Griselda Blanco (February 15, 1943 â September 3, 2012), known as La Madrina, the Black Widow, the Cocaine Godmother and the Queen of Narco-Trafficking, was a drug lord of the MedellÃn Cartel and a pioneer in the Miami-based cocaine drug trade and underworld during the 1970s and early 1980s. She was a main member of the MedellÃn Cartel and the mentor of Pablo Escobar.
Maria Augusta von Trapp (born Maria Augusta Kutschera, 26 January 1905 â 28 March 1987), was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. Her story served as the inspiration for a 1956 German film that in turn inspired the Broadway musical The Sound of Music and subsequently the 1965 blockbuster film The Sound of Music.
“Heroes Reborn” was a 1996-1997 crossover story arc among comic-book series published by the American company Marvel Comics. During this one-year, multi-title story arc, Marvel temporarily outsourced the production of several of its most famous comic books to the studios of its popular former employees Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld.
The Men’s Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier for the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the two artificial pitches of Club de Campo in Madrid, Spain, from March 2â13, 2004. Twelve nations took part, and they played a round robin in two groups of six. The top six or seven teams qualified for the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Charlotte Dawson (8 April 1966 â 22 February 2014) was a New ZealandâAustralian television personality. She was known in New Zealand for her roles as host of Getaway, and in Australia as a host on The Contender Australia and as a judge on Australia’s Next Top Model.
In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events, including a great battle foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures (including the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdallr, and Loki), the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water. Afterward, the world will resurface anew and fertile, the surviving and returning gods will meet, and the world will be repopulated by two human survivors. Ragnarök is an important event in the Norse canon, and has been the subject of scholarly discourse and theory.
Viktor Ahn (Russian: ÐикÑÐ¾Ñ Ðн; born November 23, 1985), also known as Ahn Hyun-soo (Korean: ìíì) and Victor An, is a Russian short track speed skating athlete of South Korean descent. After competing for South Korea since childhood, in 2011 he became a Russian citizen and now races for the Russian team. One of the most accomplished short track speed skaters of all time, Ahn won three gold medals and a bronze medal in 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy, becoming the most successful athlete there. He has also won three gold medals and one bronze medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia. He is also a five-time Overall World Champion for 2003â2007.
JoaquÃn Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (born December 25, 1954, or April 4, 1957) is a former Mexican drug lord who headed the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal organization named after the Mexican Pacific coast state of Sinaloa where it was initially formed. Known as “El Chapo Guzmán” (“Shorty Guzmán”, pronounced: [el ËtÊapo É¡usËman]) for his 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) stature, he became Mexico’s top drug kingpin in 2003 after the arrest of his rival Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel, and until his February 2014 arrest, he was considered the “most powerful drug trafficker in the world” by the United States Department of the Treasury.
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko (Ukrainian: ЮÌлÑÑ ÐолодиÌмиÑÑвна ТимоÑеÌнко, pronounced [ËjulijÉ ÊÉlÉËdɪmɪriÊnÉ tɪmÉËÊÉnkÉ], née Hrihyan, ÐÑÑгÑн, born 27 November 1960) is a Ukrainian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 January to 8 September 2005, and again from 18 December 2007 to 4 March 2010. Tymoshenko is the leader of the All-Ukrainian Union “Fatherland”, which is the largest opposition political party in Ukraine.
Dallas Page (born Page Joseph Falkinburg; April 5, 1956), better known by his ring name Diamond Dallas Page, is an American retired professional wrestler, fitness instructor and actor, best known for his tenures with WCW. In the course of his wrestling career, which spanned two decades, Page has wrestled for mainstream wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
