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Anders Svedlund
Anders Johan Svedlund (1926 in Mellösa, Sweden – 1979 in Auckland, New Zealand), was a Swedish born, naturalized New Zealand ocean rowing pioneer. Anders performed 2 of 14 Historic ocean rows listed by Ocean Rowing Society International, Ocean Rowing Society, the official Guinness Adjudicator for ocean rowing. He was the first to row the Indian Ocean, the first to row on the Pacific solo, and the fastest ocean rower of his times. Ocean Rowing Historic Ocean Rows Two ocean rows completed by Anders Svedlund were unassisted and unsupported, undertaken without Desalination, water makers, without sat phones, without GPS, Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station, EPIRB or liferafts; conditions which are described by Ocean Rowing Society as "not much different from the days of Columbus", defining historic ocean rowers as "test pilots, but without a parachute". Indian Ocean In 1971 Anders Svedlund became the first to row the Indian Ocean from Kalbarri, Western Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bengt Danielsson
Bengt Emmerik Danielsson (6 July 1921 – 4 July 1997) was a Swedish anthropologist, writer, and a crew member on the ''Kon-Tiki'' raft expedition from South America to French Polynesia in 1947. In 1991, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "exposing the tragic results of and advocating an end to French nuclear colonialism." Early life Danielsson was born on 6 July 1921 in Krokek, Sweden and was the son of chief physician Emmerik Danielsson (1875–1927) and Greta, née Källgren (1889–1990). His father died in a traffic accident when he was six years old, and after that Danielsson grew up in Norrköping with his mother and aunt, who both encouraged his adventuring ambitions. Career Danielsson obtained a Licentiate of Philosophy from Uppsala University in 1954 and a Doctor of Philosophy in anthropology in 1955. Danielsson was intendant at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii from 1952 to 1966. Danielsson was Swedish consul in French Polynesia from 1961 to 1978 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mellösa
Mellösa (, locally ) is a locality situated in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. It had 535 inhabitants in 2010. In 2001, Mellösa became the first book town in Sweden. Landmarks * Mellösa Church Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ... elections References Populated places in Flen Municipality Book towns {{Södermanland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peter Bird (rower)
Peter Bird (19 February 1947 – 1996) was a British ocean rower who, in 1983, became the first person to row non-stop and solo across the Pacific from east to west when he completed his journey from America to Australia. Atlantic Bird first became interested in ocean rowing in 1968 when he read about the Atlantic crossings by John Fairfax, Chay Blyth and John Ridgway. Then, while selling silk paintings door to door he met Derek King, who had just rowed around Ireland in a small boat. King was planning to row around the world and invited Bird to join. The two only managed to cross the Atlantic however and having run out of money were forced to return home. Pacific First attempt Bird next decided that he would try to row the Pacific solo. He set off from San Francisco on 23 August 1982, having already failed in one earlier attempt in 1981. 294 days later and within a quarter of a mile of the Great Barrier Reef Bird was rescued by the Australian Navy. However, because of how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Swedish Male Rowers
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Sports World Record Holders
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Ocean Rowers
The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of Earth. The ocean is conventionally divided into large bodies of water, which are also referred to as ''oceans'' (the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern, and Arctic Ocean),"Ocean." ''Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'', Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ocean . Accessed March 14, 2021. and are themselves mostly divided into seas, s and subsequent bodies of water. The ocean contains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1979 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1926 Births
In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII. Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Ibn Saud is crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne as Bảo Đại, the last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty of the Kingdom of Vietnam. * January 16 – A British Broadcasting Company radio play by Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting. * January 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ove Joensen
Ove Joensen (3 December 1948 – 24 November 1987November 26th was the date of the recovery of his body, and as is the date shown on his grave marker) was a Faroese seaman and adventurer, the first to row from the Faroe Islands to Denmark. Early life Ove Joensen, born in 1948 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, was the son of a fisherman and after moving to the Island of Nólsoy had a seafaring career. Ocean crossing In 1984, inspired by Colin Quincey, the first man to row across the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia, he built his 30-foot boat ''Diana Victoria'' at Nólsoy, to row the from the Faroes to Copenhagen in Denmark. On his first attempt later that year the boat was damaged when visiting a ship. Diverting to the Shetland Islands, he was towed in from Eshaness by the Aith lifeboat. The following year Joensen's attempt was defeated by adverse winds after he had again reached Aith. Joensen finally succeeded in 1986, when he arrived in Copenhagen on 11 August 1986 aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Colin Quincey
Colin Quincey (8 May 1945 – 9 July 2018) was the first person to row across the Tasman Sea. Early life Quincey was born in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, Yorkshire, England, in 1945. As a young man, he travelled frequently, and crewed on the German training ship Gorch Fock (1958), German training ship ''Gorch Fock''. He spent several years in Hawaii teaching English and, in New Zealand, working for the Spirit of Adventure Trust which operated a tall ship, and undertaking house-painting. Rowing the Tasman The only previous attempt to row the Tasman had been made by Anders Svedlund in 1969, but he had suffered a capsize five days into the crossing. In 1976, after becoming dissatisfied with the cadets he was training on the tall ship, and their unwillingness to challenge themselves, Quincey began preparations to row across the Tasman Sea. He designed and built a Dory (boat), dory-style rowboat, which he named the ''Tasman Trespasser.'' Quincey departed Hokianga Harbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Teetotalism
Teetotalism is the practice of voluntarily abstaining from the consumption of alcohol, specifically in alcoholic drinks. A person who practices (and possibly advocates) teetotalism is called a teetotaler (US) or teetotaller (UK), or said to be teetotal. Globally, in 2016, 57% of adults did not drink alcohol in the past 12 months, and 44.5% had never consumed alcohol. A number of temperance organisations have been founded in order to promote teetotalism and provide spaces for nondrinkers to socialise. Etymology According to the ''Online Etymology Dictionary'', the ''tee-'' in ''teetotal'' is the letter T, so it is actually ''t-total'', though it was never spelled that way. The word is first recorded in 1832 in a general sense in an American source, and in 1833 in England in the context of abstinence. Since at first it was used in other contexts as an emphasised form of ''total'', the ''tee-'' is presumably a reduplication of the first letter of ''total'', much as contemporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
