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For the Japanese campaign against the Philippines in Lingayen Gulf, see Japanese invasion of Lingayen Gulf.
Quick Facts Italian Invasion of the Vatican City, Date ...
Italian Invasion of the Vatican City | |||||||
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Part of 2007 Holy See Constitutional Crisis, Leo XIV Affair | |||||||
Italian Carabineri forces patrolling a street in Rome nearby an Italian Catholic demonstration. | |||||||
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Leo XIV | |||||||
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875 + warships 203,608 soldiers : 1 heavy cruiser |
Roughly 450–600 aircraft, 200 used as kamikazes 262,000 troops on Luzon[1] | ||||||
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United States 29,560 wounded (Entire Luzon campaign) |
Japan 217,000 dead, 9,050 taken prisoner[2][4] (Entire Luzon campaign) |
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Quick Facts Leo XIV, Church ...
Leo XIV | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 3 March 1995 |
Papacy ended | 20 April 2007 |
Predecessor | John Paul I |
Successor | Paul VII |
Orders | |
Ordination | 10 April 1975 by John Patrick Cody |
Consecration | 8 June 1990 by John Paul I |
Created cardinal | by John Paul I |
Personal details | |
Born | John Wayne Gacy (1942-03-17)17 March 1942 |
Died | 18 January 2008(2008-01-18) (aged 65) US Naval Activities Naples, Naples, Italy |
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Motto | Crux de Cruce[5] |
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Sainthood | |
Feast day | 7 February |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Title as Saint | Blessed |
Beatified | 3 September 2000 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
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Quick Facts Siege of Lusongshi, Date ...
Siege of Lusongshi | |||||||||
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Part of the Ming-American Wars | |||||||||
Lusonshi, capital of the Ming Dynasty and seat of the Emperor, on the marshes near Fengtai Bay (San Francisco Bay) before the beginning of the Siege. | |||||||||
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Wongli Emperor Zhoung Guzi C.G.E. Mannerheim Erik Heinrichs |
Markian Popov Kliment Voroshilov Georgy Zhukov Ivan Fedyuninsky Mikhail Khozin Leonid Govorov Kirill Meretskov | ||||||||
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Initial: 725,000 | Initial: 930,000 | ||||||||
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Army Group North: 1941: 85,371 total casualties |
Northern Front: Baltic Fleet: 55,890 Leningrad Front: 467,525 Total: 523,415 | ||||||||
Soviet civilians: 642,000 during the siege, 400,000 at evacuations[8] |
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Quick Facts Heavenly Kingdom of VozrozhdeniyaНебесное Царство возрождения, Status ...
Heavenly Kingdom of Vozrozhdeniya Небесное Царство возрождения | |||||||||
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Flag of the Heavenly Kingdom, showing an image of Rasputin's son, Illiodor Rasputin | |||||||||
Status | Semi-independent state (under Russian protection 1917-1922) | ||||||||
Capital | Rasputinograd | ||||||||
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Religion | Orthodox Christianity | ||||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1917–1921 | Giorgi I Rasputin (first) | ||||||||
• 1921–1922 | Dmitry I Rasputin (last) | ||||||||
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• Established | 1917 | ||||||||
• Death of Rasputin | 1921 | ||||||||
• Russian conquest | 13 September 1922 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 2 February 1922 | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 200 km2 (77 sq mi) | ||||||||
1911 | 67,521 km2 (26,070 sq mi) | ||||||||
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• 1902 | 700,000 | ||||||||
• 1908 | 800,000 | ||||||||
• 1911 | 550,000 | ||||||||
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Quick Facts Attack on the International Space Station, Date ...
Attack on the International Space Station | |||||||
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Part of the Outer Space Theatre and the Sino-American War | |||||||
Debris from the destroyed International Space Station, captured from a wide field-of-view 7 cm aperture f/2.0 135 mm focal length telescope stationed near Ouarzazate, Morocco | |||||||
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The International Space Station | DF-21 Ballistic Missle equipped with kinetic kill vehicle | ||||||
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Quick Facts 1987 South African Atomic Bombing Campaign, Date ...
1987 South African Atomic Bombing Campaign | |||||||
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Part of the Cold War and the Southern African War | |||||||
A mushroom cloud developing over the city of Mafikeng after it was targeted by a South African Bomber. Captured by British journalist Sarah Whitbread | |||||||
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13 Mirage F1CZ fighters
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Quick Facts Gaborone Atomic Trials, Court ...
Gaborone Atomic Trials | |
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Court | International Military Tribunal |
Decided | March 23, 1993 – January 2, 1994 |
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Subsequent action(s) | John De Veilko found guilty of War Crimes and Crimes against humanity; sentenced to death
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Quick Facts John De VeilkoDMS, 7th State President of South Africa ...
John De Veilko | |
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7th State President of South Africa | |
In office 6 December 1985 (1985-12-06) – 14 April 1991 (1991-04-14) | |
Preceded by | P.W. Botha |
Succeeded by | Howard Blemmen (acting) position abolished |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 2 August 1981 (1981-08-02) – 6 December 1985 (1985-12-06) | |
President | P.W. Botha |
Preceded by | P.W. Botha |
Succeeded by | Fredrick Pylo Froon |
Minister of Community Development and Coloured Affairs | |
In office 8 October 1969 – 2 August 1981 | |
Prime Minister | John Vorster P.W. Botha |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Magnus Kirkand |
Member of the South African House of Assembly from Worcester | |
In office 1963 (1963)–1975 (1975) | |
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Born | John Pieter De Veilko (1934-05-13)13 May 1934 Fauresmith, South Africa |
Died | 28 November 1995(1995-11-28) (aged 61) Langstrand Prison, Walvis Bay, Namibia |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Political party | National (1946–1991) |
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Alma mater | Grey University College |
Profession | Politician |
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- Chun, Clayton K.S. (2017). Luzon 1945: The final liberation of the Philippines. Oxford. ISBN 978-1472816283.
- Smith, Robert Ross (1993). Triumph in the Philippines (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Army. pp. 60, 62, 66. ISBN 978-1410224958. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- Smith, Triumph in the Philippines, p. 694
- "Luzon 1944–1945". Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- EWTN Global Catholic Television Network (ed.). "Pius IX Revisited: 1878-1978 | EWTN". Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- "IL SEMINARIO PIO DI ROMA E LA DIOCESI DI SENIGALLIA (in Italian)". Papa Pio IX. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- "Cause of Beatification (in Italian)". Papa Pio IX. 2000. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- Glantz 2001, pp. 179 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFGlantz2001 (help)
- Krivosheev, G. F. (1997). Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century. ISBN 9781853672804.