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French Republican Calendar of 1794, drawn by Philibert-Louis Debucourt. The French Republican calendar (French: calendrier républicain français), also commonly called the French Revolutionary calendar (calendrier révolutionnaire français), was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and ...
Denis Mostyn Norden CBE (born Denis Moss Cohen; 6 February 1922 – 19 September 2018) was an English comedy writer and television presenter.After an early career working in cinemas, he began scriptwriting during the Second World War.
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Avril is the nephew of Jacky Avril. [4] His maternal relatives were merchants and his paternal grandfather worked as a security guard for Matra. [4] He grew up in Salbris and moved to Paris, where he studied at the École normale supérieure and HEC Paris, founded a development consulting firm for collectivities, and worked as parliamentary assistant to Socialist Party senator Jeanny Lorgeoux.
April, Brevarium Grimani, fol. 5v (Flemish) The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis [1] but the derivation of this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of άνοιξη (ánixi) (opening) for spring.
Mod Sun is speaking out after his highly publicized split from Avril Lavigne. Last week, the couple called off their engagement, however, sources close to each artist released conflicting ...
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The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.