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24 January – Wayne Brown, British chief fire officer (West Midlands Fire Service) [36] (death announced on this date) 26 January Keith Booth, 81, English cricket writer. [37] (death announced on this date) Graham Drury, 71, Welsh motorcycle speedway rider. [38] Walter Love, 88, Northern Irish broadcaster (BBC Radio Ulster). [39] 27 January
Namkoong Won, 89, South Korean actor (Eunuch, Woman of Fire, Assassin), lung cancer. [146] Nora, 19, American cat. [147] Bill Northey, 64, American politician, Iowa secretary of agriculture (2007–2018). [148] Ernie O'Rourke, 97, Australian footballer (Melbourne, North Melbourne). [149] Martha Brill Olcott, 74, American political scientist and ...
State flag of California Location of California on the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
David Bloom was born in Edina, Minnesota, the son of Laura Jean (née Carmichael) and Harold James Bloom.He was an avid ice hockey player and state champion in high school debating in the National Forensic League.
The Bel Air Fire was a disaster that began as a brush fire on November 6, 1961, in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. The fire destroyed 484 homes and burned 6,090 acres (24.6 km 2) [1] At least 200 firemen were injured, with mostly eye injuries due to the smoke and flying embers. [2] The fire was fueled by strong Santa Ana winds. [3]
[14] [15] At the time, the Thomas Fire was California's largest modern wildfire, which has since been surpassed by the Mendocino Complex's Ranch Fire in 2018. The December 2017 fires forced over 230,000 people to evacuate, with the 6 largest fires burning over 307,900 acres (1,246 km 2 ) and more than 1,300 structures.
Jessica Beth Savitch (February 1, 1947 – October 23, 1983) was an American television journalist who was the weekend anchor of NBC Nightly News and daily newsreader for NBC News during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Sheila Allen, 78, British actress (Bouquet of Barbed Wire, Love Actually, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). [168] Irén Daruházi-Karcsics, 84, Hungarian Olympic silver (1948, 1952) and bronze (1952) medal-winning gymnast. [169] Chris Doig, 63, New Zealand opera singer and sports administrator, bowel cancer. [170]