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• Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da — born с 1525, Palestrina, near Rome died Feb. 2, 1594, Rome Italian composer. He sang in Rome as a choirboy, then worked as an organist in his nearby hometown of Palestrina. He was appointed director of the Vatican s Cappella Giulia by Pope Julius …   Universalium

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• Ian Fleming — Infobox Writer name = Ian Lancaster Fleming imagesize = 175px birthdate = birth date|1908|5|28|mf=y birthplace = Mayfair, London, England deathdate = death date and age |1964|8|12|1908|5|28 deathplace = Kent, England occupation = Author and… …   Wikipedia