Cyclone Orson

Severe Tropical Cyclone Orson was the fourth most intense cyclone ever recorded in the Australian region. Forming out of a tropical low on 17 April 1989, Orson …

Cyclone Raja

Severe Tropical Cyclone Raja was a tropical cyclone that holds the 24-hour rainfall record of 674.9 mm (26.57 in) for the French Overseas Territory of…

Cyclone Rewa

Severe Tropical Cyclone Rewa affected six countries and caused 22 deaths on its 28-day journey across the South Pacific Ocean in December 1993 and Jan…

Cyclone Taylor

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Cyclone Waka

Severe Tropical Cyclone Waka (Fiji Meteorological Service designation: 03F, Joint Typhoon Warning Center designation: 07P) was one of the most destructive tropi…

Cyfeilliog

Medieval south-east Wales. Ergyng, north of Gwent, is shown as part of Mercia. Glywysing is the number "9" west of Gwent. Cyfeilliog (.mw-parser-output .IPA-lab…

Cygnus X-1

Cygnus X-1 Location of Cygnus X-1 (circled) Observation dataEpoch J2000      Equinox J2000 Constellation Cy…

Cyril Bassett

Cyril Royston Guyton Bassett, VC (3 January 1892 – 9 January 1983) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for …
Military

Cædwalla

Cædwalla (/ˈkædˌwɔːlə/; c. 659 – 20 April 689) was the King of Wessex from approximately 685 until he abdicated in 688. His name is derived from the Welsh Cadwa…

D'Oliveira affair

Basil D'Oliveira, the England player of South African Cape Coloured background around whom the controversy centred, pictured in 1968 The D'Oliveira affair was a…
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D-Day naval deceptions

Operations Taxable, Glimmer and Big Drum were tactical military deceptions conducted on 6 June 1944 in support of the Allied landings in Normandy. The operation…
Military

D. Djajakusuma

Djadoeg Djajakusuma ([dʒaˈdʊʔ dʒajakuˈsuma]; 1 August 1918 – 28 October 1987) was an Indonesian film director and promoter of traditional art forms…

D. H. Turner

Derek Howard Turner (15 May 1931 – 1 August 1985) was an English museum curator and art historian who specialised in liturgical studies and illuminated manuscri…

Daglish railway station

Daglish railway station is a suburban railway station in Daglish and Subiaco, suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Opened on 14 July 1924, the station was named…

Daily News Building

The Daily News Building (also the News Building) is a skyscraper at 220 East 42nd Street in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United St…
Arts

Daisy (advertisement)

"Daisy", sometimes referred to as "Daisy Girl" or "Peace, Little Girl", is a controversial American political advertisement that aired on television as part of …
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Daisy Bacon

Daisy Sarah Bacon (May 23, 1898 – March 1, 1986) was an American pulp fiction magazine editor and writer who was best known as the editor of Love Story Magazine…

Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri

Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri (c. 1955 – 2008) was a Pintupi-Luritja-speaking Indigenous artist from Australia's Western Desert region, and sister of ar…

Dali (goddess)

Dali (also Daal or Dæl; Georgian: დალი) is a goddess from the mythology of the Georgian people of the Caucasus region. She is a hunting goddess who serves a…
Nature Geography

Damageplan

Damageplan was an American heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas, active between 2003 and 2004. Following the demise of their previous group Pantera, brothers Dim…

Damien (South Park)

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Damon Hill

Damon Graham Devereux Hill (born 17 September 1960) is a British former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1992 to 1999. Hill won t…
Sports

Dan Burros

Daniel Burros (March 5, 1937 – October 31, 1965) was an American neo-Nazi affiliated with several far-right organizations. Burros was once the third highest-ran…
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