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David McDonald (ice Hockey)
David McDonald may refer to: * David McDonald (astronomer) (born 1964), Irish amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets * David McDonald (footballer) (born 1971), Irish footballer * David Cargill McDonald, Canadian jurist who headed the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Activities of the RCMP, better known as the McDonald Commission * David J. McDonald (1902–1979), American labor leader and president of the United Steelworkers of America, 1952–1965 ** David J. McDonald Jr. (born 1939), his son, professor of drama emeritus at University of California, Irvine * David Tennant (born 1971 as David John McDonald), Scottish Actor; famous for portraying the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' * David L. McDonald (1906–1997), United States Navy admiral * David McDonald (Prince Edward Island politician) (1862–1939), Speaker of the Legislature in Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1928–1931 * David McDonald (Wisconsin politician), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McDonald (astronomer)
This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids, Jupiter trojans and distant objects). , the discovery of 612,011 numbered minor planets are credited to 1141 astronomers and 253 observatories, telescopes or surveys ''(see )''. On how a discovery is made, ''see observations of small Solar System bodies. For a description of the tables below, see ''. Discovering astronomers }, (bio-de) , align=left , M. Matsuyama , , - id="D. Matter" , align=left , Daniel Matter , 7 , 1957–pres. , , align=left , D. Matter; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , D. Matter , , - id="A. Maury" , align=left , Alain Maury , 9 , 1958–pres. , , align=left , A. Maury; , align=left , A. Maury , , - id="D. Mayes" , align=left , Deronda Mayes , , 1957–pres. , , align=left , D. Mayes; inferred , align=left , D. Mayes , , - id="E. Mazzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McDonald (footballer)
David McDonald (born 2 January 1971) is an Irish retired football defender. At Tottenham he only made three league appearances, one of which was playing the full 90 minutes as his side beat rivals Arsenal at Highbury on the last day of the 1992-93 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ... season. References *Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database(subscription required) 1971 births Living people Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Republic of Ireland men's B international footballers Men's association football defenders Premier League players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Reading F.C. players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into Certain Activities Of The RCMP
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Activities of the RCMP, better known as the McDonald Commission, was a Royal Commission called by the Canadian government of Pierre Trudeau to investigate the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after a number of illegal activities by the RCMP Security Service came to light in the 1970s. The Commission, Judge David Cargill McDonald, was established on 6 July 1977 and issued its final report in 1981. Background During the 1970 October Crisis, the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnapped and killed Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Laporte. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau responded by invoking the War Measures Act. Despite having provided good intelligence to law enforcement agencies on the FLQ threat, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and more specifically, the RCMP Security Service responsible for both national security intelligence and national security policing at the time, was blamed for failing to prevent the crisis. Hurt by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David J
David John Haskins (born 24 April 1957, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician, producer, and writer. He is the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and for Love and Rockets. He has composed the scores for a number of plays and films, and also wrote and directed his own plays, ''Silver for Gold (The Odyssey of Edie Sedgwick)'', in 2008, which was restaged at REDCAT in Los Angeles in 2011, and ''The Chanteuse and The Devil's Muse'' in 2011. His artwork has been shown in galleries internationally, and he has been a resident DJ at venues such as the Knitting Factory. David J has released a number of singles and solo albums, and in 1990 he released one of the first No. 1 hits on the then nascent Modern Rock Tracks charts, with "I'll Be Your Chauffeur". His most recent single, "The Day That David Bowie Died" entered the UK vinyl singles chart at number 4 in 2016. The track appears on his double album, ''Vaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tennant
David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the role from 2022 to 2023 as the fourteenth incarnation. Other notable roles include Giacomo Casanova in the BBC comedy-drama serial ''Casanova'' (2005), Barty Crouch Jr. in the fantasy film '' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005), Peter Vincent in the horror remake ''Fright Night'' (2011), DI Alec Hardy in the ITV crime drama series ''Broadchurch'' (2013–2017), Kilgrave in the Netflix superhero series '' Jessica Jones'' (2015–2019), Crowley in the Amazon Prime fantasy series ''Good Omens'' (2019–present), and Phileas Fogg in ''Around the World in 80 Days'' (2021). Tennant has worked on stage, including a portrayal of the title character in a 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Hamlet'', later filmed for televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David L
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McDonald (Prince Edward Island Politician)
Donald David McDonald (March 13, 1862 – June 1939) was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 3rd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1916 to 1923 and from 1928 to 1931 as a Liberal. He was the son of Donald A. McDonald and was educated in Glenfinnan, Prince Edward Island. He was married twice: to Mary J. McIntyre in 1894 and to Mary McDonald in 1924. McDonald served as census commissioner for Queens County in 1901 and 1911.Normandin, AL ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1931'' He also served as a justice of the peace. McDonald was defeated when he ran for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1912 and when he ran for reelection in 1923. He served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries rule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McDonald (Wisconsin Politician)
David McDonald was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1848 session. McDonald represented the 1st District of Racine County, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic .... References Politicians from Racine, Wisconsin Year of birth missing Year of death missing Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McDonald (judge)
David McDonald (May 8, 1803 – August 25, 1869) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana. Education and career Born in Millersburg, Kentucky, McDonald read law to enter the bar in 1830, and entered private practice in Washington, Indiana. He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1833 to 1834, and a prosecuting attorney of the 7th Judicial Circuit of Indiana from 1834 to 1837, thereafter returning to private practice until 1839. He was a Judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit of Indiana from 1839 to 1852, also serving as a Professor of law at Indiana University Bloomington from 1842 to 1852. He was again in private practice, this time in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1853 to 1864. Federal judicial service On December 12, 1864, McDonald was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Indiana vacated by Judge Albert Smith White. McDonald was confirme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wylie McDonald
David Wylie McDonald, (9 October 1927 – 8 March 2007) was a Scottish architect and a colonial civil servant. He was the Director of Public Works in Hong Kong and the first Secretary for Lands and Works. Biography Born on 9 October 1927 in Armadale, West Lothian, he was educated at Harris Academy, Dundee and volunteered for the Black Watch at the age of 17 in late 1944. One of his first postings was to guard the Princess Elizabeth at Balmoral where he served as a dancing partner and also part of the King's Guard in Inverness and Edinburgh. He took his architecture degree at Dundee College of Art and obtained a trainee job with a local architectural firm and married Eliza (Betty) Roberts Steele on 3 July 1951. He moved to Hong Kong in 1955 and joined the colonial government. He quickly learned Cantonese and was able to communicate with the locals. He became the Director of Public Works in 1974 and the first Secretary for Lands and Works in 1981 when the post was created by Gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave McDonald (baseball)
David Bruce McDonald (May 20, 1943 – May 19, 2017) was an American professional baseball baseball player, player. He was a first baseman who appeared in 33 Major League Baseball games played, games as a member of the New York Yankees and Montreal Expos. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as tall and . Career Born in New Albany, Indiana, McDonald graduated from high school in Grand Island, Nebraska, and attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was signed by the New York Yankees in and spent eight seasons in the Yankees' farm system before his September 1969 trial with the MLB Yankees. In nine games, six as the Bronx Bombers' starting first baseman and three as a pinch hitter, he collected three hit (baseball), hits and batting average (baseball), batted .217. He was traded to Montreal at the outset of the campaign and spent the year at Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A. The Expos called him up in June of , and in his second game in a Montreal unifor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave McDonald (ice Hockey)
Dave McDonald (born April 6, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Amateur career He played junior A hockey for the Portage Terriers and St. James Canadians, Major Junior hockey for the Brandon Wheat Kings, and college hockey for the University of Minnesota-Duluth A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the .... He competed in the 1979 Memorial Cup. Professional career He played 187 games, including playoffs, for the Binghamton Whalers of the American Hockey League. He also played 13 games for the Saginaw Gears (IHL), Saginaw Gears of the International Hockey League (1945–2001), International Hockey League. He also played in one game for the Mohawk Valley Stars of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:McDon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
