Barbara Alexandra "Sandra" Reemer (17 October 1950 – 6 June 2017) was a Dutch Indo singer and TV presenter of Dutch, Chinese and Javanese origian. She was born in Bandung, Java, Indonesia. She has represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest on three separate occasions, tying with Corry Brokken for most appearances representing the country.
In 1972, she sang the song "Als het om de liefde gaat" in a duet with Dries Holten, receiving fourth place.
Sandra Reemer died on 6 June 2017 from breast cancer in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the age of 66.
Vin Garbutt
Vincent Paul Garbutt (20 November 1947 – 6 June 2017) was an English folk singer and songwriter. A significant part of his repertoire consisted of protest songs covering topics such as "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland ("Troubles of Erin"), unemployment, and social issues.
Garbutt died at a hospital from complications caused by heart surgery on 6 June 2017 at the age of 69.
Márta Antal-Rudas
Márta Antal-Rudas (14 February 1937 – 6 June 2017) was a Hungarian javelin thrower. She competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and finished in ninth, second and fourth place. She was born in Debrecen, Hungary.
Antal-Rudas died on 6 June 2017 in Budapest, Hungary at the age of 80.
Anupam Sen
Anupam Sen (born August 5, 1940) is a Bangladeshi academic and social scientist. Currently, he is serving as Vice-chancellor of Premier University, Chittagong.
He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Domodossola
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Neftenbach
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Guimarães
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Kannonkoski
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Niederglatt
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Niederhasli
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Niederweningen
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Dornbirn
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Dornbirn has six districts named Markt, Hatlerdorf, Oberdorf, Haselstauden, Rohrbach and Schoren.
Nürensdorf
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Balschwiller
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Baltzenheim
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2017 Tehran attacks
On 7 June 2017, two attacks were simultaneously carried out against the Iranian parliament and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, leaving 12 people dead and 42 wounded. ISIS claimed responsibility for both attacks. The shootings were the first terrorist attacks in Tehran in more than a decade, and the first major attack in the country since the 2010 Zahedan bombings.
Christopher A. Wray
Christopher Asher Wray (born December 17, 1966) is an American lawyer. He is the 8th and current Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since August 2, 2017. From 2003 to 2005, he served as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division under the George W. Bush administration. He was previously a litigation partner with the law firm King & Spalding.
Wray was born in New York City. He was raised in Andover, Massachusetts. He studied at Yale University.
In 2003, President George W. Bush nominated Wray as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department. Wray was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. Wray was Assistant Attorney General from 2003 to 2005, working under Deputy Attorney General James Comey. While heading the Criminal Division, Wray oversaw prominent fraud investigations, including Enron.
On June 7, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Wray to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On July 20, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to confirm Wray to be the next director of the FBI. Wray was officially confirmed by the Senate with bipartisan support on August 1, 2017; the vote was 92–5. He was sworn in by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a private ceremony on August 2.
In the aftermath of the Douglas High School shooting in Parkland on February 14, 2018, it was found out that the FBI ignored a tip that shooter Nikolas Cruz had a desire to "kill people". Florida Governor Rick Scott called for Wray to resign, with the earliest tip received by the FBI dating back to September 2017 in which a YouTube user with the same name commented, "I'm going to be a professional school shooter."
In December 2020, it was announced that President-elect Joe Biden would keep Wray as FBI director under his administration.
Wray married Helen Garrison Howell in 1989. They have two children. He is registered as a Republican.
Vincent Tshabalala
Vincent Vesele Tshabalala (16 March 1942 – 3 June 2017) was a South African professional golfer.
Vincent was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was banned from the South African Tour for many years as a result of apartheid rules. Tshabalala played in the European Tour, and won the 1976 French Open. Tshabalala also did good in the European Seniors Tour and won two events in the South African Tour after the country lifted its racial restrictions.
Tshabalala died 3 June 2017 at the age of 75.
Andy Cunningham (actor)
Andrew "Andy" Cunningham (13 May 1950 – 5 June 2017), was an English actor, puppeteer and writer. He was born in Barnet, London.
He was best known as the creator and main writer of the children's BBC television series, "Bodger & Badger", in which he acted as Simon Bodger and his pet, Badger. He was also the uncredited puppeteer of Ephant Mon, Jabba the Hutt's Head of Security in "Return of the Jedi" (1983).
He was in a long-term relationship with co-star Jane Bassett who played Mousey in "Bodger & Badger". They later separated but remained good friends.
Cunningham died from colon cancer on 5 June 2017 in Brighton, East Sussex, aged 67.
Marilyn Hall
Marilyn Hall (c. 1927 – June 5, 2017) was a Canadian-born American television and theatre producer, as well as a television writer. She also wrote songs, a cookbook and book reviews. She supported many charities, including Jewish causes in the United States and Israel. She was an associate producer of "Jelly's Last Jam" and "". On television, she produced the "PBS" version of "The Ginger Tree" as well as the 1984 movie "Nadia".
Hall died on June 5, 2017 at her California home at the age of 90.
Mary Edwards Walker
Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 – February 21, 1919) was an American abolitionist, prohibitionist, prisoner of war and surgeon. As of 2017, she is the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor.
She was born on November 26, 1832. Growing up, she lived in Oswego, New York with her parents, Alvah Walker and Vesta Whitcomb Walker. Her parents taught her to always be driven and stand up for what she believed in. Her parents supported abolitionist groups and women’s rights movements. They believed everyone deserved to be treated equally and with respect no matter their race or gender. She used what she learned from her parents to help her accomplish her goals in life.