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Umberto Eco
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Umberto Eco

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Umberto Eco – włoski intelektualista: semiolog, filozof, bibliofil i mediewista, powieściopisarz i publicysta – autor felietonów i esejów. Wielokrotnie typowany jako kandydat do Nagrody Nobla w dziedzinie literatury.

W pustyni i w puszczy
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W pustyni i w puszczy
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W pustyni i w puszczy – polska powieść przygodowa dla młodzieży Henryka Sienkiewicza, publikowana w odcinkach w latach 1…

Czesław Kiszczak
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Czesław Kiszczak
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Czesław Jan Kiszczak – polski wojskowy, polityk i działacz komunistyczny, generał broni ludowego Wojska Polskiego.

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On This Day

10 wydarzeń
2010
2010_Madeira_floods_and_mudslides
Severe flooding and mudslides on the island of Madeira, Portugal, killed 51 people.
2009
Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam
The Tamil Tigers attempted to crash two aircraft laden with C-4 in suicide attacks on Colombo, Sri Lanka, but the planes were shot down before they reached their targets.
1998
Figure_skating
At the age of 15, American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the then-youngest winner of an Olympic gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympic Games.
1992
Larry_King_Live
Appearing on the talk show Larry King Live, U.S. industrialist Ross Perot announced that he would begin a presidential campaign if "ordinary people" wanted him to run for office.
1988
Nagorno-Karabakh_Autonomous_Oblast
The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast voted to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
1970
Wat_Phra_Dhammakaya
Wat Phra Dhammakaya, one of the largest Buddhist temples in Thailand, was founded in Pathum Thani.
1965
Ranger_8
The NASA spacecraft Ranger 8 spacecraft transmitted 7,137 photographs of the Moon in the final 23 minutes of its mission before crashing as planned into Mare Tranquillitatis.
1962
Project_Mercury
The Project Mercury stamp, designed by Charles R. Chickering, was released to commemorate the successful space flight of Colonel John Glenn.
1959
John_Diefenbaker
Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro CF-105 Arrow (pictured) interceptor-aircraft program amid much political debate.
1943
Fissure_vent
A fissure opened in a cornfield in the Mexican state of Michoacán and continued to erupt for nine years, forming the cinder cone Parícutin .

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