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Wacha is a surname. People Notable people with the surname include: * Dinshaw Edulji Wacha (1844–1936), Indian politician * Michael Wacha (born 1991), American baseball player * Jennifer Danielle Wacha alias Jennifer Sky (born 1976), American actress * Przemysław Wacha (born 1981), Polish badminton player * Rolf Wacha (born 1981), German rugby player Places * Wacha, Karnataka, settlement in Karnataka, India * Wacha, Niger, commune in Niger See also * Vácha Vácha is a Czech masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Váchová. It may refer to: Vácha * Karel Vácha (born 1970), Czech footballer * Ladislav Vácha (1899–1943), Czech gymnast and Olympic champion * Lukáš Vácha (born 1989), Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wacha
Michael Joseph Wacha (; born July 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, and San Diego Padres. He played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies. The Cardinals selected Wacha in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft out of Texas A&M. After one year in the minor leagues, he made his major league debut on May 30, 2013. Following a strong regular season, Wacha earned the 2013 National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award, after yielding one run and eight hits in his first 21 postseason innings pitched. Early life Michael Wacha was born in Iowa City, Iowa, to Tom and Karen Wacha as the second of four children. He has one older brother, Charlie, one younger brother, Lucas and a younger sister, Brette. He grew up a Chicago Cubs fan. When Wacha was three years old, his family moved fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha (2 August 1844 – 18 February 1936) was a Parsi politician from Bombay (Mumbai). He was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress. Wacha was also the president of the Congress in 1901. Biography Wacha was associated with the cotton industry and was the President of the Indian Merchants' Chamber in 1915. He was knighted in 1917. Sir Dinshaw was a member of the Bombay Legislative Council, the Imperial Legislative Council and the Council of State. He headed the Western India Liberal Association from 1919 to 1927. Wacha lamented the lack of dedicated leaders willing to devote themselves to Congress's political goals. He observed how many figures, among them Pherozeshah Mehta, who would have made capable leaders, eschewed total alliance with the Congress for fear of damage to their private careers. Despite this lack of support from Indian leaders, Wacha did acknowledge the vital role that the Scotsman, Allan Hume, played in maint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przemysław Wacha
Przemysław Wacha (; born 31 January 1981) is a Polish badminton player. Career Wacha played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the first round to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships. Wacha also played badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 16 to Bao Chunlai of China. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he didn't qualify from the pool stages. From 2004 to 2010 Wacha won seven consecutive titles at the Polish National Badminton Championships. At the 2016 Rio Olympics Wacha played men's doubles with compatriot Adam Cwalina, but they didn't advance from the group stage. Achievements European Championships ''Men's singles'' European Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' ''Boys' doubles'' BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Wacha
Rolf Wacha (born 23 June 1981) accessed: 6 March 2010 is a German player, playing for the in the and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wacha, Niger
Wacha is a village and rural commune in Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east .... Includes list of 213 communes rurales and seats, 52 Communes urbaines and seats References {{coord, 13, 22, N, 9, 18, E, display=title, region:NE_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Communes of Nig ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Sky
Jennifer Sky is a former American actress and model. She has had roles in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' in 1997, ''General Hospital'' (1997–1998), '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' in 1999, and starred as Cleopatra, the title character in ''Cleopatra 2525'' (2000–2001). She has also had roles in '' Fastlane'' in 2002, ''Charmed'' in 2003, and '' CSI: Miami'' in 2004 and 2005. She notably appeared as Vanessa Farrow in the final episode of ''Columbo'' in 2003. Early and personal life Sky was raised in Jensen Beach, Florida. At 15, she was offered two months of summer modeling in Japan. She left for New York City at 17 to study acting under the tutelage of several acclaimed acting coaches, and became well-versed in the Meisner technique. Sky married Alex Band of The Calling, but they subsequently separated. On September 10, 2013, ''The New York Times'' published an op-ed by Sky entitled "My Life as a Warrior Princess", in which she compared the abusive and exploitative working condi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
