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Joaquín Carbonell Martí was a Spanish singer-songwriter, journalist and poet. Carbonell was born in Alloza, Teruel, the son of a Republican teacher. He studied in a Salesian institute in Barcelona, but at age 15 he dropped out of school and started working in a hotel. For some years he worked as a waiter and sommelier…
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Carlos Horacio Casamiquela (June 9, 1948 – September 12, 2020) was an Argentine agricultural engineer and public official. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture of Argentina in November 2013, replacing Norberto Yauhar. Born in Viedma, Río Negro Province, Casamiquela studied Agricultural Engineering at the National University of La Plata, graduating in 1973. He also held…
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Frank John Cullotta (was an American mobster for the Chicago Outfit and a member of the Hole in the Wall Gang burglary ring in Las Vegas with friend and mobster Tony Spilotro. After his arrest in 1982, he became a government witness and entered the witness protection program. Cullotta later became an author and a…
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Ahmed Badouj was a Moroccan Amazigh actor, director, screenwriter and man of the theater was born in 1950 in Mesguina in the village of Ifrkhs (Province of Agadir, Souss-Massa-Drâa). He died of the coronavirus on August 22, 2020.

Oscar V. Cruz was an archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He was the Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen–Dagupan in Pangasinan, Philippines, from 1991 to 2009. In addition, Cruz published many books, including CBCP Guidelines on Sexual Abuse and Misconduct: A Critique, and Call of the Laity. He died of the coronavirus on…
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Harikrishnan Vasanthakumar was an Indian businessman and politician from Tamil Nadu. He was the founder and chairman of Vasanth & Co, one of the largest retail home appliance chains in Tamil Nadu. He was also the founder and managing director of the Tamil satellite TV channel Vasanth TV. He was elected as the member of…
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Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati was an Indian cardiologist. She was director of the National Heart Institute, Delhi, and the founder president of the All India Heart Foundation. The institute collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) in training students in preventive cardiology. Padmavati was awarded India’s second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan in 1992. Padmavati,…
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Pranab Kumar Mukherjee was an Indian politician who served as the 13th President of India from 2012 until 2017. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader in the Indian National Congress and occupied several ministerial portfolios in the Government of India Prior to his election as President, Mukherjee was Union…
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Darío Ramón Vivas Velasco was a Venezuelan politician, member of the 2017 National Constituent Assembly and the Governor of the Capital District. Vivas formerly served as National Assembly deputy representing the Capital District for two consecutive periods. He also served as its first vice president twice (2010–2011) and (2013–2015) and as vice president of the…
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Esther Morales Ayma de Willacarani was a Bolivian grocer, small businessperson and public figure. In 2006, she was designated to the role of First Lady of Bolivia by her younger brother, then-President of Bolivia Evo Morales, who was unmarried. She died of the coronavirus on August 16, 2020.