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    Sir John William David Swan KBE (born 3 July 1935) is a former Bermudian politician. A real estate developer, Swan was Premier of Bermuda from 1982 to...
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  • Right Honourable David Martin Scott Steel, MP. For political and public service. Diplomatic and Overseas List John William David Swan, J.P. For public...
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  • The Swan Princess is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy film based on the ballet Swan Lake. Featuring Michelle Nicastro, Howard McGillin, Jack Palance...
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    politician. He was a member of the House of Assembly of Bermuda Sir John William David Swan KBE (born 1935 in Bermuda) is a former Bermudian political figure...
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  • animated musical fantasy film based on the ballet Swan Lake. Starring the voices of Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, and Sandy Duncan, the film...
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    The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is a species of swan found in North America. The heaviest living bird native to North America, it is also the largest...
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  • Prof William Swan FRSE PRSSA LLD (13 March 1818 in Edinburgh – 1 March 1894 in Shandon, Argyll) was a Scottish mathematician and physicist best known for...
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    Leda and the Swan is a story and subject in art from Greek mythology in which the god Zeus, in the form of a swan, seduces or rapes Leda, a Spartan queen...
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    Wilson Swan was born in 1828 at Pallion Hall in Pallion, in the Parish of Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham. His parents were John Swan and Isabella...
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    William Edgar ran a haberdashery stall in St James Market, before meeting George Swan. They first opened a shop together in Ludgate Hill which Swan had...
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    Swan Lake (Russian: Лебеди́ное о́зеро, romanized: Lebedínoje ózero, IPA: [lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə] listen), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer...
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    in South Australia to Swan Hill in his paddle steamer, Lady Augusta. He arrived on 17 September 1853, narrowly beating William Randell of Mannum, who...
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    The "swan maiden" story is a name in folkloristics used to refer to three kinds of stories: those where one of the characters is a bird-maiden, in which...
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    encountered his former employer William McSwan in a Kensington pub. McSwan introduced Haigh to his parents, Donald and Amy. McSwan worked for them by collecting...
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    William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the...
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    manufacturing plant is in Swan Lane, Lockwood, Huddersfield, adjacent to Lockwood railway station. It is named after the company's founder, David Brown, though it...
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    The swan goose (Anser cygnoides) is a large goose with a natural breeding range in inland Mongolia, Northeast China, and the Russian Far East. It is migratory...
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    1983). Vasques in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (David Leveaux, Swan, 1991) Face in The Alchemist (Sam Mendes, Swan) Brutus in Julius Caesar (Steven Pimlott,...
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    David John Threlfall (born 12 October 1953) is an English stage, film and television actor and director. He is best known for playing Frank Gallagher in...
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    Leland Stanford Hetty Green James J. Hill William Rockefeller Elias Hasket Derby Claus Spreckels Bernstein and Swan in All the Money in the World (2008) mention...
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    William John Neeson OBE (born 7 June 1952) is a Northern Irish actor. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a...
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    Rupert McCall at the memorial service for Steve Irwin. Wenham is a Sydney Swans supporter. Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actor in Television...
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  • The Swan Princess: Music From The Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the Animated Feature The Swan Princess. It contains the songs from the film written...
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    the Norwich Research Park. In 2017, the John Innes Centre was awarded a gold Athena SWAN Charter award. The John Innes Horticultural Institution was founded...
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  • The 1918 Swan by-election was a by-election for the Division of Swan in the Australian House of Representatives, following the death of the sitting member...
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    also David Flitwick. Flitwick joined Edward I of England in the invasion of Scotland and was made a Knight of the Bath at the Feast of the Swans alongside...
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    January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, David Mitchell, Prospect magazine, 23 February 2011, Issue No. 180 "Black Swan Green revisited". Speaking Out. British...
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  • Swans Crossing is an American teen drama television series created by Mardee Kravit and Ned Kandel. The series stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brittany Daniel...
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  • 2018 World Cup, it brings together David Beckham (Sean Browne), David Cameron (Dugald Bruce-Lockhart) and Prince William (Tom Davey). Lucinda Everett, writing...
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  • to emigrate by John Dunmore Lang and arrived in Brisbane from Sydney in early 1846 to establish a newspaper. He persuaded James Swan, a printer of Lang's...
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