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Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), leader of 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of House for both Republic of Texas and state of Texas; Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian; John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at Battle of Palmito Ranch
After the failure of the Spanish Armada in 1588, there was a huge expansion of maritime trade even though the defeat of the English Armada would confirm the naval supremacy of the Spanish navy over the emergent competitors. Dutch maritime power rose quickly as Dutch sailors, skilled in navigation and mapmaking, engaged with Portuguese voyages.
Abraham Bradley's U.S. postal route map of 1804 Moule's map of the hundreds of Monmouthshire, c. 1831 A 1912 map of the Russian Empire by Yuly Shokalsky. Robert Aitken of Beith. born c. 1786; Carlo de Candia (1803–1862), Italian cartographer, created the large maritime map of Sardinia in 1: 250,000 scale, travel version.
Fannin, Texas – Col. James Fannin (Texian patriot) [196] Fannett, Texas – B. J. Fannett (local landowner who opened a general store there in the 1890s) Fargo, North Dakota – William Fargo [196] Faribault, Minnesota – Jean-Baptiste Faribault (settler) [196] Farley, Mendocino County, California – Jackson Farley (early settler)
Jack Vowell, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1981 to 1995; construction company president in El Paso; Richard C. White, member of the United States House of Representatives, WWII veteran, Marine; Myra Carroll Winkler (1880-1963), first woman to hold elected office in El Paso County. [8] [9]
David J. Porter, Republican, Texas Railroad Commission member, 2010–2016; Carol Schwartz, former member of the D.C. city council, raised in Midland; W. E. "Pete" Snelson, member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Midland; later an educational consultant in Austin; Clayton Williams, businessman and 1990 gubernatorial candidate
The crooner, famous for his annual Christmas specials, lived in Jupiter Inlet Colony until his death in 2001. He called the area “a little piece of heaven.” Rickie Fowler
The multinational force sustains 3,200 people killed or wounded. [63] June 18 – In England, the first known life insurance policy is issued. The Royal Exchange of London accepts a premium from William Gibbons, agreeing to pay a group of 30 beneficiaries a total of £383, 6s. 8d if he dies on or before June 17, 1584.