William Ferdie Brown (December 2, 1940 – October 21, 2019) was an American professional football player, coach, and executive. He played as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders in the National Football League (NFL).
Brown was the head football coach at California State University, Long Beach in 1991, the final season before the school's football program ended. Brown was added into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1984. At the time of his death he was on the Raiders' administrative staff.
Brown was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He studied at Grambling State University. Brown died on October 21, 2019 at his home in Tracy, California at the age of 78.
Tracy, California
Tracy is the second most populated city in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 82,922 at the 2010 census.
Clay Center, Kansas
Clay Center is a city in Clay County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Clay County. In 2010, 4,334 people lived there.
Clay Center was created in 1862. It was named "Clay Center" because it was the geographical center of Clay County.
The first post office in Clay Center was built on July 3, 1862.
Clay Center was on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads.
Clay Center is at (39.379920, -97.123168). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. Clay Center is unique, because it is the geographic midpoint between Los Angeles, California and New York City, the two biggest American cities. Both cities are exactly from Clay Center.
The 2010 census says that there were 4,334 people, 1,920 households, and 1,172 families living in Clay Center.
Manfred Bruns
Manfred Bruns (July 1934 – 22 October 2019) was a German federal attorney and LGBTQ activist. He worked at the Federal Court of Justice of Germany. Until 2016, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Lesbian and Gay Association (LSVD). Bruns was born in Linz am Rhein, Germany. He was known for his efforts to push for political activity to fight against AIDS in Germany.
Bruns died in Karlsruhe, Germany on 22 October 2019 of liver failure at the age of 85.
Clearwater, Kansas
Clearwater is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 2,481 people lived there.
Clearwater was created in 1870. It was platted as a city in 1872. It was named Clearwater because of the clear water of the river where the city is. The first post office in Clearwater was created in 1871. The name of the post office called Clear Water until 1894. The Chisholm Trail went along the east side of the city from 1867 to 1871.
Clearwater is southwest of Wichita, Kansas at (37.505646, -97.501516). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 2,481 people, 908 households, and 660 families living in Clearwater.
Clearwater has the Clearwater USD 264 public school district.
Raymond Leppard
Raymond John Leppard (11 August 1927 – 22 October 2019) was a British-American conductor, harpsichordist, composer and editor. He was born in London.
In the 1960s, he had an important role in the rebirth of interest in Baroque music. He conducted operas at major international opera houses and festivals, including the Glyndebourne Festival where he led the world premiere of Nicholas Maw's "The Rising of the Moon", the Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House.
He composed movie scores such as "Lord of the Flies". From 1987 through 2001, Leppard was the Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Leppard died in Indianapolis, Indiana on 22 October 2019 at the age of 92.
Quenemo, Kansas
Quenemo is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. It is along the Marais des Cygnes River. In 2010, 388 people lived there.
Quenemo was planned out around 1870. Quenemo was the name of a Sac and Fox Indian chief. A fire in 1878 destroyed a lot of the town. Quenemo had a lot of growth in 1884 after the AT&SF railroad was built through it.
Quenemo is at (38.580413, -95.527895). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Quenemo is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The 2010 census says that there were 388 people, 139 households, and 90 families living in Quenomo.
Quenemo is a part of USD 456 Marais des Cygnes Valley. The district high school is Marais des Cygnes Valley High School. Their mascot is the Trojans.
2019 Grays incident
In the early hours of 23 October 2019, 39 dead bodies were found in a freight container in Grays, Essex, England. The lorry cab is owned by an Irish company. It had been registered Bulgaria, but had not been there since 2017. It travelled from the Netherlands through Belgium before arriving in the United Kingdom at Purfleet, Essex, from Zeebrugge.
Investigations are ongoing in regard to how the lorry passed through security at the border.
Investigations were led by the Essex Police, but made international by the end of the day.
The lorry driver is a 25-year-old man from Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. "The Guardian" reported that there are several photographs of him with the lorry cab involved in the incident on his Facebook page. He was arrested at the scene, on suspicion of murder. He drove it from Purfleet to Grays.
Quinter, Kansas
Quinter is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 918 people lived there.
The city of Quinter is built at the place of an old railroad switching place called Melota. A town named Familton was built there in 1885, and it had a hotel in it. The U.S. Government would not create a post office under the Familton name because of possible confusion with other names in the state, so another had to be chosen. The name Quinter was chosen. It was named after Rev. James Quinter, a local Baptist Brethren minister.
The city received some small national attention in November 2006 when longtime resident Waldo McBurney, age 104, was said to be the oldest worker in the United States.
Quinter is at (39.065706, -100.236828). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 918 people, 374 households, and 251 families living in Quinter.
Marieke Vervoort
Marieke Vervoort (10 May 1979 – 22 October 2019) was a Belgian Paralympic athlete. She suffered from an incurable, degenerative muscle disease. In the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Vervoort won a gold and silver medal. In the 2016 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver and bronze medal.
She won several medals at Paralympics, she received world attention in 2016 when she revealed that she supported euthanasia. She was born in Diest, Belgium.
Vervoort ended her life through euthanasia on 22 October 2019 at the age of 40.
Degenerative disease
Degenerative disease is the result of a continuous process based on degenerative cell changes, affecting tissues or organs, which will increasingly deteriorate over time.
In neurodegenerative diseases cells of the central nervous system stop working or die via neurodegeneration. An example of this is Alzheimer's disease.
Miguel Saiz
Miguel Saiz (May 17, 1949 – October 22, 2019) was an Uruguayan-born Argentine politician. He was born in Montevideo. He was a member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR). He was the Governor of Río Negro Province from 2003 until 2011.
Saiz died at a Buenos Aires hospital on October 22, 2019 from heart failure at the age of 70.
Zenda, Kansas
Zenda is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 90 people lived there.
Zenda was named after the novel "The Prisoner of Zenda".
Zenda is at (37.443895, -98.281263). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 90 people, 44 households, and 24 families living in Zenda.