Jack Higgins - Jack Higgins Jack Higgins is the principal pseudonym of UK novelist Harry Patterson (b. 1929). Patterson is the author of more than sixty novels. Nearly have been thrillers of various types and, since his breakthrough novel The Eagle Has Landed in 1975, nearly all have been best-sellers. Life Patterson was born in the North of England on July 27, 1929. He moved to moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland with his mother after his parents' marriage foundered, and was raised there amid religious and political violence. First in Belfast and later in Leeds, Patterson proved to be an indifferent student and left school without completing his studies. He found a home in the British Army, however, and served two years as a non-commissioned officer in the Household.
Jack Lynch - Jack Lynch John Mary "Jack" Lynch (15 August 1917 - 20 October 1999) was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. He served two periods as Taoiseach; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. He was also a successful hurling and gaelic football star, winning All Ireland Medals for both sports. An Taoiseach Jack Lynch Rank: 4th First Term: November 10 1966 - March 14 1973 Second Term: July 5 1977 - December 11 1979 Predecessors: Sean Lemass, Liam Cosgrave Successors: Liam Cosgrave, Charles Haughey Date of Birth: August 15, 1917 Date of Death: October 20, 1999 Place of Birth: Cork, Ireland Profession: Barrister Political Party: Fianna Fáil Early Life John Mary Lynch was born on the 15 August 1917 in Cork City. From his.
Ireland in the 20th Century - followers. Jan. 9: Arthur Griffith is elected President of the Dáil but dies later in the year. Michael Collins becomes Chairman of the Provisional Government. April: The Irish Civil War begins. June 16: The pro-Treaty candidates are victorious in the general election. Aug: Free State Army captures Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Waterford. Aug 22: Michael Collins is assassinated. Sept: W. T. Cosgrave is elected head of the Provisional Government. Oct. 15: Leinster House Act made acts of war against Free State illegal Dec 6: The Irish Free State is established. The RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) is formed. The All-Ireland Champions are Kilkenny (hurling) and Dublin (football) 1923 The Irish Civil War ends. W. T. Cosgrave founds the Cumann na nGaedhael party. General Election W. T. Cosgrave becomes President of the Executive.
Heroines in literature - Harper: Iola Leroy Dennis Havens: Lucinda E.T.A. Hoffmann: Das Fräulein von Scuderi Oliver Wendell Holmes: Elsie Venner William Dean Howells: Annie Kilburn Marsha Hunt: Joy Thomas Hürlimann: Fräulein Stark Zora Neale Hurston: "Isis" Henrik Ibsen: Hedda Gabler Helen Hunt Jackson: Ramona Henry James: Daisy Miller Tama Janowitz: Peyton Amberg Mary Johnston: Audrey and Miss Delicia Allen Jack Kerouac: Maggie Cassidy Martin Kessel: Lydia Faude Charles J. Kickham: Sally Kavanagh Jamaica Kincaid: Lucy Stephen King: Dolores Claiborne Frederick Kohner: Gidget Gavin Lambert: Inside Daisy Clover Philip Larkin: Jill Doris Lessing: Martha Quest Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Emilia Galotti and Miss Sara Sampson Sinclair Lewis: Ann Vickers Eliza Lynn Linton: Patricia Kemball Bret Lott: Jewel Patrick McGrath: Martha Peake Valerie Martin: Alexandra William Somerset Maugham: Liza of Lambeth, Mrs Craddock, and "Miss Thompson" (filmed.
Hitting for the cycle - for the cycle" in Major League Baseball (multiple occurrences denoted into parentheses): Date Player Team 05-25-1882 Curry Foley Buffalo NL 06-16-1884 Jim O'Rourke Buffalo NL 06-13-1885 George Wood Detroit NL 09-28-1885 Mox McQuery Detroit NL 05-24-1886 Fred Dunlap St. Louis NL 08-21-1886 Jack Rowe Detroit NL 05-02-1887 Fred Carroll Pittsburgh NL 07-28-1888 Jimmy Ryan Chicago NL 08-25-1888 Mike Tiernan New York NL 08-08-1889 Jack Glasscock Indianapolis NL 08-15-1889 Larry Twitchell Cleveland NL 08-01-1890 Tom Burns Brooklyn NL 08-06-1890 John Reilly Cincinnati NL 07-01-1891 Jimmy Ryan (2) Chicago NL 04-24-1894 Lave Cross Philadelphia NL 06-13-1894 Bill Hassamaer Washington NL 08-17-1894 Sam Thompson Philadelphia NL 09-28-1894 Tom Parrott Cincinnati NL 08-16-1895 Tommy Dowd St. Louis NL 09-30-1895 Ed Cartwright Washington NL 05-30-1896 Bill Joyce Washington NL 05-09-1896 Herman Long Boston NL 07-10-1901 Harry.
Grammy Awards of 1988 - for Houseparty New Orleans Style Best Contemporary Blues Recording The Robert Cray Band for Strong Persuader Children's Best Recording for Children Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick (producers), Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) & Jack Nicholson for The Elephant's Child Classical Best Orchestral Recording Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Kathleen Battle for Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital Best Opera Recording Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gary Lakes, Hermann Prey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos Best Choral Performance (other than opera) Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd Best Classical.
Erskine Hamilton Childers - a heart attack Number of Terms: 1 Predecessor: Eamon de Valera Successor: Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh First Lady: Rita Childers Profession: politician Nominated by: Fianna Fáil Other candidates: Fine Gael: Tom O'Higgins Childers was born in London and educated in Britain, hence his striking British upper class accent. He became a naturalised Irish citizen in 1938. As a member of Fianna Fáil he held a number of ministerial posts in the Dáil in the cabinets of Eamon de Valera, Sean Lemass and Jack Lynch, becoming Tánaiste (deputy prime minister) in 1969. Erskine's period as a minister was controversial. One commentator described his ministerial career as 'spectacularly unsuccessful'. Others praised his willingness to take tough decisions. He was outspoken in his opposition to Charles J. Haughey in the aftermath of the Arms Trial,.
Dirk Benedict - he appeared as a guest lead on Hawaii Five-O. The producers of a psycho-thriller called Sssssss saw Benedict's performance in Hawaii-Five-O and promptly cast him as the lead in that movie. He next played the psychotic wife-beating husband of Twiggy in her American film debut, W. Benedict starred in the television series, Chopper One, but his career break came when he appeared as Lieutenant Starbuck in the series Battlestar Galactica. In 1986, he married Toni Hudson, an actress, with whom he has two sons, George and Roland. They divorced in 1995. In 1998, Benedict learned that he also has another son, John (born 1968), from a youthful relationship. Filmography Waking Up Horton (1998) Steel Stomachs (1997) .... Host Zork: Grand Inquisitor (1997) (Video Game) .... Antharia Jack Abduction of Innocence (1996).
Deaths in 2003 - Dagestan" (80 years) 2 Frederic Vester, German cybernetician (77 years) October 2003 31 Mohamed Yazid, Algerian politician, 80 years old 31 Richard Neustadt, political scholar and historian 31 Kamato Hongo, oldest person in world at 116 30 Daphne Hardy Henrion, British sculptor, 86 years old 30 Franco Corelli, operatic tenor, 82 years old 29 Hal Clement, author, 81 years 28 Behram Kursunoglu, Turkish physicist, 81 years old 27 Rod Roddy, booth announcer on The Price is Right 26 Elem Klimov, Russian director 24 Rosie Nix Adams, daughter of June Carter Cash 23 Tony Capstick, British actor, comedian, musician and broadcaster 23 Soong May-ling, widow of the Nationalist Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek, 106 years 21 Louise Day Hicks, US politician 21 Fred Berry, American actor, "Rerun" on the show What's Happening 21.
1982 in music - the Beast - Iron Maiden Dare - Human League Everything Falls Apart - Hüsker Dü Night and Day - Joe Jackson Thriller - Michael Jackson The Broadsword and the Beast - Jethro Tull Nylon Curtain - Billy Joel Jump Up - Elton John Escape - Journey Screaming for Vengeance - Judas Priest Revelations - Killing Joke Beat - King Crimson CODA - Led Zeppelin Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets Business as Usual - Men at Work In My Eyes - Minor Threat Minor Threat - Minor Threat Bean Spill - Minuteman Too Fast for Love - Mötley Crüe (debut) Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osbourne & Blizzard of Ozz (final album with Randy Rhoads) Speak of the Devil - Ozzy Osbourne (Live) Death Wish II - Jimmy Page Ghost in.
1921 in music - Benny Davis, Milton Ager & Lester Santly “Jazz Me Blues” m. Tom Delaney “Keep Movin'“ Helen Trix “Kitten On The Keys” m. Zez Confrey “Laughin' Rag” S. Moore, H. Skinner “Learn To Smile” w. Otto Harbach m. Louis A. Hirsch “Leave Me With A Smile” w.m. Charles Koehler & Earl Burtnett “Love Will Find A Way” w.m. Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake “Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me” w. Sidney Clare m. Con Conrad “Make Believe” w. Benny Davis m. Jack Shilkret “Mandy 'N' Me” w. Bert Kalmar m.Con Conrad “My Sunny Tennessee” w.m. Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby & Herman Ruby “Peggy O'Neill” w.m. Harry Pease, Ed G. Nelson & Gilbert Dodge “Sally” w. Clifford Grey m. Jerome Kern “Say It With Music” w.m. Irving Berlin “Second Hand Rose” w. Grant Clarke m. James F. Hanley “The Sheik Of Araby” w. Harry B. Smith & Francis Wheeler.
1980 in sports - Belgium Champions' Cup: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Hamburger SV UEFA Cup: 2 legs, Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt; Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Borussia Moenchengladbach , 3-3 on aggregate, Frankfurt win on away goals rule Cup Winners' Cup: Valencia 0-0 Arsenal (AET), Valencia won 5-4 on penalties England - FA Cup: West Ham United won 1-0 over Arsenal Football (American) Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers won 31-19 over the Los Angeles Rams Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos win 48-10 over the Hamilton Tigercats Vanier Cup: Alberta Golden Bears win 40-21 over the Ottawa Gee Gees Golf Men's Golf January - the Senior PGA Tour (Champions Tour) is founded. Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters - Seve Ballesteros June - US Open - Jack Nicklaus July - British Open -.
1976 in sports - won 21-17 over the Dallas Cowboys Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders won 23-20 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 29-13 over the Acadia Axmen Golf Men's Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters - Ray Floyd June - US Open - Jerry Pate July - British Open - Johnny Miller August - PGA Championship - Dave Stockton PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $266,439 Women's Golf US Women's Open - JoAnne Carner LPGA Championship - Betty Burfeindt Judy Rankin is the leading money winner on the LPGA tour. With total earnings of $150,734, she is the first to ever earn more than $100,000 in a season. Thoroughbred Horse Racing Australia - Melbourne Cup - Van der.
1972 in sports - Alexej Ulanow, Soviet Union Football (Soccer) England - FA Cup: Leeds United won 1-0 over Arsenal Football (American) Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys won 24-3 over the Miami Dolphins Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 13-10 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders Vanier Cup: Alberta Golden Bears won 20-7 over the Waterloo Golden Hawks Golf Men's Golf The European PGA tour begins its first season of competition. Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters - Jack Nicklaus June - US Open - Jack Nicklaus July - British Open - Lee Trevino August - PGA Championship - Gary Player PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $320,542 Women's Golf US Women's Open - Susie Berning LPGA Championship - Kathy Ahern Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on.
1975 in literature - the editorial board of the American Modern Library. Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow is published. In 2001, the book would be named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library. New Books The Ascent of Man - Jacob Bronowski The Choirboys - Joseph Wambaugh Curtain - Agatha Christie Dhalgren - Samuel R. Delany The Eagle Has Landed - Jack Higgins A Fine and Private Place - Morley Callaghan The Great Train Robbery - Michael Crichton Hang That Nigger - Arthur Robinson Hearing Secret Harmonies - Anthony Powell The History Man - Malcolm Bradbury Humboldt's Gift - Saul Bellow In A Shallow Grave - James Purdy Looking for Mister Goodbar - Judith Rossner Mr. Schutzer - Timothy L. Bottoms The.
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh - member of the Supreme Court in 1953 by his mentor, de Valera. Less than a decade later, he became Ireland's youngest Chief Justice, when selected by then Taoiseach, Sean F. Lemass. Ó Dálaigh and Mr. Justice Brian Walsh adopted a more interventionist approach to interpreting the constitution, in a manner that was occurring in the United States but previously not used in more cautious Irish law interpretation. In 1972, Taoiseach Jack Lynch suggested to the opposition parties that they agree to nominate Ó Dálaigh to become president of Ireland when President de Valera's last term ended in June of the following year. However Fine Gael, which was confident that its prospective candidate, Tom O'Higgins, would win the 1973 presidential election (he had nearly beaten de Valera in 1966) turned down the.
Charles Haughey - 6th Terms in Office: December 11, 1979 - June 30, 1981 March 9, 1982 - December 14, 1982 March 10 1987 - February 11 1992 Predecessors: Jack Lynch Garret FitzGerald Successors: Garret FitzGerald Albert Reynolds Date of Birth: September 16, 1925 Place of Birth: Mayo, Ireland Profession: Accountant Political Party: Fianna Fáil Early Life Charles J. Haughey was born on September 16 1925 in Castlebar, County Mayo. Haughey was educated at St Joseph's, Marino in Dublin. He qualified as an accountant from University College Dublin and went on for further studies at King's Inns. Both Haughey's parents, Seán and Sarah, were both from Derry and were active during the War of Independence. When Charles was born his father was serving in the army, however, he developed multiple sclerosis and had to.
Communist Party of Australia - Garden's efforts, the party achieved some influence in the trade union movement in New South Wales, but by the mid 1920s it had dwindled to an insignificant sect. In the later 1920s the party was rebuilt by Jack Kavanagh, a experienced Canadian Communist activist, and Esmonde Higgins, a talented Melbourne journalist who was the nephew of a High Court judge, H B Higgins. But in 1929 the party leadership fell into disfavour with the Comintern, which under orders from Stalin had taken a turn to extreme revolutionary rhetoric (the so-called "Third Period"), and an emissary, the American Communist Harry Wicks, was sent to sort the party out. Kavanagh was expelled and Higgins resigned. A new party leadership, consisting of J B (Jack) Miles, Lance Sharkey and Richard Dixon, was imposed on.
Thriller - though television series such as Macgyver (US), 24 (US), and The Sandbaggers (UK) also fall into the genre. Thrillers constitute a distinct genre, but they often incorporate elements of other genres such as adventure, detective, and war stories. Novelists closely associated with the genre include: Desmond Bagley, John Buchan, Frederick Forsyth, Jack Higgins, Christopher Hyde, Duncan Kyle, and Alistair MacLean. Notable movie thrillers include: The Thirty-Nine Steps, North by Northwest, The Day of the Jackal, Duel, The Parallax View, In the Line of Fire, and The River Wild. See also: Thriller film, Techno-thriller Thriller (1982) is an album by pop star Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones. It is also the name of the title track on that album. The song "Thriller" was also made into a very popular music.
Toledo Strip - ready - wagons being filled and hurrying off, and everybody in commotion.” 1835, April 11 The Ohio line-runners sized up their precarious situation. One of them wrote from Maumee, “We shall certainly be made prisoners.” They knew Michigan was resolved to enforce its right over Toledo. 1835, Mid-April Michigan’s determination to enforce the Pains and Penalties Act put Governor Lucas into a fighting position, the rumor was carried to Michigan that any further incursion into the disputed territory would be met by force. Ohio was mustering ten thousand volunteers. Rush and Howard reported to the President and to both Governors the measures they considered necessary if Michigan and Ohio were to avoid war. (1.) Ohio was to continue running the Harris Line. (2.) The residents in the disputed area were temporarily.
