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820403 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djenn%C3%A9 | Djenné | Djenné is a city in Mali. About 33,000 people lived there in 2009. The city lies on an island, and is known for the Great Mosque of Djenné. People have lived there since about the year 800 CE.
Cities in Mali |
820419 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20Sowell | Anthony Sowell | Anthony Edward Sowell (August 19, 1959 – February 8, 2021) was an American serial killer and rapist. He was known as the Cleveland Strangler. He was arrested in October 2009 after the bodies of eleven women were discovered by police at his home, 12205 Imperial Avenue, in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Cleveland, Oh... |
820422 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie%20Martinez | Melanie Martinez | Melanie Adele Martinez (born April 28, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, director, screenwriter and visual artist. She became famous in 2012 after appearing on The Voice, a musical television show. After the show, she released her first song "Dollhouse". It was followed by her first extended play of the ... |
820423 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C5%82%20Szewczyk%20%28actor%29 | Michał Szewczyk (actor) | Michał Szewczyk (29 July 1934 – 8 February 2021) was a Polish actor. He acted at the and the . He was born in Łódź, Poland. He was best known for his roles in Eroica, The Two Who Stole the Moon and The Young Magician.
Szewczyk died on 8 February 2021 in Łódź, Poland at the age of 86.
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2021 dea... |
820426 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Els%20Vader | Els Vader | Elisabeth Cornelia "Els" Vader (married Scharn) (24 September 1959 – 8 February 2021) was a Dutch track and field sprinter. She competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay (in 1988 only), but failed to reach the finals in any event.
Vader died from thyroid cancer on 8 Fe... |
820427 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatriz%20Yamamoto%20C%C3%A1zarez | Beatriz Yamamoto Cázarez | Beatriz Eugenia Yamamoto Cázarez (22 September 1957 – 8 February 2021) was a Mexican politician. She was a member of the PAN. She was Deputy representing Guanajuato from 2012 until his death.
Yamamoto Cázarez died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico on 8 February 2021, aged 63.
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... |
820428 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeria%20Gagealov | Valeria Gagealov | Valeria Gagealov (9 December 1931 – 9 February 2021) was a Romanian actress. She was born in Galați, Romania. She was known for her roles in La Moara cu noroc (1955), Columna (1968), Mihai Viteazul (1971) and Mihail, câine de circ (1979).
Gagealov died in Bucharest from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania... |
820432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan%20Izquierdo | Ivan Izquierdo | Ivan Antonio Izquierdo (16 September 1937 – 9 February 2021) was an Argentine-Brazilian scientist.
Izquierdo taught at National University of Cordoba (UNC), in Argentina. For more than 20 years, he worked in the "Center of Memory" of the Biochemistry Department of the Health Basic Sciences Institute (ICBS) at the Fede... |
820433 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv%20Kapoor | Rajiv Kapoor | Rajiv Kapoor (25 August 1962 – 9 February 2021) was an Indian actor, producer and director.
His older brothers were Randhir Kapoor and the late Rishi Kapoor.
Death
Kapoor died from a heart attack in Mumbai on 9 February 2021, at the age of 58.
Some movies
Zimmedaaar (1990) ... Inspector Rajiv Singh
Naag Nagin (198... |
820434 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Maranh%C3%A3o | José Maranhão | José Targino Maranhão (6 September 1933 – 9 February 2021) was a Brazilian politician and businessman. He was born in Araruna, Paraíba. He was Governor of Paraíba from 2009 until 2011. He also was a member of the Brazilian Senate from 2015 until 2021. Maranhão was a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement.
Maranhã... |
820435 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco%20Marini | Franco Marini | Franco Marini (9 April 1933 – 9 February 2021) was an Italian politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. From 2006 to 2008. he was the president of the Italian Senate. From 1992 until 2013, he was a member of the Italian Parliament. He was born in St. Pio of the Chambers, Italy. From 1991 to 1992, he was the ... |
820437 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus%20B%C3%BChler | Klaus Bühler | Klaus Bühler (16 January 1941 – 3 February 2021) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was member of the German Bundestag from 1976 to 2002. He was born in Bad Sachsa, West Germany.
Bühler died on 3 February 2021, aged 80.
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820438 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles%20Fauconnier | Gilles Fauconnier | Gilles Fauconnier () (19 August 1944 – 3 February 2021) was a French linguist, researcher in cognitive science, and author. He worked in the U.S. He was distinguished professor at the University of California, San Diego, in the Department of Cognitive Science.
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1944 births
2021 deaths
French academics
Fren... |
820439 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw%20Wo%C5%82odko | Stanisław Wołodko | Stanisław Wołodko (20 March 1950 – 4 February 2021) was a Polish athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Wołodko died on 4 February 2021 in Warsaw, aged 70.
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1950 births
2021 deaths
Polish sportspeople
Polish Olympians
People from Vilni... |
820440 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Rutherford%20Brett | Thomas Rutherford Brett | Thomas Rutherford Brett (October 2, 1931 – February 6, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States District Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 1979 until 2003, after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter. Brett was born in Oklahoma City.
Brett died o... |
820441 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Fraser%2C%20Baron%20Fraser%20of%20Corriegarth | Andrew Fraser, Baron Fraser of Corriegarth | Alexander Andrew Macdonell Fraser, Baron Fraser of Corriegarth (2 December 1946 – 6 February 2021) was a treasurer of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. He was a member of the House of Lords. He was described variously as a "stockbroker" or an "investment banker".
He died on 6 February 2021, from a brain t... |
820444 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise%20Elisabeth%20Coldenhoff | Louise Elisabeth Coldenhoff | Louise Elisabeth Coldenhoff (22 March 1935 – 7 February 2021) was an Indonesian Navy colonel. She was one of the first 12 members of the Navy Women's Corps. She later was head of the Jakarta Regional Office of the Ministry of Education and Culture under Governor Soeprapto from 1983 to 1987.
Coldenhoff died at a Cent... |
820445 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9%20Victor%20Pilhes | René Victor Pilhes | René Victor Pilhes (1 July 1934 – 7 February 2021) was a French writer and publicist. He was known for his works L'Imprécateur (Novel 1974), La Rhubarbe (1965), Le Loum (1969), La Pompéi (1985), Les Démons de la cour de Rohan (1987), and La position de Philidor (1992). Pilhes was born in Paris.
Pilhes died on 7 Februa... |
820446 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Kopczy%C5%84ski | Adam Kopczyński | Adam Jakub Kopczyński (2 August 1948 – 8 February 2021) was a Polish ice hockey player. He played for Cracovia and ŁKS Łódź.
He also played for the Polish national team at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, aged 72.
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1948 births
2021 deaths
Polish ice h... |
820447 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yisa%20Sofoluwe | Yisa Sofoluwe | Yisa Sofoluwe (28 December 1967 – 9 February 2021) was a Nigerian professional footballer. He played as a defender. He won 40 caps and scored one goal for his country.
Sofoluwe died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on 9 February 2021, at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). He was aged 53 ... |
820448 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Conigliaro | Billy Conigliaro | William Michael Conigliaro (August 15, 1947 – February 10, 2021) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1969–1971), Milwaukee Brewers (1972) and Oakland Athletics (1973).
He was the younger brother of Tony Conigliaro; Billy and Tony were Red Sox teamm... |
820449 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart%20Greenleaf | Stewart Greenleaf | Stewart John Greenleaf Sr. (October 4, 1939 – February 10, 2021) was an American Republican politician and attorney. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1979 to 2019. He also was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1977 to 1978. Greenleaf was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylva... |
820450 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebbe%20Kops | Ebbe Kops | Ebbe Kops (5 February 1930 – 10 February 2021) was a Danish boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Kops died on 10 February 2021, aged 91.
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2021 deaths
Danish sportspeople
Olympians
Boxers |
820451 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pach%C3%ADn | Pachín | Enrique Pérez Díaz (28 December 1938 – 10 February 2021), known as Pachín, was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.
Pachín signed for Real Madrid in 1959 from Segunda División club CA Osasuna. He made his La Liga debut on 11 September 1960.
Pachín won eight caps for the Spain national team, during three yea... |
820452 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia%20Rodrigo | Olivia Rodrigo | Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her roles as Paige Olvera on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
She released her debut single "Driver's License"... |
820454 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20O%27Keefe%20%28Louisiana%20politician%29 | Michael O'Keefe (Louisiana politician) | Michael Hanley O'Keefe Sr. (December 1, 1931 – January 31, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Louisiana State Senate for Orleans Parish from 1960 to 1983. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
O'Keefe died of melanoma on January 31, 2021, in La... |
820456 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville%2C%20Texas | Jacksonville, Texas | Jacksonville is a city located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. 14,544 people lived here at the 2010 census.
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Cities in Texas |
820458 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida%20Keeling | Ida Keeling | Ida Keeling (May 15, 1915 – August 28, 2021) was an American centenarian track and field athlete. Keeling held Masters records in 60 meter and 100 meter distances for women in the 95-99 and 100-plus age groups.
Her story was featured in a segment in the Carl Reiner-hosted documentary If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Bre... |
820459 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry%20M.%20Patterson | Jerry M. Patterson | Jerry Mumford Patterson (born October 25, 1934) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was born in El Paso, Texas. From 1973 until 2015, he was Mayor of Santa Ana, California. From 1975 until 1985, Patterson was a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 38th congressional dis... |
820461 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick%20Smith%20%28American%20politician%29 | Nick Smith (American politician) | Nicholas H. Smith (born November 5, 1934) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 until 2005, representing from the 7th District of Michigan.
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Other websites
The Political Graveyard
1934 births
Living people
United States represent... |
820462 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison%2C%20Michigan | Addison, Michigan | Addison is a village in Lenawee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 605 at the 2010 census.
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Villages in Michigan |
820463 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian%2C%20Michigan | Adrian, Michigan | Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Lenawee County. The population was 21,133 at the 2010 census.
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Cities in Michigan
County seats in Michigan |
820465 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20L.%20Neal | Stephen L. Neal | Stephen Lybrook "Steve" Neal (born November 7, 1934) is an American North Carolina Democratic politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1995 representing North Carolina's 5th congressional district
He chose not to seek re-election in 1994, and his seat was won that November by his ... |
820466 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth%20Lamar%20Holland | Kenneth Lamar Holland | Kenneth Lamar (Ken) Holland (November 24, 1934 – February 27, 2021) was a Democratic politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina from 1975 to 1983. He represented South Carolina's 5th congressional district.
He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of South Carolina in 2006.... |
820468 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald%20A.%20Sarasin | Ronald A. Sarasin | Ronald Arthur Sarasin (born December 31, 1934) is an American politician. He served two terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives and three terms as a U.S. Representative from 1973 to 1979. He represented Connecticut's 5th congressional district.
In 1978, he was the Republican nominee for Governor of Connecti... |
820469 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon%20Falls%2C%20Connecticut | Beacon Falls, Connecticut | Beacon Falls is a town in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,246 at the 2000 census.
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Towns in Connecticut |
820470 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20James%20%28footballer%2C%20born%201948%29 | John James (footballer, born 1948) | John Brian James (24 October 1948 – 11 February 2021) was an English footballer. He played as a striker.
He played in the English Football League for Port Vale, Chester and Tranmere Rovers, making 381 appearances in the process, and also played in the North American Soccer League for the Chicago Sting.
James was bor... |
820471 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Grusin | Dave Grusin | Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist. He has won an Academy Award and ten Grammy Awards. He is the co-founder of GRP Records. He won an Oscar for his score of The Milagro Beanfield War (1988).
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1934 births
Living people
Academy Award winners
Gramm... |
820472 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan%20Ryan | Evan Ryan | Evan Maureen Ryan (born 1971) is an American public servant. She is the White House Cabinet Secretary in the Joe Biden administration since January 20, 2021. She was Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in the Obama Administration (2013–2017) and was assistant for intergovernmental a... |
820478 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khumanlol | Khumanlol | Khumanlol (), also spelt as Khumanlon (), is a chronicle (puya) of the genealogy of the rulers of the Khuman dynasty, which flourished as an independent principality in the south of Ancient Manipur, and later absorbed into the Meitei ethnicity in the fourteenth century AD.
It is categorized as one of the historical doc... |
820487 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ningthourol%20Lambuba | Ningthourol Lambuba | The Ningthourol Lambuba () is an ancient historical document (puya), about the reign of the Meitei kings of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak).
It is a long roll of the monarchs with the activities of the kings of Manipur.
The scripture contains 348 leaves. It supplemented the Cheitharol Kumbaba, the state chronicle ... |
820493 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shout%21%20Factory | Shout! Factory | Shout! Factory is an American DVD and music company. It was made in 2003 and was named Retropolis Entertainment. Shout! Factory makes DVDs of new and old movies and television programs like All in the Family.
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American entertainment companies
Companies based in Los Angeles
2003 establishments in California |
820494 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helloi | Helloi | "Helloi" (), also spelt as "Heloi" () (literally "nymph" or "siren"), in the Meitei religion, is a female nature spirit, often shown as a beautiful maiden. A Heloi is the most powerful among the female spirits who cause disease. Women may get sick in their sexual organs and men became insane from the attacks of the hel... |
820496 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate%20massed%20black%20hole | Intermediate massed black hole | An intermediate massed black hole is a black hole that is between 100 to 1,000 times the mass of our Sun. It is more massive than a stellar black hole, but less massive than a supermassive black hole.
Examples
M-82 X-1: the size of Mars.
Omega Centauri central black hole: between the size of Earth and Venus.
Refere... |
820498 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veragua%20cross-banded%20tree%20frog | Veragua cross-banded tree frog | The Veragua cross-banded treefrog or drab treefrog (Smilisca sordida) is a frog that lives in Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica and Colombia. Scientists have seen it as high in the hills as 1525 meters above sea level.
The adult male frog is 3.62 cm long and the adult female frog is 5.6 cm long. They have gray-... |
820506 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz%20Torres | Liz Torres | Liz Torres (born September 27, 1947) is an American actress, singer, and comedian from The Bronx, New York City, New York. She played Mahalia Sanchez in the comedy show The John Larroquette Show and also played Teresa Betancourt in All in the Family.
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1947 births
American movie actors
Ame... |
820519 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tess%20Harper | Tess Harper | Tessie Jean Washam (later Tess Harper; born August 15, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the Best Supporting Actress for her first movie role in Tender Mercies, a 1983 movie. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress for Crimes of the Heart, a 1986... |
820532 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinder | Zinder | Zinder is a city in Niger. It is the capital of the region with the same name. About 323,000 people live in Zinder. Until 1926, Zinder was the capital of Niger, since then, Niamey is the capital. Zinder is important for trade. In the region around Zinder peanuts are grown.
Cities in Niger |
820534 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmian%20Games | Isthmian Games | The Isthmian Games were a music and athletic contest. The Isthmian Games happened in ancient Greece. The Games were played honour of the sea god Poseidon. They were played in the spring of the second and fourth years of each Olympiad. They were played at the holy place of Poseidon on the Isthmus of Corinth. The Isth... |
820535 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maradi%2C%20Niger | Maradi, Niger | Maradi is a city in Niger. With 267,000 people, it is the third-largest of the country, after Niamey and Zinder. Maradi is important for trade. Peanuts are grown in the area around the city.
Cities in Niger |
820536 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz%20Josef%20Denzinger | Franz Josef Denzinger | Franz Josef Denzinger (24 February 182114 February 1894) was a German architect and church builder. His works include numerous churches, including in Regensburg and Frankfurt am Main. He was born in Liège as the son of a university philosopher Ignacio Denzinger and Marie Thekla née Molitor. Franz Josef Denzinger was bo... |
820539 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuman%20Leipaak | Khuman Leipaak | "Khuman Leipaak" () (literally, "Khuman kingdom or principality") was an independent powerful kingdom, ruled by the kings of the Khuman dynasty in Ancient Manipur. The principality flourished at the shores of the Loktak lake. Mayang Imphal, the capital city of the kingdom, was situated at the left banks of the Imphal R... |
820544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan%20Melvin | Allan Melvin | Allan Melvin (February 18, 1923 – January 17, 2008) was an American actor who was in many television programs. Melvin was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
He was in many shows like The Brady Bunch, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and All in the Family.
Melvin died from cancer on January 17, 2008 in Brentwood, California at the... |
820545 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine%20Lahti | Christine Lahti | Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress for Swing Shift, a 1984 movie. For her directorial start with the 1995 short movie Lieberman in Love, she won an Academy Award for the Best Live Action Short Film.
Lahti... |
820550 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurnalis%20Ngayoh | Yurnalis Ngayoh | Petrus Kanisius Yuvenalis Yurnalis Ngayoh (20 August 1942 – 8 February 2021) was an Indonesian politician. He was the Vice Governor of East Kalimantan from 2003 until 2006 and as the Governor of East Kalimantan from 2006 until 2008. Ngayoh was born in Kalimantan, Japanese Dutch East Indies.
Ngayoh died on 8 February 2... |
820552 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goran%20Dani%C4%8Di%C4%87 | Goran Daničić | Goran Daničić (; 14 December 1962 – 10 February 2021) was a Serbian actor. He appeared in more than fifty movies. His career began in 1982. He was born in Užice, SFR Yugoslavia. His best known roles were in The Meeting Point, Vukovar, jedna priča, Novogodišnje venčanje, The Robbery of the Third Reich, When I Grow Up, I... |
820553 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateef%20Jakande | Lateef Jakande | Lateef Kayode Jakande (23 July 1929 – 11 February 2021) was a Nigerian journalist and politician. He became governor of Lagos State in Nigeria from 1979 to 1983. He was later Minister of Works under the Sani Abacha military regime from 1993 to 1998. Jakande was born in Lagos Island, Nigeria.
Jakande died on 11 Februar... |
820554 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n%20Alfonso%20Ram%C3%ADrez | Rubén Alfonso Ramírez | Rubén Alfonso Ramírez Enríquez (4 March 1936 – 11 February 2021) was a Guatemalan politician and television presenter. He was the Minister of Education during the Alejandro Maldonado presidency from 2015 to 2016. He was born Chicacao, Guatemala.
Alfonso Ramírez died on 11 February 2021 in Guatemala City, aged 84.
Ref... |
820556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayalal%20Rohana | Jayalal Rohana | Maha Egodage Jayalal Rohana (; 1 November 1964 – 11 February 2021), popularly known as Jayalal Rohana, was a Sri Lankan actor and screenwriter. He was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. His best known roles were as Rajasinghe in Tikiri Suwanda (2010), Jasomihira in Sinhawalokanaya (2011) and as James Peiris in Nidahase Piya ... |
820557 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie%20E.%20Robertson | Leslie E. Robertson | Leslie Earl Robertson (February 12, 1928 – February 11, 2021) was an American engineer. He was the lead structural engineer of the Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center in New York City. He was the structural engineer on other projects, including the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Bank of China Tower ... |
820558 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville%20Fernando | Neville Fernando | Dr. Sirikkaththuge Neville Arthur Fernando (9 March 1931 – 4 February 2021) was a Sri Lankan doctor and a politician. He was born in Panadura, Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament from 1977 to 1989. Fernando was a member of the United National Party. He founded the Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital.... |
820559 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Brake | Richard Brake | Richard Colin Brake (born 30 November 1964) is a Welsh-born American actor. He is known for his roles as Joe Chill in Batman Begins (2005) and as the Night King on the fourth and fifth season of Game of Thrones.
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1964 births
Living people
Naturalized citizens of the United States
Welsh movie... |
820576 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/QueerSportSplit | QueerSportSplit | Queer Sport Split (short: QSS) is a charity organization from Split, Croatia. It has a focus on the sport, culture and leisure of LGBTIQ+ community. It also works in education and research on the sports and LGBTIQ+ topics. It was registered in 2011 and is the longest running local LGBTIQ+ organization in Split and Dalm... |
820577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field%20Spaniel | Field Spaniel | The Field Spaniel is a mid-sized spaniel dog. They were first developed to be show dogs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries because they were not as good at hunting as their cousins the English Springer Spaniels and Cocker Spaniels. Later in the 20th century they were bred to have longer legs and became good gun ... |
820586 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clionidae | Clionidae | Clionoidae is a family of molluscs known as "sea angels". They are in the subclass Heterobranchia, class Gastropoda. They are small pelagic gastropods.
Gastropods |
820588 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clionoidea | Clionoidea | Clionoidea is a group of molluscs. Clionoidea is a superfamily within the subclass Heterobranchia of the class Gastropoda.
Gastropods |
820591 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potala%20Palace | Potala Palace | The Potala Palace (Tibetan: ཕོ་བྲང་པོ་ཏ་ལ་) was a fortress in the city of Lhasa, in Tibet. It was used as the Dalai Lama's winter palace from 1649 to 1959. The palace is named after Mount Potalaka, Avalokiteśvara's home.
The 5th Dalai Lama ordered the construction for this fortress after one of his spiritual advisors ... |
820596 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-collar%20worker | Blue-collar worker | A blue-collar worker is a worker that does jobs that uses a lot of labour. In some blue-collar jobs need skill and some jobs do not need skill. A construction worker is a blue-collar worker.
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820600 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Adams | Lee Adams | Lee Adams (born August 15, 1924) is an American musician who writes the words for songs. Those are called lyrics and he is a "lyricist". He worked with Charles Strouse. Strouse made the music for All in the Family and Adams made they lyrics for the theme in the television program.
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1924 births
American song... |
820601 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zden%C4%9Bk%20Sternberg | Zdeněk Sternberg | Count Zdeněk Filip Maria Emanuel Jiří Ignatius Sternberg (August 15, 1923 – January 19, 2021) was a descendant of the ancient aristocratic Šternberk family and the owner of Český Šternberk Castle and Březina Castle in the Rokycany region. He was the second child and eldest son of the Count George of Sternberg (December... |
820602 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Strouse | Charles Strouse | Charles Strouse (born June 7, 1928) is an American musician who makes music for movies and television programs. He made the music for Annie and Bye Bye Birdie. He also made the music for All in the Family and Lee Adams made the lyrics for the show.
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1928 births
American movie score composers
Jewish American... |
820606 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miquel%20Ferrer%20i%20Aymam%C3%AD | Miquel Ferrer i Aymamí | Miquel Ferrer i Aymamí (28 November 1931 – 2 January 2021) was a Spanish professional footballer. His professional career spanned through most of the 1950s, when he played as a midfielder.
Ferrer Barcelona's amateur team in 1948. From 1949 to 1951, he played for Condal.
In 1954, Ferrer joined Real Oviedo. He retired... |
820607 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telly%20Tjanggulung | Telly Tjanggulung | Telly Tjanggulung (1 June 1973 – 5 January 2021) was an Indonesian politician. She was Regent of Southeast Minahasa from 2008 to 2013.
Tjanggulung died on 5 January 2021, aged 47.
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Indonesian politicians
1973 births
2021 deaths |
820608 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland%20Chassain | Roland Chassain | Roland Chassain (5 February 1947 – 9 February 2021) was a French politician. He was born in Aurillac, France. Chassain was a member of the Rally for the Republic. From 2002 to 2007, he was a member of the National Assembly. From 1995 until his death, he was Mayor of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
Chassain died on 9 Februa... |
820609 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim%20Othman%20Ibrahim%20Idris | Ibrahim Othman Ibrahim Idris | Ibrahim Othman Ibrahim Idris (1961 – February 10, 2021) was a Sudanese criminal. He was formerly held in extrajudicial detention in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
In July 2013, a motion was filed seeking his release because his physical and emotional health had deteriorated to the point w... |
820610 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty%20Brooks | Rusty Brooks | Kurt Koski (February 7, 1958 – February 11, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Rusty Brooks. He competed in several International World Class Championship Wrestling (IWCCW), Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).
He also appeared in the ... |
820612 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli%20Soriano | Eli Soriano | Eliseo "Eli" Fernando Soriano (April 4, 1947 – February 11, 2021), also known as BES (Bro. Eli Soriano), Brother Eli or Kapatid na Eli, was a Filipino televangelist. He was the "Overall Servant" of the Members Church of God International (MCGI) in Pampanga, Philippines. He was the main host of radio and television prog... |
820613 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wies%C5%82aw%20Glos | Wiesław Glos | Wiesław Glos (12 September 1936 – 6 January 2021) was a Polish fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kraków, Poland.
Glos died on 6 January 2021 in Kraków, aged 84.
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People from Kraków |
820615 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuman%20Pokpa | Khuman Pokpa | Khuman Pokpa () or Khuman Apokpa () is the Apokpa (ancestral deity) of the Khuman clan. He is regarded as the progenitor god of the Khuman dynasty. He is one of the three members of the Mangang Luwang Khuman in Meitei mythology and religion. He represents the time of the sunset and the night.
Etymology
The name "Khum... |
820624 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moirang%20Ningthourol%20Lambuba | Moirang Ningthourol Lambuba | "Moirang Ningthourol Lambuba" () is a historical document (puya), which served as the court chronicle of the rulers of the kingdom in Ancient Moirang. It records the genealogy of the kings of the Moirang dynasty.
The chronicle also slightly mentioned about the history of the Zeliangrong people.
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https://... |
820626 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto%20Geisert | Otto Geisert | Otto Geisert (18 November 1939 – 8 January 2021) was a German footballer. He spent seven seasons in the Bundesliga with Karlsruher SC and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He was born in Nordhorn, Germany.
Geisert died, aged 81, in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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1939 births
2021 deaths
German footballers |
820627 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Henry%20%28American%20football%29 | Mike Henry (American football) | Michael Dennis Henry (August 15, 1936 – January 8, 2021) was an American actor and football linebacker. He was best known for his role as Tarzan in the 1960s trilogy and as Junior in the Smokey and the Bandit movie series. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Rams. His playing career lasted from 19... |
820628 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Pierre%20Bougie | Louis-Pierre Bougie | Louis-Pierre Bougie (16 August 1946 – 10 January 2021) was a Canadian painter and printmaker. His works focused in engraving and etching. His work is regularly shown in Canadian, American, and European galleries.
Bougie died from pneumonia on 10 January 2021, aged 74.
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2021 deaths
People from Q... |
820630 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Gannon | Tom Gannon | Thomas P. Gannon (April 5, 1943 – January 10, 2021) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1979 to 2006. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Gannon died on January 10, 2021 in Upland, Pennsylvania at the age of 77.
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2021 d... |
820631 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upland%2C%20Pennsylvania | Upland, Pennsylvania | Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. 3,239 people lived here at the 2010 census.
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820632 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth%20Halverson | Kenneth Halverson | Kenneth S. Halverson (July 24, 1933 – January 21, 2021) was an American Republican politician. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1967 to 1968 and again from 1969 to 1980. Halverson was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania.
Halverson died on January 21, 2021 in Somerset, aged 87.
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820633 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar%20Metz | Lothar Metz | Lothar Metz (16 January 1939 – 23 January 2021) was a German wrestler. He won an Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1960, and a bronze medal in 1964. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1968, competing for East Germany. He was born in Meerane, Germany.
Metz died on 23 January 2021 in Rostock, Germany at the ... |
820634 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Life%20and%20Times%20of%20Judge%20Roy%20Bean | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is a 1972 American western movie directed by John Huston (who also stars) and starring Paul Newman, Anthony Perkins, Ned Beatty, Roddy McDowall, Jacqueline Bisset, Victoria Principal, Ava Gardner, Stacy Keach, Dick Farnsworth, Bill McKinney, Anthony Zerbe. It was nominated for an Ac... |
820636 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret%20C.%20Snyder | Margaret C. Snyder | Margaret C. "Peg" Snyder (January 30, 1929 – January 26, 2021) was an American social scientist. Her work focused on women and economic development, particularly in Africa.
She was the founding director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), whose name was changed to UN Women in 2011. She was also... |
820637 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20L.%20Behan | John L. Behan | John L. Behan (November 11, 1944 – January 28, 2021) was an American politician. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1979 to 1995. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Behan died on January 28, 2021 in Montauk, New York at the age of 76.
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2021 deaths
State legislators of the... |
820638 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto%20Matos | Alberto Matos | Alberto Jorge Rodrigues de Matos (6 June 1944 – 28 January 2021) was a Portuguese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal.
Matos died on 28 January 2021 in Lisbon, aged 76.
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2021 deaths
Olympians
Sprinters
Sportspeople... |
820639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttershoek | Puttershoek | Puttershoek is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located on the banks of the Oude Maas, on the island Hoeksche Waard, in the province of South Holland.
Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the new municipality Hoeksche Waard.
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20th-century disestablishments in the Netherlands
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820640 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert%20Schreuder | Bert Schreuder | Albertus “Bert” Schreuder (4 May 1929 – 30 January 2021) was a Dutch politician. He was mayor of Puttershoek from 1963 to 1971, Gorinchem from 1971 to 1982 and of Amersfoort from 1982 to 1994. He was a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA). Schreuder was born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
Schreuder died on 30 January... |
820641 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunki%20Bankaitis-Davis | Bunki Bankaitis-Davis | Danute "Bunki" Bankaitis-Davis (January 2, 1958 – January 29, 2021) was an American road racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 1992 UCI Road World Championships in the team time trial. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's road race finishing 14th.
Bankaitis-Davis died on January 29, 2021 at th... |
820643 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoriphaba | Khoriphaba | Khoriphaba () is a God in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur). He is the son of Sky God Soraren (Salailen). He came down from heaven to earth to search for his mother and then for a bride. He is best known for wrestling with Loyalakpa in the Lai Haraoba festival. He is also a polo play... |
820644 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%20Davis%20%28American%20football%29 | Art Davis (American football) | Arthur Ganong "Art" Davis (November 29, 1934 – January 29, 2021) was an American football player. He played at Mississippi State University in 1952-55 and for one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL) in 1956.
He died of Parkinson's disease on January 29, 2021, in Starkville, Missis... |
820645 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Anne%20Marchino | Mary Anne Marchino | Mary Anne Marchino (January 27, 1938 – January 29, 2021) was an American competition swimmer. She represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Marchino competed in the qualifying heats of the women's 100-meter backstroke. Marchino wasd born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Marchino died... |
820647 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier%20Pasgrimaud | Didier Pasgrimaud | Didier Pasgrimaud (23 February 1966 – 29 January 2021) was a French cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Châteaubriant, France.
Pasgrimaud died on 29 January 2021 in Châteaubriant at the age of 54.
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820648 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline%20Carroll | Madeline Carroll | Madeline Carroll (born ) is an American actress known for starring as Juli Baker in Flipped, as Molly Johnson in Swing Vote, as Farren in The Spy Next Door, and as Willow O'Neil The Magic of Belle Isle.
Carroll is a Christian.
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1996 births
American Christians
American movie actors
America... |
820649 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Weisman | Kevin Weisman | Kevin Glen Weisman (born December 29, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Marshall Flinkman on the critically acclaimed, J.J. Abrams' television series, Alias, which aired for five seasons (2001–2006) on ABC.
Weisman is Jewish.
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Other websites
Official site
Kevin Weisman at the All Al... |
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