There is one black character in the book. He is the doctor who cures the family when they catch malaria.
Deal or No Deal (U.S. game show)
Deal or No Deal & 1 vs 100 Are 2 Game Shows on NBC/GSN in 2006-2009 Present
Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.
American rapper Christopher George Latore Wallace (aka The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls or Biggie) was killed in a drive by shooting in Los Angeles, California on March 9, 1997. The murder was similar to Tupac's Murder.
Wallace was driving a GMC Suburban, a man in a 1994-96 Impala SS stopped on side of Wallace's SUV and fired shots at the Suburban. Four bullets hit Wallace.
Chevrolet Chevelle
The Chevrolet Chevelle is a American mid-sized car produced by Chevrolet of General Motors from 1964 to 1977.
The Chevelle has three generations from 1964-1967, 1968-1972 and 1973-1977.
It is considered to be one of the greatest muscle cars.
In 1978, the Chevelle was replaced by the Malibu.
The Alligator People
The Alligator People is a 1959 American science fiction horror movie directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, Lou Chaney Jr., George Macready, Richard Crane, Frieda Inescort, Douglas Kennedy. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Chevrolet El Camino
The Chevrolet El Camino is a small pickup truck produced by Chevrolet of General Motors from 1959 to 1960 and 1964 to 1987.
The 1964-1977 El Camino is based on the Chevelle platform.
Tom Maschler
Thomas Michael Maschler (16 August 193315 October 2020) was a German-born British publisher and writer. He was known for creating the Booker Prize for British, Irish and Commonwealth literature in 1969.
He was involved in publishing the works of many notable authors, including Ernest Hemingway, Joseph Heller, Gabriel García Márquez, John Lennon, Ian McEwan, Bruce Chatwin and Salman Rushdie. He was born in Berlin.
His autobiography, "Publisher", was published by Picador in 2005.
He died on 15 October 2020 at a hospital in Luberon, aged 87.
Bruce Chatwin
Charles Bruce Chatwin (13 May 194018 January 1989) was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, "In Patagonia" (1977), made him a well known travel writer.
He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel "On the Black Hill" (1982), while his novel "Utz" (1988) was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
In 2008 "The Times" ranked Chatwin as number 46 on their list of "50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945". He was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Chatwin died on 18 January 1989 in Nice, France from HIV/AIDS at the age of 48.
Carcano
The Carcano is a Italian bolt-action rifle introduced in 1891.
The Carcano was infamously used by Lee Harvey Oswald to assassinate US president John F. Kennedy in 1963.
Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal
Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal is an Award ceremony show which held by the network Zee Tamil. It honour the cast and crew of Tamil soap operas and other shows which air on Zee Tamil. This is the second time of the Tamil television industry where awards are given for performances in television serials and shows.
Jurors select five nominees in each award category from among the shows that air on Zee Tamil. The nominees are interviewed on Zee Tamil and viewers are invited to cast their votes via text message or at the Zee Tamil Awards website.
John Powley
John Albert Powley (3 August 1936 – 16 October 2020) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Norwich South in the Conservative landslide at the 1983 general election. However, at the 1987 election he lost his seat in a narrow defeat.
Powley died on 16 October 2020 at the age of 84.
Stephen Gray (writer)
Stephen Gray (30 November 1941 – 22 October 2020) was a South African writer and critic. Gray was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Until 1992, he was Professor of English at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg. Gray was a poet and published eight novels. He also wrote for the theatre and edited collections of work by Athol Fugard and Herman Charles Bosman.
Gray died on 22 October 2020 in Johannesburg at the age of 78.
Ambt Montfort
Ambt Montfort is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg.
It was created on 1 January 1991 from the former municipalities of Montfort, Posterholt, Reutje and Sint Odiliënber. The first name of the merged municipality was "Posterholt", but it was changed in "Ambt Montfort" in 1994. Since 2007, it became a part of the municipality of Roerdalen.
Herman Charles Bosman
Herman Charles Bosman (5 February 1905 – 14 October 1951) was a South Africa's short-story writer. He studied the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain. His English-language works were mainly about Afrikaner characters, some were controversial. He was born in Cape Town.
Bosman died on 14 October 1951 from a heart attack in Edenvale, South Africa at the age of 46.
Scylla tranquebarica
Scylla tranquebarica is a type of mangrove crab in the genus "Scylla". It is lives in mangrove areas. It is found from Pakistan and Taiwan to the Malay Archipelago and other Indo-Pacific regions.
Haelen
Haelen is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. Since 2007, it has been part of the new municipality of Leudal.
Richard A. Lupoff
Richard Allen Lupoff (February 21, 1935 – October 22, 2020) was an American science fiction and mystery author. He was an expert on the writing of Edgar Rice Burroughs and H. P. Lovecraft. He was born in New York City. Lupoff was known for his works "", "Space War Blues", "" and "Lovecraft's Book".
Lupoff died on October 22, 2020 in Berkeley, California at the age of 85.
Leudal
Leudal is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 35,681 people lived there.
It was created on 1 January 2007 from the former municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, and Roggel en Neer.
Heythuysen
Heythuysen is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. Since 2007, it has been part of the new municipality of Leudal.
Hunsel
Hunsel is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. Since 2007, it has been part of the new municipality of Leudal.
Roggel en Neer
Roggel en Neer is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. Since 2007, it has been part of the new municipality of Leudal.
David Cunningham (ice hockey)
Vale David Cunningham (19 October 1928 – 20 October 2020) was an Australian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He was born in Brunswick, Victoria.
Cunningham died on 20 October 2020, one day after his 92nd birthday.
J. Michael Lane
John Michael Lane (February 14, 1936October 21, 2020) was an American epidemiologist. He was a director of the Global Smallpox Eradication program between 1973 and 1981. He played a role in the eradication of smallpox in 1977. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Lane died of colon cancer on October 21, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 84.
Kerkrade
Kerkrade is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 45,642 people lived there.
Magpie goose
The magpie goose ("Anseranas semipalmata") is the only living species in the family Anseranatidae. It is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.
Magpie geese are birds with black and white plumage and yellowish legs. The feet are only partially webbed. Magpie geese eat plants in the water, as well as on land. Males are larger than females.
Heerlen
Heerlen is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 2019, 86,832 people lived there.
Gabriel Guarda
Gabriel Guarda (born Fernando Guarda Geywitz; 19 January 1928 – 23 October 2020), was a Chilean historian and architect. He was part of the editorial committee of the journal "Historia" after it was created in 1961. In 1984 he received the Chilean National History Award.
Guarda was born in Valdivia, Chile. He studied architecture at the Catholic University of Chile. Guarda died on 23 October 2020 in Santiago de Chile, aged 92.
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