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King Hassan II (Arabic: الحسن الثاني, MSA: (a)l-ḥasan aṯ-ṯānī, Darija: el-ḥasan ett(s)âni); was born on 19 juli, 1929, in Rabat, Morocco. He was part of The Alaouite dynasty. Hassan II became the king of Morocco in 1961 and ruled until his death in 1999. He was the eldest son of King Mohammed V, Sultan, then King of Morocco (1909-1961), and Mohammed V second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar (1909-1992). King Hassan II played an important rol in shaping modern Morocco and was known for his diplomatic efforts in regional and international affairs. King Hassan II died of natural causes in Rabat on 23 July 1999, at the age of 70. Early life and education. King Hassan II received his early education at The Royal Palace School in Rabat. This education was deeply rooted in both traditional Islamic teachings and modern subjects, reflecting both influences that would later characterize his reign. After completing his primary education. King Hassan II attended the Imperial College in Rabat. Here, he excelled in various subjects, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. In 1974, King Hassan II continued his education at the University of Bordeaux in France, where he earned his master's degree in public law. His time in France exposed him to European political ideas and legal systems, which would later influence his approach to governance in Morocco. Reign and policies. When King Mohammed V suddenly died on February 26 1961, King Hassan II became king at the age of 32. King Hassan II's reign was marked by both traditional and modern policies. He was known for his strong, authoritarian leadership and was seen as both the Father of the Nation and the Commander of Believers. His reign was a mix of traditional Moroccan practices and Western influences. Social issues and controversies. During King Hassan II's reign, Morocco faced many social issues and controversies, including the 1981 and 1984 bread riots as
Charles Nesbitt Wilson (June 1, 1933 – February 10, 2010) was an American politician and naval officer. He was a 12-term Democratic United States Representative from Texas's 2nd congressional district. Wilson is best known for leading Congress into supporting Operation Cyclone, the largest-ever Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operation under the Carter and Reagan administration. His behind-the-scenes campaign was the subject of the non-fiction book "" by George Crile III and the movie "Charlie Wilson's War", starring Tom Hanks as Wilson. Wilson died of cardiopulmonary arrest in Lufkin, Texas on February 10, 2010 at the age of 76.
Trinity is a city in Trinity County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,343 at the 2020 census. Trinity was founded in 1872 on land purchased from the New York and Texas Land Company. The town was a railroad station on the Houston and Great Northern Railroad. The town was originally named Trinity Station after the Trinity River.
Joanne King Herring (born July 3, 1929) is an American socialite, businesswoman, political activist, philanthropist, diplomat, and former television talk show host. He was born in Houston, Texas. Herring is best known for being an important policy figure through her long relation with the President of Pakistan Zia-ul-Haq (1977–88). Herring also was the honorary consul at the Consulate-General of Pakistan based in Houston She is also the recipient of the "Jinnah Medal", one of Pakistan's highest honors.
Proco Joe Moreno III (born May 19, 1972) is an American politician. He is the current 1st Ward Alderman of Chicago. He was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley on March 26, 2010. The 1st Ward of Chicago incorporates areas including: Wicker Park, Bucktown, East Village, Ukrainian Village, Logan Square and the southeastern tip of Roscoe Village.
Patrick J. O'Connor (born 1955) is an American politician. He was the alderman in Chicago's City Council representing the 40th Ward on the North Side of the city from 1983 through 2019. O'Connor was an unsuccessful candidate in the Democratic Party primary election for Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009. He lost his re-election bid in the April 2 runoff in 2019 to Andre Vasquez.
Rudy Lozano (July 17, 1951 – June 8, 1983) was an American activist and community organizer in Chicago, Illinois. He was born in Harlingen, Texas. In 1982 Lozano entered the race for alderman of the 22nd Ward in the city's 1983 elections, in an attempt to be the first Mexican-American elected to the Chicago City Council. Lozano was known for bringing Latino voters across the city to support candidate Harold Washington, who became Chicago's first African-American mayor. On June 8, 1983, Lozano was shot to death by a local gang member in his home in Pilsen, Chicago, aged 32. Lozano's campaign manager in the 1983 election, Chuy García, went on to win a 1986 special election for the 22nd Ward.
Harlingen ( ) is a city in Cameron County in the central region of the Rio Grande Valley of the southern part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 71,829. It is the city with the lowest cost of living in the United States.
Inge Feltrinelli (née Schönthal; 24 November 1930 – 20 September 2018) was a German-born Italian photographer and director. She ran the Italian publishing house Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore.  In 1952, during a long stay in New York City, she was able to photograph Greta Garbo, Elia Kazan, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Winston Churchill. Among her most celebrated photos are those of writers Ernest Hemingway, Edoardo Sanguineti, Allen Ginsberg, Günter Grass, Nadine Gordimer and artists Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall. Feltrinelli died on 20 September 2018 in Milan from stroke at the age of 87.
Mohamed Sahnoun (8 April 1931 – 20 September 2018) was an Algerian diplomat. Sahnoun was an ambassador of Algeria to Germany, France, the United States and Morocco as well as permanent representative of Algeria to the United Nations. Sahnoun also was the Organisation of African Unity's Assistant Secretary General, the Arab League's Assistant Secretary-general, the Secretary-General of the United Nations's Special Representative for Somalia in 1992 and the Secretary-General of the United Nations's Special Representative for the Great Lakes region of Africa in 1997.
Reinhard Tritscher (August 5, 1946 – September 20, 2018) was an Austrian alpine skier. He competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics where he finished 8th in the Giant Slalom. He was born in Ramsau am Dachstein. Tritscher was killed in a climbing accident on September 20, 2018 at the Hoher Dachstein at the age of 72.
Petra Němcová (; born 24 June 1979) is a Czech model, television host and philanthropist. She was born in Karviná, Czechoslovakia. She founded the "Happy Hearts Fund". In 2017, the "Happy Hearts Fund" merged with All Hands Volunteers to create All Hands And Hearts - Smart Response, with Němcová having the role of co-founder and vice chair. In 2017, Petra was appointed by the UNISDR as a Disaster Risk Reduction Champion and Tsunami Awareness Advocate.
Nita Sue Melnikoff Lowey (; ; July 5, 1937 – March 15, 2025) was an American politician. She was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1989 to 2021. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Lowey's district was numbered as the 20th from 1989 to 1993, as the 18th from 1993 to 2013, and has been the since 2013. Lowey announced on October 10, 2019 that she would not run for re-election to Congress in 2020. Lowey died from breast cancer at her home in Harrison, New York on March 15, 2025 at the age of 87.
Earl Blumenauer (; born August 16, 1948) is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for , from 1996 to 2025. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Portland. In November 2020, Blumenauer was named a candidate for U.S. Secretary of Transportation in the incoming Biden Administration. Pete Buttigieg was eventually chosen instead. On October 30, 2023, Blumenauer announced he would not run for re-election in 2024.
Robert William Fioretti (born March 8, 1953) is an American politician. He was an alderman in Chicago's city council, representing Chicago's 2nd Ward. On September 13, 2014, Fioretti announced that he would challenge Rahm Emanuel in the 2015 mayoral election. Fioretti finished fourth with 7.39% of the vote. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 5th Senate district. In November 2017, he announced that he would challenge incumbent Toni Preckwinkle for the Democratic nomination for President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. He withdrew from the race on November 16, 2018, in order to launch another mayoral candidacy for the 2019 election.
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician and lawyer. She represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. She was the first female African-American Senator, the first African-American U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party, the first woman to defeat an incumbent U.S. Senator in an election, and the first female Senator from Illinois. From 1999 until 2001, she was the United States Ambassador to New Zealand. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Following the public announcement by Richard M. Daley that he would not seek re-election, in November 2010, Braun began her campaign for Mayor of Chicago. She lost the election to Rahm Emanuel. In January 2023, Biden nominated Moseley Braun to be member and chair of the board of directors of the United States African Development Foundation. The nomination to serve on the board was confirmed on March 8, 2024. She was sworn in as board member and chair in April 2024.
Miguel del Valle (born July 24, 1951) is an American politician. He was the City Clerk of Chicago. He was an Illinois State Senator from 1987–2006.  Del Valle lost his bid for mayor in Chicago's February 22, 2011 municipal elections, coming in third with 53,953 votes.
George Nicholas Hatsopoulos (January 7, 1927 – September 20, 2018) was a Greek-American mechanical engineer. He was born in Athens. He was known for his work in thermodynamics and for having co-founded Thermo Electron. He worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Hatsopoulos died on September 20, 2018 at his home in Lincoln, Massachusetts, aged 91.
Lincoln is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2020 census. Lincoln is reportedly the only town in America named after Lincoln, England (and not the Revolutionary War Major General, Benjamin Lincoln or President Abraham Lincoln).  Paul Revere was captured by British soldiers in Lincoln on the night of April 18, 1775.
Henry Wessel (July 28, 1942 – September 20, 2018) was an American photographer. He was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. He was the recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships and three National Endowment for the Arts grants.  His photographs are included in the permanent collections of major American, European, and Asian museums. His work were exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.  Wessel died of lung cancer on September 20, 2018 in San Francisco, California, aged 76.
Edward Robert Vrdolyak (; born December 28, 1937) is an American politician an lawyer. He was the Chicago alderman and was also head of the Cook County Democratic Party until 1989, when he ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Chicago on the Illinois Solidarity Party and Republican Party tickets.
River North Point (formerly 350 West Mart Center) is the official name of the 24-floor building located in the Near North Side community area of Chicago. It is on the intersection of the North Branch and the Main Branch of the Chicago River. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill in 1977. The building is located in the River North district north of the Main Branch and east of the North Branch. Originally built to serve as the world's largest wholesale buying center for the clothing industry, the building is more commonly known by several other names including 350 West Mart Center, Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza River North, Holiday Inn Mart, Merchandise Mart Annex, Merchandise Mart Annex Apparel Center, Apparel Mart, Chicago Apparel Center and Apparel Center. The building opened on November 6, 1976.
Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill LLP (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill.  The firm opened their first branch in New York City in 1937, and has since expanded offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mumbai and Dubai. SOM is one of the largest architectural companies in the world. They have designed several of the tallest buildings in the world, including the John Hancock Center (1969, second tallest in the world when built), Willis Tower (1973, tallest in the world for over twenty years), and Burj Khalifa (2010, currently the world's tallest building).
Louis Skidmore (April 8, 1897 – September 27, 1962) was an American architect. He was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. He was the co-founder of the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill and recipient of the AIA Gold Medal. Skidmore died on September 27, 1962 in Winter Haven, Florida, aged 65.
Nathaniel Alexander Owings (February 5, 1903 – June 13, 1984) was an American architect. He was a founding partner of Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill, which became one of the largest architectural firms in the United States. Owings died in Santa Fe, New Mexico on June 13, 1984, aged 81.
Carl Onora Ikeme (born 8 June 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Ikeme spent all of his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, making 207 appearances in total. He was part of the Wolves teams that won the Championship in 2009 and League One in 2014. Clubs he spent time loaned at were Accrington Stanley, Stockport County, Charlton Athletic, Sheffield United, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City, Middlesbrough and Doncaster Rovers. Although he was born and raised in England, but chose to represent Nigeria internationally. He played for the Nigeria national team ten times. In July 2017, it was stated he had acute leukaemia. He said he was in remission in June 2018. He retired from professional football the following month. Ikeme was born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. His father is Nigerian. Honours. Wolverhampton Wanderers
John Ogden Merrill Sr. (10 August 1896 – 13 June 1975) was an American architect and structural engineer. He was responsible for the design and construction of the United States Air Force Academy campus and for the development of Oak Ridge, Tennessee where the atomic bomb was developed.  He was a founding partner of the international architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill.
Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about west of Knoxville. This new planned city was secretly created for the Manhattan Project in 1942.  Oak Ridge's population was 31,402 at the 2020 census.
Geoffrey Baer is an American television personality, actor and producer. He is best known for hosting the 10 That Changed America series, the "Chicago By Boat" architecture series, and other television programs produced by WTTW in Chicago for Illinois PBS stations. His programs focus on the history, culture, and people of the Chicago area as well as American architecture. Baer was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He studied at Miami University and at Northwestern University.
Melvin Eugene Carnahan (February 11, 1934 – October 16, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 51st Governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in a plane crash in 2000. A month after his death, he was elected to the United States Senate. He was a Democrat. Early life. Carnahan was born in Birch Tree, Missouri in 1934. He studied at George Washington University and at the University of Missouri. In 1948, because his father was running for congress, Carnahan was present for Harry S. Truman's last campaign stop in St. Louis. Carnahan would later say his father inspired him to be a politician.  Carnahan was married to Jean Carpenter from 1954 until his death. They had four children. His daughter is Robin Carnahan, former U.S. Senate candidate and Administrator of General Services. His son is Russ Carnahan, a former U.S. Representative.  Political career. From 1989 to 1993, Carnahan was the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri when John Ashcroft was governor. In 1992, he was elected governor of Missouri and re-elected in 1996. During his time as governor, Carnahan oversaw the increase and decrease of taxes in the state. He also had to deal with natural disasters such as the Great Flood of 1993, one of the deadliest floods in U.S. History. Carnahan would travel across the state afterwards, and also called a special session of the state legislature to figure out how to pay for the damage. In 1999, Carnahan, a death penalty supporter, commuted the death sentence of a Missouri inmate, Darrell Mease, after Pope John Paul II asked him to do so during his visit to St. Louis. This move was controversial, with 34% of voters saying that they were more likely to vote against Carnahan in his U.S. Senate bid.  On November 4, 1998, Carnahan announced his plan to run again incumbent Senator John Ashcroft for his senate seat in 2000. It had been said that neither man liked each other. The
Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,185,238, making it the most populous county in Utah.  Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. The county was created in 1850.
Ralph Elihu Becker Jr. (born May 30, 1952) is an American politician and attorney. He is the former Minority Leader of the Utah State House of Representatives and the 34th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. In December 2013, Becker officiated over some of the first same-sex marriages performed in the state of Utah.
Richfield is a city in and the county seat of Sevier County, Utah, in the United States. It is the largest city in southern-central Utah. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 8,201. Richfield’s record high is , set on July 23, 1931, and the record low is , set on February 6, 1989.
Beanca Marie Binene (born November 4, 1997), is a Filipina actress and television host. She was a finalist on "StarStruck Kids" and has played the role of Natalie Dimaculangan on "First Time". She is also one of the Junior Ambassadors for the Haribon Foundation since 2005. She has participated in an acting workshop by Trumpets, where she played Molly in the production of Annie. She was in the GMA Network TV series Reel Love Presents: Tween Hearts playing the role of tough girl Belinda Fortes. She is also a regular host every Monday in "Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales" on GMA News TV. Her first title role show with Jake Vargas was "Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis". She landed her second antagonist role in "Carmela" (2014) with Alden Richards and Marian Rivera-Dantes. She landed the role of being a feral child in the hit afternoon series "Hanggang Makita kang Muli" opposite Derrick Monasterio which became hit in Peru. Recently she landed the role of Anya in the sequel of "Mulawin". She played a tabon, the daughter of Aviona and Rodrigo. Biography. Binene was born to a Chinese father and a Filipina mother of native Tagalog descent. Apart from her showbiz commitments, she is also an active wushu athlete with hopes of being able to play for the Philippine national wushu team in the future. She is also a practicing Roman Catholic.
Robert Edward Murray (January 13, 1940 – October 25, 2020) was an American mining engineer and businessman. He was the chief executive officer of Murray Energy Corporation, a mining corporation based in St. Clairsville, Ohio. He is one of the largest independent operators of coal mines in the United States. In June 2017, Murray sued John Oliver and HBO for "inciting viewers of harm over Murray". The HBO suit was dismissed with prejudice on February 21, 2018. Murray was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2016. He died from the illness in St. Clairsville, Ohio on October 25, 2020 at the age of 80.
Multnomah County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was 815,428. Its county seat, Portland, is the state's largest city. Multnomah County is part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the state's most populous county.
iOS 12 is the twelfth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc., being the successor to iOS 11. It was announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 4, 2018, and was released on September 17, 2018. It was succeeded by iOS 13 on September 19, 2019. Features. Performance. Performance changes were made to speed up tasks across supported iOS devices. Tests done by Apple on an iPhone 6 Plus showed that apps launched 40 percent faster, the keyboard activated 50 percent faster, and the camera app opened 70 percent faster. Screen Time. The new feature allows users to check how long they are using their devices for and what they were doing.
The Nun is a 2018 American horror movie directed by Corin Hardy. The movie stars Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, and Jonas Bloquet. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 7, 2018. It is additionally a part of "The Conjuring" movie universe. Premise. A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun. Release. The movie was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 7, 2018. Reception. Critical response. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie holds an approval rating of 27% based on 142 critic reviews with an average rating of 4.5/10. The critical consensus on the site reads ""The Nun" boasts strong performances, spooky atmospherics, and a couple decent set-pieces, but its sins include inconsistent logic and narrative slackness." On Metacritic, the movie has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100 based on 32 critics indicating "mixed or average reviews". Chelsea Phillips-Carr of "Scene Creek" scored the film a 2/5, and said "Gradually, "The Nun" loses interest in being a horror film". Bloody Disgusting writer Scott Weinberg praised the film and said that "There's an obvious attempt at delivering something slightly more mature than what we normally see in studio-released horror films." Empire Magazine writer Kim Newman scored the film a 3/5, and stated that "It may be a familiar old dark castle runaround, but Corin Hardy delivers eerie images and nerve-scraping sound effects."
La Plata County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,638. The county seat is Durango. The county was named for the La Plata River and the La Plata Mountains. "La plata" means "the silver" in Spanish. La Plata County was founded in 1874.
Larimer County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066. The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins. The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of Denver. Larimer County was founded in 1861. Geography. The county has a total area of . It is at the northern end of the Front Range, at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains along the border with Wyoming.