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812851 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan%20Beach%2C%20California | Manhattan Beach, California | Manhattan Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 35,135 in 2010.
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Cities in California
Settlements in Los Angeles County, California |
812852 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin%20McDonald%20%28Australian%20cricketer%29 | Colin McDonald (Australian cricketer) | Colin Campbell McDonald (17 November 1928 – 11 January 2021) was an Australian cricketer. He played in 47 Test matches for his country from 1952 to 1961. He also played in 192 first-class matches between 1947 and 1963. McDonald was born in Glen Iris, Victoria.
McDonald died in Melbourne, Victoria, on 11 January 2021... |
812859 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azusa%2C%20California | Azusa, California | Azusa is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 46,361 at the 2010 census.
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Cities in California
Settlements in Los Angeles County, California |
812870 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOC%20International | AOC International | AOC International is a Taiwanese electronics company. It is based in Taipei and manufactures displays like computer monitors and televisions. It is a subsidiary from TPV Technology.
Timeline
1934 – Continental Radio and Television Corporation founded in Chicago, Illinois by Ross Siragusa. Name would later be changed... |
812876 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Hispanic%20whites | Non-Hispanic whites | Non-Hispanic whites are White Americans who aren’t Hispanic or Latino.
Ethnic groups in the United States |
812877 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian%20Slovak%20Gypsies%20in%20the%20United%20States | Hungarian Slovak Gypsies in the United States | Hungarian Slovak Gypsies are a subgroup of Romani Americans from Hungary.
Ethnic groups in the United States |
812879 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian%20American | Egyptian American | Egyptian Americans are Americans of Egyptian descent.
Ethnic groups in the United States |
812880 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab%20American | Arab American | Arab Americans are Americans of Arab descent.
Ethnic groups in the United States |
812888 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anitta%20%28singer%29 | Anitta (singer) | Larissa de Macedo Machado (stage name: Anitta; born March 30, 1993), is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, television host, actress, and businesswoman.
In 2017, she was ranked as one of the most influential celebrities in social media according to Billboard.
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Anitta on Spotify
Anitta on ... |
812892 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian%20Americans | Brazilian Americans | Brazilian Americans (, or ) are Americans who are of full or partial Brazilian ancestry. They are relatively new arrivals, for the 1960 Census only counted 27,855 Brazilians. The first major wave of immigration came after 1986, when 1.4 million Brazilians emigrated to various countries. Nearly half live in New York, ... |
812893 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian%20food | Brazilian food | Brazilian food is a mix of foods from Portuguese, African and indigenous culture.
Commnon dishes |
812894 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora%20and%20fauna%20of%20Brazil | Flora and fauna of Brazil | Brazil is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Brazil is home to many hummingbirds, toucans, parrots, macaws, waterfowl and birds of prey. Mammals living in Brazil are anteaters, pumas, jaguars, armadillos, otters and dolphins. Caimans, turtles and anacondas are reptiles found in Brazil.
Biology
Brazil |
812895 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Acker | Tom Acker | Thomas James Acker (March 7, 1930 – January 4, 2021) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey. From 1956 to 1959, he played for the Cincinnati Reds.
Acker died on January 4, 2021 in Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania at the age of 90.
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20... |
812896 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caernarvon%20Township%2C%20Lancaster%20County%2C%20Pennsylvania | Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | Caernarvon Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. 4,748 people lived here in 2010.
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812897 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.%20George%20Boeree | C. George Boeree | Cornelis George Boeree (January 15, 1952 – January 5, 2021) was an American psychologist and professor emeritus at Shippensburg University. He worked in personality theory and the history of psychology.
Boeree was also the inventor of the auxiliary language Lingua Franca Nova. He was the coeditor of the Lingua Franca ... |
812898 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Georgiadis | John Georgiadis | John Georgiadis (1939 – 5 January 2021) was a British violinist and conductor. He was the Concert Leader with the London Symphony Orchestra during the 1960s and 70s. He was a member of both the ensembles London Virtuosi and the Gaberieli String Quartet as well as conductor for both the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and th... |
812899 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three%20Little%20Birds | Three Little Birds | "Three Little Birds" is a song by Bob Marley. It was made in 1984. It was on the Legend album. It is a reggae song.
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Reggae songs |
812900 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saweetie | Saweetie | Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper (stage name: Saweetie (); born July 2, 1993), is an American rapper and songwriter.
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on SoundCloud
on Spotify
1993 births
Rap musicians from California
Living people
African-American rappers
American hip hop musicians |
812901 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladim%C3%ADr%20Oplt | Vladimír Oplt | Vladimír Oplt (1937 – 5 January 2021) was a Czech politician. He was a member of the Czech Senate from 1996 to 2001. He was a member of the Civic Democratic Party. Oplt was born in Kladno, Czech Republic.
Oplt died on 5 January 2021 in Prague, aged 83.
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2021 deaths
Czech politicians |
812902 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Richardson%20%28actor%29 | John Richardson (actor) | John Richardson (19 January 1934 – 5 January 2021) was an English actor. He was known for his roles in Black Sunday (1960) and in She (1965). He also starred in One Million Years B.C. (1966).
Richardson died of COVID-19 on January 5, 2021, at age 86.
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2021 deaths
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English te... |
812903 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Windham%20%28rower%29 | William Windham (rower) | William Ashe Dymoke Windham (2 April 1926 – 5 January 2021) was a British rower. He competed for Great Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
He died on 5 January 2021 at the age of 94.
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2021 deaths
British Olympians
Sportspeople from Bedfordshire |
812904 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20Few | Bobby Few | Bobby Few (October 21, 1935 – January 6, 2021) was an American jazz pianist and singer. He played with saxophonist Charles Gayle and led his own trio in Paris. He was working on a Booker Ervin tribute project called Few's Blues.
Few died on January 6, 2021 aged 85.
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[ AllMusic biography]
All... |
812905 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Gnat | Edward Gnat | Edward Gnat (1 March 1940 – 6 January 2021) was a Polish politician. He was a Deputy from 1985 to 1989 and again from 1993 to 1997. He was born in Maurzyce, Poland.
Gnat died, aged 80, in Łódź, of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland.
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2021 deaths
Polish politicians
Deaths from the ... |
812909 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis%20Hammel | Francis Hammel | Francis Hammel (11 December 1950 – 6 January 2021) was a French politician. From 1997 to 2002, he was a member of the National Assembly. Hammel was born in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France. He was a member of the Socialist Party.
Hammel died on 6 January 2021 at the age of 70.
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812910 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gord%20Renwick | Gord Renwick | Gordon Ralph Renwick (February 13, 1935January 6, 2021) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator. He was president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). He also was vice-president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and was the team president of the Galt Hornets. He was born in Galt, Ontario.
... |
812915 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio%20Sab%C3%A0to%20Sr. | Antonio Sabàto Sr. | Antonio Sabàto Sr. (2 April 1943 – 10 January 2021) was an Italian-American actor. He was the father of model and actor Antonio Sabàto Jr. He was known for his roles in spaghetti western movies. His best known movies were One Dollar Too Many and Due volte Giuda.
Sabàto Sr. died in Los Angeles on 10 January 2021 from C... |
812916 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio%20Sab%C3%A0to%20Jr. | Antonio Sabàto Jr. | Antonio Sabàto Jr. (born February 29, 1972) is an Italian-American model, actor, and politician. Sabàto was an underwear model for Calvin Klein and playing Jagger Cates on the soap opera General Hospital from 1992 to 1995.
Sabàto ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress against incumbent Democ... |
812920 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Townsend%20%28Irish%20politician%29 | Jim Townsend (Irish politician) | James Townsend (20 June 1937 – 7 January 2021) was an Irish Labour Party politician. In 1991, he was elected to Carlow County Council. He was a member of the Seanad Éireann from 1993 to 1997.
Townsend died on 7 January 2021, aged 83.
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2021 deaths
Irish politicians |
812922 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian%20food | Albanian food | Albanian food is the cuisine of Albania. Albanian food is Mediterranean, but also has oriental influences as part of Balkan cuisine. One of the most famous Albanian dish is Tavë kosi.
Albanian culture
Foods by nationality |
812923 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filip%20Trifonov | Filip Trifonov | Filip Trifonov () (4 May 1947 – 6 January 2021) was a Bulgarian actor. He appeared in more than thirty movies. His career began in 1971. Trifonov's best known role was as Ran in the 1972 movie The Boy Turns Man. Trifonov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Trifonov died on 6 January 2021 from a heart attack in Sofia, aged 73... |
812924 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek%20food | Greek food | Greek food is the cuisine of Greece. Greek food is Mediterranean. |
812925 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Blommaert | Jan Blommaert | Jan Blommaert (4 November 1961 – 7 January 2021) was a Belgian sociolinguist and linguistic anthropologist. He was a Professor of Language, Culture and Globalization and Director of the Babylon Center at Tilburg University. Blommaert was born in Dendermonde, Belgium.
Blommaert died on 7 January 2021, aged 59.
Referen... |
812926 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biserka%20Cveji%C4%87 | Biserka Cvejić | Biserka Cvejić (; November 5, 1923 – January 7, 2021) was a Serbian operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto. She was a university professor. Her career began at the Belgrade Opera in 1954.
She was a member of the Vienna State Opera from 1959 to 1979. She first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in 1961 as Amneris in Ver... |
812927 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playboi%20Carti | Playboi Carti | Jordan Terrell Carter (stage name: Playboi Carti; born September 13, 1995), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia.
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Playboi Carti on SoundCloud
1995 births
African-American rappers
Living people
African-American singers
Rap musicians from Georgia
Musicians from... |
812928 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir%20Kiselyov | Vladimir Kiselyov | Vladimir Viktorovich Kiselyov (; ; sometimes listed as Volodymyr Kyselyov 1 January 1957 – 7 January 2021) was a Soviet-born Ukrainian athlete. He competed in the shot put during his career. He competed for the USSR in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, where he won the gold medal.
Kiselyov died on 7 January 202... |
812929 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich%20the%20Kid | Rich the Kid | Dimitri Leslie Roger (stage name: Rich the Kid; born July 13, 1992), is an American rapper and songwriter.
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1992 births
African-American rappers
Rap musicians from New York
Living people
Musicians from Queens |
812930 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak%20Black | Kodak Black | Bill Kahan Kapri (stage name: Kodak Black; born Dieuson Octave, June 11, 1997), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter.
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1997 births
Living people
African-American rappers
Rap musicians from Florida
American people convicted of drug offenses
Musicians from Florida |
812931 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20LaBonge | Tom LaBonge | Thomas J. LaBonge (October 6, 1953 – January 7, 2021) was an American politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. LaBonge was born in Los Angeles. He was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 2001 to 2015.
LaBonge died on January 7, 2021 from cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, aged 67.
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812932 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genival%20Lacerda | Genival Lacerda | Genival Lacerda Cavalcante (5 April 1931 – 7 January 2021) was a Brazilian forró singer-songwriter. He was born in Campina Grande, Paraíba. His best known songs were Severina Xique-Xique, Radinho de Pilha and O Chevette da Menina.
In December 2017, Lacerda was honored with the Order of Cultural Merit.
Lacerda died on... |
812933 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Land | John Land | John Land (17 July 1938 – January 2021) was a British field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Land died in January 2021, aged 82.
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2021 deaths
British ice hockey players
British Olympians |
812934 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion%20Ramsey | Marion Ramsey | Marion Ramsey (May 10, 1947 – January 7, 2021) was an American actress and singer. She was known for her role in Cos and as Officer Laverne Hooks in the Police Academy movies. She also starred in Lavalantula and 2 Lava 2 Lantula!.
Ramsey died on January 7, 2021 in Los Angeles at the age of 73.
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812937 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norberto%20James%20Rawlings | Norberto James Rawlings | Norberto James Rawlings (February 6, 1945 – January 7, 2021) was a Dominican Republic poet. His poetry was about the everyday life in his country’s multicultural society. His first book of poetry from 1969, "Sobre la marcha" ("On the March").
Works
Sobre la marcha (1969)
La provincia sublevada (1972)
Vivir (1981)
... |
812939 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri%20Schwery | Henri Schwery | Henri Schwery (14 June 1932 – 7 January 2021) was a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Sion from 1977 to 1995. He was promoted to cardinal in 1991. Schwery was born in Saint-Léonard, Switzerland.
Schwery died at a retirement home in St-Léonard on 7 January 2021, aged 88.
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20... |
812940 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynaldo%20Umali | Reynaldo Umali | Reynaldo Villar Umali (February 26, 1957 – January 7, 2021) was a Filipino politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2010 to 2019. He ran as governor of Oriental Mindoro in 2019 but lost to Humerlito Dolor.
Umali died on January 7, 2021 from COVID-19 while being treated with l... |
812941 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-to-Africa%20movement | Back-to-Africa movement | The Back-to-Africa movement is a movement for African Americans and the black diaspora to move back to Africa. African repatriation for ex African slaves and free black people from North America and other Western societies began during the eighteenth century. They founded the country of Liberia.
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812948 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel%20Weitsman | Mel Weitsman | Hakuryu Sojun Mel Weitsman (born Mel Weitsman; July 20, 1929 – January 7, 2021) was an American Buddhist. He was the founder, abbot and guiding teacher of Berkeley Zen Center. Weitsman was a Soto Zen roshi.
He was also a co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center, where he was from 1988 to 1997. Weitsman was also editor... |
812950 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert%20Auriol | Hubert Auriol | Hubert Auriol (; 7 June 1952 – 10 January 2021) was a French professional off-road motorcyclist and auto racer. He was born in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. He was the director of The Paris-Dakar rally. Auriol was known for being the first competitor to win the Dakar rally on motorcycles and in automobiles.
In 2012, Auriol ... |
812953 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosh%20Chamberlain | Tosh Chamberlain | Trevor "Tosh" Chamberlain (11 July 1934 – 10 January 2021) was an English professional footballer. He played at outside left. He was born in London.
In 1952, he joined Fulham for whom he made 204 first-team appearances, scoring 64 goals. He played for Dover Athletic in 1965. He finished his professional career at Gra... |
812954 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Dyczkowski | Adam Dyczkowski | Adam Feliks Dyczkowski (17 November 1932 – 10 January 2021) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in Kęty, Poland. He became a priest in 1957.
Dyczkowski was titular bishop of Altava and was auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław from 1978 to 1992. He was auxiliary bishop of the Roma... |
812956 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy%20Walker%20Bush%20Ellis | Nancy Walker Bush Ellis | Nancy Walker Bush Ellis (February 4, 1926 – January 10, 2021) was an American environmentalist and political campaigner. Bush Ellis was born in Milton, Massachusetts.
She was the only sister of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and aunt of both former President George W. Bush and the former governor of Florida ... |
812957 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro%20Gonz%C3%A1lez%20%28baseball%29 | Pedro González (baseball) | Pedro González Olivares (December 12, 1937 – January 10, 2021), nicknamed "Speedy Gonzalez", was a Dominican professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees from 1963 to 1965) and Cleveland Indians from 1965 to 1967. He was one of the first 15 Dominicans to play b... |
812958 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngel%20Sergio%20Guerrero%20Mier | Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier | Ángel Sergio Guerrero Mier (August 18, 1935 – January 10, 2021) was a Mexican politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was Governor of Durango between 1998 and 2004.
Guerrero Mier died on January 10, 2021 in Durango, aged 85.
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2021 deaths
Mexican polit... |
812959 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee%20Rowe | Dee Rowe | Donald "Dee" Rowe (December 22, 1929 – January 10, 2021) was an American college basketball coach. He coached for the UConn Huskies men's team. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the director of athletics and the head coach of both the men's basketball and baseball teams at the University of Connecticut fo... |
812960 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrophobia | Afrophobia | Afrophobia is a term to describe hatred and fear towards Black people. A person with afrophobia hates and fears Black people and anyone of African descent. The term "afrophobia" is observable in as discrimination and racist violence on the basis of a persons skin colour, ethnic origin, and nationality. Afrophobia is li... |
812961 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storrs%2C%20Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut | Storrs is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. 15,344 people lived here at the 2010 census.
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Census-designated places in Connecticut |
812962 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad%20Khaledur%20Rahman%20Tito | Mohammad Khaledur Rahman Tito | Mohammad Khaledur Rahman Tito (1 March 1945 – 10 January 2021) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was a member of the Awami League. In 1986, he was elected to the Jatiya Sangsad. He left the job in 1988 and was re-elect to the parliament in 2008. Tito retired in 2014.
Tito died on 10 January 2021 in Jessore,... |
812963 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi%20Attar-Ashrafi | Mehdi Attar-Ashrafi | Mehdi Attar-Ashrafi (Persian: مهدی عطار اشرفی; 23 December 1948 – 9 January 2021) was an Iranian middleweight weightlifter. He won a bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games and a silver at the 1979 Asian Championships and competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Attar-Ashrafi was born in Tehran. He died on 9 January 2021... |
812964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franti%C5%A1ek%20Filip | František Filip | František Filip (26 December 1930 – 9 January 2021) was a Czech movie and television director. Filip was born in Písek, Czechoslovakia. He was known for directing Tři chlapi v chalupě, Chalupáři and Utrpení mladého Boháčka.
Filip died on 9 January 2021 at the age of 90 from COVID-19 in Prague.
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812966 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20M%C3%A9ndez%20%28rower%29 | José Méndez (rower) | José Méndez (9 May 1937 – January 2021) was a Spanish rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Pontevedra, Spain.
Mendez died in January 2021, aged 83.
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2021 deaths
Spanish Olympians
Rowers |
812969 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken%20Middleditch | Ken Middleditch | Kenneth Arthur Middleditch (5 October 1925 – 9 January 2021) was a British motorcycle speedway rider. He was born in Camberley, Surrey. Middleditch signed for Third Division team Hastings in 1948. By 1949 he had become Hastings top points scorer. He later played for Poole.
Middleditch died on 9 January 2021, aged 95.
... |
812970 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra%20Nawi | Ezra Nawi | Ezra Yitzhak Nawi (; 1952 – 9 January 2021) was an Israeli Mizrahi Jew, left-wing, human rights activist and pacifist. He was supportive of the Bedouin herders and farmers of the South Hebron Hills. He was a supporter of Uri Avnery. He was called "a working-class, liberal gay version of Joe the Plumber".
Nawi died on ... |
812971 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Reilly%20%28actor%29 | John Reilly (actor) | John Henry Matthew Reilly (November 11, 1936 – January 9, 2021) was an American actor. He appeared on soap operas including General Hospital, Sunset Beach, and Passions. Reilly was born in Chicago. His career lasted from 1965 until 2013.
Reilly died on January 9, 2021 at the age of 84.
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2021 de... |
812972 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhav%20Singh%20Solanki | Madhav Singh Solanki | Madhavsinh Singh Solanki (30 July 1927 – 9 January 2021) was an Indian politician. He was leader of Indian National Congress party. He was External Affairs minister of India from 1991 to 1992. He also was the Chief Minister of Gujarat three times from 1976 to 1977, 1980 to 1985 and from 1989 to 1990.
Solanki died on 9... |
812975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A1stor%20Oswaldo%20Azuaje%20P%C3%A9rez | Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez | Càstor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez (19 October 1951 – 8 January 2021) was a Venezuelan Roman Catholic bishop. He became a priest in 1975.
Azuaje Pérez was titular bishop of Vertara and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo, Venezuela, from 2007 to 2012. He then was bishop of the Roman Catholic D... |
812980 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Carver | Steve Carver | Steve Carver (April 5, 1945 – January 8, 2021) was an American movie director, producer, and photographer. He was born in New York City. His career began in 1970 and he retired in 1996. His best known works were Lone Wolf McQuade, Big Bad Mama and Capone.
Carver died in Los Angeles from a heart attack on January 8, 20... |
812981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Darling%20%28musician%29 | David Darling (musician) | David Darling (March 4, 1941 – January 8, 2021) was an American cellist and composer. In 2010, he won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. He performed and recorded with Bobby McFerrin, Paul Winter Consort, Ralph Towner and Spyro Gyra.
His best known works were Journal October, Cycles, Cello, Dark Wood, and Prayer... |
812982 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kv%C4%9Bta%20Eretov%C3%A1 | Květa Eretová | Květa Eretová (21 October 1926 – 8 January 2021), née Jeništová, was a Czech chess player. She held the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1986). She was a ten-time winner of the Czechoslovak Women's Chess Championship (1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1986). She was born in Prague.
Eretová died on ... |
812983 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Fonfara | Michael Fonfara | Michael Fonfara (11 August 1946 – 8 January 2021) was a Canadian keyboard player. He was known as a member of The Electric Flag and Rhinoceros in the 1960s, Rough Trade and Lou Reed's backing band in the 1970s and The Downchild Blues Band, from 1990 until his death. He won a Juno Award in 2014. He was born in Stevensvi... |
812984 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Games | European Games | The European Games is a continental multi-sport event which includes athletes from European nations and several near Europe countries. The European Games were created by the European Olympic Committees (EOC). The first Games took place in 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The second in Minsk, Belarus in 2019.
The 2019 Minsk E... |
812985 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile%20Hemmen | Emile Hemmen | Emile Hemmen (6 December 1923 – 8 January 2021) was a Luxembourgian lyric poet and writer. Hemmen was born in Sandweiler, Luxembourg. From 1945 to 1958 he worked as a teacher. Then he studied in Paris, specializing in psychology and sociology. He worked as an attaché for the Luxembourg Ministry of Education from 1968 t... |
812987 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Hendrickson | Steve Hendrickson | Steven Daniel Hendrickson (August 30, 1966 – January 8, 2021) was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was born in Richmond, California. He played for San Francisco 49ers (1989), Dallas Cowboys (1989), San Diego Chargers (1990 to 1994), Houston Oilers (1995) and Philadelphia E... |
812988 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Lightle | Steve Lightle | Steve Lightle (November 19, 1959 – January 8, 2021) was an American comics artist. He worked as a penciller. He was best known as the artist of DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes and Doom Patrol titles. He was born in Kansas.
Lightle died on January 8, 2021 from cardiac arrest caused by COVID-19 at the age of 61.
Refe... |
812989 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana%20Millay | Diana Millay | Diana Claire Millay (June 7, 1935 – January 8, 2021) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles as Laura Collins in Dark Shadows and as Kitty Styles in The Secret Storm.
Millay died on 8 January 2021 in New York at the age of 85.
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1935 births
2021 deaths
American movie act... |
812990 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Nankeville | Bill Nankeville | George William Nankeville (24 March 1925 – 8 January 2021) was a British middle distance athlete. He won the AAA mile title four times in five years from 1948 to 1952. He was born in Guildford, Surrey. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Nankeville died on 8 January 2021 at the age of 95.
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812991 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo%20Niederle | Ivo Niederle | Ivo Niederle (26 December 1929 – 8 January 2021) was a Czech actor, entertainer, and commentator. He was born in Prague. He was known for his stage works at Municipal Theaters of Prague. His best known movie and television roles were in Close to Heaven, Žena za pultem, Coach to Vienna.
Niederle died on 8 January 2021 ... |
812994 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippo%20Santonastaso | Pippo Santonastaso | Pippo Santonastaso (born 25 May 1936) is an Italian actor and comedian. He was born in Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza.
Santonastaso created an original comic duo with his younger brother Mario and were in many RAI variety shows. He appeared in many commedia sexy all'italiana movies such as Geometra Prinetti selvaggiame... |
812996 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine%20Whitehorn | Katharine Whitehorn | Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn CBE (2 March 1928 – 8 January 2021) was a British journalist, columnist, author and radio presenter. She was the first woman to have a column in The Observer. It ran from 1963 to 1996 and from 2011 to 2017. She was the first female rector of a university in Scotland. She was born in Londo... |
812997 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley%20Wilson | Shirley Wilson | Shirley Schaub Wilson (September 26, 1925 – January 8, 2021) was an American football coach and player. He was the head football coach at Elon University for 1967 to 1976 and at Duke University from 1979 to 1982. He was born in Madison, North Carolina.
Wilson died on January 8, 2021 in Burlington, North Carolina at th... |
812998 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison%2C%20North%20Carolina | Madison, North Carolina | Madison is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina. 2,246 people lived here in 2010.
References
Towns in North Carolina |
812999 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington%2C%20North%20Carolina | Burlington, North Carolina | Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the main city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. 50,042 people lived here at the 2010 census.
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Cities in North Carolina |
813000 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham%2C%20North%20Carolina | Graham, North Carolina | Graham is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census 14,153 people lived here. It is the county seat of Alamance County.
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Cities in North Carolina
County seats in North Carolina |
813002 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20G.%20Carpenter | Thomas G. Carpenter | Thomas Glenn Carpenter (February 27, 1926 – January 6, 2021) was an American educator and university administrator. He was the founding President of the University of North Florida (UNF) from 1969–1980, and was President of Memphis State University from 1980 to 1991.
Carpenter died on January 6, 2021 at the age of 94... |
813004 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro%20Casado | Pedro Casado | Pedro Casado Bucho (20 November 1937 – 10 January 2021) was a Spanish footballer. He played as a defender. Casado was born in Madrid. From 1956 to 1966, he played for Real Madrid and Plus Ultra from 1957 to 1960. In 1961, he made one appearance for the national team.
Casado died on 10 January 2021 in Madrid, aged 83.
... |
813009 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges%20Pernoud | Georges Pernoud | Georges Alexis Pernoud (11 August 1947 – 10 January 2021) was a French journalist, television presenter and television producer. He was known for presenting his television documentary Thalassa from 1980 to 2017. He was born in Rabat, Morocco.
Pernoud died in Paris on 10 January 2021, aged 73.
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1947 births
... |
813010 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve%20Branson | Eve Branson | Evette Huntley Branson (née Flindt; 12 July 1924 – 11 January 2021) was a British philanthropist and child welfare activist. She was the mother of Richard Branson. Branson was born in Edmonton, Middlesex.
Branson toured Germany as a ballet dancer with Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). She later becam... |
813011 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd%20Cowan | Lloyd Cowan | Lloyd Cowan (8 July 1962 – January 2021) was a British track and field athlete. He was born in London.
Cowan was selected for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, but he could not go because of an illness. He represented England in the 110 metres hurdles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
He won his last medal at the... |
813013 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turlapaty%20Kutumba%20Rao | Turlapaty Kutumba Rao | Turlapaty Kutumba Rao (1931 – 11 January 2021) was an Indian journalist and orator. He was known for his journalism in the Telugu language. He was said to have written 4,000 biographies and delivered over 16,000 public speeches which has been recorded by the Telugu Book of Records as a world record.
He was honored by ... |
813017 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A1s%20Ha%C3%A1n | András Haán | András Haán (19 June 1946 – 5 January 2021) was a Hungarian basketball player and sailor. He was born in Budapest. He competed in the men's basketball tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Haán died on 5 January 2021 in Budapest, aged 74.
References
1946... |
813019 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie%20Bernice%20Johnson | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Eddie Bernice Johnson (born December 3, 1935) is an American politician. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 30th congressional district. Johnson is a member of the Democratic Party.
References
Other websites
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson official U.S. House website
Cam... |
813020 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Joseph%20Burns | William Joseph Burns | William Joseph Burns (born April 11, 1956) is an American politician. Burns is the 8th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since March 19, 2021 during the Joe Biden administration. He was President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He was United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2011 to 201... |
813021 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natascha%20McElhone | Natascha McElhone | Natasha Abigail Taylor (born 14 December 1969), known professionally as Natascha McElhone (), is an English actress. She was in Ronin (1998), The Truman Show (1998) and Solaris (2002).
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1969 births
Living people
British movie actors
British stage actors
British television actors
British voice actors
Actors ... |
813039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life%20%28Culture%20Club%20album%29 | Life (Culture Club album) | Life is an album by Culture Club. It was released in 2018. It was their sixth album together (apart from several greatest hits albums).
Songs
'God and Love' 'Human Zoo', 'Let Somebody Love You', 'What Does Sorry Mean?', 'Runaway Train', 'Resting Bitch Face', 'Different Man', 'Oil and Water', 'More than Silence', and ... |
813041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Khakhaleishvili | David Khakhaleishvili | David Khakhaleishvili (, 28 February 1971 – 11 January 2021) was a Georgian heavyweight judoka, mixed martial artist and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Kutaisi, Georgia. He won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was not able to qualify for the 1996 Summer Olympics because of his weight.
Khakhaleishv... |
813042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Liberia | History of Liberia | Liberia is a country in West Africa. White Americans made the American Colonization Society and bought the land in 1822. They didn't want black people who were not slaves to be in the United States. So they took some of them to Liberia. At the start of the American Civil War (in the 1860s) about 12,000 freed slaves liv... |
813043 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%20Radford | Wayne Radford | Wayne Radford (May 29, 1956 – January 11, 2021) was an American professional basketball player. He played the guard position. Raford was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He won the NCAA Division I championships in 1976. From 1978 to 1979, Radford played for the Indiana Pacers.
Radford died on January 11, 2021 at the age... |
813044 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie%20Cave | Jessie Cave | Jessica Alice Cave Lloyd (born 5 May 1987) is an English actress, comedian and cartoonist. She played Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter movie series. She is also known for her shows in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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1987 births
Living people
English movie actors
English stage actors
English televisio... |
813045 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shefali%20Chowdhury | Shefali Chowdhury | Shefali Chowdhury (born 20 June 1988) is a Welsh actress. She played Parvati Patil in the Harry Potter movie series, except for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
Chowdhury was born in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales. Her parents were from Bangladesh. Chowdhury's career began in 2005.
References
Other we... |
813046 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second%20impeachment%20of%20Donald%20Trump | Second impeachment of Donald Trump | Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, was impeached for a second time by the United States House of Representatives on January 13, 2021. This made Trump the only president to be impeached twice. After the impeachment, a trial happened in the United States Senate. It happened after his presidency ended.... |
813064 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Eggers | Dave Eggers | Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
Eggers is also the founder of McSweeney's, a co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia and the human rights nonprofit Voice of Witness, and the founder of Sc... |
813066 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnon%20Rubinstein | Amnon Rubinstein | Amnon Rubinstein (, born 5 September 1931) is an Israeli legal scholar, politician, and columnist. He was a member of the Knesset between 1977 and 2002. He was born in Tel Aviv. Rubinstein was a member and leader of the Shinui party. He was a member of the Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin cabinets.
Rubinstein was Minist... |
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