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Gaston Glock, the inventor of the ubiquitous gun bearing his name, died on Wednesday. He was 94. The Glock company announced his death on its website , without giving a cause or other details.
George Hammell Cook (January 5, 1818 – September 22, 1889) was the state geologist of New Jersey and vice president of Rutgers College. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His geological survey of New Jersey became the predecessor for the U.S. Geological Survey .
Manny Castañeda, Filipino actor (Sic O'Clock News, Makiling), director and screenwriter. [767] Chiu Hin-kwong, 96, Hong Kong doctor and politician, member of the legislative council (1985–1988) and executive council (1986–1988). [768] Jean-Pierre Descombes, 76, French television host, complications from Parkinson's disease. [769]
Roger Cook, the landscaper who brought his expert problem-solving skills to PBS’s popular home renovation show This Old House for nearly 40 years, has died. His death at age 70 was announced on ...
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Cook's men were confronted on the beach by an elderly kahuna who approached them holding a coconut and chanting. They yelled at the priest to go away, but he kept approaching them while singing the mele. [27] When Cook and his men looked away from the old kahuna, they saw that the beach was now filled with thousands of Native Hawaiians. [28]
Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke (November 30, 1917 – September 4, 1967) [2] was an American gospel singer and recording artist from 1949 until her death in 1967. Personal information about Cooke is scarce and most of her biographical details have been gleaned from the liner notes of her various albums.
Cook died on August 21 following an extended illness at the age of 70. Cook, who joined the home improvement show in its second season in 1982, stepped away from TOH in 2020 due to health issues.