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Deaths In January 2022
January 2022 1 * Ramiz Abutalibov, 84, Azerbaijani diplomat and historian. * Paul Adegboyega Olawoore, 60, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor bishop (2018–2019) and bishop (since 2019) of Ilorin. * Edna Brown, 81, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (2011–2018) and House of Representatives (2002–2010). * Gary Burgess, 46, British broadcaster ( ITV Channel Television), cancer. * Barbara Chilcott, 99, Canadian actress (''The Full Treatment'', '' The Trap'', '' M. Butterfly''). * Maurice B. Cohill Jr., 92, American jurist, judge (since 1976) and chief judge (1985–1992) of the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania, complications from a stroke. *David Cunliffe, 86, British television director and producer ('' The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank''). * Patricia DeCoursey, 89, American biologist. * Jean-Pierre Defontaine, 84, French politician, deputy (1978–2007). * Francesco Forte, 92, Italian politician, economist and academic, MP (1979–1994) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramiz Abutalibov
Ramiz Abutalib oğlu Abutalibov (27 October 1937 – 1 January 2022) was an Azerbaijani historian and diplomat. Life and career Born in Kirovabad, Abutalibov graduated in geology at the Baku State University, and worked at the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic and at the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1972 he was employed by UNESCO, for which he organized several conferences and exhibitions about Azerbaijani culture. He was a member of the Azerbaijani parliament during the USSR tenure, and in 1993 served as ambassador-at-large for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Secretary-General of the Azerbaijan's Commission for UNESCO. His activity as a historian was mainly focused on Azerbaijani emigration in France, and among his major works there was the 4-volume book ''Paris Archive. 1919-1940'', that he edited in collaboration with the French-Georgian researcher Georges Mamulia. During his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (France)
The National Assembly (, ) is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral French Parliament under the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (France), Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known as () or deputies. There are 577 , each elected by a single-member Constituencies of the National Assembly of France, constituency (at least one per Departments of France, department) through a two-round system; thus, 289 seats are required for a majority. The List of presidents of the National Assembly of France, president of the National Assembly, currently Yaël Braun-Pivet, presides over the body. The officeholder is usually a member of the largest party represented, assisted by vice presidents from across the represented political spectrum. The National Assembly's term is five years; however, the president of France may dissolve the assembly, thereby calling for early elections, unless it has been dissolved in the preceding twelve m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Julien
Maxwell Julien Banks (July 12, 1933 – January 1, 2022), better known by his stage name Max Julien, was an American actor, sculptor, and clothes designer best known for his role as Goldie in the 1973 blaxploitation film ''The Mack''. Early life Julien was born in Washington, DC on July 12, 1933. He became a member of Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi at Howard University on December 4, 1954. Career He began his career on the stage on New York City's Off-Broadway circuit including roles in Joseph Papp's ''Shakespeare-In-The-Park''. Moving westward to Hollywood, he landed co-starring roles with Jack Nicholson in '' Psych-Out'' and Candice Bergen in Columbia's box-office hit film '' Getting Straight''. While spending time in Rome, Italy, he wrote and directed a documentary called ''Trestevre'', then wrote the screenplay for, and subsequently co-produced, Warner Brothers's blaxploitation classic ''Cleopatra Jones,'' which starred actress Tamara Dobson in the title role as a narcotics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey City University
New Jersey City University (NJCU) is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Originally chartered in 1927, NJCU consists of the School of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, and College of Professional Studies and is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. In 2022, it announced that it was severely reducing its academic offerings due to a budgetary crisis. In 2024, the school was considered financially stable though still underfunded. In early 2025, Kean University submitted a proposal to execute a merger with New Jersey City University (NJCU). On Wednesday, March 5, the NJCU Board of Trustees voted to authorize the NJCU president to pursue a letter of intent (LOI). Historical chronology * 1927: The New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City was chartered. The institution was built to accommodate 1,000 students and an eight-room demonstration school in its one building, Hepburn Hall, on on what was then Hudson Boulevard. * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delaware State Hornets Football
The Delaware State Hornets football team represents Delaware State University (DSU) at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They play at the 7,193-seat Alumni Stadium located in Dover, Delaware. The facility opened in 1957 as a multi-purpose venue, for football and track and field. History On November 9, 1980, Delaware State took on quarterback Neil Lomax and the Portland State Vikings and were defeated 105–0 in the biggest loss in Division I-AA Football history. This marked a low point for the team and with the help of new coach Joe Purzycki, the Hornets rebuilt their program. He was hired as Delaware State's head coach in 1981, and compiled a 21–21–1 overall record, including a 15–5–1 mark in his last two seasons. Bill Collick, who was Purzycki's defensive coordinator, took over the program in 1985. The Hornets had their most successful run under Collick's leadership. He led the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Jeter
Arnold F. Jeter (February 28, 1939 – January 1, 2022) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University from 1967 to 1974 and New Jersey City University (NJCU) from 2001 to 2002, compiling a career college football coaching record of 28–63–1. A native of Steubenville, Ohio, Jeter played college football at Kent State University as a halfback and was second on the team in scoring as a senior. Coaching career Jeter began coaching football at the junior high and high school levels in Warren, Ohio. From the spring of 1966 to the spring of 1967, he was a backfield coach for the freshman football team at the University of Iowa, where he earned a master's degree in physical education. Jeter landed his first head coaching job at Delaware State University, a position he held from 1967 to 1974, compiling an overall record of 25–48–1. In 1973 the Hornets went winless, finishing 0–11. From 1975 through 1992, Jeter hoppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gergely Homonnay
Gergely Homonnay (24 August 1969 – 1 January 2022) was a Hungarian writer, journalist, teacher, author, human rights, political and LGBTQ-activist Life and career Born in Gyula, Hungary, he studied English and German at the Faculty of Arts in the University of Szeged, then studied law in Pécs and the Faculty of Law at the Eötvös Loránd University Eötvös Loránd University (, ELTE, also known as ''University of Budapest'') is a Hungarian public research university based in Budapest. Founded in 1635, ELTE is one of the largest and most prestigious public higher education institutions in .... He worked as a translator for a photo agency, then as a journalist and blogger for years. He took a strong and unvarnished stance on political and social issues, and his three books written to show the world and politics through the eyes of his cat, Erzsi - published between 2016 and 2018 - made him and his sharp opinion widely known among Hungarian readers. Gergely Homonnay often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of High Commissioners Of Australia To The United Kingdom
The high commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in London. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The high commissioner also serves as Australia's permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization (since 1959), a trustee of the Imperial War Museum and Australia's Commonwealth War Graves Commissioner. On 30 September 2022, the former defence and foreign affairs minister, Stephen Smith, was named as the next high commissioner, and took up office on 26 January 2023. Posting history From Federation in 1901, the new Commonwealth government arranged to have all federal matters and communications handled by the various Agents-General of the states in London (acting with shared responsibility). Prior to federatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian House Of Representatives
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Australian Senate, Senate. Its composition and powers are set out in Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia. The term of members of the House of Representatives is a maximum of three years from the date of the first sitting of the House, but on only 1910 Australian federal election, one occasion since Federation has the maximum term been reached. The House is almost always dissolved earlier, usually alone but sometimes in a double dissolution alongside the whole Senate. Elections for members of the House of Representatives have always been held in conjunction with those for the Senate since the 1970s. A member of the House may be referred to as a "Member of Parliament" ("MP" or "Member"), while a member of the Senate is usually referred to as a "senator". Under the conventions of the Westminster system, the Australian Government, government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Garland
Sir Ransley Victor Garland KBE (5 May 1934 – 1 January 2022), usually known as Vic Garland, was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1981, representing the Liberal Party, and served as a minister in the McMahon and Fraser governments. He later served as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1983. Early life Garland was born in 1934 and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. He was educated at Hale School and the University of Western Australia, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics. He followed his father into the accounting profession, practising as a chartered accountant from 1958 to 1969. He served as a councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Claremont from 1963 to 1970, finishing as deputy mayor. He joined the Liberal Party in 1957, and served in several branch and administrative roles. He was the Curtin division president in 1960–1961 and president of the Claremont br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Freed
Richard Donald Freed (December 27, 1928 – January 1, 2022) was an American music critic, program annotator and administrator. He was noted for the concert program notes he authored for various orchestras and ensembles in the US. Early life Freed was born in Chicago on December 27, 1928. His father immigrated to the United States from Russia and ran a furniture store; his mother was a housewife. He was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he read about music and records with the 1941 Victor catalog as bedside book. He studied at the University of Chicago where he received his Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1947. Freed first worked as a contributing editor at the '' Saturday Review''. He went on to be assistant director to Irving Kolodin from 1962 to 1963, and as a staff critic for ''The New York Times'' and ''The Audio Beat'' two years later. Career Freed was an assistant to the director of the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music (1966–1970) and direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Minister Of Finance
This is a list of Italian ministers of finance, from 1861 to present. List of ministers of finance Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) ;Parties: *1861–1912: ** ** *1914–1922: ** ** ** ** ** *1922–1943: ** *1943–1946: ** ** ** ** ;Coalitions * ** ** ** * ** * ** * ** Italian Republic (1946–present) ;Parties: *1946–1994: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *1994–present: ** ** ** ** ** ;Governments: * ** ** ** ** * ** ** ** References {{reflist Lists of government ministers of Italy, Finance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
