Bonnie Guitar, American country musician. Died at 95

Bonnie Guitar was born Bonnie Buckingham on March 25, 1923, in Seattle, Washington and died on January 13, 2019.

She was an American singer, musician, producer and businesswoman.

Guitar was best known for her  country-pop crossover hit "Dark Moon" in 1957.

Guitar became one of the first female country music singers to have hit songs cross over from the country charts to the pop charts.

With her second husband, Mario DePiano, Guitar raised cattle and quarter horses in Orting, Washington , they got married in 1969. 

Her husband died in 1983. Guitar was a  co-founder of the record company Dolton Records in the late 1950s, that launched the careers of The Fleetwoods and The Ventures. 

Guitar left Dolton and became part owner of Jerden Records, in 1960.

Guitar was first married to musician and inventor Paul Tutmarc.

Bonnie Guitar passed away at 95 years old.

Wayne Blair, New Zealand cricketer, Died at 70

Wayne Leslie Blair was born on May 11, 1948 and died on January 2019.

 

He was a New Zealand cricketer.

 

Blair played first-class cricket for Otago from 1967 to 1991.

 

He made his first-class debut for Otago in 1967–68 as an opening batsman.

 

Blair  played all that season and all the next, reaching 50 only once, when he scored 83 in the last match of the 1968–69 season.

Blair  continued  down the order in 1969 to 1970, keeping wicket in one match and winning selection in a New Zealand Under-23 team against the touring Australians, when he top-scored in the second innings with 40.

Blair went back to the opening position and produced a number of useful but not large scores up to the end of the 1973–74 season. 

At home in cricket Blair won the man of the match award when he scored 102 against Wellington in 1979 to 1980.

Blair's younger brother, Bruce, played One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the 1980s.

Wayne Leslie Blair passed away at 70 years old.

Paweł Adamowicz, Polish politician, Died at 53

Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz was born on November 2, 1965, and died on  January 2019.

 

He was a Polish politician and lawyer.

 

He served as the mayor of the city of Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland until his assassination. 

Adamowicz attended law school at the University of Gdańsk, where Pawel also became a prominent student movement member. 

Paweł Adamowicz was one of the organizers of the 1988 strike and became the headperson of the strike committee.

Paweł Adamowiczserved as a vice-rector at his alma mater, between 1990 and 1993.

 

Paweł Adamowicz was stabbed on stage at the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity event in Gdańsk and was taken to hospital in critical condition ,on January 13, 2019.

Paweł Adamowicz died the following day from the critical wounds he sustained.

He passed awy at 53 years old.

Pierre de Bané, Palestinian-born Canadian politician, Died at 80

Pierre De Bané was born on August 2, 1938 and died on  January 9, 2019.

He was a Canadian senator.

Bané was the first person of Arab descent to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada in Matane and next Matapédia, Matane, and was a member of the Canadian Cabinet.

Bané left  the Senate upon turning 75 on August 2, 2013.

Pierre De Bané passed away at 80 years old.

Conxita Julià, Catalan poet, Died at 98

Conxita Julià i Farrés was born on  June 11, 1920 and died on January 9, 2019.

She was also known as Conxita de Carrasco.

Conxita Julià was a Catalan woman noted for her business with Lluís Companys, President of 

Catalonia, in the 1930s, and for her poetry.

Conxita Julià passed away at 98 years old.

Charles Soreng, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Died at 84

Charles Soreng was born on August 18, 1934 and died on  January 11, 2019.

 

He was an Indian Roman Catholic bishop.

 

He was born in India and was ordained to the priesthood in 1969.

 

Soreng was appointed the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daltonganj, India from 1989 to 1995 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hazaribag, India, from 1995 to 2012.

Charles Soreng passed away at 84 years old.

Michel Dejouhannet, French racing cyclist, Died at 83

Michel Dejouhannet  was born on July 3, 1935, and died on January 12, 2019.

He was a French professional road bicycle racer.

He won a stage at Tour de France, in 1959.

Michel Dejouhannet passed away at 83 years old.