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1 day ago · June →. The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2011 . Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
1 day ago · The city of Petersburg issued a boil water advisory Sunday after a water line break at 800 Arlington St. The line connects to the city's main water supply. The cause of the line break is unknown ...
1 day ago · Evidence of common descent of living organisms has been discovered by scientists researching in a variety of disciplines over many decades, demonstrating that all life on Earth comes from a single ancestor. This forms an important part of the evidence on which evolutionary theory rests, demonstrates that evolution does occur, and illustrates ...
1 day ago · In nearly all cases, the cat cannot be identified as the sole cause for reducing the numbers of island birds, and in some instances, eradication of cats has caused a "mesopredator release" effect; where the suppression of top carnivores creates an abundance of smaller predators that cause a severe decline in their shared prey. Domestic cats are a contributing factor to the decline of many ...
1 day ago · History 1958–1961: Formation Historical landmark in Hawthorne, California, marking where the Wilson family home once stood At the time of his 16th birthday on June 20, 1958, Brian Wilson shared a bedroom with his brothers, Dennis and Carl —aged 13 and 11, respectively—in their family home in Hawthorne. He had watched his father Murry Wilson play piano, and had listened intently to the ...
1 hour ago · Early life Geldof was born and brought up in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, a son of Robert and Evelyn Geldof. His paternal grandfather, Zenon Geldof, was a Belgian immigrant and a hotel chef. His paternal grandmother, Amelia Falk, was a British Jew from London of German-Jewish descent. When Geldof was six years old, his mother Evelyn died at age 45 of a cerebral haemorrhage. Geldof attended ...
1 day ago · It’s been a tough year for Hollywood, beginning with the tragic loss of comedian Bob Saget in January. Many other big-name celebrities and media figures have passed in the months since such as William Hurt, Ray Liotta, Sidney Poitier, Naomi Judd, Gilbert Gottfried, Nichelle Nichols, Peter Bogdanovich and many more.
