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1998 - January-February.
January 1 - Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player (b. 1905)
January 4 - Mae Questel, American actress (b. 1908)
January 5 - Sonny Bono, American singer, actor, and politician (b. 1935)
January 7 - Vladimir Prelog, Croatian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
January 8 - Michael Tippett, English composer (b. 1905)
January 9 - Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
January 11 - Klaus Tennstedt, Germ ...
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - Qian Zhongshu - Life Born in Wuxi, Qian Zhongshu was the son of Qian Jibo (TC:錢基博), a conservative Confucian scholar. Qian Zhongzhu grew up under the care of his eldest uncle, who did not have a son. Qian was initially named Yangzhi (TC:仰之). When he was one year old, according to a tradition practised in many parts of China, he was given a few objects laid out in front of him for his "grabbing". He grabbed a book. His uncle then renamed him Zhongshu, literally meaning "being fond of books". His father later also changed his zi to Mocun, literally meaning "to keep silent", in the ...
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia - Alan Shepard Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) (Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.) was the first U.S. astronaut in space, though his first flight was only sub-orbital.
He attended the East Derry primary and secondary schools in his birthplace of Derry, New Hampshire; received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1944, an Honorary Master of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 1962, and Honorary Doctorate of Science from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in 1971, and an Honorar ...
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - June 5 - Deaths
June 5 - 535 to 1899.
535 - Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople
1017 - Sanjo, Emperor of Japan (b. 976)
1118 - Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
1296 - Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)
1316 - King Louis X of France (b. 1289)
1383 - Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324)
1568 - Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (b. 1522)
1625 - Orlando Gibbons, English composer ...
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - Saddam Hussein - 1991-2003 Relations between the United States and Iraq remained tense following the Persian Gulf War. In April of 1993 the Iraqi Intelligence Service, it is alleged, attempted to assassinate former President George H. W. Bush during a visit to Kuwait. Kuwaiti security forces apprehended a group of Iraqis at the scene of an alleged bombing attempt. It has been alleged that the charges against Iraq in relation to this event were fabricated [10]. On June 26, 1993, the U.S. launched a missile attack targeting Baghdad intelligence headquarters in retaliation for the at ...
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - Anita Cobby murder - Aftermath Anita's parents are the founders of the Victims of Homicide Support Group, a community support group that helps families deal with heinous crimes. They are also campaigners in seeking tougher sentencing and truth in sentencing laws which eventuated after Anita's murder.
The crime was also the basis for 1998 Australian film, The Boys.
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - 1976 - Deaths
1976 - January.
January 8 - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)
January 10 - Howlin' Wolf, American musician (b. 1910)
January 12 - Agatha Christie, English writer (b. 1890)
January 23 - Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, writer, and activist (b. 1898)
January 30 - Mance Lipscomb, American singer (b. 1895)
1976 - February.
February 1 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ...
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - José Figueres Ferrer - Private life Mr. Figueres married Henrietta Boggs of Alabama in 1942. They had two children, Muni and Jose Marti, before the marriage ended in divorce in 1952. He later married Karen Olsen of New York. They had four children, Jose Maria, Karen Christiana, Mariano and Kirsten. His wife was a member of the National Assembly, the country's congress.
His son, José María Figueres Olsen, also served as president from 1994 to 1998.
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See also:José Figueres Ferrer, José Figueres Ferrer - Early Life, José Figueres Ferrer - Figueres as a coffee grower and rope manufacturer, José Figueres Ferrer - Beginning of political career and two year exile, José Figueres Ferrer - Return to Costa Rica the Caribbean Legion and the Costa Rica Civil War, José Figueres Ferrer - Figueres as the provisional president, José Figueres Ferrer - Presidential first term 1953-1958, José Figueres Ferrer - 1958 Speech before U.S. Congress, José Figueres Ferrer - Border war with Nicaragua's Somoza, José Figueres Ferrer - Figueres connection with the CIA, José Figueres Ferrer - Support of Fidel Castro, José Figueres Ferrer - presidential second term 1970-1974, José Figueres Ferrer - Robert Vesco fugitive U.S. financier, José Figueres Ferrer - Career after presidency, José Figueres Ferrer - Private life, José Figueres Ferrer - Tributes to José Figueres Ferrer, José Figueres Ferrer - Resources, José Figueres Ferrer - Footnotes, José Figueres Ferrer - External links, José Figueres Ferrer - Further Reading Read more here: » José Figueres Ferrer: Encyclopedia II - José Figueres Ferrer - Private life |
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - Che Guevara - Legacy
Che Guevara - Hero.
While pictures of Guevara's dead body were being circulated and the circumstances of his death debated, his legend began to spread. Demonstrations in protest against his execution occurred throughout the world, and articles, tributes, and poems were written about his life and death. Even liberal elements that had felt little sympathy with Guevara's communist ideals during his lifetime expressed admiration for his spirit of self-sacrifice. He is singled out from other revolutionaries by many yo ...
See also:Che Guevara, Che Guevara - Youth, Che Guevara - Guatemala, Che Guevara - Cuba, Che Guevara - Disappearance from Cuba, Che Guevara - Congo, Che Guevara - Bolivia, Che Guevara - Insurgent, Che Guevara - Capture and execution, Che Guevara - The Bolivian Diary, Che Guevara - The intellectual and artist, Che Guevara - Legacy, Che Guevara - Hero, Che Guevara - Criticism of Che, Che Guevara - Psychological profile, Che Guevara - Source Notes, Che Guevara - Content Notes, Che Guevara - Published Works, Che Guevara - Writings about Che Guevara, Che Guevara - General, Che Guevara - Other, Che Guevara - Criticism praise etc., Che Guevara - Trivia, Che Guevara - In the movies, Che Guevara - In video games Read more here: » Che Guevara: Encyclopedia II - Che Guevara - Legacy |
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - Qian Zhongshu - Works Qian dwelled in Shanghai from 1941 to 1945, which was then under Japanese occupation. Many of his works were written or published during this chaotic period of time. A collection of short essays, Marginalias of Life (TC:《寫在人生邊上》), a show of his unusual wit and erudition, was published in 1941. Men, Beasts and Ghosts (TC:《人‧獸‧鬼》), a collection of short stories, most of them satiric, was published in 1946. His most celebrated work Fortress Besieged appeared in 1947. On the Art of Poetry (TC:《談藝錄》), written in cl ...
See also:Qian Zhongshu, Qian Zhongshu - Life, Qian Zhongshu - Works, Qian Zhongshu - Posthumous publications Read more here: » Qian Zhongshu: Encyclopedia II - Qian Zhongshu - Works |
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - Che Guevara - Bolivia
Che Guevara - Insurgent.
Speculation on Guevara's whereabouts continued throughout 1966 and into 1967. Finally, in a speech at the 1967 May Day rally in Havana, the Acting Minister of the armed forces, Maj. Juan Almeida, announced that Guevara was "serving the revolution somewhere in Latin America". The persistent reports that he was leading the guerrillas in Bo ...
See also:Che Guevara, Che Guevara - Youth, Che Guevara - Guatemala, Che Guevara - Cuba, Che Guevara - Disappearance from Cuba, Che Guevara - Congo, Che Guevara - Bolivia, Che Guevara - Insurgent, Che Guevara - Capture and execution, Che Guevara - The Bolivian Diary, Che Guevara - The intellectual and artistic, Che Guevara - Legacy, Che Guevara - Hero, Che Guevara - Critique of hero, Che Guevara - Source Notes, Che Guevara - Content Notes, Che Guevara - Published Works, Che Guevara - Writings about Che Guevara, Che Guevara - General, Che Guevara - Other, Che Guevara - Criticism praise etc., Che Guevara - Trivia, Che Guevara - In the movies, Che Guevara - In video games Read more here: » Che Guevara: Encyclopedia II - Che Guevara - Bolivia |
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - Reinhard Heydrich - Jewish Ancestry Since Heydrich's death, historical evidence has come to light that Heydrich may very well have had a Jewish grandparent and that this fact was known to high Nazi leaders including Hitler and Himmler. Under the Nuremberg Laws, Heydrich would have been classified as "a person of mixed Jewish blood in the second degree", meaning he had one pure German and one half Jewish parent. Heydrich would not have been subject to anti-Semitic laws, but wou ...
See also:Reinhard Heydrich, Reinhard Heydrich - Early Life, Reinhard Heydrich - Nazi Party and the SS, Reinhard Heydrich - Occupation role and Assassination, Reinhard Heydrich - Jewish Ancestry, Reinhard Heydrich - Summary of SS Career, Reinhard Heydrich - Dates of Rank, Reinhard Heydrich - Service History, Reinhard Heydrich - Notable decorations, Reinhard Heydrich - Additional service, Reinhard Heydrich - Fiction, Reinhard Heydrich - Reference Read more here: » Reinhard Heydrich: Encyclopedia II - Reinhard Heydrich - Jewish Ancestry |
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - Eritrea - History Main article: History of Eritrea
Eritrea had been ruled by many powers before it was colonised by the Italians in 1885. Previously, the coast was long occupied by the Ottoman Turks, who then left it to their Egyptian heirs in the mid 19th century. The interior, particularly the Christian (predominantly Coptic) Kebessa Highlands of Hamasien, Akale Guzai, and Serai, were traditionally loosely associated with the Abyssinian Empire. An Italian Roman Catholic priest by the name of Sapetto purchased the port of Assab from the Afar Su ...
See also:Eritrea, Eritrea - History, Eritrea - Politics, Eritrea - Regions, Eritrea - Geography, Eritrea - Economy, Eritrea - Demographics, Eritrea - Religion, Eritrea - Culture, Eritrea - Miscellaneous topics Read more here: » Eritrea: Encyclopedia II - Eritrea - History |
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - Che Guevara - Guatemala Following his graduation from the University of Buenos Aires medical school in 1953, Guevara went on to Guatemala, where President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán headed a populist government that, through various reforms, particularly land reform, was attempting, by sometimes bloody means, to bring about a social revolution. Around this time, Guevara also acquired his famous nickname, "Che", due to his frequent use of the Argentine word Che (pronounced /tʃe/), used in a similar way to "pal ...
See also:Che Guevara, Che Guevara - Youth, Che Guevara - Guatemala, Che Guevara - Cuba, Che Guevara - Disappearance from Cuba, Che Guevara - Congo, Che Guevara - Bolivia, Che Guevara - Insurgent, Che Guevara - Capture and execution, Che Guevara - The Bolivian Diary, Che Guevara - The intellectual and artist, Che Guevara - Legacy, Che Guevara - Hero, Che Guevara - Criticism of Che, Che Guevara - Che in Popular Culture, Che Guevara - Source Notes, Che Guevara - Content Notes, Che Guevara - Published Works, Che Guevara - Writings about Che Guevara, Che Guevara - General, Che Guevara - Other, Che Guevara - Criticism praise etc., Che Guevara - Trivia, Che Guevara - In the movies, Che Guevara - In video games Read more here: » Che Guevara: Encyclopedia II - Che Guevara - Guatemala |
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| | | | 1998 - Deaths: Encyclopedia II - Che Guevara - Cuba Guevara met Fidel Castro and Fidel's brother Raúl in Mexico City where the two sought refuge after being exiled from Cuba. The Castro brothers were preparing to return to Cuba with an expeditionary force in an attempt to overthrow General Fulgencio Batista, who had assumed dictatorial powers following a coup d'état during the 1952 presidential elections. Guevara quickly joined the "26th of July Movement", named in commemoration of the date of the failed attack on the Moncada barracks t ...
See also:Che Guevara, Che Guevara - Youth, Che Guevara - Guatemala, Che Guevara - Cuba, Che Guevara - Disappearance from Cuba, Che Guevara - Congo, Che Guevara - Bolivia, Che Guevara - Insurgent, Che Guevara - Capture and execution, Che Guevara - The Bolivian Diary, Che Guevara - The intellectual and artist, Che Guevara - Legacy, Che Guevara - Hero, Che Guevara - Criticism of Che, Che Guevara - Psychological profile, Che Guevara - Source Notes, Che Guevara - Content Notes, Che Guevara - Published Works, Che Guevara - Writings about Che Guevara, Che Guevara - General, Che Guevara - Other, Che Guevara - Criticism praise etc., Che Guevara - Trivia, Che Guevara - In the movies, Che Guevara - In video games Read more here: » Che Guevara: Encyclopedia II - Che Guevara - Cuba |
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