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Overton Joseph Paul (b. 1960-01-04 / d. 2003-06-30)
He was a senior vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He held a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Overton is known for conceiving of the idea now known as the Overton window, the range of policies politically acceptable to the mainstream at a given time. He died at age 43 from injuries suffered in a crash while piloting an ultralight aircraft, soon after taking off from the Tuscola Area Airport near Caro, Michigan. Overton had just married a few weeks before the accident.
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Born 1929-10-19. Domain:Painting. Cause of death:Age
Henri Cueco was, with Jean-Christophe Averty, Patrick Besnier, Jacques Jouet, Hervé Le Tellier, Lucas Fournier, Gérard Mordillat, Christian Zeimert and others one of the « papous » from France Culture, Des Papous dans la tęte, founded by Bertrand Jérôme and Françoise Treussard.
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Born 1947-12-19. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Cancer
The equivalent of Manchette, but on the extreme-right wing.
Never came back after a divorce, a nervous breakdown and an exile of 10 years in New Caledonia.
Used to write in Rivarol and Minute.
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Born 1972-08-28. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Accident
Omaira Sánchez was a 13-year-old victim of the 1985 eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which erupted on November 13, 1985, in Armero, Colombia causing massive lahars which killed nearly 25,000. Trapped for three days in water, concrete, and other debris before she died, Omayra captured the attention of the media as volunteer workers told of a girl they were unable to save. Videos of her communicating with workers, smiling and making gestures to video cameras circulated around the media. Her "courage and dignity" touched Frank Fournier and many other relief workers who gathered around her to pray and be with her. After 60 hours of struggling, she died. Her death highlighted the failure of officials to respond promptly to the threat of the volcano and also the struggle for volunteer rescue workers to save trapped victims who would otherwise be quickly saved and treated.
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Born 1886-10-03. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Murder
In 1914, Alain-Fournier started work on a second novel, Colombe Blanchet, but this remained unfinished when he joined the army in August. He died fighting near Les Éparges (Meuse) one month later. His body remained unidentified until 1991, at which time he was laid to rest in the cemetery of Saint Remy la Colonne.