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H. Louis Dousman
Hercules Louis Dousman II (April 3, 1848 - January 13, 1886), better known as Louis Dousman, was the son of Wisconsin millionaire Hercules Louis Dousman I. After inheriting his father's wealth, Dousman became a prominent Midwestern socialite and art collector. Louis Dousman was born in Prairie du C..

Hålogaland
Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norwegian provinces in the mediaeval Norse sagas. In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Hålogaland was a petty kingdom extending between Namdalen in Nord-Trøndelag and Lyngen in Troms. Perhaps the best known inhabitant was Ottar. In modern time..

Hålogaland Teater
Hålogaland Teater is a regional theatre serving the region of Nord-Norge, the northernmost of Norway. When established in 1971, it was the first regional theatre in Norway, and the first professional theatre in Nord-Norge. Many of its productions are staged in the regional Norwegian dialects. Altho..

Hlohovec
Hlohovec, view from south-east Hlohovec (Slovak, German: Freistadt(l) an der Waag, Hungarian Galgóc) is a town in southwestern Slovakia, with a current population of 23,729 (2001). The first written evidence of its existence is from 1113 when a town with the name Galgocz was mentioned in t..

Hlohovec District
Hlohovec District (okres Hlohovec) is a district in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Nitra. Municipalities BojničkyČerveníkDolné OtrokovceDolné TrhovišteDolné ZeleniceDvorníkyHlohovecHorné OtrokovceHorné Trhovište..

HLONS
HLONS stands for Humvee Laser Ordinance Neutralization System, which is a system mounted on Zeus humvees. HLONS uses a laser that fires a 10 kw solid-state laser from a humvee in an attempt to explode an explosive, such as an anti-tank mine or an anti-personal mine from a safe distance in order to ..

Hlothhere of Kent
Hlothhere (died February 6, 685) was a King of Kent who ruled from 673 to 685. He succeeded his brother Ecgberht I in 673. He must have come into conflict with Mercia, since in 676 the Mercian king Æthelred invaded Kent and caused great destruction; according to Bede, even churches and monasteries..

Hlotse
Hlotse (also Leribe) is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial center until Lesotho gained its independence. The alternate name, Lerib..

Hloubětín
Hloubětín is a Prague Metro station on Line B. ..

Hloupý Honza
Hloupý Honza (Hloupý means dull, Honza is personal name — i.e. Silly Jack) is fictional figure from many Czech fairy-tales from the 19th century. Hloupý Honza is lazy and inept son of village farmers. He is good for nothing so his parents sent him to the world to take care about himself...

Hølonda
Hølonda is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It was created by a split from Melhus in 1865. The new municipality, which was called Høilandet at that time, had a population of 1.818. It is unclear when the name change to Hølonda took place. On 1 January 1964 Hølonda was r..

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