He played halfback at Purdue University (1943–1944) and the University of Michigan (1946–1947). Elliott spent ten years as an assistant football coach at Oregon State, Iowa, and Michigan. He was appointed as Michigan's head football coach in 1959 and held that position until 1968.
From 1970 to 1991, he was the athletic director at the University of Iowa. In 1989, Elliott was added into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Elliott died on December 7, 2019 in Iowa City, Iowa at the age of 94.
Giuseppe Frigo
Giuseppe Frigo (30 March 1935 – 7 December 2019) was an Italian judge. He was a judge on the Constitutional Court of Italy from 23 October 2008 to 7 November 2016. He retired on 7 November 2016, citing health reasons. He was born in Brescia, Italy.
Frigo died in Brescia on 7 December 2019 at the age of 84.
Herbert Joos
Herbert Joos (21 March 1940 – 7 December 2019) was a German jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and graphic designer. He made recordings solo and in groups. He worked with the Vienna Art Orchestra. In 2017, he received the Jazzpreis Baden-Württemberg for his life's work.
He played at festivals and in the of the SWF at a flugelhorn workshop with Kenny Wheeler, Ian Carr, Harry Beckett and Ack van Rooyen and made a name for himself with his solo recording, "The Philosophy of the Flugelhorn" in 1973.
Joos died on 7 December 2019 after surgery in a Baden-Baden hospital at the age of 79.
Ali Mufuruki
Ali Mufuruki (1958 – December 7, 2019) was a Tanzanian businessman, author, founder and board member of several organisations. He was was the founder of Infotech Investment Group. He was the board chairman of Vodacom Tanzania and Wananchi Group Holdings. He was the co-author of the book "Tanzania's Industrialisation Journey, 2016–2056".
He died on 7 December 2019 at the Morningside Hospital in Johannesburg.
Zaza Urushadze
Zaza Urushadze (; 30 October 1965 — 7 December 2019) was a Georgian movie director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Tbilisi. His first movie, "Here Comes the Dawn" (1998) was very successful and participated in many international film festivals. His other movie "Tangerines" was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. He died of a heart attack on 7 December 2019.
Paweł Pawlikowski
Paweł Aleksander Pawlikowski (; born 15 September 1957) is a Polish filmmaker. His best known movies are "Last Resort" and "My Summer of Love". His movie "Ida" won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
At the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Pawlikowski won the Best Director prize for his 2018 movie "Cold War", a movie which also earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film.
Ron Saunders
Ronald Saunders (6 November 1932 – 7 December 2019) was an English football player and manager. He played for Everton, Gillingham, Portsmouth, Watford and Charlton Athletic.
He managed seven clubs in 20 years, and he was the only manager to have taken charge of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion.
He died on 7 December 2019, aged 87.
St. Joseph County, Indiana
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2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption
The volcanic island Whakaari/White Island in New Zealand's northeastern Bay of Plenty region explosively erupted on 9 December 2019 at 2:11 pm NZDT. There were 47 people on or near the island at the time. There are currently twenty two people killed, including two bodies are still missing believed to be dead. While twenty-five were injured, many critically.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that "the scale of this tragedy is devastating". New Zealand Police launched an investigation into the disaster, in conjunction with WorkSafe New Zealand.
Holbrook, Arizona
Holbrook () is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city was 5,053. The city is the county seat of Navajo County.
Holding Out for a Hero
"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for the soundtrack to the 1984 movie "Footloose", and later included on her 1986 album "Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire".
It was written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford. The song only just reached the Top 100 in the UK Singles Chart, but made it to number 2 the following year, and re-entered the charts again at number 69 in 1991. The song reached No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart on 28 September 1985. It reached the top 40 in the United States and Canada.
The song later become popular after Jennifer Saunders recorded the song for the 2004 movie "Shrek 2".
Total Eclipse of the Heart
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song recorded by Bonnie Tyler. It was written and produced by Jim Steinman, and released on Tyler's fifth studio album, "Faster Than the Speed of Night" (1983). The song was released as a single by Columbia Records on 11 February 1983 in the United Kingdom and on 31 May 1983 in the United States.
Worldwide, the single has created 6 million copies and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 1 million copies after its release. In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation's third favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.
In early 2021, the Marsh family, a couple with four children in Faversham, Kent, produced a parody version titled "Totally Fixed Where We Are." The lyrics express the feelings of people in the U.K. under a third lockdown during the 2020/2021 Covid-19 pandemic. The video was uploaded to YouTube on February 2, 2021, and in less than a week got over 1.4 million views.
UKF
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It's a Heartache
"It's a Heartache" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her second studio album, "Natural Force" (1978). The song was recorded in the same year by Juice Newton as a standalone single.
Tyler's version received positive reviews from music critics. The song reached number three in the United States and number four in the United Kingdom. Tyler's version is one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Jim Steinman
James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, singer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright.
Steinman died on April 19, 2021 at a hospital in Connecticut from a "sudden medical emergency", aged 73.
Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov
Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov (; born 31 October 1936) is a Russian politician and economist. He was the Mayor of Moscow from 1990 until he resigned in 1992.
Mayor of Moscow
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The budget overseen by the mayor's office is the largest municipal budget in the Russian Federation.
Vladimir Resin
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Sergey Sobyanin
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