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# The Falcón Family

The Falcón Family (Spanish: La familia Falcón) is a 1963 Argentine film.

## Cast

* Pedro Quartucci
* Elina Colomer
* Roberto Escalada
* Emilio Comte
* Alberto Fernández de Rosa
* Silvia Merlino
* José Luis Mazza
* Ovidio Fuentes
* Ubaldo Martínez
* Santiago Gómez Cou
# Emil L. Smith

Emil L. Smith (July 5, 1911 – May 31, 2009) was an American biochemist who studied protein structure and function as well as biochemical evolution.
Initially intending to go into medicine, Smith became interested in biology and organic chemistry during his second year at Columbia University. He earned a B.S. in 1931 and stayed at Columbia to study photosynthesis under Selig Hecht, completing a Ph.D. in biophysics in 1936. In 1938, he went to Cambridge University on a Guggenheim Fellowship to work with David Keilin on the chlorophyll-protein complex. Upon returning to the U.S. during World War II, he took a position at Yale University's Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station to work with Hubert Bradford Vickery. He joined the lab of eminent protein chemist Max Bergmann at the Rockefeller Institute in 1940, where he worked with a number of important biochemists and began a significant line of research on the intestinal enzyme erepsin.
Between 1942 and 1946, he worked at E. R. Squibb & Sons on the production of human blood products for use in the war. In 1946 he became an associate professor (and ultimately full professor) at the University of Utah. In 1958, Emanuel Margoliash joined his lab and they began working on the peptide sequence of the protein cytochrome c; based on comparisons between cytochrome c from different species, Smith and Margoliash performed some of the earliest work in the field of molecular evolution, applying the idea of the molecular clock to the highly conserved cytochrome c sequence. In 1969, he worked with James Bonner to sequence histone H4 in several species, which was also of significant use in evolutionary studies.
In 1963, he moved to UCLA as professor and chair of the department of biological chemistry in the school of medicine, and became an emeritus professor in 1979.
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1962, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1962, and the American Philosophical Society in 1973. In 1987, Smith won the Stein-Moore Award of The Protein Society.
# Inline speed skating at the 2009 World Games

The inline speed skating events at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung was played between 17 and 19 July. Sixty roller skaters, from 18 nations, participated in the tournament. The competition took place at Yangming Skating Rink.

## Participating nations

* Australia (1)
* Belgium (3)
* Chile (2)
* Chinese Taipei (6)
* Colombia (9)
* Denmark (1)
* Ecuador (1)
* France (4)
* Germany (4)
* Italy (7)
* Japan (1)
* Netherlands (3)
* New Zealand (3)
* South Korea (7)
* Spain (3)
* Switzerland (2)
* United States (1)
* Venezuela (2)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |

## Events
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 300 m time trial details | Lo Wei-lin Chinese Taipei | Andrés Felipe Muñoz Colombia | Pedro Causil Colombia |
| 500 m sprint details | Andrés Felipe Muñoz Colombia | Lo Wei-lin Chinese Taipei | Lee Myung-kyu South Korea |
| 1000 m sprint details | Pedro Causil Colombia | Alexis Contin France | Claudio Naselli Italy |
| 10,000 m points elimination race details | Yann Guyader France | Nelson Garzón Colombia | Daniel Álvarez Venezuela |
| 15,000 m elimination race details | Jorge Luis Cifuentes Colombia | Yann Guyader France | Andrés Felipe Muñoz Colombia |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 300 m time trial details | Huang Yu-ting Chinese Taipei | Hsu Chiao-jen Chinese Taipei | Lim Jin-seon South Korea |
| 500 m sprint details | Huang Yu-ting Chinese Taipei | Lim Jin-seon South Korea | Jercy Puello Colombia |
| 1000 m sprint details | Huang Yu-ting Chinese Taipei | Hsu Chiao-jen Chinese Taipei | Nicole Begg New Zealand |
| 10,000 m points elimination race details | Woo Hyo-sook South Korea | Marta Ramírez Colombia | Nicole Begg New Zealand |
| 15,000 m elimination race details | Woo Hyo-sook South Korea | Marta Ramírez Colombia | Pan Yi-chin Chinese Taipei |
# Finswimming at the 2009 World Games

The finswimming events at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung was played between 23 and 24 July. 79 athletes from 14 nations participated in this discipline. The competition took place in Kaohsiung Swimming Pool.

## Participating nations

* China (11)
* Chinese Taipei (5)
* Colombia (2)
* Egypt (5)
* Estonia (2)
* France (3)
* Germany (7)
* Hungary (8)
* Italy (5)
* Japan (2)
* Russia (10)
* Slovakia (2)
* South Korea (8)
* Ukraine (9)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |

## Events
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 m apnoea details | Igor Soroka Ukraine | Evgeny Skorzhenko Russia | Lee Kwan-ho South Korea |
| 100 m surface details | Miao Jingwei China | Dmytro Sydorenko Ukraine | Andrea Nava Italy |
| 200 m surface details | Stefano Figini Italy | Andrea Nava Italy | You Gyeong-heon South Korea |
| 400 m surface details | Stefano Figini Italy | Sven Lützkendorf Germany | Dénes Kanyó Hungary |
| 4 × 100 m surface relay details | Ukraine Viktor Panov Dmytro Shekera Igor Soroka Dmytro Sydorenko | Italy Stefano Figini Cesare Fumarola Gianluca Mancini Andrea Nava | Russia Andrey Burakov Pavel Kulakov Nikolay Reznikov Evgeny Skorzhenko |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 m apnoea details | Zhu Baozhen China | Xu Huanshan China | Yana Kasimova Russia |
| 100 m surface details | Zhu Baozhen China | Liang Yaoyue China | Camille Heitz France |
| 100 m surface details | Zhu Baozhen China | Liang Yaoyue China | Choi Sae-rom South Korea |
| 200 m surface details | Vasilisa Kravchuk Russia | Valeriya Baranovskaya Russia | Olga Shlyakhovska Ukraine |
| 400 m surface details | Vasilisa Kravchuk Russia | Liu Jiao China | Olga Shlyakhovska Ukraine |
| 4 × 100 m surface relay details | China Li Jing Liang Yaoyue Xu Yichuan Zhu Baozhen | South Korea Choi Sae-rom Jang Ye-sol Jeon Ah-ram Kim Hyeon-jin | Russia Valeriya Baranovskaya Medeya Dzhavakhishvili Yana Kasimova Vasilisa Kravchuk |
# Rugby sevens at the 2009 World Games

Rugby union, specifically in the sevens format, was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Fiji entered the 2009 games as the two time defending gold medalists. Held on July 24 and 25 of 2009 in Taiwan, Fiji clinched gold for the 3rd time in front of a crowd of 39,000. The Fijian win preserves Fiji as the only nation to ever capture gold at the games. Represented were South Africa (the reigning IRB Sevens World Series Champions), Portugal (the reigning European Sevens Champions), Argentina (the reigning USA Sevens Champions), Fiji (the reigning World Games gold medalists), and Chinese Taipei (the host nation). The USA was the biggest disappointment of Day 1 going 0–3 having been expected to compete for a medal. The biggest surprise of the event was Portugal finding their way into the gold-medal match and coming away with the Silver Medal.

## Teams

8 Teams took part in this tournament:
* Argentina
* Fiji
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Portugal
* South Africa
* Chinese Taipei
* United States

## Pools
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/-  South Africa 3300621250  Portugal 3201461927 Chinese Taipei 31022765−38  United States 30033170−39

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/-  Argentina 3300631251  Fiji 3201523715  Japan 31023539−4  Hong Kong 30031577−62

## Fixtures
### Day 2
#### Quarter-finals

* Argentina 19–12 USA
* Portugal 17–0 Japan
* Fiji 28–5 Chinese Taipei
* South Africa 39–0 Hong Kong

#### Semifinals
##### Losers Bracket

* Chinese Taipei 17–12 Hong Kong
* USA 29–24 Japan

##### Medals Bracket

* Portugal 19–12 Argentina
* Fiji 21–7 South Africa

#### Finals
##### 7th-place match

* Japan 20–5 Hong Kong

##### 5th-place match

* USA 21–19 Chinese Taipei

##### Bronze-medal match

* South Africa 17–0 Argentina

##### Gold-medal match

* Fiji 43–10 Portugal
# Casting at the 2001 World Games

The casting tournaments at the 2001 World Games in Akita was played between 22 and 24 August. 48 athletes, from 12 nations, participated in the tournament. The casting competition took place in Akita Prefectural Central Park.

## Participating nations

* Austria (5)
* Czech Republic (5)
* Germany (7)
* Japan (11)
* Lithuania (2)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (4)
* Slovakia (4)
* South Africa (1)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (1)
* United States (3)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |

## Events
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Fly accuracy details | Henrik Österberg Sweden | Henrik Harjanne Sweden | Jan Luxa Czech Republic |
| Fly distance single handed details | Jacek Kuza Poland | Jan Luxa Czech Republic | Henrik Österberg Sweden |
| Multiplier accuracy details | Michael Harter Germany | Steve Rajeff United States | Henrik Österberg Sweden |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Fly accuracy details | Jana Maisel Germany | Alena Zinner Austria | Zuzana Kočířová Czech Republic |
| Fly distance single handed details | Kathrin Ernst Germany | Tina Gerlach Germany | Alena Zinner Austria |
| Multiplier accuracy details | Jana Maisel Germany | Tina Gerlach Germany | Kathrin Ernst Germany |
# Orienteering at the 2001 World Games

The orienteering events at the 2001 World Games in Akita was played between 18 and 19 August. 76 orienteers, from 11 nations, participated in the tournament. The orienteering competition took place in Iijima Forest.

## Participating nations

* Australia (4)
* Czech Republic (4)
* Denmark (5)
* Estonia (4)
* Finland (8)
* France (4)
* Germany (4)
* Great Britain (4)
* Hungary (1)
* Japan (4)
* Lithuania (4)
* Norway (6)
* Poland (4)
* Russia (4)
* Slovakia (2)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (6)
* Switzerland (5)
* Ukraine (2)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |

## Events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's individual details | Australia Grant Bluett | Norway Tore Sandvik | Great Britain Jamie Stevenson |
| Women's individual details | Norway Hanne Staff | Sweden Anette Granstedt | Norway Birgitte Husebye |
| Mixed relay details | Norway Bjørnar Valstad Hanne Staff Tore Sandvik Birgitte Husebye | Lithuania Svajūnas Ambrazas Vilma Rudzenskaitė Edgaras Voveris Giedrė Voverienė | Sweden Emil Wingstedt Anette Granstedt Niclas Jonasson Jenny Johansson |
# Saru

Saru may refer to:
Saru (猿) is the most common "monkey" word in the Japanese language.

## Places

Iran
* Saru, ancient name of Sari, Iran
* Saru, Fars, a village in Fars Province, Iran
* Saru, Mazandaran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
* Saru, Semnan, a village in Semnan Province, Iran
* Saru castles in Semnan
Japan
* Saru River, river in Hokkaidō
* Saru District, Hokkaidō
* Mount Saru, in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō
Romania
* Șaru Dornei, a commune located in Suceava County, Romania
* Saru, a village in Valea Mare Commune, Dâmbovița County, Romania
Elsewhere
* Saru, Estonia, village in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, Estonia

## Sports

* South African Rugby Union (SACOS) (founded 1966), the former South African Coloured Rugby Football Board and founder member in 1973 of the South African Council on Sport the non-racial anti-apartheid organization
* South African Rugby Union (founded 1992), the governing body for rugby union in South Africa which emerged from the unification of the South African Rugby Board and the South African Rugby Union

## Other uses

* SARU-3, a space fortress in Ape Escape 3
* George Saru (1920–2003), a Romanian-American painter
* Saru (Star Trek), a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Discovery
* Science Saru, a Japanese animation studio
# 2005 International League season

The 2005 International League season took place from April to September 2005.
The Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Indianapolis Indians to win the league championship also known as the Governors' Cup Finals.

## Attendance

* Buffalo - 609,092
* Charlotte - 289,409
* Columbus - 520,104
* Durham - 520,371
* Indianapolis - 565,653
* Louisville - 643,466
* Norfolk - 507,674
* Ottawa - 160,544
* Pawtucket - 688,421
* Richmond - 414,959
* Rochester - 452,302
* Scranton/W.B. - 400,726
* Syracuse - 382,625
* Toledo - 592,046

## Standings

International League - North Division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Buffalo Bisons (CLE) | 82 | 62 | .569 | – |
| Rochester Red Wings (MIN) | 75 | 69 | .521 | 7 |
| Pawtucket Red Sox (BOS) | 75 | 69 | .521 | 7 |
| Syracuse Chiefs (TOR) | 71 | 73 | .493 | 11 |
| Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons (PHI) | 69 | 75 | .479 | 13 |
| Ottawa Lynx (BAL) | 69 | 75 | .479 | 13 |
International League - South Division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Norfolk Tides (NYM) | 79 | 65 | .549 | – |
| Durham Bulls (TB) | 65 | 79 | .451 | 14 |
| Charlotte Knights (CWS) | 57 | 87 | .396 | 22 |
| Richmond Braves (ATL) | 56 | 88 | .389 | 23 |
International League - West Division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Toledo Mud Hens (DET) | 89 | 55 | .618 | – |
| Indianapolis Indians (PIT) | 78 | 66 | .542 | 11 |
| Columbus Clippers (NYY) | 77 | 67 | .000 | 12 |
| Louisville Bats (CIN) | 66 | 78 | .458 | 28 |

## Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Governors' Cup Finals | Governors' Cup Finals | Governors' Cup Finals |
| N1 | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | | | |
| WC | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | | | |
| WC | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | WC | Indianapolis Indians | 0 |
| | | | W1 | Toledo Mud Hens | 3 |
| S1 | Norfolk Tides | 2 | W1 | Toledo Mud Hens | 3 |
| W1 | Toledo Mud Hens | 3 | | | |
# Michel Delacroix (politician)

Michel Delacroix (French pronunciation:) is a Belgian politician. He was elected to the Belgian Senate in 2007.
Being blind, he was from 1990 until 1995 the vice-president of the Braille League (fr:La Ligue Braille; nl:Brailleliga), a Belgian non-profit helping visually impaired people.
# Shintarō

Shintarō is any of several Japanese male given names. They consist of a prefix followed by "tarō", which alone is a name common among first sons. Prefixes carry additional meaning, such as "new"; many of these can stand alone as a given name.

## Written forms

Forms in kanji can include: 新太郎, 慎太郎, 信太郎, 真太郎, 晋太郎.

## Notable people

* Shintaro Abe (安倍 晋太郎, 1924–1991), Japanese politician
* Shintarō Arakawa (荒川 慎太郎, born 1971), Japanese linguist
* Shintarō Asanuma (浅沼 晋太郎, born 1976), Japanese scriptwriter, director, actor, voice actor
* Shintaro Ejiri (江尻 慎太郎, born 1977), Hokkaidō Nippon Ham Fighters baseball player
* Shintaro Fujinami (藤浪 晋太郎, born 1994), Japanese baseball player for the Oakland Athletics
* Shintarō Fujiyama [ja] (藤山 新太郎, born 1954), Japanese stage magician
* Shintarō Hashimoto (橋本 信太郎, 1892–1945), Japanese admiral
* Shintarō Hirase (平瀬 信太郎, 1884–1939), Japanese malacologist
* Shintarō Hirose [ja] (広瀬 新太郎, born 1962), baseball player for Yokohama Taiyō Whales and other teams
* Shintaro Ikeda (池田 信太郎, born 1980), Japanese badminton player
* Shintaro Ishihara (石原 慎太郎, 1932–2022), Tokyo governor
* Shintaro Ito (伊藤 信太郎, born 1953), Japanese politician
* Shintarō Kaidō [ja] (皆藤 慎太郎, born 1968), TBS announcer
* Shintaro Katsu (勝 新太郎, 1931–1997), Japanese actor
* Shintaro Kimura (木村 慎太郎, born 1987), Japanese sprinter
* Shintaro Nago (名古 新太郎, born 1996), Japanese footballer
* Nakaoka Shintarō (中岡 慎太郎, 1838–1867), Japanese samurai
* Shintarō Saitō (斎藤 慎太郎, born 1993), Japanese shogi player
* Shintaro Sakamoto (坂本 慎太郎, born 1967), Japanese musician
* Shintaro Shimizu (清水 慎太郎, born 1992), Japanese footballer
* Shintarō Suzuki (鈴木 信太郎, 1884–1958), Japanese politician
* Shintaro Tsuji (辻 信太郎, born 1927), Japanese entrepreneur
* Shintaro Uda (宇田 新太郎, 1896–1976), Japanese inventor
* Shintaro Yamada (山田 親太朗, born 1986), Japanese model, actor and singer
* Shintaro Yamada (businessman) (山田 進太郎, born 1977), Japanese businessman
* Yamashita Shintarō (山下 新太郎, 1881–1966), Japanese painter
* Shintaro Yoshida (由田 慎太郎, born 1981), Japanese baseball player
* Shintaro Yoshitake (吉武 真太郎, born 1975), Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks baseball player

## Fictional characters

* Akikusa Shintaro, the nom de guerre of the lead character from the cult 1960s Japanese TV series The Samurai
* Shintarō Kisaragi (如月 伸太郎), protagonist of the anime, light novels, manga series Kagerou Project, also known as Mekakucity Actors
* Shintarou Natsume (夏目 慎太郎), character from the Beelzebub manga and anime series
* Shintarō Midorima (緑間 真太郎), character from the Kuroko's Basketball manga and anime series
# Aviatik B.III

The Aviatik B.III was a reconnaissance aircraft built in Austria-Hungary during World War I. Aviatik's Austro-Hungarian subsidiary had built the German-designed B.II, and now further developed this design by adding a more powerful engine and armament in the form of a defensive machine gun and bomb racks. It was otherwise similar to Austro-Hungarian built B.IIs, incorporating the revisions that had been made locally to the original design. All were obsolete and out of service by the end of 1916.

## Operators
### Austria-Hungary

* Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops

## Specifications

General characteristics
* Crew: two, pilot and observer
* Powerplant: 1 × Austro-Daimler inline , 120 kW (160 hp)
Performance Armament
* 1 × 8mm Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 machine gun for observer
* Several 10 kg (22 lb) bombs
# Battle of Dhat Irq

The Battle of Dhat Irq (Arabic: معركة ذات عرق) was an armed conflict which took place between the forces of Nebuchadnezzar II and the Hijazi Arab tribes around 599 BCE. It ended in a victory for the Neo-Babylonian Empire and occurred in the sixth year of Nebuchadnezzar's rule.
Islamic tradition relates that the biblical prophet Jeremiah was involved during the battle as helping to keep the young Ma'ad ibn Adnan safe from the conflict.

## Background

The Arabs in the Hijaz and areas surrounding it had abandoned monotheism and were slowly adopting polytheism and atheism. This issue was brought to the attention of Baruch ben Neriah, who encouraged Nebuchadnezzar II to carry out an invasion on the Arabs as a punishment for their religious situation. In the Islamic traditions, however, it is believed that the battle occurred because God had sent his wrath down on the Arabs for murdering the prophet Shu'ayb ibn Mahdam ibn Dhi Mahdam al-Haduri, and so Nebuchadnezzar II was sent against them.

## Course of conflict

In 599 BCE, on the sixth year of his rule, Nebuchadnezzar II and his forces marched on to Najd where he fought off the attacks of several Arabs. He proceeded on a journey to the Hijaz, and news of his journey reached the ears of Adnan who was the ruler of the Hijaz at the time. Adnan ordered all the tribes of the Arabs to gather their forces in preparation for the attack. They encountered Nebuchadnezzar II at the place of Dhat Irq in the Hijaz, where a bloody battle ensued.
According to the Islamic traditions, while the fighting was ongoing, the biblical prophet Jeremiah entered the city of Mecca where he took into his care the young Ma'ad ibn Adnan, who was around twelve years at the time and had been sent away by his father for safety.

## Aftermath

Some years after the battle had commenced, Ma'ad ibn Adnan returned to his homeland in the Hijaz after 562 BCE, and succeeded his father in ruling. The cities damaged and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II were rebuilt under his rule. Ma'ad would be honoured by his descendants as well, and he became the revered ancestor of several Arab tribes including the Quraysh.

## Historicity

While a direct invasion of the Hijaz is not mentioned, some contemporary sources do in fact mention a raid against the restless Arab tribes around 599 BCE, one of them being the Qedarites.
# Vabalninkas

Vabalninkas (pronunciation) is a city in the Biržai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 26 km (16 mi) south of Biržai. The etymology of the town's name is from the Vabala river, which means "beetle" in English.

## History

Vabalninkas town was mentioned in 1554, Vabalninkas estate in 1555. In 1593, Vabalninkas was assigned to Anne of Austria, wife of Sigismund III Vasa.
In 1617 first wooden church was built. Jeronimas Valavičius Grand Treasurer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania established a parish of Catholics, and a parish school. Since 1618 Vabalninkas is called a town, in 1619 Vabalninkas got a privilege to organise markets.
In 1625 Vabalninkas was devastated by the Swedish army and plague. In 1644 Vabalninkas inhabitants got a privilege to make and sell craft beer.
After the Soviet occupation Lithuanian partisans of Vytis military district were active, namely the Pilėnų tėvūnija (Pilėnai detachment).

## Notable residents

* Mikhail Preobrazhensky (1854–1930), Russian architect
* Stefanija Ladigienė (1901–1967), ateitininkai activist, teacher, publicist, exile.
* Julius B. Maller (1901–1959), educator and sociologist.
* Vladas Būtėnas (1923–1993), journalist, publicist.
* Edmundas Lapinskas (1936), agronomist, professor.
* Justas Tolvaišis (1954–2008), illustrator, graphic artist.
* Elazar Shach, rabbi.
# Refael Shapiro

Rabbi Refael Shapiro (1837–1921) was the famed Rosh Yeshiva of the Volozhin yeshiva located in the town of Volozhin, Russia, (now Valozhyn, Belarus), and a son-in-law of Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin (the Netziv). After the Volozhin yeshiva was closed down in 1892 by order of the Russian government, he reopened it, albeit on a smaller scale in 1899. He was the father-in-law of Rabbi Chaim Soloveichik of Brisk, now in Belarus, and is known as the Toras Refael after his primary work.
Rabbi Shapiro ordained Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman (who would eventually become one of Israel's chief rabbis) who studied in the Kollel of the Volozhin yeshiva before opening his own yeshiva in the neighboring town of Vishnyeva (Vishnevo, Belarus). Additionally, Rabbi Shapiro gave Semicha (rabbinical ordination) to Rabbi Moshe Shatzkes, known as the Łomża Rov, and Rabbi Meir Joshua Rosenberg.
Rabbi Shapiro died on the 23rd of the Jewish month of Adar in 1921.