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Rois Fainéants
Rois may refer to: People * Carrie Rois, victim of Gary Ridgway * Joan Roís de Corella (1435–1497), Valencian author * Juancho Rois (1958-1994), Colombian musician * Sophie Rois, Austrian actress *Róis (Rose Connolly), Northern Irish composer and singer Places * Rois, Spain * Rois-bheinn, Scotland * Loch an Rois, Ireland See also ''Rois'' is also the plural form of ''roi'', which is French for king. For that reason, the word ''rois'' appears in the title of many books and films: * {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Ridgway
Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949), known as the Green River Killer or the Green River Strangler, is an American serial killer who was convicted of murdering forty-nine women between 1982 and 1998 in the northwestern United States. At the time of his arrest in 2001, he was believed to be the List of serial killers in the United States, most prolific serial killer in United States history according to confirmed murders. Most of Ridgway's victims were alleged sex workers or other women in vulnerable circumstances, including underage runaway (dependent), runaways. Before his capture, media outlets nicknamed him the ''Green River Killer'' or ''Green River Strangler'' due to his first five victims being found at the Green River (Duwamish River tributary), Green River in Washington (state), Washington State. Ridgway strangling, strangled his victims, usually by hand but sometimes using Garrote, ligatures. After strangling them, he would Disposal of human corpses#Criminal disp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Roís De Corella
Joan Roís de Corella (; Gandia or Valencia, 1435 – Valencia, 1497) was a Catalan language writer from the Kingdom of Valencia. He was born into a minor noble family of Aragonese origin in either Gandia or Valencia and apparently followed a career in the church. He may have been ordained as a priest, but apparently had two children. He is believed to have contributed to ''Tirant lo Blanc''. His other works, in prose and verse, included the ''Tragèdia de Caldesa'' and the ''Parlament en casa de Berenguer Mercader''. He also produced a translation of the psalter A psalter is a volume containing the Book of Psalms, often with other devotional material bound in as well, such as a liturgical calendar and litany of the Saints. Until the emergence of the book of hours in the Late Middle Ages, psalters were ... into Catalan. He died in Valencia in 1497. External links *Selected works by Joan Roís de Corella at the Biblioteca Virtual Joan Lluís Vives. See also * Route o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juancho Rois
Juan Humberto Rois Zúñiga (December 25, 1958 – November 21, 1994, popularly known as Juancho Rois and nicknamed ''El Conejo'' (the rabbit) was a Colombian vallenato musician, accordionist, and composer. He was born on December 25, 1958, in San Juan del Cesar, La Guajira and died on November 21, 1994, in a plane crash in the city of El Tigre, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. See also *Vallenato Legend Festival *Diomedes Díaz Diomedes Díaz Maestre (26 May 1957 – 22 December 2013) was a Colombian vallenato singer, songwriter, and composer. He has been named the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Vallenato" and is nicknamed ''El Cacique de La Junta'' ( ... References 1958 births 1994 deaths Colombian accordionists Vallenato musicians Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1994 {{Colombia-musician-stub Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Venezuela Musicians killed in aviation accidents or incidents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Rois
Sophie Rois (born 1961) is an Austrian actress who lives and works in Berlin. She has appeared in such films as ''Three'', ''180°'', ''Enemy at the Gates'' and television programmes such as ''Polizeiruf 110'' and ''Die kleine Monsterin'' (voice). Career Rois was born on 1 June 1961 in Ottensheim, Austria. From 1983 to 1986, she studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. Early in her career, Rois was one of the few professional actors Christoph Schlingensief worked with. In Berlin, Rois worked at Volksbühne (1993–2017) and Deutsches Theater (2018–2022). In 2022, she joined the Volksbühne again. In 2014, Rois appeared in the documentary '' The Decent One'' as Margarete Himmler, wife of Heinrich Himmler. Recognition Rois received the first grade of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres during Berlinale on 10 February 2014 at the French Embassy of Berlin. She accepted the invitation to become a member of Berlin's Academy of Arts in 2017. Other awards inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Róis
Rose Connolly (born 1999/2000), known mononymously as Róis ( , , often capitalised RÓIS) is a composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist from County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. She is known for singing in a keening style, the traditional Irish lament. Early life Róis was born and grew up in County Fermanagh. She did not learn Irish until she was in college. She later studied music at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Career Róis first album was ' (), released in 2023. She cites Meredith Monk, Marina Herlop, Daniela Lalita and Hatis Noit as inspirations. Her second album ' () was released in 2024 and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize. ''The Guardian'' gave it four stars out of five, saying that "Connolly fills eeningwith new, startling life, mixing the ancient with synthesis, distortion and drones." Personal life Róis is based in Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rois, Spain
Rois is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Sar and it is located in the Southwest of the province of A Coruña. See also List of municipalities in A Coruña A Coruña (province), A Coruña is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain, that is divided into 93 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, ... References Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña {{galicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rois-bheinn
Rois-bheinn is the joint highest hill in the Scottish region of Moidart, a title it shares with its neighbour Beinn Odhar Bheag, whose summit has the same elevation. The mountain may be climbed by its west ridge from the small village of Roshven (a settlement that takes its name from a roughly phonetic spelling of Rois-bheinn's name), or from Inverailort to the north. The Moidart peninsula is separated from the lands to its north by the deep pass of Loch Eilt, making Rois-bheinn one of the more prominent hills in the British Isles The British Isles are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner Hebrides, Inner and Outer Hebr .... External links Rois-bheinn on MunroMagic.com {{coord, 56, 50, 14, N, 5, 40, 50, W, region:GB_type:mountain, display=title Marilyns of Scotland Corbetts Mountains and hills of Highland (council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch An Rois
Ross Lake () is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is part of the Lough Corrib catchment in County Galway. Geography Ross Lake measures about long and wide. It is located about northwest of Galway city, near the village of Moycullen. Natural history Fish species in Ross Lake include perch, roach, bream, pike and the critically endangered European eel. The lake is part of the Ross Lake and Woods Special Area of Conservation. See also *List of loughs in Ireland References {{Reflist, refs = {{cite web , url = http://www.logainm.ie/en/1411020 , title = Loch an Rois/Ross Lake , work = Placenames Database of Ireland , publisher = Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University , access-date = 28 December 2015 {{Google maps , url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ross+Lake,+Co.+Galway,+Ireland/@53.3723688,-9.2350731,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x485bbf828e718cdd:0x37075322e0bc479a?hl=en , title = Ross Lake , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
