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Björn Granath

**Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath** (5 April 1946 – 5 February 2017) was a Swedish actor. He was born in Gothenburg. He began his career in the 1960s. He appeared in over fifty movies between 1968 and 2017.

Granath died after a short illness on 5 February 2017 in Stockholm at the age of 70.

## Filmography

- _Mistreatment_ (1969)
- _Sällskapsresan 2 - Snowroller_ (1985)
- _Pelle the Conqueror_ (1987)
- _The Ox_ (1991)
- _The Best Intentions_ (1992)
- _A Life for the Taking_ (1995)
- _Eye of the Eagle_ (1997)
- _Faithless_ (2000)
- _As White as in Snow_ (2001)
- _Evil_ (2003)
- _The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo_ (2009)
- _Sound of Noise_ (2010)
- _The American_ (2010)
- _The Last Sentence_ (2012)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Björn Granath
- **image**: Björn Granath 2014.jpg
- **caption**: Granath in November 2014
- **birth name**: Björn Gösta Tryggve Granath
- **birth place**: Gothenburg, Sweden
- **death place**: Stockholm, Sweden
- **occupation**: Actor
- **yearsactive**: 1968–2017
Sonny Geraci

**Sonny Geraci** (November 22, 1947 – February 5, 2017) was an American musician and singer. He was best known as lead singer of bands The Outsiders and Climax. He was also known as **Peter Emmett** during the 1980s. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Geraci died on February 5, 2017 at the age of 69.
Miltos Papapostolou

**Miltiadis "Miltos" Papapostolou** () (September 9, 1935 – February 2, 2017) was a Greek football player and manager.

He managed Egaleo, AEK Athens, Greece and Olympiacos. His career in management began in 1972. He retired in 1989. He was born in Domokos, Greece.

Papapostolou died on February 2, 2017 in Athens, Greece, aged 81.
Dritëro Agolli

**Dritëro Agolli** (13 October 1931 – 3 February 2017) was an Albanian poet, writer, and politician. He was the former president of the defunct Albanian League of Writers and Artists.

## Early life

Agolli was born in Devoll, Albania. He studied in Leningrad in the Soviet Union.

## Career

Agolli wrote primarily poetry, but also short stories, essays, plays, and novels. He was head of the Albanian League of Writers and Artists from the purge of Fadil Paçrami and Todi Lubonja at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Albanian Party of Labour from 1973 until 1992.

## Death

Agolli died on 3 February 2017 in Tirana, Albania from lung disease, aged 85.

## Other websites

- Official Website

## Infobox (writer)

- **name**: Dritëro Agolli
- **birth place**: Menkulas, Devoll, Korçë, Devoll, Albania
- **death place**: Tirana, Albania
- **occupation**: Novelist, poet
- **nationality**: Albanian
- **period**: 1958–2017
- **movement**: Socialist realism, Postmodern literature
Luis Gómez-Montejano

**Luis Gómez-Montejano** (24 August 1922 – 5 February 2017) was a Spanish football executive. He was the President of Real Madrid from 26 April to 3 July 2006. He was born in Madrid.

Gómez-Montejano died on 5 February 2017 at the age of 94.
Shumon Miura

**Shumon Miura** (12 January 1926 – 3 February 2017) was a Japanese novelist.

## Early life

Miura was born in Tokyo City. He attended the University of Tokyo.

## Career

In 1951, Miura published his first book. He then married fellow Third Generation writer Ayako Sono in 1953. With her, he wrote many books about Catholicism and religion. Miura began teaching at Nihon University in 1967, the same year he was awarded the Shinchosha Prize.

From 1985 to 1986, he was commissioner of the Cultural Affairs Agency. In 1999, the Japanese government designated Miura a Person of Cultural Merit. In 2004, Miura was appointed to lead the Japan Art Academy. He stepped down in 2014.

## Death

Miura died of pneumonia on 3 February 2017, aged 91, at a hospital in Tokyo.
Benny Perrin

**Jesse Bennett "Benny" Perrin** (October 20, 1959 – February 3, 2017) was a professional American football safety. He played four seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals in the National Football League from 1982 through 1985. He was born in Orange County, California.

Perrin played for the legendary University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant from 1978 through 1981. He won the NCAA National Championships in 1978 and 1979.

Perrin committed suicide at the age of 57 on February 3, 2017 in Decatur, Alabama.
Lars-Erik Berenett

**Lars-Erik Berenett** (23 December 1942 – 1 February 2017) was a Swedish actor. He was well known for his title role in the movies about Roland Hassel and for his role as Harald Bovallius in the soap opera _Skilda världar_. Also, he is best known for his leading role in the series _Jordskott_.

From 1971 to 1976, he was married to Evabritt Strandberg, with whom he had a son, Matti Berenett. Later he married Maria Kulle.

Berenett died in Stockholm, Sweden on 1 February 2017, aged 74.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Lars-Erik Berenett
- **birth place**: Skellefteå, Sweden
- **death place**: Värmdö, Stockholm, Sweden
- **occupation**: Actor
- **partner**: Maria Kulle
- **children**: 2 (including Matti Berenett)
Marc Spitz

**Marc Spitz** (October 2, 1969 – February 4, 2017) was an American music journalist, author and playwright.

Spitz's writings on rock and roll and popular culture appeared in _Spin_ (where he was a Senior Writer) as well as _The New York Times_, _Maxim_, _Blender_, _Harp_, _Nylon_ and the _New York Post_. He was a contributing music writer for _Vanity Fair_.

Spitz died on February 4, 2017 in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 47.

## Infobox (writer)

- **name**: Marc Spitz
- **birth place**: Far Rockaway, Queens, Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, U.S.
- **death place**: Manhattan, New York, U.S.
- **alma mater**: Bennington College
- **occupation**: Author, music journalist, playwright
- **genre**: Music, popular culture, pop culture
Amteka

**Amteka** is a village in the Chirang district in the state of Assam in India. The village covers an area of . It has a population of 5,646.

## Educational institutions

- Amteka ME School
- Amteka High School
- Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma Academy
- Grace English School
- Upendra National Academy
Puntarenas Province

**Puntarenas** is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the western part of the country, covering most the Pacific Ocean coast of Costa Rica. The provincial capital is the city of Puntarenas.

## Location

The Puntarenas province borders with the Alajuela, San José and Limón provinces to the north, with Panama to the east; with the Pacific Ocean to the south, and with the Pacific Ocean and the Guanacaste to the west.

## Geography

Puntarenas is in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and is the largest province of Costa Rica. It is the province with more islands: Chira, Bejuco, Caballo, Venado, Cedros, Cuchillos, Negritos, San Lucas, Herradura, Violín, Isla del Caño and the Coco Island. The province has an area of .

The highest mountain in the province is the _Cerro Dúrika_ on the border with the Limón province; it is  high ().

Some of the rivers that flow through the province are Ario, Lagarto, Barranca, Grande de Tárcoles, Grande de Térraba, General, Coto Brus, Naranjo, Barú, Parrita, Savegre, Aranjuez and Coto.

## Demographics

A person from the province is known as _puntarenense_ (men and women).

The Puntarenas province had a population, in 2011, of 410,929 for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. The canton of Puntarenas, with 115,019 inhabitants, is the canton with more inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Puntarenas**

## Administrative divisions

The Puntarenas province is divided in 11 cantons, which are divided into 60 Districts.

|No.|Canton|Capital|Districts|Population (2011) !! Area (km²) !! Density (inh./km²)|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|Puntarenas|Puntarenas|16||||
|2|Esparza|Espíritu Santo|6||||
|3|Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires|9||||
|4|Montes de Oro|Miramar|3||||
|5|Osa|Ciudad Cortés|6||||
|6|Quepos|Quepos|3||||
|7|Golfito|Golfito|4||||
|8|Coto Brus|San Vito|6||||
|9|Parrita|Parrita|1||||
|10|Corredores|Ciudad Neily|4||||
|11|Garabito|Jacó|2||||

## Economy

Important economic activities in the province are farming and fishing.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Province of Puntarenas
- **native name**: Provincia de Puntarenas
- **native name lang**: Spanish
- **settlement type**: Provinces of Costa Rica, Province
- **image alt**: Cultural Centre of Puntarenas
- **image caption**: Cultural Centre of Puntarenas
- **image flag**: Bandera de la Provincia de Puntarenas.svg
- **image shield**: Escudo de la Provincia de Puntarenas.svg
- **shield size**: 80px
- **image map**: Puntarenas in Costa Rica.svg
- **map caption**: Location of the Province of Puntarenas
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Costa Rica
- **seat type**: Capital city
- **seat**: Puntarenas
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 11265.69
- **population total**: 410929
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Puntarenense
- **iso code**: CR-P
Electric locomotive

An **electric locomotive** runs on electricity as the name suggests. Electric locomotives cost the least to buy and operate. However, the railway electrification system is very expensive, so only tracks used by many trains per day are usually electrified. Thus, electrics are only the second next used type, behind diesel locomotives.

Electric locomotives get their power from three main sources: overhead lines, an on-board battery, or a third rail.

There are many different types of electric locomotives. Battery-electric locomotives are powered by on-board batteries. They are used in situations where other types of engines could be dangerous.
Sean Spicer

**Sean Michael Spicer** (born September 23, 1971) is an American political strategist. He was the 30th White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for President Trump until his resignation on July 21, 2017.

Spicer was communications director of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017 and its chief strategist from 2015 to 2017. On December 22, 2016, Spicer was named as Trump's White House Press Secretary and two days later Spicer was also named as the White House Communications Director. He assumed both positions with Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2017.

On July 21, 2017, Spicer announced his intention to resign as White House Press Secretary, and formally left the White House on August 31, 2017.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Sean Spicer
- **image**: Press secretary Sean Spicer.jpg
- **office**: 30th White House Press Secretary
- **president**: Donald Trump
- **deputy**: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- **term start**: January 20, 2017
- **term end**: July 21, 2017
- **predecessor**: Josh Earnest
- **successor**: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- **office1**: White House Communications Director, White House Director of Communications
- **president1**: Donald Trump
- **term start1**: June 2, 2017
- **term end1**: July 21, 2017

- **predecessor1**: Michael Dubke, Mike Dubke
- **successor1**: Anthony Scaramucci
- **president2**: Donald Trump
- **term start2**: January 20, 2017
- **term end2**: March 6, 2017
- **predecessor2**: Jen Psaki
- **successor2**: Mike Dubke
- **birth name**: Sean Michael Spicer
- **birth place**: Manhasset, New York, U.S.
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **children**: 2
- **education**: Connecticut College
Naval War College
- **serviceyears**: 1999–present
- **rank**:  Commander (United States)#Naval rank, Commander
- **unit**: United States Navy Reserve, U.S. Navy Reserve
Heckler & Koch MSG90

The **Heckler & Koch MSG90** is a semi-automatic military sniper rifle. It is based on the PSG-1 from Heckler & Koch. The MSG90 shoots 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition. MSG90 stands for _Militärisches Scharfschützengewehr_. The 1990 part is the year was the sniper rifle was made.

## History

The Heckler & Koch MSG90 was first introduced in 1987. It uses a delayed blowback design the same as many other H&K rifles. Based on the Heckler & Koch PSG1, it is designed for military and police use. It was designed to meet the military specifications of the US Army's M24 Sniper Weapon System.

It has several improvements over the PSG1. The barrel is lighter and shorter. It is made using the cold hammer forging process. The stock is adjustable and of a different shape. The trigger is wider and has a  trigger pull set from the factory. It does not have open sights but comes with a 10-power Telescopic sight.

Where the PSG1 did not stand up to rough handling on the battlefield, the MSG90 is designed just for that kind of service. The model MSG90A1 has a threaded barrel designed to accept a suppressor. The later MSG90A2 was a lighter and sturdier design.

## Related pages

- Heckler & Koch G3

## Infobox (weapon)

- **name**: Heckler & Koch MSG90
- **image**: MSG 90 rifle 2014 noBG.jpg
- **image size**: 300
- **caption**: The Heckler & Koch MSG90 on display
- **type**: Sniper rifle
- **is ranged**: yes
- **service**: 1990–present
- **used by**: See Heckler & Koch MSG90#Users, Users
- **designer**: Heckler & Koch
- **design date**: 1990
- **production date**: 1990–2021
- **variants**: MSG90A1
MSG90A2
- **weight**: 6.4 kg
- **length**: 1165 mm
- **cartridge**: 7.62×51mm NATO
- **caliber**: 7.62
- **action**: Roller-delayed blowback
- **max range**: 1000 meters
- **feed**: 5 or 20 round magazine
- **sights**: Scope or iron sights
Hans van der Hoek

**Johannes Willem "Hans" van der Hoek** (5 May 1933 – 4 February 2017) was a Dutch footballer. He was under contract at Feyenoord (1950-1960), SC Enschede (1960-1961), and ADO (1961-1962). He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

van der Hoek died in Rotterdam, Netherlands on 4 February 2017, aged 83.

## Other websites

- Interlands van Hans van der Hoek op voetbalstats.nl
Edward Shames

Colonel **Edward Shames** (June 13, 1922 – December 3, 2021) was a United States Army enlisted man and officer. He later served in the U.S. Army Reserve.

During World War II he was assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Shames is the last surviving officer of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Shames died on December 3, 2021 in Norfolk, Virginia at the age of 99.

## Other websites

- Edward Shames's page on US Airborne

## Infobox (military person)

- **name**: Edward D. Shames
- **image**: Edward Shames CROP.jpg
- **caption**: 1st Lieutenant Edward Shames, 1945
- **rank**:  Colonel
- **unit**: 101st Airborne Division

*I Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
*E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- **nickname**: "Ed"
- **birth place**: Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- **death place**: Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- **branch**:  United States Army
- **servicenumber**: 13117836 (enlisted)
- **battles**: World War II
*Operation Overlord
*Operation Market Garden
*Battle of the Bulge
- **relations**: David Shames, father
Sadie Shames, mother
Anna Shames, sister
Simmie Shames, sister
George Shames, brother
Edward Tipper

Private First Class **Edward J. Tipper Jr.** (August 3, 1921 – February 1, 2017) was an American military person. He was a former private of the Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division, United States Army during the Second World War.

He was one of the 140 original Toccoa men of Easy Company. Tipper was portrayed in the HBO miniseries _Band of Brothers_ by Bart Ruspoli. Tipper's life story was featured in the 2009 book _We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from Band of Brothers_.

Tipper was born in Detroit, Michigan. He signed up to the United States Army because of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. He studied at the University of Michigan and at Northern Colorado University. Tipper died on February 1, 2017 in Lakewood, Colorado, aged 95.
George E. Smith

**George Elwood Smith** (May 10, 1930 – May 28, 2025) was an American scientist and applied physicist. He is known for being the co-inventor of the charge-coupled device (CCD).

He was awarded a one-quarter share in the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics with Willard Boyle for "the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit—the CCD sensor, which has become an electronic eye in almost all areas of photography".

Smith died on May 28, 2025, at his home in Barnegat Township, New Jersey, at the age of 95.

## Other websites

- Invention Hall of Fame Biography
- Amateur Radio licensee
- Interview in Czech TV December 2013

## Infobox (scientist)

- **name**: George E. Smith
- **image**: Nobel Prize 2009-Press Conference KVA-27.jpg
- **birth name**: George Elwood Smith
- **birth place**: White Plains, New York, U.S.
- **death place**: Barnegat Township, New Jersey, U.S.
- **nationality**: American
- **fields**: Applied physics
- **workplaces**: Bell Labs
- **alma mater**: University of Chicago <small>(PhD 1959)</small>
University of Pennsylvania <small>(BSc 1955)</small>
- **known for**: Charge-coupled device
- **awards**: Stuart Ballantine Medal <small>(1973)</small>
IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award <small>(1974)</small>
Draper Prize <small>(2006)</small>
Nobel Prize in Physics <small>(2009)</small>
Rosa Taikon

**Rosa Taikon** (30 July 1926 – 1 June 2017) was a Swedish Romani silversmith and actor. Taikon was born in Kalderash, Sweden. She was the sister of Katarina Taikon.

Her silver jewelry has been exhibited in many galleries and museums such as the National Museum of Fine Arts and Röhsska Museum

Taikon was also a movie actress. She has appeared in _Marianne_ (1953), _Motorkavaljerer_ (1950), _Kyssen på kryssen_ (1950) and _Smeder på luffen_ (1949).

Taikon died on 1 June 2017 in Sweden at the age of 90.
Steve Lang

**Steve Lang** (March 24, 1949 – February 4, 2017) was a Canadian rock musician. He was the bass guitarist for the band April Wine from 1976 to 1984. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was the father of musician Erin Lang (born 1979).

Lang died on February 4, 2017 at the age of 67.
Carmen Contreras-Bozak

**Carmen Contreras-Bozak** (December 31, 1919 – January 30, 2017) was an American military technician. During World War II, she became the first Hispanic person to serve in the Women's Army Corps. She served from 1942 to 1945.

Contreras-Bozak was born in Cayey or Ponce, Puerto Rico. She later moved to New York City. She was married to Theodore John Bozak until his death in 1991. They had three children.

Contreras-Bozak died on January 30, 2017 in Land O' Lakes, Florida at the age of 97.
Crewe railway station

**Crewe railway station** is a railway station in the town of Crewe in Cheshire, England.  It opened in 1837 and is one of the most significant train stations in the world. It has twelve platforms and a modern passenger entrance containing a bookshop and ticket office. It is a major junction on the West Coast Main Line and acts as a rail gateway for North West England. It is a Grade II listed building.

The station is managed by Avanti West Coast, who also provide the majority of trains that stop there. Northern Trains, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Trains and Transport for Wales also provide regular trains from the station. CrossCountry provide one early morning train a day.

Crewe's location was chosen after Cheshire towns Winsford and Nantwich had rejected a proposal for the station to be built there.

As a result of the station's significance, the town of Crewe is now famous for its railways and railway infrastructure. The town's football club, Crewe Alexandra, is nicknamed The Railwaymen.

## Infobox (uk station)

- **name**: Crewe
- **image**: Crewe_railway_station_MMB_13_350254.jpg
- **caption**: Platform 5 at Crewe
- **code**: CRE
- **manager**: Avanti West Coast
- **locale**: Crewe
- **platforms**: 12
- **borough**: Cheshire East
- **start**: July 1837
Ichnogenus

An **ichnogenus** is a trace fossil. The names are a category of taxonomy for fossil traces whose origin is not exactly known. They are a part of taxonomy called ichnology.

Very common trace fossils are dinosaur trackways and fossil burrows of worm-like creatures in ancient sea floors.
José Gea Escolano

**José Gea Escolano** (14 June 1929 – 6 February 2017) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in El Real de Gandia, Community of Valencia.

Gea Escolano became a priest in 1953. He served as the Bishop of Ibiza from 1976 to 1987. He was later the Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol from 1987 until his retirement in 2005.

Gea Escolano died on 6 February 2017 in Valencia, at the age of 87.
Roger Walkowiak

**Roger Walkowiak** (2 March 1927 – 6 February 2017) was a French road bicycle racer. He was a professional rider from 1950 until 1960. He won the 1956 Tour de France. He was born in Montluçon, Allier.

Walkowiak died on 6 February 2017 in Vichy, Allier, at the age of 89.
Subgenus

A **subgenus** is a category in taxonomy which is not often used. In biological classification, it is a group above species, but below the genus.
Ritchie Yorke

**Ritchie Yorke** (12 January 1944 – 6 February 2017) was an Australian writer, broadcaster, historian and music journalist. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He worked for publications such as _Rolling Stone_, _The Sunday Mail_ and _Billboard_. He was well known for his work in the United Kingdom and Canada. In 1969, he was at the Bed-In of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Montreal, Quebec.

Yorke died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on 6 February 2017 in Brisbane. He was 73.
Vanessa (butterfly)

***Vanessa*** is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. It has an almost world-wide distribution.

It includes the famous red admiral species, and the painted ladies of the subgenus _Cynthia_.
Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

**Klagenfurt am Wörthersee** (; ; ), usually known as just **Klagenfurt** ( ) is a city in Austria. It is the capital of Carinthia. It is also a district of Carinthia. About 99,000 people lived there in 2016.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
- **image skyline**: Klagenfurt Innere Stadt Landhaus NO-Ansicht 31072008 01.jpg
- **image caption**: Klagenfurt
- **image flag**: Flag of Klagenfurt.gif
- **image shield**: AUT Klagenfurt COA.svg
- **shield size**: 80x110px
- **pushpin map**: Austria Carinthia#Austria
- **pushpin map caption**: Location of Klagenfurt within Carinthia##Location of Klagenfurt within Austria
- **map caption**: Location of within Statutarstadt district
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: Austria
- **subdivision type1**: States of Austria, State
- **subdivision name1**: Carinthia
- **subdivision type2**: District (Austria), District
- **subdivision name2**: Statutory city (Austria), Statutory city
- **parts style**: para
- **leader title**: Burgomaster, Mayor
- **leader name**: Christian Scheider (Team Kärnten)
- **elevation m**: 446
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset**: +1
- **utc offset dst**: +2
- **registration plate**: Vehicle registration plates of Austria, K
- **postal code type**: List of postal codes in Austria, Postal code
- **postal code**: 9020, 9061, 9063, 9065, 9073, 9201
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in Austria, Area code
- **area code**: 0463
- **website**: [http://www.klagenfurt.at/ www.klagenfurt.at]
Wilhelm Eduard Weber

**Wilhelm Eduard Weber** (24 October 1804 – 23 June 1891) was a German physicist. He and Carl Friedrich Gauss invented the first electromagnetic telegraph.
Eisenstadt

**Eisenstadt** (Hungarian: _Kismarton_, Austro-Bavarian: _Eisnstod_, Croatian: _Željezno_) is a city in Austria. It is the capital and a district of Burgenland. About 14,000 people are living there (2016).

It is near the Hungarian border.
Sankt Pölten

**Sankt Pölten** (; ), mostly abbreviated to the official name **St. Pölten**, is a city in Austria. It is a district of Lower Austria. Almost 58,000 people lived there (2023). It lies in the Mostviertel region. Since 1986, it has been the capital of Lower Austria. It is the biggest city of the Bundesland.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Sankt Pölten
- **image skyline**: Sankt Poelten.jpg
- **image flag**: Banner Sankt Poelten.svg
- **image caption**: A view of Sankt Pölten in 2005
- **image shield**: AUT Sankt Poelten COA.svg
- **shield size**: 80x110px
- **pushpin map**: Austria
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within Austria
- **image map**: Karte A Noe P.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location of St. Pölten within Lower Austria
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: Austria
- **subdivision type1**: States of Austria, State
- **subdivision name1**: Lower Austria
- **subdivision type2**: District (Austria), District
- **subdivision name2**: Statutory city (Austria), Statutory city
- **parts style**: para
- **leader title**: Burgomaster, Mayor
- **leader name**: Matthias Stadler
- **elevation m**: 267
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset**: +1
- **utc offset dst**: +2
- **registration plate**: Vehicle registration plates of Austria, P
- **postal code type**: List of postal codes in Austria, Postal code
- **postal code**: 3100, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3140, 3151, 3385
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in Austria, Area code
- **area code**: 02742
Tyrol (region)

**Tyrol** (German: _Tirol_, Italian: _Tirolo_, Ladin: _Tirol_) is a (historical) region in the Alps. It is the very northern part of Italy and a  western part of Austria.

It borders to the Italian region of Lombardy, the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the west, the German state of Bavaria in the north, the Austrian states of Salzburg and Carinthia in the east, and the Italian region of Veneto in the south.

The region of Tyrol is similar to the former County of Tyrol. This county was part of Austria-Hungary till 1919. After World War I it was divided between Austria (North Tyrol) and Italy (South Tyrol). Nowadays these expressions have different meanings (see below).

It is split up into:

A. Tyrol (state) (a state of Austria):
- East Tyrol (_Osttirol_)
- North Tyrol (_Nordtirol_)

B. Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (a region of Italy):
- Province of Bolzano-Bozen (_Provincia autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige_ / _Autonome Provinz Bozen – Südtirol_) or South Tyrol (_Südtirol / Sudtirolo_) or Alto Adige
- Province of Trento (_Provincia autonoma di Trento_) or Trentino

Since 1996 the region of Tyrol has been a Euroregion, called Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino Euroregion (German: _Europaregion Tirol-Südtirol-Trentino_, Italian: _Euregio Tirolo-Alto Adige-Trentino_).

The region of Tyrol is also divided into three languages. In East and North Tyrol German is spoken. South Tyrol is primarily German with a little Italian and Ladin, Trentino is primarily Italian with a little German and Ladin.

The region of Tyrol is a very mountainous area. It belongs to three ranges of the Eastern Alps. A great part of the Southern Limestone Alps (among them the Dolomites) and also a southern part of the Central Eastern Alps cover the Italian part of Tyrol, whereas the middle of the Central Eastern Alps and a great part of the Northern Limestone Alps (among them the southern Allgäu Alps) cover the Austrian part of Tyrol.

Several well-known geographical locations lie in Tyrol. For example the Brenner Pass, a mountain pass on the border of Austria and Italy, Lake Garda, the biggest lake of Italy and partially in Tyrol, and various places, in the state of Tyrol: Innsbruck (its capital) and Lienz, and in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol: Trento (its capital), Bolzano / Bozen and Merano.

## Other websites

- Website of Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino Euroregion
Iran Air Flight 655

**Iran Air Flight 655** was an Iranian passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai. The aircraft was an Airbus A300 with 274 passengers and 16 crew members on-board. On July 3, 1988 the plane was shot down by the USS Vincennes in the Persian Gulf during the Iran–Iraq War. At the time the Vincennes was exchanging fire with small Iranian gunboats. During the skirmish, flight 655 took off from Bandar Abbas International Airport. The airport was used by both civilian and military flights.

The Vincennes mistook the civilian aircraft for an Iranian Air Force Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter on an attack run. The Vincennes attempted to warn the aircraft several times but received no reply. However, the warnings were sent on a military frequency to a non-existent F-14 Tomcat. The Airbus crew did not have access to those channels and would not have heard the warnings. The Vincennes fired two missiles which both struck the fuselage of the plane. All 290 occupants on-board were killed.

## Other websites

- Iran Air Flight 655 July 3rd 1988 - National Geographic 1; YouTube

## Infobox (aircraft occurrence)

- **occurrence type**: Shootdown
- **name**: Iran Air Flight 655
- **date**: 3 July 1988
- **caption**: EP-IBU, the aircraft involved in the shootdown, pictured in 1987
- **type**: Shot down by
- **aircraft type**: Airbus A300, Airbus A300B2-203
- **origin**: Mehrabad International Airport
Tehran, Iran
- **stopover**: Bandar Abbas International Airport, Bandar Abbas Int'l Airport
Bandar Abbas, Iran
- **destination**: Dubai International Airport
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **operator**: Iran Air
- **tail number**: EP-IBU
- **occupants**: 290
- **passengers**: 274
- **crew**: 16
- **fatalities**: 290 (all)
- **survivors**: 0
Boy Asistio

**Macario "Boy" Asistio Jr.** (April 6, 1936 – February 6, 2017) was a Filipino politician. He served as the Mayor of Caloocan, a city in Metro Manila region of Philippines, from 1980 to 1986. He was reelected for the port in 1988 till 1995. Asistio unsuccessfully ran as mayor in the elections again in 2013 and 2016.

Asistio died on 6 February 2017 at the age of 80 at the Metro Antipolo Hospital and Medical Center in Antipolo, Philippines. He was in coma and admitted to the intensive care unit.
Hans Rosling

**Hans Rosling** (27 July 1948 – 7 February 2017) was a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker.

He was the Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet and was the co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation. He helped develop the Trendalyzer software system. He rose to international fame after producing a TED Talk in which he promoted the use of data to explore development issues.

Rosling died on 7 February 2017 in Uppsala, Sweden from pancreatic cancer, aged 68.

## Infobox (scientist)

- **name**: Hans Rosling
- **image**: Hans Rosling, 2016 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Hans Rosling, in 2018
- **birth place**: Uppsala, Sweden
- **death place**: Uppsala, Sweden
- **nationality**: Swedish
- **workplaces**: Karolinska Institutet
- **alma mater**: Uppsala University
St. John's Medical College
- **thesis title**: Cassava, Cyanide, and Epidemic Spastic Paraparesis: A Study in Mozambique on Dietary Cyanide Exposure
- **thesis year**: 1986
- **thesis url**: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-114577
- **known for**: Gapminder Foundation
Trendalyzer
Smail Hamdani

**Smail Hamdani** (11 March 1930 – 6/7 February 2017) was an Algerian politician. He was Prime Minister of Algeria from 15 December 1998 to 23 December 1999.

Hamdani became a member of the National Liberation Front (FLN). In 1962 when Algeria gained independence, he was named as chief of staff of the provisional government led by Abderrahmane Farès. Under the presidency of Ahmed Ben Bella, Hamdani was appointed ambassador to Belgium.

Hamdani died in his sleep either on the night of 6 February or on morning of 7 February 2017 from a heart attack, aged 86.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Smail Hamdani

- **office**: Prime Minister of Algeria
- **predecessor**: Ahmed Ouyahia
- **president**: Liamine Zeroual
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- **successor**: Ahmed Benbitour
- **birth place**: Guenzet, French Algeria, Algeria
- **death place**: Djasr Kasentina, Algeria
- **term start1**: 15 December 1998
- **term end1**: 23 December 1999
Svend Asmussen

**Svend Asmussen** (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a jazz violinist from Denmark. He was known as "The Fiddling Viking". He played and recorded with many of the greats of Jazz, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Stephane Grappelli. He played publicly until 2010 when he had a blood clot, his career having spanned eight decades.

Asmussen died on 7 February 2017, aged 100.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Svend Asmussen
- **image**: Svend Asmussen Se.jpg
- **caption**: Svend Asmussen on the cover of
the Swedish weekly _Se_ 1945
- **background**: non_vocal_instrumentalist
- **birth place**: Copenhagen, Denmark
- **birth name**: Svend Harald Christian Asmussen
- **genre**: Jazz
- **occupation**: Violinist
- **yearsactive**: 1923–2010
Tzvetan Todorov

**Tzvetan Todorov** (; ; March 1, 1939 – February 7, 2017) was a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist.

He was the author of many books and essays, which have had a significant influence in anthropology, sociology, semiotics, literary theory, thought history and culture theory.

Todorov died on February 7, 2017 in Paris, aged 77.

## Other websites

- Tzvetan Todorov on the Enlightenment Today , a nineteen-minute interview on _Philosophy Bites_
- The Tzvetan Todorov Book Interview
- Interview with Tzvetan Todorov: "It is surprising to see so many walls erected in the midst of globalisation", Barcelona Metropolis, num. 78, Spring 2010

## Infobox (philosopher)

- **name**: Tzvetan Todorov
- **image**: Tzvetan Todorov no Fronteiras do Pensamento São Paulo 2012 (8083695751) (cropped).jpg
- **image size**: 200px
- **birth name**: Цветан Тодоров
- **birth place**: Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria
- **death place**: Paris, France
- **nationality**: French/Bulgarian
- **alma mater**: University of Sofia
University of Paris
- **spouse**: Nancy Huston (?–?)
- **awards**: CNRS Bronze Medal, the Charles Lévêque Prize of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, Académie des sciences morales et politiques and the first Maugean Prize of the Académie française and the Prince of Asturias Awards, Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences; he also is an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- **era**: Contemporary philosophy
- **region**: Western philosophy
- **school tradition**: Continental philosophy
Structuralism
- **main interests**: Literary criticism
- **influences**: Gérard Genette, Mikhail Bakhtin
- **notable ideas**: The Fantastic
Richard Hatch

**Richard Lawrence Hatch** (May 21, 1945 – February 7, 2017) was an American actor, writer, and producer. He was best known for his role as Captain Apollo in the original _Battlestar Galactica_ television series, and also as Tom Zarek in the 2003 remake of _Battlestar Galactica_.

Hatch was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role as Apollo. Early in his career, Hatch won an Obie Award for his role in the musical _PS Your Cat Is Dead_.

Hatch was also known for his role as Philip Brent in _All My Children_ and as Inspector Dan Robbins in _The Streets of San Francisco_.

Hatch was born in Santa Monica, California. He worked in Chicago, Illinois during his early stage career. Hatch died on February 7, 2017 from pancreatic cancer under hospice care in Los Angeles, aged 71.

## Other websites

- Sci-Fi Pulse interview from 2004
Sotsha Dlamini

**Sotsha Ernest Dlamini** (27 May 1940 – 7 February 2017) was a Swazi politician. He served as Prime Minister of Swaziland from 6 October 1986 to 12 July 1989.

## Biography

He was born in Mankayane. He became prime minister after being appointed by Dzeliwe of Swaziland in 1986. He replaced Bhekimpi Dlamini, who resigned in 1986. Dlamini served as prime minister when tensions of apartheid was growing.

Dlamini died on 7 February 2017 from complications of a fall at a hospital in Mbabane, Swaziland, aged 76.
Richard Lyon (U.S. Admiral)

**Richard** "**Dick**" **Lyon** (July 14, 1923 – February 3, 2017) was an American politician and retired United States Navy admiral. He served as Mayor of Oceanside, California from 1992 through 2000. Lyon was the first admiral of Special Warfare ("SEAL").

Lyon was born in Pasadena, California. He was selected a member of the United States Olympic swim team for the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but the 1940 games were canceled due to the outbreak of World War II. Lyon graduated from Yale University in 1944.

Lyon died on February 3, 2017 in Oceanside, California, aged 93.
Steve Sumner

**Steven Paul Sumner** (2 April 1955 – 8 February 2017) was an England-born New Zealand football player. He was born in Blackpool, Lancashire. Sumner was captain of the New Zealand national team during the country's first successful campaign to qualify for the World Cup in 1982.

In 1991 he was inducted into the New Zealand Soccer Media Association Hall of Fame and was then awarded FIFA's top award, the FIFA Order of Merit, before the opening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, along with Johan Cruyff and former South African president Thabo Mbeki.

Sumner died on 8 February 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand from prostate cancer, aged 61.

### Individual

- Player of the Year: 1983
- Golden Boot: 1983
- FIFA Centennial Award in 2004
- FIFA Order of Merit: 2010
- Friends of Football Medal of Excellence 2015
- Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (for services to football), 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours
- IFFHS Oceania Men's Team of All Time: 2021

### Club

**Christchurch United**
- National League: 1973, 1975, 1978, 1988
- Chatham Cup: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1989

**Manurewa**
- National League: 1983
- Chatham Cup: 1984

**Gisborne City**
- Chatham Cup: 1987

## Other websites

- New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad
- Planet World Cup interview

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Steve Sumner
- **fullname**: Steven Paul Sumner
- **position**: Attacking midfielder
- **birth place**: Preston, Lancashire, Preston, England
- **death place**: New Zealand
- **youthclubs1**: Blackpool F.C., Blackpool
- **youthclubs2**: Preston North End F.C., Preston North End
- **years1**: 1973–1980
- **clubs1**: Christchurch United
- **caps1**: 147
- **goals1**: 36
- **years2**: 1981
- **clubs2**: Newcastle KB United
- **caps2**: 18
- **goals2**: 3
- **years3**: 1982
- **clubs3**: West Adelaide SC
- **caps3**: 12
- **goals3**: 2
- **years4**: 1983–1986
- **clubs4**: Manurewa AFC
- **caps4**: 66
- **goals4**: 29
- **years5**: 1987
- **clubs5**: Gisborne City AFC, Gisborne City
- **caps5**: 25
- **goals5**: 6
- **years6**: 1988–1989
- **clubs6**: Christchurch United
- **caps6**: ?
- **goals6**: ?
- **totalcaps**: 268
- **totalgoals**: 76
- **nationalyears1**: 1976–1988
- **nationalteam1**: New Zealand national football team, New Zealand
- **nationalcaps1**: 58
- **nationalgoals1**: 22
Mark Rylance

**Sir David Mark Rylance Waters** (born 18 January 1960) is an English actor, theatre director and playwright. He was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, from 1995 to 2005.

His movie appearances include _Prospero's Books_ (1991), _Angels and Insects_ (1995), _Institute Benjamenta_ (1996), and _Intimacy_ (2001). Rylance won the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in _Bridge of Spies_ (2015). He played the title role in Steven Spielberg's _The BFG_ (2016).

In 2016, he was named in the _Time_ 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

## Other websites

- Official homepage
- Interview on Farinelli (theatre play), Bridge of Spies (film) etc. Oct-2015
- Interview with Mark Rylance at the Globe on wisdom, Sir Francis Bacon, Shakespeare Jun-94
- Mark Rylance performing the Peacebuilder, Henri Ladyi, Congo
- doollee.com listing of Rylance's works written for the stage

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Sir Mark Rylance
- **image**: Mark Rylance Cannes 2016.jpg
- **caption**: Rylance promoting _The BFG (2016 film), The BFG_ at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
- **birthname**: David Mark Rylance Waters
- **birth place**: Ashford, Kent, Ashford, Kent, England
- **education**: University School of Milwaukee
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- **occupation**: Actor, theatre director, playwright
- **yearsactive**: 1980–present
Neil Gehrels

**Cornelis A.** "**Neil**" **Gehrels** (October 3, 1952 – February 6, 2017) was an American astronomer. He worked in the field of Gamma ray astronomy. He was the Chief of the Astroparticle Physics Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center from 1995 until his death.

Gehrels was born in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He grew up in Tucson, Arizona. His father, Tom (1925–2011), was also an astronomer.

Gehrels died on February 6, 2017 at the age of 64.
Timothy West

**Timothy Lancaster West** CBE (20 October 1934 – 12 November 2024) was an English movie, stage and television actor. He was known for his roles as Bradley Hardacre in _Brass_, as King Francis in _Ever After: A Cinderella Story_, as Commissioner Berthier in _The Day of the Jackal_ and as Stan Carter in _EastEnders_.

West died at a care home in London, England from problems caused by a fall on 12 November 2024, aged 90.

## Other websites

- LAMDA Biography
- Timothy West at Gavin Barker Associates (agent)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Timothy West
- **honorific suffix**: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE
- **image**: Timothy West in 2010.JPG
- **caption**: West in 2010
- **birth name**: Timothy Lancaster West
- **birth place**: Bradford,  West Riding of Yorkshire, England
- **death place**: Wandsworth, London, England
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1956–2024
- **education**: The John Lyon School
Bristol Grammar School
- **alma mater**: University of Westminster, Regent Street Polytechnic (now University of Westminster)
- **parents**: Lockwood West
Olive Carleton-Crowe
- **children**: 3, including Samuel West, Samuel
Arthur Lehning

**Paul Arthur Müller-Lehning** (23 October 1899 – 1 January 2000) was a Dutch writer, historian and anarchist. He was born in Utrecht. He was known for French translations of Mikhail Bakunin works. In 1992, he won the Gouden Ganzenveer, and in 1999, the P. C. Hooft Award.

Lehning died on 1 January 2000 in Lys-Saint-Georges, Indre, France. He was 100.
Paul Di'Anno

**Paul Andrews** (born 17 May 1958 - 21 October 2024), better known by his stage name **Paul Di'Anno**, was a British singer. He was best known as the first lead singer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1977 to 1981.

Di'Anno was born in Chingford, London. In 2011, he was jailed for fraud.

Di'Anno died on 21 October 2024 in Salisbury, Wiltshire at the age of 66.
Ólöf Nordal

**Ólöf Nordal** (3 December 1966 – 8 February 2017) was an Icelandic politician. She was a member of the Independence Party. She served as the Minister of the Interior from 4 December 2014 to 11 January 2017.

Ólöf was born in Reykjavík. She was married to Tómas Már Sigurðsson and had four children.

Ólöf died from pancreatic cancer on 8 February 2017 in Reykjavík. She was 50.
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

**Tara Palmer-Tomkinson** (23 December 1971 – 8 February 2017) also known as **T P-T**, was an English socialite, "it girl", television presenter, model and charity patron.

## Early life

Palmer-Timkinson was born in Hampshire. She studied at Sherborne School for Girls in Dorset. After graduating, she moved to London where she worked at a bank.

## _I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!_

In 2002, Palmer-Tomkinson made an appearance on the British television series _I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!_, finishing as runner up. In November 2005, Palmer-Tomkinson presented her third behind the scenes series on ITV2 for the hit show _I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! Now_.

## Other works

Palmer-Tomkinson was a contestant on _Comic Relief Does Fame Academy_ for the BBC.

Palmer-Tomkinson played the piano, as was demonstrated at events at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the Royal Albert Hall with Mozart, and at The Coliseum during a Leonard Bernstein Tribute.

Palmer-Tomkinson was also a writer. She wrote _The Naughty Girl's Guide To Life_ (2007) , _Inheritance_ (2010) and _Infidelity_ (2012).

## Death

In January 2016, Palmer-Tomkinson was diagnosed with brain cancer.

On 8 February 2017, she was found dead at her home in London, aged 45. The cause was a perforated ulcer.

## Other websites

- Speur Ghlan  charity
- MyVillage biography

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
- **image**: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.jpg
- **caption**: Palmer-Tomkinson in June 2007
- **birth name**: Tara Claire Palmer-Tomkinson
- **birth place**: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
- **death place**: South Kensington, London, England
- **death cause**: Perforated ulcer and Peritonitis
- **body discovered**: South Kensington, London
- **years active**: 1995–2014
- **occupation**: Socialite, television personality, model, charity patron
- **other names**: T.P-T
- **parents**: Charles Palmer-Tomkinson (father)
- **relatives**: Santa Montefiore (sister)
Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)

**Alan Simpson**, OBE (27 November 1929 – 8 February 2017) was an English scriptwriter. He was born in London. He was best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. He wrote the BBC sitcom _Steptoe and Son_ (1962–1974), _Hancock's Half Hour_ (1954–1961) and the first two series of  _Comedy Playhouse_ (1961–1963).

Simpson was appointed an OBE in 2000 and he and Galton received a BAFTA Fellowship on 8 May 2016.

Simpson died on 8 February 2017 in London from lung disease, aged 87.
Ray Galton

**Raymond Percy "Ray" Galton**, OBE (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) was an English scriptwriter.

Galton was best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson. He, along with Simpson, wrote the BBC sitcom _Steptoe and Son_ (1962–1974), _Hancock's Half Hour_ (1954–1961)  and _Comedy Playhouse_ (1961–1975).

Galton died on 5 October 2018 at his Paddington, London home from dementia, aged 88.

## Infobox (writer)

- **name**: Ray Galton
<small>Order of the British Empire, OBE</small>
- **image**: Ray Galton.jpg
- **birth name**: Raymond Percy Galton
- **birth place**: Paddington, London, England
- **death place**: Paddington, London, England
- **occupation**: Screenwriter, Scriptwriter
- **nationality**: British
- **period**: 1954–1997
- **genre**: Television
- **notableworks**: _Hancock's Half Hour_, _Hancock_ (1954–1961)
_Comedy Playhouse_ (1961–63, 1974)
_Steptoe and Son_ (1962–74)
_Get Well Soon (TV series), Get Well Soon_ (1997).
Mikhail Tolstykh

**Mikhail Sergeyevich Tolstykh** (; July 19, 1980 – February 8, 2017), better known by his callsign **Givi** (Ги́ви), was a Ukrainian commander in the pro-Russian Somalia Battalion in the War in Donbas. He served as Lieutenant colonel.

On February 16, 2015, Tolstykh was included by the European Council in their sanctions list.

Tolstykh was killed on February 8, 2017, in Donetsk, Ukraine by a rocket launcher explosion, aged 36.
Antonín Přidal

**Antonín Přidal** (13 October 1935 – 7 February 2017) was a Czech translator and writer. He translated works from English, Spanish and French to Czech. He was also a journalist and university lecturer. He was born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia.

He worked at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts since 1991. In 1998, he received the Prize of Ferdinand Peroutka. His most notable works include _Všechny moje hlasy_ (1967) and _Sudičky_ (1968).

Přidal died on 7 February 2017 in Brno, Czech Republic from a stroke, aged 81.

## Other websites

- **List of works** the Catalogue of the CR, whose author or topic is _Antonín Přidal_
Richard B. Wright

**Richard B. Wright**, CM, (March 4, 1937 – February 7, 2017) was a Canadian novelist. His break-through 2001 novel was _Clara Callan_. He won three major literary awards in Canada for _Clara Callan_: The Giller Prize, the Trillium Book Award, and the Governor General's Award.

Wright died on February 7, 2017 at a hospital in St. Catharines, Ontario from complications of a fall. He was 79 years old.

## Other website

- Richard B. Wright's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia

## Infobox (writer)

- **name**: Richard B. Wright
- **birth place**: Midland, Ontario, Midland, Ontario, Canada
- **death place**: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
- **occupation**: Writer
- **nationality**: Canadian
- **notableworks**: The Weekend Man, In The Middle Of A Life, Clara Callan, & Mr.Shakespeare's Bastard
- **spouse**: Phyllis Cotton