M. P. Veerendra Kumar (22 July 1936 – 28 May 2020) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist. He was a Member of Parliament for Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998 and again from 2004 to 2009. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 2016 to 2017 and again from 2019 to 2020. He was a member of the Loktantrik Janata Dal political party.
He was also the chairman and managing director of the Malayalam daily newspaper "Mathrubhumi".
Kumer died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Calicut, India on 28 May 2020, aged 83.
Claude Goasguen
Claude Goasguen (12 March 1945 – 28 May 2020) was a French politician. He was a member of the National Assembly for Paris from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1997 until his death in 2020. He was a member of The Republicans.
For a short time, he was Minister of Reform of the State, Decentralisation and Citizenship in 1995 under Prime Minister Alain Juppé.
Goasguen died on 28 May 2020 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France from COVID-19, aged 75.
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. It is one of Paris' entrances and is located from Notre-Dame Church.
Guy Bedos
Guy Bedos (15 June 1934 – 28 May 2020) was a French actor and comedian. He was born in Algiers. He was best known for his roles in "Sweet and Sour", "Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!" and "All Together". He was also famous for his left-wing political support and he had supported politicians such as François Mitterrand.
Bedos died on 28 May 2020 in Paris of problems caused by Alzheimer's disease, aged 85.
University of California, Merced
The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is a public research university in Merced, California. It is the newest campus of the University of California. The university has 8,847 undergraduate students and 686 graduate students.
On May 19, 1988, the Regents of the University of California voted to begin planning to place a campus in the San Joaquin Valley due to an increase in the number of students at the other campuses. On May 19, 1995, the Board of Regents chose Merced as the location for the system's tenth campus. In 2001, the university used an $11 million grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to buy a 7,300 acre plot of land next to Lake Yosemite just north of Merced. This was the largest land purchase by the University of California for one of its campuses.
Al Rex
Albert Floyd Piccirilli (July 13, 1928 – May 25, 2020), also known by his stage name Al Rex, was an American bass player. He was known for playing with Bill Haley & His Comets. He started playing for them in 1949 and became known for "wild antics" on stage. He was born near Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania.
Rex died at his home in Norristown, Pennsylvania on May 25, 2020 at the age of 91.
Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Plymouth Township is a township with home rule status in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,525 at the 2010 census.
Henri van Zanten
Henri Carel van Zanten (March 18, 1957 – May 22, 2020) was a Dutch artist. He was born in Rotterdam.
Van Zanten started working under the Stanislavski method. His mentor was the Belgian theatre reformer Jan Decorte. Van Zanten was active from 1982 as an artist, actor and director. He was known for his street art and directing many art movies. He called himself an "omni artist". His best known work was "ʼuʼ".
Van Zanten died on May 22, 2020 in Berlin at the age of 63.
Dark Souls II
Dark Souls 2 is an action RPG made by Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware. It is the sequel to "Dark Souls". And the third sequel, titled "Dark Souls III" released in 2016.
Peter Alexander (artist)
Peter Alexander (February 27, 1939 – May 26, 2020) was an American artist. He was part of the Light and Space artistic movement in southern California in the 1960s. He was best known for his resin sculptures from the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in Los Angeles.
In 1980 he was awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
He was a longtime friend of Christopher Isherwood. A portrait of Alexander by Isherwood's former lover Don Bachardy has been seen at the Laguna Art Museum.
In October 2011, Craig Krull Gallery exhibited a survey of Alexander's work, including paintings and sculptures from 1970 to 2009.
Irm Hermann
Irmgard Hermann (4 October 1942 – 26 May 2020) was a German actress. She was born in Munich. She was known for appearing in movies directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She had lead roles in "The Merchant of Four Seasons" (1971) and "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant" (1972).
Hermann died on 26 May 2020 in Berlin, aged 77.
Anthony James (actor)
Anthony James (born James Anthony; July 22, 1942 – May 26, 2020) was an American actor. He was known for playing villain in Western movies or television series. He was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
His movie roles include: "P.J." (1968) and "...tick...tick...tick..." (1970). He played one of the lynch mobsters in "High Plains Drifter" and appeared the horror movie "Burnt Offerings" (1976). He had roles in "Blue Thunder" (1983), " Nightmares" (1983), and "" (1991).
James died on May 26, 2020 of cancer, aged 77.
Federico García Vigil
Federico García Vigil (5 January 1941 – 27 May 2020) was a Uruguayan composer and conductor. He was the conductor of the Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1994 to 2008. He was born in Montevideo.
García Vigil died on 27 May 2020 in Montevideo, aged 79.
Battle of Huế
The Battle of Huế was a battle of the Vietnam War during the Tet Offensive. It happened between 31 January and 2 March 1968. Since Huế was part of an important route between Danang and the North Vietnam-South Vietnam border, Huế was an important target for communist Vietnamese soldiers to attack. The battle was one of the deadliest in the war. Even today, visitors to the city can see signs that the battle was fought in Huế. Some buildings that were damaged or destroyed were never fixed. Other buildings still have bullet holes left from the battle.
WorkPuls
Workpuls is an automated time tracking and employee monitoring software. Their offices are locations in San Francisco (California) and Belgrade (Serbia). Finances Online awarded Workpuls with a "Rising Star Award" in 2016, and a "Great User Experience Award" in 2017.
After developing the software, Ivan Petrovic founded Workpuls in San Francisco, California in February 2015. It is used by companies that wants to optimize workflow by automatically tracking and analysing their employees computer activities. The product is conceived as a SaaS solution and described as a tool for improving the insight of HR professionals, complementary to traditional performance management.
The company raised its seed round of investments in August 2016, when it became a part of South Central Ventures portfolio in partnership with StartLabs. In May 2019 the company received a third round of investments from South Central Ventures.
Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone was the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In 1954, after the Viet Minh defeated France during the First Indochina War, France gave up control of Vietnam, but France also split Vietnam in two halves. The Vietnamese DMZ would be a place where many battles would take place during the Vietnam War. After North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam at the end of the war, the Vietnamese DMZ was no more and the two countries were united into one Vietnam.
Viet Minh
The Viet Minh (also known as Vietnamese Independence League, or Việt Nam Độc Lập Đồng Minh Hội) was an Vietnamese organization who fought for Vietnam's independence from France.
It was founded by Pac Bo and Ho Chi Minh in 1935 or 1936. It fought against Japan during World War II with help from the United States and the Republic of China.