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    Nathaniel Cooke was the English designer of a set of chess figures called the Staunton chess set which is now the standard set. Cooke registered his design...
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  • wrestler Sam Cooke (1931–1964), American singer/songwriter Sir Samuel Cooke (1912–1978), British judge Samuel Nathaniel Cooke (S. N. Cooke) (1883–1964)...
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    2022 by FIDE, the international chess governing body. The journalist Nathaniel Cooke is credited with the design on the patent, and they are named after...
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  • generally considered the strongest player in the world from 1843 to 1851. Nathaniel Cooke has long been credited with the design.[clarification needed] Chess...
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  • (Samuel Stephen Cooke Sr., 1879–1944), college football coach S. N. Cooke (Samuel Nathaniel Cooke Jr., 1883–1964), English architect Samuel Cooke and Co, oil...
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    London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co. pp. 13, 67. Carruthers, Robert, ed. (1853). The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. Vol 2. London: Nathaniel Cooke. pp. 121–138...
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    échecs. London, second edition, 1777 Original Staunton chess pieces by Nathaniel Cooke from 1849 Writings on the theory of how to play chess began to appear...
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  • Samuel Nathaniel Cooke Jr. (26 June 1882 – 11 April 1964) was an English architect active in Birmingham, England in the early to mid 20th century. He...
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    History, Political, Social, and Natural, of French Africa, London: Nathaniel Cooke, 1854, p. 197. Hughes, Ian (2009). Belisarius : the last Roman general...
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    pieces of standardised shape – the Staunton pattern promulgated by Nathaniel Cooke – that is still the style required for competitions. He was the principal...
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    Howard Staunton, a 19th-century English chess player, and designed by Nathaniel Cooke. The first Staunton style sets were made in 1849 by Jaques of London...
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    Thomas B.; Cooke, Arthur L. (1954). The Works of Nathaniel Lee. Vol. 1. Stroup, Thomas B.; Cooke, Arthur L. (1955). The Works of Nathaniel Lee. Vol. 2...
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    in Nottingham around 1834 in partnership with his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Cooke. As a newsagent, Ingram was struck by the reliable increase in newspaper...
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  • Orchestra. Side 1 "You Send Me" (Sam Cooke, originally credited to L.C. Cook) – 2:41 "The Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret) – 2:31 "Tammy" (Jay...
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  • between blind players. 1849 – The Staunton chess set is created by Nathaniel Cooke. 1851 – First international tournament is held in London, and won by...
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    ISBN 9781856197168. Schlesinger, Max (1853). Saunterings in and About London. Nathaniel Cooke. p. Chapter VIII, 83. Ackroyd, Peter (2000). London: The Biography...
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    difficulty in finding a publisher, but part i. was eventually issued by Nathaniel Cooke of the Strand as one of his shilling Books for the Rail in October...
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    History, Political, Social, and Natural, of French Africa. London: Nathaniel Cooke. p. 140. Retrieved 28 June 2014. "Boufarik: statue en l'honneur du...
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    Company forces defeat those of the Sikh Empire in Punjab. 1 March – Nathaniel Cooke registers the design of the Staunton chess set, which is first marketed...
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  • images Hall of Memory Birmingham, West Midlands War memorial Samuel Nathaniel Cooke Jr. 1925 27 October 2014 52°28′17″N 1°57′22″W / 52.471333°N 1.95619°W...
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    newsagents business in Nottingham, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Cooke. As a newsagent, he noticed that when newspapers included woodcuts...
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    George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, FRS, FRGS, FBA (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), styled The Honourable...
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  • designed in a Romanesque style to designs by the architect Samuel Nathaniel Cooke and consecrated by the Bishop of Birmingham Ernest Barnes on 7 May...
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  • R. Macquoid, Esq., and Engraved by William Thomas, Esq., London: Nathaniel Cooke, 1853 (a pirated English edition of the original) Most of the illustration...
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    of the British Poets Completed by William Hazlitt. Vol 4. London: Nathaniel Cooke, 1854. Holmes, Richard. Coleridge: Early Visions, 1772-1804. New York:...
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    Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally by his stage name Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist...
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  • The Lonesome Road (category Songs written by Nathaniel Shilkret)
    "The Lonesome Road" is a 1927 song with music by Nathaniel Shilkret and lyrics by Gene Austin, alternately titled "Lonesome Road", "Look Down that Lonesome...
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    S. Converse July 28, 1820 William Henry Cook January 7, 1843 Hiram Nathaniel Cooke 1834 John Cornell 1830 Israel Clark Cornish 1850 George Albert Cowdrey...
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  • Mississippi barn. Breecher then travels west, seeking his next target, Reginald Cooke (Bruce Dern). Along the way, he encounters bounty hunter Harlan Red (Wes...
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  • "Having a Party" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released on May 8, 1962, by RCA Victor. Produced by Hugo & Luigi and arranged and...
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