Zeglingen is a municipality of the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.
Labrador Peninsula
The Labrador Peninsula is a large peninsula in eastern Canada. It is bounded by the Hudson Bay to the west, the Hudson Strait to the north, the Labrador Sea to the east, and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the southeast. The peninsula includes the region of Labrador, which is part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the regions of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord, and Nord-du-Québec, which are in the province of Quebec. It has an area of .
The peninsula is very sparsely populated, especially in the north.
Győző Forintos
Győző Victor Forintos (30 July 1935 – 6 December 2018) was a Hungarian chess master and an economist. He was born in Budapest. He first participated in the Hungarian Championship as early as 1954 and became the national champion in 1968/1969. Forintos was awarded the International Master title in 1963 and the Grandmaster title in 1974.
Forintos died in Budapest on 6 December 2018 at the age of 83.
Jim Meehan
Jim Meehan (March 19, 1952 – December 6, 2018), sometimes known as Minneapolis Jim Meehan, was an American professional poker player. He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Before his poker career, Meehan worked as a lawyer for many years.
Meehan began playing poker in the 1960s, and began playing poker tournaments regularly in 1997, when he had a 2nd-place finish in the $3,000 limit hold'em event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). He finished 3rd in the $2,500 limit Omaha event at the 1999 WSOP.
Meehan died on December 6, 2018 in Minneapolis at the age of 66.
Enrico Crispolti
Enrico Crispolti (18 April 1933 – 8 December 2018) was an Italian art critic, curator and art historian. He was born in Rome.
From 1984 to 2005 he was professor of history of contemporary art at the Università degli Studi di Siena, and director of the school of specialisation in art history. He taught at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome (1966–1973) and at the Università degli Studi di Salerno (1973–1984). He was author of the "catalogues raisonnés" of the works of Enrico Baj, Lucio Fontana and Renato Guttuso.
Crispolti died in Rome on 8 December 2018, aged 85.
João Clemente Baena Soares
João Clemente Baena Soares (born 14 May 1931) is a Brazilian diplomat. He was born in Belém. He worked at the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations for 31 years before being elected to replace Alejandro Orfila as Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1984 to 1994. He was replaced in 1994 with President César Gaviria.
Alejandro Orfila
Alejandro Orfila (born 9 March 1925) is an Argentine retired diplomat. He was born in Mendoza, Argentina. He was the Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1975 to 1984 replacing Galo Plaza, an Ecuadorian President.
He was an active figure in United States foreign policies dealing with South American. He was a key figure in the Panama Canal Treaty formation. He was present when President Jimmy Carter signed the treaty in 1977. He worked with Carter to fight human rights abuses in the continent.
When Ronald Reagan became president, his influence decreased with Reagan and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick criticizing the Organization of American States.
In 1984, he was replaced with Brazilian diplomat João Clemente Baena Soares.
98 Degrees
98 Degrees (stylized as 98°) is a Grammy-nominated American pop and contemporary R&B band. The group is made up of four vocalists: Justin Jeffre, Jeff Timmons and brothers Nick and Drew Lachey. It was formed by Timmons in Los Angeles, California. All members of the group come from Ohio.
Instead of being assembled by a record label or a producer like most boy bands, 98 Degrees formed independently. They joined a record label later.
The group has sold over 10 million records across the world. They have had eight top 40 singles in the United States.
Songs from 98 Degrees include "This Gift", "True to Your Heart" and "Invisible Man". In 1999 the group released the album "This Christmas". It sold over one million copies.
In 2002, the group took a break from recording and touring. In 2012, they got back together. In May 2013, they released a new album, "2.0".
Deaths in 2019
The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in 2019. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.
Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.
Mel Sembler
Melvin Floyd "Mel" Sembler (born May 10, 1930) is an American politician. He was United States Ambassador to Italy from 2001 to 2005 and Ambassador to Australia and Nauru from 1989 to 1993.
Richard N. Gardner
Richard Newton Gardner (July 9, 1927 – February 16, 2019) was an American politician. He was born in New York City. He was the United States Ambassador to Spain from 1993 to 1997 and the United States Ambassador to Italy from 1977 to 1981. He was a professor emeritus of law at Columbia Law School.
Gardner died on February 16, 2019 in New York City at the age of 91.
Edward L. Romero
Edward L. Romero (also Romæro, born on January 2, 1934) is an American politician and activist. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra between the years of 1998 and 2001.
Alamosa, Colorado
Alamosa is a city and the county seat in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 8,780 at the 2010 United States Census.
Paul H. Robinson Jr.
Paul Heron Robinson Jr. (born June 22, 1930) is an American businessman and politician. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Robinson Jr., a Republican, was United States Ambassador to Canada from 1981 to 1985 during the Ronald Reagan presidency.
Julian Nava
Julian Nava (born June 19, 1927) is an American educator and diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador of Mexico from 1980 to 1981 during the Jimmy Carter presidency. He was born in Los Angeles, California. Nava is a member of the Democratic Party.
Felix Rohatyn
Felix George Rohatyn ( ; May 29, 1928 – December 14, 2019) was an American politician and investment banker. Rohatyn was born in Vienna, Austria. He spent most of his career with Lazard from the 1960s through the 1990s. He was the United States Ambassador to France from 1997 to 2000.
Rohatyn died in Manhattan on December 14, 2019 at the age of 91.
Howard H. Leach
Howard H. Leach (born June 19, 1930) is an American diplomat, college administrator and philanthropist. He was the United States Ambassador to France from 2001 to 2005.
He studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1953 and at Stanford Advanced Management College in 1968.
He is a member and former chairman of the Board of Regent of the University of California.
Munster, Indiana
Munster is a town located in North Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is southeast of the Chicago Loop. The 2010 U.S. Census counted the town's population at 23,603. Munster is located at (41.551457, -87.501431).
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a 2017 American fantasy adventure comedy movie directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg, and Jeff Pinkner, based on a story by McKenna. Part of the Jumanji franchise, the movie is a sequel to the 1995 "Jumanji", which was based on the 1981 children's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg.
Venom (movie)