Charles W. Steger
Charles William Steger Jr. (June 16, 1947 – May 6, 2018) was an American architect and engineer. He was the 15th president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.
Steger was President during the Virginia Tech massacre of April 16, 2007, in which 32 people were killed and another 17 were injured by Seung-Hui Cho in two buildings on opposite sides of the sprawling campus. Steger called the shootings "a tragedy of monumental proportions."
On May 14, 2013, Steger announced that he would step down as the President of Virginia Tech. He was succeeded on June 1, 2014 by Timothy D. Sands, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Purdue University.
Steger died on May 6, 2018 in his home in Blacksburg, Virginia at the age of 70.
Ermanno Olmi
Ermanno Olmi (24 July 1931 – 5 May 2018) was an Italian movie director and screenwriter. He was born in Bergamo, Italy. He was best known for his movie "The Tree of Wooden Clogs" (L'Albero degli zoccoli), which was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. In 1983 his movie "Walking, Walking" was screened out of competition at Cannes.
Olmi died of complications from Guillain–Barré syndrome in Asiago, Italy on 5 May 2018 at the age of 86.
Jesús Kumate Rodríguez
Jesús Kumate Rodríguez (13 November 1924 – 7 May 2018) was a Mexican physician and politician. He was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. He served as the Secretary of Health during the Presidency of Carlos Salinas de Gortari from 1988 to 1994. He was awarded Legion of Honour, "Chevalier" and "Officier". His family were immigrants from Japan.
Kumate Rodríguez died of respiratory failure in Mexico City on 7 May 2018 at the age of 93.
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (movie)
Won't You Be My Neighbor? is a 2018 documentary movie directed by Morgan Neville. It is about the life and philosophy of Fred Rogers, the host and creator of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". The trailer was released on what would have been Rogers' 90th birthday, March 20, 2018.
The movie premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released on June 8, 2018. The movie received very good reviews and has a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
It has made $22 million in the box office making it the highest grossing biographical-documentary of all time.
It was nominated for numerous awards, won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, and was chosen by "Time" magazine as one of its top ten films of 2018.
In November 2018, Morgan revealed that the original title of the movie was "The Radical Mister Rogers", but after the election of Donald Trump, the term "radical" had a negative connotation according to Morgan.
PBS aired the movie on February 9, 2019, as part of the network's "Independent Lens" series.
On July 27, 2018 the movie became the highest-grossing biographical documentary of all-time, and on August 12 passed "Bowling for Columbine" to become the 12th-highest-grossing documentary overall.
Joe Negri
Joseph Harold Negri (born June 10, 1926) is an American jazz guitarist and educator. He is best known for starring as "Handyman Negri" in "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood".
He appeared on the 1959 children's television program "Adventure Time". He also worked closely with Fred Rogers while his career was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Negri appeared, along with pianist and fellow Pennsylvanian Johnny Costa, on the 1954 TV series, "67 Melody Lane", hosted by Ken Griffin. They played two songs: "After You've Gone" and "Little Brown Jug" the latter accompanied by Griffin at the organ. He also recorded with the Three Suns.
François Clemmons
François Scarborough Clemmons (born April 23, 1945) is an African-American singer, actor, playwright, and university lecturer, best known for his appearances on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" throughout the 1970s as Officer Clemmons.
Clemmons is openly gay.
Middlebury, Vermont
Middlebury is the shire town (county seat) of Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 8,496 at the 2010 census. Middlebury is home to Middlebury College and the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History.
Antigo, Wisconsin
Antigo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,234 at the 2010 census.
The name "Antigo" comes from the Chippewa Indian name for the river that flows through the area, ""Nequi-Antigo-sebi"" meaning "spring river" or "evergreen."
2018 lower Puna eruption
The 2018 lower Puna eruption, which began May 3, 2018 is an ongoing volcanic event on the island of Hawaii on Kīlauea while at the time day, faced a 6.9 earthquake. It caused outbreaks of lava fountains up to 300 feet high, lava flows and volcanic gas in the Leilani Estates on the island of Hawaii.
As of May 6, 2018, the eruption has caused in the destruction of 26 houses. This volcanic event is the 62nd episode of the ongoing east rift zone eruption that began in January 1983.
On May 3, 2018, after a 5.0 earthquake earlier in the day, steaming ground cracks opened in Leilani Estate and began to spew lava, causing evacuations of the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens areas. The next day, May 4, the first two homes were reported destroyed in Leilani Estates from three erupting vents.
The Civil Defense Agency reported extreme levels of sulphur dioxide gas in the area, and Talmadge Magno, the Civil Defense Administrator for Hawaii County, stated that power lines had melted off the poles due to heat.
By May 25, 2018, over 20 fissures had erupted lava in or near the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens subdivisions, resulting in the destruction of at least 82 structures in lower Puna. The eruption forced the evacuation of about two thousand residents.
The fissures had sent lava rivers that on May 19 buried part of Hawaii Route 137 and began flowing into the ocean. On May 29 the approach of lava forced closure of Hawaii Route 132.
By July 12, over of land had been covered by lava flows. About of new land has been created in the ocean. The official number of houses destroyed by the ongoing eruption reached 700 on July 9. The eruption was said to have stopped near August 15, 2018.
2018 Hawaii earthquake
On May 4, 2018, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck Hawaii at around 12:33 p.m. local time. The earthquake's epicenter was near the south flank of Kīlauea, which has been the site of seismic and volcanic activity since late April. The quake happened at the same time as the lava outbreaks at the volcano.
The earthquake left two deaths and 28 injuries.
Stickler syndrome
Stickler syndrome, is sometimes called Stickler's dysplasia (hereditary progrerssive arthro-ophalmo-dystrophy). It is a rare medical condition discovered by Gunnar B. Stickler in the early 1960s. It affects the way a person produces collagen.
When someone has Stickler's they may have problems with their joints, eyes, ears, heart, and in some rare cases their skin. Stickler syndrome affects around 1 in 10,000 people.
There are six types of Stickler syndrome known, and each has its own gene.
Some people may live long and productive lives if the condition is discovered early on.
Peter Temple-Morris
Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris (12 February 1938 – 1 May 2018) was a British politician. He was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Leominster in 1974. He stepped down from the office in 2001 after changing parties. He sat in the House of Lords as a Labour peer. He was born in Cardiff, Wales.
Temple-Morris died on 1 May 2018 in London, aged 80.
Maurane
Maurane (born Claudine Luypaerts; 12 November 1960 – 7 May 2018) was a Belgian French language singer and actress. She was born in Ixelles, Belgium. In 2012, she became a member of the Jury in "Nouvelle Star" broadcast on television station D8. She was known for her 2002 single "Tu es mon autre". She also starred in the 2010 movie "My Afternoons with Margueritte".