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Dominican Republic–Haiti relations
Dominican Republic–Haiti relations cover the two states sharing Hispaniola: Haitian unification 1822–1844, the 1929 peace treaty, the 1937 Parsley Massacre, the 2013 citizenship ruling, and the 2023 Dajabón canal border crisis.
Dominican Restoration War
The Dominican Restoration War (Guerra de la Restauración) was a guerrilla war fought from 1863 to 1865 between Dominican nationalists and Spain, which had annexed the country in 1861; it ended with the restoration of independence.
Dominican Revolutionary Party
The Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, PRD) is a political party of the Dominican Republic, founded in 1939 by exiles in Havana led by Juan Bosch.
Dominican War of Independence
Dominican War of Independence (1844-1856): the conflict in which Dominicans led by Juan Pablo Duarte's La Trinitaria separated Santo Domingo from Haitian rule under Boyer, winning battles such as Azua and Santiago and repelling Soulouque's invasions until 1856.
Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz (born 1985), "The Dominator," American retired MMA bantamweight; final WEC and inaugural UFC bantamweight champion, 24-4 record, 1,117-day reign, famed for footwork, retired February 2025, UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Dominick Dunne
Dominick Dunne (1925–2009), American journalist, novelist, and former Hollywood producer; Vanity Fair trial chronicler of O.J. Simpson, Menendez, von Bülow; author of The Two Mrs. Grenvilles; father of murdered actress Dominique Dunne.
Dominick J. Angiolillo
Dominick J. Angiolillo is an Italian-born American cardiologist who is Chief of Cardiology at the University of Florida – Jacksonville, known for pioneering personalized antiplatelet therapy in coronary interventions.
Dominick J. Sanchini
Dominick J. Sanchini was an American mechanical engineer at Rockwell International's Rocketdyne division who led the winning effort for the space shuttle orbiters' main engines contract.
Dominick Labino
Dominick Labino (1910–1987) was an American glass research scientist and artist who, with Harvey Littleton, helped launch the American studio glass movement at the 1962 Toledo workshops.
Dominick M. Servedio
Dominick M. Servedio is an American civil engineer who led STV Group as chairman and CEO and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2017.
Dominick Napolitano
Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano (1930–1981), Bonanno crime family captain, sponsored undercover FBI agent Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco) and was murdered in 1981, his body found in Staten Island with hands severed.
Dominick Occhicone
Dominick Anthony Occhicone (born 1945) was a Florida death-row inmate executed July 28, 2026, for the 1986 murders of Raymond and Martha Artzner, his ex-girlfriend's parents, in Holiday, Pasco County; at 80 he was Florida's oldest executed inmate and part of its first same-day double execution since 1964.
Dominick P. Purpura
Dominick P. Purpura (1927–2019) was an American neuroscientist known for research on epilepsy and dendritic spines, and dean of Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 1984 to 2006.
Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni, San Francisco 49ers offensive guard (No. 77), 86th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft from Kansas via Division II Central Missouri; two-time full-season starter at right guard and PFWA all-rookie selection.
Dominick Reyes
Dominick Reyes, "The Devastator," American UFC light heavyweight (16-5, 10 KOs), ex-Stony Brook football captain; lost controversial 2020 title decisions to Jon Jones and Jan Blachowicz, rebuilt with 2024 knockout streak.
Dominick the Donkey
Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey) is a 1960 Lou Monte novelty Christmas song by Ray Allen, Sam Saltzberg, and Wandra Merrell about a donkey helping Santa in Italy, later a UK number 3 hit in 2011.
Dominick V. Spracklen
Dominick V. Spracklen is Professor of Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions at the University of Leeds, known for satellite studies showing tropical forests double rainfall downwind and quantifying deforestation's health impacts.
Dominik Hašek
Dominik Hašek, "The Dominator," Czech goaltender born 1965 in Pardubice; six Vezinas, two Harts, two Stanley Cups, 1998 Olympic gold; Hall of Fame 2014.
Dominik Krause
Dominik Krause (born 1990) is a German Green physicist-politician and Lord Mayor of Munich since 1 May 2026; formerly Second Mayor from 2023, he defeated SPD incumbent Dieter Reiter in the 2026 runoff and leads a program of 50,000 new apartments and administrative reform.
Dominik Landertinger
Dominik Landertinger (born 1988, Braunau am Inn) is a retired Austrian biathlete, 2009 world champion in the 15 km mass start, with four Olympic medals (2 silver, 2 bronze) and five World Championship medals; retired April 2020.
Dominik Livaković
Dominik Livaković, born 1995 in Zadar, is a Croatian goalkeeper at FC Barcelona (signed 2026 from Fenerbahçe) and Croatia international; ex-Dinamo Zagreb, famed for 2022 World Cup penalty shoot-out saves.
Dominik Marx
Dominik Marx is a German theoretical chemist at Ruhr-Universität Bochum known for ab initio path integral molecular dynamics and simulations of proton transfer in water.
Dominik Mysterio
Dominik Mysterio, son of Rey Mysterio, is a WWE Raw wrestler in The Judgment Day and AAA's El Ojo. Debut at SummerSlam 2020; first father-son WWE tag team champions; two-time Intercontinental and NXT North American Champion; AAA Mega Champion.
Dominik Schillinger
Dominik Schillinger is a computational mechanics researcher and Full Professor at TU Darmstadt, known for immersogeometric analysis of heart valves and winner of the US PECASE award.
Dominik Szoboszlai
Dominik Szoboszlai (born 2000), Hungarian midfielder and national captain; Salzburg, RB Leipzig, then £60m Liverpool move in 2023; first Hungarian Premier League winner in 2024-25.
Dominik Tatarka
Dominik Tatarka (1913–1989) was a Slovak prose writer, essayist, and publicist whose satirical novel The Demon of Consent is regarded as a central work of Slovak literature.
Dominik Windisch
Dominik Windisch, Italian biathlete (born 1989, Brunico), three Olympic bronzes at Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018, 2019 Östersund mass start world champion, retired March 2022, now a coach.
Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková (born 1989, Bratislava), Slovak tennis player, 2016 WTA Finals champion who beat World No.1 Kerber 6-3, 6-4 on debut; 2014 Australian Open finalist, eight WTA titles, career-high No.4, retired 2019.
Dominion
Dominion: self-governing polity status in the British Empire and Commonwealth, formalized by the Statute of Westminster 1931 (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Irish Free State, Newfoundland); replaced by 'Commonwealth Realm' after 1953.
Dominion (card game)
Dominion, by Donald X. Vaccarino (Rio Grande Games, 2008), is the deck-building card game that founded its genre; 2-4 players buy cards from a shared Supply, Spiel des Jahres 2009 winner with 16 expansions.