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# 1627 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1627.

## Events

* January 1 – Menasseh Ben Israel, founder of the first Hebrew printing press in Amsterdam, produces its first publication, a Spanish rite prayer book.

## New books
### Prose

* Francis Bacon (died 1626) – Sylva Sylvarum, or A Natural History and New Atlantis
* Jean-Pierre Camus – Hyacinthe
* George Hakewill – An Apologie or Declaration of the Power and Providence of God
* Marin Mersenne – Traité de l'harmonie universelle
* Honoré d'Urfé (died 1625) – L'Astrée (completed)

## New drama

* William Davenant – The Cruel Brother
* William Hawkins – Apollo Shroving
* Philip Massinger – The Great Duke of Florence
* Thomas Vincent – Paria (in Latin)

## Poetry

* Michael Drayton – miscellaneous poems, including The Battle of Agincourt, First Steps up Parnassus, and Nymphidia
* Phineas Fletcher – Locustae, vel Pietas Jesuitica (in Latin and English)

## Births

* August 8 – Joseph Moxon, English printer and lexicographer (died 1691)
* September 27 – Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French theologian (died 1704)
* November 29 – John Ray, English naturalist (died 1705)
* Unknown dates
** John Flavel, English religious writer and Presbyterian minister (died 1691)
** Dorothy Osborne, English literary correspondent (died 1695)

## Deaths

* April 12 (burial) – John Minsheu, English linguist and lexicographer (born 1560)
* April 19 – John Beaumont, English dramatist and poet (born 1583)
* May 24 – Luis de Góngora, Spanish lyric poet (born 1561)
* June 22 – Lawrence Beyerlinck, Flemish theologian and encyclopedist (born 1578)
* June 27 – John Hayward, English historian (born c.1560)
* July 4 (burial) – Thomas Middleton, English dramatist and poet (born 1580)
* September 20 – Jan Gruter, Flemish critic (born 1560)
* September 29 – Johannes Acronius, Dutch theologian (born 1565)
* October – Bernardo de Balbuena, Spanish-born Latin American poet (born 1561)
* December – Henry Condell, English actor, co-compiler of the First Folio (date of birth unknown)
# George Van Meter

George Van Meter (August 23, 1932 – November 15, 2007) was an American cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
# Eric Gleacher

Eric Gleacher (born April 27, 1940) is an American investor and financier, and the founder and former chairman of the now defunct, Gleacher & Company, an independent investment banking firm based in New York City.

## Early life and education

Gleacher attended Western Illinois University, where he competed in golf. He later transferred to Northwestern University and graduated with a B.A. in history in 1963, after which he served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps for three years. Thereafter, Gleacher received his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1967.

## Career

In 1978, Gleacher founded the mergers and acquisitions department of Lehman Brothers. He left Lehman, following its acquisition by Shearson, to head the mergers and acquisitions group at Morgan Stanley from 1985 through 1990. During this time, Gleacher was involved in the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. as well as the leveraged buyout of Revlon by Ronald Perelman.
In 1990, Gleacher founded his own firm, Gleacher Partners, which he sold to National Westminster Bank in 1996 for $135 million. He bought back the firm in 1999 for less than $4 million and, in 2009, resold the firm for $65 million to the publicly traded Broadpoint Securities Group who renamed it Gleacher & Co. Gleacher was initially installed as CEO and chairman in 2010 but was ousted and replaced by Tom Hughes in 2011, retaining the position of chair until leaving in 2013. On March 13, 2014, Gleacher & Co. announced that it would liquidate its remaining assets, having disbanded its investment banking business during 2013.
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business's downtown Chicago Gleacher Center is named in his honor.
Gleacher is on the board of trustees for the Hospital for Special Surgery and Northwestern University.
# Antonio Piedra

Antonio Piedra Pérez (born 10 October 1985) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2017 for the Fuerteventura–Canarias, Andalucía–Caja Granada, Caja Rural–Seguros RGA, Funvic Soul Cycles–Carrefour and Team Manzana Postobón squads.

## Career

Born in Seville, Piedra became a professional in 2007, competing for the Fuerteventura–Canarias team, before joining Andalucía–Cajasur in 2008. He spent four years with the team before joining the Caja Rural team for the 2012 season. Piedra took a prestigious victory by winning the Rogaland GP in May 2012, soloing away to win by 35 seconds over his nearest challenger. He participated in that year's Vuelta a España, his team being invited as a 'wildcard', and had a major victory on stage 15, a high mountain affair finishing atop the Lakes of Covadonga climb. Piedra followed a move that formed on the first climb of the day, and dropped his breakaway companions on the final difficulty of the race, the first "Hors Category" climb of the Vuelta. He had 2 minutes and 2 seconds of an advantage over his nearest competitor, Euskaltel–Euskadi's Rubén Pérez.

## Major results
### 2006

    2nd Overall Vuelta a Segovia
       1st Stage 3
    3rd Overall Vuelta a Palencia
       1st Stage 2 (TTT)

### 2009

    1st Stage 5 Volta a Portugal

### 2011

    8th Overall Tour de San Luis
    9th Gran Premio de Llodio

### 2012

    1st Rogaland GP
    1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España

### 2013

    Combativity award Stage 5 Vuelta a España

### 2016

    10th Overall Tour de Langkawi
# Aachen Treaty

The Aachen Treaty, formally Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation and Integration, and also known as the Treaty of Aachen (German: Aachener Vertrag, Vertrag von Aachen, French: Traité d'Aix-la-Chapelle), is a bilateral agreement between Germany and France, which entered into force on 22 January 2020, a year after it was signed. It was signed by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron in the coronation hall of the Aachen City Hall on 22 January 2019.

## History

The proposal for a renewal of the Élysée Treaty was first made by Emmanuel Macron on 26 September 2017 in his speech at the Sorbonne [de]. At the 55th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty, both Macron and Angela Merkel again spoke out in favour of deepening the cooperation in business, society, politics and technology.
The coronation hall of the historic Aachen City Hall was chosen for the signing of the new treaty by President Macron and Chancellor Merkel on the Franco-German Day (22 January 2019), the 56th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty, because Aachen, as the main residence of Charlemagne (Charles the Great), represents a common history.
Besides Macron and Merkel the ceremony was also attended by other high-ranking politicians, f.e. Klaus Johannis (President of Romania, chairing the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2019), Jean-Claude Juncker (European Commission President), Donald Tusk (President of the European Council) and Armin Laschet (Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia).

## Contents

The Aachen Treaty consists of a total of 28 articles. The six main chapters of the treaty are labeled:
* European affairs
* Peace, security and development
* Culture, education, research and mobility
* Regional and transnational cooperation
* Sustainable development, climate, environment and economic affairs
* Organization
Among other topics the aim of the contract is to strengthen the cultural diversity (§9) as well as to align security interests of both countries. The Goethe-Institut and the Institut Français plan to jointly open cultural institutions in Erbil, Bishkek, Rio de Janeiro and Palermo on the basis of the Aachen Treaty.
In addition, the contract aims to intensify the cooperation of the defense politics of both countries, including the mutual assistance in potential crisis situations.
The treaty was a factor in the formation of the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly.

## Critique

Several criticisms have been heard since the creation of the Treaty:
* Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National party stated that the Aachen Treaty would give Alsace to Germany, and that France would share its seat in the UN Security Council with Germany. The claims were refuted by the Élysée Palace and by the newspapers Le Monde and La Croix.
# Professional Darts Players Association

The Professional Dart Players Association (PDPA) is an organisation for professional dart players within the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Its intention is to look after the interests of all professional players through an annually elected Board of six current professionals. They work in partnership with the PDC (Promoter) and its governing body (DRA)

## Formation

The PDPA was initially formed in the early 1980s with the main protagonists being John Lowe, Cliff Lazarenko, Dave Whitcombe and Tony Brown. As darts was beginning to decline, players from the PDPA eventually set up the World Darts Council (which is now the Professional Darts Corporation) to run their own tournaments. The PDPA remained effectively a players union.

## Current board and fees

The six board members are Peter Manley (chairman), Alan Warriner-Little (ceo), Andrew Scott and Jacques Nieuwlaat. With administrative and secretarial support from Zoe Banks.
Membership of the PDPA is open to all players of the appropriate standard, but have to first enter its annual Qualifying School every January to try and win a PDC Tour Card. The initial joining fee for Qualifying School is £250 with an upgrade fee of £250 if a Tour Card is won (full membership is £500). There are around 600 members of the PDPA, with 128 Tour Card Holders, 350 Associate Members, 200 Youth Members and 200 European Day Member's. All Tour Card Holders have the right to qualify and play in PDC Premier televised tournaments with other members via qualifiers or related merit tables.
The Paddy Power World Darts Championship, Ladbrokes World Series and bwin Grand Slam of Darts have qualifiers which are exclusive to Tour Card Holders with all PDPA members eligible to play in the PDC World Darts Championship qualifier.
# Bouzillé

Bouzillé (French pronunciation: ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou.

## People from Bouzillé

* Paul Poupard (born 1930), Roman Catholic cardinal
# From the Dust Returned

From the Dust Returned is a fix-up fantasy novel by Ray Bradbury published in 2001. The novel is largely created from a series of short stories Bradbury wrote decades earlier, centering on a family of Illinois-based monsters and ghosts named the Elliotts. The six previously published stories originally appeared in the magazines The Saturday Evening Post, Mademoiselle and Weird Tales as well as Bradbury's earlier collections Dark Carnival and The Toynbee Convector. Two of the stories, "Homecoming" and "Uncle Einar", were also anthologized in The October Country. Three new short stories are included, as well as several chapters to help connect the stories.
The novel features a cover illustration by Charles Addams, originally created to accompany the publication of the first Elliott story, "Homecoming", in Mademoiselle in 1946. The Elliotts bear a strong resemblance to Addams' own Addams Family characters. Bradbury and Addams were friends. Bradbury once discussed collaborating with Addams on an Elliott Family history, although that project never came to fruition. In a 2001 interview, Bradbury states that Addams "went his way and created the Addams Family and I went my own way and created my family in this book."

## Contents

* "The Beautiful One Is Here" (prologue)
* "The Town and the Place"
* "Anuba Arrives"
* "The High Attic"
* "The Sleeper and Her Dreams"
* "The Wandering Witch" (previously published as "The April Witch")
* "Whence Timothy?"
* "The House, the Spider, and the Child"
* "Mouse, Far-Traveling"
* "Homecoming" (previously published in Mademoiselle and The October Country)
* "West of October" (previously published in The Toynbee Convector)
* "Many Returns"
* "On the Orient North" (previously published in The Toynbee Convector)
* "Nostrum Paracelsius Crook"
* "The October People"
* "Uncle Einar" (previously published in Dark Carnival 1947 and The October Country)
* "The Whisperers"
* "The Theban Voice"
* "Make Haste to Live" (new)
* "The Chimney Sweeps"
* "The Traveler" (previously published in Weird Tales, 1945)
* "Return to the Dust" (new)
* "The One Who Remembers"
* "The Gift" (new)

## Film

In 2012, MGM acquired the rights to create a film adaptation of From the Dust Returned.
# Misau

Misau is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Misau. The people of Misau are mostly Fulani and Kanuri.
It has an area of 1,226 km$^2$ and a population of 263,487 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 750.

## Climate

Averaging 115.77 wet days (31.72% of the time), Misau typically has a yearly temperature of 28.98°C, which is 0.48% cooler than Nigeria's average.

## Air pollution

Due to the airborne particles that can cause asthma attacks, bronchitis, and other lung conditions by inhaling into the deepest parts of the lung, Misau is at serious risk for serious health problems.
# Chrysozana

Chrysozana is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Chrysozana croesus, is found in Bolivia. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1900.
# Arvid Åberg

Arvid Åberg (14 June 1885 – 8 November 1950) was a Swedish hammer thrower. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished tenth. His daughter Majken became an Olympic discus thrower.
# Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 2

Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 2 (MaHV-2) is a species of herpesvirus in the genus Simplexvirus. It was officially accepted as a valid species by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in 2004.

## Hosts

Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 2 has been detected in two species of captive macropods: grey dorcopsis (Dorcopsis luctuosa) and quokkas (Setonix brachyurus).
* Illustration of healthy Dorcopsis luctuosa
* Illustration of healthy Setonix brachyurus
# Aarhus University shooting

On Tuesday, 5 April 1994, 35-year-old Flemming Nielsen of Silkeborg shot four female students, killing two of them, at Aarhus University in Denmark. Nielsen had been a student at the university since 1986. He opened fire with a sawed-off shotgun in a university cafeteria where he killed his first victim, 24-year-old Birgit Bohn Wolfsen. The remaining students in the room managed to escape. Nielsen proceeded into another cafeteria and opened fire again, killing his second victim, 27-year-old Randi Thode Kristensen. Another two people were wounded but survived.
Flemming Nielsen then retreated to a basement bathroom stall where he committed suicide via gunshot wound. The autopsy revealed that he had taken Fontex before the incident, and police found a suicide note at his home, stating how he "could not handle life anymore", and that he wanted to kill some people before ending his own life. It remains the only school shooting that has occurred in Denmark.
# Ugo Simoni

Ugo Simoni (born 3 June 1938) is an Italian former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre pistol event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
# 1883–1884 Atkinson Ministry

The Third Atkinson Ministry was a responsible government in New Zealand, sometimes referred to as part of the Continuous Ministry. It took office after the retirement of Frederick Whitaker and continued the personnel and policies of the Whitaker and Hall ministries.

## Background

Harry Atkinson, who had been Treasurer in the previous two Ministries of John Hall and Frederick Whitaker, retained the entire outgoing Cabinet with the exception of the retiring Whitaker. Walter Woods Johnston later left the Ministry to return to his own private business and was replaced with Edwin Mitchelson.
This third Atkinson Ministry lacked popular support due to its perceived parsimony and the limited number of Public Works projects it undertook. In June 1884 the government lost a no-confidence motion, but neither of the Opposition leaders, William Montgomery and Sir George Grey, was able to put together a majority government in its place. Before calling an election, Atkinson announced a policy of ‘closer settlement’ of land, Crown pre-emption in purchases of Māori land, and encouragement of local industry through moderately protectionist tariffs.
At the 1884 general election, Sir Julius Vogel returned to New Zealand politics and led a party of followers into the House. As the factional arithmetic was unclear, Atkinson's ministry remained in power until the House met and Vogel was able to put together a coalition with Robert Stout.

## Ministers

The following members served in the Hall Ministry:
| Name | Office | Term |
| Harry Atkinson | Premier | 25 September 1883 - 16 August 1884 |
| Harry Atkinson | Colonial Treasurer | 8 October 1879 - 16 August 1884 |
| Harry Atkinson | Commissioner of Stamp Duties | 29 October 1879 - 16 August 1884 |
| Harry Atkinson | Commissioner of Trade and Customs | 21 April 1882 - 16 August 1884 |
| William Rolleston | Minister of Lands | 8 October 1879 - 16 August 1884 |
| William Rolleston | Minister of Immigration | 8 October 1879 - 16 August 1884 |
| William Rolleston | Minister of Mines | 15 December 1880 - 16 August 1884 |
| John Bryce | Minister for Native Affairs | 19 October 1881 - 16 August 1884 |
| Thomas Dick | Colonial Secretary | 5 March 1880 - 16 August 1884 |
| Thomas Dick | Minister of Education | 15 December 1880 - 16 August 1884 |
| Walter Woods Johnston | Minister for Public Works | 21 April 1882 - 23 November 1883 |
| Walter Woods Johnston | Member of Executive Council | 25 September 1883 - 4 June 1884 |
| Edward Conolly | Minister of Justice | 11 October 1882 - 16 August 1884 |
| Edward Conolly | Attorney-General | 25 September 1883 - 16 August 1884 |
| Richard Oliver, MLC | Postmaster-General | 25 September 1883 - 16 August 1884 |
| Richard Oliver, MLC | Electric Telegraph Commissioner | 25 September 1883 - 16 August 1884 |
| Edwin Mitchelson | Minister for Public Works | 23 November 1883 - 16 August 1884 |
# Beta Broadcasting System

Beta Broadcasting System, Inc. is a Philippine radio network. Its corporate office is located at #8 Elane St., Brgy. New Asinan, Olongapo and at 003 Upper Market, Camp Allen, Baguio. BBSI operates a number of stations across Northern Luzon.

## BBSI Stations
### AM Stations

| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location | Owned since |
| Apo Radyo | DWHL | 756 kHz | 5 kW | Olongapo | 1968 |

### FM Stations

| Branding | Callsign | Frequency | Power | Location | Owned since |
| K-Lite Baguio | DWSK | 96.7 MHz | 10 kW | Baguio | 1991 |
| K-Lite Olongapo | DWSL | 96.7 MHz | 5 kW | Olongapo | 1978 |
# The Cross of Changes

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Bravo | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| Los Angeles Times | |
The Cross of Changes is the second studio album by the German musical project Enigma, headed by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu, released on 6 December 1993 by Virgin Records internationally and by Charisma Records in the United States.
Following the worldwide commercial success of the first Enigma album, MCMXC a.D. (1990), Cretu began to write and record music for a new album at A.R.T. Studios, his home studio in Ibiza, Spain. Cretu sampled songs from several artists, including Vangelis, U2, Genesis and Black Sabbath.
The Cross of Changes was a commercial success. Upon its release, it debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Enigma's second consecutive number-one album in the United Kingdom, and peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 in the United States, where it sold over two million copies. In 1994, four singles were released from the album: "Return to Innocence", "The Eyes of Truth", "Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song)" (originally written for the film Sliver), and "Out from the Deep". A special limited edition of the album was released on 21 November 1994 on a 24-carat gold-plated disc, containing three additional remixes.

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by Curly M.C.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Cross of Changes.
* Andreas Harde (credited as Angel) – additional voice
* Sandra Cretu – additional voice
* Michael Cretu (credited as Curly M.C.) – additional voice, instruments, programming, production, engineering
* Louisa Stanley – additional voice
* Jens Gad – guitars
* Peter Cornelius – guitars

## Derivative works

* "Return to innocence" has been sampled by Aura Dione in her track "Where Does Love Go?"

## Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for The Cross of Changes :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | 2× Platinum | 140,000$^^$ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) | Gold | 25,000$^*$ |
| Canada (Music Canada) | 2× Platinum | 200,000$^^$ |
| France (SNEP) | Gold | 100,000$^*$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | Platinum | 500,000$^^$ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Gold | 50,000$^^$ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway) | Platinum | 50,000$^*$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| Sweden (GLF) | Gold | 50,000$^^$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Platinum | 50,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | 2× Platinum | 600,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000$^^$ |
| Summaries |||
| Europe (IFPI) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^*$ |
| Worldwide | — | 8,000,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
# Bobby Lee (musician)

Bobby Lee (Robert Paul Lee born 1949, died 2023), was a pedal steel guitar player and active promoter of the instrument, creating several Internet websites and most recognized as the founder of the Steel Guitar Forum.
Inspired by the steel guitar styles of Jerry Garcia (with The Grateful Dead) and Don Helms (with Hank Williams), Bobby Lee took up the steel guitar in 1972. He started performing with country bands in Northern California in 1975, and became a common fixture in Sonoma County's country music scene starting in 1979. His country band affiliations included The Cowpokes, The Western Rhythm Gang, The Wheelers, Scott Gerber, The StringBusters and The Country All-Stars, among many others. In 1996, he recorded and produced Quasar Steel Guitar, a CD of his steel guitar music.
In 2001, Bobby Lee joined John Reese and Open Hearts, a band that plays original music in a wide variety of styles. He played on two of their CDs, and left the band in 2008. In 2009, he joined forces with Al Stern (drums), Ehlert Lassen (acoustic guitar) and Dennis Lassen (acoustic bass and piano) to create The Burnside Scramblers, a band fond of playing western swing music and standards.
As "b0b" (his online handle), Bobby became involved in BBSes in the 1980s. He leveraged that experience to start The Steel Guitar Forum in 1997. Over the years that followed, The Steel Guitar Forum has become the online center of the international steel guitar community.
In addition to his musical and internet activities, Bobby Lee was a professional software engineer specializing in consumer graphics applications.
Bobby Lee died on March 7, 2023, surrounded by his family at his home in Cloverdale, California.