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Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is an American retired four-star general. He was the 28th United States Secretary of Defense from 2021 to 2025 during the Joe Biden administration. He was an Army officer and was the 12th commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM). Austin was the first Black commander of CENTCOM. On December 7, 2020, Austin was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be Secretary of Defense. His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 2021 which made him the first Black Secretary of Defense in American history. In early January 2024, Austin was hospitalized in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after having surgery. The surgery was kept private and was made public a few days later to much controversy. On January 9, 2024, it was revealed that Austin had surgery to treat prostate cancer and had a urinary tract infection.
Alfred Kucharczyk (2 November 1937 – 2 December 2020) was a Polish gymnast. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Radlin, Poland. Kucharczyk died in Wodzisław Śląski on 2 December 2020 at the age of 83.
Cliff Green OAM (6 December 1934 – 4 December 2020) was an Australian screenwriter. He was best known for his work in "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975). In 2009, he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal.  Life and career. He was born in Melbourne. He worked as a school teacher. His screenplay for the 1990 TV movie, "Boy Soldiers", was the first Australian drama to receive an Emmy nomination. Green died on 4 December 2020, aged 85.
Dejan Dabović (3 August 1944 – 6 December 2020) was a Yugoslav water polo player. He was known for winning a gold medal in Mexico City in 1968, with the Yugoslavian water polo team. He was born in Herceg Novi. Dabović died on 6 December 2020 in Belgrade at the age of 76.
Jaromír Kohlíček (February 23, 1953 – December 6, 2020) was a Czech politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia from 2004 to 2019. He was born in Teplice. From 1998 to 2004, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic. Kohlíček died on December 6, 2020 at the age of 67.
Serial (Bad) Weddings (French: "Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?") is a French comedy movie of 2014, directed by Philippe de Chauveron.  Plot. A happy couple with many children, Claude and Maria Vernay, are raising four beautiful daughters. They are true Catholics who represent an old France. They are respected in society, as they have a good job, four children and a big house. The parents did not expect that their three daughters would find husbands so quickly and get married. The only thing that confuses them is their sons-in-law, who are a little different from them: a Jew, a Chinese and an Arab. For parents, this is a serious problem. Their only hope is for their last daughter. Soon they learn the good news, their fourth daughter marries a true Catholic. But it turns out that the groom is a black West African from the Ivory Coast. Production. The movie as partly filmed in Chinon and mainly in Paris and in Normandy.
Philippe de Chauveron (born 15 November 1965) is a French movie director, and screenwriter. He is a director of 2014 movie "Serial (Bad) Weddings". Biography. Philippe de Chauveron was born on November 15, 1965 in Paris. In 1986 he received a diploma from the Higher School of Cinematographic Research. He began his career in cinema as a screenwriter. He has written 10 screenplays and directed 5 films. In 2014, Philippe staged his most famous film about multicultural marriages, "Serial (Bad) Weddings", which was a great success in France. The movie was watched by more than 12.2 million viewers. Box office in France reached 131 million dollars with a budget of 13 million euros. Box office in all countries was near $ 200 million.
Soedardjat Nataatmadja (30 June 19386 December 2020) was an Indonesian politician. He was the Regent of Bogor from 1983 until 1988, the Vice Governor of Irian Jaya from 1989 until 1993, Inspector General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1993 until 1997, and as the member of the People's Representative Council from 1997 until 1999. Nataatmadja died at a hospital in Jakarta on 6 December 2020 at the age of 82.
Fred Akers (March 17, 1938 – December 7, 2020) was an American football player and coach. He was head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1975 to 1976, the University of Texas at Austin from 1977 to 1986 and Purdue University from 1987 to 1990. Akers was born in Blytheville, Arkansas. Akers died on December 7, 2020 at the age of 82.
Richard Anthony Allen (March 8, 1942 – December 7, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. During his 15-season Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he appeared as a first baseman, third baseman, and outfielder. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox. Allen was born in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Candidacy. He was going to get into the hall of fame, but he died before he could make it. So sad. Death. Allen died on December 7, 2020 in Wampum from cancer at the age of 78.
Tihomir Arsić (21 July 1957 – 7 December 2020) was a Serbian actor. He appeared in more than forty movies from 1975 until his death. He was born in Zemun, Serbia. Arsić was known for his roles in "The Promising Boy", "Great Transport", "Battle of Kosovo" and "The Optimists". Arsić died on 7 December 2020 in Belgrade at the age of 63.
Natalie Desselle Reid (July 12, 1967 – December 7, 2020) was an American actress. She was known for her roles in "B.A.P.S.", "Def Jam's How to Be a Player", "Set It Off" and "Cinderella". She also starred in the television series "Built to Last", "For Your Love", and "Eve." Reid died of colon cancer on December 7, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 53.
İrfan Gürpınar (1943 – 7 December 2020) was a Turkish politician. He was born in Kırklareli, Turkey. He was Minister of Tourism from 1995 to 1996. Gürpınar died of COVID-19 on 7 December 2020 in Ankara at the age of 77.
Rogelio "Roger" Moret Torres (September 16, 1949 – December 7, 2020) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1970 to 1976 and in 1978 for the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and the Texas Rangers. He was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico. Moret died on December 7, 2020 in Guayama from cancer at the age of 71.
Vadim Petrov (24 May 1932 – 7 December 2020) was a Czech composer. He was of Russian-Czech descent. He was born in Prague. Petrov taught music at the Prague Conservatory and at Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory. Petrov died on 7 December 2020 in Prague at the age of 88.
Janusz Antoni Sanocki (5 March 1954 – 7 December 2020) was a Polish politician and journalist. He was born in Nysa, Poland. Sanocki was a member of the Liga Nyska party. He was Mayor of Nysa from 1998 to 2001. Sanocki was a member of the Sejm from 2015 to 2019. Sanocki died on 7 December 2020 in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland from COVID-19 at the age of 66.
Eduardo Galvão (19 April 1962 – 7 December 2020) was a Brazilian actor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. His career began in 1989. He was known for his roles as Otacilio in "Porto dos Milagres", Armando in "O Beijo do Vampiro" and as Dr. Roger in "Bom Sucesso". Galvão died of COVID-19 on 7 December 2020 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 58.
Aleksandr Vitalievich Gordon (26 December 1931 – 7 December 2020) was a Russian actor and movie director. He was born in Moscow. His career began in 1956. His best known role as George in "The Killers" (1956). He directed and wrote the 1957 student movie "There Will Be No Leave Today". Gordon died on 7 December 2020 in Moscow, just a few weeks before his 89th birthday.
Douglas Keith Scott (29 May 1941 – 7 December 2020) was an English mountaineer. He was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. He was known for being on the team that made the first ascent of the south-west face of Mount Everest on 24 September 1975. In early 2020, Scott was diagnosed with brain cancer and lymphoma. He died on 7 December 2020 from the diseases, aged 79.
Klaus Pagh (29 July 1935 – 8 December 2020) was a Danish actor, producer and director. He appeared in 32 movies between 1956 and 2001. Pagh was born in Hørsholm, Denmark. He was known for his roles as Holger in "Soldaterkammerater rykker ud" (1959) and as Rikard in "Me and the Mafia" (1973). He directed the 1973 comedy "Sunstroke at the Beach Resort" (1973). Pagh died on 8 December 2020 in Copenhagen from Alzheimer's disease-related problems at the age of 85.
TV4 is a Swedish free-to-air television network owned by TV4 AB. It is owned by the Bonnier Broadcasting Group.  It started broadcasting by satellite in 1990 and, since 1992, on television. In 1994, TV4 became the largest channel and remained so for a number of years.  From 2004 to 2019, the TV4 Group was a fully active member of the European Broadcasting Union.
Tasiman (died 7 December 2020) was an Indonesian politician. He was the Regent of the Pati Regency from 2001 to 2011. He was born in Juwana, Pati. Tasiman was chairman of the Regional People's Representative Assembly. Tasiman was a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. Tasiman died on 7 December 2020 from COVID-19 at a hospital in Medan, Indonesia.
Sudjati (13 March 1954 – 8 December 2020) was an Indonesian politician. He was born in Semarang, Indonesia. He was Regent of the Bulungan Regency from 2016 until his death.  Sudjati died on 8 December 2020 in Tanjung Selor, Indonesia from COVID-19 at the age of 66.
Christiane Marie Taubira (; born 2 February 1952) is a French politician. On 15 May 2012, Taubira was appointed Minister of Justice of France in the Ayrault Government under President François Hollande. She resigned from office on 27 January 2016.
Mary Megan "Mare" Winningham (; born May 16, 1959) is an American actress and folk-blues singer-songwriter. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Winningham began her acting career in 1976. She won two Emmy Awards during her career. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1995 movie "Georgia".  For a short time in 1981, she was married to actor and singer A Martinez.
Azura was the third daughter of Adam and Eve in the Abrahamic religions. Azura was also the sister-wife of Seth. The sibcestual relationship between Azura and Seth was the first of Adam and Eve's children which did not involve a twincestual pairing. She is not mentioned in the writings that are considered the Bible for most Jews and Christians, but she is mentioned in the Book of Jubilees.
The glottal stop (or glottal plosive) is a type of consonant. The letter for this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet is . The X-SAMPA symbol for this sound is ⟨?⟩. In English, this sound is found in a few accents.  One example is the break in "uh-oh". Features. Features of the glottal stop: Writing. When many languages, such as Arabic, are Romanized (which means they are written with the Latin alphabet instead of their usual writing system), the glottal stop is written with the apostrophe or the symbol ʾ. This is where the IPA letter comes from. In many Polynesian languages that use the Latin alphabet, the glottal stop is written with a rotated apostrophe, . This letter is called "‘okina" in Hawaiian and Samoan. In Malay the glottal stop is written with the letter (at the end of words). In Võro and Maltese, it is written with . Other writing systems also have letters for the glottal stop. For example, the Hebrew alphabet uses the letter aleph . Cyrillic has the letter palochka . This letter is used in several Caucasian languages. Modern Latin alphabets for some Indigenous Languages of the Caucasus use the letter heng ('Ꜧ ꜧ'). In Tundra Nenets, it is written with the letters apostrophe and double apostrophe . In Japanese, glottal stops occur at the end of interjections of surprise or anger and are written with . When most Philippine languages are written, the glottal stop is not written all the time. Usually, a word that begins with a vowel (for example, Tagalog , "dog") is always pronounced with a glottal stop before that vowel. (This also happens in Modern German and Hausa.) This glottal stop is not written. Some orthographies (or ways of writing words) use a hyphen instead of the reverse apostrophe if the glottal stop is in the middle of the word (e.g. Tagalog , "love"; or Visayan "gabi-i", "
Naša riječ (BCS Cyrillic: Наша ријеч; lit. transl. ’our word’) is a weekly newspaper published in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is distributed mainly in Zenica, where its headquarters is located. It was established in year 1956. This newspaper costed 25 dinars in SR BiH; current price is 1 mark. The newspaper has more than 4000 issues.  Accompanying publications are " eko" and " sport". Special print (paper) editions, such as for May Day, have red instead of commonly used blue color at its front page.
Barbara Bouchet (born 15 August 1943) is a German actress. Early life. Diane Kruger was born as Bärbel Gutscher in Reichenberg, Sudetenland, Germany (present-day Liberec, Czech Republic)
Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson (February 27, 1910 – December 21, 1990) was an American Engineer at Lockheed Martin. He helped make planes, for example the SR-71 Blackbird and the P-38. He worked at the skunkworks at Lockheed Martin. There, with Ben Rich, "The Father of Stealth," they made the Blackbird. The SR-71 had a top speed of 2193 mph or mach 3+. It flew at 80,000 ft above the ground, the only plane to fly that high. Death. Johnson died at the age of 80 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank after physical deterioration and the advancement of senility, caused by the hardening of his arteries connecting to his brain.
A spherical cow is a metaphor that is used when a complex scientific model is made more simple than it really should be. The words "spherical cow" came from a joke where a dairy farmer talks to a theoretical physicist about how to get more prices for his milk. The physicist later talks about an answer to the problem at a seminar. The physicist says "First, we assume a spherical cow..." Sometimes, a "spherical horse" is used instead of a cow. For example, there is a joke about a physicist who says that he can find out who will win a race if it had a "spherical horse moving through a vacuum".
Wuthering Heights is a 1939 American romantic period movie directed by William Wyler and is the second adaption of the 1847 novel of the same name by Emily Brontë. It stars Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, David Niven, Flora Robinson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Hugh Williams, Donald Crisp, Leo G. Caroll and was distributed by United Artists. It was nominated for 8 Oscars and won an Academy Award in 1940.
The no-hair theorem is about black holes.  Black holes can be described by just three visible properties: mass, electric charge, and angular momentum, or spin.  The theory itself was first stated by Werner Israel, a Canadian physicist. Then John Archibald Wheeler said that black holes have no hairs. This gave the idea its name. What he meant was: except for these three properties, "no other properties can be got from a black hole". However, Wheeler said that Jacob Bekenstein coined the phrase.
Lipstick feminism is a kind of feminism that originated with third wave feminism of the 1990s and 2000s. In the first two waves, feminists fought for ideas such as being able to vote in elections. Lipstick feminists still see themselves as feminists, but they also want to keep some of their attributes as women, such as their sexuality, or attractiveness. Women like Zora Neale Hurston and Emma Goldman have argued that by using philosophical ideas of aesthetics and ideas of femininity, it is possible to empower and analyze the ways that gender works in daily life. Lipstick feminists also want to use certain derogatory words, such as slut, and use them in positive ways. There is a SlutWalk movement, which fights against victim blaming in rapes.
Knickknacks or knick knacks are small objects. Usually knick knacks are not useful. They are usually pretty or interesting.  Other meanings. There are many words that mean the same thing as knick knack.
"Counting Stars" is a song by pop rock band OneRepublic, from their third studio album, "Native". The song was released as a second single of the album, on June 14, 2013. It became gold in the UK by number of sold copies. It’s in C#m.
A general election was held on the 10 October 1974 to elect all 635 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Labour Party won the election with a very small majority of 3 seats and Harold Wilson stayed as Prime Minister. This was the second general election to happen in 1974. The last election in February ended in a hung parliament and no parties wanted to start a coalition government. This meant Labour had to start a minority government. This is why a second election was held, because governments are very hard to run if they do not have a majority.
A general election was held on 28 February 1974 to elect all 635 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The election ended in a hung parliament as no party had a majority. Nobody agreed to start a coalition, so Labour had to start a minority government (as they had won the most seats), and Harold Wilson became Prime Minister. It is very hard to run a government if the party has no majority, and so the House of Commons agreed to hold another general election in October. This was done so that a party could win a majority.
A general election was held on 18 June 1970 to elect all 630 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party won the election and Edward Heath became Prime Minister. Most people thought that the Labour Party would win the election and it was a surprise that the Conservatives won. Opinion polls had showed Labour ahead, but were wrong. This was the first election where people aged over 18 could vote, instead of 21.
Cranberry Township is a town in Butler County, Pennsylvania. 33,096 people lived there in 2020. Surrounding neighborhoods. Cranberry Township has seven borders, including Jackson Township to the north, Forward Township at its northeast corner, Adams Township to the east, Seven Fields to the southeast, Pine Township and Marshall Township to the south, and New Sewickley Township to the west.
John King is an American news anchor. He is CNN's chief national correspondent and is an anchor for "Inside Politics". He is the former anchor of "State of the Union", as well as "John King, USA".  King is known for his data breakdown on CNN during election cycles such as congressional, primary and presidential elections.
Dolf de Vries (11 July 1937 – 5 December 2020) was a Dutch actor and writer. He was born in The Hague. He was known for his roles as Paul in "Turkish Delight" (1973), Jacques in "Soldier of Orange" (1977), Dr. de Vries in "The Fourth Man" (1983) and as Mr. Smaal in "Black Book" (2006). de Vries died on 5 December 2020 in The Hague at the age of 83.
John (Jack) Carl Scarbath (August 12, 1930December 6, 2020) was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was honored into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. Scarbath was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Scarbath died on December 6, 2020 in Rising Sun, Maryland from congestive heart failure, aged 90.
Pumza Patricia Dyantyi (5 September 19487 December 2020) was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist. She was a member of the African National Congress. Dyantyi was elected to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature in 2014. She was the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Health from 2014 to 2018. From 2019 Dyantyi was a member of the South African National Assembly. Dyantyi died on 7 December 2020 at the age of 78.
Howard Wales (February 8, 1943 — December 7, 2020) was an American rock jazz keyboardist. He was best known for his works with Jerry Garcia in the early 1970s. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His works include 1970 Grateful Dead album "American Beauty". He played organ on the songs "Truckin'" and "Candyman", and piano on "Brokedown Palace". Wales died on December 7, 2020 in Redding, California from a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 77.
Harold Montgomory Budd (May 24, 1936December 8, 2020) was an American avant-garde composer and poet. He was known for his works with Brian Eno and Robin Guthrie.  Budd died on December 8, 2020 from COVID-19 in Los Angeles at the age of 84.
Raffaele "Lele" Pinto (13 April 1945 – 8 December 2020) was an Italian rally driver. He won the 1974 Rally Portugal and the 1978 Rally Sanremo. His career lasted from 1973 to 1978. Pinto was born in Casnate, Italy.  Pinto died on 8 December 2020 in Cecina, Tuscany at the age of 75.
Alejandro Javier Sabella (; 5 November 19548 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager.  He began his playing career with River Plate. He moved to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United.  Sabella was known as "Alex" while in England. He played for Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and Irapuato. From 1983 to 1984, he managed the national team. Sabella died of heart failure caused by a virus on 8 December 2020 at a hospital in Buenos Aires, aged 66. Honours. Player. River Plate Estudiantes (LP) Grêmio Manager. Estudiantes (LP) Argentina
Yevgeny Ivanovich Shaposhnikov (; 3 February 1942 – 8 December 2020) was a Soviet and Russian military leader and politician. He was born in Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union. Shaposhnikov was Minister of Defence between 1991 and 1992. Shaposhnikov died on 8 December 2020 in Moscow from COVID-19 at the age of 78.
Gerard James Stokes (1955 – December 2020) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer. He played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s through to the 2010s. He represented New Zealand. He was a coach of the Serbian national side. He was the father of England international cricketer Ben Stokes. In August 2020 Stokes revealed that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer in January 2020. Stokes' death was announced on 8 December 2020.
Jillian Leigh Bell (born April 25, 1984) is an American comedian, actress, and screenwriter. She is known for her role in "Brittany Runs a Marathon". She starred as Jillian Belk on "Workaholics" and had a role as Dixie on the final season of "Eastbound &amp; Down", and appeared in "22 Jump Street" and "Fist Fight". Bell was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lo-fi music (short for low fidelity music or low financing music) is a type of music which has qualities which are usually seen as not perfect of a recording or performance are audible, sometimes as a deliberate aesthetic choice.  Lo-fi began to be recognized as a style of popular music in the 1990s, when it became alternately referred to as DIY music.
Jack is a 1996 American comedy-drama movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Robin Williams as Jack. The movie co-stars Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez, Fran Drescher, Bill Cosby, and Brian Kerwin. Williams plays Jack Powell, a boy who ages four times faster than normal because of Werner syndrome, a form of progeria.
Werner syndrome (WS) (sometimes Werner's syndrome), also known as "adult progeria", is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder which causes the appearance of premature aging. Werner syndrome is named after the German scientist Otto Werner. The odds of a baby being born with it are 1 in 100,000 live births.
John Hilton Edwards (26 March 1928 – 11 October 2007) was a British medical geneticist. Edwards reported the first description of a syndrome of multiple congenital malformations caused by the presence of an extra chromosome. In 1979, Edwards was elected to fellowship of the Royal Society.
Viačasław Francavič Kiebič ( , ; 10 June 1936 – 9 December 2020) was a Belarusian politician. He was the 1st Prime Minister of Belarus from 1991 to 1994. Kebich died on 9 December 2020 at a hospital in Minsk, Belarus from COVID-19, aged 84.