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14 hours ago · Richard Mazza, 84, American politician, member of the Vermont Senate (1985–2024) and House of Representatives (1973–1977). [42] Bertus Mulder, 95, Dutch architect ( Rietveld Schröder House ). [43] (death announced on this date) Grayson Murray, 30, American golfer, two-time PGA Tour winner, suicide.
14 hours ago · The time range for the evolution of language or its anatomical prerequisites extends, at least in principle, from the phylogenetic divergence of Homo (2.3 to 2.4 million years ago) from Pan (5 to 6 million years ago) to the emergence of full behavioral modernity some 50,000–150,000 years ago.
14 hours ago · Dezember: John Agyekum Kufuor, Präsident von Ghana; 9. Dezember: David Houston, Country-Sänger und -Songschreiber († 1993) 9. Dezember: Deacon Jones, US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler († 2013) 9. Dezember: William Thomas McKinley, US-amerikanischer Komponist, Jazzpianist und Musikpädagoge († 2015) 11.
14 hours ago · Halesowen Abbey was a Premonstratensian abbey in Halesowen, England of which only ruins remain. Founded by Peter des Roches with a grant of land from King John, the abbey's official year of inauguration was 1218. It acquired two daughter abbeys and a dependent priory.
May 30, 2024 · Li Si. Li Si was a Chinese politician, writer, and calligrapher from the Qin dynasty in 280 BC. He was the inventor of the Five Pains punishment, which was a series of physical tortures mandated ...
14 hours ago · John Bannister Goodenough ( / ˈɡʊdɪnʌf / GUUD-in-uf; [3] July 25, 1922 – June 25, 2023) was an American materials scientist, a solid-state physicist, and a Nobel laureate in chemistry. From 1986 he was a professor of Materials Science, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, [4] at the University of Texas at Austin.
May 30, 2024 · Webster Wagner. Webster Wagner, an innovative American inventor and politician, made significant contributions to the evolution of railway travel through his invention of the sleeping car. Born on October 2, 1817, Wagner's ingenuity revolutionized passenger comfort during long-distance rail journeys.
