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Munday (Indigenous Australian)
Munday may refer to: People * Munday (Hampshire cricketer), 18th-century English cricketer * Anthony Munday (1560–1633), English dramatist * Don Munday (1890–1950), Canadian explorer, naturalist and mountaineer * David Mundy (born 1986), Australian rules footballer * Dorian Carl Munday (born 1941) British composer * Herbert Munday (1876–1961), English footballer * Jim Munday (born 1917), Australian rules footballer * John Mundy (composer) (c.1550–1630), English Renaissance composer * Kade Munday (born 1983), Australian cricketer * Michael Munday (born 1984), English cricketer * Mickey Munday, the last surviving member of the Miami-based drug gang called the "Cocaine Cowboys" * Pat Munday, American environmentalist and writer * Phyllis Munday (1894–1990), Canadian mountaineer * Richard Burnard Munday (1896-1932), World War I flying ace * Richard Munday (c.1685–1739), colonial American architect and builder Places * Munday, Texas, USA * Munday, West Virgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munday (Hampshire Cricketer)
Munday may refer to: People * Munday (Hampshire cricketer), 18th-century English cricketer * Anthony Munday (1560–1633), English dramatist * Don Munday (1890–1950), Canadian explorer, naturalist and mountaineer * David Mundy (born 1986), Australian rules footballer * Dorian Carl Munday (born 1941) British composer * Herbert Munday (1876–1961), English footballer * Jim Munday (born 1917), Australian rules footballer * John Mundy (composer) (c.1550–1630), English Renaissance composer * Kade Munday (born 1983), Australian cricketer * Michael Munday (born 1984), English cricketer * Mickey Munday, the last surviving member of the Miami-based drug gang called the "Cocaine Cowboys" * Pat Munday, American environmentalist and writer * Phyllis Munday (1894–1990), Canadian mountaineer * Richard Burnard Munday (1896-1932), World War I flying ace * Richard Munday (c.1685–1739), colonial American architect and builder Places * Munday, Texas, USA * Munday, West Virginia, USA * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Munday
Pat Munday is an American environmentalist, writer, and college professor living in Butte, Montana. He was awarded the Liebig-Woehler Freundschaft Prize for scholarship in the history of chemistry, and contributions through environmental activism. Biography Munday graduated from Drexel University in 1978 with a double BS in Engineering and Humanities. He went on to study at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1981 with an MS in Science, Technology and Values. He received his Cornell University his MA in History in 1987. In 1987 and 1988 he was a visiting researcher and Fulbright Scholar at the Universität Hamburg, Institut für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik und Technik. After that Munday went on to receive his PhD from Cornell in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology in 1990, where his dissertation was titled ''Sturm und Dung: Justus von Liebig (1803-73) and the chemistry of agriculture.'' Environmental activism After graduati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munday Island
Munday Island is a small island that lies between Port Davey, an oceanic inlet, and Bathurst Channel, located in the south west region of Tasmania, Australia. The island is contained with the Southwest National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage SiteBrothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). ''Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features''. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. and the Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve. Features and location Part of the Breaksea Islands Group, Munday Island is also part of the Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds. The island's vegetation is dominated by thick ''Melaleuca'' scrub. Forest ravens have been recorded as breeding on the island. See also * List of islands of Tasmania Tasmania is the smallest and southernmost state of Australia. The Tasmanian ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munday, West Virginia
Munday is an unincorporated community in eastern Wirt County Wirt County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,194, making it the least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Elizabeth. The county was created in 1848 by the Virginia Gene ..., West Virginia, United States. It lies along local roads southeast of the town of Elizabeth, the county seat of Wirt County. Its elevation is 717 feet (217 m)., Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-23. Munday had a post office, which closed on October 26, 2002. The community was named after the local Munday family. References Unincorporated communities in Wirt County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{WirtCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munday, Texas
Munday ( ) is a city in Knox County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,246 at the 2020 census. Geography Munday is located at (33.449292, –99.626028). It is situated at the junction of U.S. Highway 277, State Highway 222, and Farm Roads 1581 and 2811 in southeastern Knox County. Munday is approximately 75 miles from both Abilene and Wichita Falls. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. History The community dates from 1893, when a store was built at the site. Originally known as Maud, it was renamed for postmaster R.P. Munday when the first post office was established in 1894. In 1903, West Munday merchants—separated by a thousand yards from East Munday—moved their buildings to the east. The Wichita Valley Railroad arrived in 1906, the same year that the community incorporated. With 968 residents in 1910, Munday was easily the largest town in Knox County. By 1950, the population reached 2,270. The populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Munday
Richard Munday (c.1685-1739) was a prominent colonial American architect and builder in Newport, Rhode Island. Munday built several notable public buildings in Newport between 1720 and 1739 helping to modernize the city. Christopher Wren's church of St. James at Piccadilly in London, England, and Old North Church in Boston, are believed to have greatly influenced Munday's baroque style. Munday also built many Georgian houses in Newport and was a parishioner at Trinity Church. Few details about his life have survived. Works by Munday *Old Colony House, 1739, a U.S. National Historic Landmark (NHL) *Sabbatarian Meeting House (currently home of the Newport Historical Society), 172* Trinity Church (Newport, Rhode Island), Trinity Church, Newport, 1725, also an NHL *Daniel Ayrault house, Newport, 1739-40 (built with Benjamin Wyatt) *Malbone Castle and Estate Malbone is one of the oldest mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. The original mid-18th century estate was the country r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Ace
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually considered to be five or more. The concept of the "ace" emerged in 1915 during World War I, at the same time as aerial dogfighting. It was a propaganda term intended to provide the home front with a cult of the hero in what was otherwise a war of attrition. The individual actions of aces were widely reported and the image was disseminated of the ace as a chivalrous knight reminiscent of a bygone era. For a brief early period when air-to-air combat was just being invented, the exceptionally skilled pilot could shape the battle in the skies. For most of the war, however, the image of the ace had little to do with the reality of air warfare, in which fighters fought in formation and air superiority depended heavily on the relative availability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Burnard Munday
Major Richard Burnard Munday was an English flying ace credited with scoring nine aerial victories during World War I. He was notable for scoring Britain's first night victory; he also excelled as a balloon buster at the rare feat of shooting down enemy observation balloons at night. Early life Richard Burnard Munday was born in Plymouth, England on 31 January 1896. He was the eldest son of Major General and Mrs. R. C. Munday of Port Royal, Plymouth. World War I Details of Munday's entry into military service are unknown. However, on 16 February 1915 he lost his probationary status as his rank of flight sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Air Service was confirmed, and on the same day he was awarded Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate No. 1085. He had trained in a Maurice Farman biplane at the military flight school at Brooklands. Having completed his pilot's training, he began his aviation duties. He was slightly wounded on 28 December 1915, though details are unknown. Munday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Munday
Phyllis B Munday, CM (née James) (24 September 1894 – 11 April 1990) was a Canadian mountaineer, explorer, naturalist and humanitarian. She was famed for being the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Robson (with Annette Buck) in 1924, and with her husband Don for discovering Mount Waddington, and exploring the area around it via the Franklin River and the Homathko River. Awarded the Order of Canada in 1972 for her work with the Girl Guides of Canada and St. John Ambulance as well as for her mountaineering career. Phyllis's Engine, a prominent rock spire in the Pacific Ranges near Mount Garibaldi, was despite claims to the contrary named for Phyllis Beltz. Mount Munday is named after Don and Phyllis Munday, and Baby Munday Peak is named for their daughter Edith Early life Phyllis was born in Sri Lanka, moved to the British Columbia interior in 1901, and then to Vancouver in 1907. In 1912 she climbed Grouse Mountain with her Girl Guide company. In 1915, at 21, Phy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Munday
Mickey Munday (born June 29, 1945) is an American former drug trafficker and former associate of Colombia's Medellin Cartel during the growth phase in cocaine trafficking, 1975–1986. Munday was featured in the 2006 Rakontur documentary, ''Cocaine Cowboys.'' Internationally renowned for his abilities to circumvent law enforcement's efforts to capture and arrest him by boat or airplane during Miami's cocaine epidemic, Munday was often referred to as the " MacGyver" of cocaine smugglers. Now known as "The last surviving "Cocaine Cowboy," Munday makes his living as an actor, writer, speaker and storyteller. His latest CD, ''Tall Tales'', is a collection of adventurous anecdotes re-told by Munday about his days as a smuggler. In April 2018, a federal judge sentenced Munday to a 12-year prison sentence after he was found guilty on auto fraud-conspiracy charges. Early life Munday was born and raised in Miami, Florida. His father, George "Sunny" Munday was a professional football p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Munday
Anthony Munday (or Monday) (1560?10 August 1633) was an English playwright and miscellaneous writer. He was baptized on 13 October 1560 in St Gregory by St Paul's, London, and was the son of Christopher Munday, a stationer, and Jane Munday. He was one of the chief predecessors of Shakespeare in English dramatic composition, and wrote plays about Robin Hood. He is believed to be the primary author of ''Sir Thomas More'', on which he is believed to have collaborated with Henry Chettle, Thomas Heywood, William Shakespeare, and Thomas Dekker. Biography He was once thought to have been born in 1553, because the monument to him in the church of St Stephen Coleman Street, since destroyed, stated that at the time of his death he was eighty years old. From the inscription we likewise learn that he was "a citizen and draper". In 1589 he was living in the city, and dates his translation of ''The History of Palmendos'' "from my house in Cripplegate". That he carried on the business of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
