Dame Leonie Judith Kramer (1 October 1924 – 20 April 2016) was an Australian academic, educator and professor. She is known to be the first female professor of English in Australia, first woman to chair the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the first female chancellor of the University of Sydney. She was made the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and the Companion of the Order of Australia.
Kramer died in Sydney, Australia on 20 April 2016 from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 91.
Marina South Pier MRT station
Marina South Pier MRT station (NS28) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the North South Line, in Straits View planning area, Singapore. It is the southern terminal station of the North South Line. The station is located near the Marina South Pier and the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore.
Braddell MRT station
Braddell MRT station (NS18) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station located on the North South Line in Toa Payoh, Singapore. It was the first underground station on the MRT network with side platforms due to space constraints.
Formerly the code was: N9
Boris Hybner
Boris Hybner (August 5, 1941 — April 2, 2016) was a Czech actor and mime artist. In 2010, Hybner won the Thalia Award. He was known for his movies "Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping" (1983), "Dissolved and Effused" (1985), "Cosy Dens" (1999), "I'm All Good" (2008), "Toys in the Attic" (2009) and in "Marguerite" (2015).
Hybner died on April 2, 2016 in Prague at the age of 74 from an illness.
Nguyen Anh 9
Nguyen Anh 9 (born Nguyen Dinh Anh, January 1, 1940 – April 14, 2016) was a Vietnamese songwriter and pianist.
He was born in Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam on January 1, 1940. He was raised in Nha Trang and in Saigon. Nguyen Dinh Anh studied at Taberd until 1954 and went to Da Lat.
Nguyen Anh 9 started his songwriting career in a very accidental way when touring Japan with Khanh Ly. Nguyen Anh 9 played the guitar he was holding right away and sang: ""Không! Không! Tôi không còn, tôi không còn yêu em nữa..."" ("No! No! I'm no longer, I'm no longer in love with you..."). When coming back to Vietnam, Khanh Ly suggested he write this song. At her suggestion, he finished writing his first song in a short time.
The song "Không" (No) was first recorded by Khanh Ly on vinyl with the disc title "Tình ca quê hương" (Native land love songs). "Không" became one of the signature songs of Elvis Phuong's singing career, as well as some other Nguyen Anh 9's songs such as "Ai đưa em về" (Who takes you home), "Chia phôi" (Parting), "Một lời cuối cho em" (One last word for you)... many performed by Elvis Phuong on the stage of Queen Bee discothèque in Saigon in early 1970s.
In 1982, Nguyen Anh 9 returned to the music industry. He continued to take part in the concerts and piano shows in many places. Nguyen Anh 9 was also invited to write the soundtracks for some movies such as "Mảnh tình nghiệt ngã" (Ill-fated love affair), "Mênh mông tình buồn" (Immensely sad love).
He died of pneumonia and heart failure in Ho Chi Minh City, aged 76.
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Daniel Thomas (12 February 1945 – 13 April 2016) was a Welsh actor. He was best known for his role as Roj Blake in the BBC science fiction television series "Blake's 7", but appeared in many other movies and television programmes, including Shem in the ITV sci-fi series "Star Maidens" and Adam Brake in the fantasy series "Children of the Stones".
Thomas died of heart failure in Surrey, Greater London on 13 April 2016, aged 71.
Ahmed Brahim
Ahmed Brahim (, "ʾAḥmad Ibrāhīm"; 14 June 1946 – 14 April 2016) was a Tunisian politician. He was the First Secretary of Ettajdid Movement and the leader of the Democratic Modernist Pole until April 2012, when his party merged into the Social Democratic Path of which he became the president. He was the Ettajdid Movement's candidate for President of Tunisia in the 2009 presidential election. He was a professor of French at the University of Tunis; his area of study was comparative linguistics.
Ray Thornton
Raymond Hoyt "Ray" Thornton, Jr. (July 16, 1928 – April 13, 2016) was an American politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the U.S. Representative for Arkansas' 4th congressional district from 1973 to 1979 and the 2nd district from 1991 to 1997.
He studied among others at Yale University.
Thornton died in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 13, 2016, aged 87.
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Chanhassen is a city in Carver and Hennepin counties in the state of Minnesota. It is southwest of Minneapolis. The population was 22,952 at the 2010 census.
As of the census of 2010, there were 22,952 people, 8,352 households, and 6,257 families living in the city.
Chanhassen is home to several attractions that are well-recognized throughout the state and even nationally.
Chanhassen is located in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, represented by Erik Paulsen, a Republican.
President George W. Bush was the first sitting United States president to visit Chanhassen.
Companies with headquarters in Chanhassen include:
William M. Gray
William "Bill" Mason Gray (October 9, 1929 – April 16, 2016) was Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU), and the head of the Tropical Meteorology Project at CSU's Department of Atmospheric Sciences. He was widely regarded as a pioneer in the science of forecasting hurricanes and one of the world's leading experts on tropical storms. After retiring as a faculty member at CSU in 2005, Gray remained actively involved in both climate change and tropical cyclone research until his death.
Gray died in Fort Collins, Colorado on April 16, 2016, aged 86.
Newton MRT station
Newton MRT station (NS21/DT11) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore. It is an interchange station between the North South MRT Line and Downtown MRT Line. The station was formerly known as Newton Circus. It is one of the stations that is not connected from North South line to Downtown line. The station transit area is public.
The station was opened on 12 December 1987 and the original station code is N4. Downtown Line station was opened on 27 December 2015, reducing the need to take bus services 171 and 700/700A.
On 5 October 2017, a Platform screen door on the North South Line platform did not work. The door, which is fitted with sensors to detect when the train doors opens, did not open when the train doors opened. SMRT staffs directed passengers to the nearest working door. A similar case happened at the Downtown Line platform at Botanic Gardens station.
On 7 to 8 October, this station was the temporary terminating point for trains travelling from Marina South Pier. This was due to the Bishan tunnel flooding which caused train services to be suspended between Ang Mo Kio and Newton. Normal train services resumed at around 2pm on 8 October.
As part of Exercise Station Guard 2018, a security exercise, X-ray machines and metal detectors are used in this station. It is also used as part of a trial in November 2018.
Canberra MRT station
Canberra MRT station (NS12) is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line, located along Canberra Link in Sembawang, Singapore.
The station was announced on 27 June 2014. Construction began on 26 March 2016 and station opened on 3 November 2019. It will let people in the area take 10 minutes less to travel to the city centre or Jurong East.
Bayfront MRT station
Bayfront MRT Station (CE1/DT16) is a MRT Station in Singapore. It is an interchange station between the Circle and Downtown lines. It serves mainly the Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino, an underground walkway also provides visitors with a convenient passage to Gardens by the Bay.
Bayfront was the fifth and newest station that has a cross-platform interchange, after City Hall, Raffles Place, Jurong East and Tanah Merah.