From Livonia and Estonia, refugees brought the plague to Central Sweden and Finland, at that time still an integral part of Sweden. In June 1710, most probably via a ship from Pernau, the plague arrived in Stockholm, where the health commission (Collegium Medicum) until 29 August denied that it was indeed the plague, despite buboes being visible on the bodies of victims …

Union Pacific 6936 is an EMD DDA40X locomotive built for the Union Pacific Railroad ().Previously a part of UP's heritage fleet, 6936 was for several decades the last remaining operational "Centennial" type, and thus the largest operational diesel-electric locomotive in the world. It is now owned by the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America in Silvis, Illinois, who …

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport at an elevation of 1,650 feet (500 m). The facility was originally a Volvo facility (VAPG) but was transitioned to the Ford branding in the summer of 2009 and renamed the Arizona Proving Ground (APG). Volvo still is a large user of it. It features a 2-mile oval track with banked curves, a 2-mile completely straight road, a brake test area and some …

The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the private operator of New York City's original underground subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the city in June 1940, along with the younger BMT and IND systems, to form the modern New York City Subway.

Ernst Gideon von Laudon, since 1759 Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon; 13 February 1717 – 14 July 1790), was a Baltic German-born Austrian generalisimo and one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great.He served the position of military governorship of Habsburg Serbia from his capture of Belgrade in 1789 until his death …

Treaty of Nystad: Russia gains the three dominions Estonia, Livonia and Ingria as well as parts of Kexholm and Viborg.; Treaties of Stockholm: Prussia gains parts of Swedish Pomerania; Hanover gains Bremen-Verden.; Treaty of Frederiksborg: Holstein–Gottorp loses its part of the Duchy of Schleswig to Denmark.; Treaty of the Pruth: Azov area is ceded back to the Ottoman Empire.

Constantine I (Latin: Flavius Valerius Constantinus; Ancient Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, romanized: Konstantinos; 27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, and the first to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, Dacia Mediterranea (now Niš, Serbia), he was the son of Flavius Constantius, a Roman army …

Life and career. Savage was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and raised in the Detroit area. Shortly after her brother, fellow actor Brad Savage (Danny Glick in Salem's Lot) was born, the family relocated from Livonia Michigan to Los Angeles.

The Livonian language (Livonian: līvõ kēļ or rāndakēļ; Estonian: liivi keel) is a Finnic language whose native land is the Livonian Coast of the Gulf of Livonia, located in the north of the Kurzeme peninsula in Latvia.Although its last native speaker died in 2013, there are about 40 reported speakers and 210 having reported some knowledge of the language.

Holmes Middle School (Livonia, Michigan) Ships. HMS Holmes, more than one ship of the British Royal Navy; USS Holmes, more than one United States Navy ship; Other uses. HOLMES 2, an IT system used by the police in the United Kingdom; Holmes Airport, a former airport located in Queens in New York City

The Prime Minister of Estonia (Estonian: peaminister) is the head of government of the Republic of Estonia.The prime minister is nominated by the president after appropriate consultations with the parliamentary factions and confirmed by the parliament ().In case of disagreement, the Parliament can reject the president's nomination and choose their own candidate.

Albania People's Socialist Republic. Member of Parliament – Naxhije Dume, Liri Gega and Ollga Plumbi – 1946 Minister of Culture, Education and Science – Nexhmije Hoxha – 1946 Member of the Praesidium of the People's Republic of Albania – Liri Belishova – 1950 Chairperson of the State-Planning Committee in the Council of Ministers – Petra Dode – 1972

Severodvinsk (Russian: Северодвинск, IPA: [sʲɪvʲɪrɐdˈvʲinsk]) is a city in the north of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located in the delta of the Northern Dvina, 35 kilometers (22 mi) west of Arkhangelsk, the administrative center of the oblast.As of the 2021 Census, the population was 157,213. Due to the presence of important military shipyards (specialising in submarines ...

This list of rulers of Estonia starts with the ancient counties (maakond) and parishes (kihelkond) each headed by Seniores and Meliores (Elders) as noted by Henry of Livonia.The administrative jurisdiction of the parish and county elders was limited, the counties themselves remained autonomous until the Teutonic and Danish conquest of Estonia in the 13th century.