Gerald Baliles
Baliles died on October 29, 2019 under hospice care in Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 79. He had kidney cancer and pulmonary fibrosis at the time of his death.
Shinsegae
Shinsegae (, )
Shinsegae (Korean: 신세계, ) is an South Korean department store, along with many other businesses, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The name Shinsegae literally means "New World" in Korean. Its flagship store in Centum City, Busan, was the world's largest department store at , surpassing Macy's flagship Herald Square in New York City in 2009.
Shinsegae was originally part of the Samsung Group "chaebol", separated in the 1990s from the Samsung Group along with CJ Group (Food/Chemicals/Entertainment), Saehan Group (Electronic Media/Apparel/Textiles), and the Hansol Group (Paper/Telecom). The chairman Lee Myung-hee is the daughter of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull and younger sister of the chairman of Samsung Electronics Lee Kun-hee.
The group owns the brands Shinsegae and E-Mart, and is in direct competition with Lotte Shopping and Hyundai Department Store Group. Currently, it is the largest retailer in South Korea.
Parris Glendening
Parris Nelson Glendening (born June 11, 1942) is an American politician. He was the 59th Governor of Maryland from January 18, 1995 to January 15, 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Juana Maria
Juana Maria, born on San Nicolas Island, CA, better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, was a Native American woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño. She lived alone on San Nicolas Island off the coast of California from 1835 until her rescue in 1853. She died after getting dysentery. A children's book, "Island of the Blue Dolphins" was based on her.
Next United Kingdom general election
The Next United Kingdom general election is by default scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, in line with the Fixed-term Parliament Act. It will elect the next Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Most of the polling data says it will be a very narrow election. Some polls don't include Northern Ireland because their parties are different to the UK's. Current polling data from the electionpolling.co.uk website says the Conservatives will get a 2 seat majority
Al Bianchi
Alfred A. Bianchi (March 26, 1932 – October 28, 2019) was an American professional basketball player, coach, general manager, consultant and scout. He was born in New York City. He played for the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers from 1956 through 1966. He coached the Seattle SuperSonics from 1967 through 1969. Bianchi was also the general manager for the New York Knicks.
Bianchi died on October 28, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona from congestive heart failure at the age of 87.
Hans-Peter Uhl
Hans-Peter Uhl (5 August 1944 – 29 October 2019) was a German politician. He was a member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. Uhl was born in Tübingen, Nazi Germany. Uhl was a member of the member of the German Bundestag from 1998 through 2017.
Uhl died on 29 October 2019 of a long-illness at the age of 75.
Friday (1995 movie)
Friday is a 1995 American stoner comedy movie directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh. It stars Cube and Chris Tucker as Craig Jones and Smokey. The movie is about two unemployed best friends who must pay a local drug dealer on the night of Friday. The movie co-stars Nia Long, Tiny "Zeus" Lister Jr., Regina King, Anna Maria Horsford, Bernie Mac, and John Witherspoon.
The movie was released on April 26, 1995. It received positive reviews from critics. It has a 76% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Jim Geringer
James Edward Geringer (born April 24, 1944) is an American politician. He was the 30th Governor of Wyoming from 1995 to 2003.
Geringer is one of the founding governors of Western Governors University (WGU) and is currently chairman of the WGU Board of Trustees.
Rosemary Harris (writer)
Rosemary Jeanne Harris (20 February 1923 – 14 October 2019) was a British writer of children's fiction. She won the 1968 Carnegie Medal for British children's books. She was known for her "The Moon in the Cloud" trilogy. Harris was born in London.
Harris died on 14 October 2019 at the age of 96.
ContraPoints
Natalie Wynn (born October 21, 1988) is an American YouTuber and feminist writer. Her videos focus on topics such as politics, gender, and philosophy on her channel ContraPoints, which is seen as an inspiration for left-wing video essays on YouTube. She encouraged her viewers to vote for Joe Biden in the 2020 US elections.
Wynn was born in Arlington, Virginia. She is a transgender woman and a lesbian. Her videos' main themes are not usually her own identity, but viewers get to follow her journey as she explores her own identity as side notes during her philosophical videos.
Adore Delano
Daniel Anthony Noriega, better known by the stage name Adore Delano, (born September 29, 1989) is an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, and television personality. Noriega was a contestant on the seventh season of "American Idol" in 2008 and later competed in the sixth season of "RuPaul's Drag Race".
Marion County, Oregon
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 315,335 at the 2010 census. It is the fifth-most populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Salem.
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani
Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (, ) (born February 20, 1919) is one of the most senior Twelver Shia Marja. He is a supporter of the Islamic revolution in Iran.
In 2012 he became widely known for his fatwa calling for the death of rapper Shahin Najafi for apostasy.
Janusz A. Brzozowski
Janusz John Antoni Brzozowski (May 10, 1935 – October 24, 2019) was a Polish-Canadian computer scientist. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo's David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science.
From 1967 to 1996 he was Professor at the University of Waterloo. He was known for his works to mathematical logic, circuit theory, and automata theory.
Brzozowski died of cancer at his home in Waterloo, Ontario on October 24, 2019 at the age of 84.
Russell Brookes
Russell Brookes (16 August 1945 – 30 October 2019) was a British former rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985.
In 1978, he won the Rally New Zealand, a round of the FIA Cup for Drivers, the predecessor to the World Championship for Drivers.
In the World Rally Championship, he finished on the podium of his home event, the RAC Rally, three times in a row from 1977 to 1979.
Brookes died on 30 October 2019 at the age of 74.
David Price (politician)
David Eugene Price (born August 17, 1940) is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for since 1997, previously holding the position from 1987 to 1995. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Erwin, Tennessee
Erwin is a town in and the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,097 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
1973 Chilean coup d'état
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a critical moment in both the history of Chile and the Cold War.
Following many years of social unrest and political tension between the opposition-controlled Congress of Chile and the socialist President Salvador Allende, as well as economic warfare ordered by US President Richard Nixon.
Allende was overthrown by the armed forces and national police.
The presidential palace was bombed. During the air raids and ground attacks that preceded the coup, Allende gave his final speech, in which he vowed to stay in the presidential palace. Direct witness accounts of Allende's death agree that he killed himself in the palace.
This marked the beginning of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Gove City, Kansas