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Henry Macandrew (7 August 1866 – 16 July 1919) was a British Indian Army officer. He fought through the Tirah campaign in India, and then served as a staff officer during the Boer War, and received the Distinguished Service Order. Given command of the 5th Bengal Cavalry, upon the outbreak of the First World War he travelled to France as general staff officer grade 1 of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division. He was then promoted to become brigadier-general general staff for the Indian Cavalry Corps, with which he participated in the Battle of Neuve-Chapelle. Macandrew assumed command of the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division, leading it during the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Cambrai. Later he was given command of the newly created 5th Cavalry Division for service in the Sinai and Palestine campaign, participating in events including the Capture of Damascus and the Battle of Aleppo. Knighted in 1919, Macandrew stayed with the 5th Cavalry Division at Aleppo, but died there later in the year. (Full article...)
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- 1946 – The Soviet Union informed Turkey that the way in which the latter was handling the Turkish Straits no longer represented the security interests of Turkey's fellow Black Sea nations, escalating the Turkish Straits crisis.
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Ecuador has five sites on the list of World Heritage Sites, and a further six on the tentative list. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Ecuador acceded to the convention on 16 June 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The first two sites listed in Ecuador were the Galápagos Islands and the city of Quito (building pictured), in 1978; they were also the first two sites inscribed on the list as a whole, with the reference numbers 1 and 2. Three Ecuadorian World Heritage Sites are listed for their cultural properties, and two for their natural properties. (Full list...)
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