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4 unusual facts about Mancini


Jules, 1st Duke of Polignac

Born at Claye-Souilly to Louis Héracle Armand de Polignac, Marquis of Mancini and his wife, Diane Adélaide Zéphirine Mancini herself a granddaughter of the Duke of Nevers and the Duke of Noailles.

Mancini

Roberto Mancini, Former Italian football player and the current manager of Galatasaray

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Recent high-profile projects include headquarters relocations for JPMorgan Chase, the CIT Group, Condé Nast Publications, and AOL; a headquarters build-out for Time Warner at Time Warner Center; new television studios and production facilities for NBC Sports Group in Stamford, CT; and an ongoing renovation of Bloomingdale's flagship store in Manhattan.

Ridgewood Savings Bank

The building architects were Halsey, McCormack and Helmer, Inc. and the general contractors were Stamarith Construction Corporation.


Al Petteway

In 2005, Al Petteway won a Grammy award in the "Best Pop Instrumental Album" category for his rendition of "The Thornbirds" that appeared on a compilation of solo guitar renditions of Henry Mancini compositions titled Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar.

Antonio Mancini

Mancini died in Rome in 1930 and buried in the Basilica Santi Bonifacio e Alessio on the Aventine Hill.

Caterina Mancini

Donizetti - Il duca d'Alba - Giangiacomo Guelfi, Caterina Mancini, Amedeo Berdini, Dario Caselli - Coro e Orchestra della RAI di Roma, Fernando Previtali

Dominic Mancini

Although some historians think Mancini arrived in England at the end of 1482, others believe he got there just before Edward IV died (9 April 1483).

Mancini's report was lost for centuries but was discovered in the Municipal Library in Lille, France, in 1934.

Guillaume de Rochefort, Lord Chancellor of France, repeated the rumour in the Estates-General in Tours in January 1484, adding that Richard III had "massacred" the princes and then been given the crown "by the will of the people"; he may have obtained his information from Mancini's report.

Nicolò Pollari

According to the Italian public prosecutor Pietro Salvitti, cited by La Repubblica, Nicolò Pollari, as well as Marco Mancini, were some of the informers, alongside Mario Scaramella, of senator Paolo Guzzanti, in charge of the controversial Mitrokhin Commission.

Peter Mancini

Mancini represented the riding of Sydney—Victoria until the 2000 federal election when he was defeated by Liberal Mark Eyking.

Terry Mancini

Mancini later reported that when he first appeared for the Republic of Ireland, he did not realize that the band was playing the Republic's national anthem, having never heard the tune before.

Tuolumne River Regional Park

Mancini Park – Located along the south shore of the Tuolumne River bordering Ceres, Mancini Park was developed on land donated by conductor Frank Mancini.


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