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This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office. In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
Even non-Thai restaurants may include Thai-influenced dishes on their menu like Pad Thai and Thai tea. Thai culture's prominence in the United States is disproportionate to their numbers. The stationing of American troops in Thailand during the Vietnam War exposed the GIs to Thai culture and cuisine, and many of them came home with Thai wives.
The National Cancer Institute estimated 22,070 new cases of primary brain cancer and 12,920 deaths due to the illness in the United States in 2009. The age-adjusted incidence rate is 6.4 per 100,000 per year, and the death rate is 4.3 per 100,000 per year. The lifetime risk of developing brain cancer for someone born today is 0.60%.
Netiporn Sanesangkhom died of cardiac arrest after a monthslong hunger strike earlier this year protesting Thailand’s imprisonment of dissenters. Detained Thai Activist ‘Bung’ Dies at 28 ...
Roberta Karmel, 86, American lawyer, pancreatic cancer. [631] Benny Keister, 83, American politician, mayor of Dublin, Virginia (1989–1997) and member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2000–2005). [632] Shahryar Khan, 89, Pakistani diplomat, foreign secretary (1990–1994) and chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (2003–2006, 2014 ...
“I truly enjoy coming to work every day. As a team, I think we accomplished a lot. It was an honor.”
Charles Caccia, 78, Canadian politician, environmentalist, Liberal MP for Davenport (1968–2004), complications of stroke. [31] Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, 82, Spanish prime minister (1981–1982), natural causes. [32] Eight Belles, 3, American racehorse, 2008 Kentucky Derby 2nd-place finisher, euthanized. [33]
Served as first Asian American mayor of San Francisco until his death in 2017. [31] Jean Quan (1949–) 2011–2015: Chinese American: California: Democratic: Mayor of Oakland, California 2011–2015 [32] Steven Choi (1944–) 2012–2016: Korean American: California: Republican: Mayor of Irvine, California: Bao Nguyen (1980–) 2014–2016 ...