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Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein (, "Abd Allāh Al-Awal ibn Al-Husayn", 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan and Transjordan, from 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was Jordan's first King. During World War I, he played a key role in secret negotiations with the United Kingdom. This led to the Great Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule that was led by his father Sharif Hussein. Abdullah led guerrilla raids on Ottoman garrisons. Abdullah was shot and killed in Jerusalem by a Palestinian activist on 20 July 1951, aged 69.
Talal bin Abdullah (, ; 26 February 1909 – 7 July 1972) was King of Jordan from the assassination of his father, King Abdullah I, on 20 July 1951, until he was forced to abdicate on 11 August 1952.  He ruled for less than thirteen months until he was forced to abdicate by Parliament due to his schizophrenia. Talal spent the rest of his life at a sanatorium in Istanbul and died there on 7 July 1972.
Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh (; born 18 February 1939) is a Jordanian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Jordan from 4 March 1999 until 19 June 2000. On 24 October 2013 he was named President of the Senate. He resigned on 25 October 2015.
The Prime Minister of Jordan is the head of government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Prime Minister is appointed by the King of Jordan, who is then free to form his own Cabinet. The Parliament of Jordan then approves the programs of the new government through a vote of confidence. There are no constitutional limits on a Prime Minister's term, and several of them served multiple non-consecutive terms.
Manuel "Junior" Agogo (1 August 1979 – 22 August 2019) was a Ghanaian former professional footballer. He played as a striker. His longest spell was at Bristol Rovers (2003–06), where he made 140 appearances before moving to Nottingham Forest. Career. Agogo played on the Ghana between 2006 and 2009. His three goals in the final stages of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations helped Ghana to a third-place finish. After retiring, he opened his own small group and personal fitness training business. On 29 January 2015, Agogo was hospitalised after suffering a stroke. Personal life. On 22 August 2019, Agogo died in London at the age of 40.
Mazhar Shukri Krasniqi (17 October 1931 – 8 August 2019) was a Yugoslav-born New Zealand Muslim community leader. He was born in Pristina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was the first president of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) from 1979 to 1981. In December 2002, he was awarded the Queen's Service Medal (QSM). Krasniqi died on 8 August 2019 at the age of 87.
The Rev. William J. O'Malley, S.J. (born August 18, 1931) is an American author and actor. He was born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1953. O'Malley is best known for playing Father Joseph Dyer in the 1973 horror classic movie "The Exorcist". He taught theology, AP English and later an elective called "The Problem of God/Morality/Marriage/Fatherhood" at Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx until June 2012. He was an associate professor of theology at Fordham University and later a professor of theology and the humanities at Seattle University. In August 2019, O'Malley was accused of sexually assaulting a student multiple times while teaching in Rochester, New York in the late 1980s.
Le Grand-Saconnex is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Geneva International Airport is partially within the borders of Le Grand-Saconnex. Twin town. Le Grand Saconnex is twinned with:
The Battle of Isandlwana took place on 22 January 1879. It was the first battle between the Zulus and the British Empire. The struggle between the two nations is known as the Anglo–Zulu War.  The British army, commanded by Lord Chelmsford, invaded Zululand. The 24th foot made camp at Isandlwana where they were attacked by about 20,000 Zulus. Over 1,300 soldiers were killed. The Zulus themselves lost about 1,000 to 2,500 men. The battle was followed by the successful British defence at the Battle of Rorke's Drift. Strictly speaking, the war was between the colonial Government of Natal and the Zulu nation. The colony (which later became South Africa) made its own decisions.
A civil marriage is a marriage that is recognized by a government official. It can either be a religious ceremony or it can be secular. The definition and practice varies greatly between countries. United Kingdom. At present the law allows same-sex marriages as well as man/woman marriages, and both religious and civil settings are possible. England and Wales. In 1753 an Act of Parliament required all marriages to be done in a religious place. Church of England churches, Quakers meeting places and synagogues were examples of appropriate places. Scotland. The Act of 1753 did not apply in Scotland. Marriages were, of course, done in churches. But actually it was enough for a couple to state their commitment in front of witnesses. A registrar would record the marriage. This was a type of common law marriage.
Heating food to make it last longer is known as pasteurization or sterilization Heat treating or heat treatment is the name for a number of processes in metallurgy: All processes have in common that the piece being worked on is heated for some time, and then cooled off. This is done to change some of the properties of the workpiece. Heat treating is used for pieces of metal, for certain alloys, and for certain types of plastic. With ceramics, a form of heat treating is part of the production process, and is called sintering. There is also a concept called hot working, but it is different.
Victoria Mary Talbot, born in 1931, is an Australian painter and illustrator. She started her career in Melbourne in 1958. She moved to London where she worked for the well-recognized solo-exhibitionist Arthur Jeffress' Gallery in 1961. This period were successful and became her great breakthrough. During this period, she also finished the portraits of The Duke of Bedford, Lady Astor and Princess Ujrvala Bistraw Shah. In 1962 she had her first solo exhibition in Paris. There were several exhibitions in Australia in 1964. She travelled to Thailand, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan and America. After completing her exhibition in Los Angeles in 1965, she returned to London where she commissioned painting the Maharaja by Ciich-Behar. Her colourful and interesting life is reflected in her imaginative images, varied expressions from the observant and quality-conscious eye of an international connoisseur. She moved to Norway in November 1965, fell in love with the country and the tranquility.  Exhibitions. Interiør-Galleriet
Larry Siegel (October 29, 1925 – August 20, 2019) was an American comedy writer, playwright and satirist. He was born in New York City. He wrote for television, stage, magazines, records, and books. He won three Emmys as Head Writer during four seasons of "The Carol Burnett Show". He was one of "Mad Magazine" top movie satire writers. He also wrote for Playboy Magazine.  Siegel died of problems caused by Parkinson's disease on August 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 93.
William Drake White (born October 3, 1983) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He was born in Hokes Bluff, Alabama, but raised in Nashville, Tennessee. In early 2013, he released his debut single "Simple Life" through MCA Nashville. On August 19, 2016, White released "Spark", his debut album under Dot Records. It charted at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart. The album's third single, "Makin' Me Look Good Again", was released in 2016. In January 2019, White was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare vascular disease.
Arteriovenous malformation is a rare disorder. It affects the areas between arteries and veins, and bypasses the capillary system.  This happens in the central nervous system (usually cerebral AVM), but may appear in any location. The disease can cause intense pain or bleeding or lead to other serious medical problems such as cerebral hemorrhages or strokes. AVMs are usually congenital. The genetic patterns of AVMs are incomplete, but there are known genetic mutations. The general symptoms of a cerebral AVM include headaches and epileptic seizures. More specific symptoms occurring that normally depend on the place of the malformation.
A cerebral arteriovenous malformation (cerebral AVM, CAVM, cAVM) is a rare connection between the arteries and veins in the brain. It is an arteriovenous malformation in the cerebrum. In serious cases, the blood vessels rupture and there is bleeding within the brain (intracranial hemorrhage). In more than half of patients with AVM, hemorrhage is the first symptom. The most problems related to an AVM, are headaches and seizures, cranial nerve deficits, backaches, neckaches and eventually nausea.
Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis (30 March 1958 – 4 September 2019) was a New Zealand childcare worker who was wrongly accused of child sexual abuse. He was a child care worker who worked in Christchurch. He was convicted in June 1993 and released from prison in February 2000. In October 2022 the Supreme Court of New Zealand said he had been wrongly accused and cleared him of all charges. Conviction and overturn. In June 1993, Ellis was found guilty in the High Court on 16 counts of sexual offences involving children in his care at the Christchurch Civic Creche and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. Many people have said he was wrongly accused, because of the way the children were interviewed and the way their interviews were shown to the jury.  Many people believe in Ellis' innocence and many New Zealanders have supported his calls to overturn the conviction. In 1994, the Court of Appeal removed convictions on three of the charges, but kept the sentence. His conviction and sentence were removed for a second time in the Court of Appeal in October 1999. Ellis refused to attend parole board hearings while in prison because he would have to confess to the crimes in order to argue for early release. He was released in February 2000 after serving seven years in prison. Ellis has continued to campaign to clear his name. In 2019, he appealed to the Supreme Court to have his conviction removed from his background. The Ellis case was one of many high profile child abuse cases around the world in the 1980s and early 1990s. It has been mentioned as a reason for the decrease in the number of male teachers in New Zealand schools. In October 2022 the Supreme Court of New Zealand said he had been wrongly accused and cleared him of all charges, even though he had died in 2019. Personal life. Ellis was born in Christchurch. He was openly bisexual.  On 26 July 2019, Ellis announced that he was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer. He died on 4 September 2019 while appealing his conviction in Christchurch from the disease, aged 61.
Tom Long (3 August 1968 – 4 January 2020) was an American-born Australian actor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Australian parents. He was raised in Benalla, Victoria. Long is best known for his roles in the ABC hit "SeaChange" (1998–2000) and the Nine Network police drama "Young Lions" (2002). He also starred in the movies "Two Hands" (1999) and "The Dish" (2000). He retired from acting in July 2012. Long was diagnosed with multiple myeloma after collapsing on stage at the Sydney Opera House in July 2012. On 4 January 2020, Long died of encephalitis caused by the disease at the age of 51.
John H. McArthur (March 31, 1934 – August 20, 2019) was a Canadian-American educator and business theorist. He was the Professor of Business Administration and Dean Emeritus of the Harvard Business School from 1980 to 1995. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2015, McArthur received the Order of Canada. McArthur was the founding co-chair of Partners HealthCare and Chair of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. McArthur died on August 20, 2019 at his home in Weston, Massachusetts at the age of 85.
The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American musical biographical drama movie directed by Michael Gracey. It stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya. The movie is inspired by the story of P. T. Barnum's creation of the Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus and the lives the star attractions. It was released in the United States on December 20, 2017, by 20th Century Fox, seven months after Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus closed, and made over $434million worldwide. "The Greatest Showman" had mixed reviews from critics. At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, the movie was nominated for two awards. For the song "This Is Me", the movie won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for Best Original Song at the 90th Academy Awards and won the Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 61st Grammy Awards.
Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (born 19 October 1983) is a Swedish actress and model. She is known for her role as Elizabeth Woodville in the British television miniseries "The White Queen" (2013). Ferguson starred as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in the action spy movie ' (2015) and its sequels ' (2018), and "" (2023). She played Jenny Lind in the musical "The Greatest Showman" (2017), and also starred in the comedy-drama "Florence Foster Jenkins" (2016).
The 2019 Brazil wildfires is the result of at least 75,336 wildfires occurred in the country since January 2019. As of August 20, there are fires burning in the Amazon rainforest in four Brazilian states: Amazonas, Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Pará. At least 39,194 fires have been detected in Amazonas, which is the largest state in Brazil by area, and which has the "largest standing tracts of unbroken rainforest" in the world. A state of emergency was declared by the government of Amazonas on August 11. The federal government and President Jair Bolsonaro claims that the data on the numbers are "fake" and refuses to help end the fires or allow other countries to help. In August, Bolsonaro said no one was allowed to set fires in the Amazon for 60 days. When someone wants to change rainforest land into a farm or other thing, first they cut down the trees and leave them there. Then they allow the land to dry. Then they set it on fire. So many of the trees were still killed because people could cut them down and wait to burn them until later. Wildfires were also a problem on the Cerrado grassland, a place with many rare plants and animals. 40% of its animals do not live in any other place on Earth.
Yap or Wa′ab traditionally refers to an island in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, a part of the Federated States of Micronesia. The name "Yap" in recent years has come to also refer to the state within the Federated States of Micronesia, inclusive of the Yap Main Islands and its various outer islands. Geography. The Yap Main Islands are considered to be made up of four separate islands: Yap Island proper ("Marbaq"), Gagil-Tamil, Maap, and Rumung. The four are contiguous, though separated by water, and are surrounded by a common coral reef. They are formed from an uplift of the Philippine Sea Plate, and are referred to as "high" islands as opposed to atolls. The land is mostly rolling hills, densely vegetated. Mangrove swamps line much of the shore, although there are beaches on the northern sides of the islands. Excluding the reef area, Yap is approximately 24 km long, 5–10 km wide, and 98 km. The highest elevation is at Mount Taabiywol in Fanif municipality on Yap island proper. The Yapese people's indigenous cultures and traditions are strong compared to other states in Micronesia. Capital. Colonia is the capital of the State of Yap which includes the Yap Main Islands and the Yap Neighboring Islands—the outer islands (mostly atolls) reaching to the east and south from the Yap Main Islands for some 800 km (500 mi), namely the atolls of Eauripik, Elato, Faraulep, Gaferut, Ifalik, Lamotrek, Ngulu, Olimarao, Piagailoe (West Fayu), Pikelot, Sorol, Ulithi, and Woleai, as well as the islands of Fais and Satawal (see map). Historically, a tributary system existed between the Neighboring Islands and the Yap Main Islands. This probably related to the need for goods from the high islands, including food, as well as wood for construction of seagoing vessels. Population. In 2000 the population of Colonia and ten other municipalities totalled 11,241. The state has a total land area of .
Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (born October 17, 1971) is an American singer, dancer, actor, and voice actor who is known for his work with NSYNC, which he sang countertenor. Career. Lou Pearlman approached Kirkpatrick with an idea to start another group, forming NSYNC. He has provided the voice of Chip Skylark on "The Fairly OddParents" and guest starred on "The Simpsons" as himself, along with NSYNC. In April 2003, Kirkpatrick was part of the second season of CMT's show "Gone Country". Personal life. On November 2, 2013, Kirkpatrick married Karly Skladany, at the Loews resort hotel in Orlando, Florida. In March 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. His wife gave birth to a son, Nash Dylan Kirkpatrick on October 10, 2017. Music videos. Kirkpatrick has appeared in the music videos for "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" by Good Charlotte, "2nd Sucks" by A Day to Remember and "Irresistible" by Fall Out Boy featuring Demi Lovato.
'N Sync is the first studio album by American boy band NSYNC. It was released on May 26, 1997 in Germany. It was released on March 24, 1998 in the United States. It reached number 2 on the "Billboard" 200. Track listing. All lead vocals provided by JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake.
No Strings Attached is the third studio album by American boy band NSYNC, released on March 21, 2000, by Jive Records. Track listing. All lead vocals provided by Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez.
Celebrity is the fourth studio album by American boy band NSYNC. It was released on July 24, 2001 by Jive Records. Track listing. All lead vocals provided by Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez.
Quinton is a town of Pittsburg County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States. The population was 863 at the 2020 census. The town was named for Elizabeth Quinton who lived to be 116 years old. Her family still resides in and around the town of Quinton. Geography. Quinton is at (35.125904, -95.367470). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.88% is water. Demographics. As of the census of 2020, there were 863 people, 334 households, and 218 families in the town. The population density was 965.3 people per square mile (372.7/km²). There were 401 housing units at an average density of 448.5 per square mile (173.2/km²). There were 64.9% White, 0.3% African American, 18.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 2.1% from other races, and 13.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.0% of the population. There were 334 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 29.9% had a female householder with no partner present, 18.6% had a male householder with no partner present, and 34.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58. In the town, the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or
Shamrock is a settlement of Oklahoma in the United States. It was legally incorporated as a town until 2010.
The Ancestral Puebloans were an ancient Native American civilization. They lived in what is today the southwestern United States. Their settlements were in what are now Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. They were called the Anasazi by the Navajos. Their culture ceased in the 15th century AD. The civilization left remains of some large and important places. Two of these have been classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Remains found by archaeologists show knowledge of pottery, weaving and irrigation. They also drew symbols.
Timothy "Timoteo" Irwin Means Heinemann (March 18, 1944 – August 13, 2019) was an American-Mexican ecotourism and environmentalist. He was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He was known for his works for the protection and preservation of the Baja California peninsula and its wildlife. He played an important role in the Federal government of Mexico's designation of Isla Espíritu Santo as an area of ecological and national protected area in 1994. His works were acknowledged by the UNESCO.  Means died in San Diego, California on August 13, 2019 from problems caused by diabetes, aged 75.
Joseph William James McDonagh (April 30, 1928 – August 17, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. He played four games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers in the 1949–50 season. McDonagh was born in Rouyn, Quebec, but grew up in Ansonville, Ontario. He died on August 17, 2019 in Toronto at the age of 91.
Egon Zimmermann (8 February 1939 – 23 August 2019), often known as Egon Zimmermann II, was an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist and businessman. Zimmermann won the Olympic downhill at Patscherkofel in 1964 and won several medals on the professional tour in the late-1960s and early 1970s. He was born in Lech, Vorarlberg, Austria. He owned hotels in Austria. Zimmermann died on 23 August 2019 in Lech, Austria from problems caused by multiple sclerosis, aged 80.
Frederick Robinson Koch (; August 26, 1933 – February 12, 2020) was an American businessman, art collector and philanthropist. He was the oldest of the four sons born to American industrialist Fred Chase Koch, founder of what is now Koch Industries, and Mary Clementine (née Robinson) Koch. Koch's Frederick R. Koch Foundation was a major donor in New York to the Pierpont Morgan Library. He donated to the Frick Collection and, in Pittsburgh, to the Carnegie Museum of Art. Yale president Richard C. Levin described the Koch collection as "one of the greatest collections to come to Yale since the year of its founding." Koch many historic places only to restore them such as the Donahue house, a Woolworth mansion in Manhattan; the Habsburg hunting lodge "Schloss Blühnbach" near Salzburg; the Romanesque Villa "Torre Clementina" in Cap Martin, France; and Elm Court, a manse in Butler, Pennsylvania. Koch helped restore the Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theater in England from its 1879 remains. Koch died on February 12, 2020 at his Manhattan home from heart failure, aged 86.
Qinlingosaurus is a genus of herbivorous sauropod from the late Cretaceous, one of the last in Asia. The fossil evidence is very limited: it is only an ilium, ischium and three vertebrae.  The type species is "Qinlingosaurus luonanensis". The generic name comes from where the first fossils were found in the Qinling mountain range in China.
Typhoon Krosa was a storm that affected Japan. It was the next typhoon after Lekima, in the 2019 Pacific typhoon season. Storm history. A tropical depression formed near Mariana Islands on August 5. By August 6, it intensified into a tropical storm, and was named Krosa by the JMA. Tropical Storm Krosa soon became a typhoon, and rapidly intensified to become a category 3-equivalent typhoon on August 8. Upwelling of cooler waters induced weakening thereafter; by August 13, Krosa weakened below typhoon intensity. Krosa continued moving, albeit slowly, towards Japan with little change in intensity. Moderately conducive conditions were unable to aid Krosa in strengthening, and it stayed the same intensity before landfall in Japan. On August 14, Krosa emerged in the Sea of Japan and a few days later on August 16 Krosa transitioned into an extratropical low. Impact. The typhoon brought torrential rain to parts of Shikoku and Honshu, with accumulations peaking at at Yanase in Kochi Prefecture. Wind gusts reached in Muroto. Rough seas produced by the storm killed two people while flooding killed one other. Fifty-five people were injured in various incidents. Agricultural damage in Japan reached ¥279.61 million (US$2.64 million).