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Danjiangkou Dam
The Danjiangkou Dam (丹江口大坝) is a dam on the Han River in Danjiangkou, Hubei, China, built in 1958–1973 and heightened from 2005 to 2013 to head the Middle Route of the South–North Water Transfer Project.
Danjong of Joseon
Danjong of Joseon (Yi Hong-wi, 1441–1457) was the sixth king of Joseon, reigning 1452 to 1455 before being deposed by his uncle Sejo and killed in exile.
Dankaran Touman
Dankaran Touman was a Keita king of Manding in the early 13th century who ruled between his father's death and Sundiata's rise, fleeing Soumaoro to Kissidougou.
Danke Apartment (蛋壳公寓)
Danke Apartment (蛋壳公寓) was a Beijing-based long-term apartment rental operator founded in 2015 by Gao Jing, which grew to over 400,000 units before collapsing in late 2020.
Danke Schoen
"Danke Schoen" (German for "thank you very much") is a pop song by Bert Kaempfert and Kurt Schwabach that became a 1963 hit for Wayne Newton.
DankPods
DankPods is the YouTube channel of Australian drummer Wade Nixon, launched June 2018, reviewing headphones, iPods, and cheap electronics with comedy; sister channels include Dankmus, Garbage Time, and The Drum Thing.
Danlí
Danlí, El Paraíso, a Honduran city and municipality founded in 1667 as San Buenaventura, a city since 1843, with about 226,000 inhabitants and a coffee- and tobacco-based economy.
Danmarks gamle Folkeviser
Danmarks gamle Folkeviser, abbreviated DgF, is the standard critical edition of the Danish medieval ballads: 12 volumes, 539 ballad types, begun in 1853 and completed in 1976.
Danmarks idrætsforbund
Danmarks Idrætsforbund (DIF), National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark, founded 1896; umbrella for 63 federations, 8,259 clubs, 2.14 million members; president Hans Natorp; oversees Danish Olympic participation.
Danmarks Nationalbank
Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of Denmark, an independent institution created in 1818 that keeps the krone pegged to the euro through a fixed exchange-rate policy.
Dann Florek
Dann Florek (born 1950) is an American actor and director best known for playing Captain Donald Cragen on Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU.
Danna Freedman
Danna E. Freedman is an American inorganic chemist and Frederick George Keyes Professor of Chemistry at MIT since 2021, known for molecular qubits and high-pressure synthesis.
Danna Paola
Danna Paola (born 1995, Mexico City) is a Mexican actress and pop singer, a child telenovela star (María Belén, Atrévete a Soñar), the voice of Rapunzel in Latin America, Elphaba in Wicked México, and Lu in Netflix's Élite, now recording as Danna.
Dannagal G. Young
Dannagal G. Young is an American political communication scholar and professor at the University of Delaware, author of Irony and Outrage (2020) and Wrong (2023) on political satire and misinformation.
Dannebrog
Dannebrog, the Danish national flag: red with an off-center white Nordic cross, oldest attested in the 1330s, with the swallow-tailed splitflag reserved for the state and Royal House.
Dannebrog Islands
Dannebrog Islands (Îles Dannebrog, Islas Dannebrog), small islands NW of Booth Island in the north Wilhelm Archipelago, Graham Coast, Antarctica, at 65°02'S 64°06'W; named 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition after the Danish flag.
Danneel Ackles
Danneel Ackles (Elta Danneel Graul; formerly Danneel Harris), American actress and producer born 1979 in Lafayette, Louisiana; known for One Life to Live, One Tree Hill's Rachel Gatina, Supernatural's Anael, and Chaos Machine productions with Jensen Ackles.
Dannel Malloy
Dannel Malloy (born 1955), also called Dan Malloy, Democratic 88th governor of Connecticut 2011-2019 and former Stamford mayor; known for two major tax hikes, pension contribution reforms, and first-in-nation $10.10 minimum wage and paid sick leave laws.
Dannette Young
Dannette Young (Young-Stone), born 1964, American sprinter; Olympic 4x100m relay gold 1988 and 4x400m relay silver 1992; three-time NCAA Division II 100m/200m champion for Alabama A&M; 200m PB 22.18.
Danni Ashe
Danni Ashe (Dannielle Ashe, born 1968) is a retired American nude model and entrepreneur who founded Danni's Hard Drive in 1995, a pioneering softcore subscription website; Guinness-certified Most-Downloaded Woman on the Internet in 2000; sold the site for $3 million in 2004.
Danni Roche
Danni Roche (Danielle Roche, born 1970, Melbourne) is an Australian Hockeyroos midfielder who won gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and in 2017 challenged John Coates for the AOC presidency, losing 58-35.
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
The Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics is an annual award given jointly by the American Institute of Physics and the American Astronomical Society since 1979.
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
The Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics is an annual award of the American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society recognizing outstanding publications in mathematical physics since 1959.
Danniella Westbrook
Danniella Westbrook (born 1973), English actress best known as Sam Mitchell in EastEnders (1990–2016, 325 episodes), later a presenter and reality TV contestant; her cocaine addiction destroyed her nasal septum.
Dannielynn Birkhead paternity case
The Dannielynn Birkhead paternity case (2006-2007) determined the father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter; Bahamian court DNA testing in April 2007 confirmed photographer Larry Birkhead, not Howard K. Stern, was the biological father.
Dannii Minogue
Dannii Minogue, Australian singer, actress, TV presenter and fashion designer, younger sister of Kylie Minogue. Known for Young Talent Time, Home and Away, five studio albums, 19 UK number one dance singles, X Factor judging, and hosting BBC's I Kissed a Boy and I Kissed a Girl.
Danny
Danny (Danny House), Grade I listed Elizabethan brick mansion at Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex; built 1593-5 by George Goring, refronted 1728, hosted Lloyd George's War Cabinet armistice meeting in October 1918.
Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello (Daniel Louis Aiello Jr., 1933–2019), American character actor of Italian descent; Oscar-nominated as Sal in Do the Right Thing; also Moonstruck, The Godfather Part II; late-blooming stage-to-screen New York tough-guy actor and singer.
Danny Ainge
Danny Ainge (born 1959, Eugene, Oregon), NBA guard and executive; two-time Celtics champion player (1984, 1986), 2008 champion GM, Wooden Award winner at BYU, former Blue Jays player, now Utah Jazz CEO.
Danny Almonte
Danny Almonte, Dominican-born pitcher, starred for the Bronx Rolando Paulino All-Stars at the 2001 Little League World Series before being found to be 14, two years over the age limit; team forfeited, he was cleared, later coached high school baseball.