Miller voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He then voted for the Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Miller was born in Chicago, Illinois. He died in Florida, age 78.
Elton John (album)
Elton John is the self-titled second studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 10 April 1970 by DJM Records and by Uni Records as John's debut album in the United States; many people there assumed it was his first album, as Empty Sky was not released in that country until 1975.
Hey Duggee
Hey Duggee is a British animated educational preschool television series aimed at 2 to 5 year olds. Created by Grant Orchard, it is produced by Studio AKA in association with BBC Studios. The show is narrated by Alexander Armstrong in co-production with Cartoon Network (Latin America) and Disney Channel in partciectip with Birdo Studio.
Great Purge
The Great Purge or the Great Terror (), was a campaign in the Soviet Union from 1936 to 1938.
It was a large-scale "repression" of the more wealthy peasants ("kulaks"). Ethnic minorities were murdered. Even members of the Communist Party, government officials, and the Red Army leadership were killed.
Everyone was watched by the police. Everyone was suspected. People were imprisoned without a fair trial. Executions were common. Historians think the total number of deaths due to Stalinist repression in 1937–38 was between 950,000 to 1.2 million.
The "Kulak Operation" and the targeting of national minorities made up the Great Terror. Together these two actions caused nine-tenths of the death sentences and three-fourths of Gulag prison camp sentences.
In the Western world, Robert Conquest's 1968 book "The Great Terror" popularized the phrase. Conquest's title was a reminder of the French Revolution time known as the Reign of Terror (French: "la Terreur", "the Terror"; from June to July 1794: "la Grande Terreur", 'the Great Terror').
Numerology
Numerology is the belief in a mystical divine connection between a number and certain incidents or events. It is also the study of the numerical value of the letters in words, names, and ideas. It is usually related to the paranormal, astrology, and divinatory arts.
Despite the long history of numerological ideas, the word "numerology" is not found in English before about 1907.
Bambang Suryadi
Bambang Suryadi, also known by his nickname Basur (1 October 1968 — 4 January 2021) was an Indonesian politician. He was a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. Suryadi was a member of the People's Representative Council from 2019 until his death in 2021. Suryadi was born in Blitar, East Java.
Suryadi died on 4 January 2021 at a Jakarta hospital due to COVID-19, aged 52.
Christina Crosby
Christina Crosby (September 2, 1953 – January 5, 2021) was an American scholar and writer. She was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
Her works were about 19th-century British literature and disability studies. She was the author of "The Ends of History: Victorians and "The Woman's Question"" and "A Body, Undone", a memoir about her life after she was paralyzedin a cycling accident in 2003.
She spent her career at Wesleyan University, where she was a professor of English and of feminist, gender, and sexuality studies. Crosby, a feminist, was also openly a lesbian.
Crosby died on January 5, 2021 at her home in Middletown, Connecticut from pancreatic cancer, aged 67.
Dyke (slang)
The term dyke is a slang term. It is used as a noun for lesbians. It is also used as an adjective for things related to lesbianism. It began as a homophobic and misogynistic term for a masculine or butch girl or woman.
The origin of the term "dyke" is obscure. Many theories have come out. Most theories tell that "dyke" comes off the word "bulldyke", which has a similar meaning.
From the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, "dike" had been American slang for the well-dressed man. "Diked out" and "out on the dike" meant a young man was in his best clothes.
The word "dyke" was used in the 1950s as a derogatory term for lesbians by straight people. But it was also used by lesbians of higher social status to mean crude and rough-bar lesbians.
Facebook censored use of the word "dyke" as "abusive content" in June 2017 on its website. The decision triggered a Change.org protest petition created by the "Listening 2 Lesbians" collective. It was signed by 7,247 supporters.
Dyke Marches have become popular gay pride events in the United States and Canada. They also happen in Europe, including London and Berlin, as well as across Mexico.
Gerald Hiken
Gerald Hiken (May 27, 1927 – January 6, 2021) was an American actor. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hiken was nominated for a Tony Award in 1980 for his role in "Strider". He was in "The Candidate" (1972), "Reds" (1981), and "Fat Man and Little Boy" (1989).
Hiken died on January 6, 2021 in San Francisco, California at the age of 93.
Jerry Douglas (director)
Jerry Douglas (November 15, 1935 – January 9, 2021) was an American pornographic director and screenwriter. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He was known for directing many gay porno movies. He directed the play "The Deep Throat Sex Scandal" in 2010 and the 1999 gay porno "Dream Team". He also wrote the screenplay for "Score" (1974).
Douglas died on January 9, 2021 in New York City, aged 85.
Joël Batteux
Joël Batteux (16 December 1943 – 10 January 2021) was a French politician. He was born in Vitré, France. He was a member of the Socialist Party and the Citizen and Republican Movement. From 1983 to 2014, Batteux was Mayor of Saint-Nazaire.
In 2008, Batteux was made a member of the Order of the British Empire.
Batteux died on 10 January 2021 from surgery-related problems in Paris at the age of 77.
Walter Taibo
Wálter Taibo Martínez (7 March 1931 – 10 January 2021) was a Uruguayan football goalkeeper. He played for national team from 1955 to 1966, making thirty appearances. He played with them in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for C.A. Peñarol and Huracán.
Taibo died on 10 January 2021, aged 89.
Frank Arok
Ferenc "Frank" Arok (; 20 January 1932 – 12 January 2021) was a Yugoslavian-Australian association football player and coach. He played for FK Jedinstvo from 1950 to 1960. From 1983 to 1989, he managed the Australia national soccer team. He also managed St George many times.
Arok died on 12 January 2021, aged 88.
Massoud Achkar
Massoud "Poussy" Achkar (1956 – 11 January 2021) was a Lebanese independent politician. He was a close advisor to President Bashir Gemayel.
Achkar was the co-founder the Lebanese Forces party. He was known as "Poussy". He was in charge of military operations in Achrafieh between 1975 and 1986, the 2009 Lebanese general election and the 2018 parliamentary elections.
Achkar died on 11 January 2021 in Beirut from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon, aged 64.
Elias Rahbani
Elias Hanna Rahbani (; 1938 – 4 January 2021) was a Lebanese musician, composer, songwriter, orchestra conductor and reality television personality. He composed more than 2500 songs. He wrote the soundtrack for more than 25 movies. He composed songs for many artists including Fairuz and Sabah. Rahbani was born in Antelias, Lebanon. His career began in 1962. He was a reality show judge on "SuperStar" and "Star Academy".
Rahbani died on 4 January 2021 at a Beirut hospital from COVID-19, aged 82.
Vassilis Alexakis
Vassilis Alexakis () (25 December 1943 – 11 January 2021) was a Greek-French writer and self-translator. He translated many novels in Greek to French. Alexakis was born in Athens, Greece.
In 1974 he published his first book "Le Sandwich", written in French. The first book directly written in Greek was "Talgo", published in 1981. He self-translated "Talgo" into French.
In 2006, "Les mots étrangers" was translated by Alyson Waters and published under the title "Foreign Words"; this was the first of his novels to be translated into English.