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The Citroën Jumpy (Citroën Dispatch in some countries) is a series of vans and passenger vans produced by Citroën in three generations since 1994. It is built in cooperation with Fiat and Peugeot. Fiat and Peugeot made the same vehicle but with different names, The names were Fiat Scudo and Peugeot Expert. First generation (1994–2006). Citroën made the first generation Jumpy in June 1994, In 1995 Citroën renamed their model to "'Dispatch'" in some countries. Peugeot made Peugeot Expert in July 1995. In March 2004, the model was improved at the front and back, It had a new grille, new bonnet, new bumper and different headlamps. Second generation (2007–2016). The second generation Citroën Junpy/Dispatch was made in November 2006, The Peugeot Expert was made in January 2007. In February 2011, the model was improved at the front and back, It had a new grille, new bonnet, new bumper and different headlamps and brakelights. In July 2013, Toyota made the same vehicle but with a different name, The name was Toyota ProAce. The PSA/Fiat joint venture ended in March 2016, which meant Fiat wouldn't be creating any more Fiat Scudos. Third generation (2016–present). The third generation Citroën Junpy/Dispatch, Peugeot Expert and Toyota Proace vans was made in 2016. The Vauxhall Vivaro and Opel Vivaro was made in 2019. Fiat Scudo was made in 2022. Citroën, Peugeot, Opel, Fiat and Toyota made passenger vans, these are called; Citroën SpaceTourer, Peugeot Traveller, Opel Zafira Life, Fiat Ulysse, and Toyota Proace Verso.
William M. "Sonny" Landham (February 11, 1941 – August 17, 2017) was an American actor, stunt man and politician. He played tracker Billy Sole in the action movie "Predator". Landham was born in Canton, Georgia. He studied at the University of Georgia. Landham spent three years in prison after being convicted on federal charges of making threatening phone calls to his wife before the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction in May 2001. In 2003, Landham ran in the Republican Party primary election for the post of Governor of Kentucky. He was unsuccessful in gaining the party's nomination. He ran briefly as an independent candidate, but withdrew on June 18. In January 2004, Landham announced his candidacy for the 27th State Senate District of Kentucky. He lost the election. On September 19, 2006, Landham was injured in a four-car accident in Ashland, Kentucky. On June 25, 2008, Landham announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Mitch McConnell on the Libertarian line. The same day Landham was accused of calling for genocide against Arabs (whom Landham referred to as "camel dung shovelers," "camel jockeys," and "rag-heads") for his comments on the political radio show "The Weekly Filibuster". three days later, on June 28, the Kentucky Libertarians voted unanimously to withdraw Landham's nomination, citing his comments were not in keeping with the party's platform and values. Landham died of congestive heart failure in Lexington, Kentucky on August 17, 2017 at the age of 78.
Abdirahman Jama Barre (Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Jaamac Barre, Arabic: عبد الرحمن جامع بري) (1937 – 15 August 2017) was a Somali politician. He twice served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Democratic Republic, and later as the Minister of Finance. He was also the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia. He served all three positions at the same time from 1987 through 1991.  Barre was born in Luuq, Italian Somaliland. He studied at the University of Padua. Barra died in San Diego, California on 15 August 2017 at the age of 79.
Commodore Laurence Phillip Brokenshire CBE, RN (20 October 1952 – 4 August 2017) was a British navy officer and magician. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. He studied at the University of Exeter. His career developed as a submariner and later as a senior Royal Navy officer. He retired as officer in 2003. Laurie was accepted into the Inner Magic Circle, and became an occasional professional / semi-professional magic performer. Brokenshire died of brain cancer on 4 August 2017 in Stubbington, Hampshire at the age of 64.
Pertti Johannes Alaja (18 February 1952 – 18 August 2017) was a Finnish footballer. He was born in Helsinki, Finland. He played as a goalkeeper. He played for HJK Helsinki, Haka, Oulun Työväen Palloilijat, Ikast, Edmonton Drillers, Malmö FF and for the Finland national football team. Alaja was elected as the 15th president of the Football Association of Finland on 14 October 2012, replacing Sauli Niinistö. Alaja died in Espoo, Finland, on 18 August 2017 of cancer at the age of 65.
On 18 August 2017, around 16:00 local time (UTC+3), several people were stabbed in central Turku, Finland. Alarm was first raised at 16:02 and by 16:05 the suspect had been captured. At least two people were killed in the attack. On 18 August 2017, at 16:02 local time, several people were stabbed at Central Market Square in central Turku, Finland. The attacker, later described by the police as a young male of foreign background, then stabbed several people on his way to Puutori, where he was shot in the leg by the police and arrested at 16:05. The Turku City Library and Hansa Emporium were evacuated, and the police initially advised people to avoid the city centre area. The police increased security in Helsinki Airport and Helsinki Central railway station, along with other transport hubs across Finland.  At 19:00 local time, the police held a press conference where they reported that they were not investigating the incident as a terrorist attack, but the possibility that it was a terrorist attack had not been ruled out.
Sapa'u Ruperake Petaia (born 11 April 1951) is a Samoan poet and writer. He is known for writing about the effects of colonialism and Western influences on Samoan culture and society. Petaia was born in Samoa, and studied at the University of South Pacific in Fiji. A collection of his poems called "Blue Rain" was published in 1980 (among them the poem "Kidnapped"). Another poem called "Patches of the Rainbow" was published in 1992.
Herman Mandui (1969 - October 4, 2014) was an archaeologist from Papua New Guinea. Mandui is regarded as the "godfather" of archaeology in his country. He worked on several archaeological sites, for example in the Western Highlands Province and in the eastern Goilala District. He was the Chief Archeologist of Papua New Guinea from 2008 until his death in 2014.
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (sometimes referred to as BMPS or MPS) is an Italian bank. It is the oldest surviving retail bank in the world. The bank has its headquarters in Siena, Italy. The company's website says that the bank was founded in the year 1472.
Guebwiller is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est of eastern France. It is northwest of Mulhouse at the foot of the Vosges mountains. The town had a population of about 11,609 people as of 2006. Twin towns. Guebwiller is twinned with:
Fazenda Lageado is a farm museum in the city of Botucatu, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The farm was created in 1870. In the first half of the twentieth century, it was one of the largest coffee producers in the state of São Paulo. Since the 1990s, the place has been called the "Coffee Museum".
Varna is a social concept from the Brahmin leaders of Hinduism in India People became divided into four classes depending on their type of work. Brahmins were priests and teachers. Kshatriyas were the warriors. Vaishyas did agriculture, trading and commerce. The shudras were the general working class. A common misconception is that the Vaishyas and Shudras were generally looked down upon, and treated badly by Brahmins and Kshatriyas. This was true for the later part of the Vedic period but untrue for the earlier part. This type of social division is called the Varna system in Hinduism.
Lilly Singh (born 26 September 1988) is a Canadian YouTuber, vlogger, comedian, television host, writer and actress. She is mostly known by her YouTube former username IISuperwomanII.  Career. She began her YouTube channel in October 2010. She has gotten over 3 billion total views on YouTube and over 15 million subscribers. She has a second channel, titled "Lilly Singh Vlogs". In 2016, she was said to be the third most paid YouTuber at $7.5 million.  In 2016, she got her first movie. It was called "A Trip to Unicorn Island". In 2017, she published her first book. It was called "".  In March 2019, it was announced that she would host her own NBC late-night talk show. It is called "A Little Late with Lilly Singh". Personal life. In February 2019, Singh came out as bisexual.
Pyotr Stepanovich Deynekin (14 December 1937 – 19 August 2017) was a Soviet-Russian general. He was born in Morozovsk, Russia. In 1997, he was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation. In 1969, he graduated from the USSR Air Force Academy. From 1991 to 1992, he was commander-in-chief of the air force and deputy defense minister of the USSR. In 1992, he served as commander-in-chief of the Air Force of the Commonwealth of Independent States. From 1992 until his death, he was the commanding officer of the Air Force of the Russian Federation. He retired in 2002. Deynekin died on 19 August 2017 in Moscow at the age of 79.
Alfonso Azpiri Mejía (17 January 1947 − August 18, 2017) was a Spanish comic book artist, whose work was mainly of the adult variety. He was born in Madrid. His work has been translated and published in a number of magazines, including "Heavy Metal" and "Penthouse Comix". Azpiri's best known works were Lorna, a Barbarella-like space adventurer who travels the galaxy accompanied by two droids, the R2D2-like ADL and the C-3PO-like Arnold. Azpiri died on August 18, 2017 in Madrid at the age of 69 of a heart attack.
Duncan Russell (12 March 1958 – 18 August 2017) was an English football manager. He was born in London, England. He was the manager of Conference National side Mansfield Town until 12 May 2011 when they decided not to renew his contract. Russell died in London of liver cancer on 18 August 2017 at the age of 59.
Janusz Andrzej Głowacki (13 September 1938 – 19 August 2017) was a Polish-American playwright, essayist and screenwriter. He was born in Poznań, Poland.  His best known works include "Antigone in New York", "Fortinbras Gets Drunk", "The Fourth Sister", and "Hunting Cockroaches". He has won many awards such as the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Jurzykowski Prize, the Tony Cox Award and the Czesław Miłosz Award. Głowacki died on 19 August 2017 in New York City, New York at the age of 78.
Albert Austin "Sonny" Burgess (May 28, 1929 – August 18, 2017) was an American rockabilly guitarist and singer. He was born in Newport, Arkansas. He was known for working with fellow country musician D. J. Fontana. He gained popularity in Europe during most of his career. Burgess was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame of Europe in 1999. Burgess died of complications from a fall in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 18, 2017 at the age of 88.
Dominic Joseph "D. J." Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American musician. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. He played on over 460 RCA cuts with Elvis. He also played for The Blue Moon Boys and Sonny Burgess.  On April 4, 2009, Fontana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in the sidemen category. Fontana died on June 13, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee from complications of a broken hip at the age of 87.
Donald John Shepherd (12 August 1927 – 18 August 2017) was a Welsh cricketer. He played for Glamorgan. One of the great county bowlers, he took more first-class wickets, 2,218 at 21.32 each, than any other player who never played Test cricket. He was born in Port Eynon, Glamorgan, Wales.  Shepherd played regularly to the end of the 1971 season, and then retired from first-class cricket after a few games in 1972. He often appeared as a summariser on BBC Radio Wales coverage of Glamorgan matches. Shepherd died on 18 August 2017 in Glamorgan, Wales of vascular dementia, aged 90.
Venero Frank "Benny Eggs" Mangano (September 7, 1921 – August 18, 2017) was an American criminal. He was the underboss of the Genovese crime family. Since boss Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo was imprisoned in 2007, Mangano was the family's senior leader outside prison. The nickname "Benny Eggs" came from his mother running an egg farm. He was released from prison on November 2, 2006, after serving a 15-year sentence for extortion. Windows case. From 1978 to 1990, four of the five crime families of New York formed a cartel of window replacement companies. The cartel eventually controlled over $150 million in contracts from the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Convictions. As a member of the Genovese crime family, Mangano had a notable criminal record; After jail. In 1997, while still in prison, Mangano was called to testify against boss Gigante. He refused to testify, saying, "What do you want to do, shoot me?" and "Shoot me, but I'm not going to answer any questions". He later took the witness stand, but refused to answer any questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment rights. Death. Mangano died of congestive heart failure in New York City on August 18, 2017 at the age of 95.
Dominick Vincent "Quiet Dom" Cirillo (July 4, 1929 – January 14, 2024) was an American gangster. He was a high-ranking member of the Genovese crime family, who briefly served as acting boss for the imprisoned Boss Vincent "Chin" Gigante. He was born in Harlem, New York.  Cirillo represented the Genoveses in their dealings with the other Mafia families of New York City after Gigante was jailed, though Gigante remained in overall charge of the family. In this way, Cirillo served as "acting boss", and was seen by US authorities as the most powerful member of the Genovese family. However, in 1998 Cirillo stepped down as acting boss because of a heart attack. On August 22, 2008, the 79-year-old Cirillo was released from federal prison after serving more than three years. Cirillo died on January 14, 2024, at the age of 94.
Roger Pinto Molina (23 April 1960 – 16 August 2017) was a Bolivian right-wing politician. Pinto was born in Santa Rosa, Beni. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1997, from the single-member constituency 67 in Pando (covering areas in the provinces Nicolás Suárez, Manuripi and General Federico Román) as a Nationalist Democratic Action (ADN) candidate. In 2005, Pinto was elected to the Senate as a Podemos candidate from Pando. He served as the head of the Podemos faction in the Senate. He was reelected to the Senate in 2009, as a candidate of Plan Progress for Bolivia – National Convergence. Pinto was accused of involvement in the September 11, 2008 massacre in Porvenir. Until his death, he sought refuge in the Brazilian Embassy in La Paz. He was granted asylum in Brazil but was not given safe conduct by Evo Morales Government to leave Bolivia. Molina was killed in a plane crash on 16 August 2017 in Brazil at the age of 58.
Lucien Norbert Nedzi (born May 28, 1925) is a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Michigan.  Early life. Nedzi was born in Hamtramck, Michigan. He studied at the University of Detroit and at the University of Michigan. U.S. Representative. Nedzi was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 1st congressional district to the 87th United States Congress in a special election in 1961 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Thaddeus M. Machrowicz. He was re-elected in the 1962 election and two years later he was elected from the 14th district and every two years after that until he declined to seek re-election in the 1980 election. In all, he served from November 7, 1961 to January 3, 1981. Nedzi chaired the House Select Committee on Intelligence, known as the Nedzi Committee, from February 1975 until he controversially resigned in June; the successor was the Pike Committee. In addition, Nedzi chaired the Joint Committee on the Library from 1973 to 1979 and the Committee on House Administration from 1979 to 1981.
Weston "Wes" Edward Vivian (October 25, 1924 – December 4, 2020) was a Canadian-born American politician and retired engineer. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Michigan's 2nd congressional district from January 3, 1965 through January 3, 1967. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Vivian was born in Newfoundland, Canada. He studied at Union College, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Vivian died on December 4, 2020 in Ann Arbor at the age of 96.
Philip Edward Ruppe (born September 29, 1926) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1979 before running, unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 1982.  He is a Korean War veteran, having served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. After leaving the U.S. House, Ruppe became active in business before running for election, without success, to the 103rd Congress.
Dale Edward Kildee (September 16, 1929 – October 13, 2021) was an American politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Michigan, serving from 1977 until 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Party.  His district included Flint, Saginaw and Bay City. In July 2011, Kildee announced he would retire after his current term was up in 2012. In November, 2011, Patrick Kildee, a second cousin of the congressman, accused Kildee of sexually abusing him more than 50 years ago when he was 12 years old. In response Kildee called the allegation untrue. Kildee died on October 13, 2021 in Flint, Michigan at the age of 92.
Sir Colin Earl Meads (3 June 1936 – 20 August 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player, coach and manager.  Early life and Career. He was born in Cambridge, New Zealand. He played 55 test matches (133 total games), most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971. Nicknamed 'Pinetree', he was an icon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999. Meads died on 20 August 2017 in Te Kuiti, New Zealand of pancreatic cancer at the age of 81.
Sirkka Selja (20 March 1920 – 17 August 2017) was a Finnish poet and writer. She was born in Koski Hl, nowadays Hollola, Finland. Her real name was Sirkka-Liisa Tulonen. Her first book was published in 1942 titled "Still I Live". In addition to poems, his production includes a play and two listening works. Selja was awarded with the State Literature Prize of Finland in 1958, the Pro Finlandia in 1970, the Aleksis Kivi Prize in 1987 and the P. Mustapää Prize in 2007. Selja died on 17 August 2017 of pneumonia in Hollola, Finland at the age of 97.
The Five Star Movement (M5S; Italian: "Movimento 5 Stelle") is an Italian political party. The leader is Giuseppe Conte. The party was formed by Beppe Grillo and Gianroberto Casaleggio in October 2009. Beppe Grillo served as leader of the party from 2009 to 2017. In September 2017, Luigi Di Maio became leader of the party. After the 2018 elections, the Five Star Movement became the largest party in the Italian Parliament. Also, the party formed a coalition with the right-wing Lega Nord. After the break of the Cabinet, the party formed a coalition in the next Cabinet with the Democratic Party. From 2014, the party has was a member of the Eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group in the European Parliament. However, in 2017 party members of the Five Star Movement voted to leave the EFDD.
The Optare Alero was a low-floor minibus, it was built from 2001 to 2008 by Optare. Most Aleros were used for rural routes. Alero. From 2001 to 2006, Optare made the Alero. Alero Plus. From 2006 to 2008, Optare made the Alero Plus.
Natividad Macho Álvarez (13 December 1928 – 20 August 2017) was a Spanish movie and stage actress better known by the stage name Nati Mistral. She was born in Madrid, Spain.  Mistral was known for her movie roles in "The Captain's Ship" (1947), "Gold and Ivory" (1947), "Currito of the Cross" (1949), "Service at Sea" (1951), "Cabaret" (1953), "Lovers of Toledo" (1953), "My Street" (1960), and in "Mis tres amores" (1971). She won the National Theater Prize in 1997. Mistral died of complications from a stroke in Madrid on 20 August 2017 at the age of 88.
The Bou Regreg () is a river in western Morocco. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean between the cities of Rabat and Salé. The mouth of this river is called Wadi Sala. The river is 240 kilometres long, with a tidal estuary going approximately 24 kilometres upriver. Its average discharge is 23 m3/s and can reach 1500 m3/s during floods. The source of the river is the Middle Atlas mountains at an altitude of 1627 meters on the level of Jbel Mtourzgane (Province of Khemisset) and of Grou (Province of Khénifra). Water quality. Water quality issues of the Bou Regreg include tidal saltwater intrusion, excessive runoff of nitrates from agricultural land uses and mercury contamination from use of some pesticides in the drainage basin. History. The Phoenicians and the Carthaginians, who founded several colonies in Morocco, inhabited the banks of the Bou Regreg approximately two kilometers from its mouth at the ancient site of Chellah. This archaeological site contains the ruins of a Roman town known as Sala Colonia and referred to as Sala by Ptolemy. Chellah was a significant ancient port city with remains including the Decumanus Maximus, or principal roadway, as well as a forum, a monumental fountain, a triumphal arch, and other Roman ruins.
Vicente Sota Barros (28 April 1924 – 16 August 2017) was a Chilean politician. He was born in Talca, Chile. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Party until, switching as a member of the Party for Democracy from 1987, until his death in 2017. Sota served as Deputy President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1965 to 1969 and again from 1990 to 1998. He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 1995. Sota died on 16 August 2017, in Santiago de Chile at the age of 93.
This is a list of paintings by Edvard Munch. Munch was a Norwegian symbolist painter and printmaker. He is best known for "The Scream". This list is from Gerd Woll's catalogue raisonné from 2008.
Princess Lalla Salma (, ; born 10 May 1978, Fes) was a princess of Morocco as the wife of the Prince of Morocco.
This is the list of rulers of Morocco, since the establishment of the first Moroccan state in 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the title King has been used. Idrisid dynasty. The first period of Fatimid overlordship lasted from 922 to 925. The second period of Fatimid overlordship lasted from 927 to 937. In 974, the Sultan Al-Hasan ben Kannun was defeated by Cordobese Umayyads. A period of Umayyad overlordship followed then. Almoravid dynasty. Almohad uprising started in 1145 Almohad dynasty. Marinid overlordship, from 1248 until the fall of the Almohads in 1269 Saadi dynasty. 1603–1627: Succession war Main Saadian rulers, based in Marrakesh: Splinter faction based in Fes, with only local power: 1627–1659: Reunified rule Alaouite dynasty. 1666–1957: Alaouite sultans of Morocco 1957–Present: Alaouite kings of Morocco
Crown Prince Moulay (born 8 May 2003) is the heir apparent to the Moroccan throne. He is the oldest child of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco. He has a younger sister, Princess Lalla Khadija. He is named after his grandfather Hassan II; who ascends the throne, he is expected to reign as Hassan III. In 2013 Hassan began appearing in public with his father at official engagements. Title  8 May 2003 His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Morocco
Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco (born 28 February 2007) is the second child of Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife, Princess Lalla Salma. Lalla Khadija's elder brother is Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco. In honour of her birth, the king granted a royal pardon to thousands of prison inmates. Khadija visited Tunisia with her mother Lalla Salma in June 2009. Title 28 February 2007 Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco