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Robert E. Rose (October 7, 1939 – February 14, 2022) was an American politician. He was a Democrat. He was the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1975 to 1979 and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Nevada in 1978.  Rose died on February 14, 2022 at the age of 82.
The lieutenant governor of New Mexico is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the second highest-ranking official in the state government. The lieutenant governor ranks first in the gubernatorial line of succession and is also the officer of the legislative branch, president of the Senate and the presiding officer of the Senate. Howie Morales is the 30th and current lieutenant governor of New Mexico, in office since January 2019. Power and duties. The lieutenant governor is the president of the Senate. The lieutenant governor has the power to preside over the Senate and has the authority exercise a tie-breaking vote. The lieutenant governor serves on the following boards and commissions: Eligibility and requirements. Under the New Mexico Constitution, a person must: Election process. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor as their running mate to a four-year term. The gubernatorial candidate or incumbent governor must have a majority of the popular vote in order to win the election. Line of succession. The lieutenant governor is first in the line of succession to become governor if the governor dies resigns, or is impeached from office.
Mark Keith Robinson (born August 8, 1968) is an American politician. He was the 35th lieutenant governor of North Carolina from 2021 to 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the first African-American to hold the office. He is known for his controversial views on transgender people, denying the holocaust, former President Barack Obama and Muslims. He unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2024, losing to Josh Stein.
The Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota is a political office in North Dakota. They are the second-highest-ranking official in North Dakota, behind the Governor of North Dakota.
Lloyd B. Omdahl (January 5, 1931 – April 14, 2024) was an American politician. He was the 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota. Omdahl died in Grand Forks, North Dakota on April 14, 2024, at the age of 93.
Matt Pinnell (born August 15, 1979) is an American Republican politician. He is the 17th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, since 2019. Pinnell is also the first Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism &amp; Branding.
The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma. The 17th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma is Republican Matt Pinnell. His first term began on January 14, 2019.
Todd Lamb (born October 19, 1971) is an American politician who served as the 16th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. He is a Republican. He was a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 2004 to 2011.
Sabina Matos (born February 13, 1974) is a Dominican-American politician. She is the 70th lieutenant governor of Rhode Island since April 2021. Sabina Matos is the first Afro-Latina lieutenant governor and the first Dominican-American to hold state-wide office in the United States. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In March 2023, Matos announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives to represent Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. She lost in the September primaries to Gabe Amo.
The office of lieutenant governor of Rhode Island is held by Sabina Matos, who was sworn in on April 14, 2021, after Daniel McKee went from Lieutenant Governor to Governor. The office is the second highest-ranking office in the state, behind the office of the governor. Trivia. During the 2010 elections, the Cool Moose Party candidate Bob Healey ran as Lieutenant Governor wanting to officially abolish the office he was running for.
Thomas Ross DiLuglio (November 25, 1931 — December 2024) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Democratic Party. DiLuglio was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the 62nd Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1977 until 1985. DiLuglio died in December 2024, at the age of 93.
The Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina is the second-in-command to the Governor of South Carolina. The current lieutenant governor is Pamela Evette, who took office January 9, 2019. List. Legend:
Kevin L. Bryant (born February 19, 1967) is an American politician, pharmacist, and businessman. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the 92nd Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from January 25, 2017 to January 9, 2019. He was in the South Carolina Senate from 2005 to 2017.  He lost the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2018 to Governor Henry McMaster. Bryant is a Creationist who believes the entire Universe was created in 6 days about 6,000 years ago.
Larry Rhoden (born February 5, 1959) is an American politician and businessman who has been the 34th Governor of South Dakota since 2025. He was the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 2019 to 2025. He is a Republican.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Utah was created in 1975. Nine people have held the position since then. The incumbent lieutenant governor is Republican Deidre Henderson, who has served since 2021.
Molly Gray (born March 18, 1984) is an American attorney and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was the 83rd lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2021 to 2023. She is the fourth woman to serve as Vermont's lieutenant governor. In December 2021, Gray announced that she would be a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. She lost the Democratic nomination in August 2022 to Becca Balint.
The Lieutenant Governor of Vermont is elected for a two-year term and chosen separately from the governor. List.  (7)  (5)  (1)  (57)  (10)  (1)
Craig Philip Blair (born October 17, 1959) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 15 since January 12, 2013.  As President of the state Senate, Blair was the Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia from 2021 to 2025.
The President of the West Virginia Senate is a member of the West Virginia Senate who has been elected to be its president by the other senators. The current Senate President is Craig Blair, who has been in office since January 2021. Earl Ray Tomblin was the first Senate president and to have the title Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia. List. The presidents of the West Virginia Senate since 1863:
Eleasalo Va'alele "Salo" Ale is an American Samoan attorney. He was the 10th Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa from 2021 to 2025. He was Attorney General of American Samoa from 2014 to 2020.
Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo (; born May 31, 1933) is a Guamanian politician, who served as the Delegate from the United States territory of Guam to the United States House of Representatives from 2003 until 2019. She is the first woman ever to serve as Guam's Delegate. She is the first female Lieutenant Governor of Guam (from 1995 to 2003). As the wife of Ricardo Bordallo, she was also the First Lady of Guam from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1987.
Ricardo Jerome "Ricky" Bordallo (; – ) was an American politician and businessman. He was the Governor of Guam from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1987. Bordallo shot himself on January 31, 1990 in Agana, Guam while facing criminal charges, aged 62.
Arnold Indalecio Palacios (born August 22, 1955) is a Northern Mariana politician who is the 10th and current Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands since 2023. He was the 12th lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, from 2019 to 2023. Palacios is a former Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. He was sworn in on January 14, 2008, as the Speaker of the House's 16th Legislature. Formerly a member of the Republican Party, he ran an independent candidate for Governor in the 2022 election. He won the election in November 2022, beating incumbent Governor Ralph Torres.
Chuck Morse (born October 11, 1960) is an American politician. He was the President of the New Hampshire Senate from 2020 to 2022. Morse is a Republican. He represents New Hampshire's 22nd State Senate district. He was Acting Governor of New Hampshire for two days until Chris Sununu's became governor on January 5, 2017. Morse replaced Maggie Hassan because quit being governor to join the United States Senate on January 3, 2017. In July 2023, Morse announced his candidacy for governor in the 2024 election.
The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of the District of Columbia, in the United States.  Since 1973, the United States Congress has given certain powers to the council that would given state legislatures. The council meets in the John A. Wilson Building in downtown Washington.
Shemia Patricia Fagan (born September 20, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician. She was the Oregon Secretary of State from 2021 to 2023. She was a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate from in 2019 to 2021. She also was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.
On 26 August 2021, a suicide bombing happened near Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. This attack came hours after the United States State Department told Americans outside the airport to leave because of a terrorist threat. Media said there was a second explosion; Media said later that there was only one explosion. At least 170 people have been killed by the attacks as many people were at the airport trying the leave the country. The attack happened over a week after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The ISIS-K (other name: Islamic State Khorasan) said they were responsible for the attacks. 13 U.S. soldiers were killed in the attacks, becoming the first American military deaths in Afghanistan since February 2020.
Vladimir Nikolaevich Shadrin (; June 6, 1948 – August 26, 2021) was a Soviet-Russian ice hockey centre player. He played in the Soviet Hockey League from 1964 to 1979 for HC Spartak Moscow. He also played in the Japan Ice Hockey League for Oji Seishi between 1979 and 1983.  Shadrin also played for the national men's team. He won two gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics. Shadrin was born in Moscow. He died on August 26, 2021 in Moscow at the age of 73.
Philippine English (, ) or Filipino English (, ) a dialect of English spoken in the Philippines. It is the main language of government, school and business in the Philippines. It sounds similar to American English, possibly due to the United States owning the Philippines for some time. However, it has many slang words and different pronunciations, mainly derived from Asian languages and Spanish (because the Philippines was formerly a Spanish colony). Spelling. It mostly follows American spelling, except there is a British preference for the words "travelled" and "traveller".
Bubble Guppies is an American animated musical television series for kids. It was produced by Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. It is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment and musical genres. The show is about merperson preschool children: Molly, Gil, Goby, Deema, Oona, Nonny, and Zooli. The show was released on Nickelodeon on January 24, 2011. It originally ran for 4 seasons until its conclusion on October 17, 2016. The show was made using 3D software. The show originally aired for 4 seasons over almost 3 years. After the last episode of its original run, it was revived for a 5th season on June 4, 2019. The 5th season aired on September 23, 2019. On February 19, 2020, the show was renewed for a 6th season. It was 1st aired on October 19, 2021. "Bubble Guppies was" ended on June 30, 2023.
The Okarito brown kiwi (Apteryx rowi), Okarito kiwi or Rowi kiwi is a type of kiwi bird. It was discovered in 2003. It is found in a protected area of the Okarito forest on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. There are only about 600 Okarito brown kiwis. Appearance. This bird has gray-brown feathers. It sometimes has white feathers on its face. Its legs, feet and claws are pale. It has small wings and does not fly. It has no tail. It has a long pale bill, or beak. Habitat. Before humans came to New Zealand, there were Okarito brown kiwi all through the northern part of the South Island and the southern part of the North Island. However, in 1990, there were 160 rowi left in all New Zealand. In 2012, there were about 375. These rowi live in Okarito, where they build nests and lay eggs themselves. Human beings sometimes take eggs and chicks to islands where they can grow up without stoats or other mammal predators eating them, but the kiwi do not go to those islands on their own. This is part of Operation Nest Egg. Breeding. The kiwis make a nest in a hollow log, crack in a rock or space dug out of the ground. The male and female kiwi both sit on the egg. The female kiwi lays only one egg at a time, but sometimes she will lay one new egg just before the old one hatches.
Maqbul Ahmed (2 August 1939 – 13 April 2021) was the Ameer, or chief, of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamic party of Bangladesh. He started his duty emir on 17 October 2016. Before that he worked as acting leader for six years. Death. Ahmed died on 13 April 2021 at Ibn Sina Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Fakir Alamgir (; 21 February 1950 – 23 July 2021) was a Bangladeshi folk and pop singer. He has made extensive contributions to folk music and local pop music. He is the founder of the Rishi Shilpi Gosthi. In 1999, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh. Birth and adolescence. Fakir Alamgir was born on 21 February 1950 in Kalamridha village of Bhanga police station, Faridpur. His father was the late Md. Hachen Uddin Fakir (died: 23 April 1989), and his mother was the late Begum Habibunnesa (died: 3 November 1999). Fakir Alamgir passed the 1966 secondary examination from Kalamridha Govinda High School and enrolled in Jagannath College. Education and career. After graduating from Jagannath College, he completed his MA in journalism from Dhaka University. In 1966, he entered student politics as a member of the East Pakistan Students Union (now Bangladesh Students Union). In continuation of this, he entered the music circle through various movements and struggles in the sixties as a member of the Kranti Shilpi Gosthi and Gana Shilpi Gosthi. He played a special role in the mass uprising of 1969. During the Liberation War of 1971, the artist joined the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra as a sound soldier. Books. Alamgir was also a writer. He published his first book, Chenna China, in 1984. His next two books were Muktijuddher Smriti Bijoyer Gaan and Gana Sangeeter Atit O Barat. In 2013, he published 3 books - Amar Katha, Jaara Ache Hridoy Patte and Smriti Alapane Muktijuddho. He has written a total of nine books. Death. Fakir Alamgir died on 23 July 2021 at the age of 71. He was diagnosed with coronavirus infection on 14 July 2021. He was admitted to the hospital the next day as his breathing problems continued to worsen. Along with the lung infection, the infection spread to the blood. He died of a heart attack at around 9:30 pm on 23 Jul.
Nadira Begum (died 6 November 2023) was a Bangladeshi folk singer. She was awarded Shilpakala Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2015. She was notable for songs like "Kolo Kolo Cholo Cholo Nodi Kore Tolmolo". Early life and career. She was born to A.K.M. Abdul Aziz, a classical and folk singer. She was enlisted as a radio artiste in 1960s. Begum was a president of the Bhawaiya Academy. Begum died on 6 November 2023 in Dhaka. She was buried in Joypurhat District.
The 1959 United Kingdom general election happened on 8 October 1959. The Conservative Party led by Harold Macmillan won. They had also won the two last general elections before this. The Conservatives won more seats than they did in the last general election. This meant they got a bigger majority. The Labour Party lost 19 seats. The Conservatives got the most amount of votes in Scotland. However, they didn't win the most seats in that country. Both Jeremy Thorpe and Margaret Thatcher, first became a MP in the election.
Salahuddin Ahmed () is a politician from Chapai Nawabganj District of Bangladesh. He was elected a member of parliament from the seat Chapai Nawabganj-2 in 1988 Bangladeshi general election. Career. Ahmed was elected a Member of Parliament from Chapai Nawabganj-2 constituency as an independent candidate in the 1988 Bangladeshi general election. He was defeated from Chapainawabganj-2 constituency as an independent candidate in the fifth parliamentary elections of 1991.
The 2016 Conservative Party leadership election happened after the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron following the national referendum to leave the European Union. Cameron, who supported Britain's continued membership of the EU, announced his resignation on 24 June, saying that he would step down by October. Theresa May won the contest on 11 July 2016, after the withdrawal of Andrea Leadsom left her as the sole candidate. Five Conservative MPs were candidates: Justice Secretary Michael Gove, Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb, former Defence Secretary Liam Fox, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change Andrea Leadsom, and Home Secretary Theresa May. The Previous Mayor of London Boris Johnson, chose not to run even though some people thought he could win. In the first-round vote, May, got the support of half of Conservative MPs. Leadsom got the second most amount of votes. Leadsom left the contest on 11 July. May was made party leader later that day, and Prime Minister on 13 July. She put Boris Johnson, Fox and Leadsom to her cabinet. If Leadsom didn't leave, Conservative Party members would have directly elected a new Prime Minister for the first time.
Joban Uddin Ahmad is a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician and the former Member of Parliament of the constituency Nilphamari-3. Career. Ahmed was elected to parliament from Nilphamari-3 as a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in 1986.
Abdus Sattar Akon (1929–2012) was a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician and the former Member of Parliament of the constituency Bagerhat-4. Career. Akon was elected to parliament from Bagerhat-4 as a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in 2001.
England had athletes compete in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The 2018 Commonwealth Games happened in Gold Coast, Australia between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was England's 21st time going to the Commonwealth Games. England has gone to every Commonwealth Games since the games started in 1930. England had a total of 394 athletes play in all 18 sports. This made it the largest team ever to represent the nation at a sports event in another nation. Only 388 athletes competed.
The men's individual table tennis – Class 1 competition at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro happened between 8–13 September 2016. The competition was located at Riocentro Pavilion 3. Classes 1–5 were for athletes with a physical disability that affected their legs and competed while sitting. The lower the number, the more of a disability they had. Rob Davies of Great Britain won the gold medal. Joo Young-dae of South Korea won the silver medal. Nam Ki-won of South Korea won the bronze medal.
Battambang Municipality (; Krong Battambang) is a municipality ("krong") of Battambang Province, in north-western Cambodia. The capital of the province, Battambang, is in the municipality. Administration. The district is subdivided into 10 communes ("khum").
Kamrieng District () is a district ("srok") of Battambang Province, in north-western Cambodia. Administration. The district is subdivided into 6 communes ("khum").
Gogglebox is a British television reality show that premiered on Channel 4 on 7 March 2013. The show shows many families and groups of friends from different places around the United Kingdom who react to television programmes from their own homes. There is also a celebrity version.  "Gogglebox" was narrated from its launch on 7 March 2013 until 8 April 2016 by Caroline Aherne. The show won a BAFTA award in 2014 and a National Television Award in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Mastabas were Ancient Egyptian tombs made from mud bricks. They were mostly built after 3600 BC when the Ancient Egyptians started to dry bricks in the Sun and use them to build more advanced architecture and building that were more permanent. These sun-dried mud bricks let them to create arches and recessed walls, for decoration. These Mastabas let rich people to have more complex and expensive funerals. These Mastabas became models for later building styles such as the Step Pyramid' at Saqqara built during the 'Age of the Pyramid Builder or 'Age of the Pyramids'. (This was later named the Old Kingdom by 17th century historians).
Apostolos Tsochatzopoulos (31 July 1939 – 27 August 2021), commonly known by Akis, was a Greek politician and convicted criminal. He was a member and founder of the PASOK Party. He was a member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1981 until 2007. Tsochatzopoulos was born in Athens, Greece however he was raised in Thessaloniki. From 1987 until 1989 and from 1993 until 1995, he was the Minister of the Interior. He was also the first Minister for National Defence from 1996 until 2001. In 1996, he narrowly lost the PASOK leadership election to become prime minister to Costas Simitis. During his time in parliament, Tsochatzopoulos was accused of corruption many times. In April 2012, he was arrested for money laundering. In October 2013, he was found guilty and sent to 20 years in prison. He was released early in July 2018 because of heart problems. Tsochatzopoulos died on 27 August 2021 at a hospital in Athens from a heart attack, aged 82.
The 2020–21 season was Burnley's 139th season of competitive football. It was their 58th in the top level of English football As they were in the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season was the time between August 2020 to 30 June 2021. They came 17th in the Premier League.
Marco Mukoso Hausiku (25 November 1953 – 26 August 2021) was a Namibian politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia from 2010 to 2015. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2010. He was a member of the Swapo Party. Hausiku died on 26 August 2021 at the age of 67.
Zdenka Procházková (4 April 1926 – 25 August 2021) was a Czech actress. She was known for her role as Helena Fejfarová in the 1949 thriller movie "A Dead Man Among the Living". She was married to actor Karel Höger. Procházková was born in Prague. Procházková died in Prague on 25 August 2021, aged 95.
Mario Guilloti González (20 May 1946 – 25 August 2021) was an Argentine boxer. He won the bronze medal in the men's welterweight (– 67 kg) category at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. He won a silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games. He was born in Chacabuco, Argentina. Guilloti died on 25 August 2021, aged 75.
Nicholas R. Felice (February 5, 1927 – August 24, 2021) was an American Republican Party politician. He represented the 40th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1982 to 2002. He was mayor of Fair Lawn from 1972 to 1974. Felice was born in Passaic, New Jersey. Felice died on August 24, 2021 in Mahwah, New Jersey at the age of 94.
Daniel Farhi (18 November 1941 – 23 August 2021) was a French liberal rabbi. He received "Semikhah" in February 1966 and became rabbi of the Union Libérale Israélite de France from 1967 to 1977. On 2 June 1977, Rabbi Farhi founded the Liberal Jewish Movement of France. He died in Nice on 23 August 2021 at the age of 79.
Sally Tanner (December 28, 1926 – August 20, 2021) was an American politician. She represented California's 60th District in the California State Assembly from 1978 to 1992. Tanner was born in East Chicago, Indiana. She was a member of the Democratic Party.  Tanner died in Ferndale, California on August 20, 2021 at the age of 94.