошли (dobre doshli), nuqneH, bienvenue 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Evgeni Gabrielev" to "Administrative divisions of Belgorod Oblast". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: Evgeni Gabrielev "Evgeni Gabrielev (1957, Tomilino) is a Russian-born artist and photographer. Known for his portrait photography and book design...."

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Step 1️⃣ 👣: Tomilino "Tomilino (Russian: Томи́лино) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Lyuberetsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 30,605 (2010 Census); 28,545 (2002 Census); 27,736 (1989 Census). In terms of population, Tomilino is the largest urban-type settlement in Lyuberetsky..."

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Step 2️⃣ 👣: Beloomut "Beloomut (Russian: Белоо́мут) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Lukhovitsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. The population is 6,558 (2010 Census); 7,029 (2002 Census); 8,305 (1989 Census)...."

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Step 3️⃣ 👣: Administrative divisions of Moscow Oblast "This is a list of the administrative and municipal divisions of Moscow Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. Moscow Oblast is located in the Central Federal District of Russia, and surrounds Moscow, the capital of Russia. While Moscow hosts the majority of the government bodies of the oblast, it..."

Step 4️⃣ 👣: Administrative divisions of Amur Oblast

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Step 5️⃣ 👣: Administrative divisions of Belgorod Oblast "Cities and towns under the oblast's jurisdiction: Belgorod (Белгород) (administrative center) city okrugs: Vostochny (Восточный) Zapadny (Западный) Alexeyevka (Алексеевка) Gubkin (Губкин) Shebekino (Шебекино) Stary Oskol (Старый Оскол) Valuyki (Валуйки) Districts: Alexeyevsky (Алексеевский) with 20..."

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On this day in Wikipedia: Saturday, 13th April

Welcome, fáilte, welcome, laipni lūdzam 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 13th April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

13th April 2023 🗓️ : Event - Jack Teixeira The house of Jack Teixeira was raided in an investigation into leaked Pentagon documents, where he was later arrested on the same day. "Jack Douglas Teixeira ( tay-SHAIR-ə; born December 2001) is an American airman in the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. In April 2023, following an investigation into the removal and disclosure of hundreds of classified Pentagon documents, Teixeira was arrested by FBI..."

13th April 2017 🗓️ : Event - War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) War in Afghanistan: In an airstrike in Nangarhar Province, the U.S. military dropped the most powerful conventional bomb used in combat. "The War in Afghanistan was an armed conflict from 2001 to 2021. It was the direct response to the September 11 attacks. It began when an international military coalition led by the United States launched an invasion of Afghanistan, declaring Operation Enduring Freedom as part of the earlier-declared..."

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13th April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Ernesto Laclau Ernesto Laclau, Argentinian-Spanish philosopher and theorist (b. 1935) "Ernesto Laclau (Spanish: [laˈklaw]; 6 October 1935 – 13 April 2014) was an Argentine political theorist and philosopher. He is often described as an 'inventor' of post-Marxist political theory. He is well known for his collaborations with his long-term partner, Chantal Mouffe. He studied history at..."

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13th April 1973 🗓️ : Event - Catch a Fire Catch a Fire, the landmark reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, was released. "Catch a Fire is the fifth studio album by the reggae band The Wailers (aka Bob Marley and the Wailers), released in April 1973. It was their first album released by Island Records. After finishing a UK tour with Johnny Nash, they had started laying down tracks for JAD Records when a disputed CBS..."

13th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - John T. Biggers John T. Biggers, American painter (d. 2001) "John Thomas Biggers (April 13, 1924 – January 25, 2001) was an African-American muralist who came to prominence after the Harlem Renaissance and toward the end of World War II. Biggers created works critical of racial and economic injustice. He also served as the founding chairman of the art..."

13th April 1824 🗓️ : Birth - William Alexander (bishop) William Alexander, Irish archbishop, poet, and theologian (d. 1911) "William Alexander (13 April 1824 – 12 September 1911) was an Irish cleric in the Church of Ireland...."

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13th April 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Catholic commemoration of Ida of Louvain "Ida of Louvain (died around 1300) was a Cistercian nun of Roosendael Abbey in the 13th-century Low Countries who is officially commemorated in the Catholic Church as blessed...."

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Friday, 12th April 2024

Welcome, καλωσόρισμα (kalosórisma), benvingut, fáilte 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Bygdemål" to "Barbizon School". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: Bygdemål "Bygdemål (originally termed landsmål by Ivar Aasen, used before 1929, when landsmål began to refer to Nynorsk as a written language) refers to traditional dialects spoken outside of cities in Norway, in contrast to the cities' spoken languages...."

Step 1️⃣ 👣: Ivar Aasen "Ivar Andreas Aasen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈîːvɑr ˈòːsn̩]; 5 August 1813 – 23 September 1896) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, playwright, and poet. He is best known for having assembled one of the two official written versions of the Norwegian language, Nynorsk, from various..."

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Step 2️⃣ 👣: Arne Garborg "Arne Garborg (born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg) (25 January 1851 – 14 January 1924) was a Norwegian writer. Garborg championed the use of Landsmål (now known as Nynorsk, or New Norwegian), as a literary language; he translated the Odyssey into it. He founded the weekly Fedraheimen in 1877, in which he..."

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Step 3️⃣ 👣: Eilif Peterssen "Hjalmar Eilif Emanuel Peterssen (4 September 1852 – 29 December 1928) was a Norwegian painter. He is most commonly associated with his landscapes and portraits. He gained early recognition for the history painting Christian II signing the Death Warrant of Torben Oxe and established himself as one of..."

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Step 4️⃣ 👣: Adolf Heinrich Lier "Adolf Heinrich Lier (21 May 1826, Herrnhut - 30 September 1882, Vahrn) was a German landscape painter...."

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Step 5️⃣ 👣: Barbizon School "The Barbizon school of painters were part of an art movement toward Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time. The Barbizon school was active roughly from 1830 through 1870. It takes its name from the village of Barbizon, France, on the edge of the..."

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On this day in Wikipedia: Friday, 12th April

Welcome, καλωσόρισμα (kalosórisma), tervetuloa, chào mừng 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 12th April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

12th April 2022 🗓️ : Death - Gilbert Gottfried Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer (b. 1955) "Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, best known for his exaggerated shrill voice, strong New York accent, and his edgy, often controversial, sense of humor. His numerous roles in film and television included voicing Iago in..."

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12th April 2017 🗓️ : Death - Charlie Murphy (actor) Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (b. 1959) "Charles Quinton Murphy (July 12, 1959 – April 12, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. He was best known as a writer and cast member of the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show as well as the co-star of the sitcom Black Jesus. He was the older brother of actor and..."

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12th April 2014 🗓️ : Event - Great Fire of Valparaíso A fire broke out in the hills near Valparaíso, Chile, eventually destroying at least 2,500 homes and leaving approximately 11,000 people homeless. "The Great Fire of Valparaíso (Spanish: Gran Incendio de Valparaíso) started on 12 April 2014 at 16:40 local time (19:40 UTC), in the hills of the city of Valparaíso, Chile. The wildfire destroyed at least 2,500 homes, leaving 11,000 people homeless. An additional 6,000 people were evacuated from the..."

12th April 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Sylvinho Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer and manager "Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior (born 12 April 1974), commonly known as Sylvinho (sometimes alternatively spelled Silvinho), is a Brazilian football manager and former player, currently coaching the Albania national football team. Formerly a left back, he began his career at Corinthians. He was signed..."

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12th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Curtis Turner Curtis Turner, American race car driver (d. 1970) "Curtis Morton Turner (April 12, 1924 – October 4, 1970) was an American stock car racer who won 17 NASCAR Grand National Division races and 38 NASCAR Convertible Division races. Throughout his life, he developed a reputation for drinking and partying. He also fought to form a drivers union, which..."

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12th April 1823 🗓️ : Birth - Alexander Ostrovsky Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian playwright and translator (d. 1886) "Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Остро́вский; 12 April [O.S. 31 March] 1823 – 14 June [O.S. 2 June] 1886) was a Russian playwright, generally considered the greatest representative of the Russian realistic period. The author of 47 original plays, Ostrovsky "almost..."

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12th April 🗓️ : Holiday - National Redemption Day (Liberia) "The following are public holidays in Liberia...."

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Thursday, 11th April 2024

Welcome, laipni lūdzam, добредојде (dobredojde), bonvenon 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Andreas Ntousis" to "Aetos Varvara F.C.". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: Andreas Ntousis "Andreas Ntousis (Greek: Aντρέας Ντούσης; born 4 October 1984) is a Greek footballer who plays for Ethnikos Piraeus in the Football League 2 as a goalkeeper...."

Step 1️⃣ 👣: Agia Paraskevi F.C. "Agia Paraskevi Football Club, unofficially known as Santa (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Αγίας Παρασκευής, Athlitikos Omilos Agias Paraskevis) is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Their home ground facilities are based in "Notou Street" at Agia Paraskevi of Athens,..."

Step 2️⃣ 👣: A.E. Ermionida F.C. "A.E Ermionida F.C. (Greek: Α.Ε. Ερμιονίδας) is a Greek football club based in Kranidi, Argolis, Greece. ..."

Step 3️⃣ 👣: A.E. Lefkimmi F.C. "A.E. Lefkimmi Football Club (Greek: Α.Ε. Λευκίμμης) is a Greek football club based in Lefkimmi, Corfu, Greece. ..."

Step 4️⃣ 👣: A.O. Ypato F.C. "A.O. Ypato Football Club (Greek: Α.Ο. Υπάτου) is a Greek football club based in Ypato, Boeotia...."

Step 5️⃣ 👣: Aetos Varvara F.C. "Aetos Varvara Football Club (Greek: Α.Ε.Σ. Αετός Βαρβάρας) is a Greek football club based in Varvara, Chalkidiki, Greece...."

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Monday, 8th April 2024

Welcome, добредојде (dobredojde), üdvözöljük, 환영 (hwanyeong) 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Nerse" to "10th meridian east". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: Nerse "Nerse, also known as Nersa, is a village located in Khanapur Taluk of Belagavi District, Karnataka, India. It is also the headquarters for Nerse Gram Panchayat. The distance from Belagavi is about 40 km and from Bengaluru is 500 km. It is situated under the Western Ghats, on the boundary of..."

Step 1️⃣ 👣: Geographic coordinate system "A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on the Earth as latitude and longitude. It is the simplest, oldest and most widely used of the various spatial reference systems that are in use, and forms the basis..."

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Step 2️⃣ 👣: 105th meridian east "The meridian 105° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. Under mean solar time represents the offset of UTC+07:00 time zone. The 105th meridian east forms a..."

Step 3️⃣ 👣: 100th meridian east "The meridian 100° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 100th meridian east forms a great circle with the 80th meridian west. ..."

Step 4️⃣ 👣: 101st meridian east "The meridian 101° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 101st meridian east forms a great circle with the 79th meridian west...."

Step 5️⃣ 👣: 10th meridian east "The meridian 10° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 10th meridian east forms a great circle with the 170th meridian west. ..."

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Five steps of Wikipedia for Monday, 1st April 2024

Welcome, ողջու՜յն (voġčuyn), ようこそ (yōkoso), bem-vindo 🤗 Five steps of Wikipedia from "Sydney Community Services" to "2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations". 🪜👣

Start page 👣🏁: Sydney Community Services "Sydney Community Services (SCS) is a not-for-profit community services organisation based in the Lane Cove and Hunters Hill local government areas in Sydney, New South Wales. SCS was established on the 1st of July 2017 following the amalgamation of Lane Cove North Side Community Services (LCNSCS)..."

Step 1️⃣ 👣: Chess "Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi..."

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Step 2️⃣ 👣: A Matter of Life and Death (film) "A Matter of Life and Death is a 1946 British fantasy-romance film set in England during World War II. Written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, the film stars David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter and Marius Goring. The film was originally released in..."

Step 3️⃣ 👣: 2012 Summer Olympics "The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium..."

Step 4️⃣ 👣: 15 February 2003 anti-war protests "On 15 February 2003, a coordinated day of protests was held across the world in which people in more than 600 cities expressed opposition to the imminent Iraq War. It was part of a series of protests and political events that had begun in 2002 and continued as the invasion, war, and occupation took..."

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Step 5️⃣ 👣: 2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations "The anti-Japanese demonstrations of 2005 were a series of demonstrations, some peaceful, some violent, which were held across most of East Asia in the spring of 2005. They were sparked off by a number of issues, including the approval of a Japanese history textbook and the proposal that Japan be..."

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On this day in Wikipedia: Monday, 1st April

Welcome, أهلا بك (ahlan bika), bienvenido, tervetuloa 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 1st April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

1st April 2019 🗓️ : Death - Vonda N. McIntyre Vonda N. McIntyre, American science fiction author (b. 1948) "Vonda Neel McIntyre (August 28, 1948 – April 1, 2019) was an American science fiction writer and biologist...."

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1st April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Jacques Le Goff Jacques Le Goff, French historian and author (b. 1924) "Jacques Le Goff (French pronunciation: [ʒak lə ɡɔf]; 1 January 1924 – 1 April 2014) was a French historian and prolific author specializing in the Middle Ages, particularly the 12th and 13th centuries.Le Goff championed the Annales School movement, which emphasizes long-term trends over the topics..."

1st April 1974 🗓️ : Event - Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect. "The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Government of 1970–74. The Act took the total number of..."

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1st April 1924 🗓️ : Event - Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail. "Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in..."

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1st April 1824 🗓️ : Birth - Louis-Zéphirin Moreau Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (d. 1901) "Louis-Zéphirin Moreau (1 April 1824 – 24 May 1901) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the fourth Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe from 1875 until his death in 1901. He was also the cofounder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Hyacinthe, an congregation he founded with Élisabeth Bergeron,..."

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1st April 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Walric, abbot of Leuconay "Saint Walaric, modern French Valery (died 620), was a Frankish monk turned hermit who founded the abbey of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. His cult was recognized in Normandy and England...."

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On this day in Wikipedia: Sunday, 31st March

Welcome, tervetuloa, ողջու՜յն (voġčuyn), добредојде (dobredojde) 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 31st March through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

31st March 2023 🗓️ : Event - Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023 A historic tornado outbreak occurs in the Midwest and the northern South "A widespread, deadly, and historic tornado outbreak affected large portions of the Midwestern, Southern and Eastern United States on the last day of March and the first of April, the result of an extratropical cyclone that also produced blizzard conditions in the Upper Midwest. The Storm Prediction..."

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31st March 2019 🗓️ : Death - Nipsey Hussle Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (b. 1985) "Ermias Joseph Asghedom (August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019; born Airmiess Joseph Asghedom), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle (often stylized as Nipsey Hu$le), was an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist. Emerging from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid-2000s, Hussle independently..."

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31st March 2014 🗓️ : Death - Gonzalo Anes Gonzalo Anes, Spanish economist, historian, and academic (b. 1931) "Gonzalo Anes Álvarez de Castrillón (10 December 1931 – 31 March 2014) was a Spanish economist, professor and historian. He was director of the Royal Academy of History. He was born in Trelles, Coaña, Asturias, and died on 31 March 2014 in Madrid...."

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31st March 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Benjamin Eicher Benjamin Eicher, German director, producer, and screenwriter "Benjamin Eicher (born 31 March 1974 in Tübingen, Germany) is a film director famous for his cult film sequel Dei Mudder Sei Gesicht II and further feature-length gangster comedies. His company Los Banditos Films, founded in 2000 together with Timo Joh. Mayer, produces controversial movies with..."

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31st March 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Leo Buscaglia Leo Buscaglia, American author and academic (d. 1998) "Felice Leonardo Buscaglia (March 31, 1924 – June 12, 1998), also known as "Dr. Love", was an American author, motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California...."

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31st March 1823 🗓️ : Birth - Mary Boykin Chesnut Mary Boykin Chesnut, American author (d. 1886) "Mary Boykin Chesnut (née Miller; March 31, 1823 – November 22, 1886) was an American writer noted for a book published as her Civil War diary, a "vivid picture of a society in the throes of its life-and-death struggle." She described the war from within her upper-class circles of Southern slaveowner..."

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31st March 🗓️ : Holiday - Freedom Day (Malta) "Freedom Day (Maltese: Jum il-Ħelsien) is a Maltese national holiday celebrated annually on 31 March. This is the anniversary of the withdrawal of British troops and the Royal Navy from Malta in 1979. On taking power in 1971, the Labour Government indicated it wanted to re-negotiate the lease..."

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