Emile Hemmen (6 December 1923 – 8 January 2021) was a Luxembourgian lyric poet and writer. Hemmen was born in Sandweiler, Luxembourg. From 1945 to 1958 he worked as a teacher. Then he studied in Paris, specializing in psychology and sociology. He worked as an attaché for the Luxembourg Ministry of Education from 1968 to 1969. He founded "Éditions Estuaires".
Hemmen died on 8 January 2021 at the age of 97.
Steve Hendrickson
Steven Daniel Hendrickson (August 30, 1966 – January 8, 2021) was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was born in Richmond, California. He played for San Francisco 49ers (1989), Dallas Cowboys (1989), San Diego Chargers (1990 to 1994), Houston Oilers (1995) and Philadelphia Eagles (1995).
Hendrickson died on January 8, 2021, at his home in Nampa, Idaho at the age of 54.
Steve Lightle
Steve Lightle (November 19, 1959 – January 8, 2021) was an American comics artist. He worked as a penciller. He was best known as the artist of DC Comics' "Legion of Super-Heroes" and "Doom Patrol" titles. He was born in Kansas.
Lightle died on January 8, 2021 from cardiac arrest caused by COVID-19 at the age of 61.
Diana Millay
Diana Claire Millay (June 7, 1935 – January 8, 2021) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles as Laura Collins in "Dark Shadows" and as Kitty Styles in "The Secret Storm".
Millay died on 8 January 2021 in New York at the age of 85.
Bill Nankeville
George William Nankeville (24 March 1925 – 8 January 2021) was a British middle distance athlete. He won the AAA mile title four times in five years from 1948 to 1952. He was born in Guildford, Surrey. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Nankeville died on 8 January 2021 at the age of 95.
Ivo Niederle
Ivo Niederle (26 December 1929 – 8 January 2021) was a Czech actor, entertainer, and commentator. He was born in Prague. He was known for his stage works at Municipal Theaters of Prague. His best known movie and television roles were in "Close to Heaven", "Žena za pultem", "Coach to Vienna".
Niederle died on 8 January 2021 in Prague, aged 91.
Pippo Santonastaso
Pippo Santonastaso (born 25 May 1936) is an Italian actor and comedian. He was born in Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza.
Santonastaso created an original comic duo with his younger brother Mario and were in many RAI variety shows. He appeared in many commedia sexy all'italiana movies such as "Geometra Prinetti selvaggiamente Osvaldo".
Katharine Whitehorn
Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn CBE (2 March 1928 – 8 January 2021) was a British journalist, columnist, author and radio presenter. She was the first woman to have a column in "The Observer". It ran from 1963 to 1996 and from 2011 to 2017. She was the first female rector of a university in Scotland. She was born in London.
Whitehorn died on 8 January 2021 in London, aged 92. She had Alzheimer's disease and was diagnosed with COVID-19 before her death.
Shirley Wilson
Shirley Schaub Wilson (September 26, 1925 – January 8, 2021) was an American football coach and player. He was the head football coach at Elon University for 1967 to 1976 and at Duke University from 1979 to 1982. He was born in Madison, North Carolina.
Wilson died on January 8, 2021 in Burlington, North Carolina at the age of 95.
Madison, North Carolina
Madison is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina. 2,246 people lived here in 2010.
Burlington, North Carolina
Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the main city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. 50,042 people lived here at the 2010 census.
Graham, North Carolina
Graham is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census 14,153 people lived here. It is the county seat of Alamance County.
Thomas G. Carpenter
Thomas Glenn Carpenter (February 27, 1926 – January 6, 2021) was an American educator and university administrator. He was the founding President of the University of North Florida (UNF) from 1969–1980, and was President of Memphis State University from 1980 to 1991.
Carpenter died on January 6, 2021 at the age of 94.
Pedro Casado
Pedro Casado Bucho (20 November 1937 – 10 January 2021) was a Spanish footballer. He played as a defender. Casado was born in Madrid. From 1956 to 1966, he played for Real Madrid and Plus Ultra from 1957 to 1960. In 1961, he made one appearance for the national team.
Casado died on 10 January 2021 in Madrid, aged 83.
Georges Pernoud
Georges Alexis Pernoud (11 August 1947 – 10 January 2021) was a French journalist, television presenter and television producer. He was known for presenting his television documentary "Thalassa" from 1980 to 2017. He was born in Rabat, Morocco.
Pernoud died in Paris on 10 January 2021, aged 73.
Eve Branson
Evette Huntley Branson (née Flindt; 12 July 1924 – 11 January 2021) was a British philanthropist and child welfare activist. She was the mother of Richard Branson. Branson was born in Edmonton, Middlesex.
Branson toured Germany as a ballet dancer with Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). She later became an airline hostess for British South American Airways.
Branson was a member of the board of directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children ("ICMEC").
Branson died from COVID-19 on 11 January 2021 at the age of 96.
Lloyd Cowan
Lloyd Cowan (8 July 1962 – January 2021) was a British track and field athlete. He was born in London.
Cowan was selected for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, but he could not go because of an illness. He represented England in the 110 metres hurdles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
He won his last medal at the AAA nationals in 1999.
On 11 January 2021, it was announced that Cowan had died at the age of 58.
Turlapaty Kutumba Rao
Turlapaty Kutumba Rao (1931 – 11 January 2021) was an Indian journalist and orator. He was known for his journalism in the Telugu language. He was said to have written 4,000 biographies and delivered over 16,000 public speeches which has been recorded by the Telugu Book of Records as a world record.
He was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri making him the first journalist from the state of Andhra Pradesh to receive the award.
Rao died on 11 January 2021 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh at the age of 89.
András Haán
András Haán (19 June 1946 – 5 January 2021) was a Hungarian basketball player and sailor. He was born in Budapest. He competed in the men's basketball tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Haán died on 5 January 2021 in Budapest, aged 74.
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Eddie Bernice Johnson (born December 3, 1935) is an American politician. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 30th congressional district. Johnson is a member of the Democratic Party.
William Joseph Burns
William Joseph Burns (born April 11, 1956) is an American politician. Burns is the 8th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since March 19, 2021 during the Joe Biden administration. He was President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He was United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2011 to 2014.
He was Ambassador of the United States to Jordan from 1998 to 2001, Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs from 2001 to 2005, Ambassador of the United States to the Russian Federation from 2005 to 2008, and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2008 to 2011.
On January 11, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden nominated him to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. On March 18, 2021 the United States Senate confirmed his nomination.
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