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Hemsworth by-election, 1946 A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth on 22 February 1946. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament George Griffiths, who had held the seat since a 1934 by-election.
Hemsworth by-election, 1991 A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth on 7 November 1991. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament George Buckley (politician), who had held the seat since the 1987 general election.
Hemtours Hemas Holdings, founded in 1948, is a Group comprising twenty active subsidiaries and three active associate companies. The group is engaged in diversified business activities focusing on Health Care, Personal Care, Transportation, Leisure and Strategic Investments.
Hemu Hemuchandra or Hemu was an Indian military leader during the 1500s. The son of a food seller, and himself a vendor of saltpetre on the streets of Rewari in his youth, he rose to become a general under the command of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri Dynasty.
Hemu Adhikari Colonel Hemchandra (Hemu) Ramachandra Adhikari (born July 31 1919 in Pune, Maharashtra — died October 25 2003 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) was an Indian cricketer, representing his country as both a player and coach in a career that spanned three decades.
Hemu Kalani Hemu Kalani (Sindhi:هيمو ڪالاڻي,Hindi:हेमू कालानी) was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. He belonged to that rare band of revolutionaries and martyrs whose indomitable spirits brook no resistance, for whom tortures of imprisonment have no meaning and death holds no terror.
Hemudu culture The Hemudu culture (河姆渡文化) (5000 BC to 4500 BCThe Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective, pp.36) was a Neolithic culture that flourished just south of the Hangzhou Bay in Jiangnan in modern Yuyao, Zhejiang, China.
Hemulal Yadav Hemulal Yadav is an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Tripura. His rather dubious claim to fame is that he is one of only four batsmen in the history of first-class cricket to be given out timed out.
Hemus motorway The Hemus motorway or Haemus motorway (), designated A2, is a motorway currently under construction in Bulgaria. Its planned length is 433 km, of which 129 km are in operation as of 2006, divided into two sections — Sofia-Yablanitsa and Varna-Shumen.
Hemus Peak Hemus Peak (Vrah Hemus 'vr&h 'he-mus) is an ice-covered peak rising to 636 m off the NW extremity of Bowles Ridge in eastern Livingston Island. The feature is breast-shaped, 850 m long in E-W direction and 550 m wide, and overlooks Kaliakra Glacier to the NE and Perunika Glacier to the SW.
Hen and Chicken Islands The Hen and Chickens Islands (usually simply known as the Hen and Chickens) lie to the east of the North Auckland Peninsula off the coast of northern New Zealand. They are located 12 kilometres to the east of Bream Head and 40 kilometres southeast of Whangarei.
Hen Cliff Hen Cliff is part of the Jurassic Coast near Kimmeridge in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It runs from the eastern end of Kimmeridge bay (below the folly called Clavell Tower) west to an area called Cuddle.
Hen Hen Ai 狠狠愛 (Hěn Hěn Ài) is an album by Taiwanese singer/actress/model Vivian Hsu, released April 1, 2005 on the Avex label. Three versions were released: an unlimited version, a limited version with bonus VCD of music videos, and a special preorder version with the VCD as well as a folder full of various promotional items, including a poster, postcards, and temporary tattoos matching the one Vivian sports in the album art.
Hen of the woods Hen of the woods (Grifola frondosa referring to a mythical beast which is half-lion and half-eagle), also known as sheep’s Head and maitake (pronounced my-tah-keh), is an edible mushroom. It has a rippling form with no caps, and grows in clusters at the foot of oak trees, giving it an image of dancing butterflies, and thus the Japanese named it "maitake", literally meaning "dancing mushroom" (some sources also claim that the "dancing mushroom" refers to a small dance of joy given by a collector upon discovering the mushroom).
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (pronounced , usually translated as The Land of My Fathers, but literally old country of my fathers) is, by tradition, the national anthem of Wales. The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James, both residents of Pontypridd, Glamorgan, in January 1856.
Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes is Stephen Jay Gould's third volume of collected essays reprinted from his monthly columns for Natural History magazine, entitled "This view of life." Three essays appeared elsewhere.
Henagon In geometry a henagon (or monogon) is a polygon with one side and one vertex. In Euclidean geometry, a henagon is usually considered to be an impossible object, because its single side would extend to infinity.
Henan Henan (), is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is 豫 (pinyin: yù), named after Yuzhou Province (豫州 Yù Zhōu), a Han Dynasty province (zhou) that included parts of Henan.
Henan cuisine Henan cuisine (Chinese: 豫菜 or 河南菜) is derived from the native cooking styles of the Henan region in China. It is a cross between the Jiangsu cuisine, with which it shares the obvious trait of the selecting the material according to the four seasons, and to a lesser extend, the Beijing cuisine, from which it adopted many the cooking methods.
Henan Dragons Henan Jigang Dragons (河南济钢猛龙) or Henan Dragons or Henan Jigang are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Luoyang and Jiyuan, Henan. They made their debut in the 2004–2005 season.
Henan Mongol Autonomous County Henan Mongol Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 河南蒙古自治县; pinyin: Hénán Ménggǔ Zìzhìxiàn; Tibetan: རྨ་ལྷོ་སོག་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་ / rma-lho sog-rigs rang-skyong-khul ) is an autonomous county in the south of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the province of Qinghai.
Henan University of Science and Technology Henan University of Science and Technology (HUST, Chinese: 河南科技大学), formerly as Luoyang Institute of Technology, is a university specialized in science and technology located in Luoyang, Henan, China.
Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The reserve is located 145 kilometres south west of Alice Springs and contains twelve craters, which were formed when a meteor hit the earth’s surface.
Henceforth Henceforth is a Brazilian progressive heavy metal band formed in 1993 and with their first album released in Brazil in December 2005 via Voice Music (label owned by Silvio Golfetti, guitar player on the Brazilian thrash metal band Korzus). The current line-up is made up by Frank Harris (voc), Hugo Mariutti (gtr), Luis Mariutti (bs), Fabio Elsas (dr) and Cristiano Altieri (kb).
Hendaye Hendaye (Basque Hendaia) is the most southwesterly town in France. It is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, on the Atlantic coast, the "Côte Basque", on the right bank of the Bidassoa that marks the border with Irún, Spain.
Hendecasyllable Hendecasyllable verse (in Italian endecasillabo) is a kind of verse used mostly in Italian poetry, defined by its having the last stress on the tenth syllable. When, as often happens, this stress falls on the penultimate syllable, the line has exactly eleven syllables (and the literal meaning of the word is just "of eleven syllables").
Henderson Castle Henderson Castle, built in 1895, is a large privately owned home located on the steep West Main hill overlooking downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The castle has been recently renovated and is under new ownership since 2005.
Henderson Community College Henderson Community College (HCC), located in Henderson, Kentucky, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). Established in 1960 as the Northwest Extension of the University of Kentucky, the college became a charter member of the University of Kentucky's Community College System in 1964, changing its name to Henderson Community College.
Henderson County High School Henderson County High School is the only high school in Henderson County, Kentucky and is divided into three units, red, green and blue, which act as separately functioning high schools. Each unit has its own set of principals and guidance councillors equipped to meet each student's needs.
Henderson County Public Schools (North Carolina) Henderson County Public Schools is a school district located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the southwest corner of North Carolina. The district hosts 21 schools (12 elementary (grades K-5), 4 middle (grades 6-8), 4 high (grades 9-12) and 1 alternative (grades 6-12)).
Henderson State University Henderson State University is a four-year public university located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and serves as Arkansas’s Public Liberal Arts University. Believing that a liberal arts education is essential for all undergraduates, regardless of their specific educational interests, Henderson has developed a program based on a comprehensive core of courses in the arts and sciences.
Henderson's Relish Hendersons Relish is a spicy and fruity condiment, similar in many respects to Worcestershire sauce, but as it contains no anchovies it is considered a vegetarian alternative. Produced in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, some adherents favour it out of regional loyalty as much as taste.
Henderson-Brooks Report The Henderson Brooks-Bhagat report, also referred to as the Henderson Brooks report, is the report of an analysis (Operations Review) of the Sino-Indian War of 1962. Its authors are officers of the Indian armed forces.
Henderson-Hasselbalch equation The Henderson-Hasselbalch (frequently misspelled Henderson-Hasselbach) equation in chemistry describes the derivation of pH as a measure of acidity (using pKa, the acid dissociation constant) in biological and chemical systems. The equation is also useful for estimating the pH of a buffer solution and finding the equilibrium pH in acid-base reactions.
Henderson, Kentucky Henderson is a city located in Henderson County, along the Ohio River in Western Kentucky. It was called "Red Banks" by the native Americans who originally lived and hunted there because of the reddish clay soil on the banks of the river.
Hendersonville Memory Gardens Hendersonville Memory Gardens located at 353 East Main Street in Hendersonville, Tennessee was formerly known as Woodlawn Memorial Park East. Located a few miles northeast of Nashville, it is the burial site of several members of the singing Carter Family and other stars from the country music world including:
Hendon Brewery Hendon Brewery (originally Kingsbury and Hyde Brewery and not to be confused with the Darwin Brewery in Hendon, Sunderland) was started by James Robb for Mr William Field of Kingsbury House in Hendon, and seems originally to have been a domestic brewery for the house with Robb conducting a little business on the side by 1851.
Hendon North (UK Parliament constituency) Hendon North was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon (later subsumed into the London Borough of Barnet) which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1945 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
Hendon South (UK Parliament constituency) Hendon South was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon (later subsumed into the London Borough of Barnet) which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1945 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
Hendregadredd manuscript The Hendregadredd manuscript (Welsh: Llawysgrif Hendregadredd), is a medieval Welsh manuscript containing an anthology the poetry of the Poets of the Princes. It was discovered in 1910 after disappearing in the early nineteenth century.
Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom (1566, Haarlem – buried Feb 4 1640, Haarlem) was a Dutch painter; he painted a number of historical scenes, including the 1607 Battle of Gibraltar and the arrival of various dignitaries in Amsterdam, including Protestant leader Frederick V, Elector Palatine of Bohemia who had been exiled by the Holy Roman Emperor. He was considered by many to be the first of the European marine painters.
Hendrick Hertzberg Hendrick Hertzberg is a staff writer and editor at The New Yorker since 1992, and was a staff writer there in the early 1970s as well. He was also President Jimmy Carter's chief speechwriter, and is a past editor of The New Republic.
Hendrick Hudson High School Hendrick Hudson High School, nicknamed Hen Hud, is a public high school in Montrose, New York. It draws its students from the neighboring towns of Verplanck, Buchanan, Cortlandt Manor, Montrose, Peekskill, and Crugers.
Hendrick Krock Hendrick Krock (July 21, 1671- November 18, 1738), was a Danish history painter who along with Benoît le Coffre set the tone for history painting in Denmark during the 1700s-1720s, having been influenced by the Italian baroque painting he experienced during his travels. He also played a role in the eventual establishment of an Art Academy in Denmark.
Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports is a group of NASCAR racing teams started by Rick Hendrick in 1984 under the name "All Star Racing", racing only Chevrolets, racing in both the Nextel Cup and Busch Series circuits. Hendrick Motorsports has garnered six Cup Series championships, three Craftsman Truck Series titles, and one Busch Series crown, making it one of stock-car racing’s premier organizations.
Hendrick Ramaala Hendrick Ramaala (born 2 February 1972 in GaMalepo, Pietersburg) is a South African long-distance runner, the winner of the 2004 New York City Marathon. He also has two silver medals from the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1998 and 1999.
Hendrick's Gin Hendrick's Gin is a brand of gin produced by William Grant & Sons in Girvan, Scotland. In addition to the traditional Juniper infusion, Hendrick's uses a hint of Bulgarian Rose followed by a mash of cucumber.
Hendricks Park Hendricks Park (32 ha / 78 acres) is the oldest city park in Eugene, Oregon. Just blocks away from the University of Oregon campus, it contains mature forest, a world-renowned 12-acre rhododendron garden, and a native plant garden.
Hendrie KrĂĽzen Hendrik ("Hendrie") KrĂĽzen (born November 24, 1964 in Almelo, Overijssel) is a former football midfielder from The Netherlands, who earned five caps for the Netherlands national football team. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany, although he didn't play under manager Rinus Michels.
Hendrik Andriessen Hendrik Andriessen (September 17, 1892, Haarlem - April 12, 1981, Haarlem) was a Dutch composer and organist. He is remembered most of all for his improvisation at the organ and for the renewal of Catholic liturgical music in the Netherlands.
Hendrik Bouman Hendrik ("Henk") Bouman (born in 1951) is a Dutch virtuoso harpsichordist, fortepianist, conductor and prolific contemporary composer of music written in the baroque and classical idioms of the 17th & 18th Century. His baroque and classical compositions, his basso continuo realisations and improvisations have become a reference in the field of european early music.
Hendrik Brugmans Hendrik Brugmans (Amsterdam 13 December 1906 - Bruges 12 March 1997) was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. He studied history of French literature at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and the Sorbonne University in Paris.
Hendrik Conscience Hendrik Conscience (born December 3, 1812 in Antwerp – died September 10, 1883 in Antwerp) was a Flemish writer. He was a pioneer in writing in Dutch after the secession from the Netherlands in 1830 left Belgium a mostly French speaking country.
Hendrik Egnatius Botha Hendrik Egnatius Botha, commonly known as Naas Botha (born 27 February 1958) is a Northern Transvaal and Springboks former Rugby Union player. Botha mostly played in the flyhalf position and is now a rugby commentator for the South African M-Net and Supersport TV channels.
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (Amsterdam, 8 September, 1901 – Cape Town, 6 September, 1966) was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966. Unlike his predecessors, Verwoerd was not born in South Africa, but immigrated at age two with his parents from the Netherlands.
Hendrik Goltzius Hendrik Goltzius (1558 - January 1, 1617), Dutch printmaker, draftsman and painter, was born at Millebrecht, in the duchy of Julich. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque, with a notably brilliant annd innovative technique,
Hendrik Hart Hendrik Hart taught systematic philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto since its founding in 1967 until his retirement in 2001. Prior to that he was head of the philosophical Institute of the Free University in Amsterdam, where he studied under D.
Hendrik Christian Andersen Hendrik Christian Andersen (April 7 1872 -- December 19 1940) was a Norwegian-American sculptor, painter and urban planner. Andersen was born in Bergen, Norway in 1872, and immigrated as an infant with his family to Newport, Rhode Island the following year.
Hendrik Jut Hendrik Jut (July 19, 1851 - June 12, 1878) was a murderer from The Hague. He killed two people and gained notoriety in the country comparable to Lizzie Borden in the United States or William Palmer in Britain.
Hendrik Kloosterman Hendrik Douwe Kloosterman (09 April 1900, Rottevalle, Friesland - 06 May 1968, Leiden) was a Dutch mathematician, known best for introducing Kloosterman sums. After doing his master's degree in Leiden from 1918-1922, he studied in Copenhagen with Harald Bohr and in Oxford with G.
Hendrik Lorentz Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (July 18, 1853, Arnhem – February 4, 1928, Haarlem) was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and elucidation of the Zeeman effect.
Hendrik Tennekes Hendrik (Henk) Tennekes, born 1936, formerly director of research at the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute (Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, or KNMI), and a professor of aeronautical engineering at Pennsylvania State University. Tennekes pioneered methods of multi-modal forecasting.
Hendrik Timmer (tennis) Hendrik (Henk) Timmer (February 8, 1904 - November 13 1998) was a male athlete player from the Netherlands. At the 1924 Paris Olympics he won a bronze medal in the tennis' mixed doubles event (partnering Kea Bouman).
Hendrik van Rheede Hendrik Adriaan Van Rheede tot Draakenstein (1636-1691) was a Dutch traveller and naturalist. He worked for the Dutch East India Company to write the Hortus Malabaricus a compendium of the plants of economic value in the south Indian Malabar region.
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht (population: 22,966 in 2004) is a village in the western Netherlands. It is located in the Dutch province of South Holland, on the island of IJsselmonde, and borders with Zwijndrecht, Ridderkerk, and the Noord River.
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper Hendrikje "Henny" van Andel-Schipper [] (Kloosterveen, June 29, 1890 - Hoogeveen, August 30, 2005) was the oldest person ever in the Netherlands (breaking the record of Catharina van Dam on September 26, 2003), and from May 29, 2004 was the oldest recognized person in the world until her death (although her case was later superseded by MarĂ­a Capovilla). She became the oldest living person in the Netherlands on February 16, 2001, at the age of 110.
Hendrikus Colijn Hendrikus (Hendrik) Colijn (22 June 1869 – 18 September 1944) was a successful Dutch soldier, businessman and politician. He was born in 1869 in the Haarlemmermeer to Antonie Colijn and Anna Verkuil, who had emigrated to the Haarlemmermeer polder from Heusden en Altena for religious reasons.
Hendrix (crater) Hendrix is a small lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side, deep in the southern hemisphere. Hendrix lies about a crater diameter to the south-southwest of White crater, just beyond the outer rim of the enormous Apollo impact basin.
Hendry's First Law of Lamination Hendry's First Law of Lamination: Layers exist in the central nervous system where a single structure performs more than one function. That is true because as neurons develop those of like type aggregate whereas those of different types segregate.
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham (23 December, 1621–1682), Lord Chancellor of England, was descended from the old family of Finch-Hatton, many of whose members had attained to high legal eminence, and was the eldest son of Sir Heneage Finch, recorder of London, by his first wife Frances, daughter of Sir Edmund Bell of Beaupre Hall, Norfolk.
Heneage Montagu Heneage Montagu (16 November 1675 – April 1698) was a younger son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester and Anne Yelverton. He was a knight of the shire from Huntingdonshire from 1695 until his death in 1698.
Henery Hawk Henery Hawk (sometimes misremembered as Henry) is a cartoon character from the American Looney Tunes series who appeared in twelve cartoons. His first appearance was The Squawkin' Hawk directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Leon Schlesinger.
Henfil Henrique de Souza Filho, commonly known as Henfil, (5 February 1944 – 4 January 1988) was a Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, journalist and writer, born in Riberão das Neves, Minas_Gerais. He was a contributor to the satirical magazine “O Pasquim”, which began publication in response to press censorship in Brazil following the military crackdown of December, 1968.
Heng Fa Chuen Heng Fa Chuen (Chinese: 杏花邨 literally Almond Flower Village) is a residential estate in the northeast of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. With a calm waterfront offering beautiful views of the Tathong Channel and away from congestion in other places, Heng Fa Chuen is administratively part of the Eastern District.
Heng On (KCR) Heng On (恆安站) is a station on the of Hong Kong, named after Heng On Estate nearby. It also serves other residential areas like Kam Fung Court, Kam On Court, Baycrest, Vista Paradiso, and Yiu On Estate; it also serves over 10 schools and 2 sports centres, i.
Henge A henge is a near circular or oval-shaped flat area over 20 metres in diameter which is enclosed and delimited by a boundary earthwork that usually comprises a ditch with an external bank. Access to the interior is obtained by way of one, two, or four entrances through the earthwork.
Hengchun Hengchun (Traditional Chinese: 恆春鎮; Taiwanese: Hêng-chhun; Eternal Spring Town) is the largest urban township in southern Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is the entry way to Kenting National Park, the southernmost National Park in the country.
Hengiform monument A Hengiform monument (also known as a Dorchester henge) is a name given by archaeologists to prehistoric monuments which resemble henges but have a diameter of less than 20m. They are distributed through out England and into southern Scotland though no examples have been found in Wales.
Hengistbury Head Hengistbury Head is a headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Christchurch in the English county of Dorset. At the end is a spit which creates the narrow entrance to Christchurch Harbour.
Hengoed Hengoed is a village on the west side of the Rhymney Valley - overlooking Ystrad Mynach across to Maesycwmmer. The village is in the county borough of Caerphilly, in the traditional county of Glamorgan, Wales.
Hengqin Hengqin (横琴岛, 橫琴島; Pinyin: Héngqín Dǎo) is an island in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city in the Guangdong Province of People's Republic of China. It is adjacent to Ilha da Taipa and Ilha de Coloane of Macao, and is connected to Cotai via the Lotus Bridge.
Hengrove, Bristol Hengrove is a suburb of Bristol, England, situated between Whitchurch, Knowle and Bishopsworth, running along both dual carriageways, Wells Road (A37) and Airport Road (A38). It consists mainly of working to middle class terrace houses.
Hengshui University Hengshui University (衡水学院) is a university in Hengshui, Hebei province, China, established by the provincial government. It used to be a two-year normal college, but it was elevated to a four-year comprehensive college or university in 2004 with the permission of the Ministry of Education.
Hengwrt manuscript The Hengwrt manuscript is an early 15th century manuscript of the Canterbury Tales, held in the National Library of Wales, in Aberystwyth. There is another early manuscript of the text, and written close in date, called the Ellesmere manuscript, and they are believed to be by the same scribe, though the Ellesmere manuscript has much more elaborate illustrations.
Hengzhi chip The Hengzhi chip is a a microcontroller that can store secured information, designed by the People's Republic of China government and manufactured in China. Its functionalites should be similar to those offered by a Trusted Platform Module but, unlike the TPM, it does not follow Trusted Computing Group specifications.
Henchman The word henchman (irregular Germanic plural: henchmen) referred originally to one who attended on a horse, that is, a horse groom. Hence, like constable and marshal, also originally stable staff, henchman became the title of a (subordinate) official in a royal court or noble household.
Henk Bouwman Henricus ("Henk") Nicolaas Bouwman (born on June 30, 1926 in Amsterdam — died on December 27, 1995 in Baarn) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. His son Roderik also made it to the national team, and participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Henk Elzerman Henk Elzerman (born September 18, 1958 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 400m and 1500m Freestyle.
Henk Fräser Henk Fräser (born July 7, 1966 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a former football defender from The Netherlands, who earned seven caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the Dutch team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy under manager Leo Beenhakker.
Henk Hermsen Hendrik ("Henk") Willem Hermsen (born August 29, 1937 in Hilversum) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. In 1960 he finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team.
Henk Kuijpers Henk Kuijpers (b. 10 December 1946), a Comic Artist from the Netherlands who is most famous for his Franka series, featuring a strong model-like female sleuth solving mysteries, many occurring in exotic locales.
Henk Numan Hendrik ("Henk") Numan (born June 13, 1955 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a former judoka from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in half-heavyweight division (– 95 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. His only loss at that tournament was against the later champion Robert Van De Walle from Belgium.
Henk Rogers Henk Rogers of Bullet-Proof Software, Inc.] played the main role in facilitating the licensed [[computer game Tetris directly from the Russian Government organisation ELORG for handheld games and consoles, beating Robert Maxwell's empire to the license rights of the game.
Henk Schiffmacher Henk Schiffmacher (born 1952 in Harderwijk) is a Dutch tattoo artist who is also considered an expert within the field of body decoration, having curated exhibitions, written books and presented television shows on the subject.
Henk Sneevliet Hendricus Josephus Franciscus Marie Sneevliet, known as Henk Sneevliet or the pseudonym Maring (May 13, 1883 - April 13, 1942), was a Dutch Communist, who was active in both the Netherlands and the Dutch East-Indies. He took part in the Communist resistance against the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II and was executed by the Germans in 1942.
Henk van Stee Henk van Stee (born December 17, 1961 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Sparta Rotterdam and De Graafschap. He retired in 1990, and became a football manager, who worked for Sparta Rotterdam, VVV Venlo, Feyenoord Rotterdam, AZ Alkmaar and Excelsior Rotterdam.
Henk Westbroek Henk Westbroek (born February 27, 1952 in Utrecht, the Netherlands) is a Dutch radiohost, singer, songwriter and owner of a cafe named 'Stairway to Heaven' in the city of Utrecht. He was once a politician for Leefbaar Utrecht and Leefbaar Nederland in 1998.
Henkjan Honing Henkjan Honing (born 1959) is a Dutch researcher and musician. He heads the Music Cognition Group (MCG), part of the Department of Musicology, the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC), and the University of Amsterdam (UvA), and conducts research in music cognition using theoretical, empirical and computational methods.
Henleaze Infant and Junior School Henleaze Infant and Junior Schools are non-selective, co-educational state schools located in Henleaze, Bristol in the United Kingdom. The Infant School teaches children aged four to seven years; the Junior School teaches children between seven and eleven.
Henley Boat Races The Henley Boat Races are a number of rowing races between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. Taking place on the River Thames at Henley, they are for crews that do not race in the main London Boat Race:

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