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Willem Elmert “Wim” Scherpenhuijsen Rom (15 March 1933 – 31 July 2020) was a Dutch banker. He was co-founder of the ING Group. Scherpenhuijsen Rom started working at NMB Bank in 1967. He was main person in the fusion between NMB Bank and Postbank in 1989. He became CEO of the ING Group in 1992. He was also highly involved in the merger of NMB Postbank Group and Nationale-Nederlanden in the early 1990s. Scherpenhuijsen Rom died on 31 July 2020, aged 87.
Resurreccion Borra (October 20, 1935 – August 1, 2020) was a Filipino public servant. He worked as a Career Executive Service Officer (CESO). He also was a commissioner and was the Acting Chairman of the Philippine Commission on Elections. During his term, he became known for forcing strict rules on impeachment. He also tried to fight against bribery in mayoral races in Manila. He was also critical of the use of modern election machines in the Philippines.  Career. He was nominated to the job by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to be COMELEC Commissioner in 2001. He was also nominated by her in 2007 to be Chairman of the Commission on Elections. His nomination was seen as a surprising move after the sudden resignation of former Benjamin Abalos. He was the most senior Commissioner of COMELEC. He retired in 2008.  In 2003, an investigation and call for him to be criminally charged happened after it was found that he favored some election machine companies over others due to bribes. Personal life. Borra was born in Janiuay, Iloilo, Philippine Islands. He died on August 1, 2020 in Manila at the age of 84.
David Darcy (11 August 19431 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer. He played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.  Darcy also played for and coached South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He started his career at half forward but in his second season moved to defence where he excelled.  Darcy died on 1 August 2020, aged 76.
Julio Diamante (27 December 1930 – 1 August 2020) was a Spanish movie director and screenwriter. He directed ten movies between 1959 and 1976. His 1965 movie "El arte de vivir" was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival. He also directed "Sex o no sex". Diamante was born in Cádiz, Spain. Diamante died on 1 August 2020 in Madrid, aged 89.
Stanley Thomas Edward Mellor (10 April 1937 – 1 August 2020) was a National Hunt jockey and trainer. He was the first jockey to ride 1,000 winners and Champion Jockey three years in a row from 1960 to 1962. Mellor died on 1 August 2020, aged 83.
Khosrow Sinai (, 19 January 1941 – 1 August 2020) was an Iranian movie director, screenwriter, music composer and scholar. He was born in Sari, Iran. He was known for his movie "In the Alleys of Love". Sinai died on 1 August 2020 in Tehran from COVID-19, aged 79.
Amar Singh (27 January 1956 – 1 August 2020) was an Indian politician. He was one of the leaders of the Samajwadi Party. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 2016 until his death.  On August 1, 2020, at the age of 64, Singh died from kidney failure at a hospital in Singapore.
André Ptaszynski (7 May 1953 – 29 July 2020) was a British theatre producer. He was a president of The Society of London Theatre and was on the board of the Royal National Theatre from 2001 to 2010.  He died on 29 July 2020 at the age of 67.
Robert McCurdy (February 26, 1952July 29, 2020) was an American college basketball player. He played for the Richmond Spiders from 1973 to 1975. He began his collegiate career with the Virginia Cavaliers before transferring to Richmond. He was born in Deer Park, New York. McCurdy died on July 29, 2020 from anal cancer in Connecticut, aged 68.
Khalil Taha (13 July 1932 – 27 July 2020) was a Lebanese wrestler. At the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria Egypt, Taha won the silver medal in the 73 kg Greco-Roman wrestling. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman Welterweight category.
Sir John Ralph Sidney Guinness CBE (23 December 1935 – 27 July 2020) was a British civil servant and businessman. Guinness was a member of HM Diplomatic Service and had worked in the Cabinet Office and was Permanent Secretary of the Department of Energy. from 1991 to 1992 and Chairman of British Nuclear Fuels Ltd from 1992 to 1993. He died on 27 July 2020.
William Kirk English (January 27, 1929 – July 26, 2020) was an American computer engineer. He was known for helping create the computer mouse while working for Douglas Engelbart at SRI International's Augmentation Research Center. He would later work for Xerox PARC and Sun Microsystems. English died of respiratory failure in San Rafael, California on July 26, 2020, aged 91.
Wang Hai (; 19 January 1926 – 2 August 2020) was a Chinese retired fighter pilot and general. He was a flying ace of the Korean War. He was Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) from 1985 to 1992. He was awarded the rank of general ("shang jiang") in 1988. He was born in Shandong, China. Wang died on 2 August 2020 in Beijing, aged 94.
Todd Michael Muller (; born 23 December 1968) is a New Zealand politician. He was the Leader of the New Zealand National Party and the Leader of the Opposition from 22 May to 14 July 2020.  He entered Parliament at the 2014 general election as the MP for Bay of Plenty. Muller resigned on 14 July 2020, stating, "I am not the best person to be Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New Zealand National Party at this critical time for New Zealand" and that the role has had a negative impact on his health. At just 53 days, Muller is the shortest serving leader of any political party represented in Parliament in New Zealand's history.
In particle physics, a Dirac fermion is a particle that is different from its antiparticle. This is true for most particles. In the standard model of physics, each particle has its antiparticle. They are named for Paul Dirac, and can be modeled with the Dirac equation. A Dirac fermion is equivalent to two Weyl fermions. The counterpart to a Dirac fermion is a Majorana fermion, a particle that must be its own antiparticle. Neutrinos are particles without an electric charge, they might be Majorana fermions.
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (6 May 1951 – 2 August 2020) was a light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Kazakhstan. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1980 and a world title in 1981. Ushkempirov took up wrestling in 1969 and won the Soviet title in 1975 and 1980.
Syed Iftikhar Ul Hassan (; 2 February 1942 – 2 August 2020) was a Pakistani politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 until his death. He was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018. He was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).  Hassan died on 2 August 2020 at the age of 78.
Kamal Rani Varun (3 May 1958 – 2 August 2020) was an Indian politician. She was member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2020. She was also a member of Eleventh and Twelfth Lok Sabha between 1996 and 1999. She was born in Lucknow. Varun was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On 2 August 2020, Varun died at a hospital in Lucknow at the age of 62 from COVID-19.
José Vicente Anaya (22 January 1947 – 1 August 2020) was a Mexican writer, poet and cultural journalist. He was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. He wrote over thirty books and was part of the Infrarealism poetry movement in Mexico City. He also translated poems of Allen Ginsberg and Carl Sandburg. Anaya died on 1 August 2020 in Mexico City, aged 73.
Male privilege is the system of advantages or rights that men have because of their sex.  Special privileges and status are granted to males in patriarchal societies. Many men have responded to this by saying that they do not feel that they have been given any unearned advantages, such as in their struggles to find success in employment, education, or relationships. Supporters for men's rights and father's rights as well as anti-feminist men often accept that men's traditional roles are damaging to men.
Theodore Scott Yoho (born April 13, 1955) is an American politician, veterinarian, and businessman. He was a member of the U.S. Representative from between 2013 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party and is known for calling Alexndria Ocasio Cortez a "f***ing b****".  In the 2012 Republican primary election for the district, Yoho beat long-term incumbent U.S. Congressman Cliff Stearns. In December 2019, Yoho announced that he would not run for re-election to Congress in 2020.
John Roger Williams (born September 13, 1949) is an American businessman and politician. He has been the U.S. Representative for Texas's 25th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. He worked for Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of State of Texas from November 2004 to July 1, 2007. With a net worth of $27.7 million, Williams is one of the wealthiest members of Congress.
William Raines Battle III (December 8, 1941 – November 28, 2024) was an American college athletics administrator and football coach. He was the athletic director of the University of Alabama from 2013 to 2017. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He coached the Tennessee Volunteers between 1970 and 1976. In August 2020, it was reported Battle was hospitalized for COVID-19. He died on November 28, 2024 at the age of 82.
Tino rangatiratanga is a Māori language term that means "absolute sovereignty." Sovereignty means absolute power to rule something without someone else interfering. In this case, it refers to the ability of the Māori people (the indigenous people of New Zealand) to rule themselves and be recognized as the owners of the land. ""Tino rangatiratanga" shows up in the Māori version of the Treaty of Waitangi, which they signed with the British in 1840. They were promised that they would have "tino rangatiratanga" forever in the treaty. However, this concept was not respected since the British colonizers took a lot of things from the Māori people. To this day, people in New Zealand do not agree on what "tino rangatiratanga" means or what kind of things it is supposed to cover. Origin. A "rangatira" is a chief in the Māori culture. The suffix -tanga is added so "rangatiratanga" refers to the qualities of being a chief. "Tino"" is a Māori word that means "most" or "absolute." So by using this term, the British were allowing Maori chiefs to have complete control and allow them to use their powers as chiefs. Some people think that the term can be used to describe self-determination, autonomy, or Māori independence. Here are the meaning of the terms from an online Māori dictionary: Treaty. There is a lot of confusion about the Treaty of Waitangi because Articles 1 and 2 in the treaty say different things. According to the Māori version of the treaty, Article 1 is talking about "kawanatanga" (governorship) while Article 2 is talking about "tino rangatiratanga" (absolute chieftainship). To them, these are two totally different concepts. Therefore, they believe that they never gave away their land rights and ability to rule themselves. In fact, a tribunal that was created to focus on the Treaty of Waitangi said that the Māori can never give up those rights and never
The superior vena cava is the large vein which returns blood to the heart from the head, neck and both upper limbs. The inferior vena cava returns blood to the heart from the lower part of the body. The return of blood via the vena cava can be compromised and cause disease. For example, in the superior vena cava syndrome, the symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood down to the heart.
Saori Minami (born Akemi Shinoyama, 篠山 明美) is a retired Japanese female popular singer. She was also called "Cynthia" as a nickname.  Early life and career. Minami was born on July 2, 1954 in Okinawa, Japan. She is bilingual in English and Japanese as her father-in-law was of the Philippine origin. In 1971, at age 17, her talent in music was discovered by a manager who worked for music company. She was recommended by him as a singer.  Soon after that, she recorded a song "17才"(Seventeen years old), written by a songwriter Kyohei Tsutsumi. She then became popular all over Japan. She had been continuing to make hit songs in 1970s. She retired from a singer in 1978 and got married to Kishin Shinoyama, a famous cameraman in 1979. Shinoyama died in 2024. Discography. Her major hit songs were as follows. &lt;br&gt;
An executive order or executive decree is a rule or order, or a law made by a head of state (president or monarch) who has this power given to him by the constitution of the country. The order tells ministries, agencies, the civil service and the military of a state the things that they must do. Executive orders can be stopped by the courts in a process called judicial review. They may be stopped by the courts or the legislature if they are against laws or against the constitution.  However, in countries where there is no real separation of powers and the head of state is actually a dictator, the executive order cannot be stopped by the courts or the legislature, which as a result have no powers and are controlled by him. In many cases, the head of state with dictatorial powers often rules the country by making executive orders rather than making laws in the legislature which he also controls. Executive orders have a big effect on the internal affairs of the government and on the citizens. They decide how and to what degree legislation will be enforced. They also deal with emergencies and wars.
Idlib Governorate ( ) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. Its capital is Idlib. The governorate is controlled by the rebel group Tahrir al-Sham but other rebel groups such as Ahrar al-Sham are also based in Idlib.
The Kunigami language (Kunigami: 山原言葉, "Yanbaru kutūba") is an endangered Ryukyuan language spoken in the Kunigami area of Okinawa, Japan. Japan calls it a dialect while most linguists put Kunigami as its own language within the Ryukyuan languages group. Kunigami is somewhat understandable to people who speak the Okinawan language. However, Japanese speakers wouldn’t be able to understand Kunigami. There are also different dialects of Kunigami, such as the one on Okinoerabu. Phrases. Okinoerabu dialect. Thank you. = みへでぃろ。(Mihediro). Welcome. = うがみやぶら。/ めんしょーり。(Ugamiyabura. / Menshoori.) Music. A famous sanshin song known as “Aha Bushi” is sung in Kunigami.
The Gwichʼin langauge ("Dinju Zhuh Kʼyuu" in Gwichʼin) is a language spoken by the Gwichʼin people in Canada and Alaska. Today. Gwichʼin is now an endangered language because most Gwichʼin now speak English. Sounds. Gwichʼin has a lot of sounds that are not found in English. Consonants
Nyctimystes myolae is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists found this frog near the village of Myola village, at 2000 meters above sea level. This frog is brown in color. Scientists say it is related to the common big-eyed tree frog, "Nyctimystes narinosus".
Joseph Jerome Farris (March 4, 1930 – July 23, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit between 1979 until his death. Farris was nominated by President Jimmy Carter. Farris was born in Birmingham, Alabama.  Farris died on July 23, 2020 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 90.
Junrey Balawing ( ; ; born June 12, 1993 – July 28, 2020) was a Filipino record holder at the Guinness World Records for the world's shortest man alive measuring at tall. The declaration came during Balawing's 18th birthday celebration.  Guinness World Records official said Balawing broke the record of Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal, who was tall.
Herbert Leuninger (8 September 1932 – 28 July 2020) was a German Catholic priest and theologian. He was a human rights activist for asylum in Germany. He was a co-founder of the organisation Pro Asyl, helping refugees, and a member of the board of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles. He was born in Cologne. Leininger died after a short illness in Limburg on 28 July 2020 at the age of 87.
Juan Ramón (born as Ellery Guy Rech; 13 January 1940 – 30 July 2020) was an Argentine singer and actor. He was born in Cañada de Gómez, Santa Fe. He was known for his Spanish dubbing of classic to pop French songs by Christophe such as "Aline". He also created the soundtrack for the 1970 French-Italian movie "Road to Salina". Ramón died of pneumonia-related problems in Buenos Aires on 30 July 2020, aged 80.
Robert Leslie Gnaizda ( ) (August 6, 1936 – July 11, 2020) was an American civil rights activist. He was the co-founder, General Counsel and Policy Director for the Greenlining Institute. He was born in New York City. Gnaizda died of a heart attack on July 11, 2020 in San Francisco, aged 83.
Thomas Philip Pollock (April 10, 1943 – August 1, 2020) was an American movie producer and studio executive. He started his career as an entertainment lawyer. He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute. He was an Adjunct Professor of Film at the University of California Santa Barbara. He was also co-owner of The Montecito Picture Company. Pollock was known for producing "Hitchcock". He was born in Los Angeles. Pollock died on August 1, 2020 from a heart attack in Los Angeles, aged 77.
Harold Scheraga (October 18, 1921 – August 1, 2020) was an American biophysicist. He was the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor Emeritus in the chemistry department at Cornell University. He was a key person in protein biophysics and in the study of protein solvation and the hydrophobic effect as it relates to protein folding. He was born in New York City. Scheraga died on August 1, 2020 in Ithaca, New York at the age of 98.
John Hume KCSG (18 January 19373 August 2020) was an Irish politician. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. He was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble. He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 1979 until 2001. He was a Member of the European Parliament and a Member of the United Kingdom Parliament, as well as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He was also a recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize and the Martin Luther King Award. In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI made Hume a Knight Commander of the Papal Order of St. Gregory the Great. He suffered from dementia. Hume died on 3 August 2020, at a nursing home in Derry at the age of 83.
American Pie is an American popular song, written by singer-songwriter Don McLean. About. The song was recorded and included in his album "American Pie" album in 1971. It reached no.1 on the Billboard hit chart. We consider this song is the longest song ever made among top hits of American popular songs. Because its playing time is beyond 8 minutes. "American Pie" was selected as the fifth important "Song of the Century", announced by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America. The original song in the album is accompanied by the guitar, piano and strings section. He also played the song with his guitar alone at the BBC studio live in 1972.The RollingStone reported the BBC live, too. His original rough notes of the song has been a topic. They are often noted as an important historical piece in America. In May 2015, the original lyrics written by himself was sold in market publicly (at an auction). This news surprised people all over the world. He sold the original lyrics at auction for $1.5 million (£800,000). It is said that there are four handwritten copies of the handwritten lyrics to “American Pie.” A 18-page copy consists of 237 lines. One copy was sold at the auction as already mentioned, and a second copy sold for $100,000 in August 2017. Opinion. Many people say this song include a political message. Some say "the jester on the sidelines" is Bob Dylan, "the king with the thorny crown" is Elvis Presley. Others say "the quartet in the park" is The Beatles. He also sang in the song about the 1959 plane crash that ended the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper . "All roads lead to American Pie," said Don McLean of the song that made him famous. "As American as apple pie was the saying. It was some kind of a big American song that I wanted to write, which would be a conclusion for my show and bring all the songs home, which it still does. I can go anywhere I want with American music and come home to that
Mohammad Reza Navaei (, 1 December 1948 – 3 August 2020) was an Iranian lightweight freestyle wrestler. He won bronze medals at the 1973 World Wrestling Championships and 1974 Asian Games. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Tehran.  Navaei died on 3 August 2020 in Tehran at the age of 71.
Bernard Cleary (May 8, 1937 – July 27, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He was born in Mashteuiatsh, Quebec. Cleary was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2004 Canadian federal election. He was the "Bloc Québécois" member of parliament for the riding of Louis-Saint-Laurent. In 2006, he was defeated by Josée Verner from the Conservative Party of Canada. He was the first person of Aboriginal descent to be elected in Quebec.
Bruno Dettori (22 December 1941 – 2 August 2020) was an Italian politician. He was born in Sassari, Italy. He began his political career in 1990 becoming a city councilor in Sassari under the Christian Democrats. He was elected senator at the end of the 2001 general election on 13 May 2001. From 18 May 2006 to 7 May 2008 he was part of the second Prodi government as Secretary for the Environment. Dettori died on 2 August 2020, aged 78.
Keith Pontin (14 June 1956 – 2 August 2020) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a central defender. Pontin began his career with Cardiff City. He made nearly 200 league appearances and earned two caps for the Welsh national team. He later played for Merthyr Tydfil and Barry Town. At the age of 59, Pontin was diagnosed with dementia. Pontin died on 2 August 2020, aged 64. After his death, an autopsy revealed that Pontin had been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Leon Fleisher (July 23, 1928 – August 2, 2020) was an American pianist and conductor. He was one of the most renowned pianists and pedagogues in the world. He was born in San Francisco, California. He taught at Peabody Conservatory of Music, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He co-founded and co-directed the Theater Chamber Players in 1968–2003, which was the first resident chamber ensemble of the Smithsonian Institution and of The Kennedy Center. Fleisher died on August 2, 2020 from cancer under hospice care in Baltimore, Maryland, aged 92.
Katherine "Kitty" Marie Blood Hoffman (August 1, 1914 – July 18, 2020) was an American chemist and academic administrator. When she retired from Florida State University, the chemistry department named a laboratory building in her honor. It was dedicated to her again in 2018. Hoffman was awarded an honorary doctorate by Florida State University in 2007. Hoffman died in Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare on July 18, 2020, aged 105 of COVID-19.