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Giuseppe Ottaviani (athlete)
Giuseppe Ottaviani (20 May 1916 – 19 July 2020) was an Italian centenarian and masters athlete, and Commander of the Italian Republic for high sporting merits. He was the first and only centenary athlete to have made a qualifying triple jump for his Masters category (M100, or those 100 years of age and older). He was the indoor world record holder in the M100 60 metres at the time of his death. He also held the indoor world record for the triple jump and long jump, and the outdoor world record for the triple jump He has 56 Italian National Championships with 13 national records, still holds 9 world records and the European discus record. Biography After serving in the Italian Air Force during World War II, he spent his career as a men's tailor. He married Alba Michelini and has three children: Paolo, Marzia and Matelda. Marzia is now a top masters marathon runner. At the suggestion of the brothers Paolo and Giuliano Costantini, he started masters athletics in the late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant'Ippolito
Sant'Ippolito is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about south of Pesaro. Geography Sant'Ippolito borders the following municipalities: Fossombrone, Fratte Rosa, Montefelcino, Orciano di Pesaro, Serrungarina Serrungarina is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Colli al Metauro in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about northwest of Ancona and about south of Pesaro Pesaro (; ) is a (municipality) in the Italy, ..., Terre Roveresche. References External links Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regia Aeronautica Personnel Of World War II
The Regia ("Royal house") was a two-part structure in Ancient Rome lying along the Via Sacra at the edge of the Roman Forum that originally served as the residence or one of the main headquarters of List of Kings of Rome, kings of Rome and later as the office of the ''pontifex maximus'', the highest religious official of Rome. It occupied a triangular patch of terrain between the Temple of Vesta, the Temple of Temple of Caesar, Divus Julius and Temple of Antoninus Pius, Antoninus and Faustina the Elder, Faustina. Only the foundations of Republican/Imperial Regia remain. Like the Curia it was destroyed and rebuilt several times, as far back as the Roman monarchy. Studies have found multiple layers of similar buildings with more regular features, prompting the theory that this "Republican Regia" was to have a different use. History According to ancient tradition it was built by the second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius, as a royal palace. Indeed, the Latin term ''regia'' can be tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 Births
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that has been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign – The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive – Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in modern-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi (1916), Battle of Wadi – Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German Empire, German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federazione Italiana Di Atletica Leggera
The Italian Athletics Federation (Italian language, Italian: ''Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera'', FIDAL), is the governing body for Athletics (sport), athletics in Italy since 1906. The Italian Federation, founded on 21 October 1906, on initiative of ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'', as Federazione Podistica Italiana (FPI), has been recognised by World Athletics, International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), now World Athletics, since its Berlin Congress in 1913. History FIDAL assumed its current name in 1926, previously it was as described in the following table. Presidents Technical Directors Since 1920 the technical directors of the Italy national athletics team, Italian national team have been the following. See also *Italy national athletics team *Athletics in Italy *FIDAL Hall of Fame *Naturalized athletes of Italy References External links * {{Authority control National members of the European Athletic Association, Italy Athletics in Italy Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Centenarian Masters Track And Field Athletes
In the sport of athletics, centenarian competitors were recorded in the early 20th century, and have become increasingly common in the 21st century. This has occurred during a period of population ageing and increased longevity in wealthy countries, alongside a corresponding development of masters track and field competitions, such as the Senior Olympics and the World Masters Athletics Championships. Stanisław Kowalski and Hidekichi Miyazaki at age 105 are two of the oldest centenarian masters track and field athletes. Orville Rogers (age 100) stated, “I love the thrill of preparation and training,” he told ''Runner’s World''. “When I compete, I am not just running against the people out on the track at that moment, I am running against everyone who has run the event before me. That is gratifying to me.” List of centenarians track and field athletes American men and women John Whittemore at age 104 is one of the oldest American centenarian men's masters track an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centenarian
A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100. Because life expectancies at birth worldwide are well below 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. The United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarians worldwide in 2012, and 573,000 in 2020, almost quadruple the 2000 estimate of 151,000. As world population and life expectancy continue to increase, the number of centenarians is expected to increase substantially in the 21st century. According to the Office of National Statistics in the United Kingdom, one-third of babies born in the country in 2013 are expected to live to 100. According to a 1998 United Nations demographic survey, Japan is expected to have 272,000 centenarians by 2050; other sources suggest that the number could be closer to 1 million. The incidence of centenarians in Japan was one per 3,522 people in 2008. In Japan, the population of centenarians is highly skewed towards females. Japan in fiscal year 2016 had 57,52 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossombrone
Fossombrone is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, in the Marche region of central Italy. History The ancient Roman colony of ''Forum Sempronii'' took its name from Gaius Sempronius Gracchus. Near the Furlo Pass, during the Gothic War, was fought in 552 the Battle of Taginae, in which Totila was overcome by the Byzantine general, Narses. Fossombrone was included in the Donation of Pepin, but remained subject to the Duchy of Spoleto until 1198, when it passed under Papal rule. The Malatesta sold it to the famous Federico III da Montefeltro, under whom the city flourished. Also positive for the city was the reign of the della Rovere dukes, who enlarged it (in particular, Francesco Maria II expanded the settlement in the lower area up to the Metauro river). In 1631 it returned to the Papal States, and was annexed to Italy in 1860. Main sights The city and its environs abound in antiquities, especially inscriptions. Noteworthy remains are the statue o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The Third Age
The University of the Third Age (U3A), is an international movement whose aims are the education and stimulation of mainly retired members of the community — those in their third 'age' of life. There is no universally accepted model for the U3A. Its original conception in France as an extramural university activity was significantly modified in the United Kingdom where it was recognised that most people of retirement age have something to contribute and the emphasis has been on sharing, without formal educational links. Many English-speaking countries have followed this geragogic model, whereas continental European countries have mostly followed the French model. A British u3a website reports this about membership eligibility: "There is no minimum age, but a focus on people who are no longer in full-time employment or raising a family." History France u3a started in France at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Toulouse in 1973. It was started by Prof. Pierre Vellas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ADSL
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over Copper wire, copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. ADSL differs from the less common symmetric digital subscriber line (SDSL). In ADSL, Bandwidth (computing), bandwidth and bit rate are said to be asymmetric, meaning greater toward the customer premises (downstream (networking), downstream) than the reverse (upstream (networking), upstream). Providers usually market ADSL as an Internet access service primarily for downloading content from the Internet, but not for serving content accessed by others. Overview ADSL works by using spectrum above the band used by voice telephone calls. With a DSL filter, often called ''splitter'', the frequency bands are isolated, permitting a single telephone line to be used for both ADSL service and telephone calls at the same time. ADSL is ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fano
Fano () is a city and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the ''Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by population after Ancona and Pesaro. History An ancient town of Marche, it was known as Fanum Fortunae after a temple of Fortuna (mythology), Fortuna located there. Its first mention in history dates from 49 BC, when Julius Caesar held it, along with Pisaurum and Ancona. Caesar Augustus established a ''Colonia (Roman), colonia'', and built a wall, some parts of which remain. In 2 AD Augustus also built an arch (which is still standing) at the entrance to the town. In January 271, the Roman Army defeated the Alamanni in the Battle of Fano that took place on the banks of the Metauro river just inland of Fano. Fano was destroyed by Vitiges' Ostrogoths in AD 538. It was rebuilt by the Byzantine Empire, Byzantines, becoming the capital of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
