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101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor

The plot features two dalmatian puppies, Patches (not to be confused with Patch) and Wizzer, and their adventures escaping from captivity in Cruella de Vil's mansion.

173 Hours in Captivity

173 Hours In Captivity: The Hijacking of IC 814 is a 2000 book (ISBN 81-7223-394-9) written by Neelesh Misra, a New Delhi-based correspondent of the Associated Press.

Adolphe Max

As a result he was arrested and held in captivity, first at Namur, and then at Glatz, until he escaped on 13 November 1918.

Aga Khan Palace

Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai died during their captivity period in the palace and have their Samadhis located over there.

Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly

She came to court before 1522 and was one of the maids-of-honour of Louise of Savoy, Duchess of Angoulême, the mother of Francis I. Francis made Anne his mistress, probably upon his return from his captivity at Madrid (1526), and soon gave up his long-term mistress, Françoise de Foix, for her.

Avenue of Flags

One Canadian flag also flies on the avenue as a tribute to the Canadians from the Canadian Embassy in Tehran who risked their lives to save six hostages from captivity.

Azalais of Toulouse

She was married to Roger II Trencavel, count of Béziers and Carcassonne, in 1171; she was the mother of Raimond Roger Trencavel, who died in captivity after the siege of Carcassonne in 1209.

Battle of Lower Sioux Agency

George H. Spencer was kept in captivity throughout the war and was later rescued at Camp Release.

Bernd Brinkmann

In 2000, Brinkmann together with Jean-Jacques Cassiman used DNA testing to prove that Louis XVII of France who died in captivity as a 10-year-old was indeed the son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette.

Bernhard Jope

After the war, and his subsequent time in captivity, Jope was flying again, this time working until his retirement as a pilot for Lufthansa.

Brachygobius nunus

Breeding this species in captivity is facilitated by housing them in a relatively small enclosure well-decorated with little "caves" such as snail shells in which they can breed.

Brachypsectra fulva

In a research study, larvae in captivity were offered spiders in the genus Metepeira.

Bruno Kahl

At the end of hostilities, Kahl, who had been promoted to Oberstleutnant on New Year's Day 1945 went into American captivity and was released in June 1945.

Butyrka prison

Werner Haase, one of Adolf Hitler's personal physicians, died in captivity in 1945.

Chinese stripe-necked turtle

In captivity, hybrids have been produced between this species and Japanese pond turtle and the Chinese pond turtle, as well as with a male Cyclemys (oldhami) shanensis.

Chronique de la Pucelle

Shorty before Agincourt, Charles d'Orléans, soon to be made captive, appointed Cousinot his chancellor; Cousinot administered the affairs of the duchy during Charles' interminable captivity in England.

Cloud rat

London Zoo, Prague Zoo, Central Park Zoo and the Bronx Zoo are the only locations outside of the Philippines where cloud rats are bred in captivity.

Cyclura pinguis

The Anegada ground iguana has also been successfully bred in captivity at the San Diego Zoo and the Fort Worth Zoo.

Elisa Bernerström

He was released from his Russian captivity in 1810, and they were reunited in Stockholm, after which they followed their regiment to Stralsund in Swedish Pommerania.

Fort Hunt, Virginia

Fort Hunt is the site of the death of Lieutenant Commander Werner Henke, the highest-ranking German officer to be shot while in American captivity during World War II.

Frederick the Fair

Frederick's gracious return to captivity inspired Friedrich Schiller to write his poem Deutsche Treue ("German Loyalty") and Uhland to his tragedy Ludwig der Bayer ("Louis the Bavarian").

Ghairat Baheer

In an interview with the German news agency DPA Bahir said he spent most of his six years in captivity in chains, bombarded with disorienting music so loud his guards wore hearing protection.

Gunnel Gummeson

In May 1963, the cabinet secretary of the Swedish foreign office, Leif Belfrage, received a confidential, personal letter from the USA ambassador, J. Graham Parsons, with the information that Gunnel Gummeson was likely being kept in captivity as the daughter-in-law of a wealthy clan chief in Qaisar, Kala Khan; she was also to have given birth to a son.

Jamie Lloyd

It is apparent that the Man in Black had kidnapped her immediately after the shoot-out and has kept her in captivity, along with her uncle Michael (George P. Wilbur), for the past six years.

Joseph Forsyth

Forsyth had solaced his captivity by further study of Italian literature and art.

Kicking Bird

In 1869, Kicking Bird helped to obtain the release of Lone Wolf and Satanta from army captivity after promising good behavior on their part.

Kurt Gildisch

On 2 May 1945 Gildisch was wounded again and fell into Soviet captivity during the Battle of Berlin but he was released in August 1946.

Lignyoptera fumidaria

In captivity the larvae have been recorded feeding on Achillea millerfolium, Galatella linosyris, Centaurea scabiosa, Salvia pratensis, Plantago and Inula species.

Michael I of Russia

The next one, Ivan Gramotin had a reputation of a Poloniphile; this appointment was necessary to bring forth Filaret's release from captivity.

Mishmi takin

Several zoos and wildlife parks keep Mishmi takins in captivity, notably Beijing Zoo (China), Tierpark Berlin (Germany), Tallinn Zoo (Estonia), Helsinki Zoo (Finland), Marwell Wildlife, Paignton Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park (all UK), Metro Richmond Zoo and Denver Zoological Gardens (both USA), and Nyíregyháza Zoo (Hungary).

Moby Doll

Moby Doll was shown to the public in a pen at Burrard Drydocks but was listless and did not eat for the first two months in captivity.

Monge de Montaudon

The Monge's earliest song which can be reliably dated refers to the captivity of Richard I of England in Austria (1192–1194).

Niketas Scholares

The next day Michael was sent to captivity at Oinaion, and a few days later the dethroned Irene was put on a Frankish ship for Constantinople.

Otto Schniewind

After the War he was arrested and prosecuted during the High Command Trial for his role in the invasion of Norway (Operation Weserübung) but he was acquitted, after which he was released from captivity.

Phyllium bioculatum

As a herbivore Phyllium bioculatum mainly eats mango, guava, cherry, dewberry, raspberry, blackberry, oak, bramble, Nephelium lappaceum (Rambutan), and in captivity some accept Quercus and Rubus species.

Plaza de toros de La Malagueta

La Malagueta hosts top-class events during the Spanish-style bullfighting season, and its festivities include two bullfights in Holy Week which are include the Corrida Picassiana" (named in honour of Pablo Picasso). In June, "La Corrida de la Prensa" (captivity) is held in June for the feast of Málaga town's duo of patron saints Ciriaco and Paula (who were martyred in Málaga in 303 AD).

Reptile centre

A Burmese Python at the reptile centre Serpent Safari in Gurnee, Illinois was billed as the heaviest living snake in captivity.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chittagong

Jesuit Father Francesco Fernandez, who came to 'Dianga' (Chittagong) in 1598, and who was blinded and tortured and died in captivity on November 14, 1602, is the Bengal's first martyr.

Scatty Safari

However, there was another Rolf Harris in captivity, in the Moscow Zoo, which Graeme had arranged to have delivered to the safari park in the hope that they would breed — and, a year later, in the "Rolfus Harriscus" enclosure, a baby Rolf Harris can be seen.

Shahira Amin

Amin became the subject of criticism after she interviewed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on October 18, 2011 in Egypt, following Shalit's release from more than five years of captivity in Gaza but preceding his return to Israel and reunification with his family.

Silvertip tetra

Given the origins of the silvertip tetra, namely blackwater rivers whose chemistry is characterised by an acidic pH, low mineral content and the presence of humic acids, the species is adaptable to a wide range of conditions in captivity, though deviation from the soft, acidic water chemistry of their native range will impact severely upon breeding and fecundity.

Speckled cockroach

This species breeds readily in captivity and is often used as livefood for other invertebrates such as tarantulas and praying mantids, as well as smaller lizards.

Tabebuia aurea

This species presence in riparian areas of the Caatinga of northeastern Brazil is a crucial resource for Spix's Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii), which is presently extinct in the wild with fewer than 100 birds remaining in captivity.

The Secret Invasion

Criminal mastermind Rocca (Raf Vallone), demolitions expert and Irish Republican Army member Scanlon (Mickey Rooney), forger Fell (Edd Byrnes), cold-blooded murderer Durrell (Henry Silva), and thief and impersonator Saval (William Campbell) are offered pardons in exchange for attempting to rescue an Italian general sympathetic to the Allies from captivity in German-occupied Yugoslavia.

They Raid by Night

The story follows the insertion of British Commandos into Norway to rescue a Norwegian general from captivity and take him to the United Kingdom to lead the Free Norwegian Forces.

Wacław Piekarski

He capitulated with his forces on 26 September 1939 and spent the rest of the war in German captivity in Oflag VIII-E Johannisbrunn and Oflag VII-A Murnau.

Western woolly lemur

Because the Avahi as a species is highly selective in their folivorous diet, depending on plants with specific characteristics, it is hard to keep Avahi in captivity.

Wilhelm Kimmich

He took also part in World War II since 1943 and was released from French captivity in 1946.

William Crotch

His composition The Captivity of Judah was played at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, on 4 June 1789; his most successful composition in adulthood was the oratorio Palestine (1812).


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