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Rudolph William Louis Giuliani is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 107th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 1983 and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1983 to 1989.
Verdonk and Verdonck are Dutch toponymic surnames. They are a contraction of van der Donk, where "donk" was a name for sandy raised terrain in a swamp. The spelling Verdonk is more common in the Netherlands, while Verdonck is more common in Belgium. Notable people with the surname include:
Cornelis Verdonck was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He was one of the last members of the Franco-Flemish school of polyphony, and was a notable composer of madrigals in a style that blended both Italian and native Netherlandish idioms.
Rudy Dhaenens was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who is most famous for winning the road race at the 1990 UCI Road World Championships as a member of the Belgian national team.
Nicolas Verdonck is a Belgian racing driver. He was born in Brussels.
Rudy Pévenage is a former Belgian cyclist, and later in his career team coach of cycling teams such as Histor–Sigma, La William–Saltos, Team Coast, and T-Mobile Team.
Maurice August Verdonck was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Belgian boat Royal Club Nautique de Gand, which won the silver medal in the men's eight. He also participated at the art competitions in Literature, Lyric Works, Open at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Sven Verdonck is a Belgian football player who plays in the central defence. He currently plays for KFC De Kempen.
Geert Omloop is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist who was born in Herentals. He is the cousin of fellow cyclist Wim Omloop and the son of Marcel Omloop. He turned professional in 1997 having raced for several professional teams in 1995 and 1996 as a trainee. He became the Belgian National Road Race Champion in 2003, but lost the title in 2004 when he finished second.
The 2009 Formula Le Mans Cup season was the only season of the Formula Le Mans Cup, a support series for the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. All competitors utilized the Oreca FLM09 spec prototype. The season featured ten races held over six events from 10 May to 20 September 2009. Nico Verdonck claimed the title ahead of Gavin Cronje, despite the drivers sharing a car all season. Verdonck benefitted from points awarded for pole positions and fastest laps, giving him a four-point advantage of Cronje. Their team, DAMS, also won the teams championship.
Rudy Molard is a French road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.
The 1990 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Wellstone in a tight race. Widely considered an underdog and outspent by a 7-to-1 margin, Wellstone was the only candidate to defeat an incumbent senator as well as the only candidate to flip a seat in the 1990 election cycle and gained national attention after his upset victory. The race was also notable as the first in the history of the U.S. Senate where both major-party candidates were Jewish.
The 1978 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Wendell Anderson was defeated by Republican challenger Rudy Boschwitz.
Rudy Patry is a former Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France.
Rudy Rogiers is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France, one edition of the Giro d'Italia and one edition of the Vuelta a España.
Rudy Barbier is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Philippe Wagner–Bazin. He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Pierre Barbier. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.
The 74th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1990. Italian Moreno Argentin won the race in a two-man sprint with Rudy Dhaenens. 102 of 194 riders finished the race.
Julien Verdonck was a Belgian gymnast. He competed in the men's team all-around event at the 1920 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal.
Rudy Porter is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. On 25 July 2022 it was announced Rudy would ride for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange–Jayco in 2023.
The 2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election was a special election to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat became vacant after incumbent Congresswoman Jackie Walorski died in a traffic collision on August 3, 2022.
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