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unusual facts about U-559



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557 Constantinople earthquake

In early 559, attacking Huns managed to pass through damaged areas of the Walls.

Absecon, New Jersey

NJ Transit provides bus service to and from Atlantic City on routes 508 (to the Hamilton Mall), 554 (to the Lindenwold PATCO station) and 559 (to Lakewood Township).

Colin Grazier

Able Seaman Colin Grazier, GC was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the "outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" which he displayed on 30 October 1942 in action in the eastern Mediterranean when capturing codebooks vital for the breaking of the German naval "Shark" Enigma cipher from the sinking U-559.

The sculpture, the work of Polish sculptor Walenty Pytel, takes the form of three anchors, and the date of the unveiling was chosen to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the action against U-559.

Esther Vergeer

From 31 March 2001 until her retirement in 2013, Vergeer lost only one singles match (on 30 Jan 2003 at the Sydney International to Daniela Di Toro from Australia), winning 559 of her last 560 matches.

Giuseppe Baresi

Born in Travagliato, province of Brescia, Baresi made his professional debut during the 1977–78 season, and spent a total of 16 seasons with Internazionale, playing a total of 559 matches (including 392 Serie A matches) and scoring 13 goals.

Grutter v. Bollinger

"Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens." Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 527, 559, ... (1896) (Harlan, J., dissenting).

Hurricane Stan

A state of emergency also was called for in Guatemala by President Óscar Berger where 36,559 people were reported in emergency shelters.

Joe Staley

Staley earned two letters in football and two in track at Rockford High School, he caught 24 passes for 559 yards and seven touchdowns as a prep senior.

Kurt Schaffenberger

Action Comics #274, 359, 361-372, 374-376, 437, 442, 445, 460, 464, 474-476, 486, 501, 556, 558-559, 561-562, 565, 567, 570, 573-576, 578, 580-583, 600, 637-640 (1961-1989)

Salazar v. Buono

Salazar v. Buono, 559 U.S. 700 (2010) was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding the establishment clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Sparkling Cyanide

The book features the recurring character of Colonel Race for the last time and was an expansion of a Hercule Poirot short story entitled "Yellow Iris," which had previously been published in issue 559 of the Strand Magazine in July 1937 and in book form in The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories in the US in 1939.

Tony Fasson

He was posthumously awarded the George Cross "for outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger" when on 30 October 1942 in action in the Mediterranean Sea he captured codebooks vital for the breaking of the German naval "Shark" Enigma cipher from the sinking U-559.

Yuan Lang

Yuan Huangtou, the Prince of Anding, later the Prince of Anping, probably executed by Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi 559


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