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Deaths In March 2023
March 2023 1 * Souley Abdoulaye, 66–67, Nigerien politician, prime minister (1994–1995). * Ahmed Arab, 89, Algerian footballer ( 1960 Olympics, national team). * Boris Bim-Bad, 81, Russian educator. * William E. Cooper, 93, American major general. * Ted Donaldson, 89, American actor ('' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'', '' Adventures of Rusty'', '' Father Knows Best''), complications from a fall. * Charles Harrington Elster, 65, American writer and broadcaster ('' A Way with Words''), cancer. * Jonette Engan, 71, American politician. * Wally Fawkes, 98, Canadian-British jazz clarinettist and satirical cartoonist. * Just Fontaine, 89, French footballer (Nice, Reims, national team). * Leon Hughes, 92, American musician (The Coasters). * Bill Hunter, 85, Scottish businessman. * Ab van Kammen, 90, Dutch molecular biologist and virologist. * Olga Kennard, 98, Hungarian-born British crystallographer, founder of the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. * Anise Koltz, 94, Luxembourgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souley Abdoulaye
Souley Abdoulaye (1956 – 1 March 2023) was a Nigerien politician. He served as the prime minister of Niger from 28 September 1994Nancy Ellen LawlerNiger: Year in Review 1994 Britannica.com. to 8 February 1995. He later served in the government under President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara as Minister of Transport from 1996 to 1997 and then as Minister of the Interior, in charge of police and internal security, from 1997 to 1999. Minister of Trade, Transport, and Tourism A member of the Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama (CDS),Jibrin Ibrahim and Abdoulaye Niandou Souley"The rise to power of an opposition party: the MNSD in Niger Republic" Unisa Press, Politeia, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1996. Abdoulaye was named Minister of Trade, Transport, and Tourism on 23 April 1993, , official Nigerien presidency web site . part of the government of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade De Reims
Stade de Reims () is a French professional football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1931 and plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of football in France. Reims plays home matches at the Stade Auguste Delaune. Reims is one of the most successful clubs in French football history having won six Ligue 1 titles, two Coupe de France trophies, and five Trophée des champions titles. The club has also performed well on European level having finished as runners-up in the 1956 and 1959 editions of the European Cup, and winning the Latin Cup and Coppa delle Alpi in 1953 and 1977, respectively. However, since the 1980s, Reims have struggled to get back to their zenith. The club hovered between Ligue 2 and the Championnat National for over thirty years after their relegation from the top flight in 1979. In 2012, they were promoted back to Ligue 1, were relegated again in 2016, but returned two years later. Reims is viewed as a legendary club within French football circles, not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located on Chicago's Community areas in Chicago, North Side. They are one of two major league teams based in Chicago, alongside the American League (AL)’s Chicago White Sox. The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, were founded in and are one of two remaining NL charter franchises that debuted in . They have been known as the Chicago Cubs since 1903 Chicago Cubs season, 1903. Throughout the club's history, the Cubs have played in a total of 11 World Series. The 1906 Chicago Cubs season, 1906 Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116–36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of , before losing the 1906 World Series, World Series to the 1906 Chicago White Sox season, Chicag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos () were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League East, East division from 1969 Montreal Expos season, 1969 until 2004 Montreal Expos season, 2004. Following the 2004 season, the franchise Relocation of professional sports teams, relocated to Washington, D.C., and became the Washington Nationals. Immediately after the Minor League Baseball, minor league Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A Montreal Royals folded in 1960, political leaders in Montreal sought an MLB franchise, and when the National League (baseball), National League evaluated 1969 Major League Baseball expansion, expansion candidates for the 1969 season, it awarded a team to Montreal. Named after the Expo 67 World's Fair, the Expos originally played at Jarry Park Stadium before moving to Olympic Stadium (Montr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan McGinn
Daniel Michael McGinn (November 29, 1943 – March 1, 2023) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, McGinn played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs from to . Early life and football Born in Omaha, Nebraska, the , McGinn was a multi-sport athlete at Omaha Cathedral High School, excelling in football, baseball and basketball. In 1962, he quarterbacked the football team and later won the MVP award at the Nebraska high school all-star game. McGinn signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Nebraska under legendary coach Bob Devaney, but instead decided to attend the University of Notre Dame. His playing time at quarterback was limited, however, because he played behind John Huarte, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1964; during his time with the Fighting Irish, McGinn also spent time at punter, split end, running back, and defensive back. McGinn also played baseball at Notre Dame, striking out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's Long Jump
The women's long jump event was, for the first time, part of the Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics, track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4, 1948. The final was won by Hungarian Olga Gyarmati. Records Prior to the competition, the existing World record was as follows. Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition: Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Results Qualifying round Qual. rule: qualification standard 5.30m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q). Final standings Key: OR = Olympic record References External links *Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948)The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad ''LA84 Foundation''. Retrieved 4 September 2016. {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1948 Summer Olympics - Women's Long Jump Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics Long ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Martel
Marguerite Martel (19 July 1924 – 1 March 2023) was a French athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Martel died in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Saint-Georges-de-Didonne () is a Communes of France, commune in the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anise Koltz
Anise Koltz (12 June 1928 – 1 March 2023) was a Luxembourgish contemporary author. Best known for her poetry and her translations of poems, she also wrote a number of children's stories. In 1962, she was a cofounder with Nic Weber of the successful literary conference series ''Journées littéraires de Mondorf'' (now ''Académie Européenne de Poésie'') in which she has always played a key role."Koltz, Anise (geb. Blanpain)", ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006. Biography Born on 12 June 1928 in Eich, Luxembourg City, Koltz began to write fairy stories in the 1950s mainly in German and Luxembourgish. She also worked as a translator. Many of her works have been translated into English, Spanish and Italian. She was considered to be Luxembourg's most important contemporary poet. From 1963, the ''Journées littéraires de Mondorf'' (Mondorf Literary Days) created links between Luxembourg writers and the international scene. In 1995, the Mondorf Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) is a Nonprofit organization, non-profit organisation based in Cambridge, England. Its primary activity is the compilation and maintenance of the Cambridge Structural Database, a database of small molecule crystal structures. They also perform analysis on the database for the benefit of the scientific community, and write and distribute computer software to allow others to do the same. History In 1962, Dr. Olga Kennard OBE FRS set up a chemical crystallography group within the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. In 1965 she founded the CCDC and established the associated Cambridge Structural Database. At that time, there were only about 3,000 published X-ray crystallography, X-ray structures, and the work involved converting these into a Machine-readable data, machine-readable form. Kennard invited Frank Allen (chemist), Frank Allen to join the group, which he did in 1970, becoming Scientific Director and then Exec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Kennard
Olga Kennard, Lady Burgen ( Weisz; 23 March 1924 – 1 March 2023) was a Hungarian-born British scientist who specialised in crystallography. She was the founder of the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. Kennard's research focused on determining the structures of organic molecules, including the first three-dimensional structure of adenosine triphosphate and particularly the different forms of DNA. Together with JD Bernal she believed in the value of collating scientific data in a central archive, this began the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD), collating crystal structures of mainly organic molecules. Kennard was also involved, at CSD, in the founding of the Protein Data Bank, and of the EMBL nucleotide sequence data library (later, European Nucleotide Archive). Early life and education Kennard was born in Budapest, Hungary on 23 March 1924, to Joir and Catherina Weisz. She moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 15 with her family in the face of growing antisemit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ab Van Kammen
Albert "Ab" van Kammen (7 September 1932 – 1 March 2023) was a Dutch molecular biologist and virologist. He was a professor of molecular biology at Wageningen University and Research between 1972 and 1996. Life Van Kammen was born on 7 September 1932 in Amsterdam. He studied organic chemistry at the University of Amsterdam and followed a minor in plant physiology. In 1958 he started working on his doctorate at the laboratory of virology at the Landbouwhogeschool with research on the ''Tobacco mosaic virus''. He obtained his doctorate in chemistry at the University of Amsterdam in 1963 under professor J.P.H. Want with a thesis titled: ''"Occurrence of infectious virus ribonucleic acid in the ribosomal fraction from tobacco mosaic virus infected tobacco leaves"''. Late 1963 he went to the University of California, Berkeley to become acquainted with the most recent research into viruses. In 1965 he returned to the Netherlands and started research into ''Cowpea mosaic virus''. In 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hunter (businessman)
Bill Hunter (1938 - 1 March 2023) was a Scottish businessman and the previous owner of professional football club Livingston. Career Hunter was a self-made businessman who ran several businesses, including building companies, restaurants and public houses. Whilst chairman of Meadowbank Thistle in the mid 90's, Hunter claimed the club had run into severe financial difficulties and were facing the possibility of going out of business. Despite opposition from many Meadowbank fans who objected to changing the club name and relocating from Edinburgh, in 1995 Meadowbank Thistle relocated to a new stadium in the new town of Livingston and changed name to Livingston Football Club. He remained in his role as chairman of the club for three years following the relocation to Livingston, before selling to Glasgow businessman and ex Celtic director Dominic Keane in 1998. Personal life and death Hunter was married to wife Barbara and had one daughter, Catherine. He died on 1 March 2023 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
