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Valérie André (; 21 April 1922 – 21 January 2025) was a French resistance official, neurosurgeon and aviator. She was the first female member of the military to achieve the rank of General Officer, in 1976. She was also a founding member of the Académie de l'air et de l'espace. As a member of the military, she was not addressed as "Madame la Générale" (a term reserved for spouses of generals) but as "General". She wrote two collections of memoirs : "Ici, Ventilateur! Extraits d'un carnet de vol." (Calmann-Lévy, 1954) and "Madame le général" (Perrin, 1988). André is one of eight women to hold the Grand-croix (Great Cross) rank in the Legion of Honour, with Germaine Tillion, Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, Jacqueline de Romilly, Simone Rozès, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Yvette Farnoux and Gilberte Champion. André died of natural causes on 21 January 2025 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France at the age of 102.
Upper St. Clair is a township in southern Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It has with home rule status. The township is located about 8 miles (13 km) south of Downtown Pittsburgh. It is known for being an affluent suburb. The township's school district has been recognized nationally. As of the 2020 census, 21,160 people lived in the township. About 9% of the township's area is used for 14 parks and multiple fields. This is about . The township borders with six communities. These including South Fayette Township to the west, Bridgeville to the northwest, Scott Township and Mt. Lebanon to the north, Bethel Park to the east, and Peters Township in Washington County to the south.
Marktheidenfeld () is a town in Main-Spessart in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and the seat (but not a member) of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (municipal association) of Marktheidenfeld. The town has around 11,000 residents. Geography. Location. The town is 24 km west of Würzburg at the "Mainviereck" (Main Square) on the eastern side of the Spessart (range), on the line between the Spessart red sandstone area and the Muschelkalk area of the "Fränkische Platte" (a flat, mostly agricultural region), which between the Main Square and the "Maindreieck" (Main Triangle) is known as the "Marktheidenfelder Platte". Subdivisions. Marktheidenfeld's "Stadtteile" are Glasofen (amalgamated in 1972), Zimmern (1974), Marienbrunn (1975), Altfeld, Michelrieth and Oberwittbach (all in 1978). The town has the following "Gemarkungen" (traditional rural cadastral areas): Altfeld, Glasofen, Marienbrunn, Marktheidenfeld, Michelrieth, Oberwittbach and Zimmern.
Gordon James Mydland (May 12, 1922 – October 6, 2022) was an American former politician and attorney. He was the Attorney General of South Dakota between 1969 until 1973. Before, he was a member of the South Dakota Senate between 1963 until 1968. He turned 100 in May 2022, and died on October 6, 2022, in Brookings, South Dakota.
Mordechai Bibi (, 1 July 1922 – 5 February 2023) was an Israeli politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Knesset for Ahdut HaAvoda between 1959 and 1974. He was born in Baghdad, Iraq.
James Donald "Don" Hughes (July 7, 1922 – January 12, 2024) was an American Air Force lieutenant general. He was commander in chief, Pacific Air Forces. He was promoted to lieutenant general May 31, 1974. He retired on July 1, 1981. Hughes turned 100 on July 7, 2022. He died on January 12, 2024 in Potomac Falls, Virginia at the age of 101.
Balmville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Orange County, New York, United States. Balmville is located at (41.527893, -74.024426).
Edwin Frank Basinski (November 4, 1922 January 8, 2022) was an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. His career lasted between 1944 until 1947. He died in Gladstone on January 8, 2022, at the age of 99.
Mittelsinn is a community in Main-Spessart in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Burgsinn. Geography. Location. Mittelsinn is in the Würzburg Region. The community has the following "Gemarkungen" (traditional rural cadastral areas): Mittelsinn, Forst Aura.
Neuendorf is a community in Main-Spessart in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Lohr am Main. Geography. Location. Neuendorf is in the Würzburg Region in the Vorspessart, and is bounded on the south by the river Main. It is between the towns of Gemünden am Main and Lohr. Constituent communities and "Gemarkungen". The community has only the "Gemarkung" (traditional rural cadastral area) of Neuendorf; however, it is made up of two "Ortsteile" called Neuendorf and Nantenbach.
Neuhütten is a community in Main-Spessart in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (municipal association) of Partenstein. It has a population of around 1,100. Geography. Location. Neuhütten is in Main-Spessart in the Würzburg region. I is in the "Mittelgebirge" Spessart. The municipal territory mostly is in the valley of a tributary of the Lohrbach but extends into the valley of the Lohrbach river itself, which passes to the north. The highest elevation of the municipality is to the southeast, on the slopes of Hengstkopf. Subdivision. The community has two "Gemarkungen" (traditional rural cadastral area): Neuhütten and Forst Lohrer Strasse. The former contains the "Ortsteil" Neuhütten (Dorf). The latter consists of three exclaves: Bischborner Hof, Lohrerstrasse and Birkig. These lie on the Bundesstrasse 26 and are surrounded by the unincorporated area Forst Lohrerstrasse. Neighbouring communities. The municipal territory borders on (from the north, clockwise): Wiesthal, Partensteiner Forst, Forst Lohrerstrasse, Rothenbucher Forst, Forst Hain im Spessart (all four wooded unincorporated areas), Heigenbrücken and Heinrichsthaler Forst (another wooded unincorporated area).
Neustadt am Main (officially: "Neustadt a. Main") is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Lohr am Main" (municipal administrative association). Geography. Location. Neustadt am Main is on both sides of the Main river in the Würzburg Region, around 8 km south of the town of Lohr at the foot of the Spessart hills. It is part of the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia. The municipal territory extends quite far into the wooded hills to the west. The highest peak of the "Main-Spessart-Kreis" is in Neustadt's territory: the "Klosterkuppel" at 552 m above sea level. In that area is the source of the "" that flows into the Main near the town. Out of a total municipal area of around 1,980 hectares, forest accounts for almost 1,600 ha. Subdivisions. The community has the following "Gemarkungen" (traditional rural cadastral areas): (on the left bank of the river), Neustadt am Main (on the right bank). The two "Ortsteile" are linked by a pedestrian bridge across the Main (built 1970-71). There are two additional (small) settlements, Aurora and , both located in the wooded hills west of the Main. Neighbouring communities. From the north, clockwise:
Obersinn () is a market community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Burgsinn. Geography. Location. Obersinn is in the Würzburg Region and is split into a Spessart half and a Rhön side by its namesake river, the Sinn. The landscape is filled with fields, meadows and, above all, beech forests. The municipality has the following subdivisions ("Gemarkungen", traditional rural cadastral areas): Obersinn, Burgjoß, Forst Aura.
Partenstein is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Partenstein. Partenstein is on "Bundesstraße" 276. Geography. Location. Partenstein is in the Main Spessart Region in the middle of the Spessart (range) on the left edge of the river Lohr, some 7 km northwest of the town of Lohr am Main. The community has the following "Gemarkungen" (traditional rural cadastral areas): Partenstein, Partensteiner Forst.
Rechtenbach is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (municipal association) of Lohr am Main. It has a population of around 1,000. Geography. Location. Rechtenbach is in the Würzburg Region in the Spessart (range) west of Lohr am Main. The village is in the valley of the , a tributary of the Main. It is surrounded by forest. Subdivision. The community has two "Gemarkungen" (traditional rural cadastral area): Rechtenbach and (since January 2014) Rothenberg. The latter was an unincorporated area until 2013. Until the merger with Rothenberg, the municipal territory was not continuous as it included the village and the separate "Weickertshöhe" or "Weickertswiese", a meadow is on a nearby hill at an altitude of around 500 m. In between the two used to be forest that was part of Rothenberg. Neighbouring communities. The municipal territory touches only on the community of Lohr. It also borders on two unincorporated areas, and .
Retzstadt is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Zellingen. Geography. Location. Retzstadt is in the Main-Spessart district in a side-valley of the Main, on the river Retz. The community has only the "Gemarkung" (traditional rural cadastral area) of Retzstadt.
Rieneck () is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany. Geography. Location. Rieneck is in the Würzburg region between the southern foothills of the Rhön (range) and the east side of the Spessart (range) on the lower reaches of the River Sinn, 12 km northeast of Lohr am Main, and 39 km northwest of Würzburg. Administratively, it belongs to the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia. There are 140 ha of cropfields, meadows and woodland around the village. Subdivisions. The town has only the "Gemarkung" (traditional rural cadastral area) of Rieneck.
Roden is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Marktheidenfeld. Geography. Location. Roden is between Aschaffenburg (52 km) and Würzburg (32 km) on the edge of the Spessart (range). To Karlstadt am Main (the district seat) it is 15 km and to Lohr am Main the same. From the Autobahn A 3 (Frankfurt - Würzburg), Roden can be reached through the Marktheidenfeld interchange (no. 65), and thence to Marktheidenfeld and across the Main Bridge there. A left turn at the far end of the bridge brings drivers to Roden after 7 km. The community is rich in woodland (about 1 000 ha) at the line between the Spessart's mostly bunter-based geology and that found on the "Fränkische Platte" (a flat, mostly agricultural region), which is mostly Muschelkalk-based. Constituent communities. The community is made up of the two centres of Roden and Ansbach.
Harry Dornbrand (November 10, 1922 – May 8, 2022) was an American aerospace engineer. He was vice president, then President of Fairchild Industries Space and Electronics division. He was also President of American Satellite Corporation. He was a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.  In 1974 he was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. He helped managed the ATS-6 satellite program. Dornbrand died on May 8, 2022 at the age of 99.
Rothenfels is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (municipal association) of Marktheidenfeld. With a population of just around 1,000 it is said to be Bavaria’s smallest town. Geography. Location. Rothenfels is on the Main’s right edge between Lohr and Marktheidenfeld, 5 km north of Marktheidenfeld, and 33 km east of Aschaffenburg. Squeezed as it is between the river and a bluff, the town consists of little more than a main street. Since 2006, the "Maindamm", previously part of the railway line has been used as a town bypass. Neighbouring communities. From the north, clockwise: Neustadt am Main, Marktheidenfeld, Hafenlohr, ("gemeindefreies Gebiet"). Subdivisions. Rothenfels has two "Stadtteile", Rothenfels in the valley of the Main and Bergrothenfels on the hill, next to Rothenfels Castle ("").
Schollbrunn is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Kreuzwertheim. It has a population of over 900. Geography. Schollbrunn is in the Lower Franconia region, west of Würzburg in the Main-Spessart district. The community has only the "Gemarkung" (traditional rural cadastral area) of Schollbrunn. The town is surrounded by the wooded hills of the Spessart.
Steinfeld () is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Lohr am Main. Spoken here is an East Franconian dialect (according to the Language Atlas of the Bavarian Library, Lower East Franconian). The residents are often called "Steeflder Russe" in the local area. Geography. Location. Steinfeld is between Lohr am Main and Karlstadt on the "Fränkische Platte" (a flat, mostly agricultural region), in the zone where the geology changes from bunter- to Muschelkalk-based. The greater part of the municipal area is even today used for agriculture. Furthermore, the community also manages considerable woodlands, being in the outermost foothills of the Spessart, which borders on the west. Most workers commute to jobs in nearby towns such as Lohr, Karlstadt and Würzburg. Constituent communities. Steinfeld's outlying "Ortsteile" are Hausen and Waldzell. The community has the following "Gemarkungen" (traditional rural cadastral areas): Hausen, Steinfeld, Waldzell.
Niels Holst-Sørensen (19 December 1922 – 24 October 2023) was a Danish athlete and air force officer. He was the commander-in-chief of the Royal Danish Air Force between 1970 until 1982. He was Denmark's military representative to NATO between 1982 until 1986. He won gold and silver medals at the 1946 European Athletics Championships. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1977 to 2002. He died died on 24 October 2023, at the age of 100.
Thüngen () is a market community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" (Administrative Community) of Zellingen. Geography. Location. Thüngen is in the Würzburg Region, 25 km north of Würzburg and 30 km west of Schweinfurt, in the north of the Main Triangle ("Maindreieck") on the river Wern. The community has only the "Gemarkung" (traditional rural cadastral area) of Thüngen.
Andreas Kunz (24 July 1946 – 1 January 2022) was a East German Nordic combined athlete. He won a bronze medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble in the Individual event. He competed for the SV Dynamo/SC Dynamo Klingenthal. He was born in Leipzig, Germany. Kunz died on 1 January 2022 in Leipzig, at the age of 75.
Jean-Guy Couture (6 May 1929 – 2 January 2022) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate. He was a diocesan bishop of Chicoutimi from 1979 to 2004. He became Bishop of Hauterive in 1975. He retired in 2004. His motto was "Charity, Joy, Peace". Couture died on 2 January 2022, at the age of 92.
Bob Halloran (April 21, 1934 – January 2, 2022) was an American sportscaster. He worked with CBS Sports. He was an executive with MGM Mirage. He would commentate on golf and boxing and sports events in Las Vegas. Halloran died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California on January 2, 2022, at the age of 87.
Oussou Konan Anicet Harian Maxmalon (23 January 1989 – 3 January 2022) was an Ivorian professional footballer. He played as a forward. Anicet began his career in homeland club Africa Sports. He later played with Espérance Sportive de Tunis.  Anicet died from a sudden illness on 3 January 2022, at the age of 32.
Daniel Colliard (14 August 1930 – 3 January 2022) was a French politician. He was a member of the French Communist Party (PCF). He was born in Dieppe, France. He was Mayor of Le Havre from 1994 until 1995. He was a member of the French National Assembly between 1993 until 1997. Colliard died on 3 January 2022 in Le Havre, aged 91.
Mario Lanfranchi (30 June 1927 – 3 January 2022) was an Italian movie, theatre, and television director, screenwriter, producer, collector, and actor. His best known movie was the 1968 western movie "Death Sentence". He also directed the opera "Madama Butterfly". Lanfranchi died in Rome, Italy on 3 January 2022, at the age of 94.
Judson Campbell Logan (July 19, 1959 – January 3, 2022) was an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. He competed in four Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best finish was 13th in the qualifying round in 1984. Logan was born in Ashland, Ohio. Logan died on January 3, 2022 from problems caused by COVID-19 in Canton, Ohio at the age of 62. He was being treated for leukemia before his death.
Silvino Adolfo Morais (19 July 1956 – 3 January 2022) was an East Timorese politician. He was a member of Fretilin. He was a member of the National Parliament from 2018 to 2022.  Morais died from problems caused by a heart attack in Dili, East Timor on 3 January 2022, at the age of 65.
Jay Wolpert (January 29, 1942 – January 3, 2022) was an American television producer and screenwriter. He was born in New York City. Wolpert was a producer for the game show "The Price is Right". He won the 1969 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. Wolpert also wrote the screenplay for "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "". Wolpert died on January 3, 2022 in Los Angeles, California from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease, aged 79.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a 2002 American historical adventure movie. It is based on the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas. It was produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman. It was directed by Kevin Reynolds. It stars Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, and Richard Harris.
Javier Astúa Araya (6 November 1968 – 4 January 2022) was a Costa Rican professional footballer. He played as a forward. He played for the Costa Rica national football team between 1992 until 1994, making thirteen appearances. Astúa died on 4 January 2022 from heart disease in San José, Costa Rica, at the age of 53.
Michael Billen (4 October 1955 – 4 January 2022) was a German politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. He was in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1996 to 2020. He was born in Trier, West Germany. Billen died from leukemia in Mainz, Germany on 4 January 2022, at the age of 66.
James Bernard Corsi (September 9, 1961 – January 4, 2022) was an American baseball pitcher. He played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, and Baltimore Orioles from 1988 to 1999. He was born in Newton, Massachusetts. Corsi announced on January 3, 2022 that he had terminal colon and liver cancer. He died the next day in Bellingham, Massachusetts from colon and liver cancer, aged 60.
Hilton Cheong-Leen, CBE, JP (6 August 1922 – 4 January 2022) was a Hong Kong politician and businessman. He was an elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong for 34 years from 1957 to 1991. He was also the first Chinese chairman of the council from 1981 to 1986. From 1973 to 1979, he was appointed unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. From 1985 to 1988. Cheung-Lee died in Hong Kong on 4 January 2022, at the age of 99.
Anatoliy Yakovych Kuksov (; 21 November 1949 – 4 January 2022) was a Soviet footballer and a Ukrainian coach. He made eight appearances for the Soviet Union national football team in 1972 and also won an Olympic bronze medal in 1972. Kuksov died in Luhansk, Ukraine on 4 January 2022, at the age of 72.
Tu'u Maori (22 November 1988 – 4 January 2022) was a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer. He played as a wing or center. He played in the Australian National Youth Championship for the Cronulla Sharks and Sydney Roosters. He played for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in 2008. Maori died from motor neurone disease in Auckland, New Zealand on 4 January 2022, at the age of 33.
Stelios Serafidis (; 6 August 1935 – 4 January 2022) was a Greek international footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for AEK Athens from 1953 until 1972. Serafidis played for the national team once in 1963. He was born in Athens, Greece. Serafidis died on 4 January 2022 in Athens from prostate cancer at the age of 86.
Dennis Lee Eckersley (born October 3, 1954), nicknamed "Eck", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He is a sports commentator for the New England Sports Network (NESN). Eckersley was born in Oakland, California. His career began in 1975. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals. Eckersley retired in 1998. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004.
The City of Northglenn is a home rule municipality in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Northglenn is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the 2020 census, it said the city's population was 38,131.
Colonel César Yanes Urías (24 April 1920 – 4 December 2024) is a Salvadoran politician and military official. He was a member of the Junta of Government. He ruled the country from 26 October 1960 until 25 January 1961. He was a member of the Salvadoran naval forces. Yanes Urías turned 100 in April 2020. He died on 4 December 2024 at the age of 104.
Bloody January was a series of protests that began in Kazakhstan on 2 January 2022 after a sudden sharp increase in gas prices. The Kazakh government said this was because of high demand and price fixing. The protests began in the oil town of Zhanaozen and quickly spread to other cities.  President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for a state of emergency from 5 to 19 January.
Sérgio Vieira de Mello (; 15 March 1948 – 19 August 2003) was a Brazilian United Nations diplomat. He worked on many humanitarian and political programs for over 34 years. He was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq on 19 August 2003. He was seen a likely candidate for UN Secretary-General. Posthume he was awared the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 2003.
Markt Triefenstein () is a market community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany. It was created in 1978 out of the villages Homburg am Main, Lengfurt, Rettersheim and Trennfeld. Geography. Location. Markt Triefenstein is part of the Main-Spessart district of Bavaria. It is on the river Main between Marktheidenfeld and Wertheim am Main. To the south it borders on Baden-Württemberg. The community has four "Gemarkungen" (traditional rural cadastral areas): Homburg am Main, Lengfurt, Rettersheim and Trennfeld. Homburg am Main and Lengfurt are on the left side of the Main. Rettersheim and Trennfeld are on the right side.