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Miranda

(Encyclopedia) Miranda, in astronomy, one of the moons, or natural satellites, of Uranus.

Who was Miranda?

The Question: Who was Miranda, and where did her rights come from? The Answer: Miranda's full name was Ernesto Miranda. He was arrested in 1963…

Miranda Richardson

actressBorn: 3/3/1958Birthplace: Southport, England After beginning her acting career in British theater and TV, Richardson made a striking movie debut in Dance with a Stranger (1985), in which she…

Carmen Miranda

actressBorn: 2/9/1909Birthplace: Marco de Canavezes, Portugal Film and stage actress who started her career as a club singer in Brazil and got her break when a Broadway producer recruited her.…

Kristin Otto

Born: Feb. 7, 1966East German swimmer 1st woman to win 6 gold medals (4 individual) at one Olympics (1988).

Otto Graham

Born: Dec. 6, 1921Football QB and basketball All-America at Northwestern in pro ball, led Cleveland Browns to 7 league titles in 10 years, winning 4 AAFC championships (1946-49) and 3 NFL (1950,54-…

Otto Preminger

director, producer, actorBorn: 12/5/1905Birthplace: Vienna, Austria A stage actor and director in Vienna and on Broadway, Preminger began his Hollywood career by acting in movies in the early 1940s…

Otto Wichterle Biography

inventorBorn: 1913Died: 1998 Wichterle’s soft contact lens proved to be less expensive and more comfortable than traditional glass or hard plastic lenses. A…

Nicolaus August Otto

Born: 1832Birthplace: Holzhausen, Germany Gas motor engine—Otto introduced the four-stroke piston cycle on which most modern internal combustion engines are based. (1981)Died: 1891

Miranda, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Miranda, Francisco deMiranda, Francisco defränsēˈskō ᵺā mēränˈdä [key], 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and adventurer. A hero of the struggle for independence from Spain, he is…