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Billie Holiday, geboren als Eleanora Fagan (Philadelphia, 7 april 1915 – New York, 17 juli 1959), wordt algemeen beschouwd als een van de belangrijkste en invloedrijkste Amerikaanse jazz zangeressen. Billie Holiday was de dochter van gitarist Clarence Holiday (Baltimore, 23 juli 1898 - Dallas, 1 maart 1937) en Sadie Fagan (Baltimore, 16 augustus 1895 - New York, 6 oktober 1945). Haar vader was 16 en haar moeder 19 toen Billie Holiday als Eleanora Fagan geboren werd. De artiestennaam Billie ontleende de zangeres aan Billie Dove, een actrice die zij bewonderde. https://hvdommelen.nl/jazz/HolidayB.html

Kenia Report published a Spotify update about "Malas Mañas": it reported 170,065 streams on day 39, 188,848 on day 40, 191,138 on day 41, 187,375 on day 42, and 200,601 on day 43. According to the account, the total was 15,184,180 streams. https://t.co/dshIfTExML #Spotify #Música #Streaming (translated)

A new study shows that the mechanization of the shoemaking trade in Victorian England between 1851 and 1911 led to a loss of more than two-thirds of jobs, but at the same time created 140,000 new positions in other areas, highlighting that technological advancement often does not have the dramatic effects on employment that one might expect. #Sozialgeschichte #TechnologischerWandel #Schuhmacher (translated)

The Stock Information published a summary of events for Friday, indicating that Poland and five other countries demanded a limitation of the ETS at the summit. The author also noted that Poland was expected to lose 2.1 million jobs by 2035, while the government planned to increase funds for widow's pensions. According to the summary, the number of pharmacies fell by 191 year-on-year, energy production increased by 7.23% in September, and coal energy generation also rose. It was also reported that maximum fuel prices were 6.95 PLN per liter of gasoline and 8.03 PLN per liter of diesel. Among the economic information, the author mentioned Lithuania's analysis of the extraordinary tax for Orlen, the ending negotiations of the Ministry of State Assets regarding the car factory, and plans by PGE and NASK concerning investments in data centers. He reported that the weighted average rate of return on OFE over three years was 128%. The summary also informed about the decline of the Qatari stock market to its lowest level in six years, a 10% drop in the Indonesian stock market, and plans to remove it from MSCI. The author also cited an assessment by the Financial Times stating that there is no connection between renewable energy sources and the decline in energy prices, as well as a forecast that India would become the fourth-largest economy in the world by 2027. He added that economic tensions between China and Europe were escalating. The Stock Information reported that major strikes were expected in France on October 17, and Paris was sending rockets to protect Saudi Aramco. According to the summary, Gulf countries were hiding the effects of Iranian attacks, while Saudi Arabia might sell US bonds to save its budget. The author also wrote that Iran expected a US strike before the elections, and the Houthis were easing the blockade on Saudi ships. He mentioned a fire at the Rosneft refinery in Ryazan and a Belgian court's decision expected by October 26 regarding the seizure of PAŻP accounts in a dispute with Pfizer concerning vaccines. The author cited a CNN report that Ukraine no longer had Patriot systems and noted that Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with Volodymyr Zelensky. He added that trains on new Polish lines were expected to reach speeds of 300 km/h and that Google announced a breakthrough in quantum computing. The summary also indicated that the average Canadian purchased his first home at the age of 41. Finally, the Stock Information noted Boss Day and humorously wrote that one can only lose to a boss through his point of view. #Polska #Świat #Gospodarka (translated)

Jan Dijkgraaf addressed a letter to Stephan van Baarle asking whether the Netherlands killed one and a half million Armenians in 1915 and whether their great-grandfathers were therefore responsible for the Armenian genocide. https://t.co/uQ1XpxGL0d https://t.co/eU3q1UtuO4 #geschiedenis #Armenië #genocide (translated)

The author claimed that Chekists had used hostage-taking since immediately after the 1917 coup, had never abandoned the practice and had increased its use in recent years. They advised Western citizens to avoid travelling to Russia whenever possible. The post ended with an unfinished reference to the European Union. #Russia #HostageCrisis #EU #RU #EU

Bonifacio Castellane responded to what Umberto Galimberti had said in a conference about the alleged recent discovery of the private correspondence of Saint Anselm, which supposedly contained homosexual and pornographic content. According to Castellane, the letters had been known for five centuries, many had been published by Saint Anselm himself, and the complete and official critical edition dated back to 1950. He added that there were no homosexual references in the correspondence, only affectionate expressions modeled on Cicero. Castellane also accused Galimberti of taking on the role of the parish priest who, in the taverns of 1911, invented stories to astonish the peasants. #UmbertoGalimberti #SantAnselmo #storia (translated)

The author wrote that, as President of Austria, they would champion a monument to Sun Yat-sen at Vienna’s Karlsplatz, describing it as a symbol of friendship between Europe and the Chinese people and a call for freedom from communist repression. The post also referred to 10 October 1911 and Wuchang. https://t.co/Vf46I3wjDJ #SunYatSen #Vienna #Freedom #AT #TW

Remembering Gwyneth Bebb today. She passed Oxford law finals with first class marks in 1913, but was refused a degree. The CA rejected her claim to become a solicitor, saying only men were "persons" within the legislation. In 1920 she finally became a Bar student. But died in childbirth in 1921.

Invictos highlighted the performance of Fermín López with the first team of FC Barcelona: according to their figures, he scored 37 goals and provided 28 assists in 7,587 minutes. They broke down his records by season: 11 goals in 1,911 minutes in the first; 8 goals and 9 assists in 2,048 minutes in the second; 13 goals and 17 assists in 3,051 minutes in the third, and 5 goals and 2 assists in 577 minutes in the fourth. They also noted that López could perform as a starter or substitute and could play as a midfielder, winger, attacking midfielder, or false nine. Invictos described him as a versatile piece of the Catalan club and emphasized his training at La Masía. #FCBarcelona #FermínLópez #LaMasía (translated)

Auschwitz Memorial reported that Valtr Bardach, a Czech Jew, was born in Prague on 14 October 1914. It said he was deported from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz on 6 September 1943 and died in 1945 in Schwarzheide, a subcamp of Sachsenhausen. https://t.co/bRERkXANev #Holocaust #History #CzechJewishHistory (translated)

The Auschwitz Memorial wrote that Polish engineer Tadeusz Rumel was born in Lublin on 13 October 1910. It said he arrived at Auschwitz on 18 April 1942 as prisoner number 31276 and died in the camp on 14 August 1942. The memorial also shared an online lesson titled “Poles at KL Auschwitz”. https://t.co/cQHmqJ4wQw https://t.co/z6XzcE2PtN #Auschwitz #Polska #Historia (translated)

Tomas Kapler wrote that a 1,600-year-old recipe recommended soaking wormwood instead of boiling it, as hot water supposedly destroyed the active ingredient. He stated that extract number 191 achieved a hundred percent success rate in combating malaria in infected mice and monkeys. According to him, the initial results were released anonymously, and the woman behind the discovery remained almost unknown for decades. He also urged readers to share his series #WomenInScience and to give a "Likes" label to other posts. #historie #věda #malárie (translated)

The author stated that on October 13, 1917, in Fatima, Portugal, in front of tens of thousands of people, an unusual phenomenon known as the Miracle of the Sun occurred during a vision of the Virgin Mary to the children. He added that the Virgin Mary's call to pray for the conversion of Russia remains relevant regardless of people's views on these events. https://t.co/YT162juxJ6 #Fatima #SlunečníZázrak #PannaMarie #CZ #PT #RU (translated)

The author argued that NATO should support Saudi Arabia in a time of need, citing a strategic partnership dating back to 1915, when Ibn Saud entered a formal relationship with Britain through the Treaty of Darin. They said the relationship deepened with the United States after 1945 and became a central pillar of the West. https://t.co/B1A03RtFRc #NATO #SaudiArabia #Partnership #SA #US #GB

The post described Saudi Arabia as a Western ally since 1915 and said the strategic partnership, which it put at 111 years, had helped shape the security of Europe, the United States and the Middle East. It traced the relationship to the 1915 Treaty of Darin between Ibn Saud and Britain. https://t.co/UbMnVjDVbB #SaudiArabia #StrategicPartnership #MiddleEast #SA #EU #US

DataFut stated that Inter de Limeira, founded in 1913, was back in Serie B, a division that, according to the profile, the club had last competed in 1991. It also noted that the team was in the second division of Paulistão. https://t.co/PAvVwszR1Z #InterdeLimeira #SerieB #FutebolBrasileiro (translated)