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Warren Adler (December 16, 1927 – April 15, 2019) was an American author, playwright and poet. His writings were translated into 25 different languages. He was best known for writing the novels "The War of the Roses" (1981) and "Random Hearts" (1984). Both of these novels were made into movies. The dark comedy movie "The War of the Roses" was released in 1989, and starred Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. "Random Hearts", starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas, was released in 1999. Adler was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He was married to Sonia. The couple had three sons. Adler died of liver cancer on April 15, 2019 in Manhattan, New York City. He was 91.
Can Bartu (31 January 1936 – 11 April 2019) was a Turkish basketball player and footballer. As a footballer, he played in the midfield as an attack midfielder and a left winger. He was born in Istanbul. Bartu played basketball for Fenerbahçe. He also played six times for the Turkish national basketball team. He later played football for Fenerbahçe. He played football in Italy in the 1960s, first with Fiorentina in 1961. He then played for Venezia, another spell at Fiorentina and lastly Lazio, before returning to Fenerbahçe in 1967. He retired in 1970. He also played for Turkey 26 times. He scored six goals for his country. Bartu later worked as a sports journalist. He died on 11 April 2019, at the age of 83.
Randall Challen Berg Jr. (January 17, 1949 – April 10, 2019) was an American lawyer. He served as the founding executive director of the Florida Justice Institute (FJI) from 1978 to 2018. In this role, Berg fought for better state of living in prisons in Florida. He retired from the FJI in 2018. He also served as the president of the Florida American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Berg grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. He was married to Carol. The couple had a son, Randall Challen Berg III. Berg died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on April 10, 2019. He was 70.
Ya'akov Nehoshtan (‎; 22 April 1925 – 17 April 2019) was an Israeli politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served as a member of the Knesset for Gahal between 1969 and 1974. He also served as Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands between 1982 and 1985. Nehoshtan was born in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. He fled to Mandatory Palestine in 1944. His son, Ido, served as commander of the Israeli Air Force. Nehoshtan died on 17 April 2019, at the age of 93.
Montagny is a municipality of the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History. Since 2000 the municipality was created when Montagny-les-Monts and Montagny-la-Ville merged. On 1 January 2004, the former municipality of Mannens-Grandsivaz merged into the municipality of Montagny (FR).
Abdallah Lamrani (1946 – 14 April 2019) was a Moroccan footballer. He played as a defender. Lamrani played for the Morocco at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He played for the club FAR Rabat. He was also a sergeant of the Moroccan Army. He died in 2019, at the age of 72 or 73.
Mya-Lecia Naylor (6 November 2002 – 7 April 2019) was an English actress, model and singer. She was known for her roles as Fran in CBBC sitcom "Millie Inbetween" and Mya in CBBC series "Almost Never". She also had roles in "Absolutely Fabulous", "Tati's Hotel" and "Cloud Atlas". Naylor was born in Warwickshire, West Midlands. She lived in London. Naylor hanged herself on 7 April 2019. She was taken to a Thornton Heath, London hospital while in cardiac arrest but later died. She was 16. Her death was announced by her agent A&amp;J Management on 17 April 2019. Naylor's death was ruled to be a death by misadventure. An assistant coroner stated he did not believe that Naylor had meant to end her life.
The 15th President and Vice President election of the Republic of China () took place in Taiwan on 11 January 2020. Voters re-elected President and Vice President. The process of presidential primary elections and nominations were held during the last six months of 2019. Current President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who was elected in 2016, won re-election. She is scheduled to be inaugurated on 20 May 2020.
Ko Wen-je (; born 6 August 1959) is a Taiwanese surgeon and independent politician. Ko was the Mayor of Taipei from 2014 to 2022.  Before becoming the mayor, he was a doctor at the National Taiwan University Hospital. He was also a professor at National Taiwan University College of Medicine.  He is a candidate for President of the Republic of China in the 2024 election.
Terry Gou (; born 18 October 1950) is a Taiwanese businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics, where it employs 1.2 million people and is its largest private employer and exporter. On 17 April 2019, Gou announced his plans to run for President in the Kuomintang primary for the 2020 presidential election. He lost the Kuomintang nomination to Han Kuo-yu on 15 July 2019. He is thinking of running for President under an Independent bid.
Eric Li-luan Chu (; born on 7 June 1961) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the Mayor of New Taipei. Before becoming mayor, he was the Vice Premier of the Republic of China, under Premier Wu Den-yih. He was elected as the first mayor of the newly created city of New Taipei on 27 November 2010. On 17 January 2015, he was elected unopposed as Chairman of the Kuomintang, replacing Ma Ying-jeou. On 17 October 2015, he was chosen as KMT candidate for the 2016 presidential election replacing incumbent candidate Hung Hsiu-chu. Chu lost to Tsai Ing-wen, and resigned his post as KMT chairman. On 25 December 2019, Chu announced his plans to run for President again in the upcoming 2020 Taiwan presidential election.
Hsu Shui-teh (; 1 August 1931 – 31 March 2021) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the President of the Examination Yuan from 1996 to 2002. Hsu died of pneumonia on 31 March 2021, at the age of 89.
Ignace Murwanashyaka (14 May 1963 – 16 April 2019) was a Rwandan rebel leader. He was born in Butare. He was a founding member of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). It was formed in 2000 and is an ethnic Hutu rebel group. Many of the FDLR members had a part in the Rwandan genocide towards the Tutsi people. The FDLR is active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is said to have carried out war crimes and crimes against humanity. Murwanashyaka lived in Germany. He was arrested in November 2009. In September 2015, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison. On 16 April 2019, Murwanashyaka died after bout of ill health in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was 55.
Jörg Demus (2 December 1928 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian pianist and composer. He had his first piano lesson at the age of six. From the age of 11, he studied piano and conducting at the Vienna Academy of Music. He graduated at the age of 17. He won the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in 1956. He worked with singers such as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elly Ameling and Peter Schreier. He also worked with string players like Josef Suk and Antonio Janigro. He has been called one of the most successful Austrian pianists. Demus was born in St. Pölten, Lower Austria. He was the son of art historian Otto Demus (1902–1990) and the violinist Luise Demus. He died in Vienna on 16 April 2019. He was 90.
Geoffrey Foucar Chew (June 5, 1924 – April 11, 2019) was an American theoretical physicist. He was known for his bootstrap theory of strong interactions. He also worked on the Manhattan Project. He was a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley from 1957. He was an emeritus professor from 1991 at Berkeley. He was also a physics faculty at the University of Illinois from 1950 to 1956. He was a student of Enrico Fermi. Chew's students included Nobel Prize in Physics-winning David Gross, and John Henry Schwarz. His awards included the Hughes Prize (1962), Lawrence Prize (1969) and Majorana Prize (2008).  Chew was born in Washington, D.C. He studied at the University of Chicago. He died on April 11, 2019 in Berkeley, California. He was 94.
Víctor Manzanilla Schaffer (13 November 1924 – 7 April 2019) was a Mexican politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was Mexico's ambassador to China and its first to North Korea. He served for two terms as a member of the Senate. He also served one term as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. He was the Governor of Yucatán from February 1988 to February 1991. He was born in Mexico City. Manzanilla Schaffer died on 7 April 2019 in Irapuato, Guanajuato. He was 94.
José María Rico Cueto (12 August 1934 – 15 April 2019) was a Spanish-born Costa Rican lawyer. He served as the First Gentleman of Costa Rica during the presidency of his wife, former President Laura Chinchilla, from 2010 to 2014. He was born in Granada, Andalusia. He later moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a Canadian citizen. Rico met Chinchilla while working in international law. Rico had a fall in Nandayure, Guanacaste Province while watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. He died of problems caused by Alzheimer's disease on 15 April 2019 in San José. He was 84.
The New International Encyclopedia is an encyclopedia first published in 1902. The last edition was in 1935.  History. The "New International Encyclopedia" was an update of The "International Cyclopaedia", which was last published in 1884. In turn, the "International Cyclopaedia" was largely a copy of Alden's "Library of Universal Knowledge". That in its turn was a reprint of "Chambers's Encyclopaedia". The original 1902 edition was edited by Harry Thurston Peck, Daniel Colt Gilman, and Frank Moore Colby.  The encyclopedia was printed in 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, and 1911. Then a second edition was made from 1914 to 1917. By that time Peck and Gilman had died, so Talcott Williams helped edit. A 3rd edition was made in 1923, and more subjects were added to it in 1927 and 1930. A final edition was made in 1935.  Some of the last edition became part of "Funk &amp; Wagnalls" "Standard Encyclopaedia".
Kobi (Yakov) Marimi (Hebrew: קובי (יעקוב) מרימי; born October 8, 1991) is an Israeli singer and actor who won the sixth season of HaKokhav HaBa. This earned him the right to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 on home soil. Marimi is a professional acting graduate and won the award for the most promising actor in Israel's Musical Theatre Festival.
2018 Lombok earthquake may refer to the following five thrust type earthquakes. They occurred in July and August, with epicentres north of Rinjani volcano, that caused significant damage and deaths: On August 5, 2018, Lombok Island, off the eastern part of Bali Island, Indonesia experienced a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was 18 km Northwest of East Lombok. The earthquake could have caused a tsunami, and a tsunami alert was sounded but later the warming was removed as the risk was reduced. The Indonesian government made efforts to broadcast information about the impact of the earthquake. However, thorough geospatial data about how the earthquake affects larger areas was limited and mostly inaccessible for the public. Available information was that according to the Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency of West Nusa Tenggara Province, the loss due to the earthquake reached 1 trillion IDR. Then, according to the National Disaster Management Agency , the number of victims of the earthquake was &gt;100 people, with 238 people injured, thousands of homes damaged, and tens of thousands becoming refugees. A tsunami struck Java and Sumatra starting at 9:30 p.m. and resulted in more than 300 deaths. The tsunami was likely caused by undersea landslides due to the ongoing eruption of Anak Krakatau volcano located in the Sunda Strait. Anak Krakatau’s most recent series of eruptions started in June 2018. Earthquakes in Indonesia. Indonesia is an archipelago that includes thousands of volcanic islands, which were created over time as plates shift and molten rock, or magma, exerts pressure. The Southeast Asian country is located on the Pacific ring of fire, where slabs of the earth’s crust — tectonic plates — clash, creating earthquakes when the plates shove against one another. About 90% of earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. Among the most deadly earthquakes in history was the magnitude 9.1 quake that struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on 26 December 2004, triggering a massive tsunami. This disaster killed nearly 230,000 people across several countries.
Kent Levaughn Harris (October 15, 1930 – April 9, 2019) was an American songwriter and record producer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Harris was best known as the writer of novelty tunes such as "Shoppin' for Clothes" and "Cops and Robbers". Harris died on April 9, 2019 in San Diego, California at the age of 88.
Siegmar Wätzlich (16 November 1947 – 18 April 2019) was a German footballer. He was born in Rammenau, East Germany. He played for Dynamo Dresden from 1965 to 1975 and for the East German national team from 1972 to 1975. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Wätzlich died on 18 April 2019 in Dresden, Germany at the age of 71.
Rammenau (Sorbian: "Ramnow") is a city in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is known as the birthplace of the well-known German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte.
Muhammad Jameel Khan (Urdu: محمد جمیل خان; 12 June 1929 – 18 April 2019) was a Pakistani linguist, critic, writer, and scholar. His works were based on Urdu literature and linguistics. He also was Vice-Chancellor at the University of Karachi. He was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, British India. Jalibi died on 18 April 2019 in Karachi, Pakistan at the age of 89.
Ependes () was a municipality of the district Saane in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Since 1977, Sales became the municipality of Ependes. On 1 January 2021, the former municipalities of Arconciel, Ependes and Senèdes merged to form the new municipality of Bois-d'Amont.
15 Orionis is a class F2IV (early F-type subgiant) star in the constellation Orion. Its apparent magnitude is 4.82 and it is approximately 540 light years away based on parallax. It is the southern pole star of Uranus. It has one suspected companion, B, at a separation of 0.3".
Farvagny was a municipality of the district Saane in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History. In 1996, the former municipalities of Farvagny-le-Grand, Farvagny-le-Petit, Grenilles and Posat merged to form it. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Corpataux-Magnedens, Farvagny, Le Glèbe, Rossens and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz merged to form the new municipality of Gibloux.
Geraldyn M. Cobb (March 5, 1931 – March 18, 2019) was an American aviator. She was also part of the "Mercury 13," a group of women selected to go through physiological screening tests at the same time as the original Mercury Seven astronauts. Cobb died at her home in Florida on March 18, 2019 at the age of 88.
Myrtle "Kay" Thompson Cagle (June 3, 1925 – December 22, 2019) was an American pilot. She was born in South Carolina. Cagle was one of the Mercury 13 female astronauts group. She has worked as a flight instructor and written about aviation in North Carolina. Cagle died on December 22, 2019 at the age of 94.
Mary Wallace "Wally" Funk (born February 1, 1939) is an American aviator and Goodwill Ambassador. She was one of the Mercury 13, and was the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, the first civilian flight instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the first Federal Aviation Agency inspector. On July 19, 2021 Blue Origin successfully conducts its first human test flight, with Funk, Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen going to space. She became the oldest person ever to go to space.
Las Vegas is a city in and the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.  The population was 13,166 at the 2020 census.
Sarah Ratley (nee Gorelick) (born October 30, 1931) is an American pilot. She was born in Kansas. She was one of the Mercury 13 female astronauts group. She studied at the University of Delaware. She had testing, including freezing the inner ear with ice water to induce vertigo. She said of the experience, "The tests didn’t bother me at all…. When you are young you can take anything. My mind was made up: I was going to pass." After the Mercury 13, Gorelick became an accountant with the Internal Revenue Service.
Hauterive is a municipality of the district of Saane in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2001, when the municipalities of Ecuvillens and Posieux joined together to become Hauterive. The abbey of Hauterive was founded in 1138.
Rhea Hurrle Allison Woltman (November 6, 1928 – February 15, 2021) was an American pilot. She was one of the Mercury 13. She was born in Stearns County, Minnesota. She was one of the thirteen women who passed all of the astronaut tests given at the Lovelace Clinic in 1961, making her a member of the Mercury 13. Woltman died on February 15, 2021 in St. Augusta, Minnesota at the age of 92.
Suzanne "Sue" Twelftree (12 August 1956 – 16 April 2019) was an Australian wheelchair tennis player and Paralympic powerlifter. She was born in Wallaroo, South Australia. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, she competed in the Women's up to 48 kg powerlifting and finished ninth.  Twelftree died on 16 April 2019 in Adelaide, South Australia, at the age of 62.
The Foreign-buyers tax is a property transfer tax of 15% on residential property purchased by foreign buyers in British Columbia. A "property transfer tax" is paid only once for each property owner, while property taxes are paid every year. The tax involved amendments to the "Property Transfer Tax Act" imposing an additional "property transfer tax" of 15% of the assessed value on property purchased by those who are neither citizens nor residents of Canada. It is part of the omnibus legislation "Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016". It was introduced after calls urging the British Columbia provincial government to intervene in the housing market and curb foreign investment that was seen as a major contributor to the rapid rise in home prices.
Madame X is the fourteenth studio album by American recording artist Madonna. It was released on June 14, 2019. The first single, "Medellín", features Colombian singer Maluma and was released on April 17, 2019. The album became Madonna's ninth number-one album in the US when it entered at the top of the "Billboard" 200 chart with 95,000 equivalent units sold in its first week (including streams). Her last US number-one album was "MDNA" in 2012. Track listing. Taken from Apple Music. The standard version of the album has 13 songs, while the deluxe has 15.
Sergio Valdés Silva (11 May 1933 – 2 April 2019) was a Chilean footballer. He played as a defender.  Valdés was born in Santiago, Chile. He played for played for Club Deportivo Universidad Católica and Deportes Magallanes. He also played for Chile in a third place finish at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. Valdés died of leukaemia on 2 April 2019 in Algarrobo. He was 85.
David Lama (; 4 August 1990 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian sport climber and mountaineer. He won the European Championship in lead climbing in 2006 and the European Championship in bouldering in 2007. He was also the winner of the IFSC Climbing World Cup in 2008. He retired from sport climbing in 2011 to focus on mountaineering. He is known for his 2012 first free ascent of the "compressor route" (south-east ridge) on Cerro Torre in the Andes. Lama was born in Innsbruck. His father is a mountain guide from Nepal and his mother is Austrian. Lama, along with Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley, died in an avalanche on 16 April 2019. The men were climbing Howse Peak in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies. Their bodies were found on 21 April 2019.
Jess Roskelley (July 13, 1982 – April 16, 2019) was an American mountaineer. On May 21, 2003, he became the youngest American to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He was born in Spokane, Washington. He is the son of mountaineer John Roskelley. Roskelley, along with David Lama and Hansjörg Auer, died in an avalanche on April 16, 2019. The men were climbing Howse Peak in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies. Their bodies were found on April 21, 2019.
Theodora Covel Kracaw Kroeber Quinn (March 24, 1897 – July 4, 1979) was an American writer and anthropologist. She wrote about many Native Californian cultures. She was born in Denver, Colorado. Kroeber grew up in the mining town of Telluride. She studied at the University of California, Berkeley, for undergraduate and graduate studies. In 1926, she married anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber. Her daughter was the writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018).
Hansjörg Auer (18 February 1984 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian mountaineer. He is known for his free solo climbs. He is probably best known for his 2007 free solo climb of the "fish route" (south face) of Marmolada in the Dolomites, northeastern Italy. He was born in Zams, Tyrol. Auer, along with David Lama and Jess Roskelley, died in an avalanche on 16 April 2019. The men were climbing Howse Peak in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies. Their bodies were found on 21 April 2019.
was a Japanese manga writer and businessman. He was best known for his series "Lone Wolf and Cub" (1970–1976) and "Lady Snowblood" (1972–1973). He was added to the Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2004. He was born in Daisen, Akita Prefecture. Koike died of pneumonia on 17 April 2019, at the age of 82. He died less than a week after his rival Monkey Punch, also caused by pneumonia.
Joker Xue (, born 17 July 1983) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and record producer. Xue is known for his hit songs and stage charisma with his signature musical style. Since his 2006 debut, Xue has produced a string of great hits detailing love's triumphs and woes. His musical style melds the classic pop pairing of piano and strings with folk-tinged acoustic guitar and sultry R&amp;B beats. His next several albums explored a variety of genres and concepts, which received wide critical acclaims and secured his status as a leading singer of his generation. He is among the most-streamed Mandopop artists on Spotify. Xue has also found success on many high-profile variety shows, and is recognized as a popular TV personality for his sense of humor. Xue has seen his fair share of ups and downs in his life. He was born and grew up in Shanghai, China. When he was four years old, his mother died of heart disease. He studied Hotel Management at Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland, before dropping out to pursue a music career. Xue first came to prominence in 2005, when his outstanding performance at the TV talent competition "My Show" gained him widespread popularity and earned him a seven-year contract with Shangteng Entertainment. His first few releases were a hit on the charts, but his career went downhill after the record company ran into financial difficulties. Not one to sit by the sidelines, Xue decided to open a hot pot business in a bid to fund his singing ambitions. He also ventured into the fashion world with one label under his belt and dabbled in acting and hosting. His business took off and he used the money he made to fund his career in music. Music career. In 2006, Xue released his self-titled debut album “薛之谦” "Xue Zhiqian," and was awarded the Most Popular New Artiste at the 6th Global Chinese Music Awards. The album was a great success and brought about a few major hits, such as “认真的雪” "Serious Snow", “黄色枫�