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Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American modernist painter and draftswoman whose career spanned seven decades and whose work remained largely independent of major art movements. Called the "Mother of American modernism", O'Keeffe gained international recognition for her paintings of natural forms ...
Nona Gaprindashvili (born 1941), Women's World Champion in chess (1962–1978) Kakhi Kakhiashvili (born 1969), Olympic and world champion weightlifter; Kakhaber Kaladze (born 1978), footballer, Genoa and Georgia national team; Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (born 2001), footballer, Paris Saint-Germain and Georgia national team
Pages in category "1929 births" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 10,321 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The rioting, initiated in part when British police tore down a screen the Jews had constructed in front of the Wall, [1] continued until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Palestinians were killed. [2] [3] Early in 1929, the Afghan Civil War saw the Afghan leader King Amanullah lose power to the Saqqawists under Habibullāh ...
The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 20th century (1901-2000). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.
First president born in Georgia. [260] First president who was born in a hospital. [360] He was born in the Wise Sanitarium of Plains, Georgia, in 1924. First president to be born after World War I. First president to graduate from the United States Naval Academy; part of the class of 1947. [361] [362]
After the Wall Street crash of 1929, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped from 381 to 198 over the course of two months, optimism persisted for some time. The stock market rose in early 1930, with the Dow returning to 294 (pre-depression levels) in April 1930, before steadily declining for years, to a low of 41 in 1932.
Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933.A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Food Administration, followed by post-war relief of Europe.