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Jim Vickers (comics)
James Henry "Jim" Vickers (7 December 1922 – 6 December 2016) was an Indian hurdling, hurdler. He competed in the Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1922 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Thrissur Anglo-Indian people Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Indian male hurdlers Olympic athletes of India Indian emigrants to Australia Australian people of Anglo-Indian descent {{India-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and the 21st largest in India. The city is built around a hillock called the Thekkinkaadu Maidaanam which seats a large Hindu Shiva Temple. It is located central of the state, and north-west of the state's capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin, and was a point of contact for the Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Romans, Portuguese, Dutch and English. Thrissur is also known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala because of its cultural, spiritual and religious leanings throughout history. The city centre contains the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Kerala Sahitya Academy. The city hosts the Thrissur Pooram festival, the most colourful and spectacular temple festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
