His restless and turbulent nature marked him out for a military career ; and having collected a small band of soldiers, he assisted Emperor Charles V in his war with France in 1543.

He toured with his band Les Mistigris ( not related to Mistigris ) in Germany, Belgium, France and Turkey until 1967.

Also in 1947, the Whiskey à Go-Go nightclub opened in Paris, France, considered to be the world's first commercial discothèque, or disco ( deriving its name from the French word meaning a nightclub where the featured entertainment is recorded music rather than an on-stage band ).

An alternative method, called " rythmo band " ( or " lip-sync band "), has historically been utilized in Canada and France.

Meanwhile, Cahit Berkay dissolved the band and left for France to meet with Engin Yörükoğlu.

The argument by the Department of War and the Department of the Navy that the usable radio frequencies were limited, and hence needed to be appropriated for use before other countries, such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Canada monopolized them, collapsed in the mid-1920s following the discovery of the practicality of the use of the shortwave radio band ( 3. 0 MHz though 30. 0 MHz ) for very long-range radio communications.

German and French military style band types can even extend to Corps of Drums and fanfare bands staffed full-time by civilian musicians, and even to the Bagad bands in Brittany and outside France made up of bagpipers.

In the absence of a crown ( the crown had recently been lost with all the rest of his father's treasure in a wreck in East Anglia ) a simple golden band was placed on the young boy's head, not by the Archbishop of Canterbury ( who was at this time supporting Prince Louis " the Lion ", the future king of France ) but by another clergyman — either Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester, or Cardinal Guala Bicchieri, the Papal legate.

Throughout the year Psyche performed several times in Germany, as well as a festival in Belgium, a date in Lyon, France, and then a performance for the first time ever as a five piece band at the 18th Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig.

In May 1718, the shrewd Emperor Brim, mico of the powerful Coweta band, invited representatives of Britain, France, and Spain to his village and, in council with Upper and Lower Creek leaders, declared a policy of Muscogee neutrality in their colonial rivalry.

During this time, The Cure became a very popular band in Europe ( particularly in France, Germany and the Benelux countries ) and increasingly popular in the U. S.

On January 27, 1968, Beefheart achieved one of his most memorable live performances, when the band performed in the MIDEM Music Festival on the beach at Cannes, France.

At a time when law and order was breaking down in France and the government was having a hard time raising money for the defence of the realm, his account books during his captivity show that he was purchasing horses, pets, and clothes while maintaining an astrologer and a court band.

* Kronos ( band ), a brutal death metal band from France

The film Bring on the Night, directed by Michael Apted, documented the formation of the band and its first concert in France.

* Les Hurlements d ' Léo, an alternative rock band from France.

Around 1787, the Spanish government, who had acquired the territory from France in 1762, brought in a band of Shawnee and Delaware Native Americans, who had been friendly to the French, to help protect the settlers from the Osage.

* Chango family, world / gypsy / reggae touring band from Quebec / Spain / France

He worked for a while in Rudy Vallee's band, then for a while in France.

Allen remained in France where he and a London-born Sorbonne professor, Gilli Smyth, established the first incarnation of the band.

They allegedly found saxophonist Didier Malherbe living in a cave in Deià, before film director Jérôme Laperrousaz invited the band back to France to record the soundtrack of his movie Continental Circus.

In 2002, as they were planning their next album, the band started building a studio north of Bordeaux, France.

* Artefact ( band ), a black metal band from France

Playing across the western U. S., the tour made stops in Hawaii ( although no game was played ), New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Egypt, Italy, France, and England.

In the fast-paced or Super Chinese Checkers variant, played in Mainland China and popular in France, a piece may hop over a non-adjacent piece.

The first explanation is that the ancestral game was introduced to Britain from France during the reign of Charles II of England, and was played under the name of paille-maille or pall mall, derived ultimately from Latin words for " ball and mallet ".

Whilst the name pall mall and various games bearing this name may have been played elsewhere ( France and Italy ) the description above suggests that the croquet-like games were certainly popular in England as early as 1611.

Thus, the first Olympic medals in curling, which at the time was played outside, were awarded for the 1924 Winter Games, with the gold medal won by Great Britain and Ireland, two silver medals by Sweden, and the bronze by France.

In France, dicing was played by both knights and ladies, despite repeated legislation, including interdictions on the part of St. Louis in 1254 and 1256.

The outstretched arms which are prominent in both works betray David's deeply held belief that acts of republican virtue akin to those of the Romans were being played out in France.

Devo played dates in the United States, Japan, Australia, France, and Spain in the summer of 2008.

During the invasion of Poland and the Battle of France, Luftwaffe fighters — primarily the Messerschmitt Bf 109 — held air superiority, and the Luftwaffe played a major role in German victories in these campaigns.

Austria played a major role in the final defeat of France — in recognition of this, Francis, represented by Clemens von Metternich, presided over the Congress of Vienna, helping to form the Concert of Europe and the Holy Alliance, ushering in an era of conservatism in Europe.

Germany has played a leading role in the European Union since its inception and has maintained a strong alliance with France since the end of World War II.

In foreign policy Elizabeth played against each other the major powers of France and Spain, as well as the papacy and Scotland.

Preoccupied with internal problems, France played little attention to foreign policy in the 1911-14 period, although it did extend military service to three years from two over strong Socialist objections in 1913.

The rapidly escalating Balkan crisis of 1914 caught France unawares, and it played only a small role in the coming of World War I.

Despite the often fierce rivalry with the SS, the Foreign Office played a key role in arranging the deportations of Jews to the death camps from France ( 1942 – 44 ), Hungary ( 1944 – 45 ), Slovakia, Italy ( after 1943 ), and the Balkans.

Korfball is played in 57 countries including: United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Poland, Greece, Serbia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, India, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Germany, Taiwan, Turkey, Hong Kong, Portugal, Pakistan, Sweden, Hungary, the Philippines, Italy, Catalonia, France and Romania.

In France, Germany, and other European countries, socialist parties and democrats played a prominent role in forming and building up trade unions, especially from the 1870s onwards.

This weakness was exposed during the Abyssinia Crisis, when Britain and France had to balance maintaining the security they had attempted to create for themselves in Europe " to defend against the enemies of internal order ", in which Italy's support played a pivotal role, with their obligations to Abyssinia as a member of the League.

The term Latin America was supported by the French Empire of Napoleon III during the French invasion of Mexico, as a way to include France among countries with influence in America and to exclude Anglophone countries, and played a role in his campaign to imply cultural kinship of the region with France.

The first evening game to be played under floodlights was held on 4 September 1991 at 8. 00 pm, between Wales and France.

Davis played some gigs at the Cafe Bohemia with a short-lived formation that included Sonny Rollins and drummer Art Taylor, and then traveled to France, where he recorded the score to Louis Malle's film Ascenseur pour l ' échafaud.

This includes belote and klaverjas ( the national games of France and the Netherlands, respectively ) and skat ( the German national game, which is also played with the equivalent German-suited decks in some regions ).

Politics in France also played a role in preventing rapid spread of phrenology.

Polo is, however, played professionally in only a few countries, notably Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Iran, India, New Zealand, Mexico, Pakistan, Jamaica, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States .< ref >