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74 unusual facts about Martin


Abbey of Saint-Georges, Boscherville

Saint-Georges de Boscherville Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey located in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville, in Seine-Maritime, France.

AG Real Estate

According to a press release of October 10, 2013, AG Real Estate France will develop a 113,000 m2 logistics platform for Castorama on a site in Saint-Martin-de-Crau.

Algerians of the Pacific

Most were sent over to prisons in metropolitan France - Oléron and Saint-Martin-de-Ré (on Île de Ré), then, as these were due to be closed, to Quélern (near Brest).

Battle of the Selle

After the Battle of Cambrai, the allies advanced almost two miles and liberated the French towns of Naves and Thun-Saint-Martin.

Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France

After her husband's death, the Dowager Queen retired to Neaufles-Saint-Martin near Gisors in Normandy.

Christoph Florentius Kött

Christoph Florentius Kött (7 November 1801, St. Martin - 17 October 1873, Fulda) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda from 1848 to 1873.

Christopher Holland-Martin

Invalided out of the Army, Holland-Martin was appointed Military Secretary to the Governor-General of New Zealand, Cyril Newall from 1942 to 1944.

While on a visit to Southern Rhodesia in January 1960, he suffered a heart attack and was confined to bed at Government House; he was returned to Britain but died at his home in Colwall, Herefordshire in April.

In 1955 he was caught up in a minor constitutional crisis over his local Directorship of the Bank of New Zealand.

Claude de Razilly

In 1627, he successfully relieved the siege of the Royal forces in the fortress of Saint-Martin-de-Ré by sailing through an important English naval blockade.

Curtiss Model N

It quickly became apparent that the aircraft was underpowered, so Curtiss replaced the engine with a 150 hp (112 kW) Hispano-Suiza, manufactured in the United States under license by Wright-Martin's Simplex division (later Wright Aeronautical).

Dávid family

The ancestors of the Dávid family were an older noble family of Záturecký from Záturčie (now part of Martin, Slovakia).

Denham, Buckinghamshire

Martin-Baker Aircraft Ltd, manufacturers of aircraft ejector seats, have a small factory in Higher Denham

Donald A. Martin

Among Martin's most notable work are the proofs of analytic determinacy (from the existence of a measurable cardinal), Borel determinacy (from ZFC alone), the proof (with John R. Steel) of projective determinacy (from suitable large cardinal axioms), and his work on Martin's axiom.

École nationale supérieure de physique, électronique et Matériaux

It is located on Grenoble Campus, which is outside of Grenoble in Saint-Martin-d'Hères.

Émile Gilioli

After the war, Gilioli settled in Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze near Grenoble, where he sculpted in his workshop.

Francisco Fernández Díaz-Martín

Francisco Fernández Díaz-Martín was a Spanish playwright, poet, writer, lecturer and reciter born in Cabezuela in the cacereño Valle del Jerte.

Fraňo Štefunko

Štefunko begins with his freelance work two years after coming to Martin and soon becomes one of the founders of Slovak sculpture.

French ship Étoile

She was the first French ship to bear the name, and took part in the battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré on 26 October 1622.

Gare de Belloy – Saint-Martin

The railway station lies between the communes of Belloy-en-France and Saint-Martin-du-Tertre, near the hamlet of Les Briqueteries.

Gare de Caen Saint-Martin

Saint Martin, was the main station on the CF Caen-Mer and the terminus of the line for trains from Courseulles and Luc-sur-Mer.

Saint Martin Station was situated on Caen's Place du Canada and the building is still present.

Gare de Saint-Martin-du-Vivier

The Gare de Saint-Martin-du-Vivier (Saint-Martin-du-Vivier station) is a railway station located in the commune of Saint-Martin-du-Vivier in the Seine-Maritime department, France.

Grotte du Vallonnet

Grotte du Vallonnet is an archaeological site located near Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, between Monaco and Menton, in France, that was first discovered in 1958.

Holland McCombs

Born in Martin, Tennessee, Holland McCombs became a correspondent for TIME magazine in 1935, and later bureau chief for TIME and LIFE magazine in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Dallas.

Isaac de l'Ostal de Saint-Martin

His mansion and garden in Kemayoran with a Japanese pavillon was sold to Joan van Hoorn, as foreigners (c.q. his brother) were not allowed to own property on Java.

Jade Kindar-Martin

Kindar-Martin there came under the tutelage and mentorship of highwire artist Rudy Omankowski, Jr. and began his partnership with Didier Pasquette.

In the summer of 2004, Jade married fellow Cirque du Soleil performer and stunt woman Karine Mauffrey, high up in the air on a wire stretched over the grounds of the Château de Chantilly in Chantilly, France.

In the six years they performed together, the two became known equally for their highly technical bicycle acrobatics and dramatic skywalks, including their Guinness World Record-setting double skywalk across the River Thames in London in 1997.

Kawartha Lakes Railway

The train hijacking scene in the 1984 film Martin's Day was filmed at mile marker 10/ Peterborough County Rd.

Kellita Smith

Martin (TV Series) Season 3, various episodes (1994-95); Tracy (a waitress at Nipsey's Lounge)

Kemayoran

The area that was known as Kemayoran was formerly a land owned by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) commander, Isaac de l'Ostal de Saint-Martin (ca 1629–96).

Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars

Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars (5 November 1758, Bournois – 12 May 1831, Paris) was an eminent French botanist known for his work collecting and describing orchids from the three islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion.

Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden

Students regularly take part in competitions like the International Mathematical Olympiad, the International Physics Olympiad, the International Olympiad in Informatics, and the International Chemistry Olympiad.

Martin-Baker

The company's headquarters are in Higher Denham, Buckinghamshire, England with other sites in France, Italy and the United States.

Martin-Baker MB 1

Formed in 1934 by James Martin and Captain Valentine Baker, the Martin-Baker company had embarked initially on an unsuccessful two-place low-wing monoplane design known as the MB 1 before completing an autogyro design by Mr. Raoul Hafner tested by Captain Baker at Heston Aerodrome.

Martin-Baker MB 2

The MB2 also spent some time at the AFDU, RAF Northolt, before returning to Martin-Baker late in 1939, where it still survived in December 1941, although probably flown little or not at all after the outbreak of war.

Martin-Gropius-Bau

Until the end of the cold war in 1990 the building stood on the border between East and West Berlin, at the sector boundary to the East Berlin district of Mitte.

Martin, Lincolnshire

Martin Moor is drained area to the east of the village, where there is a golf course and a Koi Carp farm.

Martin, Minnesota

Martin is an unincorporated community in Balsam Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.

Martin, Slovakia

The Slovak National Museum placed its ethnographic collection in Martin.

The Slovak National Cemetery is the official Slovak hall of fame, inspired by the Panthéon in Paris.

Martin's

Martin's Super Markets, a grocery chain headquartered in South Bend, Indiana

Martin's Additions, Maryland

In 1896, Harry M. Martin began buying land from the Chevy Chase Land Company and others and called his holdings "Martin's Additions to Chevy Chase".

Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.

Jim Martin, Lloyd’s son and the current president, began expanding to supermarket chains all across Pennsylvania such as A&P, Weis and Giant.

Martin's Lie

Although not initially conceived as a work for the stage, the opera premiered in a live theatrical performance on 3 June 1964 at the Bristol Cathedral for the opening of the 17th annual Bath International Music Festival.

Martin's Light Railways

An extension from Bargachhia (Bargechhe) junction to Antpur was opened in 1904, and a further extension to Champadanga in 1908.

Martin's Potato Chips

Martin's headquarters is located in south-central Pennsylvania, at 5847 Lincoln Highway West in Thomasville; the company distributes to retailers in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel

Reconnaissance work began on the French side in 2002 with the excavation of access points at Modane, then Saint Martin la Porte (2003) and La Praz (2005).

Mont-Saint-Martin

Mont-Saint-Martin, Meurthe-et-Moselle, a commune in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle

Napier Dagger

The Dagger also found an application in the experimental Martin-Baker MB 2 fighter.

Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Conflicts would soon resume with the upraisal of the Huguenot leader Soubise together with La Rochelle against Royal authority in 1625, leading to the Capture of Ré island by Royal forces that year, and of course with the major Siege of La Rochelle in 1627-1628.

Penly Nuclear Power Plant

It lies on the border of two French municipalities: Penly and Saint-Martin-en-Campagne in the département of Seine-Maritime, Normandy, on the English Channel coast.

Pont-Saint-Martin

Pont-Saint-Martin, Loire-Atlantique, a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, France

Prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni

When a ship (such as La Loire or La Martinière) arrived from Saint-Martin-de-Ré, the first order of the day was to separate the "chevaux de retour" (literally "returned horses", but meaning the escaped prisoners) and the recidivists from the rest, to send them to the Îles du Salut, from whose shores escape was considered impossible.

Really Rosie

During its off-Broadway run, the lead role of Rosie was first played by a-then 12-year-old Tisha Campbell-Martin.

Robert G. Cole

They captured Exit 3 at Saint-Martin-de-Varreville behind Utah Beach and were at the dune line to welcome men from the U.S. 4th Infantry Division coming ashore.

Roehampton Club

There were a number of key polo players at the club during this time including 10-goal Charles Thomas Irvine Roark, 9-goal Eric Horace Tyrrell-Martin and John Arthur Edward Traill.

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

Han van Meegeren the well-known art-forger lived in Roquebrune and painted here his famous Vermeer fake Supper at Emmaus

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche

Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche is member of the intercommunality of Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche together with nearby Ardèche communes of Bidon, Bourg-Saint-Andéol, Gras, Larnas, Saint-Montan, Saint-Just, Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche, Saint-Remèze and Viviers at the very south-eastern end of department.

Saint-Martin-de-Ré

In 1627, an English invasion force under the command of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham attacked the island in order to relieve the Siege of La Rochelle.

Saint-Martin-Vésubie

The sympathy of the Italian authorities was mainly due to the work of the Italian Jewish banker Angelo Donati, who was living in Nice and convinced them to protect the Jews from French and German persecution.

Shepherd's Hill Academy

Shepherd's Hill Academy (SHA) is a fully accredited and licensed therapeutic boarding school located in Martin, Georgia, USA, that provides year-round residential care and a private school for grades 6 through 12.

Sir John Lambert, 1st Baronet

He was the eldest son of John Lambert (d. 1702), a merchant of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Île de Ré, France, by Marie Le Fevre.

Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball

The Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents the University of Tennessee at Martin in Martin, Tennessee, United States.

The Letter of Marque

These, together with his success in the cutting-out of the frigate Diane from the French port of Saint Martin-de-Rey despite serious wounds, make Aubrey both wealthy again and a popular hero.

Tokyo Big Sight

Scattered around the Tower's vicinity are public art pieces, most of which are works by international artists such as Claes Oldenburg and his wife Coosje Van Bruggen, Michael Craig-Martin and Lee U-Fan.

Turóc County

The capitals of the Turóc county were the Sklabiňa Castle and Martin (name until 1950: Turčiansky Svätý Martin); from 1772 only Martin was the capital.

Lower Turóc – its center was Martin and the subregion corresponds to the present-day District of Martin

Wendy Russell Reves

In 1953, the couple bought La Pausa, a villa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, which had been built for Coco Chanel by the Duke of Westminster.

Will 2K

DJ Jazzy Jeff, Eve, K-Ci, Tisha Campbell-Martin and Duane Martin, among other celebrities make cameos in the video.

Yves Saint-Martin

Prix Saint-Alary - (6) - Solitude (1961), La Sega (1962), Tonnera (1966), Saraca (1969), Madelia (1977), Grise Mine (1984)

Retired, Yves Saint-Martin is an avid collector of vintage automobiles, owing classic models such as the Maserati, Ford Mustang, Rolls Royce, and Aston Martin.

Poule d'Essai des Pouliches - (7) - Solitude (1961), La Sega (1962), Pola Bella (1968), Koblenza (1969), Allez France (1973), Madelia (1977), Masarika (1984)


Adam Macrow

Adams formula ford title was the first title for the Australian manufacturer of Spectrum Cars, which to this day have run drivers such as Mark Winterbottom and John Martin

Adam Pastor

Adam Pastor was born Roelof Martens or Martin, at Dörpen, Westphalia, and was a Catholic priest at Aschendorf till 1533 when he joined the peaceful wing of the Anabaptists.

Amin J. Barakat

In 1977, Barakat and co-authors J.B. D'Albora, M.M. Martin, and P.A. Jose described four siblings with familial nephrosis, nerve deafness, and hypoparathyroidism.

Andy Mangels

Mangels and Martin co-wrote a series of novels serving as the official continuation of Star Trek: Enterprise following the television series' cancellation.

Aston Martin DBS

The Aston Martin DBS also features an optional Bang & Olufsen sound system with 13 active loudspeakers including two tweeters with ALT (Acoustic Lens Technology).

Austral Wheel Race

Corruption tinged the event in 1901 when the American, "Plugger" Bill Martin, won from scratch, to allegations of fixing by John Wren.

Ben Branch

As musical director for the SCLC's Operation Breadbasket he led the Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir that performed benefits for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Operation/PUSH.

Birds Do It

Producer Ivan Tors filmed the comedy at his Miami studios with cameos provided by Dean Martin (Columbia's Matt Helm), Flipper, director Andrew Marton as himself, and a Cary Grant impersonator played by Ray Anthony.

Copperopolis, California

Author K. Martin Gardner expounds on this literary history, and Twain's friendship with renowned scientist of the time, Nikola Tesla, in his novel Copperopolis.

Deep Fried and Minty Fresh

Brass calls Nick: INS has found Elizabeth Martin and determined she is an illegal immigrant.

DJ UCH

Uchenna Martin Anyanwu (born August 30, 1979) in New York City, known professionally as Uch or DJ Uch is an American radio presenter, mixshow dj, and house music producer originally from The Bronx, New York.

ESPN Deportes.com

Several journalists from ESPN Deportes and ESPN Latin America also appear on ESPN Deportes.com, including Raúl Allegre, John Sutcliffe, Ciro Procuna, Francisco Alemán, Tito Puccetti, Enrique Sacco and Martín Urruty.

Francisco Martín Borque

Francisco Martin Borque was a Mexican entrepreneur, he was born in Soria, Spain in August 9, 1917 and died in December 24, 1998 in Torreon, Coahuila, their family arrived Veracruz port in October 30, 1926, then moved to Torreon with their uncle Pascual Borque, in 1930's decade toured Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Sonora sierras, was married with Ana María Bringas at February 15, 1949, in 1968 opened their first hypermarket under the name of Soriana.

Gisela Legath

Gisela Legath from Eberau was a Burgenland woman who saved with the help of her two children Martin Legath and Frieda Legath the life of two Hungarian Jews from the Nazis during World War II by providing a shelter in their barn.

Githyanki

There is also passing reference to them in Martin's short-story collection Tuf Voyaging.

Global Marshall Plan Initiative

Supporters of the initiative include Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Hubert Weinzierl (BUND), Rita Süssmuth, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Franz Josef Radermacher, Jakob von Uexküll, Ulrich Martin Drescher, Renée Ernst, Sandra Maischberger (all from Germany), Josef Riegler, Franz Fischler (Austria), Prince El Hassan bin Talal (Jordan), Vandana Shiva (India), Jane Goodall (UK) and approximately 5000 supporters from Germany and Austria.

J. K. Tyl Theatre

Andrea Černá, Vilém Dubnička, Kristýna Hlaváčková, Martin Chmelař, Antonín Kaška, Zorka Kostková, Klára Kovaříková, Miloslav Krejsa, Štěpánka Křesťanová, Jana Kubátová, Jan Maléř, Zdeněk Mucha, Josef Nechutný, Pavel Pavlovský, Miroslav Popek, Antonín Procházka, Zdeněk Rohlíček, Eva Rovenská, Tomáš Stolařík, Martin Stránský, Michal Štěrba, Michal Štrich, Monika Švábová, Kateřina Vinická, Viktor Vrabec, Jakub Zindulka

Joseph Awinongya

Joseph Awinongya plays Paalo in the upcoming cable television movie 'Dreams' opposite Tommy Ford, Vicky Winans, Angie Stone, Dave Scott, Geoffrey Owens of the (Cosby Show), Terri Van Martin, Mel Jackson, Lisa Tucker, and Syesha Mercado of (American Idol).

Limp Wrist

Lead singer Martin Sorrondeguy appears in Queercore: A Punk-u-mentary by Scott Treleaven and addresses the issue implicit in these song titles.

Lionel de Nicéville

He worked with most 'Indian' entomologists of the day but especially with Henry John Elwes, Taylor, Wood–Mason, Martin and Marshall.

Makoma

It is made up of 6 siblings (3 brothers and 3 sisters): Nathalie Makoma, Annie Makoma, Pengani Makoma, Tutala Makoma, Duma Makoma, Martin Makoma and a non-family member, Patrick Badine.

Martin Bočko

Martin Bočko (born 22 April 1991) is a Slovak left defender and left midfielder player who currently plays for Spartak Trnava Juniori.

Martin Buber

--This source says this Martin Buber's birthdate and death is 1878 to 1965 so it has to be the same person-->Chinesische Geister- und Liebesgeschichten included the first German translation ever made of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.

Martin Fischer-Dieskau

Martin Fischer-Dieskau (born 1954) is a German conductor, currently Music Director-Designate of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra.

Martin Grasegger

Martin Grasegger (born 10 January 1989) is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for FC Pasching.

Martin Høgsted

Martin Høgsted (born in 1982, Dianalund) is a Danish stand-up comedian.

Martín Morel

In the summer 2010 Martin Morel signed for Colombian team Deportivo Cali.

Martin P. Nilsson

Einar Gjerstad, Martin P. Nilsson in memoriam. (Lund: Gleerup) 1968.

Martin Soldat

Martin Soldat is a 1966 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville and starring Robert Hirsch, Véronique Vendell, Walter Rilla, Marlène Jobert and Anthony Sharp.

Marty Wood

Martin Roy (Marty) Wood is a celebrated rodeo cowboy from Bowness, Calgary, in the province of Alberta, Canada.

Mentonasc dialect

It is still spoken by a minority (approximately 10%) in the city of Menton and in the following municipalities: Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Castellar, Castillon, Gorbio, Sainte-Agnès and Sospel, near the border with Italy.

Monkey High!

Theron Martin at Anime News Network comments on the author's depiction of both the male and female lead having the same height.

Mosler MT900

Martin Short's Rollcentre Racing team also took their MT900R to a second place finish in the inaugural Bathurst 24 Hour in 2002 at the famous Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, Australia.

Nimrod Racing Automobiles

For 1982, with the evolved NRA/C2, Nimrod Racing would turn to the IMSA GT Championship in North America due to EMKA Racing taking over Aston Martin's factory-backed efforts in Europe with their own car.

No Rain, No Rainbow

The opening track "Seven Hours" features, frontman Ryan Zimmerman's wife, Michelle along with many other guest vocalists throughout the album such as Craig Mabbitt of Escape the Fate, Beau Bokan and Jared Warth of Blessthefall and Cameron Martin of The Irish Front.

Project Forum

From its home country of Slovakia, Michal Hvorecký, Rudolf Chmel and Martin M. Šimečka are among those featured most frequently.

Rebecca Martin

In 2010, Martin formed a trio, Tillery, with fellow singer-songwriters Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens.

Rick Klaw

Contributors included Timothy Truman, Lewis Shiner, Sam Glanzman, Neal Barrett, Jr., Doug Potter, Marc Erickson, Martin Thomas, Michael Washburn, Paul O. Miles, Steve Utley, Don Webb, John Lucas, John Garcia, and Joe Preston.

Robert S. Martin

Dr. Martin has authored several publications and served on editorial boards of scholarly library journals such as American Archivist, The Library Quarterly, Libraries and Culture and Meridian.

St Martin's, Shropshire

In the 19th century a canal was constructed through St Martin's Moor by Thomas Telford linking the industrial areas around Ruabon to the canal network.

Susannah Waters

Her discography includes Henry Purcell's King Arthur (conducted by William Christie, 1995) and Dido and Æneas (led by Martin Pearlman, 1996), as well as Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon (2000).

Swindon 105.5

Martin created a video diary, and was also interviewed live by leading Sky News anchor Jeremy Thompson.

The Little Drummer Girl

The story follows the manipulations of Martin Kurtz, an Israeli spymaster who is trying to kill a Palestinian terrorist named Khalil, who is bombing Jewish-related targets in Europe, particularly Germany, and the English actress Charlie, who becomes a double agent working on behalf of the Israelis.

Thomas Ballantyne Martin

Martin was the son of Angus Martin, a surgeon from Forest Hall in Northumberland; his mother Robina was from Wooler.

Tomás Guido

Guido then worked as a diplomat for San Martín during the effort to liberate Peru, he negotiated with the Spanish Viceroy at Miraflores before San Martín declared Peruvian Independence on July 28, 1821.

Yuneec International EViva

The Yuneec EViva is a Chinese low-wing, two-seat motor glider that was designed by Martin Wezel is now under development by Yuneec International of Kunshan, Jiangsu.

Zygmunt Waliszewski

He was a participant in the Capists' plein-air painting workshops in Cagnes, Valence, Cap Martin, and Avignon.