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gómez-montejano died on 5 february 2017 at the age of 94.
shumon miura (12 january 1926 – 3 february 2017) was a japanese novelist.
miura was born in tokyo city. he attended the university of tokyo.
in 1951, miura published his first book. he then married fellow third generation writer ayako sono in 1953. with her, he wrote many books about catholicism and religion. miura began teaching at nihon university in 1967, the same year he was awarded the shinchosha prize.
from 1985 to 1986, he was commissioner of the cultural affairs agency. in 1999, the japanese government designated miura a person of cultural merit. in 2004, miura was appointed to lead the japan art academy. he stepped down in 2014.
miura died of pneumonia on 3 february 2017, aged 91, at a hospital in tokyo.
jesse bennett "benny" perrin (october 20, 1959 – february 3, 2017) was a professional american football safety. he played four seasons for the st. louis cardinals in the national football league from 1982 through 1985. he was born in orange county, california.
perrin played for the legendary university of alabama football coach bear bryant from 1978 through 1981. he won the ncaa national championships in 1978 and 1979.
perrin committed suicide at the age of 57 on february 3, 2017 in decatur, alabama.
lars-erik berenett (23 december 1942 – 1 february 2017) was a swedish actor. he was well known for his title role in the movies about roland hassel and for his role as harald bovallius in the soap opera "skilda världar". also, he is best known for his leading role in the series "jordskott".
from 1971 to 1976, he was married to evabritt strandberg, with whom he had a son, matti berenett. later he married maria kulle.
berenett died in stockholm, sweden on 1 february 2017, aged 74.
marc spitz (october 2, 1969 – february 4, 2017) was an american music journalist, author and playwright.
spitz's writings on rock and roll and popular culture appeared in "spin" (where he was a senior writer) as well as "the new york times", "maxim", "blender", "harp", "nylon" and the "new york post". he was a contributing music writer for "vanity fair".
spitz died on february 4, 2017 in manhattan, new york, at the age of 47.
amteka is a village in the chirang district in the state of assam in india. the village covers an area of . it has a population of 5,646.
puntarenas is a province of costa rica. it is in the western part of the country, covering most the pacific ocean coast of costa rica. the provincial capital is the city of puntarenas.
the puntarenas province borders with the alajuela, san josé and limón provinces to the north, with panama to the east; with the pacific ocean to the south, and with the pacific ocean and the guanacaste to the west.
puntarenas is in the western part of the country, covering most of costa rica's pacific ocean coast, and is the largest province of costa rica. it is the province with more islands: chira, bejuco, caballo, venado, cedros, cuchillos, negritos, san lucas, herradura, violín, isla del caño and the coco island. the province...
the highest mountain in the province is the "cerro dúrika" on the border with the limón province; it is high ().
some of the rivers that flow through the province are ario, lagarto, barranca, grande de tárcoles, grande de térraba, general, coto brus, naranjo, barú, parrita, savegre, aranjuez and coto.
a person from the province is known as "puntarenense" (men and women).
the puntarenas province had a population, in 2011, of 410,929 for a population density of inhabitants/km2. the canton of puntarenas, with 115,019 inhabitants, is the canton with more inhabitants.
evolution of the population in puntarenas
the puntarenas province is divided in 11 cantons, which are divided into 60 districts.
important economic activities in the province are farming and fishing.
an electric locomotive runs on electricity as the name suggests. electric locomotives cost the least to buy and operate. however, the railway electrification system is very expensive, so only tracks used by many trains per day are usually electrified. thus, electrics are only the second next used type, behind diesel lo...
electric locomotives get their power from three main sources: overhead lines, an on-board battery, or a third rail.
there are many different types of electric locomotives. battery-electric locomotives are powered by on-board batteries. they are used in situations where other types of engines could be dangerous.
sean michael spicer (born september 23, 1971) is an american political strategist. he was the 30th white house press secretary and communications director for president trump until his resignation on july 21, 2017.
spicer was communications director of the republican national committee from 2011 to 2017 and its chief strategist from 2015 to 2017. on december 22, 2016, spicer was named as trump's white house press secretary and two days later spicer was also named as the white house communications director. he assumed both positio...
on july 21, 2017, spicer announced his intention to resign as white house press secretary, and formally left the white house on august 31, 2017.
the heckler & koch msg90 is a semi-automatic military sniper rifle. it is based on the psg1 from heckler & koch. the msg90 shoots 7.62×51mm nato ammunition. msg90 stands for "militärisches scharfschützengewehr". the 1990 part is the year was the sniper rifle was made.
the heckler & koch msg90 was first introduced in 1987. it uses a delayed blowback design the same as many other h&k rifles. based on the heckler & koch psg1, it is designed for military and police use. it was designed to meet the military specifications of the us army's m24 sniper weapon system.
it has several improvements over the psg1. the barrel is lighter and shorter. it is made using the cold hammer forging process. the stock is adjustable and of a different shape. the trigger is wider and has a trigger pull set from the factory. it does not have open sights but comes with a 10-power telescopic sight.
where the psg1 did not stand up to rough handling on the battlefield, the msg90 is designed just for that kind of service. the model msg90a1 has a threaded barrel designed to accept a suppressor. the later msg90a2 was a lighter and sturdier design.
johannes willem "hans" van der hoek (5 may 1933 – 4 february 2017) was a dutch footballer. he was under contract at feyenoord (1950-1960), sc enschede (1960-1961), and ado (1961-1962). he was born in rotterdam, netherlands.
van der hoek died in rotterdam, netherlands on 4 february 2017, aged 83.
colonel edward shames (june 13, 1922 – december 3, 2021) was a united states army enlisted man and officer. he later served in the u.s. army reserve.
during world war ii he was assigned to the 506th parachute infantry regiment, 101st airborne division. shames is the last surviving officer of easy company, 2nd battalion, 506th parachute infantry regiment.
shames died on december 3, 2021 in norfolk, virginia at the age of 99.
private first class edward j. tipper jr. (august 3, 1921 – february 1, 2017) was an american military person. he was a former private of the easy company, 2nd battalion, 506th parachute infantry regiment in the 101st airborne division, united states army during the second world war.
he was one of the 140 original toccoa men of easy company. tipper was portrayed in the hbo miniseries "band of brothers" by bart ruspoli. tipper's life story was featured in the 2009 book "we who are alive and remain: untold stories from band of brothers".
tipper was born in detroit, michigan. he signed up to the united states army because of the attack on pearl harbor. he studied at the university of michigan and at northern colorado university. tipper died on february 1, 2017 in lakewood, colorado, aged 95.
gurudev kalicharan brahma academy (bodo: गुरुदेब कालिचरण ब्रह्म एकाडेमि) is a private school in chirang district of assam state in india.
it was started in 2009 by amteka primary brahma dharma committee.
the primary section of school was founded in 2009 with the high school being established in 2014.
george elwood smith (born may 10, 1930) is an american scientist and applied physicist. he is known for being the co-inventor of the charge-coupled device (ccd).
he was awarded a one-quarter share in the 2009 nobel prize in physics for "the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit—the ccd sensor, which has become an electronic eye in almost all areas of photography".
rosa taikon (30 july 1926 – 1 june 2017) was a swedish romani silversmith and actor. taikon was born in kalderash, sweden. she was the sister of katarina taikon.
her silver jewelry has been exhibited in many galleries and museums such as the national museum of fine arts and röhsska museum
taikon was also a movie actress. she has appeared in "marianne" (1953), "motorkavaljerer" (1950), "kyssen på kryssen" (1950) and "smeder på luffen" (1949).
taikon died on 1 june 2017 in sweden at the age of 90.
steve lang (march 24, 1949 – february 4, 2017) was a canadian rock musician. he was the bass guitarist for the band april wine from 1976 to 1984. he was born in montreal, quebec. he was the father of musician erin lang (born 1979).
lang died on february 4, 2017 at the age of 67.
carmen contreras-bozak (december 31, 1919 – january 30, 2017) was an american military technician. during world war ii, she became the first hispanic person to serve in the women's army corps. she served from 1942 to 1945.
contreras-bozak was born in cayey or ponce, puerto rico. she later moved to new york city. she was married to theodore john bozak until his death in 1991. they had three children.
contreras-bozak died on january 30, 2017 in land o' lakes, florida at the age of 97.
crewe railway station is a railway station in the town of crewe in cheshire, england. it opened in 1837 and is one of the most significant train stations in the world. it has twelve platforms and a modern passenger entrance containing a bookshop and ticket office. it is a major junction on the west coast main line and ...
the station is managed by avanti west coast, who also provide the majority of trains that stop there. northern trains, east midlands railway, west midlands trains and transport for wales also provide regular trains from the station. crosscountry provide one early morning train a day.
crewe's location was chosen after fellow cheshire towns winsford and nantwich had rejected a proposal for the station to be built there.
as a result of the station's significance, the town of crewe is now famous for its railways and railway infrastructure. the town's football club, crewe alexandra, are nicknamed the railwaymen.
an ichnogenus is a trace fossil. the names are a category of taxonomy for fossil traces whose origin is not exactly known. they are a part of taxonomy called ichnology.
very common trace fossils are dinosaur trackways and fossil burrows of worm-like creatures in ancient sea floors.
josé gea escolano (14 june 1929 – 6 february 2017) was a spanish roman catholic bishop. he was born in el real de gandia, community of valencia.
gea escolano became a priest in 1953. he served as the bishop of ibiza from 1976 to 1987. he was later the bishop of mondoñedo-ferrol from 1987 until his retirement in 2005.
gea escolano died on 6 february 2017 in valencia, at the age of 87.
roger walkowiak (2 march 1927 – 6 february 2017) was a french road bicycle racer. he was a professional rider from 1950 until 1960. he won the 1956 tour de france. he was born in montluçon, allier.
walkowiak died on 6 february 2017 in vichy, allier, at the age of 89.
a subgenus is a category in taxonomy which is not often used. in biological classification. it is a group above species, but below the genus.
ritchie yorke (12 january 1944 – 6 february 2017) was an australian writer, broadcaster, historian and music journalist. he was born in brisbane, queensland. he worked for publications such as "rolling stone", "the sunday mail" and "billboard". he was well known for his work in the united kingdom and canada. in 1969, h...
yorke died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on 6 february 2017 in brisbane. he was 73.
vanessa is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. it has an almost world-wide distribution.
it includes the famous red admiral species, and the painted ladies of the subgenus "cynthia".
klagenfurt am wörthersee (; ; ), usually known as just klagenfurt ( ) is a city in austria. it is the capital of carinthia. it is also a district of carinthia. about 99,000 people lived there in 2016.
wilhelm eduard weber (24 october 1804 – 23 june 1891) was a german physicist. he and carl friedrich gauss invented the first electromagnetic telegraph.
eisenstadt (hungarian: "kismarton", austro-bavarian: "eisnstod", croatian: "željezno") is a city in austria. it is the capital and a district of burgenland. about 14,000 people are living there (2016).
it is near the hungarian border.
sankt pölten (; ), mostly abbreviated to the official name st. pölten, is a city in austria. it is the capital and a district of lower austria. about 53,000 people lived there (2016). it lies in the mostviertel region.
"for other uses, see tyrol."
tyrol (german: "tirol", italian: "tirolo", ladin: "tirol") is a (historical) region in the alps. it is the very northern part of italy and a western part of austria.
it borders to the italian region of lombardy, the swiss canton of graubünden and the austrian state of vorarlberg in the west, the german state of bavaria in the north, the austrian states of salzburg and carinthia in the east, and the italian region of veneto in the south.
the region of tyrol is similar to the former county of tyrol. this county was part of austria-hungary till 1919. after world war i it was divided between austria (north tyrol) and italy (south tyrol). nowadays these expressions have different meanings (see below).
it is split up into:
a. tyrol (state) (a state of austria):
b. trentino-alto adige/südtirol (a region of italy):
since 1996 the region of tyrol has been a euroregion, called tyrol-south tyrol-trentino euroregion (german: "europaregion tirol-südtirol-trentino", italian: "euregio tirolo-alto adige-trentino").
the region of tyrol is also divided into three languages. in east and north tyrol german is spoken. south tyrol is primarily german with a little italian and ladin, trentino is primarily italian with a little german and ladin.
the region of tyrol is a very mountainous area. it belongs to three ranges of the eastern alps. a great part of the southern limestone alps (among them the dolomite alps) and also a southern part of the central eastern alps cover the italian part of tyrol, whereas the middle of the central eastern alps and a great part...
several well-known geographical locations lie in tyrol. for example the brenner pass, a mountain pass on the border of austria and italy, lake garda, the biggest lake of italy and partially in tyrol, and various places, in the state of tyrol: innsbruck (its capital) and lienz, and in trentino-alto adige/südtirol: trent...
iran air flight 655 was an iranian passenger flight from tehran to dubai. the aircraft was an airbus a300 with 274 passengers and 16 crew members on-board. on july 3, 1988 the plane was shot down by the uss vincennes in the persian gulf during the iran–iraq war. at the time the vincennes was exchanging fire with small ...
the vincennes mistook the civilian aircraft for an iranian air force grumman f-14 tomcat fighter on an attack run. the vincennes attempted to warn the aircraft several times but received no reply. however, the warnings were sent on a military frequency to a non-existent f-14 tomcat. the airbus crew did not have access ...
macario "boy" asistio jr. (april 6, 1936 – february 6, 2017) was a filipino politician. he served as the mayor of caloocan, a city in metro manila region of philippines, from 1980 to 1986. he was reelected for the port in 1988 till 1995. asistio unsuccessfully ran as mayor in the elections again in 2013 and 2016.
asistio died on 6 february 2017 at the age of 80 at the metro antipolo hospital and medical center in antipolo, philippines. he was in coma and admitted to the intensive care unit.
hans rosling (27 july 1948 – 7 february 2017) was a swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker.
he was the professor of international health at karolinska institutet and was the co-founder and chairman of the gapminder foundation. he helped develop the trendalyzer software system. he rose to international fame after producing a ted talk in which he promoted the use of data to explore development issues.
rosling died on 7 february 2017 in uppsala, sweden from pancreatic cancer, aged 68.
smail hamdani (11 march 1930 – 6/7 february 2017) was an algerian politician. he was prime minister of algeria from 15 december 1998 to 23 december 1999.
hamdani became a member of the national liberation front (fln). in 1962 when algeria gained independence, he was named as chief of staff of the provisional government led by abderrahmane farès. under the presidency of ahmed ben bella, hamdani was appointed ambassador to belgium.
hamdani died in his sleep either on the night of 6 february or on morning of 7 february 2017 from a heart attack, aged 86.

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