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4 days ago · Leif Erikson (c.970–c.1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. The following is a list of explorers. Their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries when they were active and main areas of exploration are listed below.
3 days ago · Maria Pronchishcheva, first female Arctic explorer; Vladimir Rusanov, explorer of Novaya Zemlya and Svalbard, a prototype for The Two Captains; Anatoly Sagalevich, performed the world's deepest fresh water dive (1637 m in Lake Baikal), explored the remains of RMS Titanic, the first to reach the seabed under the North Pole
4 days ago · María Sabina has been commonly described as one of the first contemporary Mexican curanderas, or shamans, who specialized in traditional medicine. However, María Sabina claimed she was not a curandera but rather a sabia, which were two entirely different practices.
Jul 16, 2024 · In October 1740 the Holy Roman emperor Charles VI, the last male Habsburg ruler, died and was succeeded by his daughter Maria Theresa, the young wife of the grand duke of Tuscany, Francis Stephen of Lorraine.
6 days ago · On January 18th, 2004, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate recognized Mother Maria Skobtsova as a saint along with her three fellow workers who also died in German concentration camps: her son Yuri, Fr. Dimitri Klepinin, and Ilya Fondaminsky. They are all commemorated in the Orthodox Church on July 20th.
Jul 6, 2024 · The canonization of Saint Maria Goretti (1890-1902), which drew an immense crowd of 250,000 attendees, stands as a testament to the profound influence of her poignant life story that touched millions across the globe. Maria was the daughter of a financially-strained Italian tenant farmer.
4 days ago · Maria Theresia; * 13. máj 1717, Viedeň – † 29. november 1780, tamtiež) bola uhorská ( 1740 – 1780, ako Mária II. Terézia) a česká ( 1740 – 1780) kráľovná z rodu Habsburgovcov a rakúska arcivojvodkyňa od roku 1740. Bola to jediná žena, ktorá vládla na českom tróne. Na uhorskom tróne bola treťou, poslednou ženou v dejinách.
