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SD Compostela is a football club which plays in Spain. History. Founded in 1928, Compostela spent the better part of that and the following decades playing professional football. On October 28, 1962, the newly formed SD Compostela merged with the Club Arenal. The decade of the 1970s was irregular. The team played in the Tercera División, in the Regional category and in the new Segunda División B. Its first promotion to a semi-national stage occurred in 1977, with a promotion to Segunda División B (Group 1), which lasted just one season; "Compos" promoted again in 1980, this time lasting six years. Relegation in 1986 was compounded by off-field controversy surrounding the actions of then president Francisco Steppe. He resigned amid allegations of receipt of payments to throw a game against Pontevedra CF, which would assure the opposition's maintenance in the category. The late 1980s saw a significant restructuring of the club both at board and management levels and, in 1990, Compostela regained third-level status. The following campaign was to prove the club's most successful to date. On 23 June 1991, a capacity crowd of 8,000 at the "Estadio Municipal Santa Isabel", saw goals from Juanito and Ochoa (two) clinch a 3–1 victory in the final play-off match against CD Badajoz, for a first-ever Segunda División visit. The move to "Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro" coincided with the continuing rise in the team's fortunes and, at the end of 1993–94, following a 3–1 play-off victory against Rayo Vallecano, Compostela reached La Liga. Compostela did remarkably well, and reached a best finish of 10th in 1995–96, mainly courtesy of strikers Christopher Ohen and Bent Christensen, whom totalled 23 league goals. After four seasons at the top, Compostela was relegated after losing a relegation play-off match to Villarreal CF on the away goals
Georgie Glen (born 20 April 1956) is a versatile Scottish actress, known for her extensive work in British television and film. One of her most recognised roles is Miss Higgins in the BBC drama "Call the Midwife", where she portrays a strict but kindhearted receptionist at Nonnatus House. Her character's warmth and wit has endeared her to fans of the show. Glen is also well known for her portrayal of Audrey McFall, the no-nonsense history teacher in the long-running BBC school drama "Waterloo Road". Additional high-profile roles have included Lady Fermoy in long-running British drama The Crown. Beyond TV, Georgie Glen has appeared in several high-profile films. She played notable supporting roles in "Shakespeare in Love" (1998), "Calendar Girls" (2003), and "Les Misérables" (2012). Her work in these films demonstrated her skill in bringing depth to smaller roles, contributing significantly to the ensemble casts of major productions. Throughout her career, Glen has been celebrated for her ability to embody strong, authoritative, yet approachable women, with a flair for both drama and comedy. Though often in supporting roles, her consistency and range have made her a well-respected figure in British acting.
TeamTO is an independent French animation studio that produces TV series and movie projects. It is in Paris. It has a second production facility in Bourg-les-Valence, with offices in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Beijing, China and London, England, United Kingdom.[2] The studio was founded in 2005 by Guillaume Hellouin, Corinne Kouper and Caroline Souris.[1]
The pampas cat or gato de las pampas ("Leopardus pajeros" or "Leopardus colocolo") is a small wild cat that lives in the Andes mountain range. They live in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, and Colombia. Some scientists think this cat is really three species, "L. colocolo", "L. braccatus", and "L. pajeros". Other scientists think they are all one species. This cat lives in many kinds of habitats: cloud forests, swamps, scrublands, and grasslands. This cat mostly eats small rodents such as guinea pigs and mice, but they also catch birds, for example flamingoes. Scientists saw pampas cats going to penguin nests to eat eggs and baby penguins. Farmers say that this cat can kill goats and chickens. In most of the countries where the pampas cat lives, it is illegal to kill one. The pampas cat is in danger of dying out because humans are using or want to use the land that it lives on for farms. Indigenous people of the South America like the pampas cat because it is a sign of fertility and they believe killing a pampas cat brings bad luck. But the same people also like to have a dead pampas cat's skin or whole body for ceremonies. This cat's body is 42 to 79 cm long and its tail is another 22 to 33 cm long. It can weigh 3 to 4 kg. Its fur is thick and long. It can be pale yellow to dark gray-brown or dark dull red in color. It can have stripes or spots or not. It almost always has rings on its legs and tail. The first visual recordings of the pampas cat, a movie and photos, were made in 2006.
David Aaron Proval (born May 20, 1942) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Tony DeVienazo in the Martin Scorsese movie "Mean Streets" (1973) and as Richie Aprile on the HBO crime drama series "The Sopranos". Proval's other movie credits include "The Monster Squad" (1987), "UHF" (1989), "Innocent Blood" (1992), "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "Four Rooms" (1995), "The Phantom" (1996), "Mob Queen" (1998), "The Siege" (1998), "Bookies" (2003) and "Balls of Fury". He has also had roles in television shows such as "Picket Fences", "Boomtown", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "Kojak", "The Equalizer", "Miami Vice", "" and "The West Wing". Proval was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He is Jewish.
Brian Tyree Henry (born March 31, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles in the FX comedy-drama series "Atlanta". He also appeared as Lemon in the 2022 action-comedy movie "Bullet Train". In 2023, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie "Causeway".
Clem Eischen (December 24, 1926 – December 7, 2020) was an American middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Eischen was born in Adams County, Nebraska. Eischen died on December 7, 2020 in Oregon at the age of 93.
Andrzej Tomaszewicz (11 March 1943 – 11 December 2020) was a Polish historian and politician. He was a member of the Polish Senate from 1989 to 1991. Tomaszewicz was born in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. He was a member of the Solidarity Citizens' Committee. Tomaszewicz died on 11 December 2020 in Sieradz, Poland at the age of 77.
Bill Holm (24 March 1925 – 16 December 2020) was an American art historian and author. He was born in Roundup, Montana. Many of his works focused on Indigenous Northwest Coast art. He was Professor Emeritus of Art History, and Curator Emeritus of Northwest Coast Indian Art at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. He was a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. Holm died on 16 December 2020 at the age of 95.
A trace radioisotope is a radioactive isotope of an element which exists naturally in tiny amounts (i.e. traces). Generally speaking, trace radioisotopes have half-lives much shorter than the age of the Earth. Trace radioisotopes occur in the atmosphere and the crust of the Earth. They are constantly produced by natural processes such as cosmic ray fission: high-energy cosmic ray striking atoms and causing them to split into smaller nuclei).  Another mechanism is neutron capture in uranium ores causing the production of nuclei such as uranium-236 and plutonium-239, which are both radioactive isotopes. Spontaneous fission and alpha decay of heavy nuclei such as thorium and uranium also produce radioisotopes in traces as their intermediate decay products.
William Martin Sveinson (July 7, 1946 – December 17, 2020) was a Canadian professional poker player and politician. Sveinson was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Saskatchewan from 1982 to 1986. He was a member of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party. Sveinson was born in Wadena, Saskatchewan. Sveinson died on December 17, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 74.
Roger Stuart Berlind (June 27, 1930December 18, 2020) was an American theatre producer and businessman. Berlind was born in New York City. He worked for Lehman Brothers. Berlind won fifteen Tony Awards for many of his stage productions. He produced "Amadeus", "The Book of Mormon" and "Guys and Dolls". Berlind died in New York City on December 18, 2020 of cardiopulmonary arrest at the age of 90.
The River Great Ouse () is a river in the England. It is the longest of several British rivers called "Ouse".  From Syresham in central England, the Great Ouse flows into East Anglia. It goes into the Wash, a bay of the North Sea.  Its course is , mostly flowing north and east. It is the fifth longest river in the United Kingdom. The Great Ouse was important for commercial navigation, and for draining the low-lying region through which it flows.  Its best-known tributary is the Cam, which runs through Cambridge. Its lower course passes through drained wetlands and fens. It has been extensively modified to relieve flooding and provide a better route for barge traffic. It now enters the Wash after passing through the port of King's Lynn. Other rivers called the Ouse. River Ouse, Yorkshire River Ouse, Sussex River Great Ouse, Northamptonshire and East Anglia River Little Ouse, a tributary of the River Great Ouse There are also some rivers in other countries called the Ouse.
Charles Brooker (March 25, 1932 – December 18, 2020) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics. Brooker was a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen. He won the bronze medal for Canada in 1956 Winter Olympics. Brooker died on 18 December 2020 at the age of 88.
Joan Dougherty (March 2, 1927 – December 18, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He was born in Montreal. He represented Jacques-Cartier in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1981 to 1987. Dougherty was born in Montreal, Quebec. Dougherty died on December 18, 2020 in Montreal from COVID-19 at the age of 93.
John Ahern (December 4, 1934 – December 19, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. Ahern was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 6th district from 2001 to 2009 and 2011 to 2013. Ahern was born in Havre, Montana. Ahern died on December 19, 2020 in Spokane, Washington at the age of 86.
The Christmas Oratorio () is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach. It tells the story of the birth of Jesus, based on the gospels of Matthew and Luke. History. Before Bach wrote the "Christmas Oratorio", he already wrote some cantatas for the Christmas season. The oratorio was written in 1734. It was written for the Christmas season of that year. It was first performed in the Thomaskirche and Nikolaikirche, Leipzig. Music. The oratorio has 6 parts. Each part is performed for a certain day in the Christmas season. Some of the music is based from Bach's other works. Parts. Part I. Part I is written for Christmas Day (December 25). The words tell the story of the birth of Jesus. The instruments used in part I are 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 flutes, 2 oboes (each player also plays an oboe d'amore), 2 violins, viola, and the basso continuo. Part II. Part II is written for the second day of Christmas (December 26). The words tell the story of the annunciation of the shepherds. The instruments used in part II are 2 flutes, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 oboes da caccia, 2 violins, viola, and the basso continuo. Part III. Part III is written for the third day of Christmas (December 27). The words tell the story of the arrival of the shepherds. The instruments used in part III are the same as part I. Part IV. Part IV is written for New Year's Day (January 1). The words tell the story of the circumcision of Jesus. The instruments used in part II are 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, and the basso continuo.  Part V. Part V is written for the Sunday after New Year's Day. The words tell the story of the Magi's arrival in Jerusalem. The instruments used in part II are 2 oboes d'amore, 2 violins, viola, and the basso continuo. Part VI. Part VI is written for the holiday of Epiphany. The words tell the story of the Magi visiting Jesus. The instruments used in part VI are the same as part I.
Net run rate (NRR) is a number used in cricket to decide which of two teams is better, if both teams are equal on points gotten from winning games during a competition (i.e. they may have won and lost an equal number of games during a World Cup). It is calculated using the difference between the number of runs scored by a team and its opponents, while dividing each of these by the number of legal deliveries (in batches of 6 i.e. the number of overs) that team and its opponents have each batted throughout all of the games involving that team in the competition. This calculation does not look at how many times each team's batsmen have gotten out, so it gives teams that score many runs very quickly an advantage even if they have more batsmen get out than their opponents. As an example, if a team wins a game 300 runs to 200, with it having batted 200 legal deliveries (33.2 overs, meaning 33 overs and 2 deliveries, or 33 overs plus a third of an over) and its opponents having batted 185 legal deliveries (30.5 overs), then the team's Net Run Rate during that game is (6*((300/200)-(200/185)))= 2.51.
Hermina Pipinić (1 May 1928 – 19 December 2020) was a Croatian actress. Her career began at the First Drama Theatre in Zagreb in 1948. She retired in 1997. She was born in Zagreb. Pipinić was known for her roles in "Square of Violence", "La steppa" and "Old Surehand". Pipinić died in Zagreb on 19 December 2020 at the age of 92.
Eileen Pollock (18 May 1947 – 19 December 2020) was a Northern Irish actress. She was known for her role as Lilo Lil in television series "Bread". Pollock was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her career lasted from 1982 until her retirement in 2019. Pollock died on 19 December 2020 in London at the age of 73.
Raymon Harry Anning (Chinese: 顏理國, 22 July 1930 – 20 December 2020) was a British police officer and civil servant. He was the Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong. In the early 1970s, he was a commander of the Metropolitan Police in Greater London. He was Hong Kong Police commissioner from 1985 to 1989. Anning died on 20 December 2020 at the age of 90.
Romolo Tavoni (30 January 1926 – 20 December 2020) was an Italian sports executive. He directed the racing team Scuderia Ferrari during the 1959 Formula One season. He was born in Formigine, Kingdom of Italy. Tavoni died on 20 December 2020 at the age of 94.
Richard Peter Vande Hoef (May 15, 1925 – December 20, 2020) was an American politician. Vande Hoef was born in Boyden, Iowa. He was a member of the Iowa Senate from 1981 to 1993 and State House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999. Vande Hoef was a member of the Republican Party. Vande Hoef died on December 20, 2020 in Sibley, Iowa at the age of 95.
Tadeusz Górczyk (16 October 1961 – 21 December 2020) was a Polish politician. He was a member of the Sejm from 1991 to 1993. He was a member of the Centre Agreement. Górczyk was born in Jasło, Poland. Górczyk died on 21 December 2020 at the age of 59.
Hamish McLachlan (27 July 1967 – 21 December 2020) was an Australian rower. He competed at the rowing event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth. He later worked in the stock market in Australia. In 2004, McLachlan went to jail for nine years for stock market fraud. McLachlan died on 21 December 2020 at the age of 53.
Arkady Georgievich Andreasyan (, ; 11 August 1947 – 23 December 2020) was a Soviet Armenian football player and manager.  He played as midfielder for Ararat Yerevan in most of his club career and for the Soviet Union national football team. He won bronze at the 1972 Summer Olympics with the national team. He was the manager of Ararat Yerevan.
Pero Kvrgić (4 March 1927 − 23 December 2020) was a Croatian actor. Kvrgić was born in Srpske Moravice. He co-founded the Gavella Drama Theatre in 1953. He retired in 1988.  His play "Stilske vježbe", a Croatian version of "Exercises in Style", is well known and has been produced since 1970.
Lonnie Laffen (July 16, 1958 – December 23, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the North Dakota Senate from the 43rd District from 2010 to 2018. He was a member of the Republican party. Laffen was born in Wimbledon, North Dakota. Laffen died of a heart attack on December 23, 2020, in Grand Forks, North Dakota at age 62.
Mićo Mićić (6 September 1956 – 23 December 2020) was a Bosnian Serb politician. He was mayor of Bijeljina from 2004 until his death in 2020. He was a member of the Serb Democratic Party. Mićić was born in Bijeljina. Mićić died on 23 December 2020 at a hospital in Bijeljina from COVID-19 at the age of 64.
Frankie Billy Randall (September 25, 1961 – December 23, 2020) was an American professional boxer. He competed from 1983 to 2005. He was a three-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA, WBC, and lineal titles between 1994 and 1997. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Randall died on December 23, 2020 in Birmingham at the age of 59.
Sugathakumari (22 January 1934 – 23 December 2020) was an Indian poet and activist. She was an important person in the environmentalist and feminist movements in Kerala, South India. She was the founder secretary of the Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi, an organization for the protection of nature and a day-care center for the mentally ill.  She chaired the Kerala State Women's Commission. Sugathakumari died on 23 December 2020 from bronchopneumonia caused by COVID-19 at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 86.
Kattassery Joseph Yeshudas (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer, actor and musician. He sings Indian classical and cinematic songs. Yeshudas has recorded more than 50,000 songs.
George Ronald Widby (March 9, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American football punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. Widby was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Widby won the Super Bowl in 1972. Widby died on December 23, 2020 at the age of 75.
Rika Zaraï (; 19 February 1938 – 23 December 2020) was an Israeli singer-songwriter. She was best known for making classic Israeli songs popular in Europe such as "Hava Nagila", "Yerushalayim shel zahav" and "Hallelujah". Death. In June 2008, Zaraï suffered from a paralytic stroke. She died on 23 December 2020 in Paris, aged 82.
Michael Alig (April 29, 1966 – December 25, 2020) was an American nightclub promoter and convicted felon. He was one of the ringleaders of the Club Kids. In March 1996, Alig and his roommate, Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs, killed fellow Club Kid Andre "Angel" Melendez over a drug debt. In October 1997, Alig pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Both men were sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison. Alig was released on May 5, 2014. On December 25, 2020, Alig was found dead by his partner at their Manhattan, New York City home after overdosing on heroin, aged 54.
Ivan Havrylovich Bogdan (; February 29, 1928 – December 25, 2020) was a Ukrainian wrestler. He was born in Dmytro-Bilivka, Ukrainian SSR. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1960. He won gold medals at the 1958 and 1961 World Wrestling Championships. Bogdan died on December 25, 2020 at the age of 92.
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (30 September 1935 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian poet and an Urdu critic and theorist. He used criticism found in Western literature and added them to Urdu literature.  He was also editor of his literary magazine "Shabkhoon" and part-time professor at the South Asia Regional Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Faruqi died on 25 December 2020 in Allahabad from Covid-19 at the age of 85.
Robin David Jackman (13 August 1945 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian-born cricketer. He played in four Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team between 1974 and 1983. He was a member of the Surrey side that won the County Championship in 1971, and also played for Western Province in South Africa in 1971–72, and for Rhodesia between 1972–73 and 1979–80. Jackman died at his home in Cape Town on 25 December 2020 at the age of 75.
Jamal Khwaja (12 August 1926 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian philosopher and politician. He was born in New Delhi. Khwaja was a member of the Indian National Congress. Khwaja was a member of the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1962. Khwaja died on 25 December 2020 in New Delhi at the age of 94.
Anil Nedumangad (also known as P. Anil; 30 May 1972 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian actor and television news anchor. His career began in 2014. Nedumangad was born in Nedumangad, Kerala. He was known for his roles in "Ayyappanum Koshiyum", "Kammatipaadam", "Kismath", "Paavada" and "Porinju Mariam Jose". Nedumangad drowned at a dam near Thodupuzha, Kerala on 25 December 2020 at the age of 48.
Maksim Tsyhalka (, , "Maksim Tsygalko"; often spelled Maxim Tsigalko; 27 May 1983 – 25 December 2020) was a Belarusian footballer. He made two appearances for the national team in 2003. From 2001 to 2005, he was known for playing for FC Dinamo Minsk. Tsyhalka died on 25 December 2020 at the age of 37.
Joachim Bäse (2 September 1939 – 22 December 2020) was a German football player. He was born in Braunschweig. He played ten seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig. He also played for Germany once in 1968. Bäse died on 22 December 2020, aged 81.
Wojciech Jan Borowik (24 June 1956 – 22 December 2020) was a Polish politician. He was a member of the Sejm from 1993 to 1997. Borowik was a member of the Labour Union Party. Borowik died at age 64 on 22 December 2020, from COVID-19, during the pandemic in Poland.
Claude Brasseur (15 June 1936 – 22 December 2020) was a French actor. From the late 1950s until two years before his death, Brasseur appeared in 150 movies and television productions. He was known for his role as Arthur in Jean-Luc Godard's "Bande à part" (1964). Brasseur played the lead role in the early 1970s historical crime television series "The New Adventures of Vidocq". Brasseur died on 22 December 2020 in Paris, at the age of 84.
Norma Gladys Cappagli (20 September 1939 – 22 December 2020) was an Argentine model and beauty queen. She won the 1960 Miss World contest, after being crowned Miss Argentina World 1960. She was the first model from Argentina to win the title. She was born in Buenos Aires. On 17 December 2020, Cappagli was hospitalized under critical condition after being hit by a bus in Buenos Aires. She died from her injuries five days later on 22 December, aged 81.
Edmund Melson Clarke, Jr. (July 27, 1945 – December 22, 2020) was an American computer scientist and academic. He created model checking. He was the FORE Systems Professor of Computer Science Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University. He won the Turing Award in 2007. Clarke was born in Newport News, Virginia. In 2005, he became a member of the National Academy of Engineering. In 2011, Clarke became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Clarke died of COVID-19 on December 22, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the age of 75.
Edwin A. Gomes (February 25, 1936 – December 22, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 2015 until 2019. Before that, he was a member of the state senate from November 2005 to January 2013. Gomes was a member of the Democratic Party. Gomes was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Gomes died on December 22, 2020 in Bridgeport, Connecticut from injuries caused by a car crash, aged 84.