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4 unusual facts about Vir


Lovesliescrushing

The decidedly more experimental Vir released a 7" on Drone Records, a lovesliescrushing remix on Bluesanct, a compilation tracks for the magazine 'Losing Yesterday' and an interpretation of a work by Japanese sound artist Aube for the 'Rewriting the Book' compilation on Elsie & Jack Recordings.

In 1997, Cortez and Michael Anderson (of Drekka) formed two short lived projects, entitled Transient Stellar and Vir.

Nuclear energy in Croatia

In 1978, the Adriatic island of Vir was selected as a location for a future nuclear power plant, but these plans were abandoned.

Ol-Vir

Ol-Vir participates in the attack, but is defeated when Element Lad transmutes his costume into lead -- a Daxamite's primary weakness.


Arun Khetarpal

Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, PVC (14 October 1950 – 16 December 1971) born in Pune, Maharashtra, was an officer of the Indian Army and a posthumous recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration for valour in face of the enemy.

Battle of Tiger Hill

Yogendra Singh Yadav of 18th Grenadier was awarded the highest military honour of India, Param Vir Chakra, for bravery during the retaking of Tiger Hill.

Bhau Kalchuri

– 23 October 2013), born Vir Singh Kalchuri, was an Indian author, poet, trust administrator, and one of Meher Baba's mandali (close disciples).

Chunni Lal

Naib Subedar Chuni Lal, Ashok Chakra, Vir Chakra, Sena Medal (Gallantry) was a soldier of 8th Battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (8 JAK LI) of Indian Army.

Crni Timok

It flows near the village of Krivi Vir and continues generally to the north-east, flowing through the Crnorečka kotlina (Cyrillic: Црноречка котлина; "depression of Crna Reka"), populated with many smaller villages (Lukovo, Jablanica, Valakonje, Savinac, Gamzigrad, Zvezdan).

Die Heuwels Fantasties

Their limited-release USB flash drive EP, ‘Pille Vir Kersfees’ (fashioned to look like a large pill capsule), sold out within weeks.

DreamSTATE

In 2000 dreamSTATE began curating THE AMBiENT PiNG, a weekly live ambient performance event in Toronto providing a stage for developing artists in the genre and hosting notable touring performers such as Robert Rich, Sara Ayers, Alpha Wave Movement, Eric Wollo, Tom Heasley, James Johnson and Vir Unis.

Graeme Danby

European engagements include Brag in Purcell's The Fairy-Queen at the Gran Teatro del Liceu Barcelona; Somnos (Semele) and Bartolo (Le nozze di Figaro) with De Vlaamse Opera; and Xuthus in Pam Vir's Ion for the Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg.

Gregory I, Count of Tusculum

They also received the titles of excellentissimus vir (most excellent man) and apostolic rector of Sant'Andrea, which Gregory received in 980.

Lucius Aurelius Marcianus

A further inscription (in Latin) discovered near Salona, Dalmatia, (now Split, Croatia) honouring the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus was dedicated by an "Aurelius Marcianus", a Vir Perfectissimus, described as Praeses, i.e. equestrian governor, of the province of Dalmatia.

Param Vir

Born in Delhi into a family life permeated with Indian classical music, Param Vir's strong interest in music developed as a teenager when attending a Roman Catholic secondary school and had informal lessons from composer Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, then resident in India.

Param Vir Chakra

Sanjay Kumar, Yogendra Singh Yadav and Subedar Major Bana Singh are the only serving personnel of the Indian defence establishment with a Param Vir Chakra.

Randhir Singh

Subedar Randhir Singh (died 1999), Indian soldier and recipient of Vir Chakra award

Vir Cotto

Vir was forced to take decisive action when a fleet built by Prime Minister Durla threatened to attack the worlds of the Interstellar Alliance.

Vir Cotto is a character from the fictional Babylon 5 universe, played on screen by Stephen Furst.

Vir Unis

Vir Unis (real name: John Strate-Hootman, born October 26, 1969, in Morton, Illinois) is an American ambient-music composer and performer.

Walt Hansgen

In addition to Formula One, Walt Hansgen was a dominant road racer from the early 1950s and 1960s, winning numerous races at VIR (Virginia International Raceway), the famed course at Bridgehampton, and Watkins Glen through to his death at Le Mans in France in 1966.


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