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Ruth Madoc (born Margaret Ruth Llewellyn Baker; 16 April 1943 – 9 December 2022) was a British actress who had a career on stage and screen spanning over 60 years. She was best known for her role as Gladys Pugh in the BBC television comedy Hi-de-Hi!
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Ruth Madoff (/ ˈ m eɪ d ɔː f / MAY-doff; [1] née Alpern; born May 18, 1941) [2] is an American former bookkeeper and the widow of Bernie Madoff, the convicted American financial fraudster who served a prison sentence for a criminal financial scheme until his death in April 2021.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell Part of the Gaza war protests in the United States Bushnell on fire in front of the Israeli embassy Date February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25) Location Washington, D.C., United States Coordinates 38°56′32.9″N 77°04′04.4″W / 38.942472°N 77.067889°W ...
Working in cable television news since 1998, Boone was a business news associate for CNBC and then an associate producer and assignment editor for CNN. [2] [5] She joined NY1 in 2002. [5] As a reporter for NY1, she covered breaking stories such as the 2016 pressure-cooker bombing in Manhattan and the 2016 presidential election. [5]
Not since the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII, in 1910, had there been such a large gathering of presidents, prime ministers, and royalty at a state funeral. [111] [154] [155] In all, 220 foreign dignitaries from 92 countries, five international agencies, and the papacy attended the funeral.
Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia, died on 17 June 2021 at Mina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka.The government announced a 21-day mourning period. During the mourning period Kaunda's body was taken around all 10 provincial towns and in each provincial capital, and a short church ceremony was conducted by the Military and the United Church of Zambia which Kaunda belonged. [1]
Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.