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Daniel Biss

**Daniel Kálmán Biss** (born August 27, 1977) is an American mathematician and politician. Biss is the Mayor of Evanston, Illinois since 2021. He was a member of the Illinois Senate from the 9th district, serving from January 2013 to January 2019. The district includes Chicago's northern suburbs, including Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Morton Grove, Golf, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka.

Biss previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013.

He was a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Governor of Illinois in the 2018 election.

Biss announced his candidacy for Mayor of Evanston, Illinois in the 2021 election in November 2020. He won the election in a landslide victory in February 2021.

In May 2025, Biss announced his candidacy to represent Illinois’s 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in the 2026 election.

## Infobox (scientist)

- **embed**: yes
- **fields**: Algebraic topology
- **workplaces**: University of Chicago
- **thesis title**: The Homotopy Type of the Matroid Grassmannian
- **thesis url**: https://annals.math.princeton.edu/wp-content/uploads/annals-v158-n3-p04.pdf
- **thesis year**: 2002
- **doctoral advisor**: Michael J. Hopkins, Michael  Hopkins


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Daniel Biss
- **image**: Daniel Biss 2012.jpg
- **office**: Mayor of Evanston, Illinois, Evanston, Illinois
- **term start**: May 10, 2021
- **predecessor**: Steve Hagerty
- **state senate1**: Illinois
- **district1**: 9th
- **term start1**: January 8, 2013
- **term end1**: January 6, 2019
- **predecessor1**: Jeffrey Schoenberg
- **successor1**: Laura Fine
- **state house2**: Illinois
- **district2**: 17th
- **term start2**: May 2011
- **term end2**: January 8, 2013
- **predecessor2**: Elizabeth Coulson
- **successor2**: Laura Fine
- **birth name**: Daniel Kálmán Biss
- **birth place**: Akron, Ohio, Akron, Ohio, United States, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **spouse**: Karin Steinbrueck
- **children**: 2
- **education**: Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Arts, MA, Doctor of Philosophy, PhD)
- **profession**: Mathematician
- **signature**: BissSig.png
Scott Drury

**Scott Drury** (born 1972) is an American politician. He is the Illinois state representative for the 58th district and a Democratic candidate for governor. The 58th district includes all or parts of Bannockburn, Deerfield, Glencoe, Highwood, Highland Park, Lake Bluff Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, Northbrook and North Chicago.

He was a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Governor of Illinois in the 2018 election.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Scott Drury
- **image name**: File:Scott Drury 2582889.jpg
- **state house**: Illinois
- **state**: Illinois
- **district**: 58th
- **preceded**: Karen May
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democrat
- **residence**: Highwood, Illinois
- **alma mater**: University of California, Berkeley, University of California<small> (B.A.)</small>
Northwestern University School of Law, Northwestern University<small> (J.D.)</small>
- **profession**: Attorney
- **website**: [http://scottdrury.org Official website]
Ameya Pawar

**Ameya Pawar** (born April 22, 1980) is an American politician. He was the alderman for the 47th Ward of the City of Chicago. He was first elected in the 2011 municipal elections, and was elected to a second term on February 24, 2015. Pawar's 2015 re-election was secured with over 82% of the vote, the largest margin in the election cycle.

Pawar is the first Indian American and Asian American in Chicago City Council history.

He was a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Governor of Illinois in the 2018 election. He lost the primary to businessman JB Pritzker.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Ameya Pawar
- **image**: Alderman Pawar Speaking at the Dedication of Honorary Lee Sandlin Way cropped.png
- **office**: Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 47th ward
- **term start**: May 16, 2011
- **term end**: May 20, 2019
- **predecessor**: Eugene Schulter
- **successor**: Matt Martin (Chicago politician), Matt Martin
- **birth place**: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **education**: Missouri Valley College
Illinois Institute of Technology

University of Chicago
Kent Lee

**Kent Liston Lee** (July 28, 1923 – August 11, 2017) was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy. The 36-year veteran of the Navy saw combat in World War II and commanded the aircraft carrier  during the Vietnam War. He was best known for his work in driving the development and procurement of the F/A-18 Hornet.

Lee died in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11, 2017 at the age of 94.

## Infobox (military person)

- **name**: Kent Lee
- **birth name**: Kent Liston Lee
- **death date**: August 11, 2017 (aged 94)
- **birth place**: Florence County, South Carolina, U.S.
- **death place**: Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
- **image**: VADM Kent Lee USN.jpg
- **caption**: VADM Lee while Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65)
- **allegiance**: United States, United States of America
- **branch**: United States Navy
- **rank**: Vice admiral (United States), Vice Admiral
- **commands**: Attack Squadron 46 (United States Navy), Attack Squadron 46
Carrier Air Wing Six

Naval Air Systems Command
- **battles**: World War II
Vietnam War
Perch Zeytuntsyan

**Perch Zeytuntsyan** (, July 18, 1938 – August 21, 2017) was an Egyptian-born Armenian playwright and screenwriter. He served as Minister of Culture of Armenia from 1990 to 1991.

In 1975, Zeytuntsyan became the executive secretary of the Writer’s Union of Armenia, a position he held until 1981. He went on to become the Minister of Culture in the first post-Soviet administration of the Republic of Armenia.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Perch Zeytuntsyan
- **image**: Pertch_Zeytuntsyan.JPG
- **office1**: Minister of Culture of Armenia
- **term start1**: 1990
- **term end1**: 1991
- **birth place**: Alexandria, Egypt
- **death place**: Yerevan, Armenia
- **nationality**: Armenians, Armenian
- **alma mater**: Aghayan School, Yerevan
 Pyatigorsk Institute of Foreign Languages, Moscow
- **occupation**: Playwright; Screenwriter
Vicente Iturat

**Vicente Iturat Gil** (22 August 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a Spanish cyclist. He won the Points classification in the 1957 Vuelta a España. He was born in Alcalà de Xivert, Spain.

Iturat died on 18 August 2017 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain at the age of 88.
Susana Mendoza

**Susana Mendoza** (born May 13, 1972) is an American politician and the current Comptroller of Illinois. She formerly served as Chicago City Clerk and as a Illinois State Representative, representing the 1st District of Illinois – which included the Chicago communities of Brighton Park, Little Village, Gage Park and Back of the Yards.

She was first elected in 2001 and served into her sixth term, when she won the election for Chicago City Clerk in February 2011.

On November 2, 2018 a video leaked from Mendoza’s campaign showing her plans to run for Mayor of Chicago in 2019 even though she successfully ran for re-election as Comptroller in 2018. Eight days after winning her re-election on November 14, Mendoza launched her mayoral campaign. She lost in the first round of the election.

In July 2025, Mendoza announced that she would not run for re-election in 2026.

## Other websites

- Office of the Chicago City Clerk
- Rep. Susana Mendoza (D) 1st District,  _97th Illinois General Assembly (2011-2012)_
- Rep. Susana Mendoza (D) 1st District,  _96th Illinois General Assembly (2009-2010)_
- Rep. Susana Mendoza (D) 1st District,  _95th Illinois General Assembly (2007-2008)_
- Rep. Susana Mendoza (D) 1st District,  _94th Illinois General Assembly (2005-2006)_
- Rep. Susana Mendoza (D) 1st District,  _93rd Illinois General Assembly (2003-2004)_
- Rep. Susana Mendoza (D) 1st District, _92nd Illinois General Assembly (2001-2002) - No links provided by http://www.ilga.gov_
- Susana A. Mendoza for IL Comptroller _Official Campaign Website_

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Susana Mendoza
- **image**: Susana Mendoza Blue Suit.jpg
- **office**: 10th Illinois Comptroller, Comptroller of Illinois
- **governor**: Bruce Rauner
J. B. Pritzker
- **term start**: December 5, 2016
- **predecessor**: Leslie Munger
- **office1**: City Clerk of Chicago
- **1blankname1**: Mayor
- **1namedata1**: Rahm Emanuel
- **term start1**: May 16, 2011
- **term end1**: December 5, 2016
- **predecessor1**: Miguel del Valle
- **successor1**: Anna M. Valencia
- **state house3**: Illinois
- **district3**: 1st
- **term start3**: January 10, 2001
- **term end3**: May 16, 2011
- **predecessor3**: Sonia Silva
- **successor3**: Dena M. Carli, Dena Carli
- **birth place**: Chicago, Illinois, United States, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **education**: Truman State University
City Clerk of Chicago

The **City Clerk of Chicago** is in charge of record-keeping for the city of Chicago and its elections. When the Chicago City Council is in session, the City Clerk serves as council secretary. This position is a citywide elected office.

The City Clerk's office is responsible for maintaining official city government records, distributing approximately 1.3 million vehicle stickers and residential parking permits, and issuing city business licenses.

The current city clerk is Anna M. Valencia since 2017.

## Other websites

- Office of the City Clerk

## Infobox (political post)

- **post**: City Clerk
- **body**: Chicago
- **image**: File:Anna Valencia (40688407).jpg
- **incumbent**: Anna M. Valencia
- **insigniacaption**: Seal of the City of Chicago
- **insigniasize**: 150px
- **incumbentsince**: January 25, 2017
- **salary**: $136,393
- **termlength**: 4 years
Toni Preckwinkle

**Toni Preckwinkle** (née Reed; March 17, 1947) is an American politician. She is the current Cook County Board President and a former alderman in the Chicago City Council representing Chicago's 4th ward in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

She was elected on November 2, 2010, as President of the Cook County Board, the Executive Branch of Cook County government. Preckwinkle first sought office in 1983 and was defeated twice before securing election in 1991 and being re-elected as alderman four times.

On September 20, 2018, Preckwinkle announced her candidacy for Mayor of Chicago in the 2019 election to replace Rahm Emanuel. She advanced to the runoff election on April 2. She was defeated by Lightfoot by nearly 50%.

## Other websites

- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle
- Campaign website
- Full coverage at the _Chicago Tribune_

## Infobox (politician)

- **name**: Toni Preckwinkle
- **image**: Toni Preckwinkle (3107244285) white background.jpg
- **birth name**: Toni Reed
- **birth date**:
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
- **residence**: Chicago, Illinois
- **office**: Cook County Board of Commissioners, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
- **term start**: December 6, 2010
- **predecessor**: Todd Stroger
- **office2**: Chicago City Council, City of Chicago Alderman
- **term start2**: 1991
- **term end2**: 2010
- **predecessor2**: Timothy C. Evans
- **successor2**: Shirley Newsome
- **constituency2**: 4th Ward, Chicago
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **alma mater**: University of Chicago
- **spouse**: Zeus Preckwinkle (m. 1969, div. 2013)
- **children**: Kyle Preckwinkle
one adopted daughter
Premier Guitar

***Premier Guitar*** is a music magazine. A new issue is made every month. Articles in the magazine are usually about guitar players. The magazine has interviews, reviews, and information on how to play songs on guitar or bass guitar. The magazine started in 2007. .

## Other websites

- _Premier Guitar_ website
Stanisław Tym

**Stanisław Aleksy Tym** (17 July 1937 – 6 December 2024) was a Polish movie director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. Tym directed one movie _Ryś_ in 2007. He was best known for his role Ryszard Ochódzki in cult polish movie _Teddy Bear_ and two sequels: _Controlled Conversations_ and _Ryś_.

Tym was born in Małkinia Górna, Poland. He died on 6 December 2024, at the age of 87.

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: 2007 FoC, Stanisław Tym 001.jpg
- **caption**: Stanisław Tym, 2007
- **birth place**: Małkinia Górna, Poland
Mercedes-Benz O309

The **Mercedes-Benz O 309** was the bus version of the Düsseldorfer Transporter, It was built by Mercedes-Benz from 1967 to 1986.

## Related pages

- Mercedes-Benz T2 - The van version of the Mercedes-Benz O309
Willamette River

The **Willamette River** is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is  long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward between the Oregon Coast Range and the Cascade Range, the river and its tributaries form the Willamette Valley, a basin that contains two-thirds of Oregon's population, including the state capital, Salem, and the state's largest city, Portland, which surrounds the Willamette's mouth at the Columbia.

Originally created by plate tectonics about 35 million years ago and subsequently altered by volcanism and erosion, the river's drainage basin was significantly modified by the Missoula Floods at the end of the most recent ice age. Humans began living in the watershed over 10,000 years ago. There were once many tribal villages along the lower river and in the area around its mouth on the Columbia. Indigenous peoples lived throughout the upper reaches of the basin as well.

## Works cited

- Bright, William (2004). _Native American Placenames of the United States_. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. . .

## Infobox (river)

- **name**: Willamette River
- **name etymology**: From a Clackamas people, Clackamas Native American village name
- **image**: USACE Fremont Bridge Portland.jpg
- **image size**: 300
- **image caption**: The Willamette passing through Downtown Portland in the 1980s
- **map**: Willamette_river_map_new.png
- **map size**: 300
- **map caption**: A map of the Willamette River, its drainage basin, major tributaries and major cities
- **subdivision type1**: Country
- **subdivision name1**: United States
- **subdivision type2**: State
- **subdivision name2**: Oregon
- **subdivision type5**: Cities
- **subdivision name5**: Eugene, Oregon, Eugene, Corvallis, Oregon, Corvallis, Albany, Oregon, Albany, Independence, Oregon, Independence, Salem, Oregon, Salem, Newberg, Oregon, Newberg, Wilsonville, Oregon, Wilsonville, Portland, Oregon, Portland
- **discharge1 location**: Morrison Bridge, Portland,  from mouth
- **source1**: Confluence of Middle Fork Willamette River and Coast Fork Willamette River
- **source1 location**: near Eugene, Oregon, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, Lane County, Oregon
- **mouth**: Columbia River
- **mouth location**: Portland, Oregon, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Multnomah County, Oregon
- **tributaries left**: Coast Fork Willamette River, Long Tom River, Marys River (Oregon), Marys River, Luckiamute River, Yamhill River, Tualatin River
- **tributaries right**: Middle Fork Willamette River, McKenzie River (Oregon), McKenzie River, Calapooia River, Santiam River, Molalla River, Clackamas River
Tony deBrum

**Tony deBrum** (February 26, 1945 – August 22, 2017) was a Marshallese politician and government minister. From 2012 and 2014, he was the Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands. He was an activist relating to climate change, and has been part of many conferences and demonstrations, including the People’s Climate March in New York City in September 2014.

In mid December 2015, he took part in the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. He succeeded to form a new coalition between developed countries and developing countries called "High Ambition Coalition".

He was Foreign Minister of the Marshall Islands from 1979 till 1987, 2008 till 2009 and 2014 till 2016.

deBrum died at his home in Majuro, Marshall Islands on August 22, 2017 at the age of 72.
Litokwa Tomeing

**Iroij Litokwa Tomeing** (14 October 1939 – 12 October 2020) was a Marshallese politician. He was the President of the Marshall Islands from January 2008 until October 2009.

Tomeing died on 12 October 2020 in Springdale, Arkansas, two days before his 81st birthday.

## Other websites

- Office of the President
- President Tomeing's address to the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 25, 2008

## Infobox (president)

- **name**: Litokwa Tomeing
- **image**: Litokwa Tomeing with Obamas cropped.jpg
- **office**: President of the Marshall Islands
- **term start**: 14 January 2008
- **term end**: 21 October 2009
- **predecessor**: Kessai Note
- **successor**: Ruben Zackhras <small>(Acting)</small>
- **birth place**: Wotje Atoll, Marshall Islands
- **death place**: Springdale, Arkansas, United States, U.S.
- **spouse**: Arlin Tomeing.
- **party**: United Democratic Party (Marshall Islands), UDP (until 2007), United People's Party (Marshall Islands), UPP (from 2007)
Emlain Kabua

**Emlain Kabua** (born February 1928 – 11 April 2023) was a Marshallese artist and political figure. She was the First Lady of the Marshall Islands and the wife of Marshallese President Amata Kabua. Kabua served as the first First Lady of the Marshall Islands from 1979 until 1996.

She is known for being the designer of the Flag of the Marshall Islands.

Kabua died on 11 April 2023, at the age of 95.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Emlain Kabua
- **image**: Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg
- **caption**: Flag of Marshall Islands designed by First Lady Emlain.
- **office1**: 1st President of Marshall Islands, First Lady of Marshall Islands
- **term start1**: November 17, 1979
- **term end1**: December 19, 1996
- **president1**: Amata Kabua
- **predecessor1**: Office created
- **birth place**: Marshall Islands
- **spouse**: Amata Kabua
- **children**: David Kabua
- **party**: Independent
- **occupation**: Artist, Former First Lady
- **nationality**: Marshall Islands, Marshallese
Flag of the Marshall Islands

The **flag of the Marshall Islands**, an island nation in the Pacific, was adopted upon the start of self-government, May 1, 1979. The flag was designed by Emlain Kabua, who was the first First Lady of the republic.

Rules about the flag are set forth in the Official Flag of the Marshall Islands Act 1979 (Public Law 1979-1).

## Infobox (flag)

- **name**: Marshall Islands
- **image**: Flag of Marshall Islands.svg
- **use**: 111000
- **proportion**: 10:19
- **adoption**: May 1, 1979
- **design**: A blue field with two diagonal stripes of orange and white radiating from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner and the large white star with four large rays and twenty small rays on the upper hoist-side corner above the stripes.
- **designer**: Emlain Kabua
Amata Kabua

**Amata Kabua** (November 17, 1928 – 20 December 1996) was a Marshallese politician. He was the first President of the Marshall Islands from 1979 to 1996.

Kabua died in office after a long illness, on December 20, 1996, in Honolulu, Hawaii, aged 68.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Amata Kabua
- **image**: Amata Kabua MH.jpg
- **order**: President of the Marshall Islands
- **term start**: November 17, 1979
- **term end**: December 20, 1996
- **predecessor**: Office created
- **successor**: Kunio Lemari
- **birth place**: Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands
- **death place**: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
- **spouse**: Emlain Kabua
- **party**: Independent
Margot Hielscher

**Margot Hielscher** (29 September 1919 – 20 August 2017) was a German singer and actress. She appeared in over fifty movies between and 1939 and 1994.

Hielscher was born in Berlin. In 1989, she starred in the TV series _Rivalen der Rennbahn_. Hielscher died in Munich on 20 August 2017, aged 97.

In 1978, Hielscher was awarded the "Bundesverdienstkreuz" and in 1985 the "Filmband in Gold" for her achievements in German cinema.

## Eurovision Song Contest

In 1957, she was chosen to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song "Telefon, Telefon" _(Telephone, Telephone)_. The song finished fourth out of ten, with eight points.

Hielscher was chosen again to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "Für Zwei Groschen Musik" _(Music For Two Pennies)_. The song finished seventh out of ten, with 5 points.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Margot Hielscher
- **image**: Deelneemster Margot Hielscher (Duitsland), Bestanddeelnr 909-3999 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Hielscher at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958
- **birth date**: 29 September 1919
- **birth place**: Berlin, Germany
- **death date**: 20 August 2017
- **death place**: Munich, Germany
- **nationality**: Germany, German
- **occupation**: Singer
Actress
1970 California gubernatorial election

The **California gubernatorial election, 1970** was held on November 3, 1970. The incumbent, Republican Ronald Reagan, won re-election over Democrat and Speaker of the Assembly Jesse "Big Daddy" Unruh.

Reagan won 3,439,174 (52,83%) of the vote while Unruh won 2,938,607 (45.14%) of the vote.

## Other websites

- California Elections Page
- Reagan Heritage
Jesse M. Unruh

**Jesse Marvin Unruh** (September 30, 1922 – August 4, 1987), also known as **Big Daddy Unruh**, was an American Democratic politician. He was California State Treasurer. Unruh unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California against Ronald Reagan int the 1970 gubernatorial election. In 1973, Unruh ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Los Angeles.

Unruh died of prostate cancer at his home in Marina Del Rey, California on August 4, 1987. He was 64 years old.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **image**: Jesse Unruh 1960s family christmas card (back) (cropped).jpg
- **order1**: 26th California State Treasurer
- **governor1**: Jerry Brown
George Deukmejian
- **term start1**: January 6, 1975
- **term end1**: August 4, 1987
- **predecessor1**: Ivy Baker Priest
- **successor1**: Elizabeth Whitney (treasurer), Elizabeth Whitney
- **order2**: 54th List of Speakers of the California State Assembly, Speaker of the California State Assembly
- **term start2**: September 1961
- **term end2**: January 1969
- **predecessor2**: Ralph M. Brown
- **successor2**: Robert T. Monagan
- **order3**: Member of the California State Assembly
- **term start3**: January 1955
- **term end3**: January 1969
- **birth name**: Jesse Marvin Unruh
- **birth date**: September 30, 1922
- **birth place**: Newton, Kansas
- **death place**: Marina Del Rey, California
- **death cause**: Prostate cancer
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **spouse**: Virginia June Lemon (1943–1975)
Chris Edwards (1986–1987)
- **children**: Linda Lu, Bruce, Bradley, Robert, Randall
- **alma mater**: University of Southern California
- **branch**: United States Navy
- **battles**: World War II
1966 California gubernatorial election

The **California gubernatorial election, 1966** was held on November 8, 1966. The election was a race between incumbent Governor Pat Brown, the Democratic candidate, and actor Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate.

## Background

After his re-election victory over former Vice President Richard Nixon in 1962, Brown was strongly considered for Lyndon Johnson's 1964 ticket, a spot that eventually went to Hubert Humphrey. However, Brown's popularity began to sag amidst the civil disorders of the Watts riots and the early anti-Vietnam War demonstrations at U.C. Berkeley.

The Republicans seized upon Brown's sudden unpopularity by nominating a well known and charismatic political outsider – actor Ronald Reagan. With Richard Nixon working tirelessly behind the scenes and Reagan trumpeting his law and order campaign message, Reagan received almost 2/3 of the primary vote over George Christopher, the moderate Republican former mayor of San Francisco.

## Results

Reagan won the election in a landslide victory with 3,742,913 (57.55%) of the vote to Brown's 2,479,174 (42.27%).

## Other websites

- Autumn and Cardboard: The 1966 California Gubernatorial Election
- Reagan Heritage
- Bepress (pg 13)
- SFgate
Madhukar Hiralal Kania

**Madhukar Hiralal Kania** (M. H. Kania) (born 18 November 1927) is an Indian politician. He was the 23rd Chief Justice of India, serving from 13 December 1991 until his retirement on 17 November 1992. His uncle was Harilal J. Kania, the first Chief Justice of India. He was born in Bombay, India.

He began his legal career in 1964, and was appointed as a Judge of Bombay High Court in November-1971. In June 1986 he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.

In May 1987, he was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, and became the Chief Justice of India in December 1991.

## Other websites

- Brief biography at http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/
Furna

**Furna** is a municipality of the district Davos in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Furna
- **municipality name**: Furna
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: CHE Furna COA.svg
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Furna.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Graubünden
- **iso-code-region**: CH-GR
- **district**: Davos (district), Davos
- **postal code**: 7232
- **municipality code**: 3862
- **area**: 33.25
- **elevation**: 1400
- **population**: 209
- **populationof**: Dec 2015
- **website**: www.furna.ch
- **places**: Usserberg, Mittelberg, Hinterberg
- **neighboring municipalities**: Grüsch, Jenaz, Peist, St. Peter-Pagig, Schiers, Trimmis, Valzeina
Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah

**Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah** (born 25 October 1929) is an Indian politician. He was the 25th Chief Justice of India. He served as Chief Justice from 1993 to 1994.

Post retirement, he has continued to work on anti-corruption and human rights issues, including support for the launch of the Initiatives of Change Centre for Governance in 2003.

He served as the Chairman of National Human Rights Commission from 1996 to 1998 and in 2000 he headed National Commission to review the working of the Constitution.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah
- **image**: Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah BNC.jpg
- **order**: 25th
- **office**: Chief Justice of India
- **termstart**: 12 February 1993
- **termend**: 24 October 1994
- **appointer**: Shankar Dayal Sharma
- **predecessor**: Lalit Mohan Sharma, L.M. Sharma
- **successor**: Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi, A.M. Ahmadi
- **office2**: 2nd Chairman National Human Rights Commission of India, National Human Rights Commission
- **term start2**: 26 November 1996
- **term end2**: 24 October 1999
- **spouse**: Parvathi Venkatachaliah
Dipak Misra

**Justice Dipak Misra** (born 3 October 1953) was the Judge of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of India. He took over as the 45th Chief Justice of India (CJI), succeeding the 44th CJI, Justice J. S. Khehar.

He was a judge of the Supreme Court of India and a former Chief Justice of the Patna and Delhi High Courts. He's the nephew of Justice Ranganath Misra, who was the 21st CJI during 1990-91.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: Hon'ble Justice
- **name**: Dipak Misra
- **image**: Dipak Mishra.png
- **office**: List of Chief Justices of India, 45th Chief Justice of India, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
- **term start**: 27 August 2017
- **term end**: 2 October 2018
- **appointer**: Ram Nath Kovind
- **predecessor**: Jagdish Singh Khehar
- **successor**: Ranjan Gogoi
- **office1**: Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- **term start1**: 10 October 2011
- **term end1**: 27 August 2017
- **appointer1**: President of India, President Pranab Mukherjee
- **office2**: Patna High Court#Former Chief Justices, Chief Justice of the High Court of Patna
- **term start2**: December 2009
- **term end2**: May 2010
- **office3**: Delhi High Court#Former Chief Justices, Chief Justice of the  High Court of Delhi
- **term start3**: 24 May 2010
- **term end3**: 10 October 2011
- **relatives**: Ranganath Misra (uncle)
Rishang Keishing

**Rishang Keishing** (25 October 1920 – 22 August 2017) was an Indian politician. He was a senior politician of the Indian National Congress party was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Manipur in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Keishing served as Chief Minister of Manipur from 1980 to 1988 and from 1994 to 1997. He was from Bungpa village, Ukhrul District, Manipur.

He was the oldest serving parliamentarian in the world, his term at Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament ends 9 April 2014.

Keishing died on 22 August 2017, aged 96, in Imphal, Manipur of multiple organ failure.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **order**: 11th Chief Minister of Manipur
- **name**: Rishang Keishing
- **birth place**: Imphal, India
- **death place**: Imphal, India
- **party**: Indian National Congress
- **term start1**: 27 November 1980
- **term end1**: 27 February 1981
- **predecessor1**: Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh
- **successor1**: Raj Kumar Jaichandra Singh
- **term start2**: 14 December 1994
- **term end2**: 15 December 1997
- **predecessor2**: Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh
- **successor2**: Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh
- **occupation**: Politician
- **spouse**: Khatingla
- **children**: 6
Boris Spremo

**Boris Spremo** (Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Спремо; October 20, 1935 – August 21, 2017) was a Yugoslavian-born Canadian photojournalist.

## Career

Spremo found work with _The Globe and Mail_, and finished his career with the _Toronto Star_. The _Toronto Star_ later called him "a legend in the business". Some of his photographs appeared in both Canadian and American magazines. He was known for his collages depicting life in Toronto.

## Death

Spremo died of complications of multiple myeloma in Toronto on August 21, 2017 at the age of 81.

## Awards

Spremo won many regional and international awards for his work, including being the first Canadian ever to win a World Press Photo award. He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1997.

## Other websites

- Official site

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Boris Spremo
- **image**: Boris Spremo and Djuradj Vujcic.jpg
- **imagesize**: 218px
- **caption**: Spremo shooting photos at BMO Field
- **birth place**: Sušak, Rijeka, Sušak, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia
- **death place**: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **death cause**: Complications from multiple myeloma
- **occupation**: Photojournalism, Photojournalist
Matthew Kia Yen-wen

**Matthew Kia Yen-wen**,  (Chinese language: 賈彥文; January 17, 1925 – August 22, 2017) was a Chinese Bishop of Hualien and Chiayi, and served as Archbishop of Taipei. From 2015 until his death in 2017, he was the Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei. He was born in Yuenshi Hsien.

Kia was ordained on July 15, 1951 in Tainan, Taiwan. He was appointed the first Bishop of Chiayi on May 21, 1970 and installed on July 16, 1970. He was appointed Bishop of Hualien on December 14, 1974. He became the Archbishop of Taipei on November 18, 1978. He resigned on February 11, 1989.

Kia died on August 22, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan at the age of 92.
Gordon Williams (writer)

**Gordon Maclean Williams** (20 June 1934 – 20 August 2017) was a Scottish author. He was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. He wrote for television and was the author of more than 20 novels, including _From Scenes Like These_ (1969), shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1969, _Walk Don't Walk_ (1972) and _Big Morning Blues_ (1974). Other novels include _The Camp_ (1966), _The Man Who Had Power Over Women_ (1967) and _The Upper Pleasure Garden_ (1970).

He was a ghostwriter for the autobiographies of association footballers Bobby Moore, Terry Venables and manager Tommy Docherty.

In 1971, his novel _The Siege of Trencher's Farm_ was controversially filmed as _Straw Dogs_.

Williams died on 20 August 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland at the age of 83.

## Other websites

- D. J. Taylor, "Gordon who?" (interview), _The Guardian_, 22 October 2003.
Gordon Williams

**Gordon Williams** may refer to:

- Gordon M. Williams (1934–2017), Scottish author
- Gordon Williams (footballer) (born 1929), English footballer
- Gordon E. Williams (born 1935), U.S. Air Force officer
Gordon Williams (footballer)

**Gordon Williams** (born 22 February 1929, died 2002) was an English footballer. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Williams played as a centre forward in the Football League for Sheffield United and Darlington. He made five league appearances for each club and scored once, for Darlington, on 4 November 1950 in a 3–2 home win against Scunthorpe United in the Third Division North.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Gordon Williams
- **fullname**: Gordon Williams
- **birth place**: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- **position**: Centre forward
- **years1**: 1949–1950
- **clubs1**: Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United
- **caps1**: 5
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1950–1951
- **clubs2**: Darlington F.C., Darlington
- **caps2**: 5
- **goals2**: 1
Gordon E. Williams

**Gordon E. Williams** (born 1935) is a retired United States Air Force officer. He was a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours, he flew numerous Air Force and Navy aircraft. Upon his retirement on 1 August 1988, he was the director for plans and policy, J-5, Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, West Germany.

He was the commander of the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, being stationed at RAF Bentwaters, England, in 1980 at the time of the Rendlesham Forest incident.

## Infobox (military person)

- **name**: Gordon E. Williams
- **birth name**: Gordon Edmund Williams
- **image**: Major General Gordon E. Williams.jpg
- **caption**: Major General Gordon Edmund Williams
- **birth date**: 1935
- death_place
- **birth place**: Nashua, New Hampshire
- **serviceyears**: 1957-1988
- **rank**: Major general
- **battles**:
Vietnam War
Thomas Meehan

**Thomas Edward Meehan** (August 14, 1929 – August 21, 2017) was an American writer. He was best known for _Annie_, _The Producers_, and _Hairspray_. Meehan wrote books for musicals _Young Frankenstein_ and _Cry-Baby_.  Meehan also co-wrote the book for _Elf: The Musical_ and _Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin_.

Meehan won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1970, six Drama Desk Awards, and three Tony Awards.

Meehan was born in Ossining, New York, but grew up in Suffern, New York. He graduated from Hamilton College.

Meehan died on August 21, 2017 in Greenwich Village, New York City from cancer and surgical complications at the age of 88.
James Joseph Dresnok

**James Joseph Dresnok** (November 24, 1941 – November 2016) was an American-born North Korean actor, translator and teacher. One of six American soldiers to defect to North Korea after the Korean War.

After defecting, Dresnok worked as an actor in propaganda movies, some directed by Kim Jong-il, and as an English teacher in Pyongyang. He was featured on the CBS magazine program _60 Minutes_ on January 28, 2007, as the last United States defector alive in North Korea. He was also the subject of a documentary movie, _Crossing the Line_ which was shown at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

In April 2017, a Western news organization that focuses on North Korea reported that Dresnok had died the previous year. On 21 August 2017, Dresnok's sons confirmed that he had died of a stroke in November 2016.

## Infobox (military person)

- **name**: James Joseph Dresnok
- **birth date**: November 24, 1941
- **birth place**: Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
- **death place**: Pyongyang, North Korea
- **allegiance**: (1958–1962)
 (1962–2016)
- **serviceyears**: 1958–1962 (defected)
- **rank**:  Private First Class#United States, Private first class
- **laterwork**: Teacher, actor, translator.
Wilhelm Killmayer

**Wilhelm Killmayer** (21 August 1927 – 20 August 2017) was a German composer of classical music, a conductor and an academic teacher of composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München from 1973 to 1992.

He composed symphonies and song cycles on poems by Friedrich Hölderlin, Joseph von Eichendorff, Georg Trakl and Peter Härtling, among others.

Killmayers first composition was _Lorca-Romanzen_ after Federico García Lorca, premiered at the Donaueschingen Festival. In 1954 he composed a Missa brevis, which was recorded and reviewed:> Young (29) Munich-born Composer Wilhelm Killmayer's Missa Brevis ripples with exciting, shifting rhythms and rises skillfully to a colorful series of blasting choral climaxes occasionally more reminiscent of the bandstand than the choir.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Wilhelm Killmayer
- **birth date**: August 21, 1927
- **birth place**: Munich, Germany
- **occupation**: Composer
- **organization**: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
Jim Whelan

**Jim Whelan** (November 8, 1948 – August 22, 2017) was an American Democratic Party politician. He served in the New Jersey State Senate where he represented the 2nd Legislative District, from January 8, 2008, until his death.

Whelan died at age 68 of a heart attack as complications from kidney surgery on August 22, 2017 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Jim Whelan
- **image**: Sen Whelan HQ headshot.jpg
- **state assembly2**: New Jersey
- **state senate1**: New Jersey
- **district1**: 2nd Legislative District (New Jersey), 2nd
- **district2**: New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2001 apportionment#District 2, 2nd
- **term start2**: January 10, 2006
- **term end2**: January 8, 2008
- **preceded2**: Kirk W. Conover
- **succeeded2**: John F. Amodeo
- **term start1**: January 8, 2008
- **term end1**: August 22, 2017
- **preceded1**: James J. McCullough
- **office3**: Mayor of Atlantic City
- **term start3**: January 1, 1990
- **term end3**: December 31, 2001
- **preceded3**: James L. Usry
- **succeeded3**: Lorenzo Langford
- **office4**: Member of the Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City Council
- **term start4**: January 1, 1982
- **term end4**: December 31, 1989
- **birth place**: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- **death place**: Atlantic City, New Jersey
- **spouse**: Kathy
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **residence**: Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City
- **alma mater**: B.A Temple University (English Education)
M.Ed Temple University
- **occupation**: Teacher
- **website**: [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=301 Legislative web page]
Greg Evers

**Robert Gregory "Greg" Evers** (June 16, 1955 – August 21, 2017) was a Republican American politician. He served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016, representing parts of Northwest Florida. Before to his election to the Senate, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 1st District from 2001 to 2010.

Evers was killed in a car crash on August 21, 2017, near his home in Baker, Florida, aged 62.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Greg Evers
- **image**: Greg Evers.jpeg
- **state senate**: Florida
- **state**: Florida
- **district**: 2nd
- **term start**: November 2, 2010
- **term end**: November 8, 2016
- **preceded**: Durell Peaden
- **succeeded**: Redistricted
- **state house2**: Florida
- **state2**: Florida
- **district2**: 1st
- **term start2**: October 22, 2001
- **term end2**: November 2, 2010
- **preceded2**: Jeff Miller (Florida politician), Jeff Miller
- **succeeded2**: Doug Broxson
- **birth name**: Robert Gregory Evers
- **birth place**: Milton, Florida
- **death place**: Okaloosa County, Florida
- **alma mater**: Pensacola State College, Pensacola Junior College
- **profession**: Farmer
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
Dean Rusk

**David Dean Rusk ** (February 9, 1909 – December 20, 1994) was an American politician. He served as the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Rusk is the second-longest serving U.S. Secretary of State of all time, behind only Cordell Hull and tied with William H. Seward.

As Secretary of State he believed in the use of military action to combat communism. On March 24, 1961, Rusk released a brief statement saying his delegation was to travel to Bangkok and the SEATO nations' responsibility should be considered if peace settlements are not realized.

In 1964, Rusk said the US would not be pushed out of the Gulf of Tonkin and that the prevention of it becoming a "communist lake" would be assured by the continued presence of American forces there.

During his later years, Rusk showed his support of Richard Nixon and his handling of the Cold War.

Rusk died of heart failure in Athens, Georgia on December 20, 1994, at the age of 85.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Dean Rusk
- **image**: Dean Rusk.jpg
- **order**: 54th
- **title**: United States Secretary of State
- **term start**: January 21, 1961
- **term end**: January 20, 1969
- **president**: John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
- **predecessor**: Christian Herter, Christian A. Herter
- **successor**: William P. Rogers
- **order2**: 2nd
- **title2**: Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs
- **term start2**: March 28, 1950
- **term end2**: December 9, 1951
- **president2**: Harry S. Truman
- **predecessor2**: William Walton Butterworth
- **successor2**: John Moore Allison
- **order3**: 1st
- **title3**: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
- **term start3**: February 8, 1949
- **term end3**: May 26, 1949
- **president3**: Harry S. Truman
- **predecessor3**: Post created
- **successor3**: John D. Hickerson
- **birth name**: David Dean Rusk
- **birth place**: Cherokee County, Georgia, U.S.
- **death place**: Athens, Georgia, U.S.
- **resting place**: Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens, Georgia, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **education**: Davidson College
Oxford University
UC Berkeley School of Law
- **profession**: Professor, Soldier, Politician
- **signature**: Dean Rusk Signature.svg
- **rank**:  Colonel (United States), Colonel
- **battles**: World War II
- **awards**: Legion of Merit
Tom Pritchard

**Thomas Leslie "Tom" Pritchard** (10 March 1917 – 22 August 2017) was a New Zealand cricketer. He was born in Kaupokonui, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Pritchard played most of his first-class cricket in England. Pritchard was a genuinely fast right-arm bowler and a useful lower order right-handed batsman who played in several matches for Wellington before the Second World War. He said in 2013 that his 1939 memories of a game at the Basin Reserve and of playing for his country were still strong.

In March 2017 he became only the third New Zealand first-class cricketer, after John Wheatley and Syd Ward, to reach 100 years of age.

Pritchard died at the age of 100 on 22 August 2017 in Levin, New Zealand of pneumonia-related complications.
John Abercrombie (guitarist)

**John Laird Abercrombie** (December 16, 1944 – August 22, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, composer and bandleader.

His work explored jazz fusion, post bop, free jazz and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He recorded his debut album, _Timeless_ with Manfred Eicher's ECM label, and recorded principally with this label since then. Abercrombie played with Billy Cobham, Ralph Towner, Jack DeJohnette, Charles Lloyd, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker. He was known for his spare, understated and eclectic style and his work with organ trios.

Abercrombie died of heart failure in Cortland, New York on 22 August 2017 at the age of 72.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: John Abercrombie
- **image**: John abercrombie.jpg
- **caption**: Abercrombie at Bratislava Jazz Days, 2007
- **background**: non_vocal_instrumentalist
- **birth name**: John Laird Abercrombie
- **birth place**: Port Chester, New York, U.S.
- **death place**: Cortland, New York, U.S.
- **genre**: jazz fusion, Fusion, post-bop, avant-garde jazz, avant-garde
- **occupation**: Musician, composer
- **instrument**: Guitar
- **years active**: 1969–2017
- **label**: ECM Records, ECM
- **associated acts**: Gateway (band), Gateway, Jack DeJohnette,  Dave Holland, George Mraz, Ralph Towner, Peter Erskine, Marc Johnson (musician), Marc Johnson, Adam Nussbaum
Roberto Gottardi

**Roberto Gottardi** (30 January 1927 – 21 August 2017) was an Italian architect. He was known for designing buildings across Cuba in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution. He designed the National Art Schools, which was commissioned by Fidel Castro.

## Other websites

- _Roberto Gottardi's National art school - Paradise lost?_ , Cuba Absolutely Magazine, February 2008 - retrieved 03-03-11
Jerzy Leśniak

**Jerzy Leśniak** (August 14, 1957 – August 20, 2017) was a Polish journalist and historian. He was born in Nowy Sącz, Poland.

His best-known book, _Encyklopedia Sądecka_ (published in 2000, co-authored with Augustyn Leśniak and Karol Leśniak), has been so far the most comprehensive source and compendium of the region's history, as well as personal biographies and rare illustrations. He was also an editor-in-chief of a weekly regional magazine "Echo" and a quarterly "Nowy Sącz". During the years 2003-2006 he was a spokesman of the president of the city of Nowy Sącz.

Leśniak died in Warsaw, Poland on August 20, 2017 of a heart attack at the age of 60.
Mirosława Litmanowicz

**Mirosława Litmanowicz** (**Mirosława Kałęcka**; 6 September 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a Polish chess player. She won the Polish Women's Chess Championship in 1968 and the FIDE Woman International Master in 1967. She was born in Warsaw.

Litmanowicz died on 18 August 2017 at the age of 89.

## Other websites

- Profile: Mirosława Litmanowicz
Joe Klein (baseball executive)

**Joseph Anthony Klein III** (August 22, 1942 — August 23, 2017) was an American professional baseball executive. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

Klein was the executive director of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent circuit that operates in the Northeast United States. Klein was a farm director, scouting director, and general manager in Major League Baseball from 1976 through 1995.

Klein served as the baseball executive for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Detroit Tigers.

Klein died on August 23, 2017 at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from complications of heart surgery at the age of 75.
Lateef Raji

**Lateef Oludare Raji** (12 October 1962 – 14 August 2017) was a Nigerian politician. He was the former special adviser on Information and Strategy to former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola. He was also a commissioner to former Lagos state Governor Bola Tinubu.

Raji was a serving member of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission committee (LASIEC) before his death.

Raji died of throat cancer at his home in Magodo, Nigeria on 14 August 2017 at the age of 54.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Lateef Raji
- **image**: File:Lateef Raji.jpg
- **birth name**: Lateef Oludare Raji
- **birth place**: Idoani, Ondo State, Nigeria
- **death place**: Magodo, Lagos State, Nigeria
- **nationality**: Nigerian
Joe Klein

**Joe Klein** (born September 7, 1946) is an American political columnist, writer, critic, historian and journalist. He works for _Time_ magazine and is known for his novel _Primary Colors_.

Klein is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is a former Guggenheim Fellow. He has also written articles and book reviews for _The New Republic_, _The New York Times_, _The Washington Post_, _Life_, and _Rolling Stone_.

Klein was born in New York City to a Jewish family. He was raised in New York City and in New Rochelle, New York. Klein studied at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1967, he married Janet Eklund. They divorced in 1975. They had 2 children. He is now married to Victoria Kaunitz. They have two children.

## Other websites

- Time Magazine columnist profile