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Patricia Fukuda "Pat" Saiki (born May 28, 1930) is an American politician and former school teacher. She is from Hilo in the State of Hawai'i.  Saiki served as a Republican in United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1991 and then as Administrator of the Small Business Administration under President of the United States George H. W. Bush. In 1990, she ran and lost the Hawaii United States Senate race to Daniel Akaka. In 2008, she chaired the 2008 presidential campaign of Rudy Giuliani.  Saiki was born in Hilo, Hawaii to Japanese parents. She studied at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. She married Stanley Mitsuo Saiki. They had five children.
Larry Weil (June 26, 1951 – April 10, 2017) was an American retired professional wrestler, manager and trainer. He was better known under his ring name, "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe. Sharpe was perhaps most well known for creating the Monster Factory professional wrestling school.  Sharpe was born and grew up in Paulsboro, New Jersey. He was the original trainer of Kevin Von Erich, and many other well-known wrestlers. He himself was trained by Mr.Fuji, Gorilla Monsoon and by Nikolai Volkoff. Sharpe died of liver disease on April 10, 2017 in Woodbury, New Jersey at the age of 65.
James Paul "Jim" Johnson (June 2, 1930 – November 16, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives representing Colorado's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1971 through January 3, 1981. Johnson was born in Yankton, South Dakota. He earned his B.A. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 1952 and later earned an LL.B. from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado in 1959.  Johnson served in the United States Marine Corps as a jet pilot in Korea from 1952 to 1956. He was named deputy district attorney for the Eighth Judicial District of Colorado from 1959 to 1966. He was the Municipal Judge for Ault, Colorado from 1962 to 1965, and assistant district attorney from 1964 to 1966.  Johnson died in Ft. Collins on November 16, 2023 at the age of 93.
James Howard "Jim" Weaver (August 8, 1927 – October 6, 2020) was an American politician and environmentalist. He served as the Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon serving from January 3, 1975 through January 3, 1987. Weaver was born in Brookings, South Dakota. He enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of seventeen and served in World War II on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Weaver moved to Oregon from Iowa, in 1947 to attend the University of Oregon. Weaver died on October 6, 2020 in Eugene, Oregon at the age of 93.
Claude George Michael "Mike" McCormack (December 14, 1921 – November 7, 2020) was an American politician. He served as U.S. Representative from the State of Washington's Fourth Congressional District from 1971 to 1981. He was a Democrat. McCormack was born in Baltimore, Ohio. He studied at the University of Toledo and at Washington State University.  In 1980, at age 59, in the midst of the "Reagan landslide", McCormack unsuccessfully sought a sixth term against Sid Morrison. McCormack died in Medford, Oregon on November 7, 2020 at the age of 98.
Doris J. Johnson (born June 23, 1923) is an American former politician. She was born in the state of Washington. Johnson served in the Washington House of Representatives as a Democrat from the 16th District, as well as the 8th District. A school counselor, Johnson studied at Western Washington State College and earned a master's degree in education. She was raised in Bellingham, Washington. She married Harold Johnson and had a daughter. She lives in Kennewick, Washington.
Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958.  Early life. Gurney was born in Port Jefferson, New York, but moved to California as a teenager. Racing career. Gurney won races in the Formula One, Indy Car, NASCAR, Can-Am, and Trans-Am Series. Gurney is the first of three drivers to have won races in Sports Cars (1958), Formula One (1962), NASCAR (1963), and Indy Car (1967) (the other two being Mario Andretti and Juan Pablo Montoya).  In 1967, after winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans together with A.J. Foyt, he spontaneously sprayed champagne while celebrating on the podium. Apart from starting this tradition, he also was the first to put a simple right-angle extension on the upper trailing edge of the rear wing. This device, called a Gurney flap, increases downforce and, if well designed, imposes only a relatively small increase in aerodynamic drag.  At the 1968 German Grand Prix he became the first driver ever to use a full face helmet in Grand Prix racing. Death. Gurney died from complications of pneumonia in Newport Beach, California on January 14, 2018, at the age of 86. He was survived by his wife Evi and their four sons, Justin, Alex, Dan Jr. and Jimmy.
Martin Gardner wrote 288 consecutive "Mathematical Games" columns for the magazine "Scientific American". The first one was in January 1957. The last one was in December 1980. After 1980 other people wrote some of the columns. Gardner created 9 more columns during that time. The last "Mathematical Games" column appeared in June 1986. The list below shows all the 297 columns that Gardner wrote. Sometimes "Scientific American" put pictures about the columns on the front cover of the magazine. There were twelve such covers. The list shows the word [cover] when there is a such a picture. Click on the word [cover] to see the picture. Gardner wrote 5 other articles for "Scientific American". He wrote an article about flexagons in December 1956. It was really the first article about mathematical games; but it was not called that. The series of "Mathematical Games" columns began the following month. These five articles are listed below.
Pavel Semenovich Morozenko (; ; July 5, 1939 – July 14, 1991) was a Soviet movie and theatre actor. In 1960, Morozenko graduated from the "National University of theatre, cinema and television of Karpenko-Kary", and in the same year, he made his movie debut in "Roman and Francesca", a movie directed by Vladimir Denisenko. In 1973, he was awarded the title of "Honored artist of the Ukrainian SSR". Morozenko died on July 14, 1991. He was aged 52.
Peter Franklin Hansen (December 5, 1921 – April 9, 2017) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as lawyer Lee Baldwin on the soap opera "General Hospital" playing the role from 1965 to 1976, 1977 to 1986, briefly in 1990, and again from 1992 to 2004.  Hansen won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979. In 1997, he began playing the character on the sister show "Port Charles" until his retirement in 2004.  Hansen died on April 9, 2017 at his home in Santa Clarita, California from natural causes at the age of 95.
Linda Hopkins (December 14, 1924 – April 10, 2017) was an African-American stage actress and blues and gospel singer. She has recorded classic, traditional, and urban blues, and performed R&amp;B and soul, jazz, and show tunes since the 1950s. During the 1970s, Hopkins performed in the Broadway musical, "Purlie", and with Sammy Davis, Jr. for nine months. In addition, she performed at President Jimmy Carter's 1977 inaugural ball. Hopkins starred in "Me and Bessie", a one-woman show paying homage to blues singer Bessie Smith. Hopkins died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 10, 2017 at the age of 92.
Harry Douglas Huskey (January 19, 1916 – April 9, 2017) was an American computer designer pioneer. Early life. Huskey was born in Great Smoky Mountains, North Dakota. He studied at Ohio State University and at the University of Idaho. Career. Huskey designed and managed the construction of the Standards Western Automatic Computer (SWAC) at the National Bureau of Standards in Los Angeles (1949–1953). He also designed the G15 computer for Bendix Aviation Corporation, which could perhaps be considered as the first "personal" computer in the world. Huskey was the Professor Emeritus at the University of California, after his retirement at the age of 70 in 1986. In 1994 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. Death. Huskey died at his home in Santa Cruz, California on April 9, 2017 at the age of 101. Awards. In 2013, the Computer History Museum named him a Museum Fellow "for his seminal work on early and important computing systems and a lifetime of service to computer education."
Charles Francis "Chuck" Feeney (April 23, 1931 – October 9, 2023) was an Irish-American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private foundations in the world. Feeney made his fortune as a co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group, which pioneered the idea of duty-free shopping. Feeney gave away his fortune in secret for many years, until a business dispute resulted in his identity being revealed in 1997. Over the course of his life, Feeney gave away more than $8 billion. Feeney was known for his frugality, living in a rented apartment, not owning a car or a house, and flying economy-class. Feeney died in San Francisco on October 9, 2023, at the age of 92.
Terschelling is an island and municipality of the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2016 the municipality had about 4,800 people. The municipality covers an area of 674 km², the island an area of 86 km². Terschelling makes part of the West Frisian Islands (Dutch: "Waddeneilanden"). It lies west of the island of Ameland and northeast of the island of Vlieland.
Vlieland is an island and municipality of the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2016 the municipality had about 1,100 people. The municipality covers an area of 316 km², the island an area of 36 km². Vlieland makes part of the West Frisian Islands (Dutch: "Waddeneilanden"). It lies southwest of the island of Terschelling and northeast of the island of Texel. Climate. The highest temperature ever recorded in Vlieland was on 27 July 2018. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Vlieland was on 4 February 2012.
Schiermonnikoog is an island and municipality of the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2016 the municipality had about 900 people. The municipality covers an area of 199 km², the island an area of 44 km². Schiermonnikoog makes part of the West Frisian Islands (Dutch: "Waddeneilanden"). It lies west of the small island of Rottumerplaat and east of the island of Ameland.
Texel is a municipality of the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. In 2016 the municipality had about 13,600 people. The municipality covers an area of 463 km², the island an area of 161 km². Texel makes part of the West Frisian Islands (Dutch: "Waddeneilanden").  It lies southwest of the island of Vlieland and northeast of the small island of Noorderhaaks (part of the municipality of Texel). Main town is Den Burg.
Rottumerplaat is an uninhabited small island of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. It belongs to the municipality of Het Hogeland. It covers an area of 7.8 km². Rottumerplaat makes part of the West Frisian Islands (Dutch: "Waddeneilanden"). It lies west of the small island of Rottumeroog and east of the island of Schiermonnikoog.
Rottumeroog is an uninhabited small island of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. It belongs to the municipality of Het Hogeland. It covers an area of 2.5 km². Rottumeroog makes part of the West Frisian Islands (Dutch: "Waddeneilanden"). It is the most eastern island. It lies west of the German island of Borkum and east of the small island of Rottumerplaat.
Medgar Wiley Evers (July 2, 1925June 12, 1963) was an American civil rights activist from Decatur Mississippi. He is best known for his work to overturn racial segregation in the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s. He was a World War II veteran and became a field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). After the 1954 ruling of the United States Supreme Court in "Brown v. Board of Education" that segregated public schools were unconstitutional, Evers worked to get African Americans admitted to the all-white University of Mississippi. Evers also worked for other changes in the nation's then-segregated society, such as voting rights and registration, economic opportunity, and access to public facilities for African Americans. He was murdered by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the “White Citizens' Council, a group formed in 1954 to resist integration of schools and civil rights activity in America. His murder and the resulting trials led to many civil rights protests. An all-white jury failed to convict De La Beckwith in his first two trials. He was finally convicted, however, 30 years later in a new state trial in 1994 that was based on new evidence. Evers’ wife Myrlie Evers, later became a noted activist in her own right, serving as national chair of the NAACP. His brother Charles Evers became the first African-American mayor elected in the state of Mississippi in 1969 in Fayette, Mississippi. Life. Medgar Wiley Evers was the third of the five children born to Jesse Wright and James Evers. The family included his father Jesse's two children from a previous marriage. The Evers family owned a small farm, and his father also worked at a sawmill. Evers walked twelve miles to attend segregated schools, and earned his high school diploma. Evers served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945. He fought in the Battle of Normandy in June 1944. After the end of the war, Evers was honorably discharged as a sergeant. In 1948,
Saint-Jean is a village and former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 the former municipalities of Saint-Jean, Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Luc and Vissoie merged into the new municipality of Anniviers.
Noorderhaaks or "Razende Bol" is an uninhabited small island of the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. It belongs to the municipality of Texel. It covers an area of 4 km². Noorderhaaks makes part of the West Frisian Islands (Dutch: "Waddeneilanden"). It is the most western island. It lies southwest of the island of Texel.
Saint-Léonard is a municipality of the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The Saint-Léonard underground lake located there is a tourist attraction.
Saint-Luc is a village and former municipality of the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Saint-Luc, Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean and Vissoie merged into the new municipality of Anniviers.
The West Frisian Islands (Dutch: "Waddeneilanden", West Frisian: "Waadeilannen") art of the Frisian Islands. They are in the North Sea in the northern part of the Netherlands. They are the following: 1. Five big islands: 2. Five small and uninhabited islands: 3. Various sandbars: The majority of the islands and sandbars are in the province of Friesland. Exceptions are:
Venthône was a municipality in Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021, the former municipalities of Miège, Venthône and Veyras merged to form the new municipality of Noble-Contrée.
The Piave () is a river in northern Italy. It begins in the Alps and flows southeast for more of into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Venice. It is the longest river of the Veneto region. Geography. The Piave river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of approximately . It is the fifth river of Italy for length among those which flow directly into the sea. Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Nervesa della Battaglia in the Treviso province. Course. The Piave river starts on the Eastern Alps (the Carnic Alps), on the southern slopes of the Monte Peralba, in the comune of Sappada, province of Belluno, at an elevation of about , near the border with the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. The river flows only through the Belluno, Treviso and Venice provinces in the Veneto region and flows into the Adriatic Sea to the northwest of Venice, next to the port of "Cortellazzo", between the "comuni" of Eraclea and Jesolo. To the left of the mouth, there is a lagoon called "Laguna del Mort" formed by an old branch of the river. After flowing, from northeast to southwest, through the Belluno province, the Piave flows through the following "comuni": Province of Treviso: Metropolitan City of Venice: Main tributaries. The main tributaries of the Piave river are: Left tributaries: Right tributaries: History. There was an important battle in 1809 along the river during the Napoleonic Wars where the Franco-Italian army fought against Austrian troops.  In 1918, during World War I, it was the place of the "Battle of the Piave River", the last major Austro-Hungarian attack during the Italian Campaign, which failed. The Battle of the Piave was the decisive battle of World War I on the Italian Front.
Thebes had been under Macedonian occupation since the battle of Chaeronea, which had resulted in the defeat and deposition of Thebes as the pre-eminent city-state of Southern Greece. The Thebans had reluctantly accepted this, as well as their compulsory membership in the League of Corinth, which had been previously imposed by Phillip II of Macedon, Alexander's father. The expedition against Persia had been long in the works, and Alexander did not make it a secret that he planned to avenge the attacks on Greece by Persia a century and a half before, despite that at the time his kingdom had been a Persian vassal state. It was as a result of this planned expedition that King Darius III started to distribute money to the Greek city-states with the hope that they would rise against their new Hegemon. In addition to this, he had sent his most able general Memnon of Rhodes against the Macedonian troops that were already stationed in Ionia at this time. In addition to this, news of Alexander had not reached the southern Greek city states for some time. He had been busy with the siege of Pelium and a rumour had reached them that he had died during the course of this siege. Demosthenes - a prominent Athenian politician - produced a man who claimed to have been present at the siege and claimed that Alexander was dead. Alexander had, indeed, been injured during this siege, so it was not a totally implausible claim to make. Upon learning of the alleged death of Alexander, Theban exiles in Athens raced off to their native city in Boeotia and sought to incite a revolt from Macedonian rule there. The Cadmaea, the citadel that was situated upon a hill in Thebes, was occupied by a Macedonian garrison, and it was this place that the Thebans sought to attack. To this effect, they killed two Macedonian officers who had been roaming the city, and declared their independence from Macedonia.
Collin County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 1,064,465 people lived there. The county seat is McKinney. History. The county and the county seat are named after Collin McKinney. Geography. The county has a total area of 886 square miles. Schools. These school districts are in Collin County:
John Chittick (February 27, 1948 – April 5, 2017) was an American HIV/AIDS expert. He was known for his series of Global AIDS Walks to fight the spread of HIV by educating youth. He worked in over 85 countries providing outreach to young people at the grassroots level. He was a former lecturer on AIDS at Harvard School of Public Health. He spoke about adolescent HIV/AIDS nationally and internationally at conferences. He was the executive director and founder of TeenAIDS-PeerCorps, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth AIDS advocacy organization with its headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. He was known to youth as "Dr. John." Chittick died on April 5, 2017 in Portsmouth, Virginia at the age of 69.
Mária Pozsonec (16 January 1940 – 4 April 2017) was a Hungarian-born Slovenian politician. From 1990 and 2008, she served as representative of the Hungarian national community in the National Assembly of Slovenia. Early life. Pozsonnec was born to Hungarian parents in the village of Dolga vas near Lendava. She studied in Subotica (Serbia), and studied pedagogy at the University of Maribor, in Slovenia. She worked as an elementary school teacher in Prekmurje.  Career. During the 1980s, she emerged as an activist of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia. In the first free elections in Slovenia in April 1990, she was elected to the National Assembly as the representative of the Hungarian national community. She was re-elected four times, in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004. In 2008, she was defeated by László Göncz. She served as vice-mayor of Lendava from November 2006 till November 2011. Death. Pozsonec died on 4 April 2017 at the age of 77.
Denton County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 906,422 people lived there. The county seat is Denton. History. The county was made in 1846. It was named after John B. Denton. Geography. The county has a total area of 953 square miles. Schools. These school districts are in Denton County:
Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 68,632 people lived there. The county seat is Decatur. History. The county was created in 1856. Geography. The county has a total area of 923 square miles.
Jack County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 8,472 people lived there. The county seat is Jacksboro. History. The county was founded in 1857. Geography. The county has a total area of 920 square miles.
Young County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 17,867 people lived there. The county seat is Graham. Geography. The county has a total area of 931 square miles.
Throckmorton County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 1,440 people lived there. The county seat is Throckmorton. History. The county was created in 1858. It is named after William Throckmorton. Geography. The county has a total area of 915 square miles.
Arturo García Bustos (August 8, 1926 – April 7, 2017) was a Mexican painter and print maker. He was known as one of “Los Fridos” which were students who studied under Frida Kahlo at her home in Coyoacán. He was born in Mexico City. While he was better known for his graphic work, he also did a number of murals. In 1947 he assisted Frida Kahlo with a mural at the Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez House in Coyoacán. Most of his career was spent teaching and giving lectures, seminars and conferences. He taught engraving at the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Guatemala City and founded the Taller de Grabado at the Casa del Lago in Chapultepec. Bustos died on April 7, 2017 in Coyoacán, Mexico City, aged 90. He was married to artist Rina Lazo.
John Warren "J." Geils Jr. (February 20, 1946 – April 11, 2017) was an American guitarist. He was a member of the rock group The J. Geils Band. Early life. Geils was born in New York City and grew up in Far Hills, New Jersey. In 1964, he went to Northeastern University and was a trumpeter in the marching band. When he was drawn to folk musicians in Boston, he left Northeastern for Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he studied mechanical engineering. The J. Geils Band. The J. Geils Band was influenced by soul music and rhythm and blues, but it moved toward pop and rock by the time the album "Love Stinks" (EMI, 1980) came out. Their next album, "Freeze Frame", produced the song "Centerfold", which sat at number one for six weeks. Tension and conflict arose among band members, and Peter Wolf left to pursue a solo career. The band broke up in 1985. Death. Geils was found dead at age 71 in his Groton, Massachusetts on April 11, 2017. Discography. As Bluestime As New Guitar Summit
Kent County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 753 people lived there. The county seat is Jayton. Geography. The county has a total area of 903 square miles.
Lynn County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 5,596 people lived there. The county seat is Tahoka. History. The county was created in 1876. Geography. The county has a total area of 893 square miles.