(apl.de.ap) rap artistBorn: November 28, 1974Birthplace: Pampanga, Philippines Allan Pineda Lindo (more commonly known as apl.de.ap) was born in the Philippines to a…
(apl.de.ap) rap artistBorn: November 28, 1974Birthplace: Pampanga, Philippines Allan Pineda Lindo (more commonly known as apl.de.ap) was born in the Philippines to a…
(Encyclopedia) Dupleix, Joseph FrançoisDupleix, Joseph Françoiszhôzĕfˈ fräNswäˈ düplĕksˈ [key], 1697–1763, French colonial administrator in India. He went to India in 1721 as an officer of the French…
(Encyclopedia) Hooker, Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Hadley, Mass. After fighting the Seminole and serving in the Mexican War, Hooker resigned from the army in 1853 and…
(Encyclopedia) Jefferson, Joseph, 1829–1905, American actor. He was the foremost of an old and distinguished family of English and American actors. Jefferson began his stage career as a child actor,…
U.S. CongressmanBorn: 8/4/1793Birthplace: St. Augustine, Florida Joseph Marion Hernandez was the first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Congress, as a delegate from the Spanish territory of Florida.…
(Encyclopedia) McCarthy, Joseph Vincent, 1887–1978, American baseball manager, b. Philadelphia. A manager in the American Association and later (1926–30) in the National League, “Marse Joe,” as he…
(Encyclopedia) Mboya, Thomas JosephMboya, Thomas Josephmboiˈə [key], 1930–69, Kenyan political leader. The son of a Luo farmer, he was born in the “white highlands” of Kenya and educated at Roman…
(Encyclopedia) Choate, Joseph HodgesChoate, Joseph Hodgeschōt [key], 1832–1917, American lawyer and diplomat, b. Salem, Mass.; nephew of Rufus Choate. After being admitted (1855) to the bar, he moved…
