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Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1944)
The Soviet Union (USSR) occupied most of the territory of the Baltic states in its 1944 Baltic Offensive during World War II. The Red Army regained control over the three Baltic capitals and encircled retreating Wehrmacht and Latvian forces in the Courland Pocket, where they held out until the final German surrender at the end of the war.

Estonian government-in-exile
The Estonian government-in-exile was the formally declared governmental authority of the Republic of Estonia in exile, existing from 1944 until the reestablishment of Estonian sovereignty over Estonian territory in 1991. It traced its legitimacy through constitutional succession to the last Estonian government in power prior to the June 1940 Soviet invasion and occupation of the country. During its existence, it was the internationally recognized government of Estonia.
Francis Lopez (basketball)
Francis Leo S. "Lebron" Lopez (born May 17, 2003) is a Filipino-Angolan professional basketball player for the Fighting Eagles Nagoya of the Japanese B.League. After breaking out in the Philippine high school basketball scene, he was set to play in the Overtime Elite (OTE) league, but due to visa issues, never got to play there. Instead, he committed to play for UP where he won the Rookie of the Year in UAAP Season 86 and was part of the UP team that won the UAAP Season 87 championship.

In 2025, he turned pro, beginning his professional career in Japan.

B.League
The B.League is a men's professional basketball league in Japan. The league is operated by the Japan Professional Basketball League and was formed as a result of a merger between the National Basketball League that was operated by the FIBA-affiliated Japan Basketball Association and the independently operated bj league. The merger had been mandated by FIBA as a condition to Japan having its membership resumed following suspension in November 2014. The league began play in September 2016.
Judith Aitken
Judith Estranna Aitken CNZM QSO (née Wilson; born 1937) is a former New Zealand public servant and local-body politician. She has served as chief executive of the Ministry of Women's Affairs, chair of the Capital and Coast District Health Board, and a member of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

Capital and Coast District Health Board
The Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) was a district health board with the focus on providing healthcare to Wellington, Porirua and the Kāpiti Coast in New Zealand. The CCDHB employed about 6000 people across the Wellington Region. It was disestablished on 1 July 2022, with its functions and responsibilities being taken over by the national health service Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand).
Mel Velarde
Mel Velasco Velarde is a Filipino businessman. He is chairman of the Filipino telecommunications conglomerate, Now Corporation and NOW Telecom, and chairman and CEO of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC). He is known for acquiring the 1734 Murillo Velarde map, regarded as "The Mother of All Philippine Maps," through an auction at Sotheby's in London in 2014. The map served as critical evidence in the Philippines' 2016 win against claims of the People's Republic of China over the West Philippine Sea.

West Philippine Sea
West Philippine Sea (Filipino: Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas; or Karagatang Kanlurang Pilipinas; abbreviated as WPS) is the designation by the government of the Philippines to the parts of the South China Sea that are included in the country's exclusive economic zone. The term was originally used in the 1960s to refer to the body of water off the eastern coast of the Philippines. The name was later repurposed in the mid-2000s by the Philippines to refer to the body of water to its west surrounding the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal due to territorial disputes with the People's Republic of China. The Philippine government officially mandated the use of West Philippine Sea in 2012.
Aulay MacAulay of Ardincaple
Sir Aulay MacAulay of Ardincaple (died 1617) was a Scottish laird, knight, clan chief, and a shire commissioner. He was the son and heir of Walter MacAulay Ardincaple, who was the laird of Ardincaple and chief of Clan MacAulay. The MacAulay estate of Ardincaple was situated in the location of the modern village of Rhu and Helensburgh, which both lie on the eastern shore of the Gare Loch, in Argyll and Bute. As chief of his clan, he entered into a contract with the chief of the MacGregors, pledging service and assistance to their chief. His clan feuded with the Buchanans, and his marriage to the widow of a deceased Galbraith chief brought forth feuding with that clan. He also feuded with the Campbells, particularly the Captain of Carrick. The Campbells made several attempts on his life and he was wounded one such encounter. Towards the end of his life he was knighted for his services. On his death he was succeeded by his first cousin.

Clan Campbell
Clan Campbell (Scottish Gaelic: Na Caimbeulaich [na ˈkʰaimbəl̪ˠɪç]) is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans. The Clan Campbell lands are in Argyll and within their lands lies Ben Cruachan. The chief of the clan became Earl of Argyll and later Duke of Argyll.
Jacques Herzog
Jacques Herzog (born 19 April 1950) is a Swiss architect and a founding partner along with Pierre de Meuron of the architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron. Some of the most well-known projects by Herzog & de Meuron include the conversion of the Bankside Power Station into the Tate Modern in London, the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, and the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", designed for the 2008 Olympics. Herzog, along with Pierre de Meuron, has received the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Royal Gold Medal, among numerous other awards.

Beijing National Stadium
The National Stadium (国家体育场, Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng), a.k.a. the Bird's Nest (鸟巢), is a stadium at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The National Stadium, covering an area of 204,000 square meters with an 80,000 person capacity (91,000 with temporary seating), broke ground in December 2003, officially started construction in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008.

The National Stadium is owned and operated by a partnership company between Beijing Municipal State-owned Assets Management Co Ltd (58%) and CITIC Group (42%).

The stadium was designed for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. It was also used during the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Rune Stakkeland
Rune Stakkeland (born 27 June 1973) is a Norwegian footballer who played as a winger. He played in Eliteserien for Viking and Lillestrøm as well as Norway U21, but had his career drastically cut short by injury.

Norway national under-21 football team
The Norway national under-21 football team, administered and controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals three times, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions, and again in 2023.
Pornpipat Benyasri
Pornpipat Benyasri is a Thai General who served as the Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, following his appointment by King Vajiralongkorn in September 2018. He held various positions including as the commander of the National Defence College in 2006, became the Permanent Secretary of the Military Accounts in 2013, became the Deputy Chief of Staff, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters in 2016, and became the Chief of Staff, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters in 2017.

National Defence College of Thailand
The National Defence College of Thailand or NDC (Thai: วิทยาลัยป้องกันราชอาณาจักร; RTGS: Witthayalai Pongkan Ratcha-anachak) is an education organization that provides advanced training for both senior military officers and civilians.  It is operated by the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence.
Devil Town
Devil Town is an American independent mystery film, written and directed by Harvey Mitkas. The film marks Mitkas' directoral debut. It stars Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Noah Gershman, Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Kim, and Alex Ross Perry. The film had its world premiere on April 16, 2015, at the Sarasota Film Festival.

Sarasota Film Festival
The Sarasota Film Festival is a film festival located in Sarasota, Florida and held in April. Its mission is "to celebrate the art of filmmaking and the contribution of filmmakers by hosting an international film festival and developing year-long programs for the economic, educational, and cultural benefit of our community".
Four Oaks railway station
Four Oaks railway station serves the Four Oaks area of Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line.  The station and all trains serving it are operated by West Midlands Railway.

Lichfield City railway station
Lichfield City is one of two railway stations serving the cathedral city of Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. It is situated in the city centre, whilst Lichfield Trent Valley station is on the eastern outskirts. City station is a stop towards the northern end of the Cross-City Line, 17+1⁄4 miles (27.8 km) north-east of Birmingham New Street. The station and all trains serving it are operated by West Midlands Railway.
Alpesh Vadher
Alpesh Vallabhdas Vadher (born 7 September 1974) is a former Kenyan cricketer of Indian origin. He is a right-handed batsman.

Having made 42 on his debut against Bangladesh in 1997, he did little more until the 1999 Cricket World Cup, in which he made two fifties, including an unbeaten 73 against Sri Lanka.

He retired in the year 2000, but was called back by the team in time for the 2003 Cricket World Cup along with Aasif Karim, the former Kenyan captain.

He retired for a second and final time following the close of the World Cup.

Aasif Karim
Aasif Yusuf Karim (born 15 December 1963) is a Kenyan former cricketer who captained the Kenya national cricket team in One Day International (ODI) cricket. Karim made a reputation for himself as a useful lower-order batsman but predominantly as a left-arm spinner.
Governor of Çanakkale
The Governor of Çanakkale (Turkish: Çanakkale Valiliği) is the civil service state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the Province of Çanakkale. Similar to the Governors of the 80 other Provinces of Turkey, the Governor of Çanakkale is appointed by the Government of Turkey and is responsible for the implementation of government legislation within Çanakkale. The Governor is also the most senior commander of both the Çanakkale provincial police force and the Çanakkale Gendarmerie.

Gendarmerie General Command
The Gendarmerie General Command (Turkish: Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı) is the national gendarmerie force of Turkey. It is a service branch of the Ministry of Interior responsible for the maintenance of the public order in areas that fall outside the jurisdiction of the General Directorate of Security (generally in rural areas), as well as assuring internal security along with carrying out other specific duties assigned to it by certain laws and regulations. 
The Commander of the Gendarmerie reports to the Minister of the Interior.

The Gendarmerie has its roots in the Ottoman Empire military law enforcement organization "Subaşı" (later known as the "Zaptiye"). A similar, earlier force called "Şurta" existed during the medieval Seljuk Empire.
Francesco di Valdambrino
Francesco di Valdambrino (c. 1375 – 1435) was an Italian sculptor in wood, active in Tuscany.

He was born near Siena. He was one of the contestants for the commission to decorate the doors of the Baptistery of Florence. He was a colleague of Jacopo della Quercia, and was influenced by Nino Pisano. Among his listed works are:

Madonna dei Chierici, in the Volterra Cathedral

St Crescenzo, St Savino, and St Vittore, (1409) from Duomo da Siena, now in Museo dell'Opera

Annunciation (circa 1410–1411), Church of San Lorenzo, Asciano, now in Palazzo Corboli

Child Jesus (1410-1415) now in Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena

San Pietro (1423) from Confraternita di San Pietro, Montalcino, now in Musei di Montalcino

Crucifix (1410-1415) from church of Sant'Egidio, Montalcino, now in Musei di Montalcino

Jacopo della Quercia
Jacopo della Quercia (/ˌdɛlə ˈkwɛərtʃə/, Italian: [ˈjaːkopo della ˈkwɛrtʃa]; c. 1374 – 20 October 1438), also known as Jacopo di Pietro d'Agnolo di Guarnieri, was an Italian sculptor of the Early Renaissance, a contemporary of Brunelleschi, Ghiberti and Donatello.
Hannah Scott (rower)
Hannah Elizabeth Scott MBE (born 18 June 1999) is a rower from Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Scott has received three medals from the European Rowing Championships between 2021 and 2024 in the quadruple sculls. At the World Rowing U23 Championships, she was second in the pairs event during 2018 and third in women's eight during 2019. Her quadruple sculls team were first at the 2023 World Rowing Championships and the 2024 Summer Olympics. With her Olympics victory, "Scott [was] the first female gold medallist from Northern Ireland since ... 1972." Scott became a Member of the Order of the British Empire during 2025.

Coleraine
Coleraine (/koʊlˈreɪn/ kohl-RAYN; from Irish: Cúil Raithin [ˌkuːlʲ ˈɾˠahənʲ], 'nook of the ferns') is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, of which it is the county town. It is 55 miles (89 km) north-west of Belfast and 30 miles (48 km) east of Derry, both of which are linked by major roads and railway connections. It is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district. Coleraine had a population of 24,483 people in the 2021 census.
Matt Dyson
Matthew A. Dyson (born August 1, 1972) is an American football coach and a former player. He played college football as an outside linebacker for the University of Michigan from 1991 to 1994.  He was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten linebacker as well as Honorable Mention All-American in 1992. He was the defensive player of the game in the 1994 Holiday Bowl. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round  of the 1995 NFL draft and appeared in four games during the 1995 Oakland Raiders season.

1994 Holiday Bowl
The 1994 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1994, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the tenth ranked Colorado State Rams, and the Michigan Wolverines. This game was notable because Michigan, had earlier lost to CSU's in-state rivals the Colorado Buffaloes on a hail mary pass, and was looking to defeat at least one Colorado school.
Choice of Weapon
Choice of Weapon is the ninth album by the British rock band The Cult. The album was initially planned for release in 2011, but the release date was pushed back to May 2012. It was initially released on 18 May in Europe, before being released in the UK on 21 May and then in the US the following day.

Recording sessions for Choice of Weapon began in March 2011 with Chris Goss, who produced the 2010 Capsule EPs. The sessions took place at studios in New York City, Los Angeles, California, and the "California desert". The album was finished in January 2012. During the recording sessions, Bob Rock teamed up with The Cult for the first time since 2001's Beyond Good and Evil and co-produced Choice of Weapon. Choice of Weapon was named iTunes "Rock Album of the Year" in 2012.

This album marks the first and, so far, only time the band did not make any personnel changes over two consecutive albums. However, it would end up being their final album with bassist Chris Wyse.

Chris Goss
Chris Goss is an American record producer and musician. Best known for producing records for Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age, he is regarded as an important figure in the development of stoner rock and desert rock genres. Goss is also the lead singer and guitarist of the hard rock band Masters of Reality.
Lyman Beecher Ray
Lyman Beecher Ray (August 17, 1831 – August 22, 1916) was an American politician from Vermont. After learning the merchant trade, Ray moved west to Kane County, Illinois, working in a shop for three years. He later opened a store in Morris, Illinois, operating it for thirty-three years and become a prominent citizen there. He was elected to one term in the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. In 1888, Ray was elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.

Kane County, Illinois
Kane County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 516,522, making it the fifth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Geneva, and its largest city is Aurora. Kane County is one of the collar counties of the metropolitan statistical area designated "Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI" by the US census.
The Merry Widow (1925 film)
The Merry Widow is a 1925 American silent romantic drama, black comedy film directed and written by Erich von Stroheim. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film stars Mae Murray, John Gilbert, Roy D'Arcy, and Tully Marshall, with pre-fame uncredited appearances by Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. The film is based on Franz Lehár's 1905 operetta of the same name, and was its second film adaptation, the first being a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz.

Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall (born William Phillips; April 10, 1864 – March 10, 1943) was an American character actor. He had nearly a quarter century of theatrical experience before his debut film appearance in 1914 which led to a film career spanning almost three decades.
The Yamato Dynasty
The Yamato Dynasty: The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family is a 1999 non-fiction book by historian Sterling Seagrave and Peggy Seagrave. The full text is divided into 13 chapters in total. The book is a biography of the imperial house of Japan since the Meiji Restoration stretching across five generations: Emperor Kōmei, Emperor Meiji, Emperor Taishō, Emperor Shōwa, and Emperor Heisei.

Emperor Kōmei
Emperor Kōmei (孝明天皇, Kōmei-tennō; 22 July 1831 – 30 January 1867) was the 121st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōmei's reign spanned the years from 1846 through 1867, corresponding to the final years of the Edo period.

During his reign there was much internal turmoil as a result of Japan's first major contact with the United States, which occurred under Matthew C. Perry in 1853 and 1854, and the subsequent forced re-opening of Japan to Western nations, ending a 220-year period of national seclusion. Emperor Kōmei did not care much for anything foreign, and he opposed opening Japan to Western powers. His reign would continue to be dominated by insurrection and partisan conflicts, eventually culminating shortly after his death in the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate  and the Meiji Restoration in the beginning of the reign of his son and successor Emperor Meiji.
Edgar C. Doleman
Edgar Collins Doleman Sr. (September 8, 1909 – October 31, 1997) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army whose career spanned 35 years and included command at every level including Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence and commander of the Army in the Pacific. He was on the faculty of several institutions including being the deputy commandant of the Army War College. He later became a conservative political radio commentator based in Honolulu.

Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)
The Military Intelligence Corps is the intelligence branch of the United States Army. The primary mission of military intelligence in the U.S. Army is to provide timely, relevant, accurate, and synchronized intelligence and electronic warfare support to tactical, operational and strategic-level commanders. The Army's intelligence components produce intelligence both for Army use and for sharing across the national intelligence community.
Joseph Martin (arts administrator)
Joseph Martin (1922–2003) was a Canadian arts administrator.

Formerly the assistant of Jean Sutherland Boggs, after the departure of  Hsio-yen Shih in 1981, Joseph Martin was named the acting director of the National Gallery of Canada from 1981 to 1983. He was named the institution's formal director in August 1983, maintaining the role until 1987, when he resigned, citing health reasons. During his tenure the gallery worked with Canada Museums Construction Corporation, headed by chairman Jean Sutherland Boggs, to coordinate the design of the new gallery building on Sussex Drive. In 1986, Martin opened the TD Gallery of Inuit Art in Toronto that housed a 1,000 piece collection of Inuit prints and sculptures.

Jean Sutherland Boggs
Jean Sutherland Boggs CC FRSC D. Litt. LL. D. (June 11, 1922 – August 22, 2014) was a Canadian academic, art historian and civil servant. She was the first female Director of both the National Gallery of Canada and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She was also a specialist in the work of Edgar Degas and Picasso.
Liv Stubberud
Liv Stubberud (29 May 1930, in Rakkestad – 16 September 1997) was a Norwegian politician in the Labour Party.

She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1973 and was re-elected on three occasions. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1965–1969 and 1969–1973. From September to October 1973 she served as a regular representative, filling in for Martha Frederikke Johannessen, who had died.

On the local level, she was a member of Rakkestad municipality council from 1963 to 1975.

Rakkestad
Rakkestad is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway.  The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rakkestad.  It is divided into the parishes of Rakkestad, Degernes, and Os.  The municipality is the county's second largest by area and one of Norway's largest agricultural areas.

Rakkestad was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Degernes was separated from Rakkestad as a municipality of its own on 1 January 1917, but it was merged back into Rakkestad on 1 January 1964.

Rakkestad has a civil airport, Rakkestad Airport, Aastorp.
Israel Jiménez
Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez (born 13 August 1989) is a former Mexican professional footballer who last played as a defender for the Monterrey Flash of the Major Arena Soccer League. In traditional outdoor soccer, Jiménez primarily operated as a right-back. He is an Olympic gold medalist.

Major Arena Soccer League
The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a professional indoor soccer league in North America. The MASL features teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. The league is the highest level of arena soccer in North America. The league draws talent from a global talent pool with players from Major League Soccer (MLS), Liga MX, and many national teams. With a new management team, the league has grown in popularity and commercially. Former USMNT and MLS star Landon Donovan played in the MASL, as do multiple international players.