Karl Renner - leadership of Karl Renner and from 1931 to 1933 he was President of the Representative Assembly. He always plead for the annexation of Austria with Germany but distanced himself from politics during the wartime. After the collapse of the Third Reich, Renner tried to build up a Provisional Government and stood up for Austria to be acknowledged as an independent republic. He was the first Chancellor after World War II. In 1945 he became the first president of the Second Republic. On his passing in 1950, Karl Renner was buried in the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna..
Karel Doorman - Michiel de Ruyter) was struck by a torpedo and went under. There was time to escape the sinking flagship, but Doorman chose to go under, according to old naval tradition. In his honour the only Dutch carrier ever was named Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman. This ship was commissioned in 1945 by the British service as the HMS Venerable. It was sold to the Dutch 1948, who again sold it to Argentina in 1968. Currently, the lead ship of the newest class of Dutch frigates, Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman carries his name..
Kastellórizo - stopover for the planes of Alitalia and Air France. When Italy capitulated to the Allies in 1943, the island was occupied by British commandos until the middle of 1944, when German forces took over. During the British departure, a fuel dump caught fire and spread to an adjacent ammo dump, whose detonation destroyed half of the homes on the island. Kastellórizo became part of Greece in 1945. The population, once estimated at 15,000 in 1900, has dwindled to around 250, heavily subsidized so as to forestall territorial claims by Turkey. Much of the population emigrated to Australia, where they are known as "Kassies". The island has been more visited in recent years, by tourists looking for an isolated Dodecanese island. Postage stamps In 1920, the French occupation forces issued stamps of.
Kawfakha - Remaining population after occupation 0 Remaining structures after occupation A mosque Population 1596 1931 1945 n/a 317 500 Number of houses 1931: 56 Historical names Caananite name n/a Roman name n/a Crusader name n/a Israeli settlement(s) Nir'Aqiva Public structures A mosque, a school See also List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war External Links & References http://www.palestineremembered.com/Gaza/Kawfakha/index.html.
Kafr 'Inan - population after occupation 0 Remaining structures after occupation A mosque, a shrine Population 1596 1931 1945 259 246 360 Number of houses 1931: 47 Historical names Caananite name Kefar Chananya Roman name Kefar Chananya Crusader name n/a Israeli settlement(s) Kefar Chananya Public structures A mosque, a shrine See also List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war External Links & References http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Kafr-%27Inan/index.html.
Kai Tak International Airport - estate site, the land was given to the government after the plan failed. Sooner it became a small airport for royal air force, flying clubs and pilot training center. In 1936, the first domestic airline in Hong Kong was established. In 1943, Hong Kong fell into the hands of Japanese during World War II. Japanese army extended Kai Tak and built an additional runway. During the process, they had destroyed the 45m tall Sung Wong Toi - a memorial for the last Song dynasty emperor. Japanese surrendered shortly after the completion of the second runway in 1945. An official plan to modify Kai Tak to be a modern airport was released in 1954. In 1962, the passenger terminal was completed and Kai Tak became an international airport. At first Kai Tak.
Kaneohe Bay - within a large lagoon of shoaling reefs. Two navigable channels cut across the northern and southern ends of the barrier reef. The deeper, northern channel, located off Kualoa Beach Park, provides entrance from the North Pacific Ocean to a ship channel dredged the length of the lagoon between 1939 and 1945. The lagoon contains extensive patch and fringing reefs and its southern end is partly enclosed by the Mokapu Peninsula. This peninsula is occupied by Marine Corps Base Hawaii. A sand bar (Ahu o Laka or locally, the sand bar), Kapapa, and Kekepa (Turtleback Rock) are exposed features on the barrier reef. Two islands within Kāne'ohe Bay are prominent: Mokoli'i (Chinaman's Hat) and Moku o Lo'e (Coconut Island). The largest of these five islets or islands is Coconut Island, an isolated.
Kappa Alpha Society - thus considered the first modern fraternity. Famous Members of the Kappa Alpha Society William Lyon Mackenzie King, University of Toronto, 1893. Prime Minister of Canada, 1921-1926, 1926-1930, and 1939-1945..
Kawkaba - Remaining population after occupation 0 Remaining structures after occupation None Population 1596 1931 1945 88 522 680 Number of houses 1931: 121 Historical names Caananite name n/a Roman name n/a Crusader name Coquebel Israeli settlement(s) Kokhav Mikha'el Public structures A school See also List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war External Links & References http://www.palestineremembered.com/Gaza/Kawkaba/.
Katya Paskaleva - Paskaleva Katya Paskaleva (September 18, 1945 - July 25, 2002) was a Bulgarian actress, most famous for her role in Koziyat rog (1972). She was the epitome of Bulgarian cinematography. Katya Paskaleva studied at VITIS "Krastyo Sarafov", where Metodi Andonov taught her acting. She graduated in 1967. Paskaleva died in Sofia in 2002..
Katharine Graham - Graham's gonna get her tit caught in a big fat wringer if that's published." Graham's father, Eugene Meyer, was a publisher who bought The Washington Post in 1933. She began working for the Post five years later but left in 1945 to raise a family. Her husband, Philip Graham, became publisher of the Post, but she had to abruptly take it over after his suicide in 1963. Despite having little management experience, she was publisher of the newspaper from 1969 to 1979, and chairman of the board from 1973 to 1991. Her son, Donald Graham, was publisher from 1979 to 2000. In 1997, Graham published her memoirs, Personal History. The book, praised for its honest portrayal of Philip Graham's mental illness as well as Katharine Graham's struggles to cope in a.
Kamen - Kamen Kaman Aircraft was founded in 1945 by Charles Kaman . During the first ten years the company operates exclusively as a designer and manufacturer of several helicopters that set world records and achieved many aviation firsts. Since 1956 Kaman begins to diversify as an aerospace subcontrator of Mc Donnell, Grumman and others December 1945 : With $2,000 and his invention of the servo-flap controlled rotor , 26-year-old Charles Kaman founds the company. January 15, 1947 : K-125 : Kaman's first helicopter July, 1949 : K-225 An improved version, the U.S. Navy buys two and Coast Guard one for $25,000 each. Later, they will receive the H-22 designation. December 1951 : A modified K-225 equipped with a Boeing 502 engine becomes the world's first gas turbine powered helicopter , ushering.
Käthe Kollwitz - Kollwitz (July 8, 1867 - 22 April 1945) was a German painter. She was born in Königsberg, Prussia. She took her inspiration from her doctor husband's patients in the slums of Berlin and painted scenes of poverty and suffering. Statue of Kollwitz in East Berlin Her work was too difficult for the art patrons of the time and when she was nominated for the silver medal of the Große Kunstausstellung in Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm II withheld his permission. She was a committed socialist and pacifist, and in 1993 the Nazi Party forced her to resign her place on the faculty of the Academy of Arts. She was banned from exhibiting, but some of her work was used by the Nazis for propaganda. She survived her husband (died in 1940 from illness),.
KdF Ship Wilhelm Gustloff - and sailors from Gotenhafen (now and before the war known as Gdynia), the major port north-west of Danzig, shortly before it would be captured by the Russians. For the trip, it was equipped fore and aft with anti-aircraft guns. Heavily overloaded and carrying only about 50% of the rescue equipment necessary to rescue its passengers if need be, the ship left Gotenhafen early on January 30, 1945. That evening, escorted by only a small minesweeper, Wilhelm Gustloff was attacked. Somewhere between Danzig and the Danish island of Bornholm it was torpedoed by the Soviet submarine S-13, commanded by Aleksandr Marinesko, taking three direct hits at around 9.00 p.m. An eyewitness account claimed that 400 members of the Women's Auxiliary of the German Navy, died almost instantly after the second torpedo hit.
Ken Livingstone - Ken Livingstone (born June 17, 1945), Mayor of London 2000 - present, was born in Lambeth, London. He was Labour MP for Brent East between 1987 and 2001. He is also known as "Red Ken", a tabloid sobriquet, and is famous for his predilection for keeping newts. Livingstone worked for eight years as a cancer research technician and also trained as a teacher. He was elected to the Lambeth borough council in 1971 and served as Vice-Chair of the Housing Committee from 1971 to 1973. (Among his fellow Lambeth councillors was John Major.) He became a Labour member of the Greater London Council in 1973 and served as Vice-Chair of Housing Mangement in 1974-1975. He also served on the Camden council from 1978 to 1982 and unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in.
Kentucky Derby - 1929 Clyde Van Dusen 1930 Gallant Fox* 1931 Twenty Grand 1932 Burgoo King 1933 Broker's Tip 1934 Cavalcade 1935 Omaha* 1936 Bold Venture 1937 War Admiral* 1938 Lawrin 1939 Johnstown 1940 Gallahadion 1941 Whirlaway* 1942 Shut Out 1943 Count Fleet* 1944 Pensive 1945 Hoop, Jr 1946 Assault* 1947 Jet Pilot 1948 Citation* 1949 Ponder 1950 Middleground 1951 Count Turf 1952 Hill Gail 1953 Dark Star 1954 Determine 1955 Swaps 1956 Needles 1957 Iron Liege 1958 Tim Tam 1959 Tomy Lee 1960 Venetian Way 1961 Carry Back 1962 Decidedly 1963 Chateaugay 1964 Northern Dancer 1965 Lucky Debonair 1966 Kauai King 1967 Proud Clarion 1968 Forward Pass++ 1969 Majestic Prince 1970 Dust Commander 1971 Canonero II 1972 Riva Ridge 1973 Secretariat* 1974 Cannonade 1975 Foolish Pleasure 1976 Bold Forbes 1977 Seattle Slew* 1978.
Kentucky Oaks - 1910 Samaria 1911 Bettie Sue 1912 Flamma 1913 Cream 1914 Bronzewing 1915 Waterblossom 1916 Kathleen 1917 Sunbonnett 1918 Viva America 1919 Lillian Shaw 1920 Lorraine 1921 Nancy Lee 1922 Startle 1923 Untidy 1924 Princess Doreen 1925 Deeming 1926 Black Maria 1927 Mary Jane 1928 Easter Stockings 1929 Rose of Sharon 1930 Alcibiades 1931 Cousin Jo 1932 Suntica 1933 Barn Swallow 1934 Fiji 1935 Paradisical 1936 Two Bob 1937 Mars Shield 1938 Flying Lee 1939 Flying Lill 1940 Inscolassie 1941 Valdina Myth 1942 Miss Dogwood 1943 Nellie L. 1944 Canina 1945 Come and Go 1946 First Page 1947 Blue Grass 1948 Challe Anne 1949 Wistful 1950 Ari's Mona 1951 How 1952 Real Delight 1953 Bubbley 1954 Fascinator 1955 Lalun 1956 Princess Turia 1957 Lori-El 1958 Bug Brush 1959 (1) Wedlock (2) Hidden.
Ken Norton - Ken Norton Ken Norton (b.1945 - ), American-born heavyweight boxer Born Kenneth Howard Norton on August 9, 1945 in Jacksonville, Illinois, he was good enough to fight Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes competitively. Ken "The Black Hercules" Norton was a good heavweight contender for the title in the late 1970s. He was an ex marine and is well known for his win over Muhammad Ali although many felt Norton was hard done by in their two other bouts. In the first bout Norton broke Ali's jaw in the early rounds and went on to win a Unanimous Decision. The other two bouts, Norton lost on points. Norton also fought George Foreman and was stopped in two rounds. Then he was stopped by hard hitting Earnie Shavers in one round. Norton.
Ken Buchanan - Ken Buchanan (born June 28, 1945) is a former world boxing champion. Many consider Buchanan to be the best boxer ever to come out of Scotland. Buchanan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He started boxing professionally on September 20, 1965, beating Brian Tonks by a knockout in two rounds in London. He spent much of the early parts of his career fighting undistinguished opponents in England. His Scottish debut came in his 17th fight, when he outpointed John McMillan over 10 rounds on January 23, 1967. Prior to that, he had also beaten Ivan Whiter by a decision in 8 rounds. Buchanan ran his winning streak to 23 consecutive bouts before challenging Maurice Cullen on February 19,1968 for the British Lightweight title in London. He knocked Cullen out in round 11.
Keith Jarrett - Jarrett Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is considered among the most important living jazz piano players. He has produces a series of solo albums of live concerts in Paris, La Scala Milan, Vienna, Tokyo and other places. He has also worked in groups with Arvo Pärt, Jan Garbarek, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette and Miles Davis. He also plays classical piano, harpsichord, clavichord and organ. He has recorded a number of well-received classical albums, including works by Bach and Shostakovich. Jarrett has a reputation for eccentric perfectionism; he is known to make frequent emotive vocalizations while playing. Jarrett's manager, Steven Cloud, is one of the more colorful figures in music production..
