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Andrianov, Nikolai Yefimovich

(Encyclopedia) Andrianov, Nikolai Yefimovich, 1952–2011, Russian gymnast. Andrianov excelled especially in the rings and floor exercises. He joined the Soviet national team in 1970 and won his first…

Fälldin, Thorbjörn

(Encyclopedia) Fälldin, Thorbjörn (Nils Olof Thorbjörn Fälldin), 1926–2016, Swedish political leader, prime minister of Sweden (1976–78, 1979–82). A member of the Center party, he was first elected…

Williams, Betty

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Betty, 1943–2020, Northern Irish peace activist, b. Belfast as Elizabeth Smyth. In Aug., 1976, Williams, a receptionist, witnessed the death of three children when a car…

Hua Guofeng

(Encyclopedia) Hua Guofeng or Hua Kuo-fengHua Guofengboth: hwä gwôfŭng [key], 1920–2008, Chinese Communist leader. He was relatively unknown until he became minister of public security and deputy…

Philip Aloysius HART, Congress, MI (1912-1976)

Senate Years of Service: 1959-1976 Party: Democrat HART Philip Aloysius , a Senator from Michigan; born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., December 10, 1912; attended Waldron Academy and…

Paul Howard DOUGLAS, Congress, IL (1892-1976)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1967 Party: Democrat DOUGLAS Paul Howard , a Senator from Illinois; born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1892; attended the public schools of Newport, Maine;…

John Andrew McGUIRE, Congress, CT (1906-1976)

MCGUIRE John Andrew , A Representative from Connecticut; born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., February 28, 1906; attended the public schools; student at Lyman Hall, Wallingford, Conn., in…

Clara Gooding McMILLAN, Congress, SC (1894-1976)

McMILLAN Clara Gooding , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Brunson, Hampton County, S.C., August 17, 1894; attended the public schools, Confederate Home College, Charleston, S.C., and…

Thomas Byron MILLER, Congress, PA (1896-1976)

MILLER Thomas Byron , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pa., August 11, 1896; attended the public schools and Hillman Academy; law school of Dickinson College…