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Halladay

Halliday, a list of people with the surname Halliday, Hallyday or Haliday


Adelaide University Boat Club

Marguerite Houston - World Champion in the Lightweight Quad Scull in 2002, and the Lightweight Double Scull in 2007 with double-partner Amber Halliday.

Aitbaar

While Mark Halliday is a crime writer, Suresh Oberoi's character is a Ghazal singer.

Amber Halliday

Halliday also competed in the 2004 Olympic Games with double-partner Sally Newmarch, setting a world-best time in their heat before coming fourth in the final.

Baron Tollemache

He was the son of Admiral of the Fleet John Halliday (who in 1821 assumed by Royal license the surname and arms of Tollemache in lieu of Halliday), eldest son of Lady Jane Halliday, youngest daughter and co-heir of Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart.

Denis Halliday

On 25 October 2007, when a statue of David Lloyd George was unveiled in Parliament Square, Halliday, Harold Pinter and John Pilger had a letter printed in The Daily Telegraph in which they condemned the "celebration of Lloyd George's legacy", as "disgraceful", likening his policies of aerial bombardment of Middle Eastern countries to the present day Iraq War.

Éric de Montgolfier

Montgolfier also opened a criminal investigation targeting rock star Johnny Hallyday for allegedly raping an employee of a yacht rented by Halliday.

Functional grammar

Systemic functional grammar, a grammatical description developed by Michael Halliday

Groom of the Chamber

Halliday, F. E. A Shakespeare Companion 1564–1964. Baltimore, Penguin, 1964.

Jazz Loft Project

Smith wrote 139 names of jazz musicians on his partial, haphazard tape labels: famous stars like Thelonious Monk, Zoot Sims, Roland Kirk, Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, and Lee Konitz, along with underground legends like drummer Ronnie Free, bassist Henry Grimes, drummer Edgar Bateman, multi-instrumentalist Eddie Listengart, and saxophonist Lin Halliday, as well as many unknowns.

Johnson Johnson

Johnson Johnson is the hero of a series of mystery novels written by Dorothy Dunnett (originally published under the pseudonym, Dorothy Halliday).

Mark Halliday

The poet David Graham has described Halliday as one of the "ablest practitioners" of the "ultra-talk poem," a term said to have been coined by Halliday himself to describe the work of a group of contemporary American poets, including David Kirby, Denise Duhamel, David Clewell, Albert Goldbarth, and Barbara Hamby, who frequently write in a wry, exuberant, garrulous, accessible style.

Merrill Bradshaw

Merrill Bradshaw (18 June 1929 in Lyman, Wyoming – 12 July 2000 in St. George, Utah) was an American composer and professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) where he was the John R. Halliday Professor of music.

Pear tomato

In 1944 the Sun Journal featured a piece called named "Dwarf Tomatoes" written by Dean Halliday, which discussed pear tomatoes.

Peter Halliday

The son of an auctioneer and estate agent, Halliday was brought up in Welshpool in Powys, and attended Oswestry School in Shropshire.

Rachel Osler

On 29 March, Katelyne Halliday joined the group, followed by Rose Dunne on 30 March to record the group's first single "Put Some Washing In".

Ready Player One

Wade names his OASIS character Parzival after Percival, the Arthurian knight famous for his quest for the grail, and dedicates his life to finding James Halliday's Easter egg.

Tilstone Fearnall

Nearby is the Grade II listed Tilstone Lodge, built between 1821 and 1825 by Thomas Harrison for Admiral John Tollemache (who changed his name from Halliday), the father of John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache of Peckforton Castle.

William Reginald Halliday

Sir William Reginald Halliday (1886–1966) was a historian and archaeologist who served as Principal of King's College London from 1928 to 1952.


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