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Palme D'honneur
Palme may refer to: Places * Palme (Barcelos), a parish in the municipality of Barcelos, Portugal * La Palme, Aude, a commune in southern France * Palmanova, in Italy, known as ''Palme'' in the local Friulian language People * Palme (surname) * Sieur de la Palme, (Lord of Palme), a lord of French North America for Plaisance in what is now Newfoundland * Olof Palme (1927–1986), the assassinated former Prime Minister of Sweden Entertainment * ''Palme'' (film), a 2012 Swedish documentary film * Tree of Palme, a 2002 anime film Other uses * ''Palme'', a Finnish ship which sank off Dún Laoghaire on Christmas Eve 1895, resulting in the Kingstown Lifeboat Disaster See also * Palme d'Or * Praslin, in Seychelles, formerly known as ''Île De Palme'' * Palmen Palmen is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Annie Palmen (1926–2000), Dutch singer * Connie Palmen (born 1955), Dutch author * Erik Palmén (1898–1985), Finnish meteorologist * Manfred Palmen Manfred Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palme (Barcelos)
Palme is a Portuguese ''freguesia ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 1,073, in an area of 8.31 km². References Freguesias of Barcelos, Portugal {{braga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Palme, Aude
La Palme (; oc, La Pauma) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Its origins date at least to 805 AD, when the priory was given to the Abbey of La Grasse by Charlemagne. Population See also * Fitou AOC * Corbières AOC * Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Aude Aude communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Aude-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmanova
Palmanova ( fur, Palme) is a town and comune in northeast Italy. The town is an example of a star fort of the late Renaissance, built up by the Venetian Republic in 1593. The fortifications were included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as part of Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: ''Stato da Terra'' – western ''Stato da Mar'' in 2017. Geography Found in the southeast part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, it is from Udine, from Gorizia and from Trieste, near the junction of the motorways A23 and A4. History On 7 October 1593, the superintendent of the Venetian Republic founded a revolutionary new kind of settlement: Palmanova. The city’s founding date commemorated the victory of the Christian forces (supplied primarily by the Italian states and the Spanish kingdom) over the Ottoman Turks in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, during the War of Cyprus. Also honored on 7 October was Saint Justina, chosen as the city's patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palme (surname) (1920–1993), Swedish acto ...
Palme is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Franc Palme (1914–1946), Yugoslavian Olympic alpine skier *Gabriele Palme (born 1964), German handball player * Henry Palmé (1907–1987), Swedish marathon runner *Joakim Palme (born 1958), Swedish political scientist, son of Olof and Lisbet Palme *Lisbet Palme (1931–2018), international chairwoman for UNICEF, wife of Olof Palme *Mårten Palme (born 1961), Swedish economist, son of Olof and Lisbet Palme * Olof Palme (1927–1986), the assassinated former Prime Minister of Sweden *Rajani Palme Dutt (1896–1974), British politician * Rudolf Palme (1910–2005), Austrian chess player * Sieur de la Palme, Newfoundland governor *Ulf Palme Ulf Henrik Palme (18 October 1920 – 12 May 1993) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Stockholm and died in Ingarö. Partial filmography * '' Black Roses'' (1945) - Gunnar Bergström * '' The Serious Game'' (1945) - Ture Törne * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sieur De La Palme
The Sieur de la Palme was the Governor of Plaisance (nowadays Placentia) in the New-France (french: Nouvelle-France) colony in Newfoundland from 1667 to 1670. In 1667, the King of France, Louis XIV , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of Ver ..., learns of the irresponsible behaviour of the previous governor Bellot dit Lafontaine. An official document indicates that Bellot had "fulfilled his duty badly" (). Louis XIV, frustrated with his governor, immediately recalls him to France. The king names le sieur La Palme as the new governor at Plaisance. La Palme arrives to Newfoundland on board the ship "''Saint-Sébastien''". He received the mission from the King, to help populating the colony of Plaisance, to encourage agriculture and to protect the numerous French fishers. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olof Palme
Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until his assassination in 1986. A longtime protégé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, he became Prime Minister of Sweden in 1969, heading a Privy Council Government. He left office after failing to form a government after the 1976 general election, which ended 40 years of unbroken rule by the Social Democratic Party. While Leader of the Opposition, he served as special mediator of the United Nations in the Iran–Iraq War, and was President of the Nordic Council in 1979. He faced a second defeat in 1979, but he returned as Prime Minister after electoral victories in 1982 and 1985, and served until his death. Palme was a pivotal and polarizing figure domestically as well as in international politics from the 1960s onward. He was steadfast i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palme (film)
''Palme'' is a Swedish documentary film from 2012 directed, and written by Maud Nycander and Kristina Lindström. The film is a biographical portrait of the former Prime Minister Olof Palme, and covers his life from childhood to the role as a leading figure of Swedish politics. It has been shown as a 103 minutes long feature film in the cinemas, and as a 175 minutes long TV-movie in three parts on SVT at Christmas and New Year the same year. At the 48th Guldbagge Awards, the film was nominated in three categories: Best Documentary Feature (Maud Nycander and Kristina Lindström), Best Editing (Andreas Jonsson, Hanna Lejonqvist and Niels Pagh Andersen) and Best Original Score (Benny Andersson). It won in the latter two categories. Synopsis On Friday evening, February 28, 1986 Olof Palme was shot dead in the street. The day after, the news reached out to the people that the country's prime minister was dead, and the whole country found itself suddenly shocked. In the film one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree Of Palme
is a 2002 Japanese anime film, written and directed by Takashi Nakamura. It was an official selection of the 2002 Berlin Film Festival. Story ''A Tree of Palme'' can be seen as a distant allusion of the 1883 novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi Carlo Lorenzini (24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (), was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio''. Early life Co .... It concerns a small puppet, Palme, who was tasked by his creator to look over his ailing wife, Xian. After her death, Palme is visited by a mysterious woman whom he mistakenly believes to be Xian. Shaken out of his sadness, Palme accepts her request to deliver something special to a far-off place known as Tama. This sets Palme off on a journey to discover his own emotions, and what it truly means to be human. Voice cast References External links * * 2002 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingstown Lifeboat Disaster
The Kingstown lifeboat disaster occurred on Christmas Eve 1895 off Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), Ireland, when the Kingstown lifeboat was capsized while attempting to rescue the crew of the stricken SS ''Palme''. The crew of fifteen were lost. The event is commemorated annually at Dún Laoghaire Harbour. The ''Palme'' The ''Palme'', a 1,114 ton barque, was owned by the Eriksson family of Mariehamn, Finland, then part of the Russian Empire. She sailed under the Russian flag of horizontal white, blue, and red. On 18 December she set sail from Liverpool bound for South America to import hardwood. She was commanded by Captain Wiren. He was accompanied by his wife and child. There was a crew of seventeen, three of whom spoke English. Weather A storm described as "the most severe of the century" developed. The ''Palme'' tried to seek shelter in Dublin Bay, but was driven southeast. It was mid-winter and extremely cold. The sea was so heavy that waves were crashing over the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palme D'Or
The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, The Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975. The Palme d'Or is widely considered one of the film industry's most prestigious awards. History In 1954, the festival decided to present an award annually, titled the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival, with a new design each year from a contemporary artist. The festival's board of directors invited several jewellers to submit designs for a palm, in tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes, evoking the famous legend of Saint Honorat and the palm trees lining the famous Promenade de la Croisette. The original design by Parisian jeweller Lucienne Lazon, inspired by a sketch by director Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praslin
Praslin () is the second largest island (38.5 km2) of the Inner Seychelles, lying northeast of Mahé in the Somali Sea. Praslin has a population of around 7,533 people and comprises two administrative districts: Baie Sainte Anne and Grand' Anse. The main settlements are the Baie Ste Anne, Anse Volbert and Grand' Anse. It was named ''Isle de Palmes'' by explorer Lazare Picault in 1744. During that time it was used as a hideaway by pirates and Arab merchants. In 1768 it was renamed ''Praslin'' in honor of French diplomat César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin. Praslin is known as a tourist destination with several hotels and resorts, as well as a number of beaches such as Anse Lazio and Anse Georgette. It has substantial tracts of tropical forests with birds such as the endemic Seychelles bulbul and the Seychelles black parrot. The Vallée de Mai Nature Preserve, established in 1979, is known for the unique coco de mer and vanilla orchids. It has been reported ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmen
Palmen is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Annie Palmen (1926–2000), Dutch singer * Connie Palmen (born 1955), Dutch author * Erik Palmén (1898–1985), Finnish meteorologist * Manfred Palmen Manfred Palmen (11 March 1945 – 18 November 2022) was a German politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Union, he served in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2000 to 2012. Palmen died in Kleve Kleve (; traditional en, C ... (1945-2022), German politician See also * 16168 Palmen, a minor planet * Palme (surname) {{surname de:Palmen (Begriffsklärung) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
