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Cerro Gordo County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,127. The county seat is Mason City. The county is named for the Battle of Cerro Gordo, which took place during the Mexican–American War. Cerro Gordo County was founded in 1851.
Gryfice (; Kashubian: "Grëfice"), formerly known as Greifenberg, is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland with 16,632 people (2008). It is the capital of Gryfice County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998). Twin towns — Sister cities. Gryfice is twinned with:
Priceville is the third largest municipality in Morgan County, Alabama, United States. The 2020 census counted a population of 3,513. Priceville was incorporated in 1975. Geography. Priceville is located at (34.521001, -86.879678). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is water.
Barbara Clementine Harris (June 12, 1930 – March 13, 2020) was an American bishop of the Episcopal Church. She was the first woman ordained a bishop in the Anglican Communion. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From 1989 to 2003, she was the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. From 2003 to 2007, Harris was Bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. In February 2020, Harris was hospitalized for "serious gastrointestinal problems" and had surgery. She died at the hospital on March 13, 2020 in Lincoln, Massachusetts from surgery-related problems, aged 89.
Octavio Frias de Oliveira Filho, known as Otávio Frias Filho (7 June 1957 – 21 August 2018), was a Brazilian newspaper editor. He was "Folha de S.Paulo"s editorial director from 1984 until his death in 2018, as well as Grupo Folha's editorial director. He was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Frias died on 21 August 2018, aged 61, in his hometown of São Paulo from pancreatic cancer.
The Second City is an improvisation comedy group. It is best known as the first ever on-going improvisational theater troupe based in Chicago. It also has programs that run out of Toronto and Los Angeles. The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959, and has become one of the most well known comedy theatres in the world. It was founded by Bernard Sahlins and co-founded by Paul Sills and Barbara Harris. The Second City has made television programs in both Canada and the United States, including "SCTV", "Second City Presents", and "Next Comedy Legend". Many famous comedians began their careers at Second City such as Bill Murray, John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, and Aidy Bryant among many others.
Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,163 at the 2020 census. Hobe Sound is located at .
The Happytime Murders is an 2018 American action crime mystery black comedy thriller movie directed by Brian Henson and written by Todd Berger. The movie stars Melissa McCarthy, Bill Barretta, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, and Elizabeth Banks. It is scheduled to be released by STXfilms on August 24, 2018. It is the first R rated Muppets movie.
Spencer Patrick Jones (28 October 1956 – 21 August 2018) was a New Zealand-born Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand. Jones was known for his singles "The World's Got Everything in It" (1995) and "What's Got into Him?" (1997) From 1976, he worked in Australia and was a member of various groups including The Johnnys, Beasts of Bourbon, Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls, Chris Bailey and The General Dog, Maurice Frawley and The Working Class Ringos, and Sacred Cowboys. In May 2012 "Australian Guitar" magazine rated Jones as one of Australia's Top 40 best guitarists. In March 2018, Jones was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. He died on 21 August 2018 from the disease in Sydney, aged 61.
Wyrd Sisters is a fantasy book by Terry Pratchett. It was published in 1988 and it is the sixth book in the Discworld series and the first one to focus on the Witches. Plot. Granny Weatherwax, the witch who appeared in Equal Rites is the main character, along with the two other witches in her group. The story is a take on the Shakespeare play Macbeth. TV adaptation. In 1997, the book was made into a TV mini series.
Hurricane Lane was a 2018 Pacific hurricane. The storm threatened to hit the U.S. State of Hawaii. It was the first Category 5 hurricane since Hurricane Patricia in October 2015. On August 21, when Lane came close to the Hawaiian Islands, a hurricane watch was put up for Maui and Hawaii counties. Early the next day, the watch was changed to a hurricane warning. Lane dumped heavy rainfall on Hawaiian Islands, with rainfall accumulations of over 50 inches in Mountain View, resulting of becoming the wettest tropical cyclone on record in Hawaii. It is also ranked as the second wettest tropical cyclone in the United States after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. On August 29, Lane was dissipated near the International Date Line.
Adama Barrow (born 16 February 1965) is a Gambian politician and real estate developer. He is the 3rd and current President of the Gambia, in office since 2017. In November 2021, Adama Barrow announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election.
Stary Dwór (formerly German "Altenhof") is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzciel, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. The village has a population of 360. Geography. Stary Dwór lies about west of Trzciel, south-east of Międzyrzecz, north of Zielona Góra, and south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Stobno () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kołbaskowo, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies about south-west of Police and west of the regional capital Szczecin. The village has a population of 450.
Mialet is a commune. It is in the Gard department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It lies close to Alès and Saint-Jean-du-Gard. The commune includes the hamlet of Mas Soubeyran, centre of the Protestant resistance during the 16th century.
Duncan Duane Hunter (born December 7, 1976) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party from California. He represented parts of San Diego County in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 until 2020, representing the from 2009 to 2013, and representing from 2013 until his resignation in 2020.  Hunter is the son of former Representative Duncan Hunter. In 2017 it was reported that Hunter was under criminal investigation for alleged campaign finance violations. Hunter, along with his wife, was indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy, wire fraud, and violating campaign finance laws on August 21, 2018.  On December 6, 2019, Hunter said he would resign from Congress "after the holidays". He left office on January 13, 2020. In December 2020, Hunter was pardoned for his crimes by President Donald Trump.
Duncan Lee Hunter (born May 31, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009. Hunter was the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Hunter ran for the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States for 2008, but failed to win many votes during the primaries, and he dropped out after the Nevada Republican caucuses. Hunter was replaced in congress by his son, Duncan D. Hunter.
Christopher Carl Collins (born May 20, 1950) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the United States Representative for New York's 27th congressional district from 2013 through 2019.  Collins was the first sitting congressman to endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States.  Collins and his son, Cameron, were arrested by the FBI on August 8, 2018, and charged with insider trading and lying to the FBI. On September 30, 2019, Collins announced his resignation from the House of Representatives effective on October 1, 2019. In December 2020, Collins was pardoned for his crimes by President Donald Trump.
Arturo Díaz Mendoza (23 March 1952 – 21 August 2018) was a Mexican professional wrestler. He was best known for performing under the stage name Villano III (in Spanish Villano Tercero).  Career. Díaz was a second generation wrestler, son of "luchador" Ray Mendoza and the father of professional wrestlers Villano III Jr. and El Hijo de Villano III himself. He retired from wrestling in 2015 due to health issues caused by wrestling. For years Díaz was one of the known performers for the Universal Wrestling Association and during his career that spanned from 1970 until 2015 he worked for all major Mexican wrestling promotions such as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and AAA. Díaz was an "enmascarado", or masked wrestler, up until 2000 where he lost to Atlantis and was forced to unmask. The match against Atlantis was later named "Match of the Year" by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards. Death. He died from a cerebral infarct on August 21, 2018 in Guadalajara, aged 66.
Tullio Ilomets (13 July 1921 – 22 August 2018) was an Estonian chemist, science historian and a volunteer in heritage protection. He was born in Tartu, Estonia. Ilomets was one of the founders of the Academic Heritage Society and is an honorary member of the Estonian Heritage Society. He was a member of the Society of Estonian Conservators. Ilomets, as of 2016 with his 95 years, was the oldest working employee at the University of Tartu. Ilomets died in Tallinn on 22 August 2018 at the age of 97.
Theresa Elizabeth "Teri" Polo (born June 1, 1969) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Pam Byrnes-Focker in the "Meet the Parents" trilogy.  She was one of the stars of the sitcom "I'm with Her" (2003–2004), starred as Helen Santos on the political drama series "The West Wing" (2005–2006) and played the role of police officer Stef Adams Foster in the ABC Family series "The Fosters" (2013–2018).
Sherri M. Saum (born October 1, 1974) is an American actress. Saum is best known for her role as Lena Adams Foster in the Freeform drama series "The Fosters" (2013–18). She was born in Dayton, Ohio. Saum is also known for her television roles in "Beggars and Choosers", "Rescue Me" and "In Treatment", as well as for her roles in the daytime soap operas "Sunset Beach" and "One Life to Live".
Maia Mitchell (born 18 August 1993) is an Australian born American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Brittany Flune in the children's television series "Mortified" for the Nine Network, and as Natasha Ham in the Seven Network's teen drama "Trapped".  Mitchell starred in the Freeform drama "The Fosters" as Callie Adams Foster. She also co-starred in the Disney Channel original movies "Teen Beach Movie" and "Teen Beach 2" as McKenzie.
Cierra Alexa Ramírez (born March 9, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She plays the role of Mariana Adams-Foster in the Freeform television series "The Fosters". Ramirez is of Colombian and Mexican descent.
Noah Gregory Centineo (born May 9, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the television series "The Fosters", the television movie "How to Build a Better Boy", television show Austin &amp; Ally and Netflix's "To All the Boys I've Loved Before".
Kuldip Nayar (14 August 1923 – 23 August 2018) was an Indian journalist, human right activist, author and politician. Nayar was born in Sialkot, Punjab, British India.  He was the High commissioner of India to United Kingdom in the 1990s. He was known for his long career as a left-wing political commentator. He was also a Member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament in 1997 through 2003. Nayar died on 23 August 2018 in New Delhi, aged 95.
Ronald Henry Atkins (13 June 1916 – 30 December 2020) was a British Labour politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Preston North on two separate times; from 1966 until 1970 and from February 1974 until 1979. In June 2016, Atkins celebrated his 100 birthday. Atkins died on 30 December 2020 in Preston, Lancashire at the age of 104.
Sir Lenox Hewitt (7 May 1917 – 28 February 2020) was an Australian public servant. He was the Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department under John Gorton (Liberal) 1968-71, and Secretary of the Department of Minerals and Energy under Rex Connor (Labor) 1972-75.  He remained active in public policy debate. He was the father of Patricia Hewitt, a former Labour minister in Tony Blair's government in the United Kingdom. Hewitt died, aged 102, of Lewy body dementia-related problems on 28 February 2020 at a care home in Edgecliff, New South Wales.
Count Axel Charles Emil Lewenhaupt (27 May 1917 – 20 November 2018) was a Swedish diplomat and Grand Master of Ceremonies at the Royal Court of Sweden. He was born in Helsingborg, Sweden. He was second secretary at the Foreign Ministry from 1948 to 1952 and first legation secretary in Madrid from 1952 to 1956. Lewenhaupt was first secretary at the Foreign Ministry from 1956 to 1958 and director at the Foreign Ministry from 1958 to 1960. Lewenhaupt was embassy counsellor in Washington, D.C. from 1960 to 1962 and ambassador in Leopoldville from 1962 to 1963. Lewenhaupt was acting head of the political department at the Foreign Ministry from 1964 to 1965 and its administrative department from 1965 to 1967. He was ambassador in Bangkok, Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. He died in November 2018. He was 101 years old.
Li Rui (; 13 April 1917 – 16 February 2019) was a Chinese politician. He was a member of the Communist Party of China. He was also a writer and supporter of democratic reform in China. He was born in Beijing. In the mid-1950s, Li was briefly one of Mao Zedong's secretaries. His criticisms of Great Leap Forward, and support for Peng Dehuai, led to his exile. He briefly worked with the West German government. He was a vice minister of the Ministry of Water Conservation. Li turned 100 in April 2017. He died on 16 February 2019 in Beijing from multiple organ failure at the age of 101.
Henry George Pearce (born 17 September 1917) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1961, representing the Liberal Party in the Division of Capricornia. In 1960, Pearce was made Government Whip in the House of Representatives under Hubert Opperman.
William Leonard Grayden (born 5 August 1920) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Perth, Western Australia. He was in the military with the 2/16th Infantry Battalion from 1940–1946. In 1947, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Middle Swan, where he remained until 1949. Along with George Pearce, Grayden is the earliest surviving MP, and one of only two living "Forty-Niner" Liberal MPs.
Valluri Kameswara Rao, ICS (15 July 1914 – 27 November 2018) was a former Indian Civil Service officer and former Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. He was the oldest living former officer of the Indian Civil Service. He turned 100 in July 2014. Rao entered the service of the central government on the Planning Commission of India before returning to Andhra Pradesh and becoming the state's Chief Secretary, the highest-ranking civil servant in a state. After his retirement, he served as Vigilance Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh from 1974 to 1977, and then as Principal Secretary to the President of India, N. Sanjiva Reddy, from 1981 to 1982. Rao died in Hyderabad on 27 November 2018 at the age of 104.
Song Ping (; born 24 April 1917) is a Chinese Communist revolutionary. He is a retired high-ranking politician. He was a member of the CPC Politburo Standing Committee. He is thought to be the only living member of the Second Generation of Chinese Leadership. Song was the political mentors to Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao. In 1987, Song left the Planning Commission to replace Wei Jianxing as head of the CPC Central Organization Department. He criticized the pro-democracy demonstrations in the spring of 1989. He retired as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee on October 19, 1992. He turned 100 in April 2017.
Carl J. Shapiro (February 15, 1913 – March 7, 2021) was an American businessman. In 1939, he founded Kay Windsor, Inc. in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It became one of the largest women's clothing companies in the country. He is its former president and chairman of the board and was director of Vanity Fair Corp in 1971. He retired five years later. Shapiro and his foundation reportedly lost some $550 million from Bernie Madoff, who received $250 million around December 1, 2008 from Shapiro, then one of Madoff's oldest friends and one of his biggest financial backers. His wife, Ruth, died in 2012. Shapiro turned 100 in February 2013. Shapiro died on March 7, 2021 in Boston at the age of 108.
The Namibian Sun is a daily tabloid and print newspaper in Namibia. The paper was launched on 20 September 2007 and publishes everyday. It had an initial print run of 36,000. The paper publishes mostly in English with some pages in "Oshiwambo" and targets a readership aged between 18 and 40. It has been published daily since 2010. It is published by Namibia Media Holdings (formerly Democratic Media Holdings) which also publishes two other newspapers, the "Allgemeine Zeitung" and "Die Republikein". While "AZ" has a German-speaking readership, and "Republikein" targets Afrikaans speakers, the "Namibian Sun" focuses on an English-speaking audience.
Artur "Atze" Brauner (born Abraham Brauner; 1 August 1918 – 7 July 2019) was a Polish-born German movie producer and entrepreneur. He created over 300 movies from 1946 through 2019. He was Jewish and many of his relatives were killed by Nazis in the 1940s. Brauner produced "Sag' die Wahrheit", one of the first movies produced in Germany after World War II. He also produced "Morituri", but received negative reviews and failed at the box office. He began to work with German Hollywood-based producers such as Robert Siodmak and later Fritz Lang who started a revival of Dr. Mabuse. Some of his movies dealt with the Holocaust such as "Die Weiße Rose", "The Plot to Assassinate Hitler" ("Der 20. Juli") and "Man and Beast" ("Mensch und Bestie"). Brauner died on 7 July 2019 in Berlin at the age of 100.
Suzy Delair (born Suzanne Pierette Declair; 31 December 1917 – 15 March 2020) was a French actress and singer. She was known for her 1950 version of the song "C'est si bon". Career. Delair was known for her roles in "A Caprice of Pompadour", "Imperial Violets", "Let's Touch Wood", "Casanova", "Poliche", "The Crisis is Over", "Gold in the Street", "The Murderer Lives at Number 21", "Quai des Orfèvres", "Lady Paname", "Lost Souvenirs", "Atoll K", "Rocco and His Brothers", "Is Paris Burning?" and "The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob". She worked with directors Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville, Jean Grémillon, Marcel L'Herbier, Christian-Jaque, Marcel Carné, Luchino Visconti, René Clément, and Gérard Oury. Personal life. Delair turned 100 in December 2017. She died on 15 March 2020 in Paris at the age of 102.
Jean Erdman (February 20, 1916 – May 4, 2020) was an American dancer and choreographer. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography in 1972 for her work in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona". She was known for her works as Ideal Spectator in "Every Soul is a Circus", the Speaking Fate in "Punch and the Judy" and the One Who Speaks in "Letter to the World". Erdman died on May 4, 2020 in Honolulu, aged 104.
Harriet Frank Jr. (March 2, 1923 – January 28, 2020) was an American screenwriter and producer. She was born in Portland, Oregon.  Frank worked alongside her husband, Irving Ravetch. Frank won many awards during her career, such as the New York Film Critics Circle Awards and the Writers Guild of America Award, and several nominations. Her best known works are "The Long, Hot Summer" (1958), "Norma Rae" (1979), "Murphy's Romance" (1985) and "Stanley &amp; Iris" (1990). Frank was one of the "leading characters" in the 2017 memoir "The Mighty Franks: A Memoir". Frank died on January 28, 2020 at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 96.
Ambrose "Amblin' Amby" Schindler (April 22, 1917 - December 30, 2018) was an former American collegiate football player, coach, actor and stuntsman. He was born in San Diego, California. He played college football for the University of Southern California. He was in the 1940 Rose Bowl. He went on to be the MVP in the 1940 College All-Star Game, held at Soldier Field in Chicago. Schindler was in the "The Wizard of Oz" as a Winkie Guard and as Jack Haley's Tin Man stunt double. He also appeared in "Sailor's Lady" (1940).
Sophia Shaningwa is a Namibian politician. She served as Minister for Urban and Rural Development since 21 March 2015 to 2018 in President Hage Geingob's administration. She is currently the Secretary General of SWAPO Party. Shaningwa was appointed Governor of Khomas Region in 2004. She later served as Governor of Omusati Region. In 2014, she was elected to the National Assembly. She had previously worked at the National Housing Enterprise and served as Windhoek West councillor. Shaningwa was conferred the Most Distinguished Order of Namibia: First Class on Heroes' Day 2014.
Peter Craig Dutton (born 18 November 1970) is an Australian politician. He is a member and the 15th Leader of the Liberal Party. Dutton is also the 35th Leader of the Opposition since 2022.  Political career. Dutton has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Dickson, Queensland since November 2001. From 2017 to 2018, he was the Minister for Home Affairs. He served as the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from 2014 to 2017. He was also the Minister for Health and Sport from 2013 to 2014. In May 2022, after the Liberal Party lost the 2022 election and Scott Morrison resigned as party leader, Dutton announced his candidacy for the party leadership. He was elected party leader unopposed on 30 May 2022 and became Opposition Leader shortly afterwards. He is the first Liberal leader to come from Queensland. During his time as Opposition Leader, stories of Dutton's leadership of the Department of Home Affairs started to be publish. It was revealed that a 2020 report had uncovered serious issues with the department's detention approach, but Dutton had chosen not to act. In February 2024, the independent Richardson Review was published, which found some failures of Dutton's role as minister. It was revealed that under Dutton's leadership the department had made multi-million dollar contracts with companies suspected of criminal activity, including drug smuggling, corruption, and went against US sanctions. Dutton had personally got involved with the department to allow a criminal to stay in Australia, saying that it would be in the public interest. Personal life. Dutton was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He was a police officer before he entered politics. He has been married twice and has three children. On 13 March 2020, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, Dutton was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Carmen Herrera (May 31, 1915 – February 13, 2022) was a Cuban-American abstract, minimalist painter. She was born in Havana. She lived in New York City beginning in the mid-1950s. Herrera's abstract works brought her international recognition late in life.  Herrera became known for her landscape abstract art based in Cuba such as "Blanco y Verde" (1959) which depicts landscape of the Cuban oceanside. Some of her work appears at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.. Herrera showed her art many times at the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles beginning in 1949.  She turned 100 in May 2015. Herrera died at her Manhattan apartment on February 13, 2022 at the age of 106.
William Kistler "Bill" Coors (August 11, 1916 – October 13, 2018) was an American businessman. He was born in Golden, Colorado. He was the grandson of Adolph Coors (1847-1929), founder of the Coors Brewing Company. He was known for his work with the company for 64 years, and was a board member from 1973 to 2003. He studied at Princeton University. Coors died on October 13, 2018, aged 102.