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Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ""; 14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his assassination.  Life. Born on April 14, 1906. He was the third son of Ibn Saud. He became king when his brother Saud resigned. He was the Saudi foreign minister from 1930 and prime minister from 1954 until his death, except for a two-year break in both positions from 1960 to 1962. Death. On 25 March 1975, King Faisal was shot twice in the head in a point-blank by his nephew, Faisal bin Musaid, the son of his half-brother, Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He was quickly taken to Central Hospital in Riyadh as doctors massaged his heart and gave him a blood transfusion but failed. He died shortly afterwards. He was 68 years old. At the time of his death, his nephew was executed three months later by decapitation for the murder.
Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ""; 13 February 1913 – 13 June 1982) was the King of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982. He was the fourth ruler of the country. Khalid died of a heart attack in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia, aged 69.
Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey PhD MD (July 24, 1914 – August 7, 2015) was an Canadian-American pharmacologist. She was a reviewer for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She refused to authorize thalidomide for market because she had concerns about the drug's safety. Her concerns proved to be justified when it was proven that thalidomide caused serious birth defects. As a result of her blocking American approval of thalidomide, Kelsey was awarded the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service by President John F. Kennedy, Kelsey retired from the FDA in 2005, at age 90, after 45 years of service. Kelsey died at her daughter's home in London, Ontario at the age of 101.
Gardnar Putnam "Gar" Mulloy (November 22, 1913 – November 14, 2016) was a former U.S. No. 1 tennis player primarily. He was known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert. He was born in Washington, D.C.. Mulloy turned 100 in November 2013. Mulloy died in Miami, Florida on November 14, 2016 from complications of a stroke, aged 102.
Richard Leland Bare (August 12, 1913 – March 28, 2015) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter of television shows. He is known for directing some episodes of the "Twilight Zone" and nearly all of the episodes of the series "Green Acres".
Simon "Si" Ramo (May 7, 1913 – June 27, 2016) was an American physicist, engineer, business leader and author. He led development of microwave and missile technology and was sometimes known as the father of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). He also developed General Electric's electron microscope. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ramo died on June 27, 2016 in Santa Monica, California at the age of 103.
Bobbi Kristina Brown (March 4, 1993 – July 26, 2015) was an American television personality, heiress and singer. She was the daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Brown was born in Livingston, New Jersey. Adult life. On February 11, 2012, Brown's mother, Whitney Houston, accidentally drowned in a hotel bathtub. Brown was found face down in her bath on 31 January 2015 having taken a mixture of drugs including marijuana, alcohol, benzoylecgonine (made from cocaine), benzodiazepine (a sedative) and morphine. She was placed into an induced coma, but did not recover. She died on 26 July 2015 of pneumonia caused by the overdose. Discography. Brown spoke and sang in some of her mother's recordings and televised performances, as well as on a television show after her mother's death.
Joseph Medicine Crow-High Bird (October 27, 1913 – April 3, 2016) was a Crow historian and author. He was also an enrolled member of the Crow Nation of Native Americans.  His writings on Native American history and reservation culture are thought to be his best known works, but he was best known for his writings and lectures about the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Légion d'honneur. He was a founding member of the Traditional Circle of Indian Elders &amp; Youth. He turned 100 in October 2013. He died in Billings, Montana on April 3, 2016 at the age of 102.
The Toronto streetcar system is a network of eleven streetcar routes in the Canadian city of Toronto, Ontario. It is by far the largest network of its kind in the Americas. It operates as part of the Toronto Transit Commission's public transport network, and shares a common fare system with buses and subway services. Unlike modern light rail systems that are becoming more commonplace in North America, streetcars runs on city streets and call at frequent bus-type stops, where the passenger waits on the sidewalk for the next streetcar and pays his or her fare on board the vehicle. There are 685 of these stops, eight of which are shared with and connect to the subway system. The system mainly serves the downtown and waterfront areas of the city, and acts as feeder routes to the subway. The system, which has been one of the longest in continuous operation, was opened in 1861 as a horse tramway. The system was bought by the Toronto Railway Company in 1891 and it was electrified in 1892. Vehicles run on of tracks with a non-standard gauge of and collect power from overhead lines at 600 V DC using trolley poles mounted on each streetcar. More than 300,000 people ride the system on an average weekday, and about 100 million on an annual basis, making it among the busiest systems in the world.
Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla (4 October 1801, Cartago, Costa Rica - 23 May 1856) was head of state of Costa Rica from November to December 1844. Bonilla studied law, but did not complete the course. He still worked as a lawyer, and was later a customs official, a judge, and a regional governor. In 1843 he was elected to the Constituent Assembly. He was very quickly made Vice President, and was also president of the Congress. In 1844 he became President and put in place the new Constitution drafted by the Assembly in March 1844. He was opposed by sectors of the Army, led by the military commander general of Costa Rica, General Pinto. After the coup failed, Bonilla removed Pinta from the army.  He resigned in December, when the after the assembly refused to allow him to use force to settle problem between some of the provinces. His resignation was not accepted, but he was allowed to retire to his hometown. He was replaced on an interim basis by Rafael Mora Murillo and later by José Rafael Gallegos.  He continued to serve as Vice President, and in 1856, brought in many laws and actions to try to control a cholera epidemic. He got cholera, and died on 23 May 1856.
Muath Safi Yousef Al-Kasasbeh (; May 29, 1988 – January 3, 2015) was a Jordanian pilot. He was imprisoned and burnt alive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Al-Kasasbeh was a First Lieutenant in the Royal Jordanian Air Force. The plane he was piloting, an F-16 fighter jet, crashed after mechanical problems on December 24, 2014, though Islamic State claimed it shot his aircraft down. He was captured by Islamic State militants near Raqqa, Syria. He was threatened with execution, but there were negotiations to release him. However, Islamic State decapitated his co-prisoner, Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, and subsequently burned Al-Kasasbeh to death while he was locked in a cage.
Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi ( born c. 1970-4 February 2015) was an Iraqi failed suicide bomber. She has been convicted in the November 9, 2005 Amman bombings in Jordan but survived when her explosive belt failed to detonate. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the triple bombings that hit three hotels. She was sentenced to death as a result of her involvement in the hotel suicide bombings. Jordan executed her on February 4, 2015 in response for the execution of Jordanian pilot Muath Al-Kasasbeh by the ISIS terrorist organization. Jordan had expressed willingness to swap al-Rishawi in exchange for the pilot's safe return, however the pilot had already been killed.
Walter Isaacson (born May 20, 1952) is an American businessman and journalist. In 2001 he became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CNN. In 2003 he became the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He also has been the editor of Time Magazine. Isaacson has written biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and Henry Kissinger. He also co-authored the book "The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made". In 2012 Time Magazine named him one of the top 100 most influential people in the world. Early life and education. Isaacson was born on May 20, 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father Irwin was an engineer. His mother Betsy was a Realtor. Isaacson grew up in New Orleans. He graduated from Harvard University in 1974. Isaacson attended Pembroke College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Career. He started as a journalist at "The Sunday Times of London". He returned home to write for "New Orleans Times-Picayune/States-Item." In 1978 he started as a political correspondent for Time Magazine. He became the editor of Time in 1996. After 23 years at the magazine he joined CNN as CEO in 2001. He left in 2001 to head up the Washington DC think tank, The Aspen Institute. Isaacson is the chairman emeritus of Teach for America. Since 2012 he is the chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Isaacson is a member of the board for United Airlines and Tulane University. In 2010 he was elected to the Board of Overseers of Harvard University. On 12 May 2014 Isaacson delivered the Jefferson Lecture at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. It was established by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The high honor is given "for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities".
Josephoartigasia is an extinct genus of giant rodent from the Pliocene. It is related to the living pacarana. The genus includes the largest known rodent, "Josephoartigasia monesi".  The two species would have looked like gigantic pacarana, or capybaras the size of cows. However, Dr Virginie Millien, from McGill University in Montreal, said the mathematical models originally used to calculate the rodent's mass from its skull probably overestimated its body size. A recent report said it had big front teeth, which it might have used for defence.
Rowland Evans (April 28, 1921 - March 23, 2001) was a conservative "Chicago Sun-Times" columnist and co-host of the Cable News Network's (CNN) "Evans &amp; Novak", later "Evans, Novak, Hunt, &amp; Shields". He was also a political analyst for CNN, along with his partner on "Evans and Novak" and at the "Chicago Sun Times", Robert Novak.
The Allard Pierson Museum is a archaeological museum in Amsterdam.  The museum was founded in 1934. It is part of the University of Amsterdam. Since 1976 it has been located the building of the former Dutch bank. History. The Allard Pierson Museum is named after Allard Pierson (1831-1896). He was the first professor of archaeology at the University of Amsterdam.
The Muiderslot is a castle-museum in the Netherlands, in Muiden. It is southeast of Amsterdam. It is one of the better known castles in the Netherlands. History. The castle was built in 1280 by Floris V. Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft used to live there.
Universal Esperanto Association (in Esperanto , UEA) is the largest organization of Esperanto speakers. Its main office is in Rotterdam, Netherlands and it also has an office at the United Nations building in New York City. Swiss journalist Hector Hodler with other people founded the Universal Esperanto Association on 28 April in 1908. Today it has around 6,000 individual members and 70 country organizations.
David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is an American white supremacist, former grand wizard of the Klu Klux Klan, and neo-Nazi. He ran for President of the United States in 1988 and again in 1992. He was the subject of controversy because of his claim that Representative Scalise and other Republican leaders had links to him in the past. He was interviewed by Bill O'Reilly on the Fox News Channel and Michael Smerconish on the Cable News Network to discuss this.
An International auxiliary language (shortly IAL or auxlang) is a language that is intended for communication between people who have different first languages. Languages of large societies over the centuries have almost reached the international level, for example Latin, Greek, Standard Arabic, Standard Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Some people have turned to the idea of promoting an artificial or constructed language as a possible IAL, for example Esperanto, Ido and Interlingua.
Prague Manifesto () is a manifesto in which are seven principles for Esperanto movement. It was published during World Esperanto Congress in Prague, Czech Republic in 1996 by the representative of UNESCO and participants of the meeting. Because the manifesto shows advantages of accepting of Esperanto as international auxiliary language, people consider it as the modern manifesto of finvenkism (the movement which wants Esperanto to be an official international auxiliary language).
In the Lonely Hour is the debut studio album by British singer Sam Smith. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2014. In the United States, it was released on 17 June 2014. The album includes the hit singles "Money on My Mind" and "Stay with Me", both of which were number one in the UK; the latter becoming a hit worldwide. A deluxe edition of the album contains five bonus tracks, including a solo acoustic version of Disclosure's single "Latch" and Naughty Boy's number-one single "La La La", on both of which Smith provided guest vocals.
The New Classic is the debut studio album by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. The album was released on 21 April 2014, under Island in the US, Virgin EMI in the UK. The album features the Billboard Hot 100 number single "Fancy" which features English singer Charli XCX as well as guest appearances from R&amp;B singer Rita Ora and rapper T.I.. Azalea also stated that the reason why she named it "The New Classic" by saying "I think people think of classic and they think of a Nas record or a Jay-Z record or "The Chronic", what makes something classic is when you hear it and you have that moment that is a time capsule. When I say 'The New Classic,' I just want to make records that give you that moment for fans that they can remember where they were when they heard it." Critical reception. "The New Classic" received mixed reviews from music critics. Credits and personnel. Credits for "The New Classic" adapted from Allmusic.
Rena Owen (born 22 July 1962 in Bay of Islands, Northland in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress. She works in movies, television and theatre. She played Beth Heke in "Once Were Warriors". She also played Anna in "Ocean of Pearls" (2007). The awards Owen has won include:
The Amityville Horror is a 2005 American horror movie. It is a remake of the 1979 movie. Ryan Reynolds plays George Lutz. Chloë Grace Moretz plays Chelsea Lutz. Melissa George plays Kathy Lutz. The movie is set on Amityville, Long Island, New York in 1974. It was filmed in Chicago. The movie received negative reviews from critics. However, it made over $108 million overall in the box office
Melissa Suzanne George (born 6 August 1976) is an Australian actress. She played Angel Parrish in "Home and Away". She then moved to the United States. After that, she acted in "Friends", "Grey's Anatomy" and "In Treatment". George was born in Perth, Western Australia.
Udo Lattek (16 January 1935 – 1 February 2015) was a German football player, coach, and TV pundit. Lattek was one of the most successful coaches in the history of the game, and the most successful coach with German teams, especially Bayern Munich. He won important trophies with Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Barcelona. He coached Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04 and 1. FC Köln. Lattek died of Parkinson's disease in Cologne, Germany, aged 80.
Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (12 September 1931 – 28 November 2024) was a Mexican actress and producer. She was one of the most recognized and versatile Mexican actresses. She was known for her roles in "Shark!" (1969), "Viridiana" (1961), "El ángel exterminador" (1962) and "Simón del desierto" (1965). Pinal died on 28 November 2024 at a hospital in Mexico City from problems caused by a urinary tract infection, aged 93.
Roger Eugene Ailes (May 15, 1940 – May 18, 2017) was a Republican political operative. He worked for United States Presidents George H. W. Bush and Richard Nixon. He founded Fox News Network with Rupert Murdoch. He is the president of Fox News Channel. He was chairman of Fox Television Stations Group. Ailes became President of NBC's Cable News and Business Channel in 1993. While working for NBC, he created a cable talk channel called America's Talking in 1994. That channel later became MSNBC. In 1996 he left to join News Corporation, owned by Rupert Murdoch, and launch News Corporation's Fox News Channel. He is Chief Executive Officer of Fox News Network. Ailes died at his Palm Beach, Florida on May 18, 2017 from subdural hematoma caused by a fall at the age of 77.
Vanailson Luciano de Souza Alves (born 25 April 1991), commonly known as Vaná, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol. Honours. Coritiba ABC Porto Aris Limassol
A game bird is any of a number of species of wild birds which are hunted, killed and eaten by humans. Hunting game birds is a sport, and a way of getting food. Usually there are laws which govern the hunting. Usually, guns are used, and so there are gun laws. Also, regulations protect the birds' breeding season, so that another generation of birds will grow to replace the present generation. Although the birds are wild, most of them are "managed" if they live on estates. Birds which migrate cannot be managed in the same way. Shooting game birds on Scottish estates is for them a major source of income. The managing consists of making sure there are enough birds for the next shooting season.  In the United Kingdom game is defined in law by the Game Act 1831. It is illegal to shoot game on Sundays or at night. Other (non-game birds) that are hunted for food in the UK are specified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the Forestry Commission have a big say in how the hunting is regulated. UK law defines game as including:
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is an organisation registered in Great Britain as a charity. It was founded as the Plumage League in 1889 by Emily Williamson. The RSPB works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment. It runs public awareness campaigns and petitions, and it operates nature reserves throughout the United Kingdom. The RSPB has 2,000 employees, 17,600 volunteers and more than a million members (including 150,000 youth members). It is the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. The RSPB has many local groups and maintains 200 nature reserves. The group gained popularity and eventually amalgamated with the Fur and Feather League in Croydon to form the RSPB. The original members of the RSPB were all women. They campaigned against the fashion of wearing exotic feathers in hats. To this end the Society had two simple rules: At the time of founding, the trade in plumage for use in hats was very large: in the first quarter of 1884, almost 7,000 bird-of-paradise skins were being imported to Britain, along with 0.4 million birds from the West Indies and Brazil, and 0.36 million birds from British India. The Society attracted support from some women of high social standing who belonged to the social classes that popularised the wearing of feathered hats, including the Duchess of Portland (who became the Society's first President) and the Ranee of Sarawak. The organisation began to attract the support of many other influential figures, both male and female, such as the ornithologist Professor Alfred Newton. The society received a Royal Charter in 1904 from Edward VII. It petitioned Parliament to introduce laws banning the use of plumage in clothing.
Edward Riley Boyd (later Eddie Boyd; November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994) was an American blues pianist. He wrote and recorded the songs "Five Long Years" (1952) "24 Hours" (1953) and "Third Degree" (also 1953). He later moved to Europe because he was tired of the racial discrimination in the United States. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He died in Helsinki, Finland.
"I Want it That Way" is a dance-pop ballad from Backstreet Boys. It is about a relationship that is troubled by emotional or physical distance. In the United States, the song peaked at #6 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It hit #1 in many other countries. The song was nominated for three Grammy Awards. It was released in April 1999.
William Samuel Paley (September 28, 1901 – October 26, 1990) was an American businessman, philanthropist, broadcaster and founder of CBS. He was a Chicago-born cigar salesman. In 1928 he purchased a small group of radio stations. From that start he built CBS into a dominant force in radio and television. Paley died in New York City on October 26, 1990 from kidney failure, aged 89.
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a pop ballad from the Backstreet Boys. The song is about missing someone you love and asking the meaning of living a lonely life. On the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, the song hit #6. It hit #2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Chart. The song was released on December 21, 1999.
Henri 'Rik' François Louis Coppens (29 April 1930 – 5 February 2015) was a Belgian footballer. He played as a striker. He played 389 games and scored 261 goals for Beerschot AC. Coppens won the first Belgian Golden Shoe in 1954. For many he's unknown but for others he's the famous creator of the 'Johan Cruyff' penalty. Creation of the 'Johan Cruyff' penalty. 5 June, 1957, Belgium was facing Iceland in a World Cup Qualification match. The match started perfectly for Les Diables Rouges who soon were leading the game by a ludicrous 6-1 against a weak and pretty much unknown adversary who still had to face over forty-five minutes of pain. In the 44th minute of the game, near the end of the first-half, referee whistles for what would be one of the best penalties of the entire history. 'Rik' Coppens was the one chosen to be the executioner of it but instead of shooting directly to the net, he passed to his teammate André Piters who shot for the 7-1. The game didn't ended there, the second half was open for more goals, specially for Iceland, but were not enough to change a sure winner since it ended with a magnificent 8-3 and with a penalty that changed an entire nation of football lovers since then. This particular way of scoring a penalty, the two-man penalty, was remade by many over the years, and even failed by many like Thierry Henry and Robert Pirès, but when someone talks about this particular style of scoring there is one name that immediately pops up – Johan Cruyff. A player who, with the help of his teammate Jasper Olsen, when both were players of Ajax, scored one of this amazing penalties against . Cruyff passed the ball to Jasper who then passed it back to a magnificent and cruel finish that many will remember for years. Late years. After his career as a player, he became a coach with Tubantia Borgerhout (1970-1971), Berchem (1971-1974 and 1977-1981), Beerschot (1974-1977 and 1981-1984) and Club Brugge (1981).
Wester Shadric "Wes" Cooley (March 28, 1932 – February 4, 2015) was an American politician and rancher. Cooley was a member of the Republican. He was a U.S. Representative from for the 1995–1997 term. Cooley was born in Los Angeles, California. Cooley died on February 4, 2015 in Bend, Oregon.
Mary Healy (April 14, 1918 – February 3, 2015) was an American actress and singer. She was known for her roles in "Second Fiddle", "Star Dust", and in "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T". Healy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Healy died in Calabasas, California from natural causes, aged 96.