Joseph Altairac (25 March 1957 – 8 November 2020) was a French literary critic and essayist. His works focused in science fiction literature and was secretary of the Prix Rosny-Aîné. His articles and works were dedicated to A. E. van Vogt, H. P. Lovecraft, and H. G. Wells.
A. E. van Vogt
Alfred Elton van Vogt (; April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born American science fiction writer. He was one of the most popular science fiction writers in the mid-twentieth century.
Van Vogt died at his home in Los Angeles on January 26, 2000 from Alzheimer's disease, aged 87.
Chicano Movement
The Chicano Movement, also known as El Movimiento, was a social and political movement inspired by acts of resistance from people of Mexican descent in the 1940s and 1950s, and the Black Power movement, that worked to support a Chicano/a identity.
The Chicano Movement was heavily influenced by and entwined with the Black Power movement.
Black Power movement
The Black Power movement was a social movement supported by African-Americans who wanted safety and support in African American neighborhoods, Black Power activists founded Black-owned bookstores, food cooperatives, farms, media, printing presses, schools, clinics and ambulance services. The international impact of the movement includes the Black Power Revolution in Trinidad and Tobago.
By the late 1960s, Black Power became violent to fight against American white supremacy. Most of these ideas were inspired by Malcolm X's criticism of Martin Luther King Jr.'s peaceful protest methods.
Juan Gómez-Quiñones
Juan Gómez-Quiñones (January 28, 1940 – November 11, 2020) was an American historian, poet, and activist. He was best known for his work in Chicana/o history. He was a co-editor of the "Plan de Santa Bárbara".
Gómez-Quiñones was born in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was raised in Los Angeles, California. He taught at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Gómez-Quiñones died on November 11, 2020 in Los Angeles at the age of 80.
Michael Mongeau
Michel Mongeau (c. 1946 – 11 November 2020) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for his roles in "He Shoots, He Scores" (1989), "Gaz Bar Blues" (2003), "How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause" (2003), "The Last Tunnel" (2004) and in "Shake Hands with the Devil" (2007).
Mongeau died on 11 November 2020 at the age of 74.
Marie-Claude Vayssade
Marie-Claude Vayssade (8 August 1936 – 11 November 2020) was a French politician. She was a member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1994. Vayssade was a member of the Socialist Party. She was born in Pierrepont, France.
Vayssade died on 11 November 2020 in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France at the age of 84.
Piem
Pierre de Barrigue de Montvallon, known as Piem, (12 November 1923 – 12 November 2020) was a French cartoonist. He was born in Saint-Étienne, France. Many of his works appeared on French newspapers. They mainly appeared for "Le Figaro", "Le Point" and "La Croix". His career began in 1947.
Piem died in Notre-Dame-d'Oé, France on 12 November 2020, his 97th birthday.
Notre-Dame-d'Oé
Notre-Dame-d'Oé is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Guy-Olivier Segond
Guy-Olivier Segond (14 September 1945 – 12 November 2020) was a Swiss politician. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He was a member of the FDP.The Liberals and Free Democratic Party. From 1983 to 1984 and again from 1988 to 1989, he was the Mayor of Geneva. Segond was a member of the National Council from 1987 to 1990.
Segond died on 12 November 2020 in Geneva at the age of 75.
Jay Kerttula
Jalmar Martin "Jay" Kerttula (April 6, 1928 – November 13, 2020) was an American businessman, farmer, and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Kerttula was the longest-serving member of the Alaska Legislature. He was in the House from 1961 to 1963 and 1965 to 1973 and in the Senate from 1973 to 1995.
Kerttula died on November 13, 2020 in Juneau, Alaska at the age of 92.
Jay E. Adams
Jay Edward Adams (January 30, 1929 – November 14, 2020) was an American Reformed Christian author. He wrote more than 100 books. His books have been translated into 16 languages. He was also known as the founder of The Institute for Nouthetic Studies. Adams was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He also created nouthetic counseling.
Adams died on November 14, 2020 in Woodruff, South Carolina at the age of 91.
David Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon
David Leonard Stoddart, Baron Stoddart of Swindon (4 May 1926 – 14 November 2020) was a British politician. He was Member of Parliament for Swindon from 1970 to 1983. He was a life peer in the House of Lords from 1983 to his death in 2020. He was a Labour peer from 1983 to 2002, when he was expelled from the Labour Party.
Stoddart died on 14 November 2020 at the age of 90.
Henrique Córdova
Henrique Córdova (21 December 1938 – 15 November 2020) was a Brazilian politician. He was Governor of Santa Catarina from 1982 to 1983. He was born in São Joaquim, Brazil. He was a member of the Democratic Social Party.
Córdova died on 15 November 2020 in Lages, Brazil at the age of 81.
Egidio Cosentino
Egidio Cosentino (6 March 1927 – 15 November 2020) was an Italian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Genoa, Italy.
Cosentino died on 15 November 2020 in Calgary, Alberta at the age of 93.
Drew S. Days III
Drew Saunders Days III (August 29, 1941 – November 15, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician. He was Solicitor General of the United States from 1993 to 1996 under President Bill Clinton. He alsowas the first African American Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division in the Carter Administration from 1977 to 1980.
He was the Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Days died on November 15, 2020 in New Haven, Connecticut at the age of 79.
Rosebell Kagumire
Rosebell Kagumire is a feminist, Pan-Africanist, and writer from Uganda. She is the editor of a website about feminism in Africa. Rosebell went to Makerere University and Tufts University before beginning her career in activism and social media. In 2012, her criticism of the campaign Kony 2012 made her more well-known to many people. Since then, she has become a writer for news websites like Al Jazeera and The Guardian. She is one of many feminists from East Africa who are becoming more well known outside of Africa, along with others like Stella Nyanzi.
Marvin Zonis
Marvin Zonis (September 18, 1936 – November 15, 2020) was an American political economist. His works focused on Middle Eastern politics and history. He was an emeritus professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He was the first professor at the Business School to teach a course on digital technologies.
Zonis died on November 15, 2020 in Chicago at the age of 84.
Bruce Swedien
Bruce Swedien (April 19, 1934 – November 16, 2020) was an American audio engineer and music producer. He was known for his work with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones.
He became known for his work in 1962 on Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons "Big Girls Don't Cry".
Swedien was a five-time Grammy Award winner. He recorded, mixed, and assisted in producing the best-selling album in the world, "Thriller" (1982) by Michael Jackson.
He also recorded and mixed for jazz artists such as Count Basie, Art Blakey, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Quincy Jones, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, The Second Coming, and Jeff Oster.
Swedien died on November 16, 2020 at the age of 86.
Eddie Borysewicz
Edward 'Eddie B' Borysewicz (March 18, 1939 – November 17, 2020) was a Polish-American Olympic cycling coach. He coached the American team that won nine medals at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984. In 1996, he was honored into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.