In 1891, the first "Triennale di belle arti" exposition was held at the academy. The exposition took place every three years. Each exhibition had a special theme. The first one was devoted to new trends in the plastic arts. The exhibit included some of the first examples of Italians painting in the pointillist style.
Like other state-run art academies in Italy, the Accademia di Brera falls under the Italian ministry of education and research. It awards first- and second-level degrees, specialised degrees, master's degrees and doctorates.
The accademia has three departments:
The academy has about 3,800 students, including about 1,000 foreign students (mostly postgraduates).
Abolfazl Anvari
Abolfazl Anvari (9 February 1938 – 14 February 2018) was an Iranian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He was born in Saveh, Iran. He won bronze medals at the 1966 and 1969 World Championships and at the 1970 Asian Games. He placed fourth at the 1967 World Championships and sixth at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Anvari died on 14 February 2018 in Tehran at the age of 80.
Pier Paolo Capponi
Pier Paolo Capponi (9 June 1938 – 15 February 2018) was an Italian actor and screenwriter. He was sometimes credited as Norman Clark. He was known for his roles in "The Cat o' Nine Tails", "Valerie Inside Outside", and in "A Season of Giants".
Capponi died on 15 February 2018 in Torri in Sabina at the age of 79.
Heli Lääts
Heli Lääts (24 June 1932 – 16 February 2018) was an Estonian singer (mezzo-soprano). Her career began in the mid-1950s. Lääts performed estrada, chamber, pop, polka, and jazz music.
During her career, Lääts also recorded and performed a number of children's songs. She also released several albums, recorded music for Eesti Raadio, and recorded songs with Mikk Mikiver and Jaak Joala. Some of her best-known songs in Estonia include "Tsirkus," "Oma laulu ei leia ma üles," and "Tänav, pink ja puu."
Lääts died at age 85 on 16 February 2018 in Tallinn.
Hans Rinner
Hans Rinner (18 March 1963 – 16 February 2018) was an Austrian businessman and football administrator. From 7 December 2009 until his death, he was the President of the Austrian Football Bundesliga. Rinner was also the owner and manager of a refrigeration company. He was born in Semriach, Austria.
From 2007 to 2010 he was president of SK Sturm Graz and then until 2016, member of the Supervisory Board. Since 2016 he was honorary president of the club.
Rinner died on 16 February 2018 in Salzburg, Austria of pancreatic cancer at the age of 54.
Blas Calzada Terrados
Blas Calzada Terrados (8 June 1937 – 17 February 2018), was a Spanish economist. He was born in Valladolid, Spain. He served as Chairman of Instituto Nacional de Estadística from 1977 through 1979. He later served as President of Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores from 2001 through 2004.
Calzada Terrados was one of the founders of the economy magazine "Cambio 16". Later he held the chairmanship of the Technical Advisory Committee of the IBEX 35 (CAT) and president of the La Salle Innovation Park.
Calzada Terrados died of stomach cancer in Madrid on 17 February 2018 at the age of 80.
Idrissa Ouédraogo
Idrissa Ouédraogo (21 January 1954 – 18 February 2018) was a Burkinabé movie director, screenwriter and movie producer. He was born in Banfora, Burkina Faso. He was best known for his movies "Tilaï", which won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival and "Samba Traoré" (1993), which was nominated for the Silver Bear award at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Ouedraogo died in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 18 February 2018 at the age of 64.
Emmanuele Kanyama
Emmanuele Kanyama (25 December 1962 – 17 February 2018) was a Malawian Roman Catholic bishop.
Kanyama was ordained to the priesthood in 1990. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza, Malawi, from 2007 until his death.
Kanyama died of complications from diabetes on 17 February 2018 at the age of 55.
Flag of Georgia (country)
The flag of Georgia (; "sakartvelos sakhelmtsʼipo drosha"), also known as the Five Cross Flag (; "khutjvriani drosha") has a white rectangle, with in its central portion a large red cross that extends to the edge of the flag. In the four corners there are four "Bolnur-Katskhuri" crosses of the same color.
Puerto Rico FC
Puerto Rico FC is a football club which plays in Puerto Rico.
Didier Lockwood
Didier Lockwood (11 February 1956 – 18 February 2018) was a French jazz violinist. He played in the progressive rock/jazz fusion band Magma in the 1970s. He was known for his use of electric amplification and experimentation on different sounds on the electric violin. He was born in Calais, France.
Lockwood died on 18 February 2018 in Paris of a heart attack at the age of 62.
Khatumo State
Khatumo or Khatumo state is a Beesha Darawiish unrecognized state in Horn Africa. It is inside Somalia. It borders Somaliland to the west, Federal Republic of Ethiopia to the south and Puntland to the east. In 1991, when Somalia's government collapsed, the government of Khatumo was called NSUM. NSUM stands for National Somali Unionist Movement. In the next decade, it used to be called Northland State. Northland State areas were the areas claimed by the Khatumo government. The name Khatumo means "positive agreement". This name was chosen after local Dhulbahante clan leaders all agreed on creating the state in 2012.
Most residents belong to the Dhulbahante tribe. Most Khatumites speak Somali. English and Arabic is also spoken and taught in schools. Khatumite media uses Standard Somali. Most Khatumites are Muslim. There are also other Harti clan members who live in the area.
Wildflowers (Tom Petty album)
Wildflowers is the second solo studio album by American musician Tom Petty, released on November 1, 1994. The album was the first released by Petty after signing a contract with Warner Bros. Records and the first of three albums produced by Rick Rubin.
Four singles were released from the album between 1994 and 1995, the most successful of which, "You Don't Know How It Feels", reached #13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and topped the Album Rock Tracks chart for one week.
"Rolling Stone" placed "Wildflowers" at number 12 on their list of the best albums of the 1990s.
Nimki Mukhiya
Nimki Mukhiya is an Indian television series that premiered on 28 August 2017. It is broadcast every Monday to Saturday at 8.30 pm on Star Bharat. Bhumika Gurung and Abhishek Sharma play the main protagonists.
Saam Daam Dand Bhed (TV Series)
Saam Daam Dand Bhed is India's political drama TV serial. The show is basically genre of revenge drama with political flair in it. The storyline of the show is loosely inspired from Netflix mega show House of Cards. It is produced by Shakuntalam Telefilms. The show went on air on August 28, 2017 on Star Bharat.
Triacontagon
A triacontagon or 30-gon is a shape with 30 sides and 30 corners.
All sides of a regular triacontagon are the same length. Each corner is 168°. All corners added together equal 5040°.
The amount of space a regular triacontagon takes up is
"a" is the length of one of its sides.
Tetracontagon
A tetracontagon or 40-gon is a shape with 40 sides and 40 corners.
All sides of a regular tetracontagon are the same length. Each corner is 171°. All corners added together equal 6840°.
The amount of space a regular tetracontagon takes up is
"a" is the length of one of its sides.
Take It Off
"Take It Off" is a song by American singer Kesha. It is the fourth single from her debut album, "Animal". It was released by RCA Records on July 13, 2010. The song has reached the top ten in the US and Canada and the top 15 in the UK. The song was certified platinum in the US for shipments of one million copies there.
Below Her Mouth
Below Her Mouth is a 2016 Canadian erotic and romantic drama movie. It premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It was filmed in Toronto over three and a half weeks. It had an all-female production crew.