Alan John Williams (14 October 1930 – 21 December 2014) was a British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea West from 1964 to 2010.
Williams was born in Caerphilly. He died in London at the age of 84 from a stroke on 21 December 2014.
Maia Hirasawa
Maia Hirasawa, born May 5, 1980 in Sollentuna, Sweden, is a Swedish-Japanese singer-songwriter.
Morteza Ahmadi
Morteza Haj Seyed Ahmadi (‎; 1 November 1924 – 21 December 2014) was an Iranian actor, singer and writer. Ahmadi was known for his works in "Autobus", "Madrak-e Jorm" and "Khane-kharab". He was born in Tehran.
Ahmadi died on 21 December 2014 at his private house in Tehran, aged 90.
Karin Kock-Lindberg
Karin Kock-Lindberg, née Kock, born 2 July 1891, dead 28 July 1976, was a Swedish social democrat politician and professor of economics. In 1947 she became the first woman to hold a Ministerial position in Sweden. She also became the first female professor of national economy in Sweden. She was known as Karin Kock-Lindberg after marrying lawyer Hugo Lindberg in 1936.
Frank Truitt
Frank Wilson Truitt, Jr., (April 4, 1925 – December 21, 2014) was an American coach and a veteran of World War II. Truitt helped coach the Ohio State men's basketball team to the 1960 NCAA Championship. Truitt was born in Columbus, Ohio.
Truitt died in Columbus, Ohio, aged 89.
Lim Xiaoqing
Lim Xiaoqing, born 15 August 1967, is a retired female badminton player. Originally from China, she later moved to Sweden.
She won three European Badminton Championships, one in the women's singles in 1994, and two in the women's doubles in 1992 and 1994. In 1995 she won the women's singles title at the All-England Championships. She then defeated Camilla Martin from Denmark in the final.
Jane Bown
Jane Hope Bown CBE (13 March 1925 – 21 December 2014) was an English photographer who worked for "The Observer" newspaper from 1949. Her portraits have been very popular to many critics. Bown was born in Eastnor, Herefordshire.
Bown died in London, aged 89.
Åke Johansson
Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson (19 March 1928 – 21 December 2014) was a Swedish football player. Johansson played as a center half in IFK Norrköping and capped 53 times for the national team between 1955-1965.
Johansson became Swedish champion with his club 6 times (1952, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962 and 1963), won Guldbollen 1957 and was a member of the silver winning team in 1958 FIFA World Cup but didn't appeared in the final. He also capped one time for the national team in ice hockey. He died after a brief illness, on 21 December 2014.
Falköpings KIK
Falköpings KIK is a sports club in Falköping, Sweden. The club was established in 1976. In 2007, the women's soccer team played in the Swedish top division, Damallsvenskan.
IFK Vänersborg
IFK Vänersborg is a sports club in Vänersborg, Sweden. The club was established in 1903, and is most famous for its men's bandy successes. The club has played several seasons in the Swedish top division. During the 2014 World Cup the team played the final, losing 1-4 against Västerås SK.
Stefan Borsch
Stefan Borsch, born 19 January 1947 in Hagfors, Sweden, is a Swedish dansband singer. He originally sang for Öijwinds. From 1973, he sung for Vikingarna. After leaving Vikingarna, he began a solo career. He participated at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1985 with the song "Sjung din sång", which was knocked out in the first round. In parallel to his solo albums, he also sang with Anders Engbergs until 1988. In 1989, he begun to appeari with Spotlight, later appearing under the name Stefan Borsch orkester. Under that name, they released albums until the band breakup in 1993 . Between 11 February 1995 and 4 December 1999 he was a member of Keith Elwins orkester. before ending his musical carrier in 1999
On 3 July 2004, he made an appearance in the Arvika Park together with Vikingarna during the band's final appearance.
Gripen Trollhättan BK
Gripen Trollhättan BK is a bandy club in Trollhättan, Sweden. The club was formed in 1936. The club was originally called Gripens BK, before changing name in 1988. The men's team played in the Swedish first division the seasons of 1973/1974, 2001/2002, 2002/2003 and 2004/2005. During the 2006/2007 season, the club managed to reach the top division again, where the club played during the 2007/2008. Their home ground is Slättbergshallen.
Ryan Shay
Ryan Shay, born May 4, 1979 – dead 3 November 3, 2007 was an US professional long-distance runner. He was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA. He attended the University of Notre Dame. He was married to Alicia Craig, who was also an American distance runner.
He won several USA championships titles.
The Rivieras
The Rivieras was a US rock and roll group. They mostly became famous for their hit song "California Sun".
Christina Lindberg
Christina Lindberg, born 4 November 1968, is a Swedish country and dansband singer. She has sung together with Lasse Stefanz, and is probably most known for the song "De sista ljuva åren", which was a Svensktoppen hit from February 1989 and the upcoming 65 weeks, until the song left the chart in September 1990.
Olle Jönsson
Olle Jönsson, born 1 December 1955, is a Swedish singer for the dansband Lasse Stefanz. The band was awarded a Grammis in the "Dansband of the year" in 1989. Earlier, he was also the band's drummer, until a wrist operation. In January 2007, Gunnar Nilsson replaced him as the band's drummer instead.
In November 2012, Olle Jönsson announced he would immediately leave the band. However, he reappeared on stage as the band's singer already the upcoming week.
Bill Bruford
William Scott "Bill" Bruford (born 17 May 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent) is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the first drummer in the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968–1972. Bruford played in many other bands since the early 1970s. He was the drummer for Genesis in 1976 while they were on tour. Bruford was the drummer for progressive rock band King Crimson. Bruford now plays jazz, and has his own jazz group, Earthworks. He stopped performing in public in 2009. He still has two record labels, and continues to speak and write about music. His autobiography, "Bill Bruford: The Autobiography", was published in early 2009.
Bertil Hallin
Bertil Hallin, born 30 December 1931, is a Swedish church musician and music teacher. He as been active in Malmö. He participated as an expert in the hymn commission of 1969. It led to the creation of the 1986 Swedish hymnal.
Questioning (sexuality and gender)
The questioning of one's status as a male, female or other (gender or gender identity), attraction to other people (sexual orientation) or both is often referred to in the LGBT community as just "questioning".
Questioning these aspects is a process of exploring things about oneself, which may make people unsure and worried about applying a label to themselves for different reasons.
The letter "Q" is often added to the end of the acronym LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender); the "Q" can refer to either queer or questioning. Many LGBT student groups and books include questioning in their books and literature; in the case of gay-straight alliances they do so in part so that students are not forced to label themselves or choose a sexual or gender identity.
According to the American Psychological Association:
"Adolescence can be a period of experimentation, and many youths may question their sexual feelings. Becoming aware of sexual feelings is a normal developmental task of adolescence. Sometimes adolescents have same-sex feelings or experiences that cause confusion about their sexual orientation. This confusion appears to decline over time, with different outcomes for different individuals."