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Post by whatagain on Dec 1, 2019 18:06:33 GMT
Mannhereim. Marshal in charge of finish troops. Gave a beating to the Russians in 40 then wisely accepted terms for an armistice.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 2, 2019 6:14:02 GMT
Bruce Beresford - Australian film director
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Post by bjd on Dec 2, 2019 15:35:20 GMT
Bruce Chatwin English travel writer
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Post by whatagain on Dec 2, 2019 16:13:44 GMT
Orde Wingate. British officer who created the Chindits. Brigade large detachments that roamed behind Japanese lines in Burma.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 2, 2019 17:49:49 GMT
Winston Churchill - famous cigar smoker
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Post by bjd on Dec 3, 2019 7:31:04 GMT
Winnie the Pooh Teddy bear famous in children's literature
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 3, 2019 15:42:29 GMT
Ethan Mbappé - wannabe younger brother of football superstar Kylian Mbappé. But he is only 13 years old, so all hopes are valid.
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 3, 2019 16:09:24 GMT
Hansel - brother of Gretel.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 3, 2019 19:04:05 GMT
Hans Christian Andersen - Danish author famous for his adaptation of fairy tales but much more controversial when he was alive
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 3, 2019 22:06:53 GMT
Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull lead singer and musician.
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Post by bjd on Dec 4, 2019 13:29:18 GMT
Prince Andrew (windsor?) One of the royal family with current problems linked to sex and lying
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Post by mossie on Dec 4, 2019 15:52:21 GMT
Rin Tin Tin - famous dog who reputedly died in the arms of a famous film star
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 4, 2019 19:10:39 GMT
Tinto Brass - Italian film director famous for making a number of extremely erotic movies
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Post by whatagain on Dec 5, 2019 9:18:11 GMT
Braddock. Fictional colonel who alone with th help of Rambo would have won the war of Vietnam.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 5, 2019 16:19:05 GMT
Doctor Klaus Martens - German who hurt his foot in WW2 and created a shoe with greater comfort. And the rest is history.
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Post by whatagain on Dec 5, 2019 19:59:41 GMT
Marie Antoinette. Was probably often distracted and ended up losing her head.
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Post by mossie on Dec 5, 2019 20:09:48 GMT
Sean Bean - English actor
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Post by whatagain on Dec 5, 2019 20:17:25 GMT
Van Breda. Belgian bank founded by the brothers his and Maurice. Interesting is that the bank only has liberal profession as clients. Last time they lent my wife money we had to invest half the borrowed sum. Quite an intelligent behaviour but not really helpful when you need money.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 5, 2019 21:29:46 GMT
Hirokazu Kore-eda - Japanese film director
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Post by bjd on Dec 6, 2019 8:08:55 GMT
Hirohito 124th emperor of Japan
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 6, 2019 15:36:20 GMT
Spiro Agnew - American vice president who popularised the term "silent majority"
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Post by whatagain on Dec 6, 2019 16:46:28 GMT
Spirou. Friend of fantasio. Fought against Zorglub. Zorglub being my avatar here.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 7, 2019 5:22:05 GMT
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Swiss writer and philisopher
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Post by whatagain on Dec 7, 2019 12:06:58 GMT
Adam Philippe comté de Custinnes aka général Moustache. French officer who fought at Yorktown with a french regiment. Later beheaded for failing during a battle.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 8, 2019 7:24:27 GMT
Burt Bacharach - American composer who popularised the total opposite of rock music ("easy listening")
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Post by whatagain on Dec 8, 2019 11:09:41 GMT
Tsukahara. Rear admiral of the Japanese fleet during WW2.
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Post by bjd on Dec 8, 2019 15:24:20 GMT
Yoko Tsuno Japanese heroine of a science-fictiony series of comic books by a Belgian author
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 8, 2019 17:37:31 GMT
Juno - Roman goddess, wife of Jupiter. Protective and nice goddess, even though she was the mother of Mars and Vulcan, among others.
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Post by bjd on Dec 9, 2019 6:34:01 GMT
Jean-Claude Juncker Politician from Luxembourg and former president of the European Commission
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 9, 2019 12:33:59 GMT
Audrey Fleurot - French actress who seems to be in every mini series on the air in France
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