juno-labs/simple_wikipedia huggingface dataset:
Tank (movie)

***Tank*** is a 1984 American action comedy movie directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and starring James Garner, Shirley Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Mark Herrier, James Cromwell, Jenilee Harrison. It was distributed by Universal Pictures.
Charlie Brooker (ice hockey)

**Charles Brooker** (March 25, 1932 – December 18, 2020) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics. Brooker was a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen. He won the bronze medal for Canada in 1956 Winter Olympics.

Brooker died on 18 December 2020 at the age of 88.

## Other websites

- Charlie Brooker's profile at Sports Reference.com
Joan Dougherty

**Joan Dougherty** (March 2, 1927 – December 18, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He was born in Montreal. He represented Jacques-Cartier in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1981 to 1987. Dougherty was born in Montreal, Quebec.

Dougherty died on December 18, 2020 in Montreal from COVID-19 at the age of 93.
John Ahern (politician)

**John Ahern** (December 4, 1934 – December 19, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. Ahern was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 6th district from 2001 to 2009 and 2011 to 2013. Ahern was born in Havre, Montana.

Ahern died on December 19, 2020 in Spokane, Washington at the age of 86.
Christmas Oratorio

The ***Christmas Oratorio*** () is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach. It tells the story of the birth of Jesus, based on the gospels of Matthew and Luke.

## History

Before Bach wrote the _Christmas Oratorio_, he already wrote some cantatas for the Christmas season. The oratorio was written in 1734. It was written for the Christmas season of that year. It was first performed in the Thomaskirche and Nikolaikirche, Leipzig.

## Music

The oratorio has 6 parts. Each part is performed for a certain day in the Christmas season. Some of the music is based from Bach's other works.

### Part I

Part I is written for Christmas Day (December 25). The words tell the story of the birth of Jesus.

The instruments used in part I are 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 flutes, 2 oboes (each player also plays an oboe d'amore), 2 violins, viola, and the basso continuo.

### Part II

Part II is written for the second day of Christmas (December 26). The words tell the story of the annunciation of the shepherds.

The instruments used in part II are 2 flutes, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 oboes da caccia, 2 violins, viola, and the basso continuo.

### Part III

Part III is written for the third day of Christmas (December 27). The words tell the story of the arrival of the shepherds.

The instruments used in part III are the same as part I.

### Part IV

Part IV is written for New Year's Day (January 1). The words tell the story of the circumcision of Jesus.
The instruments used in part II are 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, and the basso continuo.

### Part V

Part V is written for the Sunday after New Year's Day. The words tell the story of the Magi's arrival in Jerusalem.
The instruments used in part II are 2 oboes d'amore, 2 violins, viola, and the basso continuo.

### Part VI

Part VI is written for the holiday of Epiphany. The words tell the story of the Magi visiting Jesus.

The instruments used in part VI are the same as part I.
Net run rate

In the sport of cricket, **net run rate** (NRR) is a statistical method used to rank teams in limited overs tournaments. It is especially useful as a tie-breaker when teams have equal points. A team's NRR in a competition is the difference between the average number of runs per over that they have scored, and the average runs per over that have been scored against them. So, if a team has itself scored 9.99 runs per over, and conceded 6.66 runs per over, its NRR is +3.33.
Hermina Pipinić

**Hermina Pipinić** (1 May 1928 – 19 December 2020) was a Croatian actress. Her career began at the First Drama Theatre in Zagreb in 1948. She retired in 1997. She was born in Zagreb. Pipinić was known for her roles in _Square of Violence_, _La steppa_ and _Old Surehand_.

Pipinić died in Zagreb on 19 December 2020 at the age of 92.
Eileen Pollock

**Eileen Pollock** (18 May 1947 – 19 December 2020) was a Northern Irish actress. She was known for her role as Lilo Lil in television series _Bread_. Pollock was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her career lasted from 1982 until her retirement in 2019.

Pollock died on 19 December 2020 in London at the age of 73.
Raymon Anning

**Raymon Harry Anning** (Chinese: 顏理國, 22 July 1930 – 20 December 2020) was a British police officer and civil servant. He was the Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong. In the early 1970s, he was a commander of the Metropolitan Police in Greater London. He was Hong Kong Police commissioner from 1985 to 1989.

Anning died on 20 December 2020 at the age of 90.
Romolo Tavoni

**Romolo Tavoni** (30 January 1926 – 20 December 2020) was an Italian sports executive. He directed the racing team Scuderia Ferrari during the 1959 Formula One season. He was born in Formigine, Kingdom of Italy.

Tavoni died on 20 December 2020 at the age of 94.
Richard Vande Hoef

**Richard Peter Vande Hoef** (May 15, 1925 – December 20, 2020) was an American politician. Vande Hoef was born in Boyden, Iowa. He was a member of the Iowa Senate from 1981 to 1993 and State House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999. Vande Hoef was a member of the Republican Party.

Vande Hoef died on December 20, 2020 in Sibley, Iowa at the age of 95.
Tadeusz Górczyk

**Tadeusz Górczyk** (16 October 1961 – 21 December 2020) was a Polish politician. He was a member of the Sejm from 1991 to 1993. He was a member of the Centre Agreement. Górczyk was born in Jasło, Poland.

Górczyk died on 21 December 2020 at the age of 59.
Hamish McLachlan (rower)

**Hamish McLachlan** (27 July 1967 – 21 December 2020) was an Australian rower. He competed at the rowing event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth. He later worked in the stock market in Australia.

In 2004, McLachlan went to jail for nine years for stock market fraud.

McLachlan died on 21 December 2020 at the age of 53.
Arkady Andreasyan

**Arkady Georgievich Andreasyan** (, ; 11 August 1947 – 23 December 2020) was a Soviet Armenian football player and manager.

He played as midfielder for Ararat Yerevan in most of his club career and for the Soviet Union national football team. He won bronze at the 1972 Summer Olympics with the national team.

He was the manager of Ararat Yerevan.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Arkady Andreasyan
- **fullname**: Arkady Georgievich Andreasyan
- **birth date**: 11 August 1947
- **birth place**: Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
- **death date**: 23 December 2020 (aged 73)
- **death place**: Yerevan, Armenia
- **youthclubs1**: Neftçi PFK, Neftchi Baku
- **position**: Midfielder
- **years1**: 1965–1966
- **clubs1**: Shirak F.C., Shirak Leninakan
- **caps1**: ?
- **goals1**: ?
- **years2**: 1966–1967
- **clubs2**: FC Ararat Yerevan, Ararat Yerevan
- **caps2**: 0
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 1967–1968
- **clubs3**: FC Armavir (Armenia), Sevan Hoktemberyan
- **caps3**: ?
- **goals3**: ?
- **years4**: 1969–1978
- **clubs4**: Ararat Yerevan
- **caps4**: 242
- **goals4**: 62
- **nationalyears1**: 1971–1972
- **nationalteam1**: Soviet Union Olympic football team, Soviet Union (Olympics)
- **nationalcaps1**: 9
- **nationalgoals1**: 3
- **nationalyears2**: 1972–1975
- **nationalteam2**: Soviet Union national football team, Soviet Union
- **nationalcaps2**: 12
- **nationalgoals2**: 1
- **manageryears1**: 1979–1981
- **manageryears2**: 1981–1983
- **manageryears3**: 1984–1985
- **manageryears4**: 1986
- **manageryears5**: 1986–1989
- **manageryears6**: 1991
- **manageryears7**: 1992–1993
- **manageryears8**: 1993–1995
- **manageryears9**: 1996–2003
- **manageryears10**: 2005
- **manageryears11**: 2007–2008
- **manageryears12**: 2009–
- **manageryears13**: 2009
- **manageryears14**: 2011–2012
- **managerclubs1**: FC Kotayk, Kotayk Abovyan
- **managerclubs2**: FC Ararat Yerevan, Ararat Yerevan
- **managerclubs3**: FC Armavir (Armenia), Spartak Hoktemberyan
- **managerclubs4**: Kotayk Abovyan
- **managerclubs5**: Ararat Yerevan
- **managerclubs6**: Kotayk Abovyan
- **managerclubs7**: FC Vagharshapat, Zvartnots Echmiadzin
- **managerclubs8**: Homenmen Beirut
- **managerclubs9**: Ararat Yerevan
- **managerclubs10**: Lernain
- **managerclubs11**: FC Mika, Mika Yerevan
- **managerclubs12**: Ararat Yerevan (Vice-President)
- **managerclubs13**: Ararat Yerevan (Acting manager)
- **managerclubs14**: Ararat Yerevan
Pero Kvrgić

**Pero Kvrgić** (4 March 1927 − 23 December 2020) was a Croatian actor.

Kvrgić was born in Srpske Moravice. He co-founded the Gavella Drama Theatre in 1953. He retired in 1988.

His play _Stilske vježbe_, a Croatian version of _Exercises in Style_, is well known and has been produced since 1970.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Pero Kvrgić
- **image**: Pero Kvrgić.jpg
- **caption**: Kvrgić c. 1956
- **birth place**: Moravice, Croatia, Srpske Moravice, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

- **death place**: Zagreb, Croatia
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1956–2020
- **spouse**: Nevenka Stipančić (until her death in 2019)
- **children**: Ana Kvrgić
Lonnie Laffen

**Lonnie Laffen** (July 16, 1958 – December 23, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the North Dakota Senate from the 43rd District from 2010 to 2018. He was a member of the Republican party. Laffen was born in Wimbledon, North Dakota.

Laffen died of a heart attack on December 23, 2020, in Grand Forks, North Dakota at age 62.
Bijeljina

**Bijeljina** is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Republika Srpska. In 2013, about 107,715 people lived here.
Mićo Mićić

**Mićo Mićić** (6 September 1956 – 23 December 2020) was a Bosnian Serb politician. He was mayor of Bijeljina from 2004 until his death in 2020. He was a member of the Serb Democratic Party. Mićić was born in Bijeljina.

Mićić died on 23 December 2020 at a hospital in Bijeljina from COVID-19 at the age of 64.
Frankie Randall

**Frankie Billy Randall** (September 25, 1961 – December 23, 2020) was an American professional boxer. He competed from 1983 to 2005. He was a three-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA, WBC, and lineal titles between 1994 and 1997. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama.

Randall died on December 23, 2020 in Birmingham at the age of 59.
Sugathakumari

**Sugathakumari** (22 January 1934 – 23 December 2020) was an Indian poet and activist. She was an important person in the environmentalist and feminist movements in Kerala, South India.

She was the founder secretary of the Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi, an organization for the protection of nature and a day-care center for the mentally ill.

She chaired the Kerala State Women's Commission.

Sugathakumari died on 23 December 2020 from bronchopneumonia caused by COVID-19 at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 86.

## Infobox (person)

- **child**: yes


## Infobox (writer)

- **name**: Sugathakumari
- **image**: Sugathakumari1.jpg
- **imagesize**: 225px
- **birth name**: Sugathakumari
- **birth place**: Aranmula, Travancore, Kingdom of Travancore, British India
(present day Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India)
- **death place**: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
- **language**: Malayalam
- **nationality**: Indian people, Indian
- **alma mater**: University College, Thiruvananthapuram
- **period**: 1957–2020
- **notableworks**: _Raathrimazha_, _Ambalamani_, _Manalezhuthu_
- **children**: 1
K. J. Yesudas

**Kattassery Joseph Yeshudas** (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer, actor and musician. He sings Indian classical and cinematic songs. Yeshudas has recorded more than 50,000 songs.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **instrument**: Vocals


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: K. J. Yeshudas
- **image**: Yesudas K.J.jpg
- **native name lang**: ml
- **birth name**: Kattassery Joseph Yeshudas
- **birth place**: Fort Kochi, Kingdom of Cochin, British India
- **alias**: Dasettan, Ganagandharvan
- **alma mater**: Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram
- **years active**: 1961–present
- **children**: 3, including Vijay Yeshudas
- **awards**: List of titles, honours and major awards received by Yeshudas, Full list
Ron Widby

**George Ronald Widby** (March 9, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American football punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. Widby was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Widby won the Super Bowl in 1972.

Widby died on December 23, 2020 at the age of 75.
Rika Zaraï

**Rika Zaraï** (; 19 February 1938 – 23 December 2020) was an Israeli singer-songwriter. She was best known for making classic Israeli songs popular in Europe such as _Hava Nagila_, _Yerushalayim shel zahav_ and _Hallelujah_.

## Death

In June 2008, Zaraï suffered from a paralytic stroke. She died on 23 December 2020 in Paris, aged 82.

## Songs

- _Chante Israël_ (1962)
- _Rika Zaraï_ (1964)
- _Un beau jour je partirai_ (1967)
- _Alors je chante_ (1969)
- _Moi le dimanche_ (1971)
- _Les Dessins animés_ (1973)
- _Chansons d'Israël_ (1973)
- _Ma poupée de France_ (1975)
- _Dad li di_ (1979)
- Chante l'ami (1982)
- _L'Espoir_ (1983)
- _Sans rancune et sans regret_ (1985)
- _Story_ (1988)
- _Hava_ (2000)
- _Quand les hommes_ (2007)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Rika Zaraï
- **image**: Rika Zaraï (1963).jpg
- **caption**: Rika Zaraï  in 1963
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Rika Gozman
- **birth place**: Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
- **death place**: Paris, France
- **genre**: Middle of the road (music), Middle of the road
- **occupation**: Singer, songwriter
- **years active**: 1960–2020
- **label**: Philips Records
Michael Alig

**Michael Alig** (April 29, 1966 – December 25, 2020) was an American nightclub promoter and convicted felon. He was one of the ringleaders of the Club Kids.

In March 1996, Alig and his roommate, Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs, killed fellow Club Kid Andre "Angel" Melendez over a drug debt. In October 1997, Alig pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Both men were sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison. Alig was released on May 5, 2014.

On December 25, 2020, Alig was found dead by his partner at their Manhattan, New York City home after overdosing on heroin, aged 54.

## Infobox (criminal)

- **name**: Michael Alig
- **image**: Michael Alig 2015.jpg
- **caption**: Alig in 2015
- **birth place**: South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
- **death place**: New York City, U.S.
- **occupation**: Club promoter, artist
- **conviction**: First-degree manslaughter sentencing - death
- **partners**: Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs
- **victims**: Andre Melendez, Andre "Angel" Melendez
- **date**: March 17, 1996
- **country**: United States
- **states**: New York (state), New York
- **locations**: New York City
- **apprehended**: November 1997
- **charge**: First-degree manslaughter
- **conviction penalty**: 10 to 20 years
Fairport, New York

**Fairport** is a village located in the Town of Perinton, which is part of Monroe County, New York. Fairport is a suburb  east of Rochester. In 2005 it was named as one of the "Best Places to Live" by _Money Magazine_. About 5,501 people lived here since the 2020 census.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Fairport
- **settlement type**: Political subdivisions of New York State#Village, Village
- **image skyline**: Fairport, New York at night.jpg
- **image caption**: Fairport at night
- **image map**: Monroe County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Fairport highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location in Monroe County, New York, Monroe County and the state of New York (state), New York.
- **image map1**: New York in United States (US48).svg
- **map caption1**: Location of New York in the United States
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: State
- **subdivision name1**: New York (state), New York
- **subdivision type2**: County
- **subdivision name2**: Monroe County, New York, Monroe
- **established title**: Incorporated
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 4.19
- **area total sq mi**: 1.62
- **area land km2**: 4.09
- **area land sq mi**: 1.58
- **area water km2**: 0.10
- **area water sq mi**: 0.04
- **elevation ft**: 474
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 5501
- **population density km2**: 1344.36
- **population density sq mi**: 3481.65
- **timezone1**: North American Eastern Time Zone, EST
- **utc offset1**: -5
- **timezone1 dst**: Eastern Daylight Time, EDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: -4
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 14450
- **area code**: Area code 585, 585
- **blank name sec2**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info sec2**: 36-25076
- **blank2 name sec2**: Wikimedia Commons
- **website**: http://www.village.fairport.ny.us/
Perinton, New York

**Perinton** (originally **Perrinton** (in federal censuses) and sometimes **Perrington** when still part of Ontario County) is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. About 47,479 people lived here since the 2020 census.
Ivan Bogdan

**Ivan Havrylovich Bogdan** (; February 29, 1928 – December 25, 2020) was a Ukrainian wrestler. He was born in Dmytro-Bilivka, Ukrainian SSR. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1960. He won gold medals at the 1958 and 1961 World Wrestling Championships.

Bogdan died on December 25, 2020 at the age of 92.
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi

**Shamsur Rahman Faruqi** (30 September 1935 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian poet and an Urdu critic and theorist. He used criticism found in Western literature and added them to Urdu literature.
 He was also editor of his literary magazine _Shabkhoon_ and part-time professor at the South Asia Regional Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

Faruqi died on 25 December 2020 in Allahabad from Covid-19 at the age of 85.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
- **image**: Shamsur Rahman Farooqi.jpg
- **birth name**: Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
- **birth date**: 30 September 1935
- **birth place**: India
- **death place**: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
- **nationality**: Indian
- **occupation**: poet, critic
Robin Jackman

**Robin David Jackman** (13 August 1945 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian-born cricketer. He played in four Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team between 1974 and 1983. He was a member of the Surrey side that won the County Championship in 1971, and also played for Western Province in South Africa in 1971–72, and for Rhodesia between 1972–73 and 1979–80.

Jackman died at his home in Cape Town on 25 December 2020 at the age of 75.
Jamal Khwaja

**Jamal Khwaja** (12 August 1926 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian philosopher and politician. He was born in New Delhi. Khwaja was a member of the Indian National Congress. Khwaja was a member of the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1962.

Khwaja died on 25 December 2020 in New Delhi at the age of 94.
Anil Nedumangad

**Anil Nedumangad** (also known as **P. Anil**; 30 May 1972 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian actor and television news anchor. His career began in 2014. Nedumangad was born in Nedumangad, Kerala. He was known for his roles in _Ayyappanum Koshiyum_, _Kammatipaadam_, _Kismath_, _Paavada_ and _Porinju Mariam Jose_.

Nedumangad drowned at a dam near Thodupuzha, Kerala on 25 December 2020 at the age of 48.
Maksim Tsyhalka

**Maksim Tsyhalka** (, , _Maksim Tsygalko_; often spelled **Maxim Tsigalko**; 27 May 1983 – 25 December 2020) was a Belarusian footballer. He made two appearances for the national team in 2003. From 2001 to 2005, he was known for playing for FC Dinamo Minsk.

Tsyhalka died on 25 December 2020 at the age of 37.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Maksim Tsyhalka
- **fullname**: Maksim Tsygalko
- **birth place**: Minsk, Belarusian SSR
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **youthyears1**: 1999–2001
- **youthclubs1**: FC Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Minsk
- **years1**: 1999–2001
- **years2**: 2000
- **years3**: 2001–2005
- **years4**: 2006–2007
- **years5**: 2007–2008
- **years6**: 2008
- **years7**: 2008
- **clubs1**: FC Dinamo-Juni Minsk, Dinamo-Yuni Minsk
- **clubs2**: → FC Dinamo-2 Minsk, Dinamo-2 Minsk
- **clubs3**: FC Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Minsk
- **clubs4**: FC Naftan Novopolotsk, Naftan Novopolotsk
- **clubs5**: FC Kaisar, Kaisar
- **clubs6**: FC Banants, Banants
- **clubs7**: FC Savit Mogilev, Savit Mogilev
- **caps1**: 27
- **goals1**: 17
- **caps2**: 10
- **goals2**: 3
- **caps3**: 53
- **goals3**: 24
- **caps4**: 24
- **goals4**: 3
- **caps5**: 21
- **goals5**: 7
- **caps6**: 4
- **goals6**: 2
- **caps7**: 8
- **goals7**: 2
- **nationalyears1**: 2002–2004
- **nationalteam1**: Belarus national under-21 football team, Belarus U21
- **nationalcaps1**: 11
- **nationalgoals1**: 3
- **nationalyears2**: 2003
- **nationalteam2**: Belarus national football team, Belarus
- **nationalcaps2**: 2
- **nationalgoals2**: 1
Joyce Bulifant

**Joyce Collins Bulifant** (born December 16, 1937) is an American actress and author. She played  Marie Slaughter on _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_.

## Infobox (person)

- **birth name**: Joyce Collins Bulifant
- **name**: Joyce Bulifant
- **image**: Mary Tyler Moore Show 1975 (cropped).jpg
- **image upright**: 0.9
- **caption**: Bulifant in a promotional still from _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_
- **birth place**: Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actress
- **yearsactive**: 1959–2019
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 3
Joachim Bäse

**Joachim Bäse** (2 September 1939 – 22 December 2020) was a German football player. He was born in Braunschweig. He played ten seasons in the Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig.

He also played for Germany once in 1968.

Bäse died on 22 December 2020, aged 81.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Joachim Bäse
- **birth place**: Braunschweig, Germany
- **death place**: Braunschweig
- **position**: Midfielder/Defender (association football), Defender
- **youthclubs1**: FC Wenden
- **years1**: 1959–1973
- **clubs1**: Eintracht Braunschweig
- **caps1**: 321
- **goals1**: 31
- **nationalyears1**: 1968
- **nationalteam1**: Germany national football team, Germany
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
Wojciech Borowik

**Wojciech Jan Borowik** (24 June 1956 – 22 December 2020) was a Polish politician. He was a member of the Sejm from 1993 to 1997. Borowik was a member of the Labour Union Party.

Borowik died at age 64 on 22 December 2020, from COVID-19, during the pandemic in Poland.
Claude Brasseur

**Claude Brasseur** (15 June 1936 – 22 December 2020) was a French actor.

From the late 1950s until two years before his death, Brasseur appeared in 150 movies and television productions. He was known for his role as Arthur in Jean-Luc Godard's _Bande à part_ (1964). Brasseur played the lead role in the early 1970s historical crime television series _The New Adventures of Vidocq_.

Brasseur died on 22 December 2020 in Paris, at the age of 84.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Claude Brasseur
- **image**: Festival automobile international 2013 - Photocall - Claude Brasseur - 005.jpg
- **caption**: Brasseur in 2013
- **birthname**: Claude Pierre Espinasse
- **birth place**: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- **death place**: Paris, France
- **occupation**: Actor
- **children**: 1
- **spouse**: Peggy Roche
(m. 1961; div. ?)

- **parents**: Pierre Brasseur
Odette Joyeux
- **awards**: _Chevalier_ (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur
(2008)
Norma Cappagli

**Norma Gladys Cappagli** (20 September 1939 – 22 December 2020) was an Argentine model and beauty queen. She won the 1960 Miss World contest, after being crowned Miss Argentina World 1960. She was the first model from Argentina to win the title. She was born in Buenos Aires.

On 17 December 2020, Cappagli was hospitalized under critical condition after being hit by a bus in Buenos Aires. She died from her injuries five days later on 22 December, aged 81.
Edmund M. Clarke

**Edmund Melson Clarke, Jr.** (July 27, 1945 – December 22, 2020) was an American  computer scientist and academic. He created model checking. He was the FORE Systems Professor of Computer Science Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University. He won the Turing Award in 2007. Clarke was born in Newport News, Virginia.

In 2005, he became a member of the National Academy of Engineering. In 2011, Clarke became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Clarke died of COVID-19 on December 22, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the age of 75.
Ed Gomes

**Edwin A. Gomes** (February 25, 1936 – December 22, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 2015 until 2019. Before that, he  was a member of the state senate from November 2005 to January 2013. Gomes was a member of the Democratic Party. Gomes was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Gomes died on December 22, 2020 in Bridgeport, Connecticut from injuries caused by a car crash, aged 84.
Darul Uloom Deoband

**Darul Uloom Deoband** is an Islamic seminary in India. It is the birthplace of Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement. It is located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. It was founded in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi.

## History

Darul Uloom Deoband was established on 31 May 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanotawi and other scholars in his circle. The founders include Sayyid Muhammad Abid, Mehtab Ali and Nehal Ahmad (brother-in-law of Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi).
Mahmud Deobandi was appointed as the first teacher, and Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was the first student who enrolled in the seminary.

It played an important role in the Indian independence movement. It opposed the Two-state solution proposed by All-India Muslim League.

## Vice-Chancellors

1. Sayyid Muhammad Abid (1866 - 1867)
1. Rafiuddin Deobandi (1867 - 1868)
1. Sayyid Muhammad Abid (1869 - 1871)
1. Rafiuddin Deobandi (1872 - 1889
1. Sayyid Muhammad Abid (1890 - 1892
1. Fazl Haq (1893 - 1894)
1. Muneer Ahmad Nanautawi (1894 - 1895)
1. Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad (1895 - 1930)
1. Habibur Rahman Usmani (1928 - 1929)
1. Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi (1928 - 1980)
1. Marghubur Rahman Bijnori (1982 - 2010
1. Ghulam Muhammad Vastanvi (10 January 2011 - 24 July 2011)
1. Abul Qasim Nomani Banarsi (2011 - present)

## Other websites

- Tabassum F. _Deoband Ulema's Movement for the Freedom of India._ Jamiat Ulama i-Hind, New Delhi, pdf at Attahawi blog, July 2007.
- Deobandi Islam Global security organisation website.
- Metcalf B.  Social Science Research Council, non-profit organisation, Brooklyn, New York.

## Infobox (university)

- **name**: Darul Uloom Deoband
- **native name**: دَىوبَنْدِدَارَالْعُلُومْ دِىُوبَنْدْ
- **image**: Darul Uloom Deoband.jpg
- **type**: Islamic university
- **founders**: Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Sayyid Muhammad Abid and others.
- **rector**: Abul Qasim Nomani
- **city**: Deoband
- **state**: Uttar Pradesh
- **country**: India
- **nickname**: Darul Uloom
- **logo size**: 180px
- **native name lang**: ur
Paul Loridant

**Paul Loridant** (22 April 1948 – 22 December 2020) was a French politician. He was a member of the Socialist Party. From 1977 to 2008, he was Mayor of Les Ulis. From 1986 until 2004, Loridant was a member of the French Senate. Loridant was born in Ille-sur-Têt, France.

Loridant died on 22 December 2020 in Villejuif, France at the age of 72.
Les Ulis

**Les Ulis** () is a commune in the Essonne department located in the southwestern suburbs (banlieue) of Paris, France.

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Les Ulis
- **commune status**: Communes of France, Commune
- **image**: Les Ulis.jpg
- **caption**: Housing projects
- **image coat of arms**: Blason ville fr Les Ulis (Essonne).svg
- **map size**: 270px
- **adjustable map**: Les-Ulis_map.png
- **map caption**: Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
- **arrondissement**: Palaiseau
- **canton**: Les Ulis
- **insee**: 91692
- **postal code**: 91940
- **mayor**: Clovis Cassan
- **term**: 2020–2026
- **intercommunality**: Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay, CA Paris-Saclay
- **elevation m**: 155
- **elevation min m**: 87
- **elevation max m**: 170
- **area km2**: 5.18
Ille-sur-Têt

**Ille-sur-Têt** (Catalan: _Illa_ or _Illa de Tet_) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France.

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Ille-sur-Têt
- **commune status**: Communes of France, Commune
- **image**: Mairie de Ille-sur-Têt (66).jpg
- **caption**: The town hall in Ille-sur-Têt
- **image coat of arms**: Escut d'Illa2.svg
- **arrondissement**: Prades
- **canton**: La Vallée de la Têt
- **insee**: 66088
- **postal code**: 66130
- **mayor**: William Burghoffer
- **term**: 2020–2026
- **intercommunality**: Roussillon Conflent
- **elevation m**: 160
- **elevation min m**: 110
- **elevation max m**: 446
- **area km2**: 31.67
Oppo Reno4 Lite

The **Oppo Reno4 Lite** is smartphone, developed by the company Oppo, included in the Reno series and is a simplified version of the Oppo Reno4. It was presented on 28 September 2020. In the India the smartphone was introduced on September 2, 2020, under the name **Oppo F17 Pro**. 1 October 2020 was presented **Oppo A93**, which is a similar model to the Oppo Reno4 Lite in addition to battery capacity and charging speed. 10 October 2020 Oppo A93 was presented in Indonesia called **Oppo Reno 4 F**.
Ron Lurie

**Ronald Philip Lurie** (January 23, 1941 – December 22, 2020) was an American businessman and politician. He was the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1987 to 1991. Lurie was a member of the Democratic Party. Lurie was born in Los Angeles, California.

Lurie, who had blood cancer, died under hospice care in Las Vegas from COVID-19 on December 22, 2020 at the age of 79.
Muhammad Mustafa Mero

**Muhammad Mustafa Mero** () (1941 – 22 December 2020) was a Syrian politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from 7 March 2000 to 10 September 2003. Mero was a member of the Ba'ath Party. He was born in Al Tall, Syria.

Mero died in Al-Tall at age 79 on 22 December 2020, from COVID-19, during the pandemic in Syria.
Özkan Sümer

**Özkan Sümer** (20 November 194022 December 2020) was a Turkish footballer and coach. He played as defender in Trabzonspor, Galatasaray SK, and the Turkey national football team. His playing career lasted from 1967 to 1970. His managing career lasted from 1978 to 2001.

Sümer died on 22 December 2020 in Trabzon, Turkey at the age of 80.
Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez

**Rubén Tierrablanca González** (24 August 1952 – 23 December 2020) was a Mexican-born Turkish Roman Catholic bishop. Tierrablanca González was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. He became a priest in 1978. He was titular bishop of _Tubernuca_ and as Vicar Apostolic of Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul and Apostolic Administrator of Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul, from 2016 until his death in office in 2020.

Tierrablanca Gonzalez died in Istanbul, Turkey at age 68, from COVID-19 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Magnon

A **magnon** in physics is a quasiparticle with magnetic properties. It is not a  thing which exists on its own   in free space but exists only within the structure being studied  usually a crystalline solid.

Each atom in a solid has a magnetic field generated by its electrons as they spin. If these  spins all align then the solid becomes magnetic at the bulk everyday level. Usually they do not align and the magnetic field of individual atoms cancel each other out.

Individual atoms can have their spin reversed by interaction with energy from elsewhere. A spin reversal itself  can influence the spin of the electrons in neighbouring atoms.  A wave of change in electron spins can then move through the electrons in the crystal lattice as it dissipates like waves on a pool of water.  Since the electrons are very small and governed by quantum mechanics, this wave, can be treated as though it is a number of particle like entities. These are magnetic quasi particles or magnons.
Tuck Tucker

**William Osborne "Tuck" Tucker III** (August 20, 1961 – December 22, 2020) was an American writer, artist, animator, songwriter, and director. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was known for having worked on _SpongeBob SquarePants_, _The Simpsons_ and _Hey Arnold!_.

Tucker died in California on December 22, 2020 at the age of 59.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: William Osbourne "Tuck" Tucker III
- **birth place**: Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
- **death place**: California, U.S.
Antonio Vacca

**Antonio Vacca** (8 August 1934 – 22 December 2020) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop. He became a priest in 1957. He was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alghero-Bosa, Italy, from 1994 to 2006.

Vacca died of throat cancer on 22 December 2020 at the age of 86.
Mouloud Achour

**Mouloud Achour** (19 March 1944 – 24 December 2020) was an Algerian writer, professor, and journalist.

Achour was a member and then chairman of the executive council of the Public Establishment of Television. He also directed the cabinet for the Ministry of Communications. He was editorial director of Casbah Éditions in Algiers.

Achour died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 76.
National Assembly (Mali)

The **National Assembly of Mali** is the unicameral country's legislative body of 147 voting members.

Members of the National Assembly, called deputies, are elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year term.

## Related pages

- Legislative branch
Mohamad Aziz

**Mohamad bin Aziz** (29 July 1940 – 24 December 2020) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sri Gading constituency in the state of Johor from 1999 to 2013. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party. Aziz was born in Batu Pahat, Johor.

Aziz died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 80.
Rosario Cordero

**Maria Rosario Cordero Martin** (13 August 1966 – 24 December 2020) was a Spanish politician. She was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Cordero was born in Cáceres, Spain. From 2015 until her death, she was President of the Province of Cáceres. From 2003 until her death, Cordero was Mayor of Romangordo.

Cordero died on 24 December 2020 in Romangordo, Spain from colorectal cancer, aged 54.
Romangordo

**Romangordo** is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **settlement type**: municipality
- **official name**: Romangordo, Spain
- **image skyline**: Romangordo.JPG
- **image shield**: Escudo de Romangordo (Cáceres).svg
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: Spain
- **subdivision type1**: Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous community
- **subdivision name1**: Extremadura
- **subdivision type2**: Provinces of Spain, Province
- **subdivision name2**: Cáceres (province), Cáceres
- **subdivision type3**: List of municipalities in Cáceres, Municipality
- **subdivision name3**: Romangordo
- **area total km2**: 39
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset**: +1
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset dst**: +2
Ivry Gitlis

**Ivry Gitlis** (;‎ 25 August 1922 – 24 December 2020) was an Israeli violinist. He performed with the world's top orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Gitlis was born in Haifa, Palestine Mandate.

Gitlis died on 24 December 2020 in Paris at the age of 98.
Yehuda Henkin

Rabbi **Yehuda Herzl Henkin** (1945 – December 24, 2020) was an Israeli rabbi and modern orthodox posek. He was born in Jerusalem. Henkin was the founder and head of Nishmat, the Institute for Advanced Jewish Studies for Women.

Henkin died in Jerusalem on December 24, 2020 at the age of 75.
Thoriq Husler

**Thoriq Husler** (19 April 1963 – 24 December 2020) was an Indonesian politician. He was born in Palopo, Indonesia. He was the Regent of the East Luwu Regency from 2016 until his death.

Husler died on 24 December 2020 in Makassar, Indonesia from COVID-19 at the age of 57.
AKM Jahangir Hossain

**AKM Jahangir Hossain** (1954 – 24 December 2020) was a Bangladeshi Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from 1991 to 1995, 1996 to 2006 and from 2014 to 2018. From 1998 to 2001, he was Minister of Textiles and Jute.

Hossain died on 24 December 2020 at a Dhaka hospital from COVID-19 at the age of 66.
Milorad Janković

**Milorad Janković** (10 August 1940 – 24 December 2020) was a Yugoslav footballer. He played at both professional and international levels as a striker. He played club football for Radnički Niš between 1964 and 1974, and made one appearance for Yugoslavia in 1966.

Janković died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 80.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Milorad Janković
- **birth place**: Jakovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- **position**: Forward (association football), Striker
- **years1**: 1964–1974
- **clubs1**: FK Radnički Niš, Radnički Niš
- **caps1**: 263
- **goals1**: 63
- **nationalyears1**: 1966
- **nationalteam1**: Yugoslavia national football team, Yugoslavia
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1995–1996
- **managerclubs1**: FK Radnički Niš, Radnički Niš
Aleksandar Ivoš

**Aleksandar Ivoš** (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Ивош; 28 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) was a Serbian footballer. In 1962, he made three appearances for the Yugoslavia national football team.

Ivoš started his football career in neighbouring FK Loznica before moving to FK Mačva Šabac in 1951. He played for FK Sloboda Tuzla before moving abroad to play in Austria and Belgium. He played with Wiener Sport-Club.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Aleksandar Ivoš
- **full name**: Aleksandar Ivoš
- **birth place**: Valjevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- **death place**: Novi Sad, Serbia
- **height**: 1.70 m
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **youthclubs1**: FK Loznica, LSK Loznica
- **years1**: 1953–1954
- **clubs1**: FK Mačva Šabac, Mačva Šabac
- **caps1**: 17
- **goals1**: 15
- **years2**: 1954–1961
- **clubs2**: FK Vojvodina, Vojvodina
- **caps2**: 142
- **goals2**: 34
- **years3**: 1961–1963
- **clubs3**: FK Sloboda Tuzla, Sloboda Tuzla
- **caps3**: 45
- **goals3**: 8
- **years4**: 1963–1964
- **clubs4**: 1. Simmeringer SC, Simmering
- **caps4**: 25
- **goals4**: 4
- **years5**: 1964–1966
- **clubs5**: FK Sloboda Tuzla, Sloboda Tuzla
- **caps5**: 53
- **goals5**: 3
- **years6**: 1966–1968
- **clubs6**: K. Beringen F.C., Beringen
- **caps6**: 53
- **goals6**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 335
- **totalgoals**: 64
- **nationalyears1**: 1962
- **nationalteam1**: Yugoslavia national football team, Yugoslavia
- **nationalcaps1**: 3
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
B. J. Marsh

**B.J. Marsh** (February 21, 1940 – December 24, 2020) was an American politician and businessman. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and 1988 to 1992. He was a member of the Republican Party. Marsh was born in Dade County, Missouri.

Marsh died on December 24, 2020 in Springfield, Missouri from problems caused by COVID-19. He was 80 years old.
Greenfield, Missouri

**Greenfield** is a city in Dade County, Missouri, United States. 1,220 people lived here at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dade County.
Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani

**Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani** (; 15 September 1951 – 24 December 2020) was a Pakistani politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 until his death. He was also a member of the assembly from June 2013 to May 2018. Jeelani was a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party.

Jeelani died in Karachi on 24 December 2020, at age 66, from COVID-19, during the pandemic in Pakistan.
Irawaddy frog

The **Irawaddy frog** or **unknown copper-backed frog** (_"Hylarana" margariana_) is a frog from Myanmar.

Scientists are not sure which genus this frog should be in. That is why they write "Hylarana" in quotation marks instead of just _Hylarana margariana_.
Benhur Salimbangon

**Benhur L. Salimbangon** (June 3, 1945 – December 24, 2020) was a Filipino politician. He was a member of KAMPI and the One Cebu party. Salimbangon was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2007 until 2019. He was born in Cebu City.

Salimbangon died on 24 December 2020 in Cebu City from cancer, aged 75.
Mojmir Sepe

**Mojmir Sepe** (11 July 1930 – 24 December 2020) was a Slovenian composer, conductor, arranger and trumpeter. His career began in 1950. Sepe was born in Jazbina, Črna na Koroškem, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He composed two Eurovision songs: "Brez besed" (1966) and "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet" (1970).

Sepe died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 90.
Felis attica

***Felis attica*** is a wild cat in the Felinae subfamily.  It is extinct.

Scientists say _Felis attica_ lived about nine million years ago. It was about the size of a bobcat and looked a little like a lynx. It may have been the ancestor of the African wildcat and of domestic cats today.
Guy N. Smith

**Guy Newman Smith** (21 November 1939 – 24 December 2020) was an English writer. He wrote pulp fiction-style horror. He also wrote non-fiction, softcore pornography, and children's literature. Smith was born in Hopwas, Staffordshire. He wrote the novel versions of many Disney animated movies.

Smith died on December 24, 2020 at the age of 81.
Davie Sneddon

**David Sneddon** MBE (24 April 1936 – 24 December 2020) was a Scottish football player and manager. He managed Kilmarnock to their 1979 Tennent Caledonian Cup victory. Sneddon played once for the Scotland national under-23 football team in 1958.

He was awarded an MBE in 2014.

Sneddon died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 84.
Minoru Makihara

**Minoru Makihara **(January 12, 1930December 13, 2020) was a British-born Japanese business executive. He was the chief executive of the Mitsubishi Corporation from 1992 to 1998 and chairman from 1998 to 2004. He was born in London.

Makihara died on December 13, 2020 in Tokyo from heart failure at the age of 90.
John Cremona

**John Joseph Cremona** (January 6, 1918 – December 24, 2020) was a Maltese politician and lawyer. He was the Attorney General of Malta during independence talks in 1964. He helped write the Constitution of Malta. He was the chief justice of Malta from 1971 to 1981.

Cremona died at the age of 102 on December 24, 2020.
Siv Widerberg

**Siv Widerberg** (12 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) was a Swedish writer and journalist. She received _doctor honoris causa_ from the University of Umeå.  She was born in Bromma, Sweden. She was a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books.

Widerberg died on 24 December 2020 in Stockholm, aged 89.
Reginald Foster (Latinist)

**Reginald Thomas Foster**  (November 14, 1939 – December 25, 2020) was an American Catholic priest and friar of the Order of Discalced Carmelites. From 1970 until his retirement in 2009, he worked in the Latin Letters section of the Secretariat of State in the Vatican.

Foster died on December 25, 2020 at the age of 81.

## Infobox (person)

- **honorific prefix**: The Reverend
- **name**: Reginald Foster
- **honorific suffix**: Discalced Carmelites, OCD
- **image**: Reginald Foster in Arpinum.jpg
- **birth name**: Reginald Thomas Foster
- **birth place**: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
- **nationality**: American
- **occupation**: Priest, Latinist
Dab (dance)

**Dabbing**, or the **dab**, is a simple dance move in which a person drops their head into their bent upwardly angled arm, while raising the opposite arm out straight in a parallel direction.

Since 2015, dabbing has been used as a playful manner, becoming a youthful fad and Internet meme.

The move looks like someone sneezing into their elbow.
Milka Babović

**Milena "Milka" Babović** (27 October 1928 – 26 December 2020) was a Croatian sprint and hurdles runner and journalist. Babović was born in Skopje and grew up in Sarajevo, but moved to Ruma and Belgrade. She came in fifth place at the 1954 European Championships.

She was a journalist for _Narodni sport_. She was a multiple-time president of the sport journalist section of the Croatian Journalist Association and was a member of the Yugoslav Olympic Committee.

Babović died of COVID-19 in Zagreb on 26 December 2020 at the age of 92.
Brian Binley

**Brian Arthur Roland Binley** (1 April 1942 – December 2020) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton South from 2005 to 2015. Binley was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

Binley died in December 2020 at the age of 78.
George Blake

**George Blake** (**' **Behar'''; 11 November 1922 – 26 December 2020) was a British spy. He worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union. He became a communist and decided to work for the KGB while he was a prisoner during the Korean War.

His crimes as a double agent were discovered in 1961 and he was sentenced to 42 years in prison. He escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966 and fled to the Soviet Union.

Blake died on 26 December 2020, at the age of 98, in Moscow.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: George Blake
- **image**: George Blake spy.jpg
- **birth name**: George Behar
- **birth place**: Rotterdam, Netherlands
- **death place**: Moscow, Russia
- **nationality**: British
- **known for**: Double agent
- **alma mater**: Downing College, Cambridge
- **occupation**: Spy
Cambridge Five

The **Cambridge Five** were a group of British intelligence agents who spied for the Soviet Union during and after World War II. It was active from the later 1930s until at least into the early 1950s.

None were ever prosecuted for spying. The number of people in the ring became public slowly since the 1950s. Their most damaging action was when they gave information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union.
The sudden flight of Donald Maclean (cryptonym: Homer) and Guy Burgess (cryptonym: Hicks) to the Soviet Union in 1951 was the first public news.

In 1961, defector Anatoliy Golitsyn provided information which pointed to Kim Philby. Philby (cryptonyms: Sonny, Stanley), fled the country in 1963. He spent the rest of his life in Moscow.

After Philby's flight, British intelligence got confessions from Anthony Blunt (cryptonyms: Tony, Johnson) and then John Cairncross (cryptonym: Liszt), who were the last two of a group of five. Their involvement was kept secret for many years: until 1979 for Blunt, and 1990 for Cairncross.

The group became known as the **Cambridge Five**. All five spies met as students or teachers at Cambridge University.
Anthony Blunt

**Anthony Frederick Blunt** (26 September 1907 – 26 March 1983), styled **Sir Anthony Blunt** KCVO from 1956 to 1979, was a British art historian and spy. In 1964, he confessed to having been a spy for the Soviet Union and was part of the spy group the Cambridge Five.

Blunt was the "fourth man" of the Cambridge Five, a group of Cambridge-educated spies working for the Soviet Union from some time in the 1930s to at least the early 1950s.

The height of his spying was during World War II, when he passed intelligence to the Soviet Union. His confession was a closely guarded secret for years. It was revealed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in November 1979. He was stripped of his knighthood immediately.

Blunt was professor of art history at the University of London, director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, and Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures.

## Infobox (spy)

- **name**: Anthony Blunt
- **codename2 label**: Codenames
- **birth name**: Anthony Frederick Blunt
- **birth place**: Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
- **death place**: Westminster, London, England
- **death cause**: Heart attack
- **buried**: Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, England
- **nationality**: British
- **occupation**: Art historian, professor, writer, spy
- **alma mater**: Trinity College, Cambridge