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• Frederick Delius — Frederick Albert Theodore Delius CH (29 January 1862 ndash; 10 June 1934) was an English composer born in Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. LifeDelius s parents were German. Julius and Elise Pauline Delius had… …   Wikipedia

• James Elroy Flecker — (November 5 1884 January 3 1915) was an English poet, novelist and playwright. As a poet he was most influenced by the Parnassian poets.He was born in London, and baptised Herman Elroy Flecker, later choosing to use the first name James , either… …   Wikipedia

• List of medical schools in the United States — This list of medical schools in the United States includes major academic institutions that award either the Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degrees, either of which is required to become a physician or a surgeon in …   Wikipedia

• Felix Slatkin — (December 22, 1915 – February 8, 1963) was an American violinist and conductor.BiographySlatkin was born in St. Louis, Missouri to a Jewish family originally named Zlotkin (though it is not certain) [cite… …   Wikipedia

• Houston Astros — MLB infobox name = Houston Astros established = 1962 misc = owner = Drayton McLane, Jr. uniform colors=Black, Brick Red, Sandcolor box|black color box|#960018 color box|#F0DC82 WS = (0) WORLD CHAMPIONS = none manager = Cecil Cooper gm = Ed Wade… …   Wikipedia

• Eddie Cochran — Birth name Ray Edward Cochran Born October 3, 1938(1938 10 03) Albert Lea, Minnesota Died April 17, 1960(1960 04 17) (aged 21) Chippenham, Wiltshire, En …   Wikipedia

• List of Bahá'ís — The following list sets down the name of each member of the Bahá í Faith who is the subject of a Wikipedia article. For another index of individual Bahá ís with Wikipedia articles, see . Central figures *The Báb *Bahá u lláh * Abdu l Bahá Other… …   Wikipedia

• Leonard Slatkin — is a cellist.BiographySlatkin was born to a musical family that came from areas of the Russian Empire now in Ukraine. It is believed the family s name was originally Zlotkin cite news|url=http://arts.independent.co.uk/music/features/article86160.e… …   Wikipedia

• Erich Wolfgang Korngold — (May 29, 1897 ndash; November 29, 1957) was an Academy Award winning 20th century film and romantic music composer.BiographyBorn in an assimilated Jewish home in Brünn (Brno), Austria Hungary (now in the Czech Republic), Erich was the son of the… …   Wikipedia

• Eric Fenby — Eric Fenby, O.B.E. (1906 ndash;1997) is best known for transcribing the works of Frederick Delius from 1928 to 1934. He was also a composer in his own right and wrote the score for Alfred Hitchcock s film of Daphne du Maurier s novel Jamaica Inn …   Wikipedia