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Habib Thiam (21 January 1933 – 26 June 2017) was a Senegalese politician. He served as Prime Minister of Senegal on two occasions, from 1 January 1981 to 3 April 1983, and again from 8 April 1991 until 3 July 1998. He was born in Dakar, Senegal. He also served as President of the National Assembly of Senegal from 1983 to 1984. He was married to Anne Majken née Hessner, a native of Denmark and former member of the Danish parliament for the Social Democratic Party. They had two daughters. Thiam died on 26 June 2017 in Dakar at the age of 84.
The FIFA Arab Cup (Arabic: ), or simply known as the Arab Cup, is a football (soccer) tournament held between countries in the Arab world. It has been organized by FIFA since 2021. Iraq has been the most successful team because they won 4 tournaments. The first tournament was played in Lebanon in 1963. Morocco won the most recent tournament, which occurred in 2012.
Comal County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 161,501 people lived there. The county seat is New Braunfels.
Comanche County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 13,594 people lived there. The county seat is Comanche.
Concho County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 3,303 people lived there. The county seat is Paint Rock.
Countess Alice Victoria Trolle-Wachtmeister (née Tornérhielm; 9 May 1926 – 26 June 2017) was a Swedish noblewoman who served the Royal Court of Sweden from the 1970s to 2015, having served as Chief Court Mistress from 1994 to 2015. She was born in Annerstad, Kronoberg County. Trolle-Wachtmeister died at Trolle-Ljungby Castle in Scania, Sweden on 26 June 2017 from complications of Alzheimer's disease, aged 91.
Cottle County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 1,380 people lived there. The county seat is Paducah.
Suh Yun-bok (9 January 1923 – 27 June 2017) was a South Korean athlete. He was best known as the winner of the 1947 Boston Marathon. He won the race with a world best time of 2:25:39 under the coach Sohn Kee-chung, the Korean winner of the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was born in Seoul.  His participation in the Boston Marathon was financed by donations from servicemen in the United States Forces Korea. His win was the first time a world best for the men's marathon was set at the Boston Marathon. The previous world best was set by his coach Sohn in Tokyo, Japan in 1935.  At 166 cm tall (5'5") and weighing 56 kg (123 lbs), he was said to be the shortest winner ever of the Boston Marathon. In 1948, one year after the Boston victory, Suh raced the marathon in 1948 Summer Olympics held in London. He retired in 1949. Suh died on 27 June 2017 in Seoul at the age of 94.
Burlington College was a private, non-profit liberal arts college located in Burlington, Vermont, that offered associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees, as well as several professional certificates. Although regionally accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the college was placed on probation in July 2014 for failing to meet the accreditor's standards regarding financial resources.  Jane O'Meara Sanders, wife of United States senator Bernie Sanders, served as president from 2004 through 2011. The college announced on May 16, 2016 that it would close on May 27.
A subpoena is a written order that requires a witness to give testimony, or their statement of truth. A subpoena is usually issued by a court. If a person or organization does not respond to the subpoena, they may be punished by the court. There are two types of subpoena. "Subpoena ad testificandum" means a person must give testimony directly to the court. This can be in person or by telephone. "Subpoena duces tecum" means physical evidence must be brought to the court. This type of subpoena is usually used for documents. Sometimes the documents can be mailed to the court.
Danger Mouse is a British children’s animated television series. The main character is Danger Mouse who worked as a secret agent. The show was originally on television in the United Kingdom from 28 September 1981 to 19 March 1992. It was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television. The series also had a spin-off show, "Count Duckula". "Danger Mouse" was a parody of British spy fiction, particularly the "Danger Man" series and James Bond. A continuation of the original series, under the same name, began airing in September 2015 on CBBC. History. In 1983, "Danger Mouse" had an all-time high of 21 million viewers.This is still a record number of viewers for a children's programme. On 4 June 1984, "Danger Mouse" was the first British cartoon to appear on Nickelodeon. This made it one of the earliest British cartoons to be in syndication in America. "Danger Mouse" took third place in the "100 Greatest Kids' TV Shows" by Channel 4 in the UK. It was only beaten by "The Muppet Show" and "The Simpsons".
Nodeul Station is a train station of Seoul Subway Line 9, located in Dongjak District, Seoul, South Korea. Origin of staton name. Originally, the name "Nodeul" means "The stepping stone that Egret playing with", and now it means the area near Noryangjin(Which is a hanja translation from Nodeul). Station structure. Station has 2 side platforms, 2 tracks.
Carsten Günter Erich Sieling (born January 13, 1959 in Nienburg) is a German politician of the SPD. He is the current mayor of the city of Bremen and also head of the state of Bremen. Previously he was among others a member of the Bundestag from 2009 to 2015. Since July 15, 2015 he has been the President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (head of government of the city-state of Bremen).
The Canton Tower, or Guangzhou Tower (), officially the Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower (), is a -tall multi-purpose observation tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The tower was finished in 2009 and it was first turned on 29 September 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games. The tower held the title of tallest tower in the world. It was the tallest structure in China before the Shanghai Tower was completed on 3 August 2013. It is now the second tallest tower in China and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Gaehwa Station is a train station of Seoul Subway line 9. It is in Gaehwa-dong, Seoul. It is the only station above ground in Line 9. The headquarters of the Seoul Metro Line 9 Corporation is located in the station. Station structure. Gaehwa Station is the only above ground station in Line 9. The platform is on 1st floor, and the concourse (station lobby) is on the 2nd floor. Passenger count. Data of 2009 is calculated from July 24 (First Opened) ~ December 31.
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is a former American professional boxer. He was undefeated as a professional boxer. Overview. He is the son of a boxer, Floyd Mayweather Sr. who introduced him to boxing. His youth was hard because he and his family had drug issues, but later, he left drugs and continued with boxing. He was trained by his uncle Roger Mayweather, who was also a boxer. Achievements. Mayweather has won fifteen world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics. He won three U.S. Golden Gloves titles (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight). He also won the U.S. national title at featherweight. Mayweather was well known for his speed, stamina, defense, and his excellent boxing schema. In 2017, he made a comeback to the ring and defeated MMA fighter Conor McGregor.
Gwangmyeongsageori Station is a train station of Seoul Subway Line 7, in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do. This stations was first opened with name "Gwangmyeong Station", but because of KTX Gwangmyeong Station's opening, this station has changed the name. Gwangmyeongsageori Station is sometimes called as Gwangmyeong Junction Station, because the korean latter "sageori" means 4-way junction. Station structure. The upperbound(For Jangam) side platform (in below diagram, platform on the right side) is not used normally, but used at morning to depart the train from train depot. Passenger Count. Data of 2000 is calculated from February 29 (First Opened) ~ December 31.
Shubra El-Kheima () is a city in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt. It is the fourth largest city in Egypt.  The city is located on the east bank of the Nile. Muhammad Ali of Egypt built his palace in Shubra El-Kheima.
Berca is a commune of Buzău County in Romania. The Berca Mud Volcanoes are nearby. This area has been protected since 1924.
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Born in Stockholm, he studied drama in Malmö. He started acting as Officer Banck in the series one of the Swedish movies about Martin Beck in 1997.  Nyqvist became known internationally as the main character Mikael Blomkvist in the "Millenium" miniseries opposite Noomi Rapace. He also had a role in "" and "John Wick". Nyqvist died on 27 June 2017 in Stockholm from lung cancer at the age of 56.
Douglas Blair "Doug" Peterson (1945 – June 26, 2017) was an American yacht designer. He began with the One Tonner "Ganbare" in 1973. Peterson's designs have pioneered many innovations in racing and cruising yachts. He was born in Los Angeles, California. Peterson later entered the America's Cup circle as a key design member of the winning 1992 "America" and 1995 "NZL 32" "Black Magic" Team New Zealand design teams. In 2000, Peterson designed the winning Louis Vuitton Cup boat for Prada Challenge. Peterson died on June 26, 2017 in San Diego, California of colorectal cancer, aged 71.
Piotr Bikont (12 May 1955 – 27 June 2017) was a Polish journalist, publicist, culinary critic and a theatre director. He was born in Łódź, Poland. Bikont translated Art Spiegelman's "Maus" to Polish. He was a member of editorial staff of the talking magazine "Gadający Pies" based in Kraków. He was the author of a book "Jewish Cooking According to Balbina Przepiórko". Bikont died on 27 June 2017 in a car accident near Warsaw, aged 62.
Valentín Pimstein Weiner (August 9, 1925 – June 27, 2017) was a Chilean producer of telenovelas. He was born in Santiago de Chile. He moved to Mexico, where he began to work in producing telenovelas. His most well known works are "María la del Barrio", "Marimar", and "Carrusel". Pimstein died in Santiago de Chile from respiratory arrest on June 27, 2017 at the age of 91.
Ric "Sluggo" Suggitt (October 30, 1958 June 27, 2017) was a Canadian rugby union footballer and a rugby union coach. Suggitt was also the Head Coach of the USA Women's 7's Olympic team. He was the head coach at university of Lethbridge. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Suggitt was the coach of the female Canada national team and the men's national seven-a-side team, when he was appointed to the post of coach of the male Canada national rugby union team, in 2004.  Suggitt died on June 27, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta from a sudden heart attack, aged 58.
Geri Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American composer, educator, and jazz pianist. She was born in Pontiac, Michigan and raised in Detroit.  Allen worked with many jazz musicians, including Ornette Coleman, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, and Charles Lloyd. She cited her primary influences to be her parents, Mount Vernell Allen Jr, and Barbara Jean Allen, and her primary musical influences to be mentors Marcus Belgrave, Donald Walden, and Betty Carter, as well as pianists Herbie Hancock, Mary Lou Williams, Hank Jones, Alice Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Bud Powell, and mentor Dr. Billy Taylor.  Allen was an Associate Professor of Music and the Director of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Allen died on June 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after suffering from cancer at the age of 60.
Lincoln Carter Almond (June 16, 1936 – January 3, 2023) was an American attorney and politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. Almond served as United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 1969 to 1978 and 1981 to 1993 and later the 72nd Governor of Rhode Island, serving from 1995 to 2003. Almond died on January 3, 2023, at the age of 86.
Jere Locke Beasley (born December 12, 1935) is an American trial attorney and politician. He served as acting governor of the US state of Alabama from June 5 to July 7, 1972. His law firm has been noted nationally for winning major awards for its clients; among them was an $11.8 billion punitive damage award against Exxon Mobil Corporation in 2003. Beasley was born in 1935 in Tyler, Texas, the son of Browder Locke and Florence (née Camp) Beasley. He was raised in Clayton, Alabama, where his father ran a small grocery store.
Jane Dee Hull (nee Bowersock; August 8, 1935 – April 16, 2020) was an American politician and educator. In 1997, she became Governor of Arizona after the resignation of Fife Symington. She became the state's 20th Governor. Hull was elected in her own right the following year, and served until 2003.  Hull was the first woman formally elected as Governor of Arizona, and the second woman to serve in the office after Rose Mofford. She was a member of the Republican Party. Hull died on April 16, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona, aged 84. Her husband, Terry Hull, died a few hours before her on the same day.
Bruce Edward Babbitt (born June 27, 1938) is an American politician from the state of Arizona. A member of the Democratic Party, Babbitt served as the 16th governor of Arizona from 1978 to 1987, and as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 1993 through 2001. He unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988. Babbitt was born in Flagstaff, Arizona, the son of Frances B. (Perry) and Paul James Babbitt, Sr. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame. He married Harriet Coons (known as Hattie) in 1968. She has worked as an attorney in Arizona and Washington, D.C., and served as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States from 1993 to 1997, and as Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from 1997 to 2001 during the Clinton Administration. In 1993, after Byron White retired from the Supreme Court, Babbitt was seen as a top pick for his replacement. President Clinton picked Ruth Bader Ginsburg instead.
Bill Gwatney (August 26, 1959 – August 13, 2008) was an American politician. He served as the State Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. Prior to being State Chair, he was a State Senator for ten years. He had also been the financial chair for Mike Beebe's run for Governor of Arkansas in 2006. He owned three car dealerships in Pulaski County. Gwatney was selected as a superdelegate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, but was assassinated before the convention. He was replaced by his widow Rebecca Rankin. Murder. On August 13, 2008, Gwatney was assassinated by Timothy Dale Johnson, who entered Democratic Party headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas. Johnson shot Gwatney three times. Gwatney was taken to a hospital, but was dead on arrival later that day.
David Hampton Pryor (August 29, 1934 – April 20, 2024) was an American Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. Pryor also served as 39th Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 and was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966.  Pryor served as the interim chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party, following Bill Gwatney's assassination. Pryor was born in Camden, the seat of Ouachita County in southern Arkansas, to William Edgar Pryor and the former Susan Newton. Pryor died at his home in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 20, 2024, at the age of 89.
Julian Morton Carroll (April 16, 1931 – December 10, 2023) was an American politician from the state of Kentucky. A Democrat, he was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 2005 until 2020.  From 1974 to 1979, he served as the 54th Governor of Kentucky, succeeding Wendell H. Ford, who resigned to accept a seat in the U.S. Senate. He was the first Kentucky governor from the state's far-western Jackson Purchase region, and his running mate Thelma Stovall was the first woman to be elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. Carroll died in Frankfort, Kentucky on December 10, 2023, at the age of 92.
John Young Brown Jr. (December 28, 1933 – November 22, 2022) is an American politician, entrepreneur, and businessman from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He served as the 55th governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, although he may be best known for building Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) into a multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. Brown died at a hospital in Lexington on November 22, 2022, at age 88. He had been dealing with health complications derived from COVID-19 since the summer. His casket lay in state in the Kentucky Capitol's rotunda for two days starting on November 29, 2022. His funeral was held at the Kentucky Capitol on November 30. Brown would be buried in the Lexington Cemetery.
Joseph Edward Brennan (November 2, 1934 – April 5, 2024) was an American Democratic Party politician from Maine. He served as the 70th Governor of Maine from 1979 to 1987. He is a former commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission. Brennan died at his home in Portland, Maine on April 6, 2024, at the age of 89.
Richard Hudson Bryan (born July 16, 1937) is an American attorney and politician. He served as the 25th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1983-89, and as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1989 to 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Bryan was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the University of Nevada at Reno in 1959 where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He earned his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. In 1963 he was admitted to the Nevada Bar.
James Joseph Florio (August 29, 1937 – September 25, 2022) was a Democratic politician. He served as the 49th Governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994, the first Italian American to hold the position (he is of half Italian ancestry). He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 15 years between 1975 and 1990. Florio was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Scottish, Irish, and German descent. In Brooklyn, he attended Erasmus Hall High School. Florio died on September 25, 2022, from heart failure at a hospital in Voorhees, New Jersey, at age 85. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia.
Philip Dunton Murphy (born August 16, 1957) is an American financier, diplomat, former Goldman Sachs executive and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is the 56th and current Governor of New Jersey upon winning the 2017 gubernatorial election and being sworn-in on January 16, 2018. Murphy was the United States Ambassador to Germany from 2009 to 2013 serving during the Barack Obama presidency. He was narrowly re-elected in 2021, beating Republican Jack Ciattarelli. He became the first Democratic governor to win re-election since Brendan Byrne in 1977. Early life. Murphy was born in Needham, Massachusetts. He was raised in both Needham and nearby Newton, Massachusetts. He studied at Harvard University and at the University of Pennsylvania. Ambassador to Germany (2009–2013). Murphy served as United States Ambassador to Germany under President Barack Obama from 2009–2013. His formal nomination to the position was made by President Barack Obama on July 9, 2009. It was then confirmed by the United States Senate on August 7, 2009. Murphy promoted American trade and focused on engaging Germany’s youth through town hall meetings, exchange programs, and social media communication. On May 29, 2013, it was announced that Murphy was stepping down from the ambassadorship. He formally left the position on August 26, 2013. Governship (since 2018). 2017 election. Murphy was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 gubernatorial election. He faced Republican Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno in the general election. He won the election on November 7, 2017. Tenure. In December 2019, Murphy became the chairperson of the Democratic Governors Association, a position he held for a year. 2021 election. On October 1, 2020, Murphy announced he would seek reelection, with Oliver as his running mate. He faced Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the general election. He was re-elected by a small margin and was declared the winner the next day. Personal life. Murphy moved to Middletown Township, New Jersey in 2000. He is married to Tammy Snyder and they have four children. On March 4, 2020, Murphy had surgery in New York City to remove cancerous tumors in his kidneys. He made a full recovery shortly afterward.
Raymond S. "Jerry" Apodaca (October 3, 1934 – April 26, 2023) was an American politician. He served as the 24th Governor of New Mexico from 1975 through 1979. Apodaca graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1956 with a bachelor of science degree, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Apodaca would later enter the insurance business. On April 26, 2023, Apodaca died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from problems caused by a stroke. He was 88. Honours and awards. The New Mexico Department of Education, which was previously was known simply as the Education Building, was later renamed Jerry Apodaca Building to honor the former governor in 2004. Known for his reorganization of state government, President Jimmy Carter named him the chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness in 1978.
James Baxter "Jim" Hunt Jr. (born May 16, 1937) is a retired American politician who was the 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina (1977–1985, and 1993–2001).  He is the longest-serving governor in the state's history. Hunt is tied for the fourth-longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at days.
Barbara Kay Roberts (born December 21, 1936) is an American politician from the state of Oregon. She served as the 34th Governor of Oregon from 1991 to 1995. She was the first woman to serve as Oregon governor, and the only woman elected to that office until 2016.  A Democrat, Roberts was also the first woman to serve as majority leader in the Oregon House of Representatives. She also won two terms as Oregon Secretary of State, and served in local and county government in Portland.  Roberts was married to Oregon state Sen. Frank L. Roberts from 1974 until his death in 1993. From February 2011 until January 2013, she served on the council of Metro, the regional government in the Portland metropolitan area.
Harvey Lowell Wollman (May 14, 1935 – October 18, 2022) was an American politician. He was the 26th Governor of South Dakota. He was the first Lieutenant Governor in the history of South Dakota to move into the Governor's office. He is also the most recent Democrat to hold the title of South Dakota governor. His brother is Senior Judge Roger Leland Wollman. Wollman died on October 18, 2022, at the age of 87.
Donald Kenneth Sundquist (March 15, 1936 – August 27, 2023) was an American businessman and politician. He was the 47th Governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003. Prior to his governorship, he represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995. Sundquist died in Memphis, Tennessee on August 27, 2023 from problems caused by surgery, aged 87.
Thomas Paul Salmon (August 19, 1932 – January 14, 2025) was an American Democratic Party politician. He served as the 75th Governor of Vermont from 1973 to 1977. Salmon died in Brattleboro, Vermont on January 14, 2025 at the age of 92.
Madeleine May Kunin (born September 28, 1933) is an American diplomat and politician. She was the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor as well as the first Jewish governor of Vermont. She was also the first Jewish woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state. Kunin is currently a James Marsh Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont.