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The arrondissement of Chartres is an arrondissement of France, in the Eure-et-Loir department of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital is the city of Chartres. History. When the Eure-et-Loir department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Chartres was part of that original department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Chartres is the most eastern of the "arrondissements" of the Eure-et-Loir department. It is the largest "arrondissement" of the department, and the one with more people living in it, with 207,869 inhabitants. It is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Dreux, to the northeast by the Yvelines department, to the east by the Essonne department, to the southeast by the Loiret department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Châteaudun and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Nogent-le-Rotrou. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". The cantons in the arrondissement of Chartres are: Communes. The "arrondissement" of Chartres has 151 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
The arrondissement of Châteaudun is an arrondissement of France, in the Eure-et-Loir department of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital is the city of Châteaudun. History. When the Eure-et-Loir department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Châteaudun was part of that original department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Châteaudun is the most southern of the "arrondissements" of the Eure-et-Loir department. It has an area of and a population of 59,794 inhabitants. It is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Chartres, to the east by the Loiret department, to the southeast by the Loiret department, to the south by the Loir-et-Cher department and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Nogent-le-Rotrou. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". The cantons in the arrondissement of Châteaudun are: Communes. The "arrondissement" of Châteaudun has 64 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
The arrondissement of Dreux is an arrondissement of France, in the Eure-et-Loir department of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital is the city of Dreux. History. When the Eure-et-Loir department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Dreux was part of that original department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Dreux is the most southern of the "arrondissements" of the Eure-et-Loir department. It has an area of and a population of 129,431 inhabitants. It is bordered to the north by the Eure department, to the east by the Yvelines department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Chartres, to the southwest by the "arrondissement" of Nogent-le-Rotrou and to the west by the Orne department. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". The cantons in the arrondissement of Dreux are: Communes. The "arrondissement" of Dreux has 108 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Gunnar Birkerts (, January 17, 1925 – August 15, 2017) was a Latvian-American architect. He was born in Riga, Latvia. For most of his career, Birkerts was based in the metropolitan area of Detroit, Michigan. Some of his designs include the Corning Museum of Glass and the Corning Fire Station in Corning, New York, Marquette Plaza in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, and the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. In 2014, he designed the National Library of Latvia in Riga, Latvia, aka the Castle of Light, whose architectural form references and draws inspiration from Latvian folklore. Birkerts died at the age of 92 on August 15, 2017 at his home in Needham, Massachusetts of congestive heart failure.
Stephen Brian Wooldridge (17 October 1977 – 14 August 2017) was an Australian racing cyclist, an Olympic and four-time world champion on the track. He was born in Sydney. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. In 2005, Wooldridge was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia. He was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions in 2015. Wooldridge committed suicide on 14 August 2017 in Sydney at the age of 39.
The arrondissement of Nogent-le-Rotrou is an arrondissement of France, in the Eure-et-Loir department of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital is the city of Nogent-le-Rotrou. History. When the Eure-et-Loir department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Nogent-le-Rotrou was part of that original department. On 10 September 1926, the "arrondissement" of Nogent-le-Rotrou was eliminated but in 1943 Nogent-le-Rotrou became again an "arrondissement" of the department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Nogent-le-Rotrou is the most western of the "arrondissements" of the Eure-et-Loir department. It is the smallest "arrondissement" of the department with an area of and the one with fewest people living in it, with a population of 36,668 inhabitants. It is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Dreux, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Chartres, to the southeast by the "arrondissement" of Châteaudun, to the south by the Loir-et-Cher department, to the southwest by the Sarthe department and to the west by the Orne department. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". The cantons in the arrondissement of Nogent-le-Rotrou are: Communes. The "arrondissement" of Nogent-le-Rotrou has 52 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Ukraine observes Eastern European Time (EET) (UTC+02:00) as standard time and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) (UTC+03:00) as daylight saving time Ukraine has observed daylight saving time since 1981 (then part of the Soviet Union) switching to EEST on the last Sunday in March at 03:00 local time, and switching to EET on the last Sunday in October at 04:00 local time. In 2020, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine submitted a draft law dated 09.10.2020 "On the calculation of time in Ukraine", which provides for the rejection of the seasonal transition of time from 2021.
Flond is a former municipality of the district Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 the former municipalities of Flond and Surcuolm merged into the new municipality of Mundaun.
Ftan was a municipality of the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015, the former municipalities of Ardez, Ftan, Guarda, Sent and Tarasp merged into the municipality of Scuol.
Peter Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler, PC (born 2 February 1938) is a British politician. He was a member of Margaret Thatcher's ministry. He was the Lord Speaker from September 2016 until April 2021. After serving as Shadow Minister of Transport, he was appointed Minister of Transport in 1979, being responsible for making seat belts compulsory. Later, as Secretary of State for Health and Social Services, he drew public attention to the dangers of AIDS. He resigned from the cabinet as Employment Secretary, and was knighted in 1990. On 25 February 2021, Fowler announced that he would resign as Lord Speaker on 30 April 2021 to focus on campaigning work.
Vera Vitalievna Glagoleva (31 January 1956 – 16 August 2017) was a Russian actress. She was born in Moscow. She was known for her roles in Christmas movies and romantic comedies. Her best known roles were in "Vyyti zamuzh za kapitana", "Bednaya Sasha", and in "Zhenshchin obizhat ne rekomenduyetsya". Glagoleva was awarded the People's Artist of Russia in 2011. Glagoleva died in Baden-Baden, Germany on 16 August 2017 of cancer at the age of 61.
Andrzej Stanisław Blumenfeld (12 August 1951 – 14 August 2017) was a Polish actor and voice dubber. He was born in Zabrze, Poland. His career began in 1973. He was known for Polish-dubbing from American movies. His best known work are "The Pianist", "Delivery Man", and "The Witcher". Blumenfeld died on 14 August 2017 in Warsaw, Poland of cancer at the age of 66. Short conversation with Adrian Ashkenazy: “We met for drinks,” Adrian Ashkenazy said. “I mentioned that I was hosting an Oneg Shabbat. He immediately shut down. ‘I’m not interested,’ he said adamantly. ‘Not me. Not my kids. I don’t want anything to do with it.'” Two years later, Adrian Ashkenazy showed up at the Beit Warszawa Rosh Hashana service. “The first person I saw was Andrzej, with his children, having a wonderful time,” he said. “He told me that while filming ‘The Pianist,’ in one scene, he and Adrien Brody hid under the floorboards of the restaurant to escape being found by the Nazis.” Adrian Ashkenazy said Blumenfeld told him, “‘It forced me to come to terms with my fear of becoming Jewish. I realized the man in the film was me, a Polish Jew, although I had not even said that out loud for years. I had kept my religion buried.'” “Soon after, Blumenfeld, as well as his son, openly declared themselves Jewish,” Adrian Ashkenazy said. References. https://jewishjournal.com/culture/special_sections/celebrations_simchas/7763/
Aharon Yadlin (; 17 April 1926 – 12 August 2022) was an Israeli educator and politician. He was born in Ben Shemen, Mandatory Palestine. In 2010, he was honored with an Israel Prize. Yadlin studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a member of the The Alignment after switching from the Labor Party. He served as Deputy Minister of Education from 1964 through 1972, and as Minister of Education from 1974 through 1977 in the First Rabin Government. Yadlin died on 12 August 2022 in Hatzerim, Israel at the age of 96.
Eugenio Polgovsky (June 29, 1977 – August 11, 2017) was a Mexican movie director, cinematographer and editor. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Polgovsky was known for the Mexican documentaries "Tropic of Cancer" ( Semaine de la Critique 2005) and "Los Herederos" "The Inheritors" (Mostra of Venice, "Orrizontti" 2008 &amp; Berlinale "Generation" 2009). Polgovsky died in London on August 11, 2017 at the age of 40.
Vernon James "Vern" Ehlers (February 6, 1934 – August 15, 2017) was the former U.S. Representative for , having served from 1993 until 2011. He was a member of the Republican Party. Ehlers was the first research physicist to be elected to Congress; he was later joined by Rush Holt, Jr. (D-NJ) and Bill Foster (D-IL). Ehlers served on the Kent County Board of Commissioners from 1975 to 1982. Ehlers served from 1983 to 1985 in the Michigan House of Representatives and then served from 1985 to 1993 in the Michigan Senate. Ehlers died on August 15, 2017 in Grand Rapids, Michigan of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 83.
Hans Streuli (13 July 1892 – 23 May 1970) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council representing the Canton of Zürich on 22 December 1953. He served until 31 December 1959 when Willy Spühler took office. He was a member of the Free Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Department of Finance and was President of the Confederation in 1957.
Fritz Honegger (25 July 1917 – 4 March 1999) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 7 December 1977. He served until Rudolf Friedrich took the position on 31 December 1982. He was member of the Free Democratic Party.  During his time in office he held the Federal Department of Economic Affairs and was President of the Confederation in 1982.
Fuldera is a village and former municipality of the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Fuldera, Lü, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava merged into the municipality of Val Müstair.
Fadwa Soliman or Fadwa Suleiman (17 May 1970 – 17 August 2017) was a Syrian actress and activist. She was born in Aleppo, Syria. She led a Sunni-majority protest against Bashar al-Assad's government in Homs. She became one of the most recognized faces of the Syrian Civil War. On 17 August 2017 Soliman died of cancer while in exile in Paris, aged 47.
On 17 August 2017, a white van hit pedestrians on La Rambla, Barcelona, leaving fourteen people dead and dozens injured. The two suspects then fled on foot. At around 17:20 CEST, a white Fiat Talento drove onto the pavement of Barcelona's Las Ramblas, crashing into pedestrians between Plaça Catalunya and Gran Teatre del Liceu. In the press conference held by the police at 7:00pm local time, the spokesperson confirmed the terrorist nature of the event, a dead person and 32 injured —10 of those in serious condition. Other sources are claiming the fatality count is 13. Police said two men were arrested in connection with the attack; another was reported killed in a shootout with police. In Ripoll, a man in his 20s was alleged to have rented the van, but told police his ID was stolen. Amaq News Agency said the attackers were "soldiers of the Islamic State" who "carried out the operation in response to calls for targeting coalition states". An explosion happened the night before the attack in the Catalan town of Alcanar. It flattened a building and killed a woman. The head of the Mossos d'Esquadra Josep Lluís Trapero said it was related to the ramming. Nine hours after the attack, police killed four people in Tarragona said to be planning a terrorist attack in Cambrils.
Grentzingen is a former commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Illtal. It is 25 km west of Basel and 10 km southeast of Altkirch.
The Viaur is a river in southern France, left tributary of the Aveyron river. It flows through the Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments.  Geography. The Viaur river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of . Its discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) has been observed from 1937 to 2017 in Laguépie, a "commune" of the Tarn-et-Garonne department near the confluence with the Aveyron river. Its average yearly discharge at Laguépie is . Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Laguépie Course. The Viaur river starts on the sides of the "Puech del Pal" in the "commune" Vézins-de-Lévézou, in the Aveyron department, at an altitude of . The Viaur passes through the departments and towns of: The Viaur river flows through 30 "communes" and two of them have the name of the river: Sainte-Juliette-sur-Viaur and Saint-Just-sur-Viaur, both in the Aveyron department. Finally, it flows into the Aveyron river in the "commune" of Laguépie, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, at of altitude. Main tributaries. The main tributaries of the Viaur are: Left tributaries: Right tributaries:
Myron Thomas "M. T." Liggett (December 28, 1930 – August 17, 2017) was an American folk sculptor. He was born near Mullinville, Kansas. He exhibited hundreds of his artworks on the roads of Mullinville.  His works were often made of painted, welded metal and often contained re-used farm implements, such as combine discs. His art is often critical of politicians on the local, state, and federal level. Many of his works are kinetic and move with the wind.  Work. Liggett's main work was the land along his front fence, on the north side of U.S. Route 400 in Mullinville. He was also a featured artist at the Folk Art Museum in Lucas, Kansas. He and some of his sculptures appear in the 2009 documentary What's the Matter with Kansas?. Death. Liggett, suffering from brain cancer, died on August 17, 2017 in Wichita, Kansas of kidney failure at the age of 86.
Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is an English filmmaker. Boorman is best known for his feature movies such as "Point Blank", "Hell in the Pacific", "Leo the Last", "Deliverance", "Zardoz", "Excalibur", "The Emerald Forest", "Hope and Glory", "The General", "The Tailor of Panama", and "Queen and Country".  Boorman has directed 22 movies and received five Academy Award nominations.
George Edward Glass is an American businessman and diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to Portugal from 2017 to 2021.  His nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Portugal was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3, 2017.  Glass was the owner of MGG Development LLC in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He founded Pacific Crest Securities in Portland, Oregon in 1990 and served as the company's president until 2014. He is a trustee for Oregon Health &amp; Science University and a former trustee for the University of Oregon. In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Glass to serve as the United States Ambassador to Japan.
Cornelis Pieter "Pete" Hoekstra (; born October 30, 1953) is an American politician of Dutch descent. He was the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from November 2017 to January 2021. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 2011. Hoekstra is a member of the Republican Party. In July 2017, Hoekstra was nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to the Netherlands by President Donald Trump. This nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 9, 2017. He moved to the United States at the age of three, studied political science at Hope College and obtained an MBA at the University of Michigan. Before entering into politics he was working as a marketing employee in a furniture business. Hoekstra is a member of the Reformed Church in America. In January 2024, he became Chair of the Michigan Republican Party. In November 2024, Hoekstra was nominated by President-elect Trump to be the U.S. Ambassador to Canada.
Jamie D. McCourt (born December 5, 1953) is a businesswoman and investor. She is the founder and CEO of Jamie Enterprises, and the former co-owner and executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers. She became the highest-ranking woman in Major League Baseball, appointed first as Vice Chairman of the Dodgers in 2004, then President in 2005, and finally CEO in 2009. On June 22, 2017, she was nominated as United States Ambassador to Belgium. On August 2, 2017, President Trump formally withdrew her nomination and instead nominated her as United States Ambassador to France and United States Ambassador to Monaco. This nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 2, 2017.
Steve King (born July 4, 1941) is an American businessman and Republican Party activist. He is the founder of King Capital LLC, an equity investment and real estate company. He is a former FBI agent. In 1988, he campaigned unsuccessfully for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Wisconsin. In July 2017, President Donald Trump nominated King to be the next United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic. This nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 5, 2017.
Sharon Day is an American politician. She is the former co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee. On August 3, 2017, she was confirmed as the next United States Ambassador to Costa Rica. She was nominated by President Donald Trump. She took office on September 25, 2017.
Kelly Dawn Knight Craft (; born February 24, 1962) is an American diplomat. She was the 30th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from September 2019 to January 2021. Before, she was the United States ambassador to Canada, the first woman to hold the post. In 2007, she was appointed by President George W. Bush as the U.S. delegate to the United Nations, where her focus included U.S. engagement in Africa. Knight-Craft was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Kentucky. She is a member of the University of Kentucky's board of directors. She heads Kelly G. Knight LLC, a business advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky. In June 2017, Craft was nominated to serve as United States Ambassador to Canada by President Donald Trump. On February 22, 2019, President Trump nominated Craft to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. On July 31, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by a vote of 56–34. After two divorces, she is now married to a coal entrepreneur. During her first week as Ambassador to Canada she suggested that man-made climate change was just one possible theory. On September 7, 2022, Craft launched her campaign to become Governor of Kentucky in the 2023 election.
Douglas Frederick "Doug" Manchester (born June 3, 1942) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the former chairman of Manchester Financial Group, past chairman and publisher of "The San Diego Union-Tribune". In January of 2019 Manchester was nominated by President Donald Trump to become United States Ambassador to the Bahamas. His nomination was withdrawn in November 2019 Manchester has built some of the tallest hotels and office buildings in San Diego, including the San Diego Marriott Marquis &amp; Marina and the Manchester Grand Hyatt, and is credited as a driving force behind the development of the San Diego Convention Center. Manchester also built the triple 5-star Grand Del Mar Resort &amp; Spa, which sold to Fairmont Hotels &amp; Resorts in 2015, and he maintains a minority ownership. Manchester built the Torrey Executive Centre, Manchester Financial Building, Whitetail Lodge and Golf Club, and is currently building the Fairmont Austin hotel in Austin, Texas.
John R. Bass (born 1964) is an American diplomat. He is the current United States Ambassador to Afghanistan since December 2017. He served as the United States Ambassador to Turkey from 2014 to 2016. He was United States Ambassador to Georgia from 2009 to 2012. President Donald Trump named him as his choice to become the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan on July 20, 2017. On September 28, 2017, his nomination was confirmed by the Senate.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (born April 22, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for playing John Winchester on "Supernatural", Denny Duquette on the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy", The Comedian in the 2009 superhero movie "Watchmen", Jason Crouse on "The Good Wife", and Negan on "The Walking Dead".  Morgan portrays Thomas Wayne in the DC Extended Universe beginning with "" (2016).
Lauren Cohan (born January 7, 1982) is a American British actress and model. Acting Career. Cohan best known for her role as Maggie Greene on "The Walking Dead" (2011–present). She is also known for her recurring roles on the television series "Supernatural" (2007–2008), "Chuck" (2011) and "The Vampire Diaries" (2010–2012), and in the comedy movie "Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj" (2006), the psychological thriller "The Boy (2016)", and for her role in the DC Extended Universe as character Martha Wayne in "" (2016).