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Michel Lévêque (born 19 July 1933) is a French diplomat and politician. From 1997 to 2000 he was Minister of State of Monaco.  He was the French ambassador to Libya (1985-1989), Morocco (1991-1993), Brazil (1993-1994) and Algeria (1995-1997).
The Minister of State is the head of government of Monaco, being appointed by the Prince or Princess of Monaco.  During their term of office, the holder is responsible for directing the work of the Monegasque government and is in charge of foreign relations.
Paul Dijoud (born 25 June 1938) is a Monegasque politician. He was the 18th Minister of State of Monaco from 1994 to 1997.  Dijoud was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He was French ambassador to Colombia (1988–1991), Mexico (1992–1994) and Argentina (1997–2003).
Patrick André Leclercq (born 2 August 1938) is a Monegasque politician. He was the Minister of State of Monaco. He was chosen by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in December 1999 to replace Michel Lévêque. He was an Ambassador to France, Spain, Egypt (Jordan), Montreal (Canada), as well as in the Foreign Ministry. He retired in May 2005.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune (; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician. He is the 8th President of Algeria. He became president in December 2019. He took over the power from former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and former Acting Head of State Abdelkader Bensalah.  He was Prime Minister of Algeria from May 2017 to August 2017. He was also Minister of Housing from 2001 to 2002 for a year and again from 2012 to 2017 for 5 years.
Brian Francis Connolly (5 October 1945 – 10 February 1997) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as a member of the British glam rock band The Sweet from 1968 to 1979. As the band's lead singer, he performed hit singles such as "Little Willy" (1972), "Wig-Wam Bam" (1972), "Block Buster!" (1973), "The Ballroom Blitz" (1973), "Fox on the Run" (1975) and "Love Is Like Oxygen" (1978). Connolly was born in Govanhill, Glasgow. His stepbrother was actor Mark McManus. He also had a son, Brian (born 1995). Connolly was an alcoholic. On 10 February 1997, he died due to kidney failure, liver failure and repeated heart attacks in Slough, Berkshire, England. He was 51.
Rosa Maria Sardà i Tàmaro (30 July 1941 – 11 June 2020) was a Spanish actress, political activist and comedian. She was born in Barcelona. Her best known roles were as Asun in "Alegre ma non troppo" (1994), Maruja in "Carol's Journey" (2002), Sofia in "My Mother Likes Women" (2002) and as Roser in "Ocho apellidos catalanes" (2015). She won two Goya Awards in 1994 and 2002. In 2014, Sardà was diagnosed with lymphoma. She died from the disease on 11 June 2020 in Barcelona, aged 78.
The Drop is a 2014 American crime movie directed by Michaël R. Roskam. It was written by Dennis Lehane and is based on his 2009 short story "Animal Rescue". It is about Bob Saginowski, a bartender who becomes involved in an investigation after the mob ran bar that he works at was robbed. It stars Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini (his last movie role), and Matthias Schoenaerts. The movie was produced by TSG Entertainment and Chernin Entertainment. It premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically on September 12, 2014. It had positive reviews and has an 89% approval rating based on 198 votes on Rotten Tomatoes.
William Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr. (born May 16, 1947), known professionally as Bill Smitrovich, is an American actor. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Smitrovich is known for playing many military roles. These include "Independence Day" (1996), "Air Force One" (1997), "Thirteen Days" (2000), "Fail Safe" (2000), and "Eagle Eye" (2008).
Starkville is a city in, and the county seat of, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Mississippi State University, the state's land-grant institution and a public flagship university, is located just outside the city limits in unincorporated Oktibbeha County. The population was 24,360 in 2020.
Brian Cummings (born March 4, 1948) is an American voice actor. He is known for his work on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, "DuckTales" and "Beauty and the Beast".
Worth County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,784. The county seat is Sylvester.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached Guyana on 11 March 2020. The first case was a woman who travelled from New York, a 52-year-old woman suffering from other health conditions, including diabetes and hypertension. The woman died at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Estonia when the first case was confirmed in Tallinn on 27 February 2020. By 11 March, 15 people in Estonia had been diagnosed with the virus, all of them had been infected outside the country, mostly in Northern Italy. On 12 March, the first cases of locally transmitted infections emerged, and on 13 March, the Estonian government declared a state of emergency until 1 May 2020. That emergency situation was extended to May 17. As a result, all the schools and universities were closed, and all public gatherings banned, including sports and cultural events. As of 1 September, the total number of confirmed cases in the country was 2,395 of which 2,112 had recovered and 64 had died. As of 1 October, the total number of confirmed cases in the country was 3,450 of which 2,643 had recovered and 65 had died. By the end of 2020, the total number of confirmed cases was 27,990 of which 18,326 had recovered and 229 had died.
Matthias Schoenaerts (; ; born 8 December 1977) is a Belgian actor, movie producer, and graffiti artist.  Schoenaerts is best known for his roles as Filip in "Loft" (2008), Jacky Vanmarsenille in the Oscar-nominated "Bullhead" (2011), Ali in the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominee "Rust and Bone" (2012), Eric Deeds in "The Drop" (2014), Bruno von Falk in "Suite Française" (2015), Gabriel Oak in "Far from the Madding Crowd" (2015), Hans Axgil in "The Danish Girl" (2015) and Uncle Vanya in "Red Sparrow" (2018).  He also starred as an ex-soldier suffering from PTSD in "Disorder" (2015), and as an inmate training a wild horse in "The Mustang" (2019).
This is a list of women executed in the United States since 1976. Since 1976, when the Supreme Court lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in "Gregg v. Georgia", eighteen women have been executed in the United States. Women represent just 1.12% of the 1,605 executions performed in the United States since 1976.
Kraisak Choonhavan (; 8 October 1947 – 11 June 2020) was a Thai politician. He was a member of the Senate for Nakhon Ratchasima Province from 2000 until 2006. He was also Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party from 2008 to 2011. He was born in Bangkok. Choonhavan died of tongue cancer in Bangkok on 11 June 2020, aged 72.
Jung Ho-young (Korean: 정호영; RR: Jeong Ho-yeong; born 23 August 2001) is a South Korean female professional volleyball player. She also competed at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Hans Mezger (18 November 1929 – 10 June 2020) was a German automotive engineer. He was well known for his work at Porsche. Mezger was born near Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. He retired in 1994. His first project was to work on the valve train of the Fuhrmann-designed Carrera engine. Over the next 35 years he took part in the 1960s F1 programme and had design leadership for the first Porsche 911 production. Mezger was responsible for the Porsche-made TAG Turbo engine from the mid 1980s, which won multiple championships in Formula One in the McLaren MP4/2 chassis. Mezger died on 10 June 2020 at the age of 90.
John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925 – June 29, 2020) was an American composer, conductor and arranger of movie scores and jazz music. He was born in New York City. Mandel's most famous compositions include "Suicide Is Painless" (theme from the movie and TV series "M*A*S*H"), "Close Enough for Love", "Emily" and "A Time for Love" (nominated for an Academy Award).  He wrote many movie scores, including the score of "The Sandpiper". The love theme for that movie "The Shadow of Your Smile", which he co-wrote with Paul Francis Webster, won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1966. Mandel died on June 29, 2020 at his home in Ojai, California at the age of 94.
Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. (February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon. He wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker.  Hornberger's best-known work was his novel "" (1968), based on his dramatic and comedic experiences as a wartime army surgeon doctor during the Korean War (1950–1953). It was used as the source for an award-winning movie – "M*A*S*H" (1970) and the long running television series (1972–1983) of the same name. Hooker was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He studied at Bowdoin College and at Cornell University. Hooker died on November 4, 1997 in Waterville, Maine from leukemia, aged 73.
M*A*S*H is a 1970 American black comedy war movie directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner Jr. It is based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel "". The movie's score was composed by Johnny Mandel. The movie is about a unit of medical personnel stationed at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) during the Korean War. It stars Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt and Elliott Gould, with Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, René Auberjonois, Gary Burghoff, Roger Bowen, Michael Murphy and Fred Williamson.  Although M*A*S*H was based during the Korean War, the movie was set in the Vietnam War.  It was released on January 25, 1970 to strong positive reviews. The movie has an 86% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 50 reviews. Critic Roger Ebert gave the movie four out of four stars. The movie went on to receive five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and won for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 1996, "M*A*S*H" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The Academy Film Archive preserved "M*A*S*H" in 2000.  The movie inspired the television series "M*A*S*H", which ran from 1972 to 1983. Gary Burghoff, who played Radar O'Reilly, was the only actor who appeared on both movie and television show. It is also the #56 movie on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list and #7 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list.
Roger Bowen (May 25, 1932 – February 16, 1996) was an American actor and novelist. He was known for his role of Lt. Col. Henry Blake in the 1970 movie "MASH". He was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Bowen died on February 16, 1996 while on vacation in Marathon, Florida from a heart attack, aged 63. The day before, McLean Stevenson who played Henry Blake in the television show, died.
Laura Bernal (1956 – 26 April 2020) was an Argentine diplomat. She served as Argentina's ambassador to Ireland from 2016 until her sudden death in 2020. She was present in the country for her compatriot Pope Francis's visit to Ireland as part of World Meeting of Families 2018. Bernal was from Buenos Aires. She died at her Rathmines home on 26 April 2020 and was found post-mortem to have contracted COVID-19. At the request of her sister and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bernal's body was not repatriated. Her funeral took place on 15 May at St Michael's parish church in Foxford and she was buried afterwards at nearby Craggagh Cemetery. Foxford is where Admiral William Brown (who founded the Argentine Navy) was born, hence this choice. As well as her sister, Bernal was survived by niblings and a sister-in-law.
Bayaz Aliyeva (born 9 June 1990 in Sumqayit) is an Azerbaijani female volleyball player. She is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Azerbaijani national team at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She played for Telekom Baku in 2015–2016, at the 2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League.
Taba ( "", ) is an Egyptian town near the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. Taba is the location of Egypt's busiest border crossing with neighboring Umm al-Rashrash, Palestine. It is the northernmost resort of Egypt's Red Sea Riviera.
Shafagat Alishanova (born 8 March 1991 in Kemerovo) is an Azerbaijani female volleyball player. She is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Azerbaijani national team at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship. She played for Azerrail Baku and E.Leclerc Radomka Radom
Iryna Joukova (also known as Iryna Zhukova, born 22 November 1974 in Kyiv) is a Ukrainian volleyball player. She participated at the 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship, 2004-2005 Women's Volleyball Champions League, 2011 Women's World Volleyball Club Championship, and 2012 FIVB Women's Club World Championship. From 2003 to 2005, she played for Volley Bergamo. She played for VC Zarechye Odintsovo. In 2012 to 2013, she played for Rabita Baku.
An assistant referee, also known as linesman, is a referee that helps the main referee with areas that they cannot see or control. The assistant referee has the power to do things that the main referee cannot do. For example, in Football (soccer), the assistant referee can call offside, determine if a goal was valid based on the ball position, and determine who is in possession if the ball went out of play. However, assistant referees cannot overrule a referee's decision, such as if an assistant believes there was an offside but the referee believes there was not. General duties. As outlined in Law 6 of the Laws of the Game, the officiating team works together to enforce the Laws during a game, though the referee remains final decision maker in all matters. All officials wear uniforms that match that of the referee, though the fourth official will often wear a tracksuit over the kit in colder weather.
Ivy Vila Wittingham (born 22 July 2001) is a Cuban female volleyball player. She is a member of the Cuba women's national volleyball team and played for Camagüey in 2018. She was part of the Cuban national team at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.
Daima Del Rió Preval (born 9 September 2000) is a Cuban female volleyball player. She played for the Cuba women's national volleyball team and played for La Habana in 2017. She was part of the Cuban national team at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Egli Sabin Terry (born 25 November 1991) is a Cuban female volleyball player. She is a member of the Cuba women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Cuban national team at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2018 Panamerican Cup.
Laura Beatriz Suárez Hernandez (born 13 December 1998) is a Cuban female volleyball player. She is a member of the Cuba women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Cuban national team at the 2017 FIVB U23 World Championship and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Bae Joo-hyun (Korean: 배주현; born March 29, 1991), known professionally as Irene, is a South Korean singer in the group Red Velvet and its subunit Red Velvet - IRENE &amp; SEULGI. She is the leader of the group and visual.
Kiera Van Ryk (born 6 January 1999 in New Westminster) is a Canadian female volleyball player. She is part of the Canadian women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, and 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup. She played for the University of British Columbia's women's volleyball team and Volley Bergamo.
Latisha Morain (born 28 June 1997) is a Trinidad and Tobago female volleyball player. She was part of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship and 2018 Panamerican Cup.
Portia May White (June 24, 1911 – February 13, 1968) was a Canadian contralto. She is known for becoming the first black Canadian concert singer to gain international fame. She trained at the Halifax Conservatory of Music. She also taught young musicians such as Lorne Greene, Dinah Christie, Don Francks, Robert Goulet and Anne Marie Moss. She performed a special command performance for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1964. Her final public appearance was in Ottawa during July 1967. White was born in Truro, Nova Scotia. Her mother was a descendant of Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia. Her father, William A. White, was the son of former slaves in Virginia. On February 13, 1968, White died of breast cancer in Toronto, Ontario. She was 56.
Renele Forde (born 6 August 1990) is a Trinidad and Tobago female volleyball player. She was part of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2007 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 2007 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2009 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2013 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2013 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 2015 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She played for University of Central Florida's women's volleyball team and Florida International University's women's volleyball team.
The Kassam tree frog ("Litoria multiplica") is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. It lives in forests and swamps far from the ocean. Scientists say the tadpoles look different from other "Litoria" tadpoles. They have dark black and brown stripes and bright gold spots.
The slender tree frog ("Litoria adelaidensis") is a tree frog from Australia. It lives in southwestern Australia. These frogs can grow to 4.5 cm long from nose to rear end. They are pale brown to bright green in colour. They have stripes down their sides. Adult frogs live near the coast or inland and stay near bodies of water. They lay their eggs on underwater plants. The tadpoles are light in colour with stripes down their sides and can grow to 5.5 cm long. They have two rows of teeth on their top jaw and three rows of teeth on their lower jaw. Even though this frog's Latin name comes from the city Adelaide, the frogs do not live in Adelaide.
The Super NES Classic Edition (also known as SNES Mini) is a dedicated home video game console. It was released in 2017 by Nintendo. It is the successor to the NES Classic Edition and emulates the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The console comes with two controllers. The cables of the controllers are 1.5 meters (5 ft) long. Hardware. The console features 720p HDMI display output and controllers that are similar to the original SNES controller. The console also includes an emulation engine developed by Nintendo European Research and Development. Games. 21 games are pre-installed on the SNES Mini. It is the first time that Star Fox 2 is officially playable. The games vary between regions. Officially, there is no possibility to add games, But it is possible to hack the console to get more games. Reception. Eurogamer praised the games, the support of 60 Hz and the fact that there are two controllers with longer cables in contrast to the NES Classic Mini. Eurogamer also said that the emulation of the SNES Classic Mini is better than that of the Virtual Console. Sales. The SNES Mini sold 368,913 copies in the first four days in Japan. In October 2017, it had sold more than 2 million units worldwide. By its fiscal year 2017 report, ending March 31, 2018, the SNES Classic sold more than 5 million times. The NES and SNES Classic editions sold more than 10 million units by September 30, 2018. Future. Nintendo said that there are no plans for a Nintendo 64 Classic Mini. Doug Bowser, President of Nintendo of America, said that "Our focus right now is absolutely on our dedicated platforms such as Nintendo Switch Lite and our flagship Nintendo Switch." Reggie Fils-Aimé said "For us, these were limited time opportunities that were a way for us as a business to bridge from the conclusion of Wii U as a hardware system to the launch of Nintendo Switch. That was the very strategic reason we launched the NES Classic system."
This is a list of Heads of state of Syria since 1920. Military administrators. OETA South chief administrators. The area was divided into four districts: Jerusalem, Jaffa, Majdal and Beersheba, each under a military governor. Both of the first two British administrators, Generals Money and Watson, were removed by London for not favouring the Zionists over the Arabs; when the OETA administration ended, Liberal party politician (and former British Home Secretary) Herbert Samuel was installed as the first civilian administrator. Samuel recorded his acceptance of the role, and the end of military administration, in an often-quoted document: "Received from Major-General Sir Louis J. Bols K.C.B.—One Palestine, complete." OETA East administrators. OETA East was a joint Arab-British military administration. The Arab and British armies entered Damascus on 1 October 1918, and on 3 October 1918 Ali Rida al-Rikabi was appointed Military Governor of OETA East. Prince Faisal son of King Hussain of Mecca entered Damascus as on 4 October and appointed Rikabi Chief of the Council of Directors (i.e. prime minister) of Syria. The boundary definition of OETA East left uncertainties to the south and east, leading to competing claims from the Kingdom of Hejaz and Occupied Iraq respectively – see Occupation of Ma'an and Occupation of Zor for further details. Governors Jabal Druze State. Hatay State. Hatay State (; ; ), also known informally as the Republic of Hatay (), was a transitional political entity that existed from 7 September 1938 to 29 June 1939, being located in the territory of the Sanjak of Alexandretta of the French Mandate of Syria. The state was transformed "de facto" into the Hatay Province of Turkey on 7 July 1939, "de jure " joining the country on 23 July 1939. Alawite State. The Alawite State was run by a succession of French governors from 1920 to 1936: The Sunni landowners, primarily living in the province's cities, were supporters of Syrian unity;
Murray Olderman (March 27, 1922 – June 10, 2020) was an American sports cartoonist and writer. His art was used by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and hung above the Hall of Fame statues. The Hall of Fame made all of the artwork digital so that visitors to the hall can see them through electronic kiosks. He was born in New York City. Olderman died on June 10, 2020 in Rancho Mirage, California from a heart attack, aged 98.
Burton F. "Burt" Natarus (November 7, 1933 – June 5, 2020) was an American politician. He was an Alderman of the 42nd Ward of Chicago from 1971 to 2007. Natarus was born in Wausau, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Natarus died on June 5, 2020 in Chicago, aged 86.
Mel Winkler (October 23, 1941 – June 11, 2020) was an American actor. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was known for his voice role of Aku Aku in "Crash Bandicoot". He also voiced Lucius Fox in "The New Batman Adventures". He starred as Melvin in the 1991 comedy "Doc Hollywood". Winkler died on June 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, aged 78.