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Deaths In February 2013
The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2013. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: *Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference. February 2013 1 *Barney, 12, American Scottish Terrier, First Dog of President George W. Bush (2001–2009), lymphoma. * Gertrude Berman, 88, American politician. * Rudolf Dašek, 79, Czech guitarist. *Carol Brewster, 85, American actress ('' Untamed Women'', ''Cat-Woman of the Moon'', ''The Barkleys of Broadway'') and model. * Gisèle Guillemot, 90, French writer and a member of the French Resistance. *Helene Hale, 94, American politician, Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (2000–2006). * John Hamber, 81, United States Virgin Islands Olympic sailor. * Rocky Harris, 80, Australian cricket umpire. * Sir Paul Holmes, 62, New Zealand broadcaster, prostate cancer and heart problems. *Ed Koch, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notability (people)
Notability is the property of being worthy of notice, having fame, or being considered to be of a high degree of interest, significance, or distinction. It also refers to the capacity to be such. Persons who are notable due to public responsibility, accomplishments, or, even, mere participation in the celebrity industry are said to have a public profile. The concept arises in the philosophy of aesthetics regarding aesthetic appraisal.Aesthetic Appraisal', Philosophy (1975), 50: 189–204, Evan Simpson There are criticisms of art galleries determining monetary valuation, or valuation so as to determine what or what not to display, being based on notability of the artist, rather than inherent quality of the art work. Notability arises in decisions on coverage questions in journalism. Marketers and newspapers may try to create notability to create celebrity, fame, or notoriety, or to increase sales, as in the yellow press. The privileged class are sometimes called notables, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Harris
Ronald George Harris (16 September 1932 – 1 February 2013) was an Australian cricket umpire. At the international level, the only fixture that he officiated in was an ODI game in 1979. See also * List of One Day International cricket umpires This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's One Day International (ODI) match. As of October 2022, 418 umpires have officiated in an ODI match. The first ODI match took place on 5 January 1971 between Australia and E ... References 1932 births 2013 deaths Australian One Day International cricket umpires {{Australia-cricket-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babylon 5
''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Television. After the successful airing of a test pilot movie on February 22, 1993, '' Babylon 5: The Gathering'', Warner Bros. commissioned the series for production in May 1993 as part of its Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN). The show premiered in the US on January 26, 1994, and ran for five 22-episode seasons. The series follows the human military staff and alien diplomats stationed on a space station, ''Babylon 5'', built in the aftermath of several major inter-species wars as a neutral ground for galactic diplomacy and trade. Major plotlines included ''Babylon 5'' embroilment in a millennial cyclic conflict between ancient races, inter-race wars and their aftermaths, and intra-race intrigue and upheaval. The human characters, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galaxy Quest
''Galaxy Quest'' is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. A parody of and homage to science-fiction films and series, especially ''Star Trek'' and its fandom, the film depicts the cast of a fictional cult television series, ''Galaxy Quest'', who are drawn into a real interstellar conflict by actual aliens who think the series was an accurate documentary. It stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl Mitchell. The film was a modest box office success and positively received by critics: it won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Nebula Award for Best Script. It was also nominated for 10 Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film and Best Director for Parisot, Best Actress for Weaver, and Best Supporting Actor for Rickman, with Allen winning Best Actor. ''Galaxy Quest'' eventually achieved cult status, especially from ''Star Trek' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (TV Series)
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by Whedon, although the events of the film are not considered Canon (fiction), canon to the series. Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner under his production tag Mutant Enemy Productions. The series premiered on March 10, 1997, on The WB and concluded on May 20, 2003, on UPN. The series narrative follows Buffy Summers (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar), the latest in a line of young women known as "Vampire Slayers", or simply "Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Slayers". In the story, Slayers, or the "Chosen Ones", are chosen by fate to battle against vampires, demons and other forces of darkness. Buffy wants to live a normal life, but as the series progresses, she learns to embrace her destiny. Like previous Slayers, Buffy is aid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Sachs
Robin Sachs (5 February 1951 – 1 February 2013) was an English actor, active in the theatre, television and films. He was also known for his voice-over work in films and video games. Born to a theatrical family, Sachs studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and made a theatrical and screen career, working his way up from supporting parts in the 1970s to leading roles from the 1980s. He made his later career in America, and became known for his role of Ethan Rayne in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Early life and early career Sachs was born in London, the elder of two sons of the South African-born actor Leonard Sachs and the English actress Eleanor Summerfield.Robin Sachs" ''The Telegraph'', 1 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2018. Also online a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Palomo
Antonio "Tony" Manibusan Palomo (June 13, 1931 – February 1, 2013) was a Guamanian politician, historian, journalist, columnist, and academic. Palomo served as a senator in the Legislature of Guam and the director of the Guam Museum from December 1995 to June 2007. Early life Palomo was born in Agana, Guam, (present-day Hagåtña) on June 13, 1931, the oldest of nine children of Vicente Gogo Palomo and Dolores "Lydia" Mendiola Manibusan. He attended both Padre Palomo and Agana Elementary Schools. He was ten years old when Japanese forces attacked Guam on December 8, 1941, leading to the occupation of the island during World War II. Palomo graduated from Belmont Abbey College Prep School in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1950. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the College of Journalism at Marquette University, a Jesuit university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1954. He began his journalism career as a ''Milwaukee Sentinel'' copy boy while attending M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Luyt
Louis Luyt (18 June 1932 – 1 February 2013) was a South African business tycoon and politician, and one-time rugby administrator. Having been a rugby player as a young man, Luyt went on to become a businessman. He founded Triomf Fertiliser and Luyt Breweries, and took control of Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. Distrusted by the Afrikaner elite, Luyt achieved financial success without being a member of the secretive Afrikaner Broederbond, Broederbond. The Citizen In 1976, during the apartheid era, Luyt founded a new English language newspaper, The Citizen (South Africa), The Citizen. It was later revealed that the money to establish and finance the newspaper had come from a secret slush fund of the Department of Information, and ultimately from the Department of Defense. Rugby administrator He was president of the South African Rugby Union when the South African national rugby union team, Springboks, the national team, won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Long, Jr
Bert or BERT may refer to: Persons, characters, or animals known as Bert * Bert (name), commonly an abbreviated forename and sometimes a surname *Bert, a character in the poem "Bert the Wombat" by The Wiggles; from their 1992 album Here Comes a Song *Bert (Sesame Street), fictional character on the TV series ''Sesame Street'' *Bert (horse), foaled 1934 * Bert (Mary Poppins), a Cockney chimney sweep in the book series & Disney film ''Mary Poppins'' * Iron Bert (one half of the two yellow diesels 'Arry and Bert), also in ''Thomas and Friends'' Places *Berd, Armenia, also known as Bert *Bert, Allier, a commune in the French of Allier *Bert, West Virginia Electronics & computing * Bit error rate test, a testing method for digital communication circuits * Bit error rate tester, a test equipment used for testing the bit error rate of digital communication circuits * HP Bert, a CPU in certain Hewlett-Packard programmable calculators * BERT (language model) (Bidirectional Encoder Represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanu Lahiri
Shanu Lahiri (23 January 1928 – 1 February 2013) was a painter and art educator who belonged to one of the most prominent and culturally elevated families of Kolkata and a first-generation modernist who emerged post independence. She was one of Kolkata's most prominent public artists, often dubbed as "the city's First Lady of Public Art", undertaking extensive graffiti art drives across Kolkata to beautify the city and hide aggressive political sloganeering. Her paintings are housed in the Salar Jung Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art. Early life and education Shanu Lahiri was born on 23 January 1928 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) into one of Calcutta's most prominent artistic families-the Mazumdar family of seven siblings. Her mother, Renukamoyee Mazumdar, though unlettered, practised calligraphy at night. Lahiri had two older brothers, the noted litterateur and writer Kamal Kumar Majumdar and artist Nirode Mazumdar, one of the Greats of 20th century modernism, now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People's Court
''The People's Court'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show, featuring an arbitrator handling small claims disputes in a simulated courtroom set. Within the court show genre, it is the first of all arbitration-based reality style programs, which has overwhelmingly become the convention of the genre. The original series ran from 1981 to 1993, and the current revival debuted in 1997. Both versions have run in first-run syndication. The show ranks as the longest running traditional court show and second-longest running court show in general, having a total of 38 overall seasons as of the 2022-23 television year, behind only niche court show ''Divorce Court'' by 2 seasons. The first version of ''The People's Court'' was presided over solely by former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Wapner. The current incarnation of the show has had different presiding judges: former New York City Mayor Ed Koch (1997–1999), former New York Supreme Court Judge Jerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of New York City
The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City. The budget, overseen by New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget, is the largest municipal budget in the United States, totaling $100.7 billion in fiscal year 2021. The City employs 325,000 people, spends about $21 billion to educate more than 1.1 million students (the largest public school system in the United States), and levies $27 billion in taxes. It receives $14 billion from the state and federal governments. The mayor's office is located in New York City Hall; it has jurisdiction over all five boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island and Queens. The mayor appoints numerous offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
