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Ilana Rovina (January 30, 1934 – October 18, 2020) was an Israeli singer and actress. Rovina was one of Israel's first pop stars in the '50s and '60s and released a string of hits. She was also an actress and known for her role in "I Like Mike" (1961).  Rovina was born in Jerusalem and died from COVID-19 in Tel Aviv, aged 86.
Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan (27 June 1931 – 18 October 2020) (Syriac:ܡܺܝܛܪܳܦܽܠܶܝܬܳܐ ܕܟܽܘܪܣܝܳܐ ܫܠܺܝܚܳܝܳܐ ܕܡܰܠܰܒܰܪ ܐܰܒܽܘܢ ܝܰܘܣܶܝܦ ܡܳܪܝ̱ ܬܳܐܘܡܳܐ܀) was an Indian religious prelate. He was the 21st Marthoma Metropolitan and primate of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church headquartered in Kerala, India. He was born in Maramon, British Raj. He was the President of the National Council of Churches in India, Senior President of CCA, and the chairman of CASA. Thoma died on 18 October 2020 in Thiruvalla, Kerala from pancreatic cancer, aged 89.
Naâma () (27 February 1934 – 18 October 2020) was a Tunisian singer. She was named "Naâma" (meaning grace in Tunisian Arabic) by the Master Tunisian composer Salah Al Mahdi. Naâma became her stage name which she kept until she retired in late 1990s. She was born in Azmour, in the North of Tunisia. Naâma died on 18 October 2020 after a long illness in Tunis, aged 86.
José Padilla (1955 – 18 October 2020) was a Spanish disc jockey and producer of ambient music. He was best known for his work as DJ in the Café del Mar bar on the island of Ibiza. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. His career began in 1978. In July 2020, Padilla was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. He died in Ibiza on 18 October 2020 from the disease, aged 64.
Arvin Harold Reingold (July 22, 1930 – October 18, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer. Reingold was in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1963 to 1965 and was a Democrat. Reingold was born in New York City. He moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Reingold died in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 90.
Gérard Sulon (3 April 1938 – 18 October 2020) was a Belgian footballer who played as a midfielder. Sulon played for RFC Liège, CS Schaerbeek, Beerschot VAV and Crossing Schaerbeek. He also played for the Belgian national team between 1964 and 1965. Sulon died on 18 October 2020, aged 82.
Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (also "Erifat" or "Erakat" or "Arekat"; "Ṣāʼib ʻUrayqāt" or "ʻRēqāt"; 28 April 1955 – 10 November 2020) was a Palestinian politician and diplomat. He is the Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the PLO since 2015. He was chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011.  He negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government. He has been a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council since 1996. On 9 October 2020, Erekat tested positive for COVID-19. He was at high risk for the illness, because he had a lung transplant in 2017. On 18 October 2020, he was sent to the Israeli Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem in critical condition. Erekat died of complications from COVID-19 on 10 November 2020, aged 65.
was a Japanese photographer. He was born in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture. He was best known within Japan for four series of monochrome photographs: scenes of buildings in and close to Tokyo, portraits of people in the Asakusa area of Tokyo, and rural and town life in India and Turkey.  Kikai died of lymphoma on 19 October 2020 at the age of 75.
Enzo Mari (April 27, 1932 – October 19, 2020) was an Italian modernist artist and furniture designer. He was inspired by the arts and crafts movement, and his political views as a communist. Mari was born in Novara, Italy. In the 1970s, he founded the Nuova Tendenza art movement as a professor at Società Umanitaria, also in Milan. Also in that decade, he designed the Sof Sof chair and the "Box" chair. Mari died on October 19, 2020 in Milan from COVID-19 at the age of 88.
Joan Mesquida Ferrando (6 December 1962 – 19 October 2020) was a Spanish politician. He was a member of the Congress of Deputies for a short time in 2019. He was the Director-General of the Spanish National Police and Civil Guard from 2006 to 2008. Mesquida was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Mesquida died of cancer in Palma de Mallorca, Spain on 19 October 2020, aged 57.
Jill Paton Walsh (29 April 1937 – 18 October 2020) was an English novelist and children's writer. She was born in London. Walsh was known for her books "Knowledge of Angels", "A Presumption of Death" and "The Attenbury Emeralds". Walsh died in London in October 2020 at the age of 83.
Vice-Admiral Iqbal Fazl Quadir (Urdu:اقبال فضل قادر) , (died 19 October 2020) was a Pakistani three-star rank admiral in the Navy, diplomat and analyst. He was known for his participation in second war. He was the Ambassador to Iran between 1983 to 1985. Qadir died on 19 October 2020.
Arbinda (also spelled Aribinda) is the capital town of the Arbinda Department of Soum Province in northern Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 9,790 as of 2012. Arbinda is also known for its ancient airport, which is now likely abandoned. History. On 24 December 2019, a group of militants attacked civilians and a military base in Arbinda in one of Burkina Faso's deadliest attacks. At least 122 people were killed, including 35 civilians, 7 soldiers, and 80 attackers.
The ongoing 2020 Thai protests are a series of protests against the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, which have included demands for reform of the Thai monarchy. The protests were initially caused by the ending of the Future Forward Party in late February 2020. The party was critical of Prayut. This first wave of protests was held on academic campuses and stopped by the COVID-19 pandemic. The protests started again on 18 July in a large demonstration organized under the Free Youth umbrella at the Democracy Monument. Following mass protests on 14 October, a "severe" state of emergency, which gave more emergency powers to the authorities compared to those given by the Emergency Decree since March, was declared in Bangkok on the 15, citing the alleged blocking of a royal motorcade.  Protests continued despite the ban, prompting a crackdown by police on 16 October.
Maurice Houdayer (18 July 1931 – 1 October 2020) was a French rower. He competed at the 1956 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia, with the men's eight where they won the silver medal.  He was part of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's eight, finishing in eighth place. Houdayer died on 1 October 2020 at the age of 89.
Jana Andresíková (2 April 1941 – 19 October 2020) was a Czech actress. Andresíková was born in Kroměříž, Czech Republic. She was known for her roles in "The Young Man and Moby Dick" (1979), "Giorgino" (1994) and "Arabela" (1979–1981).  Andresíková died on 19 October 2020 from COVID-19 in Mělník, Czech Republic at the age of 79.
Luigi Franza (24 February 1939 – 19 October 2020) was an Italian politician and lawyer. Franza was a member of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party. Franza was a member of the Italian Senate between 1983 and 1994. Franza died on 19 October 2020 in Ariano Irpino, Italy at the age of 81.
Metropolitan Theodosius (secular name Frank Lazor; October 27, 1933October 19, 2020) was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. He retired due to bad health. He was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.  Theodosius died in Canonsburg from problems caused by multiple strokes on October 19, 2020, aged 86.
Bruno Martini (25 January 1962 – 20 October 2020) was a French footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Auxerre between 1981 to 1995. He also played for the national team from 1987 to 1996. Martini represented the nation in two European Championships. Martini died on 20 October 2020 of cardiac arrest caused by heart failure in Montpellier, aged 58.
Paul Maurice Murphy (February 24, 1932 – January 22, 2020) was an American politician and judge. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives between 1961 to 1970 and again from 1971 to 1974. Murphy died on January 22, 2020 in Osterville, Massachusetts at the age of 88.
Mangalya Dosham, "Mangalya Dhosham" or Mangalya Sandhosham, is an Indian Tamil language television show. It is a horror and thriller drama. It aired on Colors TamilThe series starred Lakshmipriya, Arun Padmanabhan and Ravi Tej. It is a supernatural story based on the movie Arundhati. This series had more than 100 episodes. Then Colors Tamil and the series team decided change the name of the show from Mangalya Dosham to Mangalya Sandhosham' Plot. A Zamindar family lives in Manikkapuram. A commoner named Raghuvaran was in love with Zamindar's daughter Nayanthara. But when Raghuvaran proposed this idea to the courtiers, they threw him out. Nayanthara married someone else. On her wedding day, the groom tied the sacred thread on Nayanthara, but that night, Raghuvaran killed the groom. Raghuvaran was caught and executed by hanging. Before he died, Raghuvaran promised that in every lifetime he would follow Nayanthara to get her marry him. After many years, Nayanthara was reincarnated and reborn as Nithya who is born with Mangalya Dosha from her previous birth. She is a Bharathanatyam dancer. Tarun is a doctor who falls in love with Nithya at first sight. Raghuvaran comes as a ghost who haunts Nithya in many ways. Tarun and Nithya's agree to get married, but Deepika doesn't want Nithya to marry Tarun, so she tries to separate them. The rest of the story shows Nithya and Tarun trying to live together even though the of Raghuvaran does not want them to.
Paul Murphy (1942/1943 – 20 October 2020) was an Australian political journalist and radio and television presenter. He presented the ABC's afternoon radio current affairs program "PM" from 1983 to 1993. Murphy was a regular guest on "This Sporting Life". He was the first host of the SBS-TV current affairs program "Dateline," and presented the program for a decade. In the 1994 Australia Day Honours Murphy was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to public broadcasting and to journalism". Murphy died from cancer on 20 October 2020, aged 77.
Irina Konstantinovna Skobtseva (; 22 August 1927 – 20 October 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actress. She was the second wife of Sergei Bondarchuk. Skobtseva was born in Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.  Her career began in 1955. Her best known works were in "War and Peace", "Othello" and "Walking the Streets of Moscow". In 1974, she was honored with People's Artist of the RSFSR. Skobtseva died on 20 October 2020 in Moscow, aged 93.
Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama movie produced by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the movie. The movie co-stars Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, John Carroll Lynch and Ahney Her. This was Eastwood's first starring role since 2004's "Million Dollar Baby". It is set in Highland Park, Michigan. The movie is about Walt Kowalski, a recently widowed Korean War veteran who is left alone by his family and angry at the world. Walt's young neighbor, Thao Vang Lor, is pressured by his cousin into stealing Walt's 1972 Ford Gran Torino to be part of a local gang. Walt stops the theft and later becomes friends with the boy and his family. "Gran Torino" was released on January 9, 2009. The movie had strong positive reviews.
Johan August Arfwedson (12 January 1792 – 28 October 1841) was a Swedish chemist. He discovered lithium in 1817 by isolating it as a salt. Life and work. Arfwedson was born in January 12, 1792. His family was very rich. His father was Jacob Arfwedson and his mother was Anna Elisabeth Holtermann. Arfwedson became a student at the Uppsala University in 1803. He completed a degree in Law in 1809 and a second degree in mineralogy in 1812. Later in the year, he received an position in the Royal Board of Mines. In Stockholm, Arfwedson knew the chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius. He got access to his private laboratory, which is where he discovered lithium in 1817, during analysis of the mineral petalite. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1821. The rare mineral arfvedsonite was named after him.
Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama movie directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay written by Paul Haggis. It is based on short stories by F.X. Toole. It stars Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman.  "Million Dollar Baby" was theatrically released on December 15, 2004, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received critical acclaim and grossed $216.8 million. The movie won four Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (for Swank), and Best Supporting Actor (for Freeman). Other websites.
The Devil All the Time is a 2020 American psychological thriller movie directed by Antonio Campos. It is based on the novel of the same name by Donald Ray Pollock. It stars Tom Holland, Harry Melling, Bill Skarsgård, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Haley Bennett, Eliza Scanlen, with Mia Wasikowska and Robert Pattinson. "The Devil All the Time" was released in select theaters on September 11, 2020, and digitally on Netflix on September 16, 2020. It received mixed reviews from critics.
Donald Ray Pollock (born December 23, 1954) is an American writer. He first published his collection of short stories, "Knockemstiff", in 2008. His debut novel, "The Devil All the Time", was published in 2011. He was the narrator of the movie version in 2020.
Greta Celeste Gerwig (; born August 4, 1983) is an American actress and filmmaker. She starred in "Hannah Takes the Stairs" (2007) and "Nights and Weekends" (2008). She also starred in "Greenberg" (2010), "Frances Ha" (2012) and "Mistress America" (2015).  Gerwig also directed "Lady Bird" (2017) and "Little Women" (2019), both of which earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture.  She also directed "Barbie" (2023), which is based on the famous fashion doll of the same name by Mattel, and starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. "Barbie" made over $1 billion at the box office, making Gerwig the first female solo director to have a movie reach this milestone. Gerwig was officially hired by Netflix to direct the first two adaptations of "The Chronicles of Narnia," based on the book series of the same name. Filming is Set To Begin August 2024 To March 2025.
William Moses Kunstler (July 7, 1919 – September 4, 1995) was an American lawyer and civil rights activist. He was known for defending the Chicago Seven. Kunstler was an active member of the National Lawyers Guild, a board member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the co-founder of the Law Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the "leading gathering place for radical lawyers in the country".
Christian Gottlob Gmelin (12 October 1792 – 13 May 1860) was a German chemist. He was born in Tübingen, Germany. He was a grandson of Johann Konrad Gmelin and a great-grandson of Johann Georg Gmelin. Life. Christian was born in October 12, 1792. He was born in Tübingen, Germany. In 1818, Gmelin was one of the first to observe that lithium salts give a bright red color in a flame. Gmelin later died in Tübingen, Germany, where he spent his entire life. He died on May 13, 1860.
A gold digger is a person, usually a woman, who has a relationship for money and/or goods rather than love. If the woman gets married, it's a marriage of convenience. This type of relationship is called gold digging.  The term "gold digger" was a slang term which has its roots in the 20th century. It is especially popular with chorus girls and sex workers. "Gold digger" rose in usage after the popularity of Avery Hopwood's play "The Gold Diggers" in 1919. Songs about gold diggers include "Gold Digger" from Kanye West and "Gold Digger" from EPMD. Both reference women marrying for money.
Tin foil is a thin foil made of tin. Tin foil was replaced after World War II by aluminium foil. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, tin foil was in commonly used. Properties. Tin foil is stiffer than aluminium foil. It tends to give a slight tin taste to food that is wrapped in it. Tin foil is resistant to corrosion and oxidation.
Electricite de France S.A. (EDF; "Electricity of France") is a French power company. It is mostly owned by the government of France. Its headquarters are in Paris. It earned €71.2 billion in revenues in 2016. EDF produces 120+ gigawatts of electricity in Europe, South America, North America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In 2009, EDF produced more electricity than any other power company in the world. In 2011, it produced 22% of the European Union's electricity, most of it from nuclear power: Its 58 active nuclear reactors (in France) are spread out over 20 sites (nuclear power plants). There are 34 reactors with 900 MWe, 20 reactors with 1300 MWe, and 4 reactors with 1450 MWe, all PWRs. In 2017, EDF was scheduled to take over most of the power business of Areva, in a French government sponsored restructuring following financial and technical problems at Areva. In July 2017, France's Environmental Minister Nicolas Hulot said that up to 17 of France's nuclear power reactors — all of which are operated by EDF — could be closed by 2025 because of a new law about using less nuclear power.
Aluminium foil (also called aluminum foil in American English) is foil (a thin sheet of metal) made of aluminium. It is less than 0.2 mm (7.9 mils) thick. It can easily be bent or wrapped around objects. Aluminium foil replaced tin foil in the mid 20th century. Approximately 75% of aluminium foil is used for packaging of foods, cosmetics, and chemical products. 25% is used for industrial uses. It can easily be recycled. History. Aluminium foil replaced tinfoil in 1910, when the first aluminium foil rolling factory, "Dr. Lauber, Neher &amp; Cie." was opened in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The factory was owned by J.G. Neher &amp; Sons. The factory started in 1886 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The way that aluminium foil was made started to change to include the use of print, colour, lacquer, lamination and the embossing of the aluminium. Properties. Aluminium foils thicker than 25 μm (1 mil) do not allow oxygen and water to pass through. Aluminium foil has a shiny side and a dull side. The foil may have a non-stick coating on only one side. The reflectivity of bright aluminium foil is 88% while dull embossed foil is about 80%. Uses. Aluminium is used for packaging. Aluminium foil containers and trays are used to bake pies. It is also used pack takeaway meals. Aluminium foil is widely used in radiation shields and heat exchangers. Aluminium foil is used for art, decoration, and crafts.
Geometry Dash (also known as GD or GMD) is a rhythm-based platformer game developed and published by RobTop Games. It started being sold for $2.00 on August 13, 2013 and is a 2D platform game that involves dodging obstacles (spikes, walls, and creatures) in a series of levels. Players can create levels in the level editor, and play levels made by other players. There are many tools for creating levels, rings (commonly just called orbs) that let you jump mid air, pads that boost you up higher, and triggers that can allow people to include more complicated mechanics. Levels are also copyable, but stealing levels is against the TOS. To finish levels, they have to get through the whole level without dying. In every RobTop level, there are 3 secret coins which allow you to unlock the demon levels. Completing levels gives you stars and mana orbs. Map packs also give you secret coins. Mana orbs are like the in-game currency for a variety of shops. Moons are gotten from completing platformer levels, the newest addition in 2.2. In Classic Mode, the player moves towards the right of the screen automatically, but in platformer mode, you can control your direction at will. There are different transformation in which the GD Cube can turn into: Ship, Ball, UFO, Wave, Robot, Spider, and Swing. All of these transformations have their own GD level physics and move around differently. Geometry Dash is available on Steam, and Mobile. Gameplay. The player either uses the keyboard, touch screen, controller, mouse, etc. to control the icon. The ways to collect currency are by completing quests, lists and certain levels (daily, weekly, gauntlet) for diamonds, completing map packs and official levels for secret coins (or star rated levels for user coins) and star rated / official levels for stars (with platformer levels rewarding moons instead). Beating star rated levels will also grant mana orbs (a feature since 2.1). The Geometry Dash user-made levels range from Auto to Extreme-Demon with thousands of levels to explore.
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (8 July 1920 – 13 July 1995) was a Danish businessman. He was born in Billund. He was the son of Ole Kirk Christiansen, also a businessman, the founder of LEGO. He died of a stroke on 13 July 1995. He was known for making the LEGO industry and also making the LEGO brick. He was the one who created Legoland in Billund, the same year the Billund Airport started operating in 1968. He was in power for the LEGO president from 1957-1979.
Split is a 2016 American psychological horror movie. It is set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was directed by M. Night Shyamalan and is a stealth sequel to 2000's Unbreakable. It stars James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy. Production. Shyamalan revealed that Kevin Crumb was going to be the secondary villain of Unbreakable but he felt it would make the movie too complicated. Since the movie was made by Universal instead of Touchstone Pictures, Shyamalan asked the Walt Disney Company to use David Dunn as a character and got to use him for free in exchange for a follow-up to both movies.
Litoria chrisdahli is a frog from Papua New Guinea. It lives in the Sepik Basin. This frog has a spike on the end of its nose. Scientists say it is related to "Litoria prora" and "Litoria humboldtorum" but it is smaller and smaller flaps of skin on its legs. It also sounds different when it calls out.
The Major League Soccer Player of Month is a monthly soccer award given to players in Major League Soccer. The honor is given to the player who have had the best performance in each month by a panel of journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters organization. The award was formerly voted on by the Professional Soccer Reporters Association. Since 2014, the award has been sponsored by Etihad Airways and named the Etihad Airways Player of the Month.
The 2019–20 Winnipeg Jets season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was created on June 25, 1997, and the ninth in Winnipeg, Manitoba, since the franchise moved from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season. The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after other professional and collegiate sports organizations did as well because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Jets advanced to the playoffs and faced the Calgary Flames in the qualifying round, losing in a four-game series. Regular season. The Jets lost their first game of the season 6–4 to the New York Rangers on October 3. The Jets struggled in the opening month of October, having a 6–7–0 record with 12 points out of a possible 26 to start the season. Schedule and results. Pre-season. The pre-season schedule was published on June 13, 2019. Regular season. The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019. Playoffs. The Jets faced the Calgary Flames in the qualifying round, losing in four games. Player statistics. Goaltenders. †means player spent time with another team before joining the Jets. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. &lt;br&gt;‡means player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. &lt;br&gt;Bold/italics means franchise record.