Garden County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 2,057 people lived there. The county seat is Oshkosh. It was founded in 1909.
Flag of the Isle of Man
The flag of the Isle of Man or flag of Mann () is a triskelion made up of three armoured legs with golden spurs, in the centre of a red flag.
Jeanne Ashworth
Jeanne Chesley Ashworth (July 1, 1938 – October 4, 2018) was an American speed skater. She was born in Burlington, Vermont. She competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics. Ashworth competed in the first Olympic speed skating event for women. She won the bronze medal.
During the late 50's and 60's, when Ashworth was at the height of her career, she won 11 national championships.
Ashworth died of pancreatic cancer in Wilmington, New York on October 4, 2018, aged 80.
Wilmington, New York
Wilmington is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,253 at the 2010 census.
Maryse Condé
Maryse Condé (born February 11, 1937) is a French author. She is best known for her novel "Segu" (1984–85). She is a scholar of Francophone literature and Professor Emerita of French at Columbia University.
She writes her novels in French and they have been translated into English. She has won "Le Grand Prix Litteraire de la Femme" (1986), "Le Prix de L’Académie Francaise" (1988), and the "New Academy Prize in Literature" (2018) for her works.
New Academy Prize in Literature
The New Academy Prize in Literature was created in 2018 because the Nobel Prize in Literature was not awarded in 2018. The winner was announced on 12 October 2018. The New Academy will be dissolved in December 2018.
The New Academy announced that the four finalists for the prize were Maryse Condé, Neil Gaiman, Haruki Murakami, and Kim Thúy.
The New Academy Prize in Literature was awarded to Maryse Condé.
G. D. Agrawal
Guru das Agrawal also known as Sant Swami Sanand, Sant Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand (20 July 1932 – 11 October 2018) was an Indian environmental engineer, religious leader, monk, environmentalist activist, and professor. He was the Patron of an NGO named Ganga Mahasabha founded by Madan Mohan Malviya in 1905. He was known for a number of hunger strikes to stop many projects on the River Ganga. His hunger strike in 2009 led to the damming of the Bhagirathi River being stopped.
Agrawal died on 11 October 2018 from heart failure complicated from starvation, aged 87. He began the hunger strike on 22 June 2018, demanding the government act on its promises to clean and save river Ganga.
Mary Midgley
Mary Beatrice Midgley (née Scrutton; 13 September 1919 – 10 October 2018) was a British philosopher. She was born in London. She was a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Newcastle University. Midgley was known for her work on science, ethics and animal rights. She wrote her first book, "Beast And Man" (1978).
Midgley wrote 15 other books, including "Animals and Why They Matter" (1983), "Wickedness" (1984), "The Ethical Primate" (1994), "Evolution as a Religion" (1985), and "Science as Salvation" (1992). Her autobiography, "The Owl of Minerva", was published in 2005.
Midgley died on 10 October 2018 in Newcastle, North East England at the age of 99.
Labinot Harbuzi
Labinot Harbuzi (4 April 1986 – 11 October 2018) was a Swedish footballer. He was of Kosovar-Albanian descent. He played as a midfielder.
At 15 years old, he was signed by Dutch club Feyenoord where he started playing professional football in the club's reserve team and youth team. In the spring of 2006, he returned to Malmö FF and made his Allsvenskan debut that same year.
He was a Swedish under-21 international, making his debut against Republic of Ireland on 28 February 2006.
On 11 October 2018, Harbuzi died at a hospital in Malmö, Sweden of cardiac arrest, aged 32.
Dieter Kemper
Dieter Kemper (11 August 1937 – 11 October 2018) was a German cyclist. He competed professionally between 1961 and 1980. During his career he won one UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1975, seven European titles and 26 six-day road races. He finished three times in third place at world championships.
Kemper died on 11 October 2018 from bone cancer in Julianadorp, the Netherlands at the age of 81.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a 2019 American biographical drama movie, directed by Marielle Heller and written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. The movie stars Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers with Matthew Rhys as Tom Junod. Other stars include Susan Kelechi Watson and Chris Cooper.
The movie is about depressed journalist Tom Junod accepts an assignment to write an "Esquire" profile on Fred Rogers and Junod's views on life changed after his encounter with Mister Rogers.
Filming began in September 2018 in Pittsburgh. It was released on November 22, 2019 by TriStar Pictures. For his role as Mr. Rogers, Hanks was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA Award.
Marielle Heller
Marielle Stiles Heller (born October 1, 1979) is an American screenwriter, director, and actress. She is the writer and director of the movie "The Diary of a Teenage Girl".
In January of 2018, it was announced that Heller would direct a biopic about Fred Rogers called "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" with Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers.
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans (born 8 November 1974), known professionally as Matthew Rhys (), is a Welsh actor. He is known for his Emmy-winning role as Philip Jennings on the FX drama series "The Americans".
Rhys has been in a relationship with his "The Americans" co-star Keri Russell since 2013. They had their first child, a son named Sam, in late May 2016.
Fountain Valley, California
Fountain Valley is a suburban city in Orange County, California. The population was 55,313 at the 2010 census. Fountain Valley is an upper middle-class residential area.
Tom Junod
Tom Junod (born 1958) is an American journalist. He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors, the most important award in magazine writing.
Junod worked as a writer for "Esquire" magazine beginning in 1997. He also worked for "Atlanta" magazine, "Life", "Sports Illustrated". Junod has published award-winning American magazine pieces, including "The Abortionist", "The Rapist Says He's Sorry", "The Falling Man" and a 2001 piece on R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe that humorously used fictionalized information about its subject.
Junod is also known for his "Esquire" profile on Fred Rogers, which Junod said it changed his perspective on life after his encounter with Rogers. The event is the purpose of the 2019 biographical drama "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood".
Junod also appeared in the Rogers documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor?".
Susan Kelechi Watson
Susan Kelechi Watson (born November 11, 1981) is an American actress. She is of Jamaican and Nigerian descent. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. Watson is known for her work on the television shows "Louie" and "This Is Us".
Hege Skjeie
Hege Skjeie (15 May 1955 – 5 October 2018) was a Norwegian political scientist and feminist. She was Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo. She was Norway's first female Professor of Political Science.
In 2010, she was appointed chairperson of the Equality Commission by the Government of Norway to report on Norway’s equality policies. She was a columnist for the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv.
Skjeie died of pancreatic cancer in Oslo on 5 October 2018 at the age of 63.
Greg Stafford
Francis Gregory Stafford (February 9, 1948 – October 11, 2018), usually known as Greg Stafford, was an American game designer and publisher. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. He was known for his games "White Bear and Red Moon", "King of Dragon Pass", and "HeroQuest".
Stafford died on October 11, 2018 in Arcata, California at the age of 70.
Arcata, California