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Capture of Delhi

The **Capture of Delhi** was a major battle between the Bengali Sepoys and British Raj. This event would lead to the beginning of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

## Background 
After several years of tension between the Sepoys of the Bengal army and the East India Company, the sepoys at Meerut rebelled against their British officers. The main cause for this was due to the introduction of the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle. The cartridges for this gun was greased with a mixture of cow and pig lard. This would defile both Hindu and Muslim soldiers.

## Battle 
Later in the morning, the rebels from Meerut arrived unexpectedly by crossing a bridge by boats all over the Jumna River. The leading soldiers of the 3rd Light Cavalry halted under the windows of the Palace and called on the Mughal Emperor to lead them. Bahadur Shah II called for them to go to another palace outside the city, where their case would be heard later. 

After this, the Sepoys would sack and loot surrounding areas and over half of the Europeans in Delhi would flee. Around 52 British men who were trying to hide were found and executed.

## Aftermath 
Although the Sepoy troops successfully took over and sacked Delhi, It would be retaken by British troops on June 8 – September 21, 1857.

## References
Henk Scholte

**Henk Scholte** (26 July 1959 – 21 February 2025) was a Dutch singer.

## Biography
Born in Emmen, Scholte grew up in Musselkanaal and Stadskanaal and moved to Groningen in the late 1970s. There he became known over the years as a singer, but also because of his network and knowledge of local folk music, culture and the Gronings dialect. His nickname was *Henkie Törf*, referring to the band Törf in which he was the singer. He was also active in the acoustic *Duo BH*, together with fellow Törf member Bert Ridderbos.

From 2000 until his retirement in 2023, he presented the daily program *Twij deuntjes veur ain cent* for Radio Noord, dedicated to regional music. The program was threatened with disappearance in 2016 due to budget cuts, but was temporarily retained after protests. Scholte stopped in 2023 and was replacd by René Walhout.

In April 2009 he became Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau. Scholte died after a long illness at the age of 65 on 21 February 2025.

Scholte died in  on 21 February 2025, at the age of 65.

## References
Coolie (1983 Indian Movie)

***Coolie*** It is a 1983 Indian action comedy film, directed by Manmohan Desai and written by Kader Khan.

## Actors 
* Amitabh Bachchan as Iqbal Khan
* Rishi Kapoor as Sunny Khan
* Rati Agnihorti as Julie De Costa
* Shoma Anand as Deepa Iyengar
* Kader Khan as Zafar Khan
* Waheeda Rehman as Salma Khan
* Punit Issar as Bob
* Satyendra Kapoor as Aslam Khan (Iqbal's father)
* Suresh Oberoi as Vicky Puri
* Om Shivpuri as Om Puri
* Neelu Phule as Nathu
* Mokri as Deepa's father
* Ton Ton as a mother of seven children
* Joja Kapoor as Joja
* Amrish Puri as John De Costa (Julie's father)
* Baloo (the domesticated eagle) is like God Raka

## References
Conan (Javier Milei's dog)

**Conan** (2004 – May 2017) was an English Mastiff adopted by Argentina's current president Javier Milei as a puppy in 2004, and named after the title character in the 1982 movie *Conan the Barbarian*. Milei, who never married and has no children, called Conan as his closest friend and confidant. He also reportedly gave Conan champagne.

In May 2017, Conan died as a result of spinal cancer. Milei then began consulting with a medium.

## Cloning 
In 2018, Milei paid American company PerPETuate, Inc $50,000 to clone Conan. These dogs he considers Conan's sons, and his own grandsons. Milei calls the dogs as his "four-legged children".

Milei says that he communicates with the dogs through a medium, and that he seeks advice from them.

## 2023 presidential campaign 
-generated image was his first Instagram post after being elected president.]]
Since Milei's rise in politics, Conan and the other mastiffs cloned after him attracted international attention due to Milei's comments about them. Milei does not distinguish between the current cloned Conan and the original, considering both to be his son, and the other puppies his grandchildren. He has claimed to receive policy and campaign advice from his dogs,

On his inauguration as Argentina's president, Milei broke with the tradition of using an official presidential baton (Spanish: ) carved by goldsmith , choosing a design featuring Conan and his four clones carved on it. According to sources consulted by the Argentine newspaper *Clarín*, Milei will bring his four dogs to live with him in the Quinta de Olivos (the official presidential residence), which has caused security concerns among the staff there, as they are known to be "problematic". Milei announced that the presidential residence would be renovated to accommodate the four dogs, who are used to living separately.

## References
Street food

**Street food** is food sold by a hawker or  on a street or at another public place, such as a market, fair, or park. It is often sold from a portable food booth, food cart, or food truck and is meant for immediate consumption. Some street foods are regional, but many have spread beyond their regions of origin. Most street foods are classified as both finger food and fast food and are typically cheaper than restaurant meals. The types of street food vary between regions and cultures in different countries around the world. According to a 2007 study from the Food and Agriculture Organization, 2.5 billion people eat street food every day. While some cultures consider it to be rude to walk on the street while eating, a majority of middle- to high-income consumers rely on the quick access and cheap service of street food for daily nutrition and job opportunities, especially in developing countries.

Today's governments and other organizations are increasingly concerned with both the socioeconomic importance of street food and its associated risks. These risks include food safety, sanitation, illegal use of public or private areas, social problems, and traffic congestion.
Laika (animation)

Laika is an animation studio specializing in stop-motion. They made 6 movies: Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Missing Link.* A sixth film called Wildwood is planned for 2026 as well as *The Night Gardener*  and *Piranesi''.

In the past, Laika had two businesses: Laika/house for commercial material and Laika Entertainment for feature films.  The studio broke off the commercial division in July 2014 to focus completely on feature film production.  HouseSpecial is the new autonomous commercial division's name.

Nike, Inc. owner Phil Knight, whose son Travis Knight worked at the studio as an animator, made his first investment in 1998. In 2002, Phil Knight bought the financially troubled Will Vinton Studios to pursue feature-length productions. The following year, Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, joined the studio as a supervising director. In the late 1990s, Will Vinton Studios, known for its stop-motion films and commercials, sought funds for more feature-length films and attracted outside investors, including Nike.
Mannophryne caquetio

The **Churuguara collared frog** (*Mannophryne caquetio*) is a frog.  It lives in the Cordillera de la Costa mountains Falcón in northern Venezuela.

## Home
This frog is awake during the day and lives near streams on mountains. People also see it near roads, so scientists think it can live in places that human beings have changed. Scientists saw the frog between 750 and 900 meters above sea level.

Scientists have seen the frog in one protected park: Cueva de la Quebrada El Toro National Park.

## Young
The male frogs sit near rocks and call to the female frogs. Scientists think the female frog lays eggs on the dead leaves on the ground near streams. After the eggs hatch, the male frogs carry the tadpoles to water.

## Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in big danger of dying out and scientists in Venezuela says it is in very big danger. Human beings change the places where it lives to make farms and towns and places to raise animals. People also take water from streams and use chemicals to make plants grow, and that can hurt the frog too.

## References
La Bottega dell'Arte

'''La Bottega dell'Arte** (also spelled just as **Bottega dell'Arte''') were an Italian pop band active between 1974 and 1985.
Monaco at the 2022 Winter Olympics

They got no medals in Beijing China in bobsledding they got six place and then skiing they were 13 place.

## References
Carly Pearce

**Carly Pearce** (born **Carly Cristyne Slusser** on April 24, 1990 in Kentucky) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Her materials are filled with elements of traditional *and* contemporary country-pop music. Pearce began her career when she was a teenager. She appeared on several bluegrass music albums during the 2000s (decade).

Pearce moved herself into Nashville, Tennessee. She won several different awards. They include several Country Music Association Awards, Grammy Awards and some CMT awards. Her songs include "Truck on Fire", "I Hope You're Happy Now" and "The Next Girl".

## References
Mount Tagapo

**Mount Tagapo**, also known as *"Susong Dalaga"*, is a conical peak on the lake island of Talim on Laguna de Bay, in the Philippines. The mountain ridge is  in elevation and the highest point of Talim Island. The peak falls under the respective jurisdictions of the towns of *Binangonan* and *Cardona* of Rizal province.

## Etymology
The name is derived from the Tagalog word *taga*, meaning "to chop".

## References
## Other websites
* *Mount Tagapo in LatLong.net*   
* *Mount Tagapo in Peakvisor*
Dream (American group)

**Dream** was an American girl group formed in 1998, primarily consisting of Holly Blake-Arnstein, Diana Ortiz, Ashley Poole, and Melissa Schuman. The group was signed to rapper Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records label and released their debut studio album It Was All a Dream in 2001, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200. The album was preceded by the single "He Loves U Not" which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and was followed by the moderate chart hit "This is Me".

 in 2016.]]

Amid conflicts with their label, their second studio album Reality (2003) did not see a widespread release following the release of its first single, "Crazy", and the group disbanded. Dream briefly reunited in 2015 and independently released the single "I Believe" the following year before disbanding once more.
Omarion

**Omari Ishmael Grandberry** (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name **Omarion**, is an American R&B singer, dancer and actor. He rose to prominence as lead vocalist of the boy band B2K, which was formed in 1998 and managed by record executive Chris Stokes. The group achieved success in the early 2000s with their singles "Gots ta Be", "Uh Huh", "Girlfriend", and the Billboard Hot 100-number one hit "Bump, Bump, Bump" (featuring P. Diddy).

## Related pages 
*50 Cent
*Usher
*Snoop Dogg
*T-Pain
*R. Kelly
*B2K
*Chris Brown
Creeping normality

**Creeping normality** is a process by which a major change becomes acceptable when it happens gradually, often via small, unnoticeable and incremental changes.

## References
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

The **United States deputy secretary of defense** (**DepSecDef**) is the second-highest-ranking official in the Department of Defense (DoD). The position was established in 1947 with the National Security Act. The first person to hold this position is Stephen Early.

The deputy secretary is the principal civilian deputy to the secretary of defense, and is appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The deputy secretary, by statute, is designated as the DoD chief management officer and must be a civilian, at least seven years removed from service as a commissioned officer on active-duty at the date of appointment.

## Duties 
The deputy secretary of defense has full power and authority to act for the secretary of defense and to exercise the powers of the secretary of defense on any and all matters for which the secretary is authorized to act pursuant to statute or executive order. The deputy secretary is first in the line of succession to the secretary of defense.

The basic role of the deputy secretary of defense is to oversee the day-to-day business and lead the internal management processes of the $500-billion-plus Department of Defense budget, that is as its *chief operating officer.*

The deputy secretary, among the office's many responsibilities, chairs the *Senior Level Review Group* (SLRG), before 2005 known as *Defense Resources Board* (DRB), which provides department-wide budgetary allocation recommendations to the Secretary and the President. Traditionally, the deputy secretary has been the civilian official guiding the process of the *Quadrennial Defense Review* (QDR).

The deputy secretary of defense chairs the *Special Access Program Oversight Committee* (SAPOC), which has oversight duties and provides recommendations with respect to changes in status of the Department's Special Access Programs, for either the deputy secretary defense or the secretary of defense to make.

## List of deputy secretaries of defense 
## References
### Sources 
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Saturn ION

The **Saturn ION** was a compact sedan and "quad coupe" made by Saturn from 2003 to 2007. It was part of the General Motors family of vehicles, using the Delta Platform. It replaced the Saturn S-Series after the year 2002. It was the last car produced in the Spring Hill, Tennessee manufacturing plant Saturn had used since 1990. Like the S-Series, it had a steel unibody underneath plastic body panels, making it relatively dent and rust-resistant, as well as relatively rigid for its class.

## History 
Starting in 2002, the Saturn ION began production. Initially, it could be bought in a few different options packages, called "levels". The base trim could be bought with no AC, CD player, power locks, and other quality-of-life features to bring the starting price just under $12,000. Trim Level 2 could be bought for under $14,000, including the previously mentioned omitted features from the base model. Like the base model, it had no power windows or cruise control, among other features. Level 3 added all previously stated features, but also now with other additions-- like remote entry, for example-- for $15,495. Any level with an automatic transmission optioned in would cost an additional $900.

In 2003, Saturn sent a team to the Bonneville, Utah salt flats to break the land speed record for the *G/Blown Fuel Altered Class* of car using a heavily-modified Saturn ION. Its power output was heavily increased, resulting in a 700 horsepower ION which could hit over 212 MPH. This broke the previous record held by the 2001 Honda Civic by nearly 30 MPH. This Saturn ION would not be sold to the public, instead existing primarily for marketing purposes.

In 2004, the Saturn ION Red Line was released to the public, which heavily increased the power and torque output from the rest of the ION's trim levels. Power was increased to-- according to official numbers-- 200 horsepower and 149 pound-feet of torque. Its 0-60 MPH time was reduced to 7.1 seconds, and suspension upgrades broadly gave the Red Line model a more "sporty" feel.

## References
Ron James (comedian)

**Ron James** (born January 31, 1956) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, author, and voice actor.

## References
IRIS Shahid Bagheri

The IRIS ***Shahid Bagheri*** is a drone carrier operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy.

She is named after Shahid (martyr) Bahman Bagheri, an IRGC commander who died in Pathak, Iraq, in a clash of the Iran–Iraq war.
The ship is the first full-service UAV carrier of the IRGC Navy. She was launched at sea for the first sea trials from her home port of Bandar Abbas sometime around 28 November 2024. Her launch underscored Tehran's efforts to project its power overseas, far beyond nearby waters. She was commissioned on 6 February 2025.

## References
Rich Fulcher

**Richard Fulcher** (born November 18, 1968) is a Canadian comedian, actor and author. He played Bob Fossil and other characters in the British comedy series *The Mighty Boosh*, and Edward Sheath in the American series *Jon Benjamin Has a Van*. He has also appeared in Noel Fielding's more recent show, ''Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy*. His other appearances include *Unnatural Acts* with Julian Barratt and Fielding of *The Mighty Boosh* and he starred in and wrote the TV series *Snuff Box'' alongside Matt Berry.
Milind Rege

**Milind Rege** (16 February 1949 – 19 February 2025) was an Indian first-class cricketer. He played for Bombay from 1967/68 to 1977/78. He was the chairman of selectors with the Mumbai Cricket Association. He had a heart attack on 19 February 2025, three days after his 76th birthday. He died the same day.
Kelly Key

**Kelly de Almeida Afonso Freitas** (born March 3, 1983), better known professionally as **Kelly Key**, is a Brazilian pop singer-songwriter, YouTuber, and television personality. She rose to prominence in 2001 with her singles "Baba" and "Cachorrinho" which became defining hits of the early 2000s Brazilian pop music scene. Known for her blend of pop, dance, and funk music, she quickly established herself as a pop icon in Brazil. Over the course of her career, she has sold millions of records, earned numerous awards, and helped shape the genre of Brazilian pop for a new generation. Often compared to American contemporaries like Britney Spears for her playful and provocative image,  Kelly Key has remained a fixture in Brazilian popular culture.
Vixen (band)

**Vixen** is an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1980. During its most commercially successful period from 1987 to 1992, the band consisted of Jan Kuehnemund (lead guitar), Janet Gardner (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Share Ross (bass guitar), and Roxy Petrucci (drums).

## See also 
*Bon Jovi
*Jon Bon Jovi
*The Runaways
*The Bangles
*The Go-Go's
*The Donnas
Public holidays in Transnistria

Official public holidays in **Transnistria**:
## Official religious holidays 
## Other official public holidays 
## References
NTV7

**Natseven TV Sdn Bhd**, operating as **NTV7** is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel. It is owned by Media Prima Berhad. It is the third private commercial TV station in Malaysia.

The network focused on the urban area with various types of programmes, dramas and news. As of October 2021, NTV7 was the second most-watched television station in Malaysia with about 15% of its viewing share, together with TV9, despite the declining viewership of 2 free-to-air television channels.

## Programme NTV7
This is a list of television programmes currently, rerunning and formerly on **NTV7** in Malaysia

### Home learning plans
* *DidikTV KPM*

### American drama series
* *24* (Season 4)
* *Medium* 
* *The Shield* 
* *New Girl*
* *The Simpsons* (Season 10 Aired on TV1 in 2006) (Season 11-13, October 2006 to December 2011)
* ''Grey's Anatomy* (Season 1 Aired on TV3 in 2006) (Season 2-7, October 2006 to December 2011)
* *Private Practice* (3 Seasons - June 2008 to 3 December 2010)
* *Suburgatory*
* *Witches of East End*
* *The River*
* *The Blacklist*
* *Drawn Together*
* *The Cape*
* *A to Z''
CDU/CSU

**CDU/CSU**, unofficially the **Union parties** or the **Union**, is a centre-right Christian democratic and conservative political alliance of two political parties in Germany: the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU).

## Notes
## References
Real Plaza Trujillo roof collapse

On 21 February 2025 at around 20:40 (PET), parts of the roof of the Real Plaza Trujillo shopping center in Trujillo, Peru collapsed, causing eight people to die including children. It also left 84 people injured. The collapse mainly affected the mall's food court area and children's play section.

## References
Elisabeth Vrba

**Elisabeth S. Vrba** (May 27, 1942 – February 5, 2025) was an American paleontologist. She worked at Yale University. She created the turnover-pulse hypothesis.

Vrba died in New Haven, Connecticut, on February 5, 2025 at the age of 82.

## References
Holmes Rolston III

**Holmes Rolston III** (November 19, 1932 – February 12, 2025) was an American philosopher. He was a professor at Colorado State University. He was best known for his works to environmental ethics and the relationship between science and religion. Rolston won the 2003 Templeton Prize, awarded by Prince Philip in Buckingham Palace.

Rolston III died on February 12, 2025, at the age of 92.

## References
Zoubin (defense system)

**Zubin** (also, The Zoubin short-range defense system) was unveiled in 2021 and is the ground-based version of the Navab system. This Iranian system consists of a 360-degree radar, a defense missile, and a command center. The radar has a detection range of 30 kilometers and an engagement range of 20 kilometers, and can detect 100 targets and engage 8 targets simultaneously.
The Zubin system can counter a variety of cruise missiles, drones, low-altitude enemy fighters, and long-range munitions.

## References
Jacqueline van Maarsen

**Jacqueline Yvonne Meta van Maarsen** (; 30 January 1929 – 13 February 2025) was a Dutch author and bookbinder. She was best known for her friendship with diarist Anne Frank. Her Christian mother was able to remove the *J* (Jew) signs from the family's identity cards during the Second World War which helped the van Maarsens escape the Nazis. 

After the war, Van Maarsen found out how Anne Frank had not survived. Otto Frank, Anne's father, talked with Van Maarsen, and she was one of the first people to whom Otto Frank showed Anne's diary. In 1947, *The Diary of a Young Girl* was published.

Van Maarsen died in Amsterdam on 13 February 2025, at the age of 96.

## References
Gaza genocide

The actions taken by Israel in the current Gaza war are seen as genocide by some onlookers. Those who think Israel is carrying out genocide say that it has been killing non-soldiers, taking away food from people, killing healthcare and aid workers, blockading the Gaza Strip, destroying non-military buildings, allowing sexual assault, and trying to stop children from being born.

Israel says its actions are not genocide, but self-defense against Hamas after the October 7 attacks. A case about this issue is being heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

## Overview
More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed so far in the Gaza war, mostly women and children. The fighting in Gaza was started by the October 7 attacks, in which Gaza-based militant groups killed over 1,200 people. Most of the dead were visiting or working in Israel.

## South Africa v. Israel
The government of South Africa said that Israel broke laws against genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The ICJ allowed South Africa to bring its case, while Palestinians were recognised to have a right to protection from genocide. The court ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to stop any genocidal acts and to allow humanitarian service into Gaza. The court later ordered Israel to increase humanitarian aid into Gaza and to stop the Rafah offensive. Israel did not follow the orders.

## Opinions
Many groups, including the United Nations, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese, and Human Rights Watch have said that Israeli leaders and government want to commit genocide against the Palestinians of Gaza. 

The Israeli government has denied South Africa's accusations and said that Israel is defending itself.

### Public polls
According to a survey released in June 2025, 49% of Canadians and 38% of Americans agreed that "Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip". 

According to a public opinion poll by YouGov plc released in April 2024, 46% of Swedes, 43% of Belgians, 34% of French people, and 33% of Germans agreed that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. 

In a German poll from June 2025, 73% said that there was "some truth" to the claim that Israel was committing genocide. 

According to a survey in May 2024, 71% of Spaniards thought Israel's actions were genocide. 

In an Italian poll published in June 2025, 50% of people said Israel's military operation in Gaza "can be defined as genocide". 

In a June 2025 British poll, 55% were against Israel's war on Gaza and 82% believed Israel was committing genocide. 

A January 2024 poll of Israeli Jews found that 51% believed the Israel Defense Forces was using the right amount of force in Gaza, while 43% believed it was not using enough.

## Related pages
* South Africa v. Israel
* Palestinian political violence
* 7 October 2023 attack on Israel

## Notes
## References
Angel Reese

**Angel Reese** (born May 6, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Nicknamed **"Bayou Barbie"** and **"Chi Barbie"**, she played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins and LSU Tigers.

Reese attended Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland, where she was awarded McDonald's All-American honors in 2020 and was ranked the number two player in her class by ESPN. She joined the Maryland Terrapins as the highest-ranked recruit in program history, but her freshman season in 2020–21 was interrupted by a fractured right foot. She was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press as a sophomore. In her junior season, Reese transferred to LSU and was a unanimous first-team All-American selection. She led LSU to its first national championship, where she was Most Outstanding Player. Reese set the NCAA single-season record in double-doubles and the SEC single-season record in rebounds. As a senior, she was named SEC Player of the Year and an All-American.

Reese was selected by the Chicago Sky with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. In her rookie season, she was named an WNBA All-Star and set the league single-season record in rebounds. At the international level, she helped the United States win a silver medal at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. In 2025, she appeared on the cover of *Vogue*

## Life 
Angel Reese was born on May 6, 2002, in Randallstown, Maryland, to Angel and Michael Reese. She learned how to play basketball from her mother at a very young age and grew up playing against her brother, Julian, in their driveway. Reese competed in a recreational league in Baltimore County, where her mother also played. She emerged as one of the best players in the city and had success playing above her age group and on boys' teams. Reese played the point guard position before having two growth spurts by her first year of high school. In addition to basketball, she took part in ballet, gymnastics, swimming and track during her childhood. Reese often attended Washington Mystics games and drew inspiration from Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) players Candace Parker and Maya Moore, as well as former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and Baltimore native Muggsy Bogues. She was coached by Ron James with Team Takeover, an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) program based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), a national circuit. Her AAU teammates included Madison Scott, Mir McLean and Jakia Brown-Turner, all of whom were given five-star ratings by ESPN at the end of their high school careers.

## Other websites 
https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/_/id/4433402/angel-reese

https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/r/reesean01w.html

https://lsusports.net/sports/wbball/roster/player/angel-reese/
Alice Hirson

**Alice Corinne Hirson** (née **Thorsell**; March 10, 1929 – February 14, 2025) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles as Mavis Anderson in the CBS prime time soap opera *Dallas* and as Lois Morgan, the mother of the title character on the ABC sitcom *Ellen*.

Hirson died on February 14, 2025 at a retirement home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 95.

## References
## Other websites
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Carlos Diegues

**Carlos Diegues** (also known as **Cacá Diegues**; 19 May 1940 – 14 February 2025) was a Brazilian movie director. He was best known as a member of the Cinema Novo movement. In 2018, Diegues was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Diegues died from problems caused by surgery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 14 February 2025, at the age of 84.

## References
## Other websites
*
Adriatic campaign of World War II

The **Adriatic campaign of World War II** was a minor naval campaign fought between the armies and navies of Fascist Italy (later the RSI), Nazi Germany, the Independent State of Croatia, and other axis powers versus the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Greece, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (later the Yugoslav Partisans) and other Allied powers during the Mediterranean and Middle East theatres of World War II. The campaign either started with the Italian invasion of Albania in 1939 or the Italian invasion of Greece the year later, the Greeks pushed the Italians back into Italian Albania and Commonwealth forces were sent to support the Greeks. The Axis powers Invaded Yugoslavia in 1941 to send reinforcements to help the Italians in Albania. Yugoslavia and Greece were both defeated and puppet states like the Hellenic State and the Independent State of Croatia were formed out of the occupied areas of the two countries, but resistance groups like the Yugoslav Partisans and EAM were formed to fight against the Axis. In 1943, the Allies invaded Italy and gained a foothold in the south. In 1944, the Soviet Red Army crossed into Yugoslavia to help the partisans and liberated the capital Belgrade, and the Axis forces in Greece and Albania were evacuated to north Yugoslavia. In April 1945, the Allies advanced in Italy and Yugoslavia. Western Allied and Yugoslav forces linked up near trieste on May 1. On 8 May 1945, Germany surrendered, ending World War II in the Mediterranean & Europe.
Elsie Johansson

**Elsie Gunborg Johansson** (1 May 1931 – 15 February 2025) was a Swedish writer. She is sometimes considered a proletarian writer. She became popular as a writer because of her *Nancy* trilogy (*Glasfåglarna*, *Mosippan* and *Nancy*). It earned her several awards such as the Aniara Prize. Johansson also received the Litteris et Artibus award.

Johansson died on 15 February 2025, at the age of 93.

## References
Mannophryne lamarcai

The **Socopo collared frog** (*Mannophryne lamarcai*) is a frog.  It lives in the  Serranía de Ziruma in Falcón and Zulia in Venezuela.

## Home
This frog is awake during the day and lives near streams on mountains. Some of the streams are there all year and some dry up for part of the year. People also see it in grassy places and near forests that are growing back, so scientists think it can live in places that human beings have changed. Scientists saw the frog between 600 and 1460 meters above sea level.

The place where the frog lives touches many protected parks: Cuenca Alta de los Ríos Matícora y Cocuiza, Cuenca Alta y Media del Río Machango, Piedemonte Andino-Serranía de Misoa-Trujillo, Burro Negro Dams Protective Zone, Burro Negro National Hydraulic Reserve, and Maticora y Cocuiza Forest Area Under Protection.

## Young
The male frogs sit near rocks and call to the female frogs. Scientists think the female frog lays eggs on the dead leaves on the ground near streams. After the eggs hatch, the male frogs carry the tadpoles to water.

## Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is in big danger of dying out and scientists in Venezuela says it is in very big danger. Human beings change the places where it lives to make farms and towns and places to raise animals. People also take water from streams and use chemicals to make plants grow, and that can hurt the frog too. Climate change can also hurt this frog.

## References
Muhsin Hendricks

**Muhsin Hendricks** (June 1967 – 15 February 2025) was a South African imam, Islamic scholar and LGBTQ activist. He was involved in many LGBTQ Muslim activism groups. He was a supporter of greater acceptance of LGBTQ people within Islam. He was seen as the world's first openly gay imam, having come out in 1996. gay Muslims to support their sexual orientation. They were founded in response to LGBTQ Muslims who felt excluded from mosques during Friday prayers. Hendricks took part in prayers, counselling and Muslim same-sex marriage ceremonies. Inner Circle was later known as Al-Fitrah Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hendricks began posting TikToks with positive messages about love. Hendricks appeared in the 2007 documentary movie *A Jihad for Love*. In 2022, he was the subject of *The Radical*, a German documentary movie.

## Personal life
He married a woman in 1991, and had children with her before they divorced in 1996: later that year he came out as gay. He married a Hindu man in 2006.

### Assassination
Hendricks was killed after being shot on 15 February 2025 in Bethelsdorp, South Africa at the age of 57. The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) criticised Hendricks's killing and called on authorities to investigate the death.

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Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa

**Jorge Nuno de Lima Pinto da Costa** (28 December 1937 – 15 February 2025) was a Portuguese sports businessman. He was president of Portuguese sports club Porto from 1982 until 2024. He was the president with most titles won (69) in the history of football and most days in charge in the world as a president of football.

Pinto da Costa had a role in the Portuguese football corruption scandal *Apito Dourado*. However he was found innocent of any possible corrupt actions in the scandal in April 2009. He received a two-year suspension and a €10,000 fine in May 2008.

Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September 2021. He died from the illness on 15 February 2025 in Porto, Portugal at the age of 87.

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Yolanda Montes

**Yolanda Montes** (January 3, 1932 – February 16, 2025), better known by her stage-name **Tongolele**, was a Mexican–American dancer, actress and vedette. She was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Montes was born in Spokane, Washington. Her first movie role was in the 1948 movie *Nocturne of Love*.

Montes died on February 16, 2025 in Puebla, Mexico at the age of 93.

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Jamie Muir

**Jamie Muir** (30 November 1942 – 17 February 2025) was a Scottish painter and musician. He best known for his work as the percussionist in King Crimson from 1972 to 1973. He appeared on their fifth album ''Larks' Tongues In Aspic''. He also worked for Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, and Michael Giles. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Muir died in Cornwall, England, on 17 February 2025, at the age of 82.

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Andreas Acrivos

**Andreas Acrivos** (13 June 1928 – 17 February 2025) was a Greek-American physicist. He was the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering at the City College of New York. He was also the director of the Benjamin Levich Institute for Physicochemical Hydrodynamics. From 1982 to 1997, Acrivos was the editor-in-chief of Physics of Fluids.

Acrivos died in Stanford, California on 17 February 2025, at the age of 96.

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Binangonan

port of Binangonan]]

**Binangonan**, officially the **Municipality of Binangonan**, is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. 

A thriving fish port and fishing industry is found in Binangonan, having a long coast line facing Laguna de Bay, including the western part of *Talim Island*. 

## History
The settlement of present-day Binangonan was founded by Spanish missionaries between the years 1571–1602 as a part of a larger territory called *Morong*, but it was separated in 1621 to create an independent parish — and given the mythical *Saint Ursula* as the parish's patron.

### Ecclesiastical roots
Binangonan was a settlement predating the Spanish colonial period, called *Morong*, that stretched from the Sierra Madre mountain range to the lake of Laguna de Bay. 

In the early Spanish conquest of Luzon, the Augustinian missionaries reached the settlement in 1574, followed by Franciscan missionaries in 1621 towards converting the *Aeta* natives. Indigenous Aetas are evidenced to have inhabited Binangonan until 1928, and their culture is found in *Lungga Ita* in *Barangay Pila-pila* and in Aeta words like *Wawa* and *Ithan*. 

The *poblacion* of the town was started in 1621, and a parish named after the patronage of the mythical Saint Ursula began in 1737. In 1835, the settlement seceded from the  province of Laguna and was annexed to *Distrito de los Mateo*, renamed to **Distrito Politico Militar de Morong**.

### Rise of Binangonan
At the height of the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish government, the townspeople of Binangonan rose in revolt in defiance of the Spanish authorities, as they joined the revolutionary group called *Katipunan*. The town's uprising was disparaged by the colonial authorities as *"Binangonan de los Perros*" (trans.: *"of the dogs"*) but the ridicule did not prosper.
The etymology of Binangonan (Tagalog:*bangon*, meaning "**to rise**") is traced to this origin, where events or people had arisen

### Municipality
Liberation from foreign rule was shortlived however, when Americans arrived and subjugated the native population by a General Order No. 40 of March 29, 1900. On June 11, 1901, Binangonan was merged into the newly established province of Rizal, and for a brief time was brought back to the territory of Morong along with the other nearby towns of Baras and Cardona by a government Act issued on October 12, 1903,  but it was spun off once again on November 6, 1903 when the **Municipality of Binangonan** finally acquired its own charter presided by *Don Jose Ynares y Granados*.

, Morong, Baras, and Tanay]]

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Souleymane Cissé

**Souleymane Cissé** (21 April 1940 – 19 February 2025) was a Malian movie director and screenwriter. He was thought to be one of the first generation of African filmmakers. He was called "Africa's greatest living filmmaker". His movie *Yeelen* has been called "the greatest African [movie] ever made." 

Other movies that he directed were *Den muso* (1975), *Baara* (1978), *Finye* (1982), *Waati* (1995) and *Tell Me Who You Are* (2009).

## Career
His career began as an assistant projectionist for a documentary on the arrest of Patrice Lumumba. He studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. 

He was the first director from sub-Saharan Africa to receive an award at the Cannes Film Festival. In April 2024, it was reported that Cissé's Carrosse d'Or award was stolen in Mali.

Cissé was president of UCECAO, the Union of Creators and Entrepreneurs of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts of Western Africa. His younger brother is movie director Alioune Ifra Ndiaye.

## Death
Cissé died on 19 February 2025 at a hospital in Bamako, Mali at the age of 84.

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Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco

**Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco** (18 February 1935 – 19 February 2025) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate and missionary. He was bishop of Palencia from 1978 to 1991. He was born in Mansilla del Páramo, Spain.

Castellanos died on 19 February 2025 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, one day after his 90th birthday.

## References
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* Bishop Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco on Catholic-Hierarchy.org
William Browder

**William Browder** (January 6, 1934 – February 2025) was an American mathematician. His works focused in algebraic topology, differential topology and differential geometry. He was president of the American Mathematical Society from 1989 to 1991.

Browder was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1980, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1984, and the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters in 1990.

Browder died February 4, 2025 in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 91.

## References
Bill Browder

**Sir William Felix Browder**,  (born 23 April 1964) is an American-born British financier and political activist. He is the CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management. In 2005, his deportation from Russia became national news. 

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* Profile of Browder, Stanford Business School alumni magazine
*Video – Bill Browder: Sergey Magnitsky case reveals Russia's ugliest face, *Opalesque FIVE Minutes*, 17 February 2010
* "The Browder Ultimatum", *Tatler* magazine, June 2010
* Video – Interview with Browder, *Charlie Rose Show*
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Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille

**Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille** (17 December 1941 – 18 February 2025) was a French foil fencer. She competed at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1971 Mediterranean Games where she won a gold medal. Deptris-Demaiile also won gold in the same event at the 1971 World Fencing Championships.

Depetris-Demaille died on 18 February 2025, at the age of 83.

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Ilkka Kuusisto

**Ilkka Taneli Kuusisto** (26 April 1933 – 20 February 2025) was a Finnish opera composer, conductor, choirmaster, and organist. He began his career as a church organist. He was choirmaster of the Finnish National Opera chorus and the Radio Symphony Chorus. He was general manager of the opera from 1984 and 1992.

Kuusisto died on 20 February 2025, at the age of 91.

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Hurricane (dog)

**Hurricane** (April 26, 2009 – February 18, 2025) was a Special Operations canine. He was part of the United States Secret Service. He was a black Belgian Malinois who was honored for his actions and bravery in 2014. He was thought to be the most decorated dog in American history.

## Responsibilities
Hurricane worked with his handler, Officer Marshall Mirarchi, for four years on the Secret Service. Hurricane's role was to protect the U.S. President, the U.S. Vice President, their families, and visiting world leaders.

### 2014 actions
On October 22, 2014, Hurricane protected President Barack Obama and the First Family from an intruder. The intruder had jumped over the secure fence of the White House and was heading towards the building. When the first attempt at stopping the intruder was did not work, Hurricane was ordered by Mirarchi to stop the intruder. Hurricane was punched and kicked around by the intruder many times, but the dog kept a hold of him until armed officers were able to arrest the intruder.

Hurricane was medically retired from the U.S. Secret Service on September 20, 2016, because of injuries he got from the attack, and was adopted by Mirarchi.

## Death
On February 18, 2025, Hurricane died at the age of 15.

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Gwen McCrae

**Gwen McCrae** ( **Mosley**, December 21, 1943 – February 21, 2025) was an American singer. She was best known for her 1975 hit "Rockin' Chair". She was known as the "Queen of Rare Groove". She performed regularly until 2012.

In June 2012, McCrae had a stroke that left her partially paralyzed. She died on February 21, 2025 at the age of 81.

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Evan Williams (footballer)

**Evan Samuel Williams** (15 July 1943 – 20 February 2025) was a Scottish footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for Third Lanark, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa, Celtic, Clyde and Stranraer.

Williams died on 20 February 2025, at the age of 81.

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Bill Fay

**William Fay** (9 September 1943 – 22 February 2025) was an English singer-songwriter. Though most of his works were made in the 1960s and 1970s, his music became more popular years later and soon had a cult following in the 1990s and 2000s. He released an album, *Life Is People*, in 2012. In 2020, he released his last album, *Countless Branches*.

Fay died in London, England on 22 February 2025, at the age of 81.

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Jorge Mariné

**Jorge Mariné** (24 September 1941 – 22 February 2025) was a Spanish cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vinyols i els Arcs, Spain.

Mariné died on 22 February 2025, at the age of 83.

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Lynne Marie Stewart

**Lynne Marie Stewart** (December 14, 1946 – February 21, 2025) was an American actress. She was known for her role as Miss Yvonne, in *The Pee-wee Herman Show*, the CBS television show ''Pee-wee's Playhouse*, the 2010 Los Angeles stage revival, and the Broadway production. Stewart was also known for her role on the FX/FXX television series *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' as Charlie Kelly's mother Bonnie.

Stewart died in Los Angeles, California on February 21, 2025 from liver and gallbladder cancer at the age of 78.

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Piet van Katwijk

**Pieter Gerardus van Katwijk** (27 February 1950 – 24 February 2025) was a Dutch cyclist. His career lasted from 1969 to 1983. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in eleventh place in the road race.

Van Katwijk died on 24 February 2025, three days before his 75th birthday. 

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Laurens Jan Brinkhorst

**Laurens Jan Brinkhorst** (born 18 March 1937) is a retired Dutch Democrats 66 (D66) politician. He was the Minister of Economic Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands during the government of Jan Peter Balkenende.

He is a Senior Network Member at the European Leadership Network (ELN).

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Black Mountain, North Carolina

**Black Mountain** is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,426 at the 2020 United States census.

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Paddington in Peru

***Paddington in Peru*** is a 2024 live-action animated adventure comedy movie directed by Dougal Wilson.

## Overview
*Paddington in Peru* is the third movie in the *Paddington* movie series.

## Cast
The movie stars Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Carla Tous, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington.

## Release
*Paddington in Peru* was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom (UK) by StudioCanal on November 8, 2024. The movie received positive reviews from critics.

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Final Destination (movie)

***Final Destination*** is a 2000 American supernatural horror movie directed by James Wong. It is the first movie in the *Final Destination* movie series. It stars Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, and Tony Todd. 

The movie is about a teenager who escapes death after having a  of a deadly plane explosion. He and several of his classmates leave the plane before the explosion happens, but Death later takes the lives of those who were meant to die on the plane.

The movie had negative reviews from critics but received the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film and Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Sawa's performance. 

The movie was popular with audience members and helped create a media franchise, made up of five more movies, as well as a series of novels and comic books. 

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Final Destination 2

***Final Destination 2*** is a 2003 American supernatural horror movie directed by David R. Ellis. It is the sequel to the 2000 movie *Final Destination* and the second movie of the *Final Destination* movie series. 

The movie stars Ali Larter, A. J. Cook, and Michael Landes. Cook plays a woman who "cheats death" after having a dream of herself and others dying in a highway crash and uses it by saving herself and other people. However, afterwards, Death starts taking the lives of the people who should have died in the highway. 

The movie had mixed reviews from critics. It was also nominated for four awards, including the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. A third movie, *Final Destination 3*, was released in February 2006.

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