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Discovering lost skills at The School of Artisan Food
Gavin Markham 14th December 2018 22nd February 2019 Food Stories, People & Place
The School of Artisan Food opened its doors in 2009, the first place ever in the UK dedicated solely to the teaching of traditional breadmaking, cheesemaking and butchery skills.
By Julie Byrne, Managing Director of The School of Artisan Food
Nottingham Trent University and The School of Artisan Food have teamed up to offer a Foundation degree in artisan food production and business. See below for more details and a link but note that the UCAS deadline for applications for October 2019 is January 15th 2019.
Hidden away in the ancient Sherwood Forest on The Welbeck Estate, the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Portland, is the rather unique School of Artisan Food. The Estate has a fascinating history, but it is its reinvention through The Welbeck Project, of which the School is a part, which will see it prosper and thrive for future generations.
The School of Artisan Food, a not-for profit, registered charity, was founded by Alison Swan Parente MBE, seen recently on the telly as one of the expert judges on 'Top of the Shop', hosted by Tom Kerridge. Alison was a child psychotherapist, working in the USA and UK for over 30 years. In 2008, she launched the Welbeck Bakehouse, but soon realised that there was a lack of skilled artisan bakers in the UK. Talking to cheesemakers and butchers who were also struggling to find skilled people, she decided to establish the School to provide education and training in the 'lost skills' of artisan food production and to promote the values of healthy eating, and a sustainable food system. The School opened its doors in 2009, the first place ever dedicated solely to the teaching of traditional breadmaking, cheesemaking and butchery skills. The basis of much of this food is fermentation, so naturally we are interested in microbiology, provenance, taste and health.
Next year will mark the 10th Anniversary of the School and while we have lots to celebrate, we do fully recognise that there is still much to do to ensure that heritage techniques and heirloom recipes are not lost and that 'small' food is widely recognised as a delicious, affordable and sustainable alternative to 'big' food. We are on a mission to ensure that good, seasonal, locally sourced and cooked from scratch food is for everyone. We are all about inspiring the confidence to grow, produce and make artisanal products that are without additives and preservatives, and which sacrifice uniformity and a long shelf life for taste, transparency about ingredients, integrity in sourcing and the supply chain.
The artisan food movement is growing and we typically run about 4,000 student course days a year, across a wide range of artisan food production programmes.
The flagship of the School is our Advanced Diploma in Artisan Baking, which is accredited by FDQ and is brilliant for anyone who wants a career in baking. The six-month, intensive, full-time programme combines a practical hands-on, minds-on baking, patisserie and viennoiserie course with a 'creating an artisan business' module which provides the students with the know-how and skills they will need to launch a successful business.
We are really proud of all of our students and have an increasingly impressive alumni group. A few examples of students who have gone on to set up their own businesses are: David Jowett who started making his own award-winning Rollright cheese in 2015; Ameena Nur who has just set up her own micro-bakery thanks to a small business grant from the Prince's Trust; Sophie Wood who established Barmies, a handmade slow baked snack made from the barm of skilfully crafted beers; Ian Waterland who runs his own micro-bakery, Knead Good Bread in Leicestershire and combines a love of real bread with his experiences as a mental health nurse by teaching adults with learning difficulties how to bake; Robbie Livingstone who left a career in printing to make his dream of opening his own bakehouse a reality. He is now in the process of setting up his own business; and Sophie Williamson whose one-day cheesemaking course at The School of Artisan Food was the catalyst for her unconventional journey from IT security specialist to professional cheesemaker.
Managing director Julie Byrne (left) and School founder Alison Swan Parente.
As the School is not government funded, we actively raise funds for student bursaries and scholarships to support students who otherwise could not afford to attend. Widening participation is a key charitable objective, so we are really grateful to those individuals and organisations who support us. This year we have been able to support our first refugee on the full-time Advanced Diploma thanks to a local charity, The Whittaker Trust. We are now working with the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum to select someone to join our next cohort; this initiative is supported by The Rothschild Foundation.
Over the last 10 years we have established quite a following, with many of our customers returning each year and bakers, butchers and cheesemakers attending for professional development. Of course, this could just be to eat our legendary school dinners!
In order to practise what we preach, we have a kitchen garden so that our cooks and tutors can gather fresh produce for use in their recipes. We also work in partnership with our neighbours, the inspirational Rhubarb Farm, which is a horticultural-based environmental social enterprise providing a service to the unemployed, recovering drug and alcohol misusers, ex-offenders, young people not in education, employment or training, excluded school students, people with learning disabilities, people with mental and physical ill health, ex service personnel, and people with dementia. We are proud to support them and to buy their produce to use in school dinners and courses. We also support other local producers and The Welbeck Farm Shop, and at the moment we are enjoying wild garlic and asparagus from the estate.
Talking of the estate, driving through it to the School each morning, whatever the weather, is an absolute delight and having worked in cities and towns for over 30 years, I have promised myself that I will never take it for granted. We also enjoy some of the most amazing cobalt blue skies.
I love being here when the students arrive in a morning. Our Advanced Diploma students are often singing (really, they are) whilst our short course customers gather, introduce themselves and start to exchange their stories over freshly brewed coffee, or tea and home-made goodies. The buzz of like-minded people coming together really lifts my spirits.
Diploma student Robbie Livingstone left a career in printing to make his dream of opening his own bakehouse a reality.
The School of Artisan Food is a warm, friendly and welcoming place. My team are a great bunch of individuals who are all united with the desire to make a difference. The tutors are exceptional and leaders in their field, but more importantly, they are great teachers, experts at breaking down processes in to bite sized pieces (if you will pardon my pun) and demystifying the science of fermentation. They effectively demonstrate practical skills, share tips and handy hints and answer any questions.
I have attended a couple of courses now and I'm always amazed at the quality of the products that I have made and taken home to share with my family and friends. Even if you have no previous experience, you are guaranteed to make some delicious food.
Whether you live in the country, a town or a city in the UK, Europe or anywhere else in the world for that matter, the skills that you will learn at the School can be taken home, practised and perfected.
In addition to our extensive range of courses for beginners and enthusiastic amateurs, we offer those with prior knowledge and experience, courses to broaden and deepen their understanding and develop their skills. Farmers and small-holders often attend to learn how to make value added products such as cheese, charcuterie and ice-cream.
Last year, I was really pleased to launch our programme of courses for children. They have been hugely successful and now include courses that younger children can take part in (with a parent or grandparent as a shared experience) or that older children can attend on their own. We also work with the Bassetlaw Voluntary Services to provide out of school food experiences and we offer mini classes at food and drink festivals and RHS Chatsworth.
For me, it's all about getting the conversation started and connecting young people with good food. I distinctly remember my grandma baking her own bread and cooking from scratch with local, seasonal ingredients from my grandad's allotment and the local butcher. My mum always cooked from scratch too. I, however, managed to acquire some bad habits as a full-time working mum of two boys (no excuse I know, but there you go) but since becoming part of The School of Artisan Food 'family' I have transformed how I think about food. My shopping and cooking habits have also changed and have re-connected with my childhood experiences. I want children to have the opportunity to understand food provenance, be adventurous about what they eat and to be confident and creative around food. Food is a fantastic way to bring families, friends and communities together and blend traditional techniques with exciting innovation.
More at schoolofartisanfood.org or follow on Twitter at @artisanschool
Courses at the School of Artisan Food
1. FdSc in Artisan Food Production
Nottingham Trent University and The School of Artisan Food have teamed up to offer a Foundation degree in artisan food production and business. The course, which can be studied either two years full time, or three years with a placement, will help to meet increasing demand for skilled producers of high-quality artisan food that is sustainably produced. Students will learn all the skills needed to work in the artisan food industry – developing practical expertise, producing a range of quality food products and understanding what is needed to establish an artisan food business.
The UCAS deadline for applications for October 2019 is Jan 15th 2019.
2. The Advanced Diploma in Artisan Baking
We are proud to say that our Advanced Diploma in Artisan Baking is accredited by FDQ and equivalent to Foundation Degree Level.
Student Rose McCarthy practises her bread-making skills.
This full-time, intensive six-month course, which now runs twice a year, boasts unrivalled tuition from industry's most recognised producers and experts. The course's hands-on approach is supported by the associated science and an understanding of the functionality of ingredients, this
together with the practical skills in bread baking, long fermentation, patisserie and viennoiserie provides a solid basis for a career in artisan baking. The course also covers all that you need to know to establish a food business such as a traditional artisan bakery, a micro bakery, a pop-up, a cooperative and online services.
3. Pig in a Day
This one-day course provides the opportunity to explore every part of a pig, from nose to tail. As well as learning practical knife skills and butchery techniques, you'll gain fascinating insight from our expert butchers into the journey of a pig from farm to table.
Learning practical knife skills and techniques on a one day butchery course.
Our tutors and meat experts share their extensive knowledge of the butchery industry including rare breeds and basic pig-keeping tips and will show you how to butcher a side of pork, helping you to understand primary cuts and secondary joints and how to cook them.
4. Home Dairy Skills
Discover how to make soft cheese, yoghurt and butter at home on this one-day practical course. During the day you will explore the fascinating art and science of artisan cheesemaking and learn about different milk types, their seasonality, lactic and rennet set cheese and the role of cultures, their action, their flavouring and how they work with rennet. You will also learn how to transform milk into a range of delicious dairy products in your own kitchen.
Stiring the cheese on the home dairy skills course.
5. Introduction to Fermentation and Pickling
This course teaches you how to transform fresh, seasonal produce into delicious and nutritious staples that can be enjoyed all year round and how to use traditional food preservation techniques to fill your store cupboards for the year ahead. The health benefits of fermented products are now well known, so not only will you make delicious products, you will also understand how they can help as part a healthy, balanced diet.
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A simple blood test sampling at authorized analysis laboratories or at an affiliated UVA is sufficient.
How to interpret the C4D test?
The test supplies a quantitative value of Non-Cp copper concentration. If this value is in the range of normal population values, the test indicates that the patient is not affected by copper dysfunction but he or she must consult a doctor in order to interpret the results.
If the value is not within the normal ramge, the C4D test is positive and the patient must consult a specialized doctor to affront these problems and reactivate a normal metabolism: for example using a balanced, low copper diet or taking Zinc supplements which are able to increase the production of endogenous proteins of copper storage in the body. The metallothionein, which captures the circulating Non-Cp copper, favors its excretion through the faeces, reducing its quantity in the blood and its toxicity.
The test works in a very simple way: it is a fluorescent probe. The tool is composed of a part which emanates a fluorescent signal which later, is quantified by a fluorimeter and a portion which aims at catching the Non-Cp copper in the serum. When this metal is captured, the probe portion modifies itself changing the fluorescent portion and turns off the signal.
A fluorimeter reads the emission change which is proportional to the quantity of the Non-Cp present in the blood sample.


Retaliatory attacks by Yemeni fighters against positions in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) show Yemenis' capability to damage security in the two countries, says an academic.
After three years of deadly Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen, the Yemeni army, supported by popular Houthi Ansarullah movement, has launched rocket attacks on Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
"This is also a sign of their capacity to resist the Saudi and Emirati assault on Yemen," and at the same time a sign of the "incapacity of Saudi" to impose their will on the Yemeni people, Wakim said.
Yemeni forces launch a drone strike against Saudi-sponsored militiamen in the country's central province of al-Bayda.
Yemeni forces have launched two short-range ballistic missiles at military bases in Saudi Arabia's southwestern border region of Jizan.
Scores of Saudi mercenaries have been killed or injured in offensives launched by Yemeni forces across the conflict-ridden Arab country.
Yemeni army forces have shot down two Saudi-led reconnaissance drones in flight over an area in the kingdom's southwestern region of Jizan.


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The 2022 New Zealand bravery awards were announced via a Special Honours List on 26 October 2022. The awards recognised the bravery of seven helicopter pilots during the Whakaari / White Island eruption on 9 December 2019, and one New Zealand Defence Force soldier during a live grenade practice in June 2020.

New Zealand Bravery Star (NZBS)
The New Zealand Bravery Star was awarded for an act of outstanding bravery in a situation of danger:
 Robert Mark Law – of Whakatāne.

New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)
The New Zealand Bravery Decoration was awarded for an act of exceptional bravery in a situation of danger:
 Timothy Robin Barrow – of Rotorua.
 Jason William Hill – of Ōpōtiki.
 Graeme Hopcroft – of Tauranga.
 Sam Peter Jones – of Tauranga.
 Callum Mill – of Rotorua.
 Thomas Sandford Storey – of Ōpōtiki.

New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM)
The New Zealand Bravery Medal was awarded for an act of bravery:
 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Michael Anthony Marvin – of Pahiatua.

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Making the right choice at the grocery store can be a tough thing these days. Between making sense of what is healthy, and what the different ingredients, nutrient and package claims mean, the consumer finds themselves in a daunting dilemma today when it comes to knowing what to eat.
The good news, however, is that as confusing as eating has become today, and despite all the misinformation and misleading claims we seem to be surrounded by, we do have tools to educate and empower us. One of these tools is the newly released book Read It With a Grain of Salt – The Truth About Canadian Food Labels From An Industry Insider, by Allison Jorgens. Thanks to years of first hand experience, Allison helps consumers unravel the mysteries and learn about industry regulations, guidelines, and how to make sense of food labels. Putting it all together into her book, in a practical and easy to understand way, Allison empowers each of us to be better informed and make the best choices for ourselves when it comes to any packaged processed foods we may pick.
With the help of this book we can educate ourselves about how the food industry works when it comes to labels, ingredients and nutrition facts, to make the best choices for our health. And Allison's book couldn't be more timely and valuable for our society today given our current health and weight problems that are so greatly tied to the dietary choices we are making. Thus in this review, I will share with you more about this book and how it can help you and your family become empowered when it comes to your food choices, and in turn your health.
Read It With a Grain of Salt is written by Allison Jorgens and was published May 2012.
Allison is a home economist holding a degree in nutritional sciences. She has been working as a food label specialist for grocers and food manufactures in Canada for nearly a decade. Over the past ten years, Allison has reviewed thousands of food labels for many of Canada's leading private-label grocery brands, large and small manufacturers, distributors, and a variety of importers. Thanks to this wide-ranging experience in regulatory-compliance label reviews, her knowledge is unique, and her perspective all the more shocking. As a concerned parent and advocate of leading a healthful lifestyle, Allison recommends that all responsible consumers empower themselves with the knowledge needed to make more healthful and informed choices.
Read It With a Grain of Salt is just under 200 pages, and a relatively quick, flowing read. It is very well organized, clearly written and puts to use practical tools to help the consumer easily understand and apply the information. The book contains 18 chapters divided among 3 parts.
This part explores the role of the government, governing agencies and food companies when it comes to the food labels on products. As well, it gives us an explanation of what exactly constitutes processed food.
Knowledge is the key to success. How can you make a change when you don't understand the facts?
This is the biggest section in the book, consisting of most of the chapters and it includes an explanation of what is mandatory on a Canadian food label, and what is optional. A thorough look at things like ingredients, nutrition facts, claims and romance text is explained, as well as the top ways food labels can mislead you. The reader will learn what words like "natural", "real", or "healthy" imply, the difference between standardized foods versus impostor foods, hidden ingredients, the 24 class name ingredients and how to understand them, component ingredients, ingredients to avoid, and how to understand country of origin claims. This section also has a thorough analysis of a nutrition facts label, and how to make sense of the content and its meaning. It also provides an analysis of package claims and images explaining how the industry bends the rules on using these to their advantage.
The unfortunate reality is that you could be eating preservatives and artificial flavours and not even know it.
This section includes one chapter that provides a summary of the 5 steps to reading food labels, with a focus on the product name, ingredient list, and nutrition facts.
Ultimately, you are in charge of which foods you decide to buy and eat.
Being someone who is passionate about health and nutrition, this was a very enjoyable book for me to read. Although the book focuses on the Canadian food system and labeling rules, I believe it can still be a beneficial read for those who reside in other countries like the US. The book fulfills its promise flawlessly of sharing an insider's perspective as to how the food label industry works in Canada, with even some reference to the US and other countries. It is outstanding at providing us as consumers, a window into seeing and understanding how our food is labelled, marketed and what we are *really* getting in the different food packages.
As the author shares, the goal of this book is to "educate and empower you to read food labels effectively, and avoid falling victim to manipulative marketing". I found Allison indeed provides a super valuable resource for teaching each one of us how to understand the information and misinformation on prepackaged processed food. Putting years of research and experience into one compact book, she really helps us make sense of what is regulated, what isn't, while exposing the grey areas that allow for various levels of manipulation.
I especially enjoyed reading about how claims are made which deal with selective highlighting that so often steer people in the wrong direction or give them a false idea about a food product. Equally so, it was enlightening to read about the hidden ingredients and how despite all the labeling present, we may still be missing out on knowing fully what is in our food. I also found the book to be highly practical, which is always a must for me when rating a resource to be of good value. Practical additions include the 5 tips to being most effective at reading and understanding ingredient lists, 25 common ingredient names for sugar and 25 common ingredient names for preservatives. Additionally, regularly occurring sections like "empower yourself", "did you know" and "quick tip" help us as consumers put what she shares into practice in our lives, in the easiest of ways.
Regardless of our nutrition knowledge to date, there is no doubt that one can get overwhelmed by all of the things to keep in mind in order to make the best food choices. I know that although I was aware of a lot of what Allison shared, half way through the book I could not help but be so grateful that I do not rely on processed food. I can imagine it can take hours to do a simple grocery trip in order to walk away with the best health choices when relying on prepackaged processed food! And although we each have free will as to what we choose, it is just not fair in my opinion for us as consumers to have to decipher the plethora of information the industry uses to present their product in the best light, at the cost of our health. This is again all the more reason to choose natural, wholesome foods, or foods with one wholesome ingredient only. And while I know anyone who reads this book will be greatly empowered by the information shared, I hope more than anything it inspires them to choose the most natural, wholesome foods first and foremost.
In conclusion, it was a pleasure to read this book and now share it with you the reader as a truly outstanding source of information and value to help in your life. It is a great educational tool that I would recommend for every Canadian family specifically, to read and enrich their lives when it comes to making the best packaged processed food choices.


Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones says she is looking forward to competing in London for the first time since her gold there in 2012.
The World Taekwondo Grand Prix takes place in the Copper Box Arena from 19-22 October.
And 24-year-old Jones, who came away with silver in the previous Grand Prix in September, is hoping for a winning return.
"It's going to be amazing going back," she told BBC Sport.
"I absolutely love competing in the UK so it's another chance to do it.
"It's crazy to think that just five years ago no one knew me at all. No one expected me to get gold there [at London 2012].
"Even though it's only been five years, it's been a long journey."
After successfully defending her Olympic title in Rio last year, Jones took some time off from the sport.
She took part in television shows such as The Jump and Mission Mudder, before returning to win bronze at the World Championships in June.
Jones says the break did her good, but admits she has a bit of catching up to do.
"The game of taekwondo has changed so much," she said.
"The rules have changed; it's two points for a body shot. I'm just getting used to that.
"Even in the last Grand Prix (in Morocco), when I got silver, I lost because I kept pushing and leaving myself open.
"So it's about learning the new game and evolving, but I'm confident I'll be fine."
Flint's Jones and two-time world champion Bianca Walkden will spearhead the Great Britain women's team in London.
Welsh teenager Lauren Williams and 2017 world silver medallist Mahama Cho are also in the 15-strong GB squad.
But Olympic silver medallist Lutalo Muhammad has pulled out after claiming he is "not fighting fit".
Jones says she would love to come away from London with another gold, but a third Olympic title in 2020 will always be the priority.
"It's no lie to say the Olympics is what I thrive on," she said. "My aim is always Tokyo.
"That's why I did the media stuff because it's another three years away. The rest is a bonus.
"Of course I want to win every competition until Tokyo but as long as I'm on the podium in the gold medal position in Tokyo, to be honest it doesn't really matter that much.
"But I'm looking forward to London and I'd love to get a gold medal there."
Who will be the Paralympic Jade Jones?
Read more on Will GB replicate Olympic taekwondo success at the Paralympics?


Playing and being physically active should be a part of every childhood — it brings kids together and offers many benefits both mentally and physically. And yet, some kids — and adults — with congenital heart defects (CHDs) miss out on physical activity because of their condition.
The Cardiac Fitness Program at Boston Children's Hospital was built on the belief that people with CHD can and should achieve the same benefits of exercise as their peers. Our program — one of only a few in the country — offers a supervised, individually-tailored exercise and education program for children and adults with congenital heart conditions and pediatric-acquired heart disease. The benefits of exercise often extend well beyond fitness and health, to greater confidence and improved overall quality of life.
We believe everyone has the right to experience the confidence and joy that comes from being active. When we get moving, we find strength, fun, health and new possibilities. In fact, when we become more active, we often learn we are stronger and more capable than we ever imagined. This is when you start to "Find Your Possible ," with the benefits extending beyond fitness and health, to a greater confidence and improved overall quality of life.
Born with a complete heart block, Sam never thought he could be active. The Cardiac Fitness Program has not only given him the confidence to become more active, but also helped him gain confidence in all aspects of his life.
What are the goals of the Cardiac Fitness Program?
Our goal is to help patients go beyond rehabilitation to reach a level of fitness they didn't realize they could achieve. We want to empower kids with CHD to participate in exercise, become more fit and gain self-confidence in life skills.
Another goal of the program is to help our patients develop a positive attitude about exercise and physical activity. We want to help our patients discover strengths and abilities they may not have known they possessed.
Who can benefit from the Cardiac Fitness Program?
We typically see patients ages 8 and older who could benefit from being more active, are recovering from surgery, or need help developing safe and effective exercise practices. We work with people who have a wide range of heart conditions. All our patients are assessed by a specialized exercise cardiologist for risk and eligibility.
Is cardiac fitness safe for those with heart problems?
Yes. Studies show that serious problems during supervised exercise training are rare. In the event of a problem, we have appropriate emergency equipment on site. We monitor each patient's heart rate and rhythm and are implementing state-of-the-art wireless telemetry during exercise.
Our large patient volume, combined with our clinical expertise and strong academic resources, set our program apart from others of its kind. Our team includes pediatric and adult congenital cardiologists, exercise physiologists and a nutritionist who share the same aim: to help patients enjoy physical activity, improve overall health and build exercise into their daily routine.
Our five cardiologists specialize in understanding exercise physiology for patients with congenital heart conditions. Together, they have more than 70 years of experience in the assessment and management of exercise-related concerns in congenital heart patients of all ages. Our four exercise physiologists, all masters-level trained with extensive clinical experience, work with our cardiologists to provide the best possible outcomes for our patients.


The Creative Arts combines the disciplines of science, mathematics, foreign languages, history, physical education, but most of all art. The above mentioned collectively develops great insight and demands research. The above mentioned collectively develops great insight and demands research. In our extra-mural programme, these factors play a vital role as it provides a deeper meaning and understanding as well as creates respect for this art form. We believe collaboration is key in developing a holistic student.
The JP Boys Book Week was based on the fascinating story of "The Wizard of Oz". The aim was to align our week with the 'Year of the Woman' at St Peter's.
St Peter's Girls Prep celebrated their 10th birthday on Thursday, 20 October - the day on which the school closed for their Advent, Mid-term break.
Click the 'Read More' button to watch the video clips of St Peter's College students rocking it at the 2016 Music Soiree.
Khanyile Ndlovu - 'Saving all my love'. Khanyi is in Grade 11 and a founder pupil of the Girls Prep School.
There is great excitement at the College with the 13th Annual Sports and Cultural Festival happening from Friday to Sunday, 16 - 18 September 2016 at St Peter's College. 3,000 participants, 45 schools, plus parents, friends and families will be on campus to enjoy a feast of activities including: Soccer, Basketball, Netball, Chess, Music, Pavement Art, Debating, Public Speaking, Dance, Drama, Photography, Equestrian and even an Entrepreneurs Market. Come along and enjoy the fun with us!
Girls and Boys Prep School parents and other family members were treated to a musical extravaganza on Wednesday evening, 8 June, in the Royce Hall. The girls and boys gave amazing performances, show-casing their musical skills and talents.
St Peter's girls have been offered nine Open Academic scholarships, five Cultural Scholarships (four for Music and one for Drama) and one Sports Scholarships to respected South African high schools. All of these, bar one closed scholarship to St Peter's College, are open scholarships and accessible to pupils from all schools. We are exceptionally proud of the girls' achievement. In most cases, these girls wrote a Maths and English scholarship exam and participated in an interview. Many school heads commended the girls on their positive attitude, diligent work ethic and individual charm and manners.
We thank all our girls who uphold the values of St Peter's every day and contribute in a huge way to our reputation and standing in the school community. Thank you to the exceptional, industrious staff who guide all our girls in their learning and celebrate their various successes with them.
To our scholarship recipients of 2016 - may you enjoy this celebratory time with your family and friends.
The Junior Prep, 'Mums & Daughters Craft Morning' was held on Saturday, 14 May. Despite the chilly autumn morning, it was a very well supported occasion with mums and their daughters spending special time together.
We started our third Flexible Learning Programme (FLP) on Tuesday and once again the boys have been fully engaged. Every time we run these programmes we are amazed at the level of thinking and questioning from the boys. Again this week, boys have opted to stay in at break to work on tasks!
A dignified and moving ceremony was held in the school Chapel on Friday, 12 February 2016, to mark the start of Darrel Webb's career as Headmaster of St Peter's Girls School.
Bishop Steve Moreo presided over the ceremony as Darrel was 'installed' into his rightful place in the Chapel. Bishop Steve blessed the Webb family and asked for God's guidance and wisdom for Darrel in his role as leader of the school. Present at the service were members of Darrel's family, Heads from various nearby schools, members of the St Peter's Council and PA, St Peter's staff and girls from Grade 3 – 7.
Raw determination lights in the eyes of players, tension radiates as the penalty shot just misses and the crowds roar with untamed excitement as the final basket secures the win. Emotion stings the air and everyone is simply alive with spirit. A hearty, warm welcome to the heart of our St Peter's College Sports and Cultural Festival!


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'Dune' Poised For $20M+ Early Offshore Debut; Only The Beginning As Global Rollout Starts – International Box Office Preview
Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures' sci-fi epic Dune is starting early rollout this weekend, looking to capitalize on momentum coming off of its star-packed world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which was followed by an event at Paris' Grand Rex cinema and screenings in Deauville and Toronto — all in just the past two weeks.
The Denis Villeneuve-directed adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 classic will be playing in just 24 markets this weekend, beginning offshore rollout tomorrow. Of the majors going this session are France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Spain. Our industry sources are projecting a launch in the mid-$20M range. PLFs will play a large part; IMAX is on about 150 screens.
Pandemic era comps to consider for Dune include Black Widow, while Villeneuve's 2017 Blade Runner 2049 is also worth noting given the film's pedigree and history. In like-for-like markets, and at today's rates, those films opened to $22.8M and $24.4M, respectively.
Anticipation is high for Dune in Europe — and there's a fair bit of rain washing across the continent over the coming days which is music to distribution and exhibition's ears. Then again, the long runtime will impact the number of showings. Because the film only hits HBO Max on October 22, in line with the domestic release, piracy may be less of a concern — at least in terms of pristine copies.
Critical reception and word of mouth were strong out of Venice where the movie received an extended standing ovation. It's currently carrying a 87% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Arrival Oscar nominee Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune is a tale of warring families, inhospitable landscapes and giant creatures. It splits the complex tome in the middle, focusing the action in this first half on establishing the dense lore — and specifically on the young Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), son of a ruling house whose fate the series tracks. Billed as Part One (a Part Two is yet to be greenlit), it concludes with Zendaya's Chani — as seen in the trailers — intoning, "This is only the beginning."
Such is the case for the film's rollout. Dune hits other overseas majors like Korea, the UK, Brazil and Mexico well into October, in line with domestic. While the film has been granted a certificate in China, a date is still pending.
The rollout is bifurcated for a couple of reasons. Europe is expected to be the biggest region on Dune (again, China is not yet dated) and with Warners/Legendary pulling out the stops to bring talent to Italy and France, it would have been folly to wait another several weeks to get the movie into theaters and not use that global media attention as a springboard.
This also gives it a jump on the September 29 overseas rollout of James Bond's latest, No Time To Die. For example, Dune will hit the UK three weeks after 007.
Essentially, we're in for a long ride at the international box office — Dune's Middle East markets start up on September 22 with Japan and some other Asian and EMEA markets on October 15, followed by Korea, the UK, some smaller Euro markets and all of Latin America during the October 20 frame. Australia, given the state of cinema closures there, is currently dated December 2.
Villeneuve has made the rounds, encouraging moviegoers to see Dune in cinemas. At Venice, he said, "It has been dreamed, designed, and shot thinking about IMAX. When you watch this movie on the big screen, it's almost a physical experience. We designed the movie to be as immersive as possible, and for me, the big screen is part of the language."
Accompanying Villeneuve in Toronto were Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson who had also been in Paris along with Zendaya. Those four also were at Venice with Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård and Chen Chang.
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Undertaking all aspects of doemstic and commercial property development and maintenance across Greater Manchester.
A unique flat packed street food van taking the Mess Cafe to festivals and events around the UK.
We have been catering for a variety events from catering for small gatherings to weddings, large corporate evening and everything in between since 2013.
Events and meeting spaces available from 2 to 200. Whatever the occasion we're able look after it all and create a truly personal & unique experience for you and your guests.
Undertaking all aspects of landscaping and gardening contracts across Greater Manchester.
Working alongside wedding industry contacts and in partnership with the local church to help provide beautiful wedding days, regardless of budget.
In Partnership with Barnabus, ReNu up-cycling furniture delivers an inspiring, creative, activity to provide employable skills and training opportunities for homeless men and women.
Gangstar Café in Cape Town, South Africa combines high quality coffee and food that is served by former gang members who we've been connected with in Drakenstein Prison.
Gangstar Cafe Durbanville is our second enterprise outside of Manchester and opened in 2019 providing the same great service and offering as it's Mowbray branch.
We are also honoured to share our space with these organisations, who we consider to be part of The Message family.
Gospel for Asia's UK headquarters is based in the MEC where they help to reaching the most unreached in South Asia with the love of Christ.
Message in Prisons exist to empower offenders to break the cycle of offending and re-offending. Working in 6 regions, they help to equip them with the skills, character and confidence.
Rivers & Robots are an indie worship band from Manchester, UK who aim to make Jesus known through creative worship.
EasiDrive are an accident management provider who have become a key corporate partner in offering employment to our graduates after they complete the MEC programme.


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Q: Prevent IntelliJ from keeping line breaks when reformatting binary expressions I have Java code that looks like this in IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1:
int x = (3 + 4 + 5 + 6) *
    (7 + 8 + 9 + 10) *
    (11 + 12 + 13 + 14 +
        0xFFFFFFFF);

When I run Code > Reformat Code, I would like it to unwrap and look like this:
int x = (3 + 4 + 5 + 6) * (7 + 8 + 9 + 10) * (11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 0xFFFFFFFF);

Under File > Settings > Editor > Code Style > Java > Wrapping and Braces > Keep when reformatting, I have Line breaks unchecked, as seen here:

I also have Binary expressions set to Wrap if long:

Despite this, the above code is not modified when reformatted. Is there a setting that I'm missing?

A: It turns out that this is a bug in IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1. I filed a bug report and it has since been fixed in build 146.907.

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P. ramorum symptoms on Rhododendron in central California
Photo courtesy of Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Sudden oak death in Indiana deemed worse than initially thought
More than 88 stores throughout the state received the infected varieties of rhododendrons.
Diseases Industry News
From the Indianapolis Star:
After a dangerous disease that could prove fatal to Indiana's oak trees was discovered in the state last week, officials now are saying that the problem is "bigger than [they] realized."
The fungal pathogen called sudden oak death was detected in several varieties of rhododendrons being sold in what was first believed to be in about 30 stores across the state. That number has now tripled, and infested material was sent to more than 70 Walmarts and 18 Rural Kings in Indiana.
What's more, it's been discovered that the infected plants were delivered to nine other states, according to Megan Abraham, director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' (IDNR) Division of Entomology & Plant Pathology.
You can read more about sudden oak death damaging Indiana's oak trees here.
Sudden oak death is a disease that is capable of rapidly killing certain species of oaks, but more than 100 plant species are susceptible. It was first identified in California, in 1995. Two years earlier it was identified in Germany and the Netherlands, killing rhododendron. Because the pathogen originally infected and killed tanoaks, an undesirable, understory scrub tree, it generated little interest until other, more desirable oaks species began dying, according to the Purdue University Landscape Report.
According to the IDNR, people in Indiana that have ordered plant genera known to be susceptible to Sudden Oak Death from any California nursery are prohibited from receiving that material until the California nursery has been inspected and shown to be free from the Sudden Oak Death pathogen by the USDA APHIS PPQ or California Department of Food and Agriculture using the federal inspection protocols.
If any plant material from California has already been received, the IDNR states that you must do two things with it:
Remove that material and any intermingled plants from the sale.
Have the IDNR inspect the material and release it.
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Pollination habitats popping up along Ohio highways
The Ohio Department of Transportation's statewide effort to create pollinator habitats has resulted in 120 wildflower fields so far.
From News 5 Cleveland:
Driving down Ohio's highways, you might notice a little more spring sprouting around.
A statewide effort by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to create pollination habitats has resulted in 120 wildflower fields off our highways so far — with dozens more planned over the next three years.
By planting a combination of native grasses and wildflowers, the hope is to bring back vanishing monarch butterflies.
"The population has been declining over the last two decades by 90 percent," explained Joel Hunt, head of ODOT highway beautification.
Such a decline, in fact, that Fish and Wildlife officials will soon decide if monarchs should be on the endangered list.
Habitats like this, though, are helping.
Last year, there was a 150 percent increase in the monarch population throughout the eastern United States, Hunt said.
You can read more about ODOT's pollinator habitat initiative here.
RHS Chelsea announces its 2019 Plant of the Year
A variegated sedum from Hortech's Dave MacKenzie took first place.
Video courtesy Peter Van Rijssen, Concept Plants
The Chelsea Plant of the Year 2019 is Sedum takesimense ATLANTIS ('Nonsitnal').
An attractive, easy to grow, versatile and multi-functional plant, it forms 30cm high cushions of variegated foliage topped with yellow flowers from June to September.
Plants are robust and drought resistance and blooms are attractive to insect pollinators. The cultivar was discovered as a sport on a nursery on the banks of Lake Michigan by grower Dave MacKenzie, horticulturalist, author, inventor and founder of LiveWall. MacKenzie founded Hortech, Inc., a company that specializes in plants for ground cover, green roofs and walls.
Digitalis x valinii 'Firbird'
Taking second place is Digitalis x valinii 'Firbird' bred in the UK and displaying 90cm high flowering spikes of warm reddish pink with apricot tones from May to October. A reliable perennial it has a branching habit and is also attractive to pollinators.
Agapanthus FIREWORKS ('Mdb001')
Third is Agapanthus FIREWORKS ('Mdb001'), an evergreen perennial with large umbles of bicolor flowers displaying rich blue bases and white flaring petal tips from July to September. Growth is strong but short and clean and plants are suited to containers or growing in garden borders.
The full shortlist of the top 20 for the 2019 competition:
Osteospermum PURPLE SUN ('Kleoe19396')
Rosa EUSTACIA VYE ('Ausegdon')
Rosa GABRIEL OAK ('Auscrowd')
Streptocarpus 'Lemon Sorbet'
Dianthus CHERRY BURST ('Wp19 Mou01')
Digitalis × valinii 'Firebird'
Weigela PICOBELLA ROSA ('Tvp2')
Hosta 'Ruffled Pole Mouse'
Rhododendron HAPPYDENDRON PUSHY PURPLE ('Hachmagic')
Rhododendron 'Jessica de Rothschild'
Gypsophila cerastioides PRETTY MAID ('Yatgyp')
Sedum takesimense ATLANTIS ('Nonsitnal')
Thymus 'Sparkling Bright'
Paeonia 'All That Jazz'
Clematis ELODI ('Evipo115')
Agapanthus FIREWORKS (Mdb001')
Chlorophytum saundersiae 'Starlight'
Clematis 'Kokonoe'
Ajuga tenorei PRINCESS NADIA ('Piotrek01')
Nepeta NEPTUNE ('Bokratune')
AmericanHort welcomes new board members, new slate of officers
The official welcome will take place at Cultivate'19, July 13-16, in Columbus, Ohio.
AmericanHort announces the election of three new members to the board of directors, along with the installation of a new slate of officers. These individuals are from across the horticulture industry and encompass various experiences, skills and backgrounds.
The official welcome will take place at Cultivate'19, July 13-16, in Columbus, Ohio. "It's important that all segments of our industry are represented on the board and we are excited to welcome this diverse group of new members," said Ken Fisher, president & CEO of AmericanHort. "We also sincerely appreciate the dedication and commitment of our officers and all board members for their invaluable leadership."
The new slate of officers will include the following individuals as new chairman of the board and vice chairman of the board:
Susie Raker-Zimmerman, chairman of the board, currently serves as vice president at Raker-Roberta's Young Plants and has been on the AmericanHort board of directors since 2015. Raker-Zimmerman has experience in purchasing, sales, and as general manager working with management staff to implement KPI's and structure. She was previously on the board of the Ohio Florist Association (OFA) and a board member of the Michigan Greenhouse Council.
Tom Hughes, vice chairman of the board, currently serves as president and co-owner of Hughes Nursery & Landscaping (HNL) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a family business that started in 1908. A landscape design/build firm, HNL also grows 30 acres of B&B nursery stock. Hughes, a fourth-generation nurseryman, graduated from Iowa State University with a Horticulture degree and minors in Business and Landscape Design.
Mike Klopmeyer of Ball FloraPlant will become Immediate past chairman of the board, and Lisa Graf of Graf Growers serves as treasurer.
New AmericanHort board members, who have been elected to serve a three-year term, include:
Gerry Docksteader has been in the North American Horticultural Industry for 30 years, having started as vendor/supplier from Canada where he was born and raised. After marrying his lovely wife, Gerry immigrated to the U.S. and ventured into the growing side of the industry working for some of the leading proprietary product growers in the country. The experience Gerry has acquired working in several sales and marketing positions for major proprietary-focused growers provides inherent grower knowledge to contribute measurably to the growth of our industry. Gerry has been VP of operations for Master Nursery Garden Centers for over six years, where his primary focus has been assisting a select list of vendors with their sales and services. It is the successful experience Gerry has gained through contract negotiations and collaborative sales and marketing interaction with vendors and garden center co-ops that he feels will be a value to AmericanHort.
Joe Hobson currently serves as president and COO of Midwest Trading Horticultural Supplies, Inc., a "Peter Orum Company", in Virgil, Illinois. He has responsibility for all aspects of the business including their core markets of nursery, greenhouse and landscape products. Hobson is a graduate of the University of Missouri, Columbia, with a BSA degree in Horticulture with an emphasis on Landscape Design. After serving over 20 years in the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association, including board of directors and president, Hobson continues to support many industry associations, events and educational institutes and is currently a member of the AmericanHort Advocacy Committee.
Amy Morris has been rooted in the horticulture industry for more than 30 years and groomed into the industry since childhood, as her father started N.G. Heimos Greenhouses in 1951. Morris has been the head grower at Heimos Greenhouses for 10 years, growing annuals, perennials, blooming crops, holiday crops and foliage. Her responsibilities include understanding the hiring process, facilitating the H2A program, leadership training and supporting employees in all aspects of the business. In 2001 she opened Millstadt Young Plants rooting liners as an effort to keep their year-round workforce. In 2007, she introduced North America's largest Poinsettia Trial and Educational Workshop for growers, breeders and college horticulture students. Amy is a member of PMA, SFA, WNLG and LuxFlora. She is a contributing writer for GrowerTalks magazine under Growers Talk Business. She received the Industry Leadership award in 2018 from Greenhouse Management and Nursery Management. Morris is a graduate of Southeast Missouri University.
AmericanHort and its members also want to thank outgoing board members Tom Demaline of Willoway Nurseries Inc., who is completing a five-year term including helping with the transition to AmericanHort and serving as board chairman; Lisa Minter-Bustin of Minter Country Garden, who is completing a three-year term; and Seth Reed of Grow It!, who has served a three-year term.
Photo courtesy of TreeTown USA
TreeTown USA sponsors UC Davis SmartLandscape program
The sponsorship is part of the company's ongoing commitment to support the horticulture industry in providing resource conservation and sustainable urban landscapes.
TreeTown USA announced it has made a donation to the University of California, Davis' California Center for Urban Horticulture (CCUH) to help develop water-conserving landscapes under its SmartLandscape initiative. It is part of the company's ongoing commitment to support the horticulture industry in providing resource conservation and sustainable urban landscapes.
The SmartLandscape is designed to:
• Demonstrate how water conservation and efficient landscapes work with the latest irrigation technology
• Connect industry professionals with academic researchers and students
• Conduct science-based research
• Leverage cutting-edge technology (robotics, UAVs, imaging, etc.)
• Provide policymakers with landscape water conservation and water efficiency information.
According to David Fujino, executive director, UC Davis CCUH, there is great potential for reducing water waste while creating beautiful landscapes. As a hub for research, teaching, and outreach, SmartLandscape will help bridge the knowledge gap and make this vision a reality.
"Students will be at the forefront of SmartLandscape," Fujino says. "Working alongside horticultural experts and faculty, students will gain valuable hands-on experience that will prepare them to enter the horticulture industry as leaders in resource conservation and sustainable urban landscapes."


How Does This Hoverboard Compare?
If you are looking for a hoverboard, then you likely already know there are a lot of choices on the market. To help you make an informed buying decision, we bring you unbiased hoverboard reviews, including this Razor Hovertrax 2.0 review. Use this guide to help you decide if it is the right one for you.
Razor USA is a well-known brand in the field of electrical recreation. The Hovertrax 2.0 is amongst the new generation to provide a safer ride, as per the details below.
This Razor hoverboard has UL 2272 certification, which means that it is held to a high standard for the electrical systems that provide the power for hoverboards. It is also the only self-balancing scooter that auto-levels, which makes for a smoother ride and easier mounting.
The Hovertrax 2.0 hoverboard has a blue LED light bar, LED battery power indicator, two riding modes, quick change battery, and shatter-resistant frame. It has rubber tires with aluminum wheels and comes ready to use. We also want to point out in our Razor Hovertrax 2.0 review that the battery pack of 36V lithium ion with LG cells enables a ride up to 60 minutes before needing a change.
To use the two-wheel scooter, simply stand on the two foot pads. Tilt the scooter forward to move ahead; tilt it back, and you move in reverse. The two 350-watt hub motors are what powers the Razor Hovertrax 2.0 scooter, which rolls at about 8mph.
Who is This Hoverboard Made for?
The Razor Hovertrax 2.0 hoverboard is made for anyone eight years of age or older and is safe for a weight up to 200 pounds. It is suitable for a beginner as there is a training mode, while a more experienced rider can switch to normal use. It is usable indoors or outdoors.
If safety is a must in the hoverboard you buy, then you will appreciate the anti-slip foot pads and shatter-resistant polymer frame and fender bumpers. It has full UL 2272 certification too, which gives you the confidence that it is very unlikely to overheat or combust.
The board has EverBalance technology too, so it is constantly in balance. The Hovertrax 2.0 is the only self-balancing scooter that has this technology. With this cability, the board auto-levels to make mounting safer than ever.
This smart self-balancing scooter has pros and cons, and we always include this section in our hoverboard reviews to give you an authentic picture of each board.
As the Razor Hovertrax 2.0 hoverboard is UL 2272 listed, it is certified by the U.S. government as being safe and authentic. You can have peace of mind with this feature, as well as knowing you are buying from a brand that has a quality reputation globally. The battery is simple and fast to change too.
Another plus is that this board only weighs 22 pounds, so it is easy to carry and portable. The frame is made of polymers that are designed not to break. With fender bumper protection too, your board is likely to stay intact for a long time to come.
Also, when you use the two-wheel scooter, you will notice it is always on balance. It is quiet and provides a smooth ride too.
A drawback is that it does not have Bluetooth capability. Also, its speed of 8+ mph is low compared to some other models we have featured in hoverboard reviews. But, this slower pace does make it a great choice for kids. You also might see past these disadvantages if you like its special features.
As earlier indicated, the Razor Hovertrax 2.0 hoverboard has EverBalance technology, unlike any other board on the market today. This feature enables a balanced ride, makes getting on the board easier, and delivers a very smooth ride.
Also unique is the blue LED light bar, which gives a modern, fun look to the self-balancing scooter in addition to providing functional lighting in dark conditions. The LED battery light monitor is handy too if you like knowing with a glance when your battery is running low.
This Razor hoverboard review shows Razor's focus on safety. This board is made of quality materials and has a UL 2272 listing for safety. It has a learning mode for beginners (which advanced users do not have to use) and cruises at safe speeds.
While it does not have Bluetooth, the Razor Hovertrax 2.0 has auto-balancing, so that it moves smoothly, and it is a quiet ride. The quality 36V battery pack is easy to change too. Other great features include the LED light bar in blue, power level indicator, and the ability to roll up to an hour at a time.


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Events

Pre-1600
 193 – The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum.
 475 – Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite christological position.
 537 – Siege of Rome: The Byzantine general Belisarius receives his promised reinforcements, 1,600 cavalry, mostly of Hunnic or Slavic origin and expert bowmen. He starts, despite shortages, raids against the Gothic camps and Vitiges is forced into a stalemate.
1241 – Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies.
1288 – Mongol invasions of Vietnam: Yuan forces are defeated by Trần forces in the Battle of Bach Dang in present-day northern Vietnam.
1388 – Despite being outnumbered 16 to 1, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy are victorious over the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Näfels.
1454 – The Treaty of Lodi is signed, establishing a balance of power among northern Italian city-states for almost 50 years.

1601–1900
1609 – Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce.
  1609   – Philip III of Spain issues the decree of the "Expulsion of the Moriscos".
1682 – Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.
1784 – The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784.
1860 – On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.
1865 – American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war.

1901–present
1909 – The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
1917 – World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
1918 – World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
1937 – The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
1939 – African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
1940 – World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
  1940   – Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.
1942 – World War II: The Battle of Bataan ends. An Indian Ocean raid by Japan's 1st Air Fleet sinks the British aircraft carrier  and the Australian destroyer .
1945 – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor and anti-Nazi dissident, is executed by the Nazi regime.
  1945   – World War II: The German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer is sunk by the Royal Air Force.
  1945   – World War II: The Battle of Königsberg, in East Prussia, ends.
  1945   – The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
1947 – The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
  1947   – The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.
  1947   – United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
1948 – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia.
  1948   – Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing over 100.
1952 – Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
1957 – The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.
1959 – Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
1960 – Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg.
1967 – The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.
1969 – The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.
1980 – The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.
1981 – The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine  accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it and killing two Japanese sailors.
1989 – Tbilisi massacre: An anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
1990 – An IRA bombing in County Down, Northern Ireland, kills three members of the UDR.
  1990   – The Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement is signed for  in the Mackenzie Valley of the western Arctic.
1991 – Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1992 – A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.
2003 – Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.
2009 – In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.
2013 – A 6.1–magnitude earthquake strikes Iran killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people.
  2013   – At least 13 people are killed and another three injured after a man goes on a spree shooting in the Serbian village of Velika Ivanča.
2014 – A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.
2017 – The Palm Sunday church bombings at Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt, take place.
  2017 – After refusing to give up his seat on an overbooked United Express flight, Dr. David Dao Duy Anh is forcibly dragged off the flight by aviation security officers, leading to major criticism of United Airlines.
  2021 – Burmese military and security forces commit the Bago massacre, during which at least 82 civilians are killed

Births

Pre-1600
1096 – Al-Muqtafi, caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate (d. 1160)
1285 – Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Emperor Renzong of Yuan (d. 1320)
1458 – Camilla Battista da Varano, Italian saint (d. 1524)
1498 – Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (d. 1550)
1586 – Julius Henry, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1665)
1597 – John Davenport, English minister, co-founded the New Haven Colony (d. 1670)
1598 – Johann Crüger, Sorbian-German composer and theorist (d. 1662)

1601–1900
1624 – Henrik Rysensteen, Dutch military engineer (d. 1679)
1627 – Johann Caspar Kerll, German organist and composer (d. 1693)
1634 – Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau (d. 1696)
1648 – Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)
1649 – James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (d. 1685)
1654 – Samuel Fritz, Czech Jesuit missionary to South America (d. 1725?)
1680 – Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright (d. 1754)
1686 – James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1721)
1691 – Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (d. 1761)
1717 – Georg Matthias Monn, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1750)
1770 – Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist and academic (d. 1831)
1773 – Étienne Aignan, French author and academic (d. 1824)
1794 – Theobald Boehm, German flute player and composer (d. 1881)
1802 – Elias Lönnrot, Finnish physician and philologist (d. 1884)
1806 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge (d. 1859)
1807 – James Bannerman, Scottish theologian and academic (d. 1868)
1821 – Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (d. 1867)
1830 – Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer and cinematographer (d. 1904)
1835 – Leopold II of Belgium (d. 1909)
  1835   – Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (d. 1913)
1846 – Paolo Tosti, Italian-English composer and educator (d. 1916)
1848 – Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz, Spanish Augustinian Recollect priest and saint (d. 1906)
1865 – Erich Ludendorff, German general and politician (d. 1937)
  1865   – Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Polish-American mathematician and engineer (d. 1923)
1867 – Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1941)
  1867   – Charles Winckler, Danish tug of war competitor, discus thrower, and shot putter (d. 1932)
1872 – Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1950)
1875 – Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (d. 1912)
1880 – Jan Letzel, Czech architect (d. 1925)
1882 – Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1946)
  1882   – Otz Tollen, German actor (d. 1965)
1883 – Frank King, American cartoonist (d. 1969)
1887 – Konrad Tom, Polish actor, writer, singer, and director (d. 1957)
1888 – Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American talent manager (d. 1974)
1893 – Charles E. Burchfield, American painter (d.1967)
  1893   – Victor Gollancz, English publisher, founded Victor Gollancz Ltd (d. 1967)
  1893   – Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian linguist, author, and scholar (d. 1963)
1895 – Mance Lipscomb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
  1895   – Michel Simon, Swiss-French actor (d. 1975)
1897 – John B. Gambling, American radio host (d. 1974)
1898 – Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach (d. 1965)
  1898   – Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and activist (d. 1976)
1900 – Allen Jenkins, American actor and singer (d. 1974)

1901–present
1901 – Jean Bruchési, Canadian historian and author (d. 1979)
  1901   – Paul Willis, American actor and director (d. 1960)
1902 – Théodore Monod, French explorer and scholar (d. 2000)
1903 – Ward Bond, American actor (d. 1960)
1904 – Sharkey Bonano, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (d. 1972)
1905 – J. William Fulbright, American lawyer and politician (d. 1995)
1906 – Rafaela Aparicio, Spanish actress (d. 1996)
  1906   – Antal Doráti, Hungarian-American conductor and composer (d. 1988)
  1906   – Hugh Gaitskell, British politician and leader of the Labour Party (d. 1963)
  1906   – Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French painter (d. 1997)
1908 – Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (d. 1980)
  1908   – Paula Nenette Pepin, French composer, pianist and lyricist (d. 1990)
1909 – Robert Helpmann, Australian dancer, actor, and choreographer (d. 1986)
1910 – Abraham A. Ribicoff, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (d. 1998)
1912 – Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997)
1915 – Daniel Johnson Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (d. 1968)
1916 – Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1974)
  1916   – Heinz Meyer, German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) during World War II (d. 1987)
  1916   – Bill Leonard, American journalist (d. 1994)
1917 – Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (d. 1965)
  1917   – Ronnie Burgess, Welsh international footballer and manager (d. 2005)
  1917   – Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002)
  1917   – Henry Hewes, American theater writer (d. 2006)
1918 – Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (d. 2008)
1919 – J. Presper Eckert, American engineer, invented the ENIAC (d. 1995)
1921 – Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (d. 2008)
  1921   – Yitzhak Navon, Israeli politician (d. 2015)
  1921   – Frankie Thomas, American actor (d. 2006)
  1921   – Mary Jackson, African-American mathematician and aerospace engineer (d. 2005)
1922 – Carl Amery, German author and activist (d. 2005)
1923 – Leonard Levy, American historian and author (d. 2006)
1924 – Arthur Shaw, English professional footballer (d. 2015)
1925 – Virginia Gibson, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2013)
  1925   – Art Kane, American photographer (d. 1995)
1926 – Gerry Fitt, Northern Irish soldier and politician; British life peer (d. 2005)
  1926   – Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (d. 2017)
  1926   – Harris Wofford, American politician, author, and civil rights activist (d. 2019)
1927 – Tiny Hill, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2019)
1928 – Paul Arizin, American basketball player (d. 2006)
  1928   – Tom Lehrer, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and mathematician
1929 – Sharan Rani Backliwal, Indian sarod player and scholar (d. 2008)
  1929   – Fred Hollows, New Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist (d. 1993)
  1929   – Paule Marshall, American author and academic (d. 2019)
1930 – Nathaniel Branden, Canadian-American psychotherapist and author (d. 2014)
  1930   – F. Albert Cotton, American chemist and academic (d. 2007)
  1930   – Jim Fowler, American zoologist and television host (d. 2019)
  1930   – Wallace McCain, Canadian businessman, founded McCain Foods (d. 2011)
1931 – Richard Hatfield, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1991)
1932 – Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (d. 2006)
  1932   – Peter Moores, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)
  1932   – Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)
1933 – Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor and producer (d. 2021)
  1933   – René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (d. 2014)
  1933   – Fern Michaels, American author
  1933   – Richard Rose, American political scientist and academic
  1933   – Gian Maria Volonté, Italian actor (d. 1994)
1934 – Bill Birch, New Zealand surveyor and politician, 38th New Zealand Minister of Finance
  1934   – Tom Phillis, Australian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)
  1934   – Mariya Pisareva, Russian high jumper
1935 – Aulis Sallinen, Finnish composer and academic
  1935   – Avery Schreiber, American actor and comedian (d. 2002)
1936 – Jerzy Maksymiuk, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor
  1936   – Valerie Solanas, American radical feminist author, attempted murderer (d. 1988)
1937 – Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, English lieutenant, lawyer, and judge
  1937   – Marty Krofft, Canadian screenwriter and producer
  1937   – Valerie Singleton, English television and radio host
1938 – Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian businessman and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (d. 2010)
1939 – Michael Learned, American actress
1940 – Hans-Joachim Reske, German sprinter
  1940   – Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
1941 – Kay Adams, American singer-songwriter
  1941   – Hannah Gordon, Scottish actress
1942 – Brandon deWilde, American actor (d. 1972)
  1942   – Margo Smith, American singer-songwriter
1943 – Leila Khaled, Palestinian activist
  1943   – Terry Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
  1943   – Clive Sullivan, Welsh rugby league player (d. 1985)
1944 – Joe Brinkman, American baseball player and umpire
  1944   – Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg, German shot putter
1945 – Steve Gadd, American drummer and percussionist
1946 – Nate Colbert, American baseball player (d. 2023)
  1946   – Alan Knott, English cricketer
  1946   – Sara Parkin, Scottish activist and politician
  1946   – David Webb, English footballer, coach, and manager
1947 – Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Italian economist and academic
1948 – Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician
  1948   – Tito Gómez, Puerto Rican salsa singer (d. 2007)
  1948   – Michel Parizeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  1948   – Patty Pravo, Italian singer
1949 – Tony Cragg, English sculptor
1952 – Robert Clark, American author
  1952   – Bruce Robertson, New Zealand rugby player
  1952   – Tania Tsanaklidou, Greek singer and actress
1953 – John Howard, English singer-songwriter and pianist
  1953   – Hal Ketchum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)
  1953   – Stephen Paddock, American mass murderer responsible for the 2017 Las Vegas shooting (d. 2017)
1954 – Ken Kalfus, American journalist and author
  1954   – Dennis Quaid, American actor
  1954   – Iain Duncan Smith, British soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
1955 – Yamina Benguigui, Algerian-French director and politician
  1955   – Joolz Denby, English poet and author
1956 – Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentinian footballer and coach
  1956   – Nigel Shadbolt, English computer scientist and academic
  1956   – Vahur Sova, Estonian architect
  1956   – Marina Zoueva, Russian ice dancer and coach
1957 – Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer and architect (d. 2011)
  1957   – Martin Margiela, Belgian fashion designer
  1957   – Jamie Redfern, English-born Australian television presenter and pop singer
1958 – Nadey Hakim, British-Lebanese surgeon and sculptor
  1958   – Tony Sibson, English boxer
  1958   – Nigel Slater, English food writer and author
1959 – Bernard Jenkin, English businessman and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
1960 – Jaak Aab, Estonian educator and politician, Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia
1961 – Mark Kelly, Irish keyboard player
  1961   – Kirk McCaskill, Canadian-American baseball and hockey player
1962 – John Eaves, American production designer and illustrator
  1962   – Ihor Podolchak, Ukrainian director, producer, and screenwriter
  1962   – Imran Sherwani, English field hockey player
  1962   – Jeff Turner, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1963 – Marc Jacobs, American-French fashion designer
  1963   – Joe Scarborough, American journalist, lawyer, and politician
1964 – Rob Awalt, German-American football player
  1964   – Juliet Cuthbert, Jamaican sprinter
  1964   – Doug Ducey, American politician and businessman, 23rd Governor of Arizona
  1964   – Peter Penashue, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
  1964   – Margaret Peterson Haddix, American author
  1964   – Rick Tocchet, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1965 – Helen Alfredsson, Swedish golfer
  1965   – Paulina Porizkova, Czech-born Swedish-American model and actress
  1965   – Jeff Zucker, American businessman
  1965   – Mark Pellegrino, American actor
1966 – John Hammond, English weather forecaster
  1966   – Cynthia Nixon, American actress
1967 – Natascha Engel, German-English translator and politician
  1967   – Sam Harris, American author, philosopher, and neuroscientist
1968 – Jay Chandrasekhar, American actor, comedian, writer and director
1969 – Barnaby Kay, English actor
  1969   – Linda Kisabaka, German runner
1970 – Chorão, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1971 – Peter Canavan, Irish footballer and manager
  1971   – Leo Fortune-West, English footballer and manager
  1971   – Austin Peck, American actor
  1971   – Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver
1972 – Bernard Ackah, German-Japanese martial artist and kick-boxer
  1972   – Siiri Vallner, Estonian architect
1974 – Megan Connolly, Australian actress (d. 2001)
  1974   – Jenna Jameson, American actress and pornographic performer
1975 – Robbie Fowler, English footballer and manager
  1975   – David Gordon Green, American director and screenwriter
1976 – Kyle Peterson, American baseball player and sportscaster
1977 – Gerard Way, American singer-songwriter and comic book writer
1978 – Kousei Amano, Japanese actor
  1978   – Jorge Andrade, Portuguese footballer
  1978   – Rachel Stevens, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1979 – Jeff Reed, American football player
  1979   – Keshia Knight Pulliam, American actress
1980 – Sarah Ayton, English sailor
  1980   – Luciano Galletti, Argentinian footballer
  1980   – Albert Hammond Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Milan Bartovič, Slovak ice hockey player
  1981   – A. J. Ellis, American baseball player
  1981   – Ireneusz Jeleń, Polish footballer
  1981   – Dennis Sarfate, American baseball player
  1981   – Eric Harris, American mass murderer, responsible for the Columbine High School massacre  (d. 1999)
1982 – Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor
  1982   – Carlos Hernández, Costa Rican footballer
  1982   – Kathleen Munroe, Canadian-American actress
1983 – Ryan Clark, Australian actor
1984 – Habiba Ghribi, Tunisian runner
  1984   – Adam Loewen, Canadian baseball player
  1984   – Óscar Razo, Mexican footballer
1985 – Antonio Nocerino, Italian footballer
  1985   – David Robertson, American baseball player
1986 – Mike Hart, American football player
  1986   – Leighton Meester, American actress
1987 – Kassim Abdallah, French-Comorian footballer
  1987   – Graham Gano, American football player
  1987   – Craig Mabbitt, American singer
  1987   – Jesse McCartney, American singer-songwriter and actor
  1987   – Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby league player
  1987   – Jazmine Sullivan, American singer-songwriter
  1988   – Jeremy Metcalfe, English racing driver
1989 – Danielle Kahle, American figure skater
1990 – Kristen Stewart, American actress
  1990   – Ryan Williams, American football player
1991 – Gai Assulin, Israeli footballer
  1991   – Ryan Kelly, American basketball player
  1991   – Mary Killman, American synchronized swimmer
1992 – Joshua Ledet, American singer
1994 – Joey Pollari, American actor
1995 – Domagoj Bošnjak, Croatian basketball player
  1995   – Robert Bauer, German-Kazakhstani footballer
  1995   – Demi Vermeulen, Dutch Paralympic equestrian
1996 – Jayden Brailey, Australian rugby league player
  1996   – Giovani Lo Celso, Argentinian international footballer
1998 – Elle Fanning, American actress
1999 – Montero Lamar Hill, American rapper
2000 – Jackie Evancho, American singer
2004 – Thomas Simons, British YouTuber and Twitch streamer

Deaths

Pre-1600
585 BC – Jimmu, emperor of Japan (b. 711 BC)
 436 – Tan Daoji, Chinese general and politician
 491 – Zeno, emperor of the Byzantine Empire (b. 425)
 682 – Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari, Egyptian politician, Governor of Egypt (b. 616)
 715 – Constantine, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 664)
1024 – Benedict VIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 980)
1137 – William X, duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)
1241 – Henry II, High Duke of Poland (b. 1196)
1283 – Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (b. 1261)
1327 – Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, Scottish nobleman (ca. 1296)
1483 – Edward IV, king of England (b. 1442)
1484 – Edward of Middleheim, prince of Wales (b. 1473)
1550 – Alqas Mirza, Safavid prince (b. 1516)
1553 – François Rabelais, French monk and scholar (b. 1494)
1557 – Mikael Agricola, Finnish priest and scholar (b. 1510)
1561 – Jean Quintin, French priest, knight and writer (b. 1500)

1601–1900
1626 – Francis Bacon, English jurist and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1561)
1654 – Matei Basarab, Romanian prince (b. 1588)
1693 – Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author (b. 1618)
1747 – Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1667)
1754 – Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (b. 1679)
1761 – William Law, English priest and theologian (b. 1686)
1768 – Sarah Fielding, English author (b. 1710)
1804 – Jacques Necker, Swiss-French politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (b. 1732)
1806 – William V, stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (b. 1748)
1872 – Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794)
1876 – Charles Goodyear, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1804)
1882 – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (b. 1828)
1889 – Michel Eugène Chevreul, French chemist and academic (b. 1786)

1901–present
1904 – Isabella II, Spanish queen (b. 1830)
1909 – Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (b. 1840)
1915 – Raymond Whittindale, English rugby player (b. 1883)
1917 – James Hope Moulton, English philologist and scholar (b. 1863)
1922 – Hans Fruhstorfer, German entomologist and explorer (b. 1866)
1926 – Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (b. 1857)
1936 – Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1855)
1940 – Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (b. 1865)
1944 – Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1920)
1945 – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (b. 1906)
  1945   – Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (b. 1887)
  1945   – Johann Georg Elser, German carpenter (b. 1903)
  1945   – Hans Oster, German general (b. 1887)
  1945   – Karl Sack, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1896)
  1945   – Hans von Dohnányi, Austrian-German lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)
1948 – George Carpenter, Australian 5th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1872)
  1948   – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian lawyer and politician, 16th Colombian Minister of National Education (b. 1903)
1951 – Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (b. 1862)
1953 – Eddie Cochems, American football player and coach (b. 1877)
  1953   – C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and television host (b. 1891)
  1953   – Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1891)
1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater (b. 1867)
1961 – Zog I of Albania (b. 1895)
1963 – Eddie Edwards, American trombonist (b. 1891)
  1963   – Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
1970 – Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American illustrator and animator (b. 1896)
1976 – Dagmar Nordstrom, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1903)
  1976   – Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
  1976   – Renato Petronio, Italian rower (b. 1891)
1978 – Clough Williams-Ellis, English-Welsh architect, designed Portmeirion (b. 1883)
1980 – Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric and philosopher (b. 1935)
1982 – Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1896)
1988 – Brook Benton, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1931)
  1988   – Hans Berndt, German footballer (b. 1913)
  1988   – Dave Prater, American singer (b. 1937)
1991 – Forrest Towns, American hurdler and coach (b. 1914)
1993 – Joseph B. Soloveitchik, American rabbi and philosopher (b. 1903)
1996 – Richard Condon, American author and publicist (b. 1915)
1997 – Mae Boren Axton, American singer-songwriter (b. 1914)
  1997   – Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter (b. 1916)
1998 – Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (b. 1953)
1999 – Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Nigerien general and politician, President of Niger (b. 1949)
2000 – Tony Cliff, Trotskyist activist and founder of the Socialist Workers Party (b. 1917)
2001 – Willie Stargell, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)
2002 – Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (b. 1926)
  2002   – Leopold Vietoris, Austrian soldier, mathematician, and academic (b. 1891)
2003 – Jerry Bittle, American cartoonist (b. 1949)
2006 – Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, manager (b. 1916)
  2006   – Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish director and screenwriter (b. 1924)
2007 – Egon Bondy, Czech philosopher and poet (b. 1930)
  2007   – Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer and academic (b. 1907)
2009 – Nick Adenhart, American baseball player (b. 1986)
2010 – Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1945)
2011 – Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri, Bahraini journalist (b. 1971)
  2011   – Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
2012 – Malcolm Thomas, Welsh rugby player and cricketer (b. 1929)
2013 – David Hayes, American sculptor and painter (b. 1931)
  2013   – Greg McCrary, American football player (b. 1952)
  2013   – Mordechai Mishani, Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
  2013   – McCandlish Phillips, American journalist and author (b. 1927)
  2013   – Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, designed the Cosanti (b. 1919)
2014 – Gil Askey, American trumpet player, composer, and producer (b. 1925)
  2014   – Chris Banks, American football player (b. 1973)
  2014   – Rory Ellinger, American lawyer and politician (b. 1941)
  2014   – Norman Girvan, Jamaican economist, academic, and politician (b. 1941)
  2014   – Aelay Narendra, Indian politician (b. 1946)
  2014   – A. N. R. Robinson, Trinbagonian politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1926)
  2014   – Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Serbian author (b. 1933)
2015 – Paul Almond, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
  2015   – Margaret Rule, British marine archaeologist (b. 1928)
  2015   – Nina Companeez, French director and screenwriter (b. 1937)
  2015   – Alexander Dalgarno, English physicist and academic (b. 1928)
  2015   – Ivan Doig, American journalist and author (b. 1939)
  2015   – Tsien Tsuen-hsuin, Chinese-American academic (b. 1909)
2016 – Duane Clarridge, American spy (b. 1932)
  2016   – Will Smith, American football player (b. 1981)
2017 – John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, writer, and satirist (b. 1948)
2019 – Charles Van Doren, American writer and editor (b. 1926)
2021 – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1921)
  2021   – DMX, American rapper and actor (b. 1970)
  2021   – Nikki Grahame, British reality-TV icon (b. 1982)
  2021   – Ian Gibson, British scientist and Labour Party politician (b. 1938)
  2021   – Ramsey Clark, American lawyer (b. 1927)
2022 – Dwayne Haskins, American football player (b. 1997)

Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
Gaucherius
Materiana
Waltrude
April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Anniversary of the German Invasion of Denmark (Denmark)
Baghdad Liberation Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Constitution Day (Kosovo)
Day of National Unity (Georgia)
Day of the Finnish Language (Finland)
Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan (Philippines)
Feast of the Second Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema)
Martyr's Day (Tunisia)
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day (United States)
Remembrance for Haakon Sigurdsson (The Troth)
Vimy Ridge Day (Canada)

References

External links

 BBC: On This Day

 Historical Events on April 9

Days of the year
April


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DeMarcus Cousins hits back at Barkley
July 25, 2018 February 14, 2015 by IDSCA Staff
The Kings' DeMarcus Cousins had an answer to Charles Barkley criticizing him, as he said that he doesn't care about what the TNT analyst has to say, and bookmaker software services can see the tension between the All-Star center and the ex-NBA great.
"It ain't personal," said Cousins. "I mean, I don't really respect the guy, but at the same time, I don't really care what he thinks either.
"I don't respect him and I don't care what he thinks."
Recently, Barkley criticized the center, and he even used a curse word to describe his disgust when talking about reports that the Kings consulted with the player before they acquired the services of George Karl, the team's head coach.
"Why are they discussing it with him," said Barkley. "Yeah, I am totally disgusted with that. … He hasn't done enough to deserve that type of power. [The Kings] stink. Why would you give a guy that young that type of power?
"If you're a Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon or somebody like that, yeah, you deserved that type of power after you have earned it. Let me just say this either way, that's just total [garbage]. That's ridiculous."
On Saturday, Cousins answered, and he said, "I mean, that's Charles being Charles."
"A lot of people don't really know the real story about it," Cousins said. "I never really had anything to do with it in the first place."
It's no secret that Cousins and Barkely happen to be a couple of the best ball players to emerge from Alabama, and in their respective drafts, they were both chosen as fifth overall.
But bookmaker software services saw that last year, Cousins said that he believed that Barkley started to criticize him since the former player saw him perform when a high schools state playoff meeting in Alabama was taking place, and spoke to the media.
The player also thought that Barkley was backing Paul Westphal after Cousins was suspended by the former Sacramento coach in 2012 after conduct that was considered to be detrimental to the team, something that many fans remember very well.
When Cousins was asked if he sees Barkley as being an authority in the sport due to his TV opinions, he apparently wasn't in agreement.
"I wouldn't necessarily say he's anybody of an authority," said Cousins. "I would just say he is very comfortable on the television."
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Carmelo Anthony Reportedly Will Start in Trail Blazers Debut; Damian Lillard out
Rob Goldberg@TheRobGoldbergTwitter LogoFeatured ColumnistNovember 19, 2019
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Carmelo Anthony will start for the Portland Trail Blazers in his first NBA appearance in more than a year, according to Marc J. Spears of ESPN.
Spears reported the veteran forward will play about 20 minutes in Tuesday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans after officially signing with Portland earlier in the day.
Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts told reporters Anthony will likely start at power forward for Portland for the foreseeable future.
He could provide the Blazers with some additional offense as guard Damian Lillard is out with back spasms, per Casey Holdahl.
Anthony last played in an NBA game on Nov. 8, 2018, during his 10-game stint with the Houston Rockets. He averaged 13.4 points per contest during that stretch but was inactive for the rest of his time with the team.
The 10-time All-Star was then traded to and waived by the Chicago Bulls, and he remained unsigned until this week when he agreed to a non-guaranteed $2.15 million deal, per Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic.
Anthony spoke about joining the Trail Blazers on his YouTube page:
"I always kept my eye on Portland," Anthony said (h/t NBA.com). "It just didn't work out at other times. But now it seems like a perfect opportunity. I just look at that team and say, 'This is what I can bring, this is where I can help.' It can only work if all parties see it the same way."
Portland had high expectations after reaching the Western Conference Finals last season, but the team is just 5-9 to start this year.
Anthony, who averaged more than 20 points per game in each of his first 14 seasons, will hope he can provide a jolt to the underperforming squad.
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