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The Danites were an ancient tribe of the Middle East. At the time of the exodus the Danites numbered 62,700 adult males, being then the second tribe in point of numbers. The territory assigned them in Canaan lay on the coast, in the immediate neighbourhood of the hardy and well-equipped Philistines, and the Danites were pushed back into a more mountainous region. The tribe also possessed an isolated portion of territory in the extreme north of Canaan, containing the town of Laish or Dan, which gave rise to the proverbial expression 'from Dan to Beersheba.' The most notable person connected with the tribe was Samson.
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Dan Curtis is an American film producer and director. He was born in 1928. He specialises in horror themes for television.
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Dan E Garvey was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arizona from 1948 until 1951.
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Dan Moody was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1927 until 1931.
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Daniel McLaren Rice was an American circus clown, circus owner and Union patriot. He was born in 1823 and died in 1900.
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Dan Rowan was an American comedian. He was born in 1922 and died in 1987. With Dick Martin he formed the comedy duo 'Rowan and Martin'.
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Dan Thornton was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Colorado from 1951 until 1955.
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John Poulson was an English architect. He was born in 1910 at Ferrybridge, Yorkshire and died in 1992. After leaving school without qualifications he joined a firm of architects but failed his exams and was sacked in 1932. He then established his own firm of architects. In 1972 he filled for bankruptcy and in the investigation which followed it was discovered he had bribed politicians including the then Conservative Home Secretary - George Pottinger - and two leading labour members of parliament. He, George Pottinger and T Dan Smith were subsequently jailed for corruption.
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Chief Dan George (real name Geswanouth Slahoot) was a Canadian Indian actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1981.
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Dan Aykroyd (real name Daniel Agraluscarsacra) is a Canadian actor. He was born in 1952 at Ottawa. While studying sociology at Carleton University he started writing comedy skeyches and left university to go to Toronto where he performed with the Second City improvization comedy troupe where he was seen by John Belushi who introduced him to television.
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