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RMS Empress of Britain: 1930 Torpedoed and sunk on October 28, 1940, by a German U-boat: RMS Empress of Canada: 1920 Torpedoed and sunk in 1943 by the Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci: RMS Empress of China: 1890 Scrapped in 1912 - Yokohama, Japan RMS Empress of Ireland: 1906 Collided with SS Storstad, and sank on May 29, 1914 RMS Empress of ...
94108, 94133, 94102, 94111, 94109. Area Codes. 415/628. The Chinatown centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, ( Chinese : 唐人街; pinyin : tángrénjiē; Jyutping : tong4 jan4 gaai1) is the oldest Chinatown in North America and one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside Asia.
The Imperial Court System in the United States was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1965 by José Sarria.Sarria, affectionately known as "Mama José" or similar among Imperial Court members, adopted the stage name "Widow Norton" as a reference to Joshua Norton, a much-celebrated citizen of 19th-century San Francisco who had declared himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of ...
The Empress of China (simplified Chinese: 武媚娘传奇; traditional Chinese: 武媚娘傳奇; pinyin: Wǔ Mèiniáng chuánqí) is a 2014 Chinese television series based on events in the 7th and 8th-century Tang dynasty, starring producer Fan Bingbing as the titular character Wu Zetian—the only female emperor (empress regnant) in Chinese history.
Joan Chen (born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese-American actress and film director. In China, she starred in the 1979 film Little Flower [ zh] and came to the attention of American audiences for her performance in the 1987 film The Last Emperor, which won nine Academy Awards including Best Picture. She is also known for her roles in Twin Peaks ...
1321–1323: Sugabala, empress consort of Emperor Yingzong. 1324–1328: Babukhan Khatun, empress consort of Emperor Taiding. 1328–1329: Budashiri, empress consort of Emperor Wenzong. 1329–1329: Babusha, empress consort of Emperor Mingzong. 1329–1332: Budashiri (second time), empress consort of Emperor Wenzong.
José Julio Sarria (December 13, 1922 – August 19, 2013), [ 1][ 2] also known as The Grand Mere, Absolute Empress I de San Francisco, and the Widow Norton, was an American political activist from San Francisco, California, who, in 1961, became the first openly gay candidate for public office in the United States.
Wu Zetian[ note 8] (17 February 624 [ note 9][ note 10] – 16 December 705), [ 3][ 4] personal name Wu Zhao, was Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from 690) in her own right. She ruled as empress consort, through her husband Emperor Gaozong, and then as an empress dowager, through her sons Emperors ...