Platnick died on April 8, 2020 at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of problems caused from a fall, aged 68.
Mercer County, West Virginia
Mercer County is a county on the southeastern border of the U.S. state of West Virginia. At the 2010 census, the population was 62,264. Its county seat is Princeton. The county was originally in the state of Virginia.
Princeton, West Virginia
Princeton, is a city in and the county seat of Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 6,432 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area.
Bière de garde
Bières de garde are beers brewed in the north of France. They are rather light in colors, or amber. Usually, they have more than six percent alcohol. They also have a very malty taste. To many people outside France, the name may be misleading, as it means Beers for safekeeping.
Raj K. Aggarwal
Raj Kumar Aggarwal (born 1949) was a Kenyan-British pharmacist, public health expert and businessman. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya. He was the first ever Honorary Consul for India with jurisdiction for Wales. He was responsible for helping to connect Welsh and Indian businesses.
In March 2015, he was appointed president of the Consular Association of Wales. In 1973, he became a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
Edgewood, Illinois
Edgewood is a village in Illinois in the United States.
Dmitri Smirnov (composer)
Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (; 2 November 1948 – 9 April 2020), also known by his pen names Dmitri N. Smirnov, was a Russian-born British composer. He was born in Minsk. His best known works were "Tiriel" and "The Lamentations of Thel".
His "Solo for Harp" won First Prize in a competition in Maastricht (1976). His two operas "Tiriel" and "Thel" on a text by William Blake were premiered in 1989. He was a "Composer-in-Residence" at University of Cambridge (St John's College), at Dartington, and "Visiting Professor" at Keele University (1993–8).
Smirnov died of COVID-19 on 9 April 2020 in London at the age of 71.
Pat Stapleton (ice hockey)
Patrick James "Whitey" Stapleton (July 4, 1940 – April 8, 2020) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was a defenceman. Stapleton played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA), mainly for the Chicago Black Hawks. He also played for the Boston Bruins, Chicago Cougars, Indianapolis Racers and Cincinnati Stingers.
Stapleton was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He was the father of Mike Stapleton, who had a lengthy career in the NHL as well. Stapleton died on April 8, 2020 of stroke-related problems in Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario, aged 79.
Sarnia
Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It had a 2016 population of 71,594. It is the largest city on Lake Huron and in Lambton County. It is near the St. Clair River.
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River () is a river in central North America flows from Lake Huron into Lake St. Clair. It forms part of the international boundary between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Michigan.
Pete Docter
Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American animator, director, producer, screenwriter and voice actor.
Docter was born in Bloomington, Minnesota to Rita Margaret Kanne and David Reinhardt Docter. His parents are of Danish, English, French, German, Irish, Mohawk Native American, Scottish and Welsh descent.
Lake St. Clair
Lake St. Clair () is a freshwater lake that lies between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Michigan. It was named in 1679 by French Catholic explorers after Saint Clare of Assisi.
It is part of the Great Lakes system. It is along with the St. Clair River and Detroit River, Lake St. Clair connects Lake Huron (to the north) with Lake Erie (to the south). It has a total surface area of about and an average depth of just .
Okanagan
The Okanagan (), also called the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is an area in British Columbia, Canada, that is located around Okanagan Lake and the Okanagan River. It is part of the Okanagan Country, which is also in the United States as Okanogan Country Washington. The region's population is 362,258 in 2016. The largest city is Kelowna.
Okanagan Lake
Okanagan Lake is a large, deep lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is long, between wide, and has a surface area of 348 km.
Lac Region
Lac is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Bol. The region includes Chad's portion of the shore of Lake Chad.
The region of Lac is divided into two departments - Mamdi (capital Bol) and Wayi (capital Ngouri).
The region is the main agricultural segment in the whole country. They produce cotton and groundnut, the two main cashcrops of the country. There are a variety of local crops, like rice, also grown in the region.
Logone Occidental Region
Logone Occidental is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Moundou.
The region of Logone Occidental is divided into four departments:
Logone Oriental Region
Logone Oriental is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Doba.
The region of Logone Oriental is divided in six departments:
Mandoul Region
Mandoul is one of the 23 regions of Chad. The regional capital is Koumra.
The region of Mandoul is divided into three departments:
Mayo-Kebbi Est Region
Mayo-Kebbi Est is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Bongor.
The region of Mayo-Kebbi East is divided into four departments:
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region
Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Pala.
The Mayo Kébbi river flows through the north of the region. Lake Léré and the smaller Lake Tréné are in the north-west.
The region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest is divided into two departments:
Moyen-Chari Region
Moyen-Chari is one of the 23 regions of Chad. Its capital is Sarh.
Manda National Park is in the region.
The region of Moyen-Chari is divided into three departments:
Ouaddaï Region
Ouaddaï is a region in Chad. The capital city is Abéché.
The region was the heartland of the former Ouaddai Empire, which existed from the early 16th century until 1911. It was defeated by France in the Ouaddai War.
Since 2008, the region of Ouaddaï is divided into three departments:
Malcolm Dixon (actor)
Malcolm Dixon (September 1953 – 9 April 2020) was an English actor. He was best known as Strutter in the 1981 movie "Time Bandits". His height was 4'1" and because of it he often played Ewoks and dwarfs. Dixon worked in Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He also played an Oompa Loompa in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971). Dixon was born in Crook, County Durham.
Dixon died on 9 April 2020 at the age of 66.
Jan Křen
Jan Křen (22 August 1930 – 7 April 2020) was a Czech historian, academic, and dissident. He was born in Prague. During Czechoslovakia's communist era he became a political dissident. His works focused in the study of Czech-German relations. He was one of the signers of Charter 77. In 1989, Křen founded the Institute of International Studies at Charles University.
In March 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, Křen was infected with COVID-19. He died from the infection on 7 April 2020 in Prague, at the age of 89.
Salamat Region
Salamat is one of the 23 regions of Chad. The region's capital is Am Timan. Half of the Zakouma National Park is in the region.
The region of Salamat is divided into three departments:
Jean-Marie Zoellé
Jean-Marie Zoellé (16 November 1944 – 6 April 2020) was a French politician. He was Mayor of Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin from 2011 until his death. He was Deputy Mayor from 1989 until 2011.
Zoellé died on 6 April 2020 at a hospital in Bonn, Germany from COVID-19, aged 75.
Sila Region
Sila or Dar Sila is a region of Chad. The capital of the region is Goz Beïda.
Sila is divided into two departments:
André Stordeur