* June 7 – First Battle of Schooneveld: In a sea battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, fought off the Netherlands coast, the Dutch win with the fleet of the United Provinces ( commanded by Michiel de Ruyter ) against the allied Anglo-French fleet commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine.

American troops finally completed the 100 mile stretch of road between Prince Rupert and Terrace during World War II to facilitate the movement of thousands of allied troops to the Aleutian Islands and the Pacific.

But it was of capital importance that Rupert had to do his work upon York and the allied army in the shortest possible time.

The Battles of Schooneveld were two naval battles of the Franco-Dutch War, fought off the coast of the Netherlands on 7 June and 14 June 1673 ( New Style ; 28 May and 4 June in the Julian calendar then in use in England ) between an allied Anglo-French fleet commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, and the fleet of the United Provinces, commanded by Michiel de Ruyter.

The combined Dutch fleet then broke repeatedly through the many gaps in the allied line and Rupert, worried by the mounting disorder in his fleet, was happy to disengage at nightfall, only halting his retreat at first light, when it became clear the Dutch weren't pursuing.

Rupert now desperately attempted to close with the Dutch to save his fleet from destruction, but they at four miles to the coast retreated to save theirs, and by the morning of 15 June the damaged allied fleets sailed into the Thames and De Ruyter was safely back in the Schooneveld.

These troubles furnished him with a pretext, of which he was not unwilling to avail himself, for postponing the meeting, which was being urged by King Charles VI of France, theologians at the University of Paris, such as Pierre d ' Ailly and Jean Gerson, and Rupert III, King of the Germans, as the only means of healing the Schism which had prevailed so long.

Rupert himself moved forward and saw some Parliamentarian cavalry, apparently retiring.

As a child, Rupert was at times badly behaved, " fiery, mischievous, and passionate " and earned himself the nickname Robert le Diable, or " Rupert The Devil ".

Gassion was himself killed shortly afterwards, and Rupert returned to St Germain to recuperate.

Then, following a degree of reconciliation with Charles, Rupert obtained command of the Royalist fleet himself.

Charles himself is understood to have rejected the assassination proposal, but three conspirators — who implicated Rupert in the plan — were arrested and confessed in London.

The author, Ernest Raymond, named his narrator Rupert Ray in a thinly disguised reference to himself.

Rupert himself is a shy boy lacking in courage and in need of moral guidance in the absence of a father figure.

Prince Rupert of the Rhine commanded the Allied fleet of about 92 ships and 30 fireships, taking control of the centre himself, with Jean II d ' Estrées commanding the van, and Sir Edward Spragge the rear division.

Rupert Evelyn Beckett by his wife Muriel Helen Florence Paget, daughter of Lord Berkeley Charles Sydney Paget, himself a younger son of the 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, whom he married in 13 December 1932, was an invalid for many years, suffering from clinical depression and anorexia nervosa, but she bore him his only child, a daughter, Fiona, in 1934.

A week later, Rupert was announced as the winner of the " America's Tribal Council " contest, receiving 85 % of the 38 million votes cast, winning a million dollars himself.

Wendt has since appeared as himself on Seinfeld and has reprised the character Norm Peterson on the The Simpsons episode " Fear of Flying ", two episodes of Family Guy " Road to Rupert " and " Three Kings " as well as the Frasier episode " Cheerful Goodbyes ".

On 8 November 1645 he was created Baron Gerard, of Brandon in the County of Suffolk ; but about the same time he appears to have forfeited Charles's favour by having attached himself to the party of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, with whom after the surrender of Oxford Gerard probably went abroad.

In 1648 he accompanied the prince in his unsuccessful naval expedition, and returned with him to The Hague, where violent altercations broke out among the royalist leaders, Colepeper going so far, on one occasion in the council, as to challenge Prince Rupert, and being himself severely assaulted in the streets by Sir Robert Walsh.

Saints Chairman Rupert Lowe claimed that media speculation had proved too much for Sturrock to take, despite allegations that he himself placed much pressure on Sturrock.

Through such an action Montague's flagship was boarded and temporarily taken over by the crew of Oranje, commanded by captain Bastian Senten, who even raised the Dutch flag on the Prince Royal until Rupert himself on Royal James came to the rescue retaking the ship.

Rupert himself came to Oxford on 25 April 1644 to urge that his new army should be kept free to march to aid Newcastle.

Charles himself with a small escort rode off to the north-west to meet Rupert, and the main body gained Wallingford unmolested.

An ever-growing section of Royalists, amongst whom Rupert himself was soon to be numbered, were for peace.

Having without difficulty, rid himself of the Clubmen, Rupert was eager to resume his march into the north.

Faced with the threat of a national boycott, San Francisco officials cooperated with Wyman and the Service, and a successful campaign to eliminate the disease was led by PHS physician Rupert Blue ( who would later serve himself as PHS Surgeon General ).

The Royalist commander, Prince Rupert, stationed himself at Didsbury Ees, to the south of Barlow Moor.

Smallwood claims that Rupert Perry, EMI's then managing director, came up with the idea that Eddie could become a more active part of the band's concerts, originally portrayed by Smallwood himself, wearing an Eddie mask and a leather jacket.

* In April 2012 Conservative Party MP and culture secretary came under pressure to resign as a result of his closeness to Rupert Murdoch's media empire and alleged corruption in dealing with Murdoch's bid for News Corporation's takeover of BSkyB.

Friction with the provincial government rose notably when, in October 1771, Allen and a company of Boys drove off a group of Scottish settlers near Rupert.

On 15 August 1642, with eight men, his mother and maids, he held out against Princes Rupert and Maurice with 18 troops of horses and dragoons.

Lovecraft was also influenced by authors such as Gertrude Barrows Bennett ( who, writing as Francis Stevens, impressed Lovecraft enough that he publicly praised her stories and eventually " emulated Bennett's earlier style and themes "), Oswald Spengler, Robert W. Chambers ( writer of The King in Yellow, of whom Lovecraft wrote in a letter to Clark Ashton Smith: " Chambers is like Rupert Hughes and a few other fallen Titans — equipped with the right brains and education but wholly out of the habit of using them ").

Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis ( 10 December 189116 June 1969 ) was a British military commander and field marshal who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian Confederation.

But Diller believed strongly in the concept, and so took his fourth-network idea with him when he moved to 20th Century Fox in 1984, where Fox's then freshly installed proprietor, Rupert Murdoch was a more interested listener.

Turner has a long-running grudge with fellow cable magnate Rupert Murdoch.

In Marceline, Disney developed his love for drawing with one of the family's neighbors, a retired doctor named " Doc " Sherwood, paying him to draw pictures of Sherwood's horse, Rupert.

Also in 1988, Nicks began work on a fourth solo album with British producer Rupert Hine.

They are mentored by the school librarian who is also Buffy's Watcher, Rupert Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ), who often works closely with Willow in researching the various monsters the group encounters.

In continuance of the conflict of the House of Wittelsbach with the House of Luxemburg, the Wittelsbach family returned to power in the Holy Roman Empire in 1400 with King Rupert of Germany, a great-grandnephew of Louis.

Rupert with his wife, Elisabeth of Nurnberg

It was nevertheless only the indolence of Wenceslaus that prevented his overthrow, and after attempts to enlarge his allodium had caused conflicts with several estates led by the archbishop of Mainz in 1406, Rupert was compelled to make certain concessions.

The family provided two Holy Roman Emperors: Louis IV ( 1314 – 1347 ) and Charles VII ( 1742 – 1745 ), both members of the Bavarian branch of the family, and one German King with Rupert of the Palatinate ( 1400 – 1410 ), a member of the Palatinate branch.

Williams took the chance to duet with his long-time friend Jonathan Wilkes, Little Voice star Jane Horrocks, Saturday Night Live star Jon Lovitz, Rupert Everett and actress Nicole Kidman.

She becomes best friends with Xander Harris ( Nicholas Brendon ) and Willow Rosenberg ( Alyson Hannigan ), and meets her new Watcher, Rupert Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ).

" A British view of Dreiser came from the publisher Rupert Hart-Davis: " Theodore Dreiser's books are enough to stop me in my tracks, never mind his letters — that slovenly turgid style describing endless business deals, with a seduction every hundred pages as light relief.

The James Bay Project continues to expand, with work that began in 2010 on a new phase that involves the diversion of the Rupert River.

* Travel writer Richard Halliburton ( 1900 – 1939 ) gathered material, including an interview with Brooke's mother, for an eventual biography of Brooke, but completion of the task fell to Arthur Springer whose Red Wine of Youth — A Life of Rupert Brooke, benefitting from Halliburton's researches, appeared in 1952.

* Brooke, Rupert, Letters From America with a Preface by Henry James ( London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd, 1931 ; repr.

* Morley, Christopher, " Rupert Brooke " in Shandygaff – A number of most agreeable Inquirendoes upon Life & Letters, interspersed with Short Stories & Skits, the Whole Most Diverting to the Reader ( New York: Garden City Publishing Company, 1918 ), pp. 58 – 71.