List of national independence days

An Independence Day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state; more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Most countries observe their respective independence days as a national holiday.

List

The following is a partial list of independence days of countries around the world:

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Travis Tope

Travis Tope is an American film and television actor, known for playing Chris Truby in the film Men, Women & Children, Nick Strain in The Town That Dreaded Sundown, and Joe Harper in the series Boardwalk Empire.

Early life

Tope is a Texas native, born in 1991. He was living in Plano before he started auditioning for acting. In January 2010 as a member of Plano's Boy Scout Troop 1000, Tope was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout.

Career

In 2014, Tope starred as JT Doyle in the drama Little Accidents opposite Elizabeth Banks and Boyd Holbrook, with Sara Colangelo directing. It premiered at Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2014, and was released on January 16, 2015, by Amplify. Then Tope played the role Chris Truby in the drama Men, Women & Children along with Adam Sandler and Rosemarie DeWitt, and directed by Jason Reitman. The film had premiered on September 6, 2014 at TIFF and was released domestically on October 1, 2014 by Paramount Pictures. Then he played the lead role of Nick Strain in the slasher horror film The Town That Dreaded Sundown along with Addison Timlin, which was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. The film was released by Orion Pictures on October 16, 2014. He then played two roles Joe Harper and Slim in the final fifth season of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

Analeigh Tipton

Analeigh Christian Tipton (born November 9, 1988) is an American figure skater, actress, and fashion model, most noted for placing third on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model and for her roles in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love and Warm Bodies.

Early life

Analeigh Tipton was born, and spent her early childhood in, Minneapolis, Minnesota. When Tipton was 8, her family relocated to Sacramento, California and went to school in Placerville, California. She attended Marymount College, Palos Verdes.

Career

She began skating at the age of two and a half, and competed in four U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. Later, she and her pair partner, Phillip Cooke, became twice regional champions, and competed at the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships twice on the Juvenile level. She retired from competitive skating at 16 but continued to skate in charity ice shows for AIDS foundations and to rebuild a rink damaged in a fire.

Modeling

Prior to America's Next Top Model, Tipton was signed to I Model & Talent in Los Angeles and walked in Los Angeles Fashion Week Fall 2008 for designer, Kelly Nishimoto for her Fall 2008 collection, Imasu.

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Liam Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth (born 13 January 1990) is an Australian actor. He played the role of Josh Taylor in the soap opera Neighbours and as Marcus on the children's television series The Elephant Princess. In 2010, he starred in the American film The Last Song and in 2012, he starred as Gale Hawthorne in The Hunger Games film series, based on an adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel series. Hemsworth's older brothers, Luke and Chris, are also actors.

Early life

Hemsworth was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Leonie, a teacher of English, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counsellor. His two older brothers are Chris and Luke Hemsworth, who also work as actors. Hemsworth has said that though there is competition for jobs among them, it is friendly: "We are brothers and we are always competitive, but it is a good thing, it pushes us and we are always happy whenever someone books something."

When Hemsworth was in year 8, he and his family relocated to Phillip Island, a small Australian island southeast of Melbourne. Hemsworth says he spent much of his time there surfing with his brothers. In March 2009, Hemsworth moved to the United States to pursue his career there. He and his brother Chris first stayed in the guest house of Chris's manager, William Ward, before renting their own Los Angeles apartment.