Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Biju Patnaik
Bijayananda Patnaik (5 March 1916 – 17 April 1997), popularly known as Biju Patnaik, was an Indian politician, aviator and businessman.
As politician, he served twice as the Chief Minister of the State of Odisha.
Fred Bradley (rower)
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Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897)
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Harry Johnson (wrestler)
Harry Johnson( 1903- date of death unknown) was an English wrestler.
Albert Thompson (footballer, born 1912)
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Harry Wainwright (footballer)
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Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.
Gita Mehta
Gita Mehta (née Patnaik; born 1943) is an Indian writer and was born in Delhi in a well-known Odia family.
She is the daughter of Biju Patnaik, an Indian independence activist and a Chief Minister in post-independence Odisha, then known as "Orissa".
Her younger brother Naveen Patnaik has been the Chief Minister of Odisha since 2000.
She completed her education in India and at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
She was adjudged for India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2019, which she declined for some political reasons.
She has produced and/or directed 14 television documentaries for UK, European and US networks.
During the years 1970-1971 she was a television war correspondent for the US television network NBC.
Her film compilation of the Bangladesh revolution, Dateline Bangladesh, was shown in cinema theatres both in India and abroad.
Although being the wife of Sonny Mehta, head of the Alfred A. Knopf publishing house, keeps her in the publishing limelight, she has emerged as a writer in her own right.
Her books have been translated into 21 languages and been on the bestseller lists in Europe, the US and India.
The subject of both her fiction and non-fiction is exclusively focused on India: its culture and history, and the Western perception of it.
Her works reflect the insight gained through her journalistic and political background.
Gita Mehta divides her time between New York City, London and New Delhi.
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The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.

Question: When did Gita Mehta's father die?
Answer: 17 April 1997