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G7e torpedo The G7e or more appropriately the G7e/T2, G7e/T3, and G7e/T4 Falke torpedos were, with the exception of the T4 model, the standard torpedoes for Germany during World War II. All of the G7e models shared standardized dimensions for all German torpedoes designed for use by U-boats during WWII, they measured 53.
G8 The Group of Eight (G8) is an international forum for the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Together, the eight countries represent about 65 percent of the world economy.
G8 research group The G8 Research Group's stated mission is to serve as the world’s leading independent source of information, analysis, and research on the institutions, issues and members of the Group of Eight or "G8" Summit.
G9 (consortium) The G9 is a name used in the Australian media to describe a consortium of Australian Internet service providers who, in 2006, publicly stated their intention to join forces under the company name SpeedReach, in order to upgrade Australia's telecommunications infrastructure.
G90 The G90, otherwise known as the Group of 90, is an alliance between the poorest and smallest developing countries that are part of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The G90 emerged as a strong grouping at the WTO’s Ministerial conference at Cancun in September of 2003, taking common positions representing the largest number of countries[1], with 64 of the 90 countries in the G90 being members of the WTO.
G@mers G@mers is a computer and video games television show, produced by and shown on Rapture TV. The show is currently presented by Matt Cuttle, a former presenter on Sky One's "Gamezville", and Kate Heavenor, a former children's TV presenter.
Ga people The Ga are an ethnic group in the West African nation of Ghana. Having a language very similar to that of the Dangme, another Ghanaian ethnic group, the Ga are grouped as part of the Ga-Dangme ethnolinguistic group.
Ga'at Ga'at (also, akelet) is a stiff porridge, made traditionally with barley flour, though in many diaspora communities wheat flour is often used. Cooking ga'at is a simple, if not tedious affair, the flour and water are combined and stirred continuously with a wooden spoon.
Ga'aton River The Ga'aton River (, Nehar HaGa'aton, or × ×—×ś הגעתון, Nahal HaGa'aton, literally, the Ga'aton Creek) is a small river in the North District of Israel. It passes through the town of Nahariya before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
Ga-Rankuwa, North West Ga-Rankuwa is a small town situated in North West Province of South Africa that was formed out of forced removals during the apartheid era. In the 1960s blacks living in the suburb of Lady Selbourne in Pretoria were moved to the Ga-Rankuwa, Mamelodi and Atteridgeville.
Gaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry (otherwise known as Jaafar Nimeiry, Gaafar Nimeiry or Ga'far Muhammad an-Numayri; born 1 January 1930) (Arabic: جعŮر Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ النميري) was the President of Sudan from 1971 to 1985. He was born in Wad Nubawi Omdurman in central Sudan, and is the son of a postman and the great grandson of a tribal leader from the Wad Nimeiry region in Dongola.
Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll (Gaaf Dhaal, South Huvadhoo) is an administrative district of the Republic of Maldives, its capital is Thinadhoo . Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll is a grouping of 153 islands, 10 of which are inhabited.
Gaagudju language Gaagudju (also spelt Gagadu and Kakadu) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in Arnhem Land, northern Australia, in the environs of Kakadu National Park. Its last speaker, Big Bill Neidjie, died on 23 May 2002.
Gaalkacyo Gaalkacyo (also Galkayo, Galcayo, Galcaio) is the capital of the Mudug region of Somalia, and is divided into two zones. The southern portion forms the administrative seat of Mudug, while the northern portion is part of the self-proclaimed Puntland state.
Gaap In demonology, Gaap is a mighty Prince and Great President of Hell, commanding sixty-six legions of demons. He is, according to The Lesser Key of Solomon, the king and prince of the southern region of Hell and Earth, and according to the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum the king of the western region and as mighty as Beleth, but for both he is the guide of the four kings (the others being Ziminiar, Corson and Amaymon, although some translations of The Lesser Key of Solomon consider Belial, Beleth, Asmodai and Gaap, not giving detail on the cardinal point they rule).
Gaasyendietha Gaasyendietha, according to Seneca mythology, is a dragon that dwells in the deep areas of rivers and lakes of Canada, especially Lake Ontario. This dragon could fly on a trail of fire, and it could also spew fire.
Gaël Duval Gaël Duval, born 1973, is a graduate of the Caen University in France, where he studied networks and documentary applications. In July 1998, he created Mandrake Linux (now Mandriva Linux), a GNU/Linux distribution originally based on Red Hat Linux and KDE.
Gaël Monfils Gaël Monfils (Pronounced GAYEL MAUN-FEECE) (born on September 1, 1986 in Bobigny (near Paris), France) is a professional male tennis player from France. On June 12, 2006 Monfils reached his career-high singles ranking of 23rd in the world.
Gaëtan de Rosnay Gaëtan de Rosnay (17 May 1912 -1990) was a French painter born in Mauritius, He belonged to the art movement called "La Jeune Peinture" "young picture" of the School of Paris, with painters like Bernard Buffet, Yves Brayer, Louis Vuillermoz, Pierre-Henry, Daniel du Janerand, Maurice Boitel, Gaston Sébire, Paul Collomb, Jean Monneret, Maurice Verdier.
Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue Resident of Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France, who helped popularize the then little known sport of Golf in the country during the early 1960s. By convincing Pierre Menet to establish the Trophée Lancôme, he hoped to entice the world's best players to come to Saint-Nom and compete in prominent international tournaments.
Gaétan Hart Gaétan Hart (born November 9, 1953 in Buckingham, Quebec) is a former lightweight/welterweight boxer from Canada, who was a three time boxing champion from his country. He lost his only world title fight against Aaron Pryor in 1980.
Gab Olivier Gab Olivier is an electronic music producer who has been involved in many duos including Chromium, CJ & Gab, Deep Funk Project, Digby & Oliver, Gab & Kris, Narcotik, and Precision. Many of the releases by these projects were released on Zero Tolerance Records.
Gabapentin Gabapentin (brand name: Neurontin®) was initially synthesized to mimic the structure of GABA for the treatment of epilepsy. Nowadays, gabapentin has been widely used as a medication to relieve pain, especially neuropathic pain.
Gabardine Gabardine is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers and other garments. The fibre used to make the fabric is traditionally worsted (a woolen yarn), but may also be cotton, synthetic or mixed.
Gabardine (band) Gabardine was a band on Saddle Creek Records that formed in 1996. Comprised of members of Beep Beep, Broken Spindles, and The Faint, their members were Chris Hughes, Eric Bemberger, Ben Armstrong, and Joel Petersen.
Gabâ Gabâ or gabaa, for the Cebuano people (Cebu Island, Philippines), is the concept of a non-human and non-divine, immanent retribution. A sort of negative karma, it is generally seen as an evil effect on a person because of their wrongdoings or transgressions.
GabÄŤĂkovo - Nagymaros Dams GabÄŤĂkovo - Nagymaros Dams (more exactly GabÄŤĂkovo - Nagymaros Waterworks) is a large barrage project on river Danube. Only a part of the project has been finished - under the name GabÄŤĂkovo Dam/Waterworks.
Gabba (band) Gabba is a London-based British tribute band performing ABBA songs in the stripped down punk style of the Ramones, a style of pop punk they dubbed discopunk and claim to have invented<REF>Gabba claiming to be "the inventors of Discopunk" in the October 1999 item</REF>. They formed in 1996 and took their name in 1999.
Gabbai A Gabbai (Hebrew: גב××™) is a person who assists in the running of a synagogue and ensures that the needs are met, for example the Jewish prayer services run smoothly, or an assistant to a rabbi (particularly the secretary or personal assistant to a Hassidic Rebbe). A Gabbai's obligations might also include maintaining a Jewish cemetery.
Gabbro Gabbro (IPA: ) is a dark, coarse-grained, intrusive igneous rock chemically equivalent to basalt. It is a plutonic rock, formed when molten magma is trapped beneath the Earth's surface and cools into a crystalline mass.
Gabby Hartnett Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (December 20, 1900 - December 20, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and manager who played nearly his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He is widely considered to have been the greatest National League catcher in the first half of the 20th century.
Gabby La La Gabby Lang, better known by her stage name, Gabby La La, is a multi-instrumentalist, signed to Prawn Song Records. Her music crosses multiple genres including obscuro, bizarre, alt-freak, weirdo and comic novelty.
Gabby Street Charles Evard "Gabby" Street (September 30 1882 – February 6 1951), also nicknamed "The Old Sarge", was an American catcher, manager, coach and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball during the first half of the 20th century. As a catcher, he participated in one of the most publicized baseball stunts of the century's first decade.
Gabe Crate Gabe Crate is a professional cartoonist currently living and working in Los Angeles, CA. He is most known for his work on the print comic version of The Tick during the late 90's and for his participation in several Boston-based punk rock bands during the same period, most notably, A Global Threat.
Gabe Gross Gabriel Jordan "Gabe" Gross (born October 21, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
Gabe Jones Gabriel "Gabe" Jones is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby, he made his first appearance in the World War II war comics series Sgt.
Gabe Kapler Gabriel Stefan ("Gabe") Kapler (born August 31, 1975, Hollywood, California) is a retired backup outfielder, who played portions of 9 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, and Boston Red Sox. He announced his retirement from professional baseball on December 12, 2006.
Gabe Knight Gabriel Knight, usually referred to simply as Gabe on his shows, is an English radio DJ and online media personality. Originally born and raised on the Channel Island of Guernsey, he moved to the UK mainland in mid 2005 and now makes his home in the county of Devon.
Gabe Newell Gabe Newell (born November 3, 1962) is the co-founder and managing director of the computer game development company, Valve Corporation. Newell is considered to be the public face of the company and a main reason for the success of Half-Life, although during production on Half-Life 2, he spent several months focusing on the Steam project.
Gabe Paul Gabriel H. Paul (January 4 1910 - April 26 1998) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who served as general manager of three teams and as president of the New York Yankees under George Steinbrenner.
Gabelsberger shorthand Gabelsberger shorthand, named for its creator, is a form of shorthand previously common in Germany and Austria. Created circa 1817 by Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, it was first fully described in the 1834 textbook Anleitung zur deutschen Redezeichenkunst oder Stenographie and became rapidly used.
Gabi Ashkenazi Gabi Ashkenazi (Hebrew: גבי ××©×›× ×–×™} (born 1954 in Hagor, Israel) will be the next Ramatkal or Chief of the Israel Defense Forces General Staff. On January 21, 2007, he was selected by Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz to succeed outgoing Ramatkal Dan Halutz.
Gabibbo Gabibbo is a famous Italian mascot for the Mediaset-controlled channel Canale 5, created in 1990 by Antonio Ricci and operated by Gero Caldarelli. Gabibbo's main role has been in the programs Paperissima and Striscia la notizia, but he has appeared in several other Canale 5 programs.
Gabilan Range The Gabilan Range or Gabilan Mountains are located on the Pacific Coast Range of California's Central Coast trending in a northwest-southeast direction along the Monterey County and San Benito County line. It is bordered by the Diablo Range, the San Andreas Fault, and California State Route 25 to the east and by the Santa Lucia Range, Salinas Valley, and U.
Gabin Tower Memorial Festival The GÄ…bin Tower Memorial Festival was a large Goa festival, which took place between August 4, 2006 and August 6, 2006 on the site of the former Warsaw Radio Mast (also known as GÄ…bin Tower) at GÄ…bin, Poland as remember for the 15th anniversary of its collapse. GÄ…bin Tower Memorial Festival was one of the largest Goa festivals in Europe and visited by 18043 people.
Gabion Historically, gabions (from Italian gabbione meaning "big cage"; from Italian gabbia and Latin cavea meaning "cage") were round cages with open tops and bottoms, made from wickerwork and filled with earth for use as military fortifications. Modern definitions include any caged riprap for erosion control, or cylindrical metal structures used to build dams or foundations.
Gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the lines of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used (which is often related to climate and availability of materials) and aesthetic concerns.
Gable stone Gable stones (Dutch gevelstenen) are carved and often colourfully painted stone tablets, which are set into the walls of buildings, usually at about 4 metres from the ground. They serve both to identify and embellish the building.
Gabo Reform The Gabo Reform describes a series of sweeping reforms introduced in Korea (at that time called Joseon) beginning in 1894 and ending in 1896, during the reign of King Gojong, in response to the Donghak Rebellion. Historians debate the degree of Japanese influence in this program, as well as its effect in encouraging modernization.
Gabon (street) Gabon Street is one of the oldest streets in Abucay, Bataan. Situated in the western part of the Abucay central district area, Gabon extends far west to the mountainous area of the town where it is mostly uninhabited and kept as farmlands.
Gabonese Democratic Party (1945) Gabonese Democratic Party (Parti démocratique gabonais, PDG) was a political party formed in the then-French colony of Gabon in 1945. It merged with the Gabonese Joint Committee (CMG) of Léon M'ba in August 1953 to form the Gabonese Democratic Bloc (BDG).
Gabonese presidential election, 2005 Gabon held a presidential election on 27 November 2005. Incumbent President Omar Bongo Ondimba, in power since 1967 (making him Africa's longest-serving ruler), sought another seven-year term against four other candidates.
Gabor Boczko Gabor Boczko (born 1 April, 1977) is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Géza Imre and Iván Kovács.
Gabor Boritt Gabor Boritt is the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. Born in World War II Hungary, he participated as a teenager in the 1956 revolution against the Soviet Union.
Gabor filter A Gabor filter is a linear filter whose impulse response is defined by a harmonic function multiplied by a Gaussian function. Because of the multiplication-convolution property, the Fourier transform of a Gabor filter's impulse response is the convolution of the Fourier transform of the harmonic function and the Fourier transform of the Gaussian function.
Gabor Herman Gabor T. Herman is a pioneer in the field of computed tomography (an important medical diagnostic procedure) and the author of more than a dozen books and over 100 articles including several classic works in the field.
Gabor Medal The is a medal of the Royal Society, normally awarded for acknowledged distinction of work in biology, especially in genetic engineering and molecular biology. It was first awarded in 1989 and is awarded bienally in odd years.
Gabreta Forest The Gabreta Forest is an ancient forest mentioned by the Greek geographers, Strabo and Ptolemy. In the former it is termed the hule megale Gabreta, or "large wood, Gabreta" (Book 7, Chapter 1, Section 5), and in the latter, hule Gabreta, "Gabreta Wood" (Book 2 Chapter 10).
Gabriel In Abrahamic religions, Gabriel (גַּבְרִי×ֵל, Standard Hebrew GavriĘĽel, Latin Gabrielus, Greek , Tiberian Hebrew Gaḇrîʼēl, Arabic جبريل JibrÄ«l or Jibrail, literally "Master, of God", i.e.
Gabriel and Oscar Peron Gabriel and Oscar Peron (aka Gabriel and Oscar Odyssey, or the Odyssey Twins) are identical twin brothers who are pornographic actors. Born in Spain, the brothers came to America to find work in the adult movie industry.
Gabriel Alomar Gabriel Alomar (Palma de Mallorca 1873, Cairo 1941) is a poet, essayist, and educator of the early twentieth century in Spain, closely related to the Catalan art movement Modernisme. He was an active leftist libertarian, chiefly in Barcelona and the other Catalan-speaking regions, from the first years of the 20th century until his death from pneumonia in exile.
Gabriel Alves Gabriel Alves is a well known Portuguese football (soccer) analyst, working for radio stations and for the last years on public television. His style is distinct from any others analyst because of his ways with words, he introduces all the viewers and listeners to another sport's dimension with his unique, poetic and thrilling comments.
Gabriel Ananda Gabriel Ananda is an electronic music artist and DJ from Cologne, Germany. He is known for his diversity of sound in which he melds a mixture of techno, house, electro, and dub into his DJ sets and musical productions.
Gabriel Andral Gabriel Andral (1797-1876) was a distinguished French pathologist and a professor at Paris University. In 1828, he was appointed professor of hygiene, and in 1839 he succeeded François-Joseph-Victor Broussais (1772-1838) as chairman of general pathology and therapy, a position he held for 27 years.
Gabriel Anton Gabriel Anton (July 28, 1858 - 3 January 1933) was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist. He is primarily remembered for his studies of psychiatric conditions arising from damage to the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia.
Gabriel Asaad Gabriel Asaad (in syriac: Ü“Ü’ÜŞÜÜťÜ Üܣܥܕ‎) (1907, Midyat – 1997) was an Assyrian composer and musician. He was most known for the songs Ho Donho Shemsho (Ü—Ü Ü•Ü˘ÜšÜ Ü«ÜˇÜ«Ü), Motho Rhimto (ÜˇÜ¬Ü ÜŞÜšÜťÜˇÜ¬Ü) and Moth Bethnahrin (ܡܬܝ ܒܝܬܢܗܪܝܢ).
Gabriel Ă–zkan Gabriel Ă–zkan (born May 23, 1986 in Stockholm) is a promising young midfielder who plays for AIK Fotboll. Gabriel joined AIK in the summer of 2006 from Brommapojkarna (BP), in AIK he is best known for his creativity and for his good shoot from distance.
Gabriel Batistuta Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February, 1969), nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at ACF Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the eighth top scorer of all time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches between 1991 and 2003.
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen (de Iktár) (-English, Romanian; Hungarian: Bethlen Gábor, German: Gabriel Bethlen von Iktár, Slovak: Gabriel Betlen; 1580-November 15, 1629) was a prince of Transylvania (1613-1629), duke of Opole (1622-1625) and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary, on the territory of present-day Slovakia. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War.
Gabriel Bonnot de Mably Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (Grenoble, March 14, 1709 – April 2, 1785 in Paris), sometimes known as Abbé de Mably, was a French philosopher and politician. He was born in Grenoble of a legal family, and, like his younger brother, the well-known philosopher, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (September 30, 1715 – August 3, 1780), took holy orders.
Gabriel Brizard Gabriel Brizard (c. 1744 – January 23, 1793) often known as Abbé Brizard, and sometimes by the pen-name Gallophile (lover of France), was a writer and historian whose work was popular and respected in the 18th century.
Gabriel Brothers Gabriel Brothers, commonly called "Gabe's," is a regional chain of closeout retail stores selling brand-name merchandise at significant discounts from typical department stores. The chain is headquarted in Morgantown, West Virginia and now has approximately 38 locations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, and Virginia.
Gabriel Brunet de Sairigné Gabriel Brunet de Sairigné, Compagnon de la Libération, was a officer inside the French Foreign Legion. He was born on february 9 1913 in Paris, and was killed in the line of duty on March 1 1948 close to Lagnia Bien Hoa (Viêt Nam).
Gabriel Caruana Gabriel Caruana (born in 1929 in Malta) is a Maltese artist who works primarily in ceramics. He studied at the Malta School of Art (1953-59), the Accademia Pietro Vannucci in Perugia (1965), the School of Arts and Crafts in Detroit (1966) and the Istituto Statale per la Ceramica in Faenza (1967).
Gabriel Costa Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa (born 1954) is a former prime minister of SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe. He held the post from 26 March 2002 until 7 October 2002 and is a member of the Movement for the Liberation of SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD).
Gabriel Coury Gabriel George Coury (born 13 June, 1896), was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Gabriel de AvilĂ©s y del Fierro Gabriel de AvilĂ©s y del Fierro, marquĂ©s de AvilĂ©s (1735, Barcelona Province, Spain—September 19, 1810, ValparaĂso, Chile) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator in America. He was governor of Chile from September 18, 1796 to January 21, 1799.
Gabriel de la Corte Gabriel de la Corte was an artist with little success who lived in poverty, specializing in the painting of vases, baskets, garlands and signboards, that he had learned to paint without help of any teacher. The painting of flowers acquired a prestigious category during the last decades of the XVII century, taking such a distinguished position away from the painting of fruits and, above all, grapes, that was very fashionable during the first years of the six hundreds.
Gabriel DeClieu Gabriel DeClieu (also referenced as Mathieu Gabriel De Clieu and Chevalier Gabriel Mathiew de Clieu) was a French naval officer whom is attributed to bringing coffee to the Americas in 1723. It is said that the Dutch unwittingly provided Louis XIV of France with a coffee bush that Gabriel DeClieu in turn made due with a seedling which he transported to Martinique whilst supposedly sacrificing his water ration to the seedling after a storm ravaged his vessel.
Gabriel Dell Gabriel Dell (born Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio) (October 4, 1919 – July 3, 1988) was an American actor; one of the more unusual members of what came to be known as the East Side Kids/Dead End Kids/Bowery Boys.
Gabriel Donoso Gabriel Donoso Rosselot (28 June 1960–10 November 2006) was a Chilean polo player, considered one of Chile's best polo players of all time.Gabriel Donoso, Chile's top polo player, dies in Argentina after fall from horse, yahoo.
Gabriel Draven Gabriel Draven is a Toronto based entrepreneur with an MBA from The Schulich School of Business York University. In 2001 he was co-awarded the school's top prize for strategy for work undertaken with Toronto based anti-poverty organization, the Daily Bread Food Bank.
Gabriel Druillettes Gabriel Druillettes (Dreuillettes, Drouillettes, Drouillet, Droulletes, Drueillettes, Druilletes) (29 September 1610 – 8 April 1681) was born in France and became a Jesuit priest. He came to Canada in 1643 after completing his Jesuit training and is remembered in Canadian history mainly because of his explorations.
Gabriel Dumont Gabriel Dumont (December, 1837 – May 19, 1906) was a leader of the Métis people of what is now western Canada. In 1873 Dumont was elected to the presidency of the short-lived commune of St-Laurent; afterward he continued to play a leading role among the Métis of the South Saskatchewan River.
Gabriel Dumont Institute The Gabriel Dumont Institute was a follow-up to a Metis Cultural Conference that initiated planning for a then named Metis Education Institute. By 1980 the Gabriel Dumont Institute is formed and SUNTEP (Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program) began its operations.
Gabriel Fahrenheit Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit) (24 May 1686 in Danzig (Gdańsk) – 16 September 1736 in The Hague, Netherlands) was a German physicist and engineer who worked most of his life in the Netherlands. The °F Fahrenheit scale of temperature is named after him.
Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (May 12, 1845 – November 4, 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist, and teacher. He was the foremost French composer of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers.
Gabriel GarcĂa Márquez Gabriel JosĂ© GarcĂa Márquez, also known as Gabo (born March 6, 1927), is a Colombian novelist, journalist, publisher, political activist, and recipient of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in the town of Aracataca in the department of Magdalena, he has lived mostly in Mexico and Europe and currently spends much of his time in Mexico City.
Gabriel GarcĂa Moreno Gabriel GarcĂa Moreno (December 24, 1821 – August 6, 1875) was an Ecuadorian statesman who twice served as President of his country (1859-1865 and 1869-1875). He is noted for his conservatism, Catholic religious perspective, and rivalry with liberal strongman Eloy Alfaro.
Gabriel GĂłmez Gabriel Jaime GĂłmez (born December 8, 1959 in MedellĂn) is a retired football midfielder who was capped 49 times and scored 2 international goals for Colombia between 1985 and 1995. GĂłmez played one match at the 1994 World Cup, and four matches at the 1990 World Cup.
Gabriel Green Gabriel Green (born 1924 in Whittier, California, died 8 September, 2001, in Yucca Valley, California) was a write-in United States presidential candidate in 1960 and 1972. He claimed to have graduated with a PhD in physics from UC Berkeley in 1953, and to have made several important contributions to the Standard Model of elementary particles, but his actual educational background seems to have been acquired at Woodbury Business College in Los Angeles.
Gabriel Høyland Gabriel Høyland (born 10 February 1955) is a former Norwegian football striker who played for Norwegian team Bryne. He is regarded as one of Bryne's finest players of all time, and was a key player in the team's 1980s glory days.
Gabriel Heatter Gabriel Heatter (September 17, 1890, New York City – March 30, 1972, Miami, Florida) was an American radio commentator whose World War II-era sign-on ("There's good news tonight") became both his catchphrase and his caricature. He also gave the self-help group Alcoholics Anonymous its first national exposure with a 1939 broadcast, and earned an unusual reputation---even in a less media-driven and cynical time---for morale boosting during some of the nation's most arduous days.
Gabriel Chagas Gabriel Chagas (born 1944) is famous Brazilian bridge player. He was the winner World team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, World Open pairs Championship in Geneva 1990, as well as Transnational teams in Paris 2001.
Gabriel Chavez Gabriel Chavez is a Latin American voice actor who was the voice of Daisuke Jigen in the Mexican/Latin American dub of Lupin III. He was also the masculine-souding version of Tsubasa Kurenai in the Cloverway Spanish dub of Ranma ½.
Gabriel Christie (Maryland) Gabriel Christie (November 29, 1756–April 1, 1808) was an American political leader from Perryman, Maryland. He served in the Maryland State Senate (1802-1806) and represented the sixth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797, and again from 1799 to 1801.
Gabriel J. de Yermo Gabriel J. de Yermo (1757, near Bilbao, Spain—1813, Mexico City) was a wealthy landowner in New Spain, leader of the anti-independence party, and leader of the coup that overthrew Viceroy José de Iturrigaray in 1808.
Gabriel Johnston Gabriel Johnston (1699-1752) was the colonial Governor of North Carolina from 1734 to 1752, the longest-serving governor in state history. While historians know little of his early years, he was born in Scotland and attended the University of St.
Gabriel Köerner Gabriel Köerner (born June 14, 1982 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a visual effects artist and well-known Star Trek fan ("Trekkie"). Köerner appeared as a profilee in the 1997 documentary Trekkies, and went on to make guest appearances on The Drew Carey Show and as the "Star Trek Geek" on Beat the Geeks.
Gabriel Knight Gabriel Knight is the title character in a series of adventure games produced by Sierra On-Line in the 1990s. Three games were released in the series: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within and Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned.
G8 The Group of Eight (G8) is an international forum for the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Together, the eight countries represent about 65 percent of the world economy.
G8 research group The G8 Research Group's stated mission is to serve as the world’s leading independent source of information, analysis, and research on the institutions, issues and members of the Group of Eight or "G8" Summit.
G9 (consortium) The G9 is a name used in the Australian media to describe a consortium of Australian Internet service providers who, in 2006, publicly stated their intention to join forces under the company name SpeedReach, in order to upgrade Australia's telecommunications infrastructure.
G90 The G90, otherwise known as the Group of 90, is an alliance between the poorest and smallest developing countries that are part of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The G90 emerged as a strong grouping at the WTO’s Ministerial conference at Cancun in September of 2003, taking common positions representing the largest number of countries[1], with 64 of the 90 countries in the G90 being members of the WTO.
G@mers G@mers is a computer and video games television show, produced by and shown on Rapture TV. The show is currently presented by Matt Cuttle, a former presenter on Sky One's "Gamezville", and Kate Heavenor, a former children's TV presenter.
Ga people The Ga are an ethnic group in the West African nation of Ghana. Having a language very similar to that of the Dangme, another Ghanaian ethnic group, the Ga are grouped as part of the Ga-Dangme ethnolinguistic group.
Ga'at Ga'at (also, akelet) is a stiff porridge, made traditionally with barley flour, though in many diaspora communities wheat flour is often used. Cooking ga'at is a simple, if not tedious affair, the flour and water are combined and stirred continuously with a wooden spoon.
Ga'aton River The Ga'aton River (, Nehar HaGa'aton, or × ×—×ś הגעתון, Nahal HaGa'aton, literally, the Ga'aton Creek) is a small river in the North District of Israel. It passes through the town of Nahariya before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
Ga-Rankuwa, North West Ga-Rankuwa is a small town situated in North West Province of South Africa that was formed out of forced removals during the apartheid era. In the 1960s blacks living in the suburb of Lady Selbourne in Pretoria were moved to the Ga-Rankuwa, Mamelodi and Atteridgeville.
Gaafar Nimeiry Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry (otherwise known as Jaafar Nimeiry, Gaafar Nimeiry or Ga'far Muhammad an-Numayri; born 1 January 1930) (Arabic: جعŮر Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ النميري) was the President of Sudan from 1971 to 1985. He was born in Wad Nubawi Omdurman in central Sudan, and is the son of a postman and the great grandson of a tribal leader from the Wad Nimeiry region in Dongola.
Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll (Gaaf Dhaal, South Huvadhoo) is an administrative district of the Republic of Maldives, its capital is Thinadhoo . Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll is a grouping of 153 islands, 10 of which are inhabited.
Gaagudju language Gaagudju (also spelt Gagadu and Kakadu) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken in Arnhem Land, northern Australia, in the environs of Kakadu National Park. Its last speaker, Big Bill Neidjie, died on 23 May 2002.
Gaalkacyo Gaalkacyo (also Galkayo, Galcayo, Galcaio) is the capital of the Mudug region of Somalia, and is divided into two zones. The southern portion forms the administrative seat of Mudug, while the northern portion is part of the self-proclaimed Puntland state.
Gaap In demonology, Gaap is a mighty Prince and Great President of Hell, commanding sixty-six legions of demons. He is, according to The Lesser Key of Solomon, the king and prince of the southern region of Hell and Earth, and according to the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum the king of the western region and as mighty as Beleth, but for both he is the guide of the four kings (the others being Ziminiar, Corson and Amaymon, although some translations of The Lesser Key of Solomon consider Belial, Beleth, Asmodai and Gaap, not giving detail on the cardinal point they rule).
Gaasyendietha Gaasyendietha, according to Seneca mythology, is a dragon that dwells in the deep areas of rivers and lakes of Canada, especially Lake Ontario. This dragon could fly on a trail of fire, and it could also spew fire.
Gaël Duval Gaël Duval, born 1973, is a graduate of the Caen University in France, where he studied networks and documentary applications. In July 1998, he created Mandrake Linux (now Mandriva Linux), a GNU/Linux distribution originally based on Red Hat Linux and KDE.
Gaël Monfils Gaël Monfils (Pronounced GAYEL MAUN-FEECE) (born on September 1, 1986 in Bobigny (near Paris), France) is a professional male tennis player from France. On June 12, 2006 Monfils reached his career-high singles ranking of 23rd in the world.
Gaëtan de Rosnay Gaëtan de Rosnay (17 May 1912 -1990) was a French painter born in Mauritius, He belonged to the art movement called "La Jeune Peinture" "young picture" of the School of Paris, with painters like Bernard Buffet, Yves Brayer, Louis Vuillermoz, Pierre-Henry, Daniel du Janerand, Maurice Boitel, Gaston Sébire, Paul Collomb, Jean Monneret, Maurice Verdier.
Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue Resident of Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France, who helped popularize the then little known sport of Golf in the country during the early 1960s. By convincing Pierre Menet to establish the Trophée Lancôme, he hoped to entice the world's best players to come to Saint-Nom and compete in prominent international tournaments.
Gaétan Hart Gaétan Hart (born November 9, 1953 in Buckingham, Quebec) is a former lightweight/welterweight boxer from Canada, who was a three time boxing champion from his country. He lost his only world title fight against Aaron Pryor in 1980.
Gab Olivier Gab Olivier is an electronic music producer who has been involved in many duos including Chromium, CJ & Gab, Deep Funk Project, Digby & Oliver, Gab & Kris, Narcotik, and Precision. Many of the releases by these projects were released on Zero Tolerance Records.
Gabapentin Gabapentin (brand name: Neurontin®) was initially synthesized to mimic the structure of GABA for the treatment of epilepsy. Nowadays, gabapentin has been widely used as a medication to relieve pain, especially neuropathic pain.
Gabardine Gabardine is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers and other garments. The fibre used to make the fabric is traditionally worsted (a woolen yarn), but may also be cotton, synthetic or mixed.
Gabardine (band) Gabardine was a band on Saddle Creek Records that formed in 1996. Comprised of members of Beep Beep, Broken Spindles, and The Faint, their members were Chris Hughes, Eric Bemberger, Ben Armstrong, and Joel Petersen.
Gabâ Gabâ or gabaa, for the Cebuano people (Cebu Island, Philippines), is the concept of a non-human and non-divine, immanent retribution. A sort of negative karma, it is generally seen as an evil effect on a person because of their wrongdoings or transgressions.
GabÄŤĂkovo - Nagymaros Dams GabÄŤĂkovo - Nagymaros Dams (more exactly GabÄŤĂkovo - Nagymaros Waterworks) is a large barrage project on river Danube. Only a part of the project has been finished - under the name GabÄŤĂkovo Dam/Waterworks.
Gabba (band) Gabba is a London-based British tribute band performing ABBA songs in the stripped down punk style of the Ramones, a style of pop punk they dubbed discopunk and claim to have invented<REF>Gabba claiming to be "the inventors of Discopunk" in the October 1999 item</REF>. They formed in 1996 and took their name in 1999.
Gabbai A Gabbai (Hebrew: גב××™) is a person who assists in the running of a synagogue and ensures that the needs are met, for example the Jewish prayer services run smoothly, or an assistant to a rabbi (particularly the secretary or personal assistant to a Hassidic Rebbe). A Gabbai's obligations might also include maintaining a Jewish cemetery.
Gabbro Gabbro (IPA: ) is a dark, coarse-grained, intrusive igneous rock chemically equivalent to basalt. It is a plutonic rock, formed when molten magma is trapped beneath the Earth's surface and cools into a crystalline mass.
Gabby Hartnett Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (December 20, 1900 - December 20, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and manager who played nearly his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He is widely considered to have been the greatest National League catcher in the first half of the 20th century.
Gabby La La Gabby Lang, better known by her stage name, Gabby La La, is a multi-instrumentalist, signed to Prawn Song Records. Her music crosses multiple genres including obscuro, bizarre, alt-freak, weirdo and comic novelty.
Gabby Street Charles Evard "Gabby" Street (September 30 1882 – February 6 1951), also nicknamed "The Old Sarge", was an American catcher, manager, coach and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball during the first half of the 20th century. As a catcher, he participated in one of the most publicized baseball stunts of the century's first decade.
Gabe Crate Gabe Crate is a professional cartoonist currently living and working in Los Angeles, CA. He is most known for his work on the print comic version of The Tick during the late 90's and for his participation in several Boston-based punk rock bands during the same period, most notably, A Global Threat.
Gabe Gross Gabriel Jordan "Gabe" Gross (born October 21, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
Gabe Jones Gabriel "Gabe" Jones is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby, he made his first appearance in the World War II war comics series Sgt.
Gabe Kapler Gabriel Stefan ("Gabe") Kapler (born August 31, 1975, Hollywood, California) is a retired backup outfielder, who played portions of 9 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, and Boston Red Sox. He announced his retirement from professional baseball on December 12, 2006.
Gabe Knight Gabriel Knight, usually referred to simply as Gabe on his shows, is an English radio DJ and online media personality. Originally born and raised on the Channel Island of Guernsey, he moved to the UK mainland in mid 2005 and now makes his home in the county of Devon.
Gabe Newell Gabe Newell (born November 3, 1962) is the co-founder and managing director of the computer game development company, Valve Corporation. Newell is considered to be the public face of the company and a main reason for the success of Half-Life, although during production on Half-Life 2, he spent several months focusing on the Steam project.
Gabe Paul Gabriel H. Paul (January 4 1910 - April 26 1998) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who served as general manager of three teams and as president of the New York Yankees under George Steinbrenner.
Gabelsberger shorthand Gabelsberger shorthand, named for its creator, is a form of shorthand previously common in Germany and Austria. Created circa 1817 by Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, it was first fully described in the 1834 textbook Anleitung zur deutschen Redezeichenkunst oder Stenographie and became rapidly used.
Gabi Ashkenazi Gabi Ashkenazi (Hebrew: גבי ××©×›× ×–×™} (born 1954 in Hagor, Israel) will be the next Ramatkal or Chief of the Israel Defense Forces General Staff. On January 21, 2007, he was selected by Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz to succeed outgoing Ramatkal Dan Halutz.
Gabibbo Gabibbo is a famous Italian mascot for the Mediaset-controlled channel Canale 5, created in 1990 by Antonio Ricci and operated by Gero Caldarelli. Gabibbo's main role has been in the programs Paperissima and Striscia la notizia, but he has appeared in several other Canale 5 programs.
Gabilan Range The Gabilan Range or Gabilan Mountains are located on the Pacific Coast Range of California's Central Coast trending in a northwest-southeast direction along the Monterey County and San Benito County line. It is bordered by the Diablo Range, the San Andreas Fault, and California State Route 25 to the east and by the Santa Lucia Range, Salinas Valley, and U.
Gabin Tower Memorial Festival The GÄ…bin Tower Memorial Festival was a large Goa festival, which took place between August 4, 2006 and August 6, 2006 on the site of the former Warsaw Radio Mast (also known as GÄ…bin Tower) at GÄ…bin, Poland as remember for the 15th anniversary of its collapse. GÄ…bin Tower Memorial Festival was one of the largest Goa festivals in Europe and visited by 18043 people.
Gabion Historically, gabions (from Italian gabbione meaning "big cage"; from Italian gabbia and Latin cavea meaning "cage") were round cages with open tops and bottoms, made from wickerwork and filled with earth for use as military fortifications. Modern definitions include any caged riprap for erosion control, or cylindrical metal structures used to build dams or foundations.
Gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the lines of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used (which is often related to climate and availability of materials) and aesthetic concerns.
Gable stone Gable stones (Dutch gevelstenen) are carved and often colourfully painted stone tablets, which are set into the walls of buildings, usually at about 4 metres from the ground. They serve both to identify and embellish the building.
Gabo Reform The Gabo Reform describes a series of sweeping reforms introduced in Korea (at that time called Joseon) beginning in 1894 and ending in 1896, during the reign of King Gojong, in response to the Donghak Rebellion. Historians debate the degree of Japanese influence in this program, as well as its effect in encouraging modernization.
Gabon (street) Gabon Street is one of the oldest streets in Abucay, Bataan. Situated in the western part of the Abucay central district area, Gabon extends far west to the mountainous area of the town where it is mostly uninhabited and kept as farmlands.
Gabonese Democratic Party (1945) Gabonese Democratic Party (Parti démocratique gabonais, PDG) was a political party formed in the then-French colony of Gabon in 1945. It merged with the Gabonese Joint Committee (CMG) of Léon M'ba in August 1953 to form the Gabonese Democratic Bloc (BDG).
Gabonese presidential election, 2005 Gabon held a presidential election on 27 November 2005. Incumbent President Omar Bongo Ondimba, in power since 1967 (making him Africa's longest-serving ruler), sought another seven-year term against four other candidates.
Gabor Boczko Gabor Boczko (born 1 April, 1977) is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Géza Imre and Iván Kovács.
Gabor Boritt Gabor Boritt is the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. Born in World War II Hungary, he participated as a teenager in the 1956 revolution against the Soviet Union.
Gabor filter A Gabor filter is a linear filter whose impulse response is defined by a harmonic function multiplied by a Gaussian function. Because of the multiplication-convolution property, the Fourier transform of a Gabor filter's impulse response is the convolution of the Fourier transform of the harmonic function and the Fourier transform of the Gaussian function.
Gabor Herman Gabor T. Herman is a pioneer in the field of computed tomography (an important medical diagnostic procedure) and the author of more than a dozen books and over 100 articles including several classic works in the field.
Gabor Medal The is a medal of the Royal Society, normally awarded for acknowledged distinction of work in biology, especially in genetic engineering and molecular biology. It was first awarded in 1989 and is awarded bienally in odd years.
Gabreta Forest The Gabreta Forest is an ancient forest mentioned by the Greek geographers, Strabo and Ptolemy. In the former it is termed the hule megale Gabreta, or "large wood, Gabreta" (Book 7, Chapter 1, Section 5), and in the latter, hule Gabreta, "Gabreta Wood" (Book 2 Chapter 10).
Gabriel In Abrahamic religions, Gabriel (גַּבְרִי×ֵל, Standard Hebrew GavriĘĽel, Latin Gabrielus, Greek , Tiberian Hebrew Gaḇrîʼēl, Arabic جبريل JibrÄ«l or Jibrail, literally "Master, of God", i.e.
Gabriel and Oscar Peron Gabriel and Oscar Peron (aka Gabriel and Oscar Odyssey, or the Odyssey Twins) are identical twin brothers who are pornographic actors. Born in Spain, the brothers came to America to find work in the adult movie industry.
Gabriel Alomar Gabriel Alomar (Palma de Mallorca 1873, Cairo 1941) is a poet, essayist, and educator of the early twentieth century in Spain, closely related to the Catalan art movement Modernisme. He was an active leftist libertarian, chiefly in Barcelona and the other Catalan-speaking regions, from the first years of the 20th century until his death from pneumonia in exile.
Gabriel Alves Gabriel Alves is a well known Portuguese football (soccer) analyst, working for radio stations and for the last years on public television. His style is distinct from any others analyst because of his ways with words, he introduces all the viewers and listeners to another sport's dimension with his unique, poetic and thrilling comments.
Gabriel Ananda Gabriel Ananda is an electronic music artist and DJ from Cologne, Germany. He is known for his diversity of sound in which he melds a mixture of techno, house, electro, and dub into his DJ sets and musical productions.
Gabriel Andral Gabriel Andral (1797-1876) was a distinguished French pathologist and a professor at Paris University. In 1828, he was appointed professor of hygiene, and in 1839 he succeeded François-Joseph-Victor Broussais (1772-1838) as chairman of general pathology and therapy, a position he held for 27 years.
Gabriel Anton Gabriel Anton (July 28, 1858 - 3 January 1933) was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist. He is primarily remembered for his studies of psychiatric conditions arising from damage to the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia.
Gabriel Asaad Gabriel Asaad (in syriac: Ü“Ü’ÜŞÜÜťÜ Üܣܥܕ‎) (1907, Midyat – 1997) was an Assyrian composer and musician. He was most known for the songs Ho Donho Shemsho (Ü—Ü Ü•Ü˘ÜšÜ Ü«ÜˇÜ«Ü), Motho Rhimto (ÜˇÜ¬Ü ÜŞÜšÜťÜˇÜ¬Ü) and Moth Bethnahrin (ܡܬܝ ܒܝܬܢܗܪܝܢ).
Gabriel Ă–zkan Gabriel Ă–zkan (born May 23, 1986 in Stockholm) is a promising young midfielder who plays for AIK Fotboll. Gabriel joined AIK in the summer of 2006 from Brommapojkarna (BP), in AIK he is best known for his creativity and for his good shoot from distance.
Gabriel Batistuta Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February, 1969), nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at ACF Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the eighth top scorer of all time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches between 1991 and 2003.
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen (de Iktár) (-English, Romanian; Hungarian: Bethlen Gábor, German: Gabriel Bethlen von Iktár, Slovak: Gabriel Betlen; 1580-November 15, 1629) was a prince of Transylvania (1613-1629), duke of Opole (1622-1625) and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary, on the territory of present-day Slovakia. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War.
Gabriel Bonnot de Mably Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (Grenoble, March 14, 1709 – April 2, 1785 in Paris), sometimes known as Abbé de Mably, was a French philosopher and politician. He was born in Grenoble of a legal family, and, like his younger brother, the well-known philosopher, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (September 30, 1715 – August 3, 1780), took holy orders.
Gabriel Brizard Gabriel Brizard (c. 1744 – January 23, 1793) often known as Abbé Brizard, and sometimes by the pen-name Gallophile (lover of France), was a writer and historian whose work was popular and respected in the 18th century.
Gabriel Brothers Gabriel Brothers, commonly called "Gabe's," is a regional chain of closeout retail stores selling brand-name merchandise at significant discounts from typical department stores. The chain is headquarted in Morgantown, West Virginia and now has approximately 38 locations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, and Virginia.
Gabriel Brunet de Sairigné Gabriel Brunet de Sairigné, Compagnon de la Libération, was a officer inside the French Foreign Legion. He was born on february 9 1913 in Paris, and was killed in the line of duty on March 1 1948 close to Lagnia Bien Hoa (Viêt Nam).
Gabriel Caruana Gabriel Caruana (born in 1929 in Malta) is a Maltese artist who works primarily in ceramics. He studied at the Malta School of Art (1953-59), the Accademia Pietro Vannucci in Perugia (1965), the School of Arts and Crafts in Detroit (1966) and the Istituto Statale per la Ceramica in Faenza (1967).
Gabriel Costa Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa (born 1954) is a former prime minister of SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe. He held the post from 26 March 2002 until 7 October 2002 and is a member of the Movement for the Liberation of SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD).
Gabriel Coury Gabriel George Coury (born 13 June, 1896), was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Gabriel de AvilĂ©s y del Fierro Gabriel de AvilĂ©s y del Fierro, marquĂ©s de AvilĂ©s (1735, Barcelona Province, Spain—September 19, 1810, ValparaĂso, Chile) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator in America. He was governor of Chile from September 18, 1796 to January 21, 1799.
Gabriel de la Corte Gabriel de la Corte was an artist with little success who lived in poverty, specializing in the painting of vases, baskets, garlands and signboards, that he had learned to paint without help of any teacher. The painting of flowers acquired a prestigious category during the last decades of the XVII century, taking such a distinguished position away from the painting of fruits and, above all, grapes, that was very fashionable during the first years of the six hundreds.
Gabriel DeClieu Gabriel DeClieu (also referenced as Mathieu Gabriel De Clieu and Chevalier Gabriel Mathiew de Clieu) was a French naval officer whom is attributed to bringing coffee to the Americas in 1723. It is said that the Dutch unwittingly provided Louis XIV of France with a coffee bush that Gabriel DeClieu in turn made due with a seedling which he transported to Martinique whilst supposedly sacrificing his water ration to the seedling after a storm ravaged his vessel.
Gabriel Dell Gabriel Dell (born Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio) (October 4, 1919 – July 3, 1988) was an American actor; one of the more unusual members of what came to be known as the East Side Kids/Dead End Kids/Bowery Boys.
Gabriel Donoso Gabriel Donoso Rosselot (28 June 1960–10 November 2006) was a Chilean polo player, considered one of Chile's best polo players of all time.Gabriel Donoso, Chile's top polo player, dies in Argentina after fall from horse, yahoo.
Gabriel Draven Gabriel Draven is a Toronto based entrepreneur with an MBA from The Schulich School of Business York University. In 2001 he was co-awarded the school's top prize for strategy for work undertaken with Toronto based anti-poverty organization, the Daily Bread Food Bank.
Gabriel Druillettes Gabriel Druillettes (Dreuillettes, Drouillettes, Drouillet, Droulletes, Drueillettes, Druilletes) (29 September 1610 – 8 April 1681) was born in France and became a Jesuit priest. He came to Canada in 1643 after completing his Jesuit training and is remembered in Canadian history mainly because of his explorations.
Gabriel Dumont Gabriel Dumont (December, 1837 – May 19, 1906) was a leader of the Métis people of what is now western Canada. In 1873 Dumont was elected to the presidency of the short-lived commune of St-Laurent; afterward he continued to play a leading role among the Métis of the South Saskatchewan River.
Gabriel Dumont Institute The Gabriel Dumont Institute was a follow-up to a Metis Cultural Conference that initiated planning for a then named Metis Education Institute. By 1980 the Gabriel Dumont Institute is formed and SUNTEP (Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program) began its operations.
Gabriel Fahrenheit Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit) (24 May 1686 in Danzig (Gdańsk) – 16 September 1736 in The Hague, Netherlands) was a German physicist and engineer who worked most of his life in the Netherlands. The °F Fahrenheit scale of temperature is named after him.
Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (May 12, 1845 – November 4, 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist, and teacher. He was the foremost French composer of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers.
Gabriel GarcĂa Márquez Gabriel JosĂ© GarcĂa Márquez, also known as Gabo (born March 6, 1927), is a Colombian novelist, journalist, publisher, political activist, and recipient of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in the town of Aracataca in the department of Magdalena, he has lived mostly in Mexico and Europe and currently spends much of his time in Mexico City.
Gabriel GarcĂa Moreno Gabriel GarcĂa Moreno (December 24, 1821 – August 6, 1875) was an Ecuadorian statesman who twice served as President of his country (1859-1865 and 1869-1875). He is noted for his conservatism, Catholic religious perspective, and rivalry with liberal strongman Eloy Alfaro.
Gabriel GĂłmez Gabriel Jaime GĂłmez (born December 8, 1959 in MedellĂn) is a retired football midfielder who was capped 49 times and scored 2 international goals for Colombia between 1985 and 1995. GĂłmez played one match at the 1994 World Cup, and four matches at the 1990 World Cup.
Gabriel Green Gabriel Green (born 1924 in Whittier, California, died 8 September, 2001, in Yucca Valley, California) was a write-in United States presidential candidate in 1960 and 1972. He claimed to have graduated with a PhD in physics from UC Berkeley in 1953, and to have made several important contributions to the Standard Model of elementary particles, but his actual educational background seems to have been acquired at Woodbury Business College in Los Angeles.
Gabriel Høyland Gabriel Høyland (born 10 February 1955) is a former Norwegian football striker who played for Norwegian team Bryne. He is regarded as one of Bryne's finest players of all time, and was a key player in the team's 1980s glory days.
Gabriel Heatter Gabriel Heatter (September 17, 1890, New York City – March 30, 1972, Miami, Florida) was an American radio commentator whose World War II-era sign-on ("There's good news tonight") became both his catchphrase and his caricature. He also gave the self-help group Alcoholics Anonymous its first national exposure with a 1939 broadcast, and earned an unusual reputation---even in a less media-driven and cynical time---for morale boosting during some of the nation's most arduous days.
Gabriel Chagas Gabriel Chagas (born 1944) is famous Brazilian bridge player. He was the winner World team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, World Open pairs Championship in Geneva 1990, as well as Transnational teams in Paris 2001.
Gabriel Chavez Gabriel Chavez is a Latin American voice actor who was the voice of Daisuke Jigen in the Mexican/Latin American dub of Lupin III. He was also the masculine-souding version of Tsubasa Kurenai in the Cloverway Spanish dub of Ranma ½.
Gabriel Christie (Maryland) Gabriel Christie (November 29, 1756–April 1, 1808) was an American political leader from Perryman, Maryland. He served in the Maryland State Senate (1802-1806) and represented the sixth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797, and again from 1799 to 1801.
Gabriel J. de Yermo Gabriel J. de Yermo (1757, near Bilbao, Spain—1813, Mexico City) was a wealthy landowner in New Spain, leader of the anti-independence party, and leader of the coup that overthrew Viceroy José de Iturrigaray in 1808.
Gabriel Johnston Gabriel Johnston (1699-1752) was the colonial Governor of North Carolina from 1734 to 1752, the longest-serving governor in state history. While historians know little of his early years, he was born in Scotland and attended the University of St.
Gabriel Köerner Gabriel Köerner (born June 14, 1982 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a visual effects artist and well-known Star Trek fan ("Trekkie"). Köerner appeared as a profilee in the 1997 documentary Trekkies, and went on to make guest appearances on The Drew Carey Show and as the "Star Trek Geek" on Beat the Geeks.
Gabriel Knight Gabriel Knight is the title character in a series of adventure games produced by Sierra On-Line in the 1990s. Three games were released in the series: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within and Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned.
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