Brian Francis Connolly (5 October 1945 – 9 or 10 February 1997) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as a member of the British glam rock band The Sweet from 1968 to 1979. As the band's lead singer, he performed hit singles such as "Little Willy" (1972), "Wig-Wam Bam" (1972), "Block Buster!" (1973), "The Ballroom Blitz" (1973), "Fox on the Run" (1975) and "Love Is Like Oxygen" (1978).
Connolly was born in Govanhill, Glasgow. His stepbrother was actor Mark McManus. He also had a son, Brian (born 1995).
Connolly was an alcoholic. On 9–10 February 1997, he died due to kidney failure, liver failure and repeated heart attacks in Slough, Berkshire, England. He was 51.
Abdelaziz Djerad
Abdelaziz Djerad (; born 12 February 1954) is an Algerian politician. He has been the 18th Prime Minister of Algeria since 28 December 2019.
Rosa Maria Sardà
Rosa Maria Sardà i Tàmaro (30 July 1941 – 11 June 2020) was a Spanish actress, political activist and comedian. She was born in Barcelona. Her best known roles were as Asun in "Alegre ma non troppo" (1994), Maruja in "Carol's Journey" (2002), Sofia in "My Mother Likes Women" (2002) and as Roser in "Ocho apellidos catalanes" (2015). She won two Goya Awards in 1994 and 2002.
In 2014, Sardà was diagnosed with lymphoma. She died from the disease on 11 June 2020 in Barcelona, aged 78.
The Drop (movie)
The Drop is a 2014 American crime movie directed by Michaël R. Roskam. It was written by Dennis Lehane and is based on his 2009 short story "Animal Rescue". It is about Bob Saginowski, a bartender who becomes involved in an investigation after the mob ran bar that he works at was robbed. It stars Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini (his last movie role), and Matthias Schoenaerts.
The movie was produced by TSG Entertainment and Chernin Entertainment. It premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically on September 12, 2014. It had positive reviews and has an 89% approval rating based on 198 votes on Rotten Tomatoes.
John Sayles
John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American movie director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for "Passion Fish" (1992) and "Lone Star" (1996). His movie "Men with Guns" (1997) was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
Bill Smitrovich
William Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr. (born May 16, 1947), known professionally as Bill Smitrovich, is an American actor. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Smitrovich is known for playing many military roles. These include "Independence Day" (1996), "Air Force One" (1997), "Thirteen Days" (2000), "Fail Safe" (2000), and "Eagle Eye" (2008).
Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville is a city in, and the county seat of, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. Mississippi State University, the state's land-grant institution and a public flagship university, is located in Starkville. The population was 25,653 in 2019.
Brian Cummings
Brian Cummings (born March 4, 1948) is an American voice actor. He is known for his work on "", "DuckTales" and "Beauty and the Beast".
Sylvester, Georgia
Sylvester is the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,188 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat and business center of Worth County.
Worth County, Georgia
Worth County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,679. The county seat is Sylvester.
Poulan, Georgia
Poulan is a city in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 851 at the 2010 census.
Leighton, Alabama
Leighton is a town in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". At the 2010 census the population was 729.
List of prime ministers of Guyana
This is a list of the prime ministers of Guyana, from the creation of the office of Chief Minister of British Guiana in 1953 to the present day.
COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana
The COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ().
The virus was confirmed to have reached Guyana on 11 March 2020. The first case was a woman who travelled from New York, a 52-year-old woman suffering from other health conditions, including diabetes and hypertension. The woman died at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Estonia when the first case was confirmed in Tallinn on 27 February 2020.
By 11 March, 15 people in Estonia had been diagnosed with the virus, all of them had been infected outside the country, mostly in Northern Italy. On 12 March, the first cases of locally transmitted infections emerged, and on 13 March, the Estonian government declared a state of emergency until 1 May 2020. That emergency situation was extended to May 17. As a result, all the schools and universities were closed, and all public gatherings banned, including sports and cultural events.
As of 1 September, the total number of confirmed cases in the country was 2,395 of which 2,112 had recovered and 64 had died. As of 1 October, the total number of confirmed cases in the country was 3,450 of which 2,643 had recovered and 65 had died.
By the end of 2020, the total number of confirmed cases was 27,990 of which 18,326 had recovered and 229 had died.
Cabell County, West Virginia
Cabell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 96,319, making it West Virginia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Huntington. The county was organized in 1809.
Wayne County, West Virginia
Wayne County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,481. Its county seat is Wayne. The county was founded in 1842.
Wayne, West Virginia
Wayne is a town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,413 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County.
Matthias Schoenaerts
Matthias Schoenaerts (; ; born 8 December 1977) is a Belgian actor, movie producer, and graffiti artist.
Schoenaerts is best known for his roles as Filip in "Loft" (2008), Jacky Vanmarsenille in the Oscar-nominated "Bullhead" (2011), Ali in the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominee "Rust and Bone" (2012), Eric Deeds in "The Drop" (2014), Bruno von Falk in "Suite Française" (2015), Gabriel Oak in "Far from the Madding Crowd" (2015), Hans Axgil in "The Danish Girl" (2015) and Uncle Vanya in "Red Sparrow" (2018).
He also starred as an ex-soldier suffering from PTSD in "Disorder" (2015), and as an inmate training a wild horse in "The Mustang" (2019).
List of women executed in the United States since 1976
This is a list of women executed in the United States since 1976. Since 1976, when the Supreme Court lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in "Gregg v. Georgia", sixteen women have been executed in the United States. Women represent just 1.07% of the 1,492 executions performed in the United States since 1976.
Samala
Samala is a place in Sool, Somalia, next to Guumays. It was the first place in Somalia where the British and Darawiish fought.
Kraisak Choonhavan
Kraisak Choonhavan (; 8 October 1947 – 11 June 2020) was a Thai politician. He was a member of the Senate for Nakhon Ratchasima Province from 2000 until 2006. He was also Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party from 2008 to 2011. He was born in Bangkok.
Choonhavan died of tongue cancer in Bangkok on 11 June 2020, aged 72.
Jung Ho-young