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# 879th Bombardment Squadron

The 879th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. It was activated in November 1943, equipped with Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers, and assigned to the 499th Bombardment Group. After training in the United States, it deployed to Saipan, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Japan, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations. After V-J Day, it returned to the United States, where it was inactivated at March Field, California on 16 February 1946.

## History

The squadron was activated at Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona in November 1943 as one of the original four squadrons of the 499th Bombardment Group. Ten days later, a cadre moved to Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas to begin Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber training. The 879th trained in Kansas with early model B-29s, with frequent delays in training due to modifications of the aircraft correcting production deficiencies. When training was completed. the squadron moved to its combat base, Isely Field, Saipan, in the Mariana Islands in July 1944.
The squadron did not arrive at its combat station until September 1944. The squadron's first missions were flown against targets on Iwo Jima and Truk Island. On 24 November 1944, the squadron participated in the first raid on Japan by bombers based in the Mariana Islands. The squadron initially engaged in high altitude daylight attacks against industrial targets in Japan, It was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for an attack on the Mitsubishi engine manufacturing plant in Nagoya on 23 January 1945.
In March 1945, the tactics of Twentieth Air Force changed and the squadron began flying low level night attacks with incendiaries against area targets. The squadron was diverted from strategic operations when it conducted a series of raids on airfields in Kyushu to support Operation Iceberg, the landings on Okinawa in April 1945. The squadron earned a second DUC for this support. The squadron also dropped propaganda leaflets in enemy territory. After V-J Day, the squadron dropped food and supplies to Allied prisoners of war. It remained on Saipan until November and reassembled at March Field, California, where it was inactivated in February 1946.

### Lineage

* Constituted as the 879th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 19 November 1943
    Activated on 20 November 1943
    Inactivated on 16 February 1946

### Assignments

* 499th Bombardment Group, 20 November 1943 – 16 February 1946

### Aircraft

* Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1944
* Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1944–1946

### Awards and campaigns

| Award streamer | Award | Dates | Notes |
| | Distinguished Unit Citation | 23 January 1945 | Nagoya, Japan, 879th Bombardment Squadron |
| | Distinguished Unit Citation | 22–28 April 1945 | Japan, 877th Bombardment Squadron |
| Campaign Streamer | Campaign | Dates | Notes |
| | Air Offensive, Japan | 22 September 1944 – 2 September 1945 | 879th Bombardment Squadron |
| | Western Pacific | 17 April 1945 – 2 September 1945 | 879th Bombardment Squadron |
# A Foolish Girl

A Foolish Girl (Czech: Bláhové devce) is a 1938 Czech romance film directed by Václav Binovec and starring Hana Vítová, Vladimír Borský and Zita Kabátová.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Alois Mecera.

## Cast

* Hana Vítová as Verona Králová
* Vladimír Borský as Michal Jones
* Zita Kabátová as Albína Rybinova
* Frantisek Kreuzmann as Pavlat
* Marenka Zieglerová as Sadlova
* Bohus Záhorský as Rybin
* Rene Kubinsky as Orchestra Leader
* Jaroslav Marvan as Kosina, Jonesuv strýc
* Pavla Stolzová as Verona's Mother
* Zdenka Sulanová as Lidia
* Frána Vajner as Curtain Puller
* Karel Veverka as Theater Executive
* Theodor Pistek as Theater Porter
* Jirí Plachý as Theater Manager
* F. X. Mlejnek as Theater Worker
* Jára Pospísil as Operetta Singer
* Frantisek Sasek as Operetta Singer
* Jan Cerný as Jeweller
* Jirí Hron as Telephone Operator
* Filip Balek-Brodský as Audience Member
* Frantisek Beranský as Audience Member
* Jaroslav Bráska as Audience Member
* Robert Ford as Audience Member
* Bolek Prchal as Audience Member
* Marie Vildová as Audience Member
* Vladimír Smíchovský as Audience Member
* Selteri as chorus
* Rudolf Macharovsky as dancer
* Eliska Slancová as dancer
* Jirí Schreinzer
* Josef Cikán
* Ladislav Janecek
* Eliska Jílková
* Jirina Hladikova
* Josef Horánek
* Betty Kysilková
* Josef Sládek
* Milka Balek-Brodská
* Václav Mlckovský
* Frantisek Paul
* Viktor Socha
* Alena Pospísilová
* Hermína Vojtová
# Namkha, Laos

Namkha or Ban Namkha is a village in Pha Oudom District in Bokeo Province of northwestern Laos. It is the oldest village in the district, established in 1906 by the Lao Lom people.
# Cercle

Cercle is French for circle. It can refer to:
* Circle (administrative division)
* Cercle (French colonial), an administrative unit of the French Overseas Empire
* Cercle (Mali), the Malian administrative unit
** The specific Cercles of Mali
* Cercle Brugge K.S.V., a Belgian football club from Bruges
* Le Cercle, a foreign policy think-tank specialising in international security
* In Belgium, Cercles are Student Societies based around each faculty
* Cercle (company), a French music company
# Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois

Herbert IV of Vermandois (1028–1080), Count of Vermandois, was the son of Otto of Vermandois and Parvie (Pavia or Patia).

## Family and children

Herbert married Adele of Valois, daughter of Ralph IV of Valois and Adele of Bar-sur-Aube. They had:
* Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, (b. Circa 1062 - d. September 23, 1120) - married first to Hugh Magnus, son of Henry I of France and younger brother of Philip I of France, and second to Renaud II, Count of Clermont-Beauvaisis.
* Odo I, Count of Vermandois (b. circa 1064 - d. after 1085)
* Gerard (b. 1066 - d. ?)
Adelaide's husband, Hugh, inherited the countships of Vermandois and Valois upon Herbert's death.
# International Secretariat of Stone Masons

The International Secretariat of Stone Masons, also known as the International Secretariat of Stone Workers, was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing stone masons, quarry workers and paviours.
The unions of stone masons in Austria, Germany, Norway, and Sweden, began working together in 1898. In 1903, they decided to form an international federation, which was launched at a conference in Zurich, where its headquarters were also located. In 1923, the small International Secretariat of Stone Setters joined the stone masons, and by 1925 the federation had 14 affiliates, with a total of 108,455 members, growing to 127,500 by 1935.
Throughout the federation's existence, it was led by secretary Robert Kolb. He retired on 1 January 1947, when the federation merged into the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers.

## Affiliates

As of 1922, the following unions were affiliated:
| Union | Country | Affiliated membership |
| | Austria | 8,500 |
| Union of Belgian Stoneworkers | Belgium | 2,580 |
| | Czechoslovakia | 5,700 |
| | Denmark | 644 |
| | Finland | 3,000 |
| | France | 3,200 |
| Central Union of Stone Workers of Germany | Germany | 62,189 |
| | Hungary | 3,500 |
| | Italy | 2,787 |
| | Netherlands | 1,253 |
| Norwegian Union of Stone Industry Workers | Norway | 750 |
| | Serbia | ? |
| Swedish Stone Workers' Union | Sweden | 3,118 |
| Swiss Construction Workers' Union | Switzerland | 1,800 |
| | Uruguay | 2,500 |
| Granite Cutters' International Association | United States | 10,000 |
# Münstermann

Münstermann is a surname of German origin.
Notable persons having this surname include:
* Carl von Münstermann (1843–1930), professor of culture and technology at the Agricultural University of Berlin
* Hans Münstermann, (born 1947), Dutch novelist
* Henricus Münstermann (died 1537), Catholic priest and abbot of Marienfeld
* Lasse Münstermann (born 1979), German snooker player
* Ludwig Münstermann (1560 or 1575–1638/1639), German sculptor
* Paul Münstermann (1932–2010), former Vice President of the Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst)
* Peter Münstermann (born 1956), German politician (SPD)
* Willi Münstermann (1903–1982), German entrepreneur, sponsor of the Krefeld Penguins
# Independence (1999 film)

Independence is a 1999 Malayalam-language fantasy film directed by Vinayan, starring Vani Viswanath, Khushbu, Kalabhavan Mani and Indraja.

## Cast

* Vani Viswanath as Indu Varma
* Indraja as Sindhu Varma, Indu's Sister
* Khushbu as City Police Commissioner Sreedevi IPS
* Kalabhavan Mani as Munna
* Vijayaraghavan as Sub Collector Raveendran IAS, Sreedevi's Husband / Sinkaramuthu, Lorry Driver (Double Role)
* Captain Raju as Badabhai
* Cochin Haneefa as Balachandra Kammath / Balu
* Rajan P. Dev as Mukundan
* Jagathy Sreekumar as C.I. Manmadhan Potty, SI
* Sadiq as Govindan
* Krishna as Kithu, Mukundan's Son
* Zainuddin as Head Constable
* Spadikam George as Inspector General
* Innocent as Mythrayan
* Murali as "Naxalite" Kunikal Vasu
* Sai Kumar as Chief Minister Raghavan
* Siddique as Prabhakara Varma Thampuran, Indu and Sindhu's Father
* Bindu Nair as Parvathi Bhai Thampuratti, Indu and Sindhu's Mother
* Shivaji Malayalam actor as Rtd. DIG Mahadeva Kaimal
* Sukumari as Pappamma
* Manka Mahesh as Sarojananda Swamiji Amma
* K. T. S. Padannayil as Madhavan Master
* Kanya
* Machan Varghese
* Joju George
* Job Pottas as Neurologist

## Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by S. Ramesan Nair; all music is composed by Suresh Peters

## Box office

The film was box office hit earned around ₹ 6.50 Crores.
# 2nd Brigade Combat Team

2nd Brigade Combat Team or 2 BCT is a designation for modularized brigades of the United States Army. It may refer to:
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States)
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (United States)
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (United States)
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (United States)
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (United States)
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (United States)
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States)
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (United States)
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
* 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division (United States)
* 2nd Infantry Brigade (United States)
# Arturo Morua

Arturo Morua (born 3 May 1978) is a Mexican professional boxer. Arturo is a former WBA Fedecentro, WBO Latino, and WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Champion. Morua has fought numerous times on Telefutura and Telemundo.

## Professional career

In October 2001, Morua took on hard hitting, Cosme Rivera (21-6-2) and defeated him by UD12 to win the WBA Fedecentro Light Welterweight Title.

### WBC Light Welterweight Championship

In his first title attempt Arturo would lose a tough fight to WBC Champion Junior Witter.

### WBO Light Welterweight Championship

Arturo then lost a twelve-round decision to WBO Champion Ricardo Torres.
Morua holds wins over great fighters like Emanuel Augustus, Omar Gabriel Weis, and Cosme Rivera.

### Professional record

26 Wins (15 knockouts), 15 Losses, 1 Draw :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location |
| Loss | 26-15-1 | Jessie Vargas | TKO | 6 (8) | 2010-05-01 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Loss | 26-14-1 | Juan Jesus Rivera | UD | 10 (10) | 2009-12-05 | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico |
| Loss | 26-13-1 | Victor Cayo | TKO | 1 (9) | 2009-05-30 | UVI Sports & Fitness Center, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Loss | 26-12-1 | Diosbelys Hurtado | TKO | 3 (10) | 2009-04-03 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA |
| Loss | 26-11-1 | Marcos Maidana | RTD | 6 (12) | 2008-04-19 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany |
| Win | 26-10-1 | Mario Alberto Mondragon | TKO | 3 (10) | 2008-02-29 | Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Loss | 25-10-1 | Alex De Jesus | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-07-20 | Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA |
# Hemenway, Missouri

Hemenway is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The community is located on Missouri Route H, 1.5 miles northeast of Torch.

## History

A post office called Hemenway was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1920. The community was named after James A. Hemenway, a legislator from Indiana, the native state of a first settler. A variant name was "Riga".
# Heterelmis comalensis

Heterelmis comalensis is a rare species of beetle known by the common name Comal Springs riffle beetle. It is endemic to Texas in the United States, where it occurs in only two springs. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

## Description

This beetle was described as a new species in 1988. It is about 2 mm (0.079 in) long. It has nonfunctional wings and cannot fly.

## Habitat and conservation

The beetle lives in Comal Springs in Comal County and San Marcos Springs in Hays County, Texas. It occurs in shallow water in the gravel substrate and in riffles. It lives alongside other species such as the beetle Microcylloepus pusillus.
The main threat to this rare species is the slow loss of the Edwards Aquifer, which has long been tapped for its water. The aquifer feeds the springs in which the beetle lives. Some specimens are kept in captivity at the San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center, and some larvae have been produced.
# Potters, New Jersey

Potters was an unincorporated community and is now a neighborhood within Edison Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
In the northern part of the township, Potters was once known as Potters Crossing, and may have been an African-American community as early as the 1800s. Centered around Inman Avenue and Grove Avenue, it is believed that seven upper-middle-class families moved to the village from Harlem in 1917. The community grew in the 1920s, with families from the South. By the 1940s, it had more than 1,500 residents and included three churches and a volunteer fire department.
As early as 1955, Edison was pushing for a federal housing project to eliminate the slum areas of Potters. The community was dispersed during an urban renewal projects in the 1960s and 1970s. It was largely and replaced by the James D. Elder Park and two low-income housing development projects: Greenwood Townhouses and Colonial Square Townhouses. The Mount Pleasant Baptist Church was relocated in 1978.
# NASU Institute of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine Issues

The Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine in Kharkiv is one of the institutes of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, and is the largest institute devoted to cryobiology research in the world.

## Background

Established in 1972, the focus of the research is on cryoinjury, cryosurgery, cryopreservation, lyophilization and hypothermia. Since 1985 the Institute has published the open access peer-reviewed scientific journal Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine.
# NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist. The award was first given during the 1980 ceremony and was later retired in 2011. Quincy Jones holds the record for most wins in this category with four.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

### 1980s

| Year | Artist | Ref |
| 1980 |
| 1980 | Count Basie | |
| 1981 – 82 | — | — |
| 1983 |
| 1983 | Al Jarreau | |
| 1984 – 86 | — | — |
| 1987 |
| 1987 | Miles Davis | |
| 1987 | Dexter Gordon | |
| 1987 | George Howard | |
| 1987 | Al Jarreau | |
| 1987 | Najee | |
| 1988 | | |
| 1988 | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 1989 | | |
| 1989 | Miles Davis | |
| 1989 | Larry Jackson | |
| 1989 | Bobby Lyle | |
| 1989 | Joe Sample | |
| 1989 | Sherry Winston | |

### 1990s

| Year | Artist | Ref |
| 1990 – 91 | — | — |
| 1992 |
| 1992 | Natalie Cole | |
| 1992 | Shirley Horn | |
| 1992 | Earl Klugh | |
| 1992 | Wynton Marsalis | |
| 1992 | Dianne Reeves | |
| 1993 | | |
| 1993 | Wynton Marsalis | |
| 1994 |
| 1994 | Kenny G | |
| 1995 | — | — |
| 1996 |
| 1996 | Quincy Jones | |
| 1996 | Gerald Albright | |
| 1996 | George Duke | |
| 1996 | Rachelle Farrell | |
| 1996 | Dianne Reeves | |
| 1997 | | |
| 1997 | Quincy Jones | |
| 1997 | Cassandra Wilson | |
| 1997 | Dianne Reeves | |
| 1997 | George Benson | |
| 1997 | Branford Marsalis | |
| 1998 | | |
| 1998 | Kenny G | |
| 1999 | | |
| 1999 | Lena Horne | |
| 1999 | Carmen McRae | |
| 1999 | Herbie Hancock | |
| 1999 | Najee | |
| 1999 | Will Downing & Gerald Albright | |

### 2000s

| Year | Artist | Ref |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Quincy Jones | |
| 2000 | Branford Marsalis | |
| 2000 | Wynton Marsalis | |
| 2000 | Dianne Reeves | |
| 2000 | Cassandra Wilson | |
| 2001 | | |
| 2001 | Grover Washington, Jr. | |
| 2002 | | |
| 2002 | Quincy Jones | |
| 2003 | | |
| 2003 | Natalie Cole | |
| 2004 | | |
| 2004 | Ramsey Lewis | |
| 2005 | | |
| 2005 | Nancy Wilson | |
| 2005 | Gerald Albright | |
| 2005 | Regina Belle | |
| 2005 | Al Jarreau | |
| 2005 | Wynton Marsalis | |
| 2006 | | |
| 2006 | Najee | |
| 2006 | Jermaine Gardner | |
| 2006 | Onaje Allan Gumbs | |
| 2006 | Billy Miles | |
| 2006 | Mike Phillips | |
| 2007 | | |
| 2007 | Gladys Knight | |
| 2007 | Gerald Albright | |
| 2007 | Regina Carter | |
| 2007 | George Duke | |
| 2007 | Take 6 | |
| 2008 – 09 | — | — |

### 2010s

| Year | Artist | Ref |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2011 |
| 2011 | Stanley Jordan | |
# ALD

ALD or Ald may refer to:

## Medicine, science and technology

* Adrenoleukodystrophy, a disease linked to the X chromosome
* Alcoholic liver disease
* Aldolase or ALD, an enzyme occurring naturally in animals
* Assistive listening device used to improve hearing ability
* Atomic layer deposition, a thin-film deposition technique
* Asymmetric Laplace distribution, in probability theory and statistics

## Places

* Alderley Edge railway station, Cheshire, UK (National Rail code ALD)
* Alderney, a Channel Island, Chapman code
* Alderson station, West Virginia, US (Amtrak station code ALD)
* Allahabad Junction railway station, Uttar Pradesh, India (station code ALD)
* Alerta Airport, Peru (IATA code ALD)

## Politics

* Autonomy Liberty Democracy, a coalition of centre-left political parties in Aosta Valley, Italy
* Arakan League for Democracy, a political party active in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma)

## Businesses

* Aimé Leon Dore, American fashion brand
* ALD Automotive, a French fleet managing and operational car leasing company

## Other uses

* Ald (unit), an old Mongolian measure equal to the length between a man's outstretched arms
* Alderman, a member of a municipal assembly or council
* Assistant lighting designer, in the theatre
* Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
* ALD, the Liberty dollar (private currency)
# Ieva Narkutė

Ieva Narkutė–Šeduikienė (born 1987 in Kaunas), also known as Jieva, is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter.
She grew up in Šiauliai and her parents are musicians. She studied psychology and her song "Raudoni vakarai" was an important hit. In 2015, she married Mindaugas Šeduikis, a military man, at the Church of the Saviour in Vilnius. After the wedding, she chose a double surname - Ieva Narkute-Šeduikiene.

## Prizes

* 2007 – Award Saulius Mykolaitis;
* 2011 – Musical Awards T.Ė.T.Ė., best singer

## Discography

* Vienas (2013)
* Švelnesnis žvėris (2014)
* Ieva Narkutė sutinka Lietuvos valstybinį simfoninį orkestrą (2016)
* Kai muzika baigias (2018)
# Namkha (disambiguation)

Namkha is a Tibetan Buddhist symbol.
Namkha may also refer to:
* Namkha, Laos
* Namkha, Nepal
# Helcystogramma flavescens

Helcystogramma flavescens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of grassy steppes.
The wingspan is 18–19 mm. Adults are on wing in early June.
# Mexico at the 2019 World Athletics Championships

Mexico competed at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, from 27 September–6 October 2019.

## Result
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* GR = Games record
* PB = Personal best
* SB = Season best
* DNF = Did not finish
* DNS = Did not start
* NM = No mark
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Fernando Vega | 400 m hurdles | 49.95 | 19 q | 49.96 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carlos Sánchez Cantera | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| José Leyver Ojeda | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Julio César Salazar | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:33:02 | 20 |
| Horacio Nava | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 4:24:16 | 18 |
| Isaac Palma | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Uziel Muñoz | Shot put | 19.06 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diego del Real | Hammer throw | 73.15 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Paola Morán | 400 m | 51.58 | 15 Q | 51.08 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ilse Guerrero | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:46:32 | 37 |
| Valeria Ortuño | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:43:51 | 32 |
# Montfort-l'Amaury

Montfort-l'Amaury (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It is located 20 km (12 mi) north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montfort, the first seigneur (lord) of Montfort.

## Geography

Montfort-l'Amaury lies north of the Rambouillet Forest. It is located at the foot of low hills, at about 130 m above sea level.

## History

King Robert II built a castle in 996 in the hills of Montfort. Montfort-l'Amaury was the stronghold of the Montfort family from the start of the 11th century. Amaury I built the ramparts.
The Comté de Montfort was related to the Duchy of Brittany following the marriage of Yolande de Dreux-Montfort with Arthur of Brittany in 1294. It returned to the crown of France when Brittany became a part of France under Francis I. The castle was destroyed by the English during the Hundred Years' War.

## Sites of interest

* Ruins of the castle 48°46′36″N 1°48′16″E﻿ / ﻿48.77667°N 1.80444°E﻿ / 48.77667; 1.80444
* Maison de Maurice Ravel, which is now a museum. Maurice Ravel lived here from 1921 until his death.
* Château de Groussay, built in the 19th century

## People

* Jean Anouilh, dramatist
* Colette Darfeuil, actress
* Henri George Doll, scientist
* Pierre Dupuis (1610–1682), painter
* Jean Monnet, architect of European Unity
* Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (born in the castle, 1208)
* Maurice Ravel, composer
* Charles Aznavour, singer
* Ambroise Roux (1921-1999), CEO of Compagnie générale d'électricité (later known as Alcatel) from 1970 to 1981, lived and died in Montfort-l'Amaury.
* Omar Sy, actor
* Denis Christophel, painter

## Twin towns

* Nickenich, Germany
# Nathaniel Lamson Howard

Nathaniel Lamson Howard (1884-1949) was an American railroad executive. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and for his meritorious service commanding military railroad engineers during World War I, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur. Upon his return, he worked as an official for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and the Chicago Union Station Company before being elected to the presidency of the Chicago Great Western Railway in 1925.^