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Deaths In October 2023
October 2023 1 * Jake Abraham, 56, British actor ('' Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', '' Mean Machine'', '' The 51st State''), prostate cancer. * Lars Arnesson, 87, Swedish football player ( Djurgårdens IF) and manager ( Östers IF, national team). * Julian Bahula, 85, South African drummer, composer and bandleader ( Jabula). * Wilf Billington, 93, English footballer (Workington, Blackburn Rovers). * Nikolai Bulgakov, 63, Russian football player ( Iskra Smolensk, CSKA Moscow, Kristall Smolensk) and manager. * Eve Bunting, 94, Northern Irish-born American author ('' Smoky Night'', '' The Presence: A Ghost Story''), pneumonia. * David Burrell, 90, American academic and theologian. * Jim Caple, 61, American sports journalist ( ESPN.com) and writer, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and dementia. * Russ Francis, 70, football player ( New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers), plane crash. * Ron Haffkine, 84, American record producer and music manager ( Dr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Abraham
Jake Abraham (1967 – 1 October 2023) was a British actor from Liverpool. He was best known for his role in ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', a 1998 film by Guy Ritchie. His other film appearances included Mean Machine (film), ''Mean Machine'' (2001), and ''The 51st State, Formula 51'' (2001), also known as ''The 51st State''. He also appeared in many television programmes, including ''G.B.H. (TV series), GBH'' (Channel 4) and ''Help!'' (BBC One, BBC 1). Life and career Born in Toxteth (Liverpool ward), Toxteth, Liverpool, Abraham began acting on stage since age 12 at Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre, Everyman Youth Theatre. Abraham died from prostate cancer on 1 October 2023, at the age of 56. Reviews A 1986 review in the ''Liverpool Echo'' about the BBC television series ''Help!'' said, "Jake Abraham threatens to steal the show as the dimwitted Davva". Filmography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham, Jake 1967 births 2023 deaths 20th-century British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Bunting
Eve Bjørgum Bunting (née Bolton, December 19, 1928 – October 1, 2023), better known as Eve Bunting, was a Northern Irish-born American writer of more than 250 books. Her work covered a broad array of subjects and included fiction and non-fiction books. Her novels are primarily aimed at children and young adults, but she has also written the text for picture books. While many of her books are set in Northern Ireland where she grew up, her topics and settings range from Thanksgiving to riots in Los Angeles. Bunting's first book, ''The Two Giants'', was published in 1971. Due to the popularity of her books with children, she has been listed as one of the Educational Paperback Association's top 100 authors. Life Eve Bjørgum Bunting was born in Maghera to Sloan Edmund Bolton, a postmaster, and Mary (''née'' Canning) Bolton, a homemaker. She married business executive Edward Davidson Bunting, whom she met in college, on March 26, 1950, and has three children. She was educated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yong-il (politician, Born 1947)
Kim Yong-il (, 17 March 1947 – September / October 2023) was a North Korean high-ranking diplomat and politician. , he was the Deputy Foreign Minister of North Korea. Life and career Yong-il graduated from Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies. In 1975, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the North Korean. He belonged to the International Affairs Department. In 1985, he was appointed Counsellor at the Embassy in Algeria. In March 1990, he was appointed Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In July 1990, he served as an adviser to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly. In January 1993, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs. In January 1996, he was appointed Ambassador of the DPRK to Libya and concurrently served as Ambassador to Malta, Tunisia and Algeria. In January 2000, he was appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. At Japan–North Korea Pyongyang Declaration held in 2002, also at the Japan-Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Janečková
Patricia Burda Janečková (18 June 1998 – 1 October 2023) was a Slovak coloratura soprano. At the age of 12, she was the winner of the Czech–Slovak television show ' in November 2010 and gained international recognition through the broadcasting of CNN television shortly after winning. Early life Janečková was born in Münchberg to Slovak parents Martin Janeček, double bassist and Zuzana Janečková who used to play the violin. Shortly after, her family moved to Ostrava in the Czech Republic. She started singing at the age of four. After graduating from primary school, she began studying voice at the . Professional career Janečková first performed publicly at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre, accompanied by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra. Subsequent to this, she went on to win the ''Talentmania'' competition in 2010, at age 12, having received over 1 million votes. In 2014, she won the international singing competition at the ''Concorso Internazionale di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australia Cricket Team
The South Australia men's cricket team is an Australian men's professional first-class cricket team based in the state of South Australia. South Australia play their home matches at Adelaide Oval and Karen Rolton Oval, they are the state cricket team for South Australia representing the state in the Sheffield Shield competition and the limited overs One-Day Cup (Australia), One-Day Cup. The team is selected and supported by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA). The team's One-Day Cup (Australia), One-Day Cup uniform features a red body with gold and blue elements, the state's colours. They were known as the Southern Redbacks from 1995 to 2024, and officially competed under the West End Redbacks moniker from 1996 to 2024 due to a sponsorship agreement with West End Draught, West End. The Redbacks formerly competed in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, but were succeeded by the Adelaide Strikers in 2011 because this league was replaced with the Big Bash League. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Horsnell
Kenneth George "Charlie" Horsnell (3 September 1933 – 1 October 2023) was an Australian cricketer. He played in sixteen first-class matches as a left-arm seam bowler for South Australia between 1953 and 1960. His best performance was in his third match, against Victoria at Melbourne in January 1954, when he took six for 80 in Victoria's first innings and six for 102 in the second. He dropped out of the team in 1955–56, but returned to play two more first-class matches in November 1960. Horsnell played grade cricket for East Torrens and Kensington, as well as Australian rules football for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's sports governing body, governing body for the sport. .... Kenneth Horsnell died on 1 October 2023, at the age of 90. Retrieved on 9 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Haffkine
Ron Haffkine (December 13, 1938 – October 1, 2023) was an American record producer, composer and music manager most recognized for his work as a producer and manager of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, an American rock band, producing hit singles including "Sylvia's Mother", " The Cover of Rolling Stone", " Sharing the Night Together", "A Little Bit More" and " When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" and achieving 67 Gold and Platinum records. Career history Ron Haffkine was born in New York City, New York, on December 13, 1938. He contracted polio, at age 12, and remained completely paralyzed for 2 years. At 21, Ron was a musician and composer in Greenwich Village who met and became good friends with 28 year old Shel Silverstein, an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books. Haffkine formed and managed a band called The Gurus. Wanting to record the group he walked into Regent Sound in NY and explained to a sound engineer na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The team plays its home games at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, located southeast of San Francisco. The team is named after the prospectors of the California gold rush. The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and joined the NFL in 1949 when the leagues merged. The 49ers were the first Major professional sports teams in the United States and Canada, major professional sports team based in San Francisco. They are the 10th oldest franchise in the NFL, and have been owned and operated by Italian Americans (Morabito and DeBartolo families) since their inception. The team began play at Kezar Stadium in San Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The Patriots play home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is southwest of Boston, Massachusetts. The franchise is owned by Robert Kraft, who purchased the team in 1994. As of 2024, the Patriots are the Forbes list of the most valuable sports teams, sixth-most valuable sports team in the world and have sold out every home game since 1994. Founded in 1959 as the Boston Patriots, the team was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) before joining the NFL in 1970 through the AFL–NFL merger. The Patriots played their home games at various stadiums throughout Boston, including Fenway Park from 1963 to 1969 until the franchise moved to Foxborough in 1971. As part of the move, the team changed its name to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Francis
Russell Ross Francis (April 3, 1953 – October 1, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers. He was also a professional wrestler. Francis finished his NFL career with 393 receptions for 5,262 yards and 40 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. In 2021, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Francis to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2021. Early life and career Francis began high school at Kailua High School on Oahu, Hawaii, and finished at Pleasant Hill High School in Oregon, southeast of Eugene. He set the national high school record for the javelin as a senior in 1971 at ; the record stood until 1988. Francis was also a decathlete for Pleasant Hill. College career At the University of Oregon in Eugene, Francis threw the javelin and played only 14 games of varsity foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, Orlando, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. , ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households. It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Caple
Jim Caple (1962 – October 1, 2023) was an American columnist and senior writer for ESPN.com. He worked previously with the ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' and the '' St. Paul Pioneer Press''. Life and career Caple was born in 1962.Caple: An inspiring, sometimes naked 2012 ESPN He attended R.A. Long High School in . He graduated from the |
