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Mir Mahmud Hotaki Mir Mahmud Hotaki was the son of Mirwais Khan Hotak from Kandahar, which is a city in southern Afghanistan. After gaining control of power, he invaded Safavid Persia in 1722 and marched on its capital, Isfahan.
Mir Mosharraf Hossain Mir Mosharraf Hossain (Bangla: মীর মোশাররফ হোসেন) (1847-1912) was a Bengali language novelist, playwright and essayist in 19th century Bengal. He was born in Kushtia, now in Bangladesh.
Mir Movsoum Navvab Mir-Movsoum Navvab (1833-1918) occupies a prominent place in the history of Azerbaijani culture as the last representative of old traditional school of science, arts and literature. Navvab was versatile person of his time.
Mir Nawaz Khan Marwat Mir Nawaz Khan Marwat is a well known elderly lawyer of Sind High Court. He has been actively participating in global peace movements for the last 20 years and has presented several papers on bridging the gap between different civilizations.
Mir Sayyid ‘Ali Hamadhani Mīr Sayyid ‘Alī Hamadhānī (1314-1385) was a Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order who was famous for his proselytising the Kubrāwī order in Kashmir. He was also known as "Shāh Hamadhān" "King of Hamadhān, Iran)" and as Amīr-i Kabīr "the Great Commander".
Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur, popularly known as “The Lion of Sindh” (Sher-i-Sindh) belonged to the Mirpurkhas House of Royal Talpurs. He was son of Mir Ali Murad Talpur, the founder of Mirpurkhas, and was born in 1810.
Mir Taher Ali Khan Mir Taher Ali Khan (1904 – 1981) was a distinguished linguistic scholar and professor in languages from the city of Hyderabad in India. A member of the Hyderabad nobility he was also the personal secretary to the eldest son of the last Nizam of Hyderabad (Prince Azam Jah).
Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I Sir Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I (1829-1883), Indian statesman of Hyderabad, born in 1829, descendant of a family which had held various appointments, first under the Adil Shahi kings of Bijapur, then under the Delhi emperors and lastly under the Nizams.
Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn, Luxembourgish for "We wish to remain what we are", is the national motto of Luxembourg. It refers to the ambition of the Luxembourgian people to remain separate from, and independent of, those neighbouring countries around it that have traditionally dominated it politically and militarily: Belgium, France, and Germany.
Mir yeshiva (Brooklyn) Yeshivas Mir (), commonly known as the "Mirrer Yeshiva" or "The Mir", is the name of a major Haredi yeshiva located in Brooklyn, New York. Its current Rosh Yeshiva is Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum.
Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem) Mir Yeshiva or Mirrer Yeshiva or Yeshivas Mir (or ), commonly known as "the Mir", is the name of a Haredi yeshiva, in Jerusalem, Israel. It is presently distinguished as the largest yeshiva in the world, its student body numbers around 5,000 post-high school students, most from the United States.
Mir Yeshiva (Poland) Yeshivas Mir (), commonly known as the "Mirrer Yeshiva" or "The Mir", is the name of a major Haredi yeshiva which was located in the Eastern European town of Mir, Belarus, until World War II.
Mir-Fatah-Agha Mir-Fatah-Agha commonly known as Mushthaid (died 24 October, 1892) was a high-ranking Muslim Shiite cleric (specifically, he was a mujtahid) from Tabriz (Iranian Azarbaijan, Persian Empire), whom the Russian government credited with keeping the population of Iranian Azerbaijan loyal to the brief Russian occupation of the territory during the second Russian-Persian war of 1827 to 1828. When Mir-Fatah asked to accompany Russian forces on their withdrawal, the Russian authorities sought to use his influence and, in June 1828, he was appointed to a newly formed Caucasus Committee that was to gather information on the Muslim inhabitants of the Caucasus and make recommendations on how to incorporate them into the Russian polity.
Mira (band) Mira are a four-piece darkwave band from Tallahassee, Florida. After releasing several EPs, the band signed to Projekt Records, where they have released three full-length albums and toured nationally in the US.
Mira (Encantadia) Mira is a fictional character in the Philippine fantasy-themed television series Encantadia which was aired on GMA Network from May 2, 2005 to December 9, 2005. Mira is portrayed by StarStruck First Princess and singer-actress Yasmien Kurdi.
Mira B Mira B, also known as VZ Ceti, is the white dwarf companion to the variable star Mira. Suspected as early as 1918, it was visually confirmed in 1923 by Robert Grant Aitken, and has been observed more or less continually since then, most recently by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
Mira Calix Mira Calix, real name Chantal Passamonte, is an artist signed to Warp Records who mixes her intimate vocals with jittering beats and experimental electronic textures. Her first release on Warp was the Pin Skeeling single.
Mira Foundation The Mira Foundation (Fondation Mira) is a French-Canadian community-based organization which pursues the following stated "objective": "to bring greater autonomy to handicapped people and to facilitate their social integration by providing them with [guide and service] dogs that have been fully trained to accommodate each individual's needs of adaptation and rehabilitation." Mira assistance dogs are provided free of charge to disabled persons.
Mira variable Mira variables, named after the star Mira (), are a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colors, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and light amplitudes greater than one magnitude. They are red giant stars in the very late stages of stellar evolution (the asymptotic giant branch) that will expel their outer envelopes as planetary nebulae and become white dwarfs within a few million years.
Mirab Welega Zone Mirab Welega (or "West Welega") is one of the 12 Zones in the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. This zone is named after the former province of Welega, whose western part lay in the area Mirab Misraq now occupies.
Mirabal sisters Mirabal sisters — Patria Mercedes Mirabal (February 27, 1924 – November 25, 1960), Minerva Argentina Mirabal (March 12, 1926 – November 25, 1960) and Antonia María Teresa Mirabal (October 15, 1935 – November 25, 1960) — were natives of the Dominican Republic who fervently opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. A fourth sister, Bélgica Adela "Dedé" Mirabal-Reyes, did not have an active role in working against the dictator.
Mirabehn Madeleine Slade (Mirabehn) (November 22, 1892 – July 20, 1982) was a British woman who left her home in England to live and work under Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement. She devoted her life to human development, the advancement of Gandhi's principles and the freedom struggle in India.
Mirabel (electoral district) Mirabel is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The municipalities of Mirabel, Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac and Saint-Placide and the Mohawk community of Kanesatake are situated in this district.
Mirabello Cavalori Mirabello Cavalori (Salincorno 1520-1572) was a Florentine painter of Mannerist style. He was a contemporary of Maso da San Friano and younger than Vasari and was employed by the latter in the decoration of the Studiolo of Francesco I in the Palazzo Vecchio, for which he producedThe Wool factory.
Mirabilia Urbis Romae Mirabilia Urbis Romae ("Marvels of the City of Rome") is a much-copied medieval Latin text that served generations of pilgrims and tourists as a guide to the city of Rome. The original, which was written by a canon of St Peter's, dates from the 1140s.
Mirabilis (band) Mirabilis is a neo-classical/ethereal musical project formed in 2001 by Dru Allen of This Ascension and Summer Bowman of the Machine in the Garden. Mirabilis uses vocals as the primary instrumentation, crafting original musical compositions and interpreting traditional classical vocal pieces from a number of different periods.
Mirabilis (company) Mirabilis was the name of the Israeli company that produced ICQ, a popular instant messenger. Mirabilis was founded in 1996 by the four Israelis Arik Vardi, Yair Goldfinger, Sefi Vigiser and Amnon Amir, and was purchased by AOL less than two years later.
Mirabilis Liber Mirabilis Liber is a collection of predictions concerning the Christian saints and the Sibyls. The edition of 1522 appears to include a prophecy of the French Revolution--the expulsion and abolition of the nobility, the violent death of the king and queen, the persecution of the clergy, the suppression of the converts, are all mentioned therein, followed by the further prophecy that the eagle coming from distant lands would re-establish order in France.
Mirabilite Mirabilite, also known as "Glauber's salt", is a hydrous sodium sulfate mineral: Na2SO4·10H2O. It is a vitreous, colorless to white monoclinic mineral which forms as an evaporite from sodium sulfate bearing brines.
Mirabito Range Mirabito Range () is a narrow, northwest-trending mountain range, 64 km (40 mi) long and 6 km (4 mi) wide, standing between the upper part of Lillie Glacier and the Greenwell Glacier in northern Victoria Land. The range is part of the Concord Mountains.
Miracle A miracle, derived from the old Latin word miraculum meaning 'something [is a striking interposition of divine intervention] by a [[god in the universe by which the ordinary course and operation of Nature is overruled, suspended, or modified. Although many religious texts and people confirm witnessing or prophecizing various events which they refer to as 'miraculous', there are no scientifically confirmed occurrences of miracles.
Miracle (film) Miracle (2004) is an American biographical sports film about the United States men's hockey team, led by head coach, Herb Brooks, that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The USA team's victory over the heavily favored Soviet team in the medal round was dubbed the Miracle on Ice.
Miracle and Other Christmas Stories In Miracle and Other Christmas Stories, author Connie Willis provides a variety of feelings and experiences. These stories aren't as varied in emotional tone as her other collections, because they are keep to the spirit and theme of Christmas:
Miracle at Midway Miracle at Midway is a book by Gordon Prange that describes the time leading up to, and the events of, the naval battle between the forces of the United States and Japan near the Pacific island of Midway during World War II.
Miracle Drug "Miracle Drug" is the second track from U2's 2004 album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. It was written about Irish writer Christopher Nolan, with whom the band attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School.
Miracle fruit A Miracle Fruit Plant, sometimes known as Miraculous Berry, (Sideroxylon dulcificum/Synsepalum dulcificum Daniell) is a plant native to Tropical West Africa. It produces 2 crops per year, after the end of the rainy season.
Miracle Food Mart Miracle Food Mart was a supermarket chain in Ontario, Canada, owned by Steinberg's, a Quebec-based retailer in the 1970s and 1980s. The supermarket flourished in the 1970s, and expanded with the Ultra Food & Drug banner into bigger stores with a wide range of health care and general merchandise.
Miracle Chapati The Miracle Chapati or Chapati Jesus is a chapati, or flat unleavened bread, roughly eight centimeters in diameter with, what believers claim, is an image of Christ miraculously burnt on it. The chapati was baked by Shella Anthony of Bangalore, India in early September 2002, enshrined in Bangalore, and visited by thousands of believers and curious onlookers.
Miracle Landing Miracle Landing is a made-for-TV movie filmed and released in 1990 based on an air accident that occurred in April 1988. Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737-200 flying from Hilo, Hawaii to Honolulu, Hawaii, experienced rapid decompression when a section of the fuselage was torn away.
Miracle Man Miracle Man is a supervillain featured in Marvel Comics, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as one of the first enemies of the Fantastic Four. He was originally depicted as a stage magician with megalomaniacal desires, capable of convincing others through hypnosis that he has amazing powers.
Miracle Mart (Ontario) Miracle Mart was a discount department stores chain in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, that was owned by Quebec-based Steinberg's Stores. These stores operated at mid-level and competed with the likes of Towers, Zellers and Kmart.
Miracle Mile (Coral Gables) Miracle Mile is a section of Coral Way (Southwest 22nd Street) between Douglas Road (Southwest 37th Avenue) and LeJeune Road (Southwest 42nd Avenue) in the city of Coral Gables, Florida. It is the main road through the city's downtown central business district, having many shopping areas and restaurants.
Miracle Mile (film) Miracle Mile is a 1988 thriller film directed by Steve de Jarnatt, and starring Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham that takes place mostly in real time. It is named after the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles, where most of the action takes place.
Miracle Mile (Manhasset) The Miracle Mile is a prominent shopping district in Manhasset on the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County, New York. The area along Northern Boulevard is well-known for its high-end premium open-air shopping center, the Americana Manhasset.
Miracle Mile (race) The Miracle Mile is an Australian harness racing event held over 1760 metres at Harold Park Racetrack each November. Prizemoney has long been among that of Australia’s leading harness races and has often included bonuses for speed.
Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California The Miracle Mile is an area in the Mid-Wilshire region of Los Angeles, California, consisting of a roughly mile-long stretch of Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and La Brea Avenues, and the surrounding neighborhoods (including Park La Brea). It is often confused with the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.
Miracle of Chile The "Miracle of Chile" is a phrase coined by Milton Friedman in 1982 to describe the liberal, monetarist economic reforms implemented in Chile under the government of President Augusto Pinochet. Friedman did not advise nor personally support Pinochet, though he had given some lectures advocating free market economic policies in the Catholic University of Chile.
Miracle of the Gulls The Miracle of the Gulls is often credited by Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") for saving the Mormon pioneers' first harvest in Utah. According to the traditional story, seagulls miraculously saved the 1848 crops by eating thousands of insects that were devouring their fields.
Miracle on 34th Street Miracle on 34th Street (also titled The Big Heart in the UK) is a 1947 film which tells the story of a gentle old man, working as a Santa Claus at Macy's department store in New York City, who contends that he is the real Santa. The movie was written by Valentine Davies and director George Seaton.
Miracle on Ice The "Miracle on Ice" is the popular nickname for the men's ice hockey game in the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, in which a team of amateur and collegiate players from the United States beat the long-dominant and heavily-favored Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York. The United States went on to win the gold medal by beating Finland 4-2 in their final game.
Miracle on the Han River "Miracle on the Han River" is a catchphrase often used in South Korea and by scholars to describe the period of rapid economic growth that took place in South Korea following the Korean War up until the Asian Financial Crisis. In particular, this phrase is often used to describe the growth of Seoul — through which the Han River flows — from a city virtually levelled by war to a major economic hub, and the growth of South Korea into one of the four East-Asian Tigers.
Miracle Pets Miracle Pets is a one-hour, live action program on the "i" network, offering a perspective into the amazing realm of human and animal interaction. Hosted by Alan Thicke, the series features animals protecting humans or other pets by means of extraordinary means, one such being a llama guarding a herd of alpacas.
Miracle Piano The Miracle Piano teaching system was a MIDI keyboard/teaching tool created by The Software Toolworks for the Nintendo and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Apple Mac, Commodore Amiga and PC. It consisted of a keyboard, connecting cables, and either software on 3.
Miracle Planet Miracle planet is a five-part documentary series, produced by Japan's NHK, narrated by Christopher Plummer, which tells the 4 billion year old story of how life has evolved from its humble beginnings to the diversity of living creatures today.
Miracle Strip Park Miracle Strip Park was a popular local amusement park built around 1963 in Panama City Beach, Florida, located across the street from the beach. It featured several mundane rides that were made uniquely spectacular by placing them within enclosed spaces and adding pounding music and lighting effects, in addition to the usual amusement park fare.
Miracle temperament In music, miracle temperament is a regular temperament invented by George Secor which has as a generator an interval, called the secor, which serves as both the 15/14 and 16/15 semitones. Because 15/14 and 16/15 are equated, their ratio (15/14)/(16/15) = 225/224, sometimes called the septimal kleisma, is tempered out, and two secors give an 8/7 interval.
Miracle Theater Miracle Theater, sometimes known by the Spanish translation of its name Teatro Milagro, is the only Hispanic theater production company in the Pacific Northwest. Its home is in Portland, Oregon, though it often tours regionally and nationally.
Miracle's Boys Miracle's Boys is a six part mini-series based on a novel of the same name, by Jacqueline Woodson, shown on The N in 2005. The series was directed by Spike Lee, Ernest Dickerson, Neema Barnette, Bill Duke and Levar Burton, and was filmed on-site in Harlem, New York.
Miracle: A Celebration of New Life Miracle: A Celebration of New Life is a book resulting from the collaboration of Anne Geddes with Canadian singer CĂ©line Dion. The project, is a combination of music and photos revolving around the themes of new life and babies.
Miracles (film) Miracles (Traditional Chinese:契機 pinyin: qí jī) is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed and written by Jackie Chan, who also plays the lead role. The film is set in 1930s Hong Kong and is a variation of Frank Capra's Lady for a Day and Pocketful of Miracles, which in turn were based on a short story by Damon Runyon, "Madame La Gimp".
Miracles (TV series) Miracles was an American drama television series starring Skeet Ulrich and Angus Macfadyen as part of a team investigating miracles, trying to determine their authenticity. Paul Callan (Ulrich) was a priest who had previously performed these duties on behalf of the Vatican, only to leave in frustration when he discovered that the Vatican was not really interested in confirming their reports on genuine miracles; during most of the show, their investigations were on behalf of Alva Keel's (Macfadyen) business, which operated much like a detective agency.
Miracles attributed to Jesus According to the canonical Gospels, Jesus worked many miracles in the course of his ministry, which may be categorized into cures, exorcisms, dominion over nature, three instances of raising the dead, and various others. To many Christians, the miracles represent actual historical events, while liberal Christians may consider these stories to be figurative.
Mirada de mujer (English: The Gaze of a Woman) is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcasted on TV Azteca in 1997. It is considered one of the best produced in the history of the television industry in Mexico.
Mirador de la Flor Mirador de la Flor is a tourist attraction in Corpus Christi, Texas that was unveiled in 1997 to honor Selena Quintanilla Perez, a Tejano singer who was murdered two years earlier at the age of 23. Each year thousands of people visit the monument, which is located only a few miles north of Seaside Memorial Park where Selena is buried.
Mirador del Obispado The Mirador del Obispado (Lookout of the Bishopric) is located at the top of the Cerro del Obispado (Bishopric Hill) in the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico. It features the biggest bandera monumental (monumental flag) in Mexico.
Mirador Instant Messenger Mirador instant Messenger (MIM) is a commercial client-server instant messaging application distributed by Serial Scientific International, Inc. Mirador Instant Messenger provides basic instant messaging functionality, presence information, and advanced functionality such as remote control and monitoring.
Miraflores (Panama) Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel locks upstream. In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted (or lowered) in three stages totalling 8 m, allowing them to transit to or from the Pacific Ocean port of Balboa (near Panama City).
Mirage (Magic: The Gathering) Mirage was the fifteenth Magic: The Gathering set and ninth expansion set, released in October 1996. This expansion began the first official block set with one large expansion being followed by two smaller expansions all tied together through card mechanics and setting.
Mirage (pop group) Mirage (Mirash) were a 1980s Russian pop group founded in Moscow in 1987 by Russian composer/keyboard player Andrey Litjagin. The original lineup of Mirage included Litjagin, lyricist Valery Sokolov, guitarist Alexey Gorbashov, guitarist Sergey Proklov, dancer Svetlana Razina (also the girlfriend of Litjagin), vocalist Natalia Gulkina and classically trained vocalist Margarita Suhankina.
Mirage (The Incredibles) Mirage is a fictional character, an ex-villainess featured in the film The Incredibles, produced by Pixar and Disney, first released on November 5, 2004. She also appears in the comic book version of The Incredibles, where she reenacts her role from the movie.
Mirage (Transformers) Mirage is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. After Optimus Prime and Megatron, and along with Prowl, Mirage is one of the single most re-used names in the Transformers series, and is almost entirely synonymous with characters possessing Formula 1 racing car alternate modes.
Mirai (software) Mirai is a 3D creation and editing suite available originally from Nichimen Graphics Corporation, later from Winged Edge Technologies, and currently from Izware. The modeller uses the winged edge data structure and traces its lineage to the S-Geometry software from Symbolics.
Mirai Yashima Mirai Yashima (ミライ・ヤシマ) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, voiced by Fuyumi Shiraishi (Japanese), Cathy Weseluck (English dub of Mobile Suit Gundam and Char's Counterattack), and Mariette Sluyter (English dub of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam).
Miraj Junior Maraj Junior was one of the non-salute princely states of British India, under the southern division of the Bombay Presidency, forming part of the southern Mahratta Jagirs, and later the Deccan States Agency. The State of Miraj was founded before 1750 and was the former capital of the pre-British State of Sangli.
Miraj Senior Maraj Senior was one of the non-salute princely states of British India, under the southern division of the Bombay Presidency, forming part of the southern Mahratta Jagirs, and later the Deccan States Agency. The State of Miraj was founded before 1750 and was the former capital of the pre-British State of Sangli.
Miralus Healthcare Miralus Healthcare is a company that is best known for its homeopathic headache remedy HeadOn. The product has gained some fame because it uses a simple television commercial, that thrice repeats the phrase "HeadOn: Apply directly to the forehead!
Miraš Dedeić Metropolitan Mihailo, born Miraš Dedeić (sometimes as Dedejić) is the current head of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church, which is unrecognized by Serbian Orthodox Church and Canonical Orthodox Churches. He uses the title of Archbishop of Cetinje and Montenegrin Metropolitate.
Miramar Entertainment Park The Miramar Entertainment Park (美麗華百樂園) is a shopping mall in the Dazhi area of Taipei, Taiwan. The department store is notable for its 70 m tall ferris wheel on its rooftop, which is the second largest ferris wheel in diameter in Taiwan, after the one in Janfusan World, which is 88 m in diameter.
Miramar Misiones Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones, usually known simply as Miramar Misiones is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo.Miramar merged with Misiones in the 80s,the home jersey (white-black) is the old Miramar jersey,and the away is that used by Misiones before the merger.
Miramar, Buenos Aires Miramar is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, 450 km south of Buenos Aires. It is the district capital of the regional subdivision of General Alvarado Partido.
Miramare The Miramare Castle (Italian: Castello di Miramare; German: Schloss Miramar) is a 19th century castle, built for Austrian Archduke Maximilian and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium, on the Gulf of Trieste near Trieste, northeastern Italy. Construction took place from 1856 to 1860 to a design by Carl Junker on the orders of Archduke Maximilian.
Miramas Miramas is a commune in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. It is the second-largest component commune of the metropolitan Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle Ouest-Provence, and is located at the north end of the Étang de Berre lagoon, adjacent to and northeast of the city of Istres.
Miramax Films Miramax Films is a film production and distribution brand that was a Big Ten film motion picture distribution and production company headquartered in New York City before being bought out by The Walt Disney Company. It was considered an important studio for many years after Disney's acquisition.
Mirambeena Regional Park The Mirambeena Regional Park in the suburbs of Georges Hall and Lansdowne is a strip of recreational parks and nature reserves bounded by the Georges River to the West and Henry Lawson Drive to the East. It consists of the five parks of Garrison Point and Lake Gillawarna in Georges Hall; and Flinders Slopes, Shortland Brush and Lansdowne Reserve in Lansdowne.
Mirambo Mirambo, leader of the Nyamwezi from 1860 to 1884, during European colonial expansion, regarded the Europeans as vehicles to his success. Europeans supplied him with knowledge, influence, and guns, and slaves produced food for his armies and traders.
Miramichi Valley The Miramichi Valley is a Canadian river valley located in the east-central part of New Brunswick. It extends along both branches of the Miramichi River and their tributaries, however it is generally agreed that the much larger Southwest Miramichi River forms the majority of this region as it is more settled than the Northwest Miramichi River.
Miran BurgiÄŤ Miran BurgiÄŤ (born September 25, 1984 in Zagorje ob Savi) is a Slovenian football player who currently plays for AIK in the Swedish Allsvenskan league. In the 2004-05 season, while playing for ND Gorica, BurgiÄŤ was the top goalscorer of the Slovenian league with 24 goals in 36 games.
Miran Bux Malik Miran Bux (born April 20, 1907, Rawalpindi, died February 8, 1991, Rawalpindi) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1955. He was almost 48 years old when he played his first Test, making him the second oldest Test debutant (after James Southerton) in the game's history.
Miranda (2002 film) Miranda is a 2002 movie staring Christina Ricci, Kyle MacLachlan, John Simm, John Hurt, Tamsin Greig and Julian Rhind-Tutt. This movie is hard to classify, having elements of a comedy, a romance and a thriller.
Miranda (Doctor Who) Miranda is a fictional character from the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel series published by BBC Books; based upon the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. She was, for a time, the adopted daughter and companion of the Eighth Doctor.
Miranda (programming language) Miranda is a non-strict purely functional programming language developed by Professor David Turner as a successor to his earlier programming languages SASL and KRC, using some concepts from ML and Hope. Marketed by Research Software Ltd.
Miranda class starship (Star Trek) The Miranda class starship is a fictional type of starship in the Star Trek universe, first appearing in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and subsequently in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The Miranda-class USS Reliant was designed by Joe Jennings and Mike Minor and built by Industrial Light and Magic for Star Trek II.
Miranda de Ebro Miranda de Ebro is an industrial city in the north-east of the province of Burgos in Spain on the border with the province of Álava and the autonomous community of La Rioja. According to a 2005 census conducted by Spain's National Institute of Statistics, it has a population of 38,276 inhabitants.
Miranda Evarts Miranda Evarts is a girl who lives in Milford, New Jersey. She is credited for inventing the game of Sleeping Queens at the age of 6 years, thinking it up when she couldn't sleep and later improving it with the help of her family.
Miranda Grosvenor Miranda Grosvenor was the fictitious name of an elusive Louisiana woman who enchanted dozens of famous men with sweet telephone talk in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1999, Vanity Fair exposed the mystery woman as Whitney Walton, a Baton Rouge social worker and bored fan who made a full-time hobby of calling stars.
Miranda July Miranda July (born February 15, 1974) is a performance artist, musician, writer, actress and film director. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California, after having lived for many years in Portland, Oregon.
Miranda Kerr Miranda Kerr (born February 20, 1983) is an Australian supermodel. She was raised in the Australian rural town of Gunnedah, but moved to Brisbane shortly after, and is of Turkish, Serbian, and Filipino heritage.
Miranda Krestovnikoff Miranda Krestovnikoff (born 1973 in Buckinghamshire, England) is a television presenter specialising in Natural History and Archaeological programmes. She is also a qualified diver which has led to co-presenting opportunities in programmes with an underwater element.
Miranda Lambert Miranda Lambert is a Grammy-nominated country singer who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of USA Network's talent competition Nashville Star. Her first album, Kerosene, debuted at number one on the country album charts in March 2005.
Miranda Otto Miranda Otto (born on December 16, 1967) is an Australian film and theatre actress. She began her career in the film Emma's War (1986) and gained critical recognition in the drama The Girl Who Came Late (1991).

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