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  • 91Jack Hensley — (September 22, 1955 – September 21, 2004) was an American engineer from Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, near Atlanta.While working in Iraq he was kidnapped and beheaded by terrorists. His colleague, Eugene Armstrong, was beheaded the previous day …

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  • 92Old Zürich War — / Alter Zürichkrieg Eastern Switzerland in the mid 15th century …

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  • 93Briccriu — (Bricriu, Briccirne, Bricne), is a warrior, poet and troublemaker in the Ulster Cycle of Irish Mythology.The story of Bricriu s Feast tells how he once held a lavish feast for Conchobar mac Nessa and the heroes of Ulster in his house at Dún… …

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  • 94Shosei Koda — (Japanese: 香田証生, Kōda Shōsei ; November 29, 1979 ndash; November 3, 2004) was a Japanese citizen who was kidnapped and later beheaded in Iraq on November 3, 2004 while touring the country.His parents were members of the United Church of Christ. [ …

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  • 95Nabokov's Congeries — 1st edition (publ. Viking Press) Nabokov s Congeries was a collection of work by Vladimir Nabokov published in 1968 and reprinted in 1971 as The Portable Nabokov. Because Nabokov supervised its production less than a decade before he died, it is… …

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  • 96Blood atonement — This article is about the concept in Mormonism. For the blood atonement of Jesus, see Passion (Christianity). For blood atonement in the context of Israelite animal sacrifice, see Korban. Execution by firing squad of John D. Lee for his role in… …

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  • 97The Templar Revelation — Infobox Painting| title=The Last Supper artist=Leonardo da Vinci year=1495 ndash;1497 type=Tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic height=460 width=880 city=Milan museum=Santa Maria delle Grazie The Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True… …

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  • 98Shambuka — (Sanskrit śambūka) is, in Hindu mythology, a character in the Ramayana. Story The oldest mention of Shambuka occurs in the Ramayana of Valmiki, in the last book of the epic Uttara kanda. After Lord Rama returns to Ayodhya and is crowned the king… …

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  • 99Mug Ruith — (or Mogh Roith, slave of the wheel ) is a figure in Irish mythology, a powerful blind druid of Munster who lived on Valentia Island, County Kerry. He could grow to enormous size, and his breath caused storms and turned men to stone. He wore a… …

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  • 100Giovanni Battista Bugatti — Mastro Titta Mastro Titta offering snuff to a condemned prisoner before carrying out an execution. From a 19th Century woodcut. Born 6 March 1779(1779 03 06) Senigallia, Ancona, Marche, Italy …

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