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Ole Knutsen Singstad ( June 29, 1882 – December 8, 1969 ) was a Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel ( which subsequently became commonly used in other automotive tunnels ) and advanced the use of the " Sunk-tube " method of underwater vehicular tunnel building, a system of constructing the tunnels with prefabricated sections.
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* Ole Singstad ( 1882 – 1969 ) Norwegian-American civil engineer, designed Lincoln Tunnel and others.
Tunnel designer Ole Singstad finished Holland's work.
After Freeman's death, the position was occupied by Ole Singstad, who oversaw the completion of the tunnel and designed its pioneering ventilation system.
The tunnel was designed by Ole Singstad and partially completed when World War II brought a halt to construction.
The tunnels were constructed using the technique refined by Ole Singstad with the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, whereby a large ditch was first dug for each tunnel, into which was lowered pre-fabricated tunnel sections cable-suspended from overhead barges.
Value, the engineer of design was Norwegian-American engineer Søren Anton Thoresen, while fellow Norwegian-American Ole Singstad consulted, and designed the ventilation.
Ole Singstad was born at Singstad farm in Lensvik ( now Agdenes ) in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
Ole Singstad first worked for the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
Ole Singstad married Else Johansen ( June 28, 1890 – July 8, 1964 ).
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* June 19 – DeFord Bailey is the first African-American to perform on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.
On June 11, 1949, Williams made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry, where he became the first performer to receive six encores.
His alcoholism worsened in 1952, in June he divorced Audrey Williams, and on August 11, 1952, Williams was fired from the Grand Ole Opry for habitual drunkenness.
* The Better ' Ole Broadway production opened at the Greenwich Village Theatre on October 19, transferred to the Cort Theatre on November 18 and transferred to the Booth Theatre on June 16, 1919 for a total run of 353 performances
Jackson was the most nominated artist at the 29th annual TNN / Music City News Country Awards that was broadcast June 5 from the Grand Ole Opry House.
On June 4, 1935, The Flying Keys, as the brothers later became known, lifted off in a borrowed Curtiss Robin monoplane named Ole Miss from Meridian, Mississippi's airport.
In June 1985, McKagan replaced bassist Ole Beich in Guns N ' Roses, which was newly founded by singer Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin of Hollywood Rose.
Ole Krarup stated that the other Danish subgroup of EDD, Jens-Peter Bonde from the June Movement, increasingly aimed at " democratising " or " improving " the EU, according to Krarup making it impossible for the People's Movement to pursue their policies within the group.
Due to the damage incurred to the Grand Ole Opry House during the May 2010 Tennessee floods, the NMA hosted the June 8, 2010 edition of the Grand Ole Opry.
The theme park opened to the public on June 30, 1972, well ahead of the Grand Ole Opry House, which debuted nearly two years later, on March 16, 1974.
In June 2004, Ole Børud and Christer Espevoll left Extol to " invest their time and energy elsewhere ".
Due to the damage incurred to the Grand Ole Opry House during the May 2010 Tennessee floods and because the Ryman Auditorium will be unavailable, Allen Arena hosted the June 5 and June 15, 2010 editions of the Grand Ole Opry.
Alton Delmore ( December 25, 1908 – June 8, 1964 ) and Rabon Delmore ( December 3, 1916 – December 4, 1952 ), billed as The Delmore Brothers, were country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s.
David Akeman ( June 17, 1916 – November 10, 1973 ), better known as Stringbean ( or String Bean ), was an American country music banjo player and comedy musician best known for his role on the hit television show, Hee Haw, and as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Because of the success of " Don't Touch Me ", Seely was invited to perform on the Grand Ole Opry that June.
The Grand Ole Opry inducted Mel Tillis on June 9, 2007.
* Ole Vig Jensen ( RV )— Culture Minister 3 June 1988 – 18 December 1990
* Captain Ole Brock (– June 24, 1812 )
Ole Imerslun Reistad ( 26 June 1898 – 22 December 1949 ) was a Norwegian military officer and accomplished sports person.
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The second single was " Rockin ’ Johnny Home "/" Ole Reb " ( Gothic GOX-001 ), which was released on May 29, 1961.
The Hamburg elections of February 29, 2004, ended with an unprecedented landslide victory for Ole von Beust and the CDU, with the party achieving absolute majority in the city-state's parliament.
Ole Lund Kirkegaard ( 29 July 1940, Aarhus — 24 March 1979 ) was a Danish writer of children's literature and youth literature.
: * On March 29, Texas Ruby, of the duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby, is killed in a trailer fire while Fox was performing on the Grand Ole Opry.
Ole Henrik Mortensen ( born 29 January 1958 in Vejle, Jutland ) is a former Danish cricketer, probably the best his country has produced.
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* 1877 – Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor ( d. 1934 )
* 1891 – Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish carpenter and toy maker, founder of the Lego Group toy company ( d. 1958 )
* 1927 – The phrase " Grand Ole Opry " is used for the first time on-air.
* 1939 – Ole Ellefsæter, Norwegian cross-country skier
* 1810 – Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist ( d. 1880 )
* 1973 – Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer
* 1974 – Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Nordic biathlete
* 1959 – Ole Bornedal, Danish actor, director, and producer
* 1588 – Ole Worm, Danish physician ( d. 1654 )
Losing 1 – 0 going into injury time in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored late goals to claim a dramatic victory over Bayern Munich, in what is considered one of the greatest comebacks of all time.
* 1935 – Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician
* 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee as WSM Barn Dance.
Ole Christensen Rømer (; 25 September 1644, Århus – 19 September 1710, Copenhagen ) was a Danish astronomer who in 1676 made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.
* 1866 – Ole Østmo, Norwegian target shooter ( d. 1923 )
* January 26 – Ole Olsen, American actor, kidney ailment ( b. 1892 )
* January 27 – Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian biathlete
* August 17 – Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist ( b. 1810 )
* April 7 – Ole Kirk Christiansen, founder of the Lego group ( d. 1958 )
* September 25 – Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer ( d. 1710 )
* November 28 – The country-variety show " WSM Barn Dance ," later renamed the Grand Ole Opry, makes its radio debut.
* February 5 – Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist ( d. 1880 )
* March 18 – Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician
* July 17 – The North Dakota Supreme Court declares Lieutenant Governor Ole H. Olson the legitimate governor and tells William Langer to resign.
* May 13 – Ole Worm, Danish physician and antiquary ( d. 1654 )
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