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"De vogels van Holland" (, in English: "The birds of Holland") is a song by Dutch singer Jetty Paerl. Annie M. G. Schmidt and Cor Lemaire wrote it. It represented Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Eurovision Song Contest 1956. Selection. "De vogels van Holland" participated in the "Nationaal Songfestival 1956", a national final organized by Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) in 1956. It was held in the AVRO TV studios in Hilversum on 24 April 1956. Jetty Pearl performed the song after Corry Brokken with "Ik zei ja" and before Bert Visser with "Gina mia". People sent their votes through postcard. NTS announced the voting results on 5 May. "De vogels van Holland" placed 2nd with 1530 points. For that reason, NTS sent it to represent Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956. They sent the winning song, "Voorgoed voorbij", too. In the contest. The song competed in the contest. It was held in the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland, on 24 May 1956. Jetty Paerl performed it. Fernando Paggi conducted the orchestra. It was performed first, before Switzerland's Lys Assia with "Das alte Karussell". The song position is not known because the voting results were not revealed.
Pieter "Piet" Bukman (7 February 1934 – 16 March 2022) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. He also was an economist. Bukman was president of the European People's Party from July 1985 until July 1987. After the election of 1986 Bukman was appointed as minister for Development Cooperation, which ended in 1989. Afterwards he was minister of Agriculture from 1990 until 1994 and speaker of the House of Representatives from 1996 until 1998. Bukman died in Voorschoten at the age of 88.
Frederik "Frits" Korthals Altes (15 May 1931 – 19 February 2025) was Dutch politician. He was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He became Minister of State on 26 October 2001. Altes was Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy from 15 March 1975 until 22 May 1981. He was elected as a Member of the Senate, taking office on 10 June 1981. After the election of 1982, Altes was appointed as Minister of Justice, taking office on 4 November 1982. Altes died on 19 February 2025, at the age of 93.
Lakagígar is a row of spectacular craters along twenty-five kilometres in the southern Icelandic Highlands. They formed in the eruptions at Lakí in 1784. The system erupted violently over an eight months between June 1783 and February 1784. Lava came from the Laki fissure and the adjoining volcano Grímsvötn. It poured out an estimated 42 billion tons or of basalt lava and clouds of poisonous hydrofluoric acid and sulfur dioxide compounds. That contaminated the soil, leading to the death of over 50% of Iceland's livestock population, and the destruction of almost all crops. This led to a famine which killed about 25% of the island's human population. The lava flows also destroyed 20 villages.
A tayberry is a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry. The genetic cross was patented in 1979. It is a cultivated shrub in the genus "Rubus" of the family Rosaceae. It was named after the River Tay in Scotland. The fruit is sweeter, much larger, and more aromatic than that of the loganberry. The loganberry is itself a blackberry and red raspberry cross. The fruit do not pick easily by hand and cannot be machine harvested. They have not become a commercially grown berry crop. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Nasir ud din Mahmud was the eighth Sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate of Delhi (Slave dynasty). In the year 1246 he became the Sultan and ruled for 20 years.  Ghiyasuddin Balban was his Prime minister as well as the actual ruler. After the death of Nasiruddin Mahmood in 1266 AD, Balban became the Sultan as Nasir-ud-din.
Ishmael Mathew Ameal Levenston (23 July 1940 – 19 October 2019) was a Saban politician. He was the founder of the Saba Labour Party. He was a member of the Saba Island Council from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1983 through 1987. Levenston died on 19 October 2019 of heart failure at a retirement center in The Bottom, aged 79.
Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov (; 3 March 1967 – 19 October 2019) was a Russian professional tennis player. He was born in Kaliningrad, Soviet Union. Volkov won his first top-level professional singles title in 1991 at Milan. At Wimbledon that year, he lost a close match in the fourth round to the eventual tournament champion Michael Stich. Volkov died on 19 October 2019 in Kalinigrad at the age of 52.
Aila Meriluoto (10 January 1924 – 21 October 2019) was a Finnish poet, writer and translator. She was born in Pieksämäki, Finland. She became the most celebrated and widely read female poet of post-war Finland. The themes of her poems were art and femininity. In collection "Pahat unet" (1956) some of the poems have a free form. The next collection, "Portaat", came five years later. In addition to poems, Meriluoto wrote novels, and books for young people. She has translated works by Harry Martinson, Rainer Maria Rilke, Shakespeare and Goethe. Meriluoto died in a care home in Helsinki on 21 October 2019, aged 95.
Harry Martinson (6May 190411February 1978) was a Swedish author, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 "for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos".  Martinson killed himself at a Stockholm hospital by cutting his stomach open with a pair of scissors on 11 February 1978.
In terms of a company or organization, a founder refers to the person responsible for starting an entity. In a company, this is usually the first person to come up with the name, register the business, and take care of the first year of operations.
Santos Juliá Díaz (1940–23 October 2019) was a Spanish historian and sociologist. He was born in Ferrol, Spain. He studied at the Complutense University of Madrid. He was professor "emeritus" of Social History and Political Thought at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).  Díaz died on 23 October 2019 in Madrid at the age of 79.
Michael Flaksman (May 3, 1946 – October 18, 2019) was an American cellist. He was born in Akron, Ohio. He performed widely in recitals, chamber music concerts and with orchestras throughout Europe and in the Far East, as well as conducted master classes in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Poland and Croatia. He was Honorary President at Italian Cello Consort, a cellist group created by his student and assistant Giovanni Ricciardi. He died on October 18, 2019 at the age of 73.
Rolando Panerai (17 October 1924 – 23 October 2019) was an Italian baritone. He was born in Campi Bisenzio, near Florence, Italy. Panerai made his stage debut in 1947 in Naples at the Teatro di San Carlo. Other debuts, both in 1951, were as Simon Boccanegra in "Simon Boccanegra" in Bergamo and as Sharpless in "Madama Butterfly" at La Scala in Milan. He sang in many rarely performed Verdi operas on radio broadcast for RAI in 1951 (to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Verdi's death), such as "Giovanna d'Arco", "La battaglia di Legnano", and "Aroldo". Later roles included most of the great Verdi baritone roles, particularly the title character in "Rigoletto", the Count of Luna in "Il trovatore", Giorgio Germont in "La traviata", Marquis of Posa in "Don Carlos",and Amonasro in "Aida". Panerai died on 23 October 2019 in Florence of a heart attack at the age of 95.
Jo Ann McIntosh Zimmerman (December 24, 1936 – October 23, 2019) was an American politician. She was the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1987 to 1991. Zimmerman was a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first woman to serve in the office of Lieutenant Governor in Iowa history. Zimmerman was born in Keosauqua, Iowa. Zimmerman died of pulmonary fibrosis-related problems on October 23, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 82.
William Ferdie Brown (December 2, 1940 – October 21, 2019) was an American professional football player, coach, and executive. He played as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL).  Brown was the head football coach at California State University, Long Beach in 1991, the final season before the school's football program ended. Brown was added into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1984. At the time of his death he was on the Raiders' administrative staff. Brown was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He studied at Grambling State University. Brown died on October 21, 2019 at his home in Tracy, California at the age of 78.
Clay Center is a city in Clay County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Clay County. In 2020, 4,199 people lived there. History. Clay Center was created in 1862. It was named "Clay Center" because it was the geographical center of Clay County. The first post office in Clay Center was built on July 3, 1862. Clay Center was on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. Geography. Clay Center is at (39.379920, -97.123168). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.&lt; Clay Center is unique, because it is the geographic midpoint between Los Angeles, California and New York City, the two biggest American cities. Both cities are exactly from Clay Center. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 4,199 people, 1,809 households, and 1,116 families living in Clay Center. Of the households, 69.7% owned their home and 30.3% rented their home. The median age was 43.9 years. Of the people, 92.6% were White, 0.9% were Black, 0.8% were Native American, 0.8% were Asian, 1.0% were from some other race, and 4.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 4,334 people, 1,920 households, and 1,172 families living in Clay Center.
Manfred Bruns (July 1934 – 22 October 2019) was a German federal attorney and LGBTQ activist. He worked at the Federal Court of Justice of Germany. Until 2016, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Lesbian and Gay Association (LSVD). Bruns was born in Linz am Rhein, Germany. He was known for his efforts to push for political activity to fight against AIDS in Germany. Bruns died in Karlsruhe, Germany on 22 October 2019 of liver failure at the age of 85.
Clearwater is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 2,653 people lived there. History. Clearwater was created in 1870. It was platted as a city in 1872. It was named Clearwater because of the local river named Ninnescah, which translates to "clear water" in English. The first post office in Clearwater was created in 1871. The name of the post office called Clear Water until 1894. The Chisholm Trail went along the east side of the city from 1867 to 1871. Geography. Clearwater is southwest of Wichita, Kansas at (37.505646, -97.501516). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census said that there were 2,653 people, 934 households, and 689 families living in Clearwater. Of the households, 70.3% owned their home and 29.7% rented their home. The median age was 35.8 years. Of the people, 90.9% were White, 0.8% were Native American, 0.3% were Asian, 0.2% were Black, 0.6% were from some other race, and 7.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census said that there were 2,481 people, 908 households, and 660 families living in Clearwater. Education. Clearwater has the Clearwater USD 264 public school district.
Raymond John Leppard (11 August 1927 – 22 October 2019) was a British-American conductor, harpsichordist, composer and editor. He was born in London. In the 1960s, he had an important role in the rebirth of interest in Baroque music. He conducted operas at major international opera houses and festivals, including the Glyndebourne Festival where he led the world premiere of Nicholas Maw's "The Rising of the Moon", the Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House.  He composed movie scores such as "Lord of the Flies". From 1987 through 2001, Leppard was the Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Leppard died in Indianapolis, Indiana on 22 October 2019 at the age of 92.
Quenemo is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. It is along the Marais des Cygnes River. In 2020, 288 people lived there. History. Quenemo was planned out around 1870. Quenemo was the name of a Sac and Fox Indian chief. A fire in 1878 destroyed a lot of the town. Quenemo had a lot of growth in 1884 after the AT&amp;SF railroad was built through it. Geography. Quenemo is at (38.580223, -95.526614). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. People. Quenemo is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 288 people, 125 households, and 81 families living in Quenomo. Of the households, 72.0% owned their home and 28.0% rented their home. The median age was 46.6 years. Of the people, 93.1% were White, 0.7% were Native American, and 6.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 388 people, 139 households, and 90 families living in Quenomo. Education. Quenemo is a part of USD 456 Marais des Cygnes Valley. The district high school is Marais des Cygnes Valley High School. Their mascot is the Trojans.
In the early hours of 23 October 2019, 39 dead bodies were found in a freight container in Grays, Essex, England. The lorry cab is owned by an Irish company. It had been registered Bulgaria, but had not been there since 2017. It travelled from the Netherlands through Belgium before arriving in the United Kingdom at Purfleet, Essex, from Zeebrugge.  Investigations are ongoing in regard to how the lorry passed through security at the border. Investigations were led by the Essex Police, but made international by the end of the day. The lorry driver is a 25-year-old man from Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. "The Guardian" reported that there are several photographs of him with the lorry cab involved in the incident on his Facebook page. He was arrested at the scene, on suspicion of murder. He drove it from Purfleet to Grays.
Quinter is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 929 people lived there. History. The city of Quinter is built at the place of an old railroad switching place called Melota. A town named Familton was built there in 1885, and it had a hotel in it. The U.S. Government would not create a post office under the Familton name because of possible confusion with other names in the state, so another had to be chosen. The name Quinter was chosen. It was named after Rev. James Quinter, a local Baptist Brethren minister. The city received some small national attention in November 2006 when longtime resident Waldo McBurney, age 104, was said to be the oldest worker in the United States. Geography. Quinter is at (39.066626, -100.234742). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 929 people, 378 households, and 238 families living in Quinter. Of the households, 66.9% owned their home and 33.1% rented their home. The median age was 43.4 years. Of the people, 92.0% were White, 1.2% were Asian, 0.3% were Native American, 0.3% were Black, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 0.8% were from some other race, and 5.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 918 people, 374 households, and 251 families living in Quinter.
Marieke Vervoort (10 May 1979 – 22 October 2019) was a Belgian Paralympic athlete. She suffered from an incurable, degenerative muscle disease. In the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Vervoort won a gold and silver medal. In the 2016 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver and bronze medal.  She won several medals at Paralympics, she received world attention in 2016 when she revealed that she supported euthanasia. She was born in Diest, Belgium. Vervoort ended her life through euthanasia on 22 October 2019 at the age of 40.
Degenerative disease is the result of a continuous process based on degenerative cell changes, affecting tissues or organs, which will increasingly deteriorate over time. In neurodegenerative diseases cells of the central nervous system stop working or die via neurodegeneration. An example of this is Alzheimer's disease.
Miguel Saiz (May 17, 1949 – October 22, 2019) was an Uruguayan-born Argentine politician. He was born in Montevideo. He was a member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR). He was the Governor of Río Negro Province from 2003 until 2011. Saiz died at a Buenos Aires hospital on October 22, 2019 from heart failure at the age of 70.
Zenda is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 90 people lived there. History. Zenda was named after the novel "The Prisoner of Zenda". Geography. Zenda is at (37.444077, -98.281996). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 72 people, 33 households, and 20 families living in Zenda. Of the households, 81.8% owned their home and 18.2% rented their home. The median age was 56.8 years. Of the people, 95.8% were White and 4.2% were two or more races. None were Hispanic or Latino. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 90 people, 44 households, and 24 families living in Zenda. Education. Nashville is a part of USD 332 Cunningham-West Kingman County. The Cunningham High School mascot is Cunningham Wildcats.
Udall is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 661 people lived there. History. The first post office in Udall was built in September 1879. J.M. Napier and P.W. Smith Bought a ten-acre area of land from I.N Nelson in 1879. Udall was planned out in 1881 by Napier and Smith. It was named after English author Cornelius Udall. 1955 tornado. On May 25, 1955, the deadliest tornado to ever hit Kansas hit Udall at 10:35 p.m. The town was destroyed by an wide F5 tornado. Every building within the city limits was hit, including the grain elevator, water tower, old grade school, new high school, city hall, three churches. The water tower had been knocked over and the streets were flooded. Vehicles were thrown hundreds of yards and destroyed. 77 people died. 270 people were injured. 192 buildings (170 homes) were destroyed. Around 50% of families had one or more members of their families who died in the tornado. Before hitting Udall, there were no warnings issued by the Weather Bureau. Unknown to them, the same tornado-producing thunderstorm had just hit the city of Blackwell, Oklahoma, where 20 people died and 250 were injured. Geography. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 661 people, 263 households, and 177 families living in Udall. Of the households, 69.2% owned their home and 30.8% rented their home. The median age was 38.1 years. Of the people, 88.2% were White, 3.2% were Native American, 0.5% were Pacific Islanders, 0.2% were Black, 0.2% were Asian, 1.2% were from some other race, and 6.7% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.6% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 746 people, 289 households, and 203 families living in Udall. Education. Udall is part of Udall USD 463 public school district.
Uniontown is a city in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 293 people lived there. History. A post office was created in 1856 about two miles east of the town. Uniontown was moved to its current place around 1865. The early settlers were loyal to the Union in the Civil War. The city was named after the Union. Throughout the twentieth century the town was served by the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Geography. Uniontown is at (37.847198, -94.975688). It is along the Marmaton River. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 293 people, 107 households, and 68 families living in Uniontown. Of the households, 79.4% owned their home and 20.6% rented their home. The median age was 31.1 years. Of the people, 91.8% were White, 2.0% were Native American, 0.7% were Asian, and 5.5% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 272 people, 120 households, and 66 families living in Uniontown.
Utica is a city in Ness County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 99 people lived there. History. The first post office in Utica was created in 1879. Utica was named by early pioneer C.W. Bell. He was from Utica, New York, so he named it after that city. Geography. Utica is at (38.642705, -100.169767). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 99 people, 65 households, and 31 families living in Utica. Of the households, 95.4% owned their home and 4.6% rented their home. The median age was 59.3 years. Of the people, 99.0% were White and 1.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 158 people, 78 households, and 42 families living in Utica.
Waldo is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 30. History. The Union Town Company created the town of Waldo on October 1, 1888. This is because they got 280 acres of land on a line of the Union Pacific Railroad. The community grew, having about 300 people by 1915. A small business community, including a bank, stores, and three grain elevators, developed during the 1900s. The town was an agricultural shipping and receiving point for the area around it. Waldo incorporated as a city in May 1911. Since the 1930s, the number of people in Waldo starting decreasing. Waldo High School closed in 1964, and Waldo Grade School closed in 1979. In 1993, Union Pacific left its rail line through Waldo, ending rail service to the city. Geography. Waldo is at (39.120162, -98.797863). It has an elevation of 1,713 feet (522 m). The city is on U.S. Route 281 in north-central Kansas. It is northwest of Wichita, west of Kansas City, and north-northeast of Russell. It is in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains. Waldo is on the east bank of the West Fork of Wolf Creek, part of the Saline River watershed. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 30 people, 18 households, and 11 families living in Waldo. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 30 people, 15 households, and 7 families living in Waldo. Infrastructure. Transportation. U.S. Route 281 and Kansas Highway 18 (K-18) go east-west through Waldo. Utilities. Western Electric gives electricity to the people. Gorham Telephone gives landline telephone service, and it offers cable television and internet access. Most residents use privately stored propane for heating fuel.  Media. Waldo is in the Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas television market.