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Áedán mac GabráinFor the 7th century saint, see Aidan of Lindisfarne. Satellite image of northern Britain and Ireland showing the approximate area of Dál Riata (shaded). Áedán mac Gabráin was king of Dál Riata from c. 574 to his death, c. 609, when he was said to be over 70.Áedán's age is given as 74 a..
Edén PastoraEdén Pastora Gómez (born January 22, 1937?) was the leader of the Nicaraguan Democratic Revolutionary Alliance (ARDE); the largest contra army in southern Nicaragua in the 1980s. Nicknamed Comandante Cero ("Commander Zero"), Pastora was reviled by Oliver North and other Reagan era insiders for hi..
EDNEDN (ISSN [0012-7515]) is a magazine published by the Reed Electronics Group, an arm of Reed Business Information, which is a division of Reed Elsevier. Originally called Electrical Design News, the first issue was published by Rogers Corporation in May of 1956.[What does EDN Sta..
EdnaEdna is a person's name: Dame Edna EverageEdna St. Vincent Millay Edna may refer to a place: Edna, KansasEdna, Texas This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to poi..
Edna's GoldfishA 1990's ska band from Long Island, Edna's Goldfish enjoyed nationwide popularity although the band only lasted for a few years (1997-1999). Their studio albums include Before You Knew Better (1998) and The Elements of Transition (1999), both released on Moon Ska Records, on which one can find such ..
Edna, KansasEdna is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. The population was 423 at the 2000 census. Geography Edna is located at [37°3′34″N, 95°21′31″W] (37.059524, -95.358583)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a..
Edna, TexasEdna is a city in Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,899 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County[Geographic references#6GR6]. James K. Vardaman, who served as a governor of and as a United States Senator from Mississippi was born near Edna on Ju..
Edna, the Inebriate WomanEdna, the Inebriate Woman is a one-off British television drama transmitted by the BBC under the Play for Today banner in 1971. The play deals with an elderly woman, Edna (Patricia Hayes), who wanders through life in an alcoholic haze without a home, a job or any money. A rambling, pathetic yet def..
Edna-Star, AlbertaThe Edna-Star settlement is the largest and oldest of the Ukrainian Canadian block settlements. It was founded by a group of Ukrainian settlers led by Iwan Pylypow in 1892 (although he didn't arrive until the next year). Most of the settlers were from Pylypow's home village of Nebyliv, Ukraine a..
Ednaldo da ConceiçãoNaldo, real name Ednaldo da Conceição, (born February 6, 1976 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian soccer striker. Naldo came up through the system of hometown Fluminense in 1996. He also played for Internacional and Tubarão and had a short spell with Turkey's Galatasaray. In 2002, Naldo moved to S..
EdnamDisambiguation: "Ednam" can also refer to the aristocratic title Viscount Ednam Ednam is a small village, near Kelso in the Scottish Borders (south east Scotland). It was formerly in Roxburghshire. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on the River Eden. Ednam is not..
Ednaston ManorEdnaston Manor is a country house in Ednaston, near Brailsford, Derbyshire. It was built in 1912-1919 in a Queen Anne style by Edwin Lutyens, for William G. Player. It is a Grade I listed building. ..
EdnaswapEdnaswap Ednaswap was a band from Los Angeles, United States. They existed between 1993 and 1998. Frontwoman Anne Preven came up with the band's name, after she dreamt about a band of the same name that was so bad they were booed off-stage. Although their output is relatively unheard of, Edna..
Ednaswap (album)Ednaswap was the first album of Los Angeles band Ednaswap. It was the band's only record for the EastWest record label - they were, after the release of this album, signed by Island Records. Tracklisting This Is A Song (3:20)Clown Show (4:35)Acrobat (3:35)Ted and Joe (3:47)Pale (3:12)Blown Away (4..
Edna Adan IsmailEdna Adan Ismail (born 1937) is the current Foreign Minister of the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland in the Horn of Africa. She has held this office since 2003. Before, she was the Minister of Family Welfare and Social Development. By trade, she is a midwife. She started building a hospital i..
Edna AnhaltTogether with then husband Edward Anhalt, screenwriter Edna Anhalt (born 1914) enjoyed some considerable success in a ten year stretch from 1947 to her retirement in 1957. This stretch was capped with an Oscar win for Elia Kazan's 1950 film Panic in the Streets, and another nomination two years late..
Edna Bay, AlaskaEdna Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 49 at the 2000 census. Geography Edna Bay is located at [55°58′43″N, 133°40′35″W] (55.978539, -133.676356)[Geographic references#1GR1]..
Edna BestEdna Best (March 3, 1900 – September 18, 1974) was a British actress. Born in Hove, England, Best entered films in 1921. She is best remembered for her role as the mother in the original 1934 film version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. Among her other film credits are [[Interm..
Edna BirchEmmerdale character Edna Birch Played by Shirley Stelfox Duration 2000- Date of Birth 1937 Marital Status Widowed Occupation Receptionist Family Peter and Eve Edna Birch is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She is played by Shirley Stelfox. About Ed..
Edna BrownEdna Brown of Toledo, Ohio, is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives. She served as a delegate for John Kerry on the Ohio delegation to the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. ..
Edna CampbellEdna Campbell (born November 26, 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is a retired women's basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The 5' 8" guard was a star player for the Sacramento Monarchs and has also played for three other teams, but is best ..
Edna DiefenbakerEdna May Brower Diefenbaker (Born: 1901 in Langham, Saskatchewan-February 7, 1951) was the first wife of Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker (1929-1951). Before marrying him, she was a school teacher. She died of leukemia. She is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery beside Diefenbaker's mother Mary, ..
Edna DoréEdna Doré (born 1922) is a British actress. She is best known for her bit-part roles in situation comedies and for playing the character of Mo Butcher in the soap opera EastEnders (1988 - 1990). Prior to this, Doré acted in Dixon of Dock Green, Z Cars and Open All Hours. Recently, Doré has app..
Edna FerberEdna Ferber (August 15 1885 - April 16 1968), was an American [[Wiktionary: novelist|novelist]], author and playwright. Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (in 1885, not 1887 as sometimes stated), to a Hungarian-born Jewish storekeeper and his Milwaukee, Wisconsin-born wife, Jacob Charles a..
Edna Flannery KellyEdna Flannery Kelly was a U.S. Representative from New York, 1949-1969. ..
Edna GarrettEdna Ann Garrett (better known to television viewers as Mrs. Garrett) was a fictional character on the television sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life. Mrs. Garrett was played by actress Charlotte Rae from 1978 to 1986. Edna Garrett was the youngest child in a large family, born and r..
Edna GilesBorn Edna Fairweather, Edna Giles was the grandmother of Rupert Giles, the official Watcher of the Vampire Slayer Buffy Summers. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In the television series, Giles mentions that his father had been a Watcher, as was his..
Edna GladneyEdna Gladney (1886–1961) was born Edna Browning Kahly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When her father Maurice died in 1903, her mother Minnie Nell (née Jones) sent her to live with her aunt and uncle in Fort Worth, Texas. Edna married Sam Gladney in 1906 and moved to Wolfe City, Texas where she bega..
Edna HicksEdna Hicks (1895 - 1925) was a blues musician. She was born in New Orleans. She was popular in the American midwest in the late 1910's and 1920's. She often appeared in Chicago and Cincinnati. Death On August 16, 1925, she was cleaning a pot bellied stove with gasoline. The rags she was using igni..
Edna IlesPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. This does not cite its [[Op..
Edna KrabappelEdna Krabappel is a fictional character featured in The Simpsons, voiced by Marcia Wallace. She is a stereotypical "downtrodden schoolteacher" who has had any idealism she once may have possessed beaten out of her by the sad realities of resource-hungry schools and misbehaving children. She holds a..
Edna LewisEdna Lewis (April 13 1916 – February 13 2006) was an African-American chef and author best known for her books on traditional Southern cuisine, including: The Edna Lewis Cookbook (1972)The Taste of Country Cooking (1976)In Pursuit of Flavor (1988)The Gift of Southern Cooking (2003), co-authored ..
Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for WomenEdna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women is a female prison facility of the state of New Jersey's Department of Corrections. Its official abbreviation is EMCFW. The facility was named for Edna Mahan (b. 1900), pronounced Mann, one of the first female correctional superintendents in the U.S. The..
Edna ManleyEdna Manley OM (Jamaica) (née Swithenbank) (1900-1987) was an English-born Jamaican artist and social activist. Born to an English father and Jamaican mother, she married her cousin Norman Manley and moved to Jamaica in 1922. Two children, both sons, were born to that marriage, Michael who was to b..
Edna MarionEdna Marion, also known as Edna Marian, born Edna Marion Hannam, (December 12, 1906–December 2, 1957) was a vivacious silent motion picture actress who appeared in a number of Hal Roach short comedies. Biography Marion played comic supporting roles in more than 50 films. She began her caree..
Edna Mayne HullEdna Mayne Hull (May 1, 1905, Brandon, Manitoba - January 20, 1975) was a science fiction writer who published under the name E. Mayne Hull. She was also the first wife of A. E. van Vogt, also a science fiction writer. After working as a private secretary for an influential Texan living in Alberta,..
Edna May OliverEdna May Oliver (November 9, 1883 – November 9, 1942) was an Oscar-nominated American film actress. During the 1930's, she was one of the American screen's best-known character actresses often playing tart-tongued spinsters with hearts of gold. Contents 1 Early life2 Career3&nb..
Edna ModeEdna "E" Mode is a principal character from the movie The Incredibles. A Eurasian (half-Japanese, half-German in her case) fashion designer and auteur, Edna has created custom-made original outfits for superheroes since the "glory days", saying that she designs for gods. She is called out of a f..
Edna O'BrienEdna O'Brien (born December 15, 1930) is an Irish novelist and short story writer whose works often revolve around the inner feelings of women, and their problems in relating to men. Life and career Born in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Irish Free State in 1930, a place O'Brien would later describe as ..
Edna PattersonFrancia Yakilnilna Mitynen aka Edna Margaret Patterson was a Soviet citizen born in Australia. Mitynen was an illegal officer of the Naval GRU who was smuggled into the United States in August 1943. Mitynen worked under the name Edna Patterson until she left America in 1956. The Naval GRU assign..
Edna PayneEdna Payne (5 December 1891 - 31 January 1953) was a silent screen motion picture actress. Career Her parents were both stage actors, so Payne began her career as a child in vaudeville, making her movie debut in 1911's Higgenses Versus Judsons. She played the lead in reel dramas, and later in a f..
Edna PurvianceEdna Purviance on the cover of Photoplay magazine Edna Purviance (October 21 1895 – January 11 1958) was an American actress during the silent movie era. She was the leading lady in many Charlie Chaplin movies. In a span of eight years, she appeared in over 30 films with Chaplin. Biogr..
Edna Rose RitchingsEdna Rose Ritchings, is the symbolic maintainer of the International Peace Mission movement. She's also known as "Sweet Angel" in the movement, or as "Mrs. S. A. Divine" because she is the widow of the movement's leader, Father Divine. She assisted Father Divine, who claimed to be God, in his declin..
Edna SchmidtEdna Schmidt (born August 8, 1969 in Manhattan, New York) of Puerto Rican descent -journalist. Edna Schmidt Schmidt's parents emigrated from Puerto Rico and settled in New York City, where she was born. After receiving her primary and secondary education, Schmidt enrolled in college where she..
Edna St. Vincent MillayEdna St. Vincent Millay, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 19, 1950) was a lyrical poet and playwright and the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She was also known for her unconventional, bohemian lifestyle and ..
Edna Township, MinnesotaEdna Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 921 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 89.9 km² (34.7 mi²). 67.8 km² (26.2 mi²) of it is land and 22.0 km² (8.5 mi²) of it ..
Edna Wallace HopperEdna Wallace Hooper (Jan 17, 1874 - Dec 14, 1959), American actress on stage and in silent films. Contents 1 Early life2 To New York3 Later Years4 Sources5 External links Early life Born Edna Wallace in San Francisco, California to Waller Wallace and Josephine. Her fath..
Edna WallingEdna Walling (1895– 8 August 1973) was one of Australia's most influential landscape designers. Walling grew up in the village of Bickleigh in Devon, England. When she was 14 years old she emigrated to New Zealand and three years later moved with her family to Melbourne, Victoria, Aust..
Edness K. Wilkins State ParkEdness K. Wilkins State Park is a state park located in Wyoming. External links [Official site] ..
Ednita NazarioEdnita Nazario Ednita Nazario (born April 11, 1955 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican singer that has achieved great success both in the island and abroad. She has been in the music business from a very young age, and has released over twenty albums through her career. For her stamina t..
EDNSThis article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. For the former alternative root system called eDNS, see eDNS (alternative DNS root). EDNS is an extensio..
EDNS (alternative DNS root)The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. eDNS was an organization that promoted alternative DNS root services. It was established by Karl Denninger in 1997. It did not achieve commerci..
Ednyfed FychanEdnyfed Fychan (died 1246), full name Ednyfed Fychan ap Cynwrig, was seneschal to the Kingdom of Gwynedd in northern Wales, serving Llywelyn the Great and his son Dafydd ap Llywelyn. He was the ancestor of Owen Tudor and thereby of the Tudor dynasty. Ednyfed is said to have first come to notice in ..
Ednyfed Hudson DaviesGwilym Ednyfed Hudson Davies (born 4 December 1929) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was elected Labour Party (UK) Member of Parliament (MP) for Conway in 1966, serving there until 1970. He was later elected for Caerphilly, in 1979. In 1981, he was among the Labour MPs who defected t..
EDNY (disambiguation)EDNY may refer to: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.The ICAO code for Friedrichshafen Airport, Germany. This page expands a four-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a call sign, a word in English, or a ..
Ed NahhatEd Nahhat is an actor of stage and film as well as a producer of outdoor theatre. According to the Internet Movie Database, Nahhat has acted in two feature films, Stardust and All of It. More, he has performed in productions at the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Michigan. He is the founder ..
Ed NelsonEdwin Stafford Nelson (born December 21, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American actor. His acting career began in 1952 with bit parts in many movies, slowly rising to become one of the key figures in B-movies from the late '50s and early '60s. His most famous role was his portrayal of Dr. ..
Ed NeumeisterComposer and jazz trombonist Ed Neumeister (born Topeka, Kansas, September 1, 1952) frequently tours Europe, Japan and the U.S. writing for and performing as guest soloist with bands and orchestras as well as performing solo, duo, trio and quartet concerts. He has given many improvisation, musician..
Ed NiehausEd Niehaus was a pioneer in the movement to commercialize the Internet. Along with partners Bill Ryan and Melody Haller, Niehaus founded Niehaus Ryan Haller (NHR) which was the dominant public relations firm in the Internet industry during the rapid growth period of the 1990s. NHR provided public ..
Ed NorrisEdward T. Norris (b. April 10, 1960) is a radio personality who hosts the Ed Norris Show on WHFS in Baltimore, Maryland. He also served police commissioner for Baltimore, Maryland, and was Deputy Commissioner for Operations and a 20 year veteran of the New York Police Department. In March, 2000, N..
Ed Norris ShowThe Ed Norris Show is a radio show broadcast between 10am and 1pm on WHFS 105.7 FM in Baltimore, Maryland. The host of the show is former Baltimore Police Commissioner Ed Norris. Listeners can call the show on (410) 481-1057. Contents 1 Personalities2 Show History3 Internet Feed a..
Ed NottleEd Nottle (born Edward William Nottle October 22 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former minor league baseball relief pitcher and manager. He has led two teams in the Boston Red Sox organizations, the New Britain Red Sox and the Pawtucket Red Sox, and managed the independent Brockton Rox. ..
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ŽednikŽednik may mean: Stari Žednik, a village near Subotica, Serbia and Montenegro. Novi Žednik, a village near Subotica, Serbia and Montenegro. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish ..
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