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Deaths In May 2021
The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2021. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. May 2021 1 * Felicia Adeyoyin, 82, Nigerian educationist and princess. *Mary V. Ahern, 98, American radio and television producer. *Gary K. Aronhalt, 72, American lawyer, Virginia secretary of public safety (1998–2002). * Pieter Aspe, 68, Belgian writer. *Debu Chaudhuri, 85, Indian sitarist and writer, complications from COVID-19. *Hari Narayan Choudary, 77, Indian politician, COVID-19. *Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (1998–2010). *Francis Ducreux, 76, French racing cyclist. *Marc Dudicourt, 88, French actor ('' A Matter of Resistance'', '' King of Hearts'', '' Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Adeyoyin
Felicia Adebola Adeyoyin (6 November 1938 – 1 May 2021) was a University of Lagos professor and a princess from the Iji ruling house of Saki, Oyo State. She was the author of the Nigerian national pledge. Early life Felicia Awujoola was born on 6 November 1938 in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. She attended Idi-Aba a Christian Baptist School from 1953 and graduated in 1957 from its teacher programme. In 1965 she married Solomon Adedeji Adeyoyin, who had attended Idi-Aba's brother school, the Baptist Boys' High School. Education She received her Bachelor's Degree with honors in Geography from Birkbeck, University of London in 1968 and then her Diploma of Education at the same university in 1976, followed by an M.A. in Social Studies from Columbia University, New York in 1977, before finally earning her PhD in 1981 from the University of Lagos. Career Adeyoyin was Professor of Education at the University of Lagos and a consultant for the United Nations. In 1976, she wrote the pled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of The City (1993 Miniseries)
''Tales of the City'' (formally ''Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City'') is a 1993 television miniseries based on the first of the ''Tales of the City'' series of novels by Armistead Maupin. To date, the first three books have been adapted into television miniseries; the first, ''Tales of the City'', was produced by the UK's Channel 4 and was first screened in the UK in 1993, then shown on PBS in the US in January 1994. Channel 4 eventually teamed up with the American cable network Showtime to produce the sequel, ''More Tales of the City'', which premiered in the US and UK in 1998. The third installment of the series, ''Further Tales of the City'', was produced by Showtime (without Channel 4) and was originally aired in the US on Showtime in May 2001. A fourth installment, ''Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City'', premiered on Netflix on June 7, 2019, with Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Barbara Garrick and Paul Gross reprising their roles. Premise and release Following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Education (Hungary)
The Minister of Human Capacities of Hungary ( hu, Magyarország emberierőforrás-minisztere) is a member of the Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Human Capacities. The current minister of human capacities is Miklós Kásler. This page is a list of Ministers of Education of Hungary. Minister of Education (1848) Hungarian Kingdom (1848) Parties Ministers of Religion and Public Education (1848–1919) Hungarian Kingdom (1848–1849) Parties Hungarian State (1849) Parties ''After the collapse of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Hungarian Kingdom became an integral part of the Austrian Empire until 1867, when dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was created''. Hungarian Kingdom (1867–1918) Parties Hungarian People's Republic (1918–1919) Parties Minister of Religion (1919) Hungarian People's Republic (1919) Parties Minister of Public Education (1919) Hungarian People's Republic (1919) Parties People's Commissars of Public Education (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
József Hámori
József Hámori (20 March 1932 – 1 May 2021) was a Hungarian biologist and politician, who served as Minister of Culture between 1998 and 1999. He was a member of the Batthyány Society of Professors. Publications Books *''Mi a neurobiológia?'' (1976) *''Idegsejttől a gondolatig'' (1982) *''Nem tudja a jobbkéz, mit csinál a bal'' (1985) *''Veszélyeztetett értelem'' (1988) *''Az emberi agy aszimmetriái'' (1999) *''Agy, hit, számítógép'' (co-author, 2004) Scientific works *''The Inductive Role of Presynaptic Axons in the Development of Postsynaptic Spines'' (Brain Res., 1973) *''Specific Antibody-fragments Against the Postsynaptic Web'' (Nature, co-author, 1973) *''Triadic Synaptic Arrangements and Their Possible Significance in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus of the Monkey'' (Brain Res., co-author, 1974) *''Presynaptic Dendrites and Perikarya in Deafferented Cerebellar Cortex'' (Procl. National Academy of Science, co-author, 1982) *''Immunogold Electron Microscopic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Murray Free
Helen Murray Free (February 20, 1923 – May 1, 2021) was an American chemist and educator. She is most known for revolutionizing many in vitro self-testing systems for diabetes and other diseases while working at Miles Laboratories. The tests are still marketed today with blood tests as Ascensia Diabetes Care, and urine tests under Siemens Healthineers. The pioneering dip-and-read strips, allowed for testing to be more convenient and efficient, enabling doctors and patients to be less reliable to laboratories for results. Early life and education Free was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 20, 1923. Her father, James S. Murray, worked as a coal company salesman; her mother, Daisy Piper Murray, died during an influenza epidemic when Free was six. Free received her early education from the public schools in Youngstown, Ohio, and graduated in 1941 as the valedictorian of Poland Seminary High School. While attending a summer camp at the College of Wooster, she set her he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Fontaine
Jean Fontaine (2 December 1936 – 1 May 2021) was a French writer, theologian, and missionary. Biography In 1953, Fontaine earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics. On 15 September 1955, he left for Algeria as part of the White Fathers. From 1956 to 1957, he studied theology at Saint-Joseph de Thibar in Tunisia before becoming a teacher in Algeria. He then took three years of theology courses in Carthage and Arabic studied in Manouba from 1962 to 1964. From 1964 to 1965, he completed his Arabic studies at the Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies in Rome. In 1968, he obtained a licentiate in Arabic from Tunis University. From 1968 to 1977, he was a librarian at the and directed the journal ''Ibla'' from 1977 to 1999. He earned a doctorate from the University of Provence in 1977. Jean Fontaine died from COVID-19 on 1 May 2021, at the age of 84 in Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Soacha
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Soacha ( la, Soachaënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Soacha in the Ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia. History * 6 August 2003: Established as Diocese of Soacha from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá Ordinaries * Daniel Caro Borda (2003.08.06 – 2016.06.28) * José Daniel Falla Robles (2016.06.29 – 2021.05.01) See also *Roman Catholicism in Colombia The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Roman Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia. Organization It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdiocese ... Sources External links Catholic Hierarchy Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bogotá Christian organizations established in 2003 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Cali
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali ( la, Archidioecesis Caliensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cali in Colombia. History * 7 June 1910: Established as Diocese of Cali from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Popayán * 20 June 1964: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cali Bishops Ordinaries * Bishops of Cali (Roman rite) **Heladio Posidio Perlaza Ramírez (1911.08.11 – 1926.09.28) **Luis Adriano Díaz Melo (1927.04.13 – 1947.11.13) **Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1948.02.23 – 1958.09.24) **Francisco Gallego Pérez (1958.12.18 – 1960.05.21) **Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (1960.07.13 – 1964.06.20) * Archbishops of Cali (Roman rite) **Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (1964.06.20 – 1985.02.07) ** Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (1985.02.07 – 1994.12.27), appointed Archbishop of Bogotá (Cardinal in 2001) ** Isaías Duarte Cancino (1995.08.19 – 2002.03.16) **Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (2002.08.17 – 2011.05.18) **Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (since 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Daniel Falla Robles
José Daniel Falla Robles (7 October 1956 – 1 May 2021) was a Colombian Roman Catholic bishop. Biography Falla Robles was born in Colombia and ordained to the priesthood in 1992. He served as titular bishop of ''Calama'' and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali, Colombia, from 2009 to 2016 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Soacha, Colombia, from 2016 until his death from COVID-19 on 1 May 2021 in Soacha during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia The COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia is part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached Colombia on 6 March 2020. Up to January 2022, .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Feminine Touch (1956 Film)
''The Feminine Touch'' is a 1956 colour British drama film directed by Pat Jackson and starring George Baker, Belinda Lee and Delphi Lawrence. The film is based on the bestselling novel ''A Lamp Is Heavy'' by Canadian former nurse Sheila Mackay Russell, and consequently it was released as ''A Lamp Is Heavy'' in Canada, while it was given the title ''The Gentle Touch'' in the United States, when it was released there in December 1957. Plot The film follows five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine's Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. However, of the five, the main focus is Susan. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and sensible; Pat (Delphi Lawrence) is flighty and open; Maureen (Adrienne Corri) is Irish and loud; Ann (Henryetta Edwards) is a former public school girl; and Liz (Barbara Archer) comes from a working class background. As they get to know each other, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Shall Have Murder
''She Shall Have Murder'' is a 1950 British drama film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Rosamund John, Derrick De Marney and Felix Aylmer. The screenplay concerns a law office clerk who becomes a detective. Premise A law office clerk who aspires to be a crime writer, turns into a detective when someone at her work is murdered. Cast * Rosamund John as Jane Hamish * Derrick De Marney as Dagobert Brown * Mary Jerrold as Mrs. Robjohn * Felix Aylmer as Mr. Playfair * Joyce Heron as Rosemary Proctor * Jack Allen as Maj. Stewart * Henryetta Edwards as Sarah Swinburne * Harry Fowler as Albert Oates * John Bentley as Douglas Robjohn * Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Hawthorne * June Elvin as Barbara Jennings * Jack McNaughton as Barman * Olaf Pooley as Mr. White * Dennis Val Norton as Pub Landlord * Francis de Wolff as Police Inspector * Jonathan Field as Darts Player * Jimmy Rhodes as Racing Man * Tony Hilton as Steward * Frances Leak as Shooting Gallery Attendant * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squibs (1935 Film)
''Squibs'' is a 1935 British musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker and Stanley Holloway. It was produced by Twickenham Film Studios with sets designed by James A. Carter. It was a remake of the 1921 film '' Squibs'' which also starred Balfour. Synopsis In this musical comedy, a Cockney flower girl is in love with a policeman whom she wants to marry. Her father opposes the union because he is involved in a little crooked investing. The young woman wins a lottery and is able to find wealth and marital bliss. Cast * Betty Balfour as Amelia "Squibs" Hopkins * Gordon Harker as Sam Hopkins * Stanley Holloway as Constable Charley Lee * Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Lee * Morris Harvey as Inspector Lee * Michael Shepley as Colin Barratt * Drusilla Wills as Mrs. Parker * O. B. Clarence as Sir John Barratt * Ronald Shiner as Bill * Thomas Weguelin as Alf * Vivienne Chatterton * William Daunt * Aubrey Fitzgera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
