Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean musician, Died at 66

Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi was born on September 22, 1952 and died on January 23, 2019.

He was a Zimbabwean musician, businessman, philanthropist, human rights activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Southern Africa Region.

He was considered to have been Zimbabwe's most renowned and internationally recognised cultural icon of all time.

Mtukudzi is the dad of five kids and has two grandkids.

Two of his youngsters are likewise performers.

Mtukudzi's child Sam Mtukudzi, a fruitful performer in his very own right, kicked the bucket in a fender bender in March 2010 and in 2013, he discharged a collection titled "Sarawoga", in tribute to his child.

Mtukudzi was conceived in a group of six.

Oliver Mtukudzi passed away at 66 years old,  at Avenues Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Hidekichi Miyazaki, Japanese masters athlete, Died at 108

Hidekichi Miyazaki was born on September 22, 1910 and died on January 23, 2019.

He was a Japanese centenarian masters athlete.

He was  nicknamed Golden Bolt, a name play on Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.

Miyazaki was a former official holder of the world record in the M100 100 metres.

On September 23, 2015, the day after his 105th birthday, he became the second person to compete in the 105 year age division following Pole Stanisław Kowalski who competed earlier in the year on June 28.

Hidekichi Miyazaki passed away at 108 years old.

Jonas Mekas, Lithuanian-born American film director, Died at 96

Jonas Mekas was born on December 24, 1922,  in Semeniškiai, Panevėžys,  and died on January 23, 2019.

He was a Lithuanian American filmmaker, poet, and artist.

Mekas has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". His work has been exhibited in museums and festivals worldwide.

One of Mekas last exhibitions, "Notes from Downtown," took place at James Fuentes Gallery in the summer of 2018 on the Lower East Side.

Jonas Mekas died at his home in New York at 96 years old.

Jim McKean, Canadian baseball umpire, Died at 73

James Gilbert McKean was born on May 26, 1945 and died on January 24, 2019.
He was an umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB).

McKean  worked in the American League (AL) from 1973 to 1999, and in both significant classes in 2000 and 2001.

McKean umpired in the World Series in 1979, 1985 and 1995.

McKean likewise directed in five American League Championship Series (1977, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1998) and three All-Star recreations (1980, 1982, 1993), calling balls and strikes for the last diversion, just as the 1981, 1995 and 1999 American League Division Series.

He wore uniform number 8 after the AL embraced uniform numbers in 1980.

After his retirement from dynamic umpiring, McKean turned into a MLB umpire director and after that entered TV as an umpiring advisor for ESPN.

JIm McKean passed away at 73 years old.

Nils Hasselmo, Swedish-American academic administrator, Died at 87

Nils Hasselmo was born on July 2, 1931, in Köla parish in Värmland County, Sweden and died on January 23, 2019.

He  was a Swedish teacher and later on the thirteenth president of the University of Minnesota, serving from 1988 to 1997.

Nils went on to serve as the president of the Association of American Universities from 1998 to 2006.

Hasselmo finished a Ph.D. in linguistics from Harvard University in 1961.

Hasselmo passed away at 87 years old.

Ayşen Gruda, Turkish actress and comedian, Died at 74

Ayşen Gruda was born on August 22, 1944, in Istanbul and died on  January 23, 2019.
She was a Turkish actress and comedian.

Gruda's  paternal family is of Albanian origin.

Ayben, her sisters and Ayten would also go on to become actors.

She showed up in a few musicals, for example, "Mum Söndü", "Deve Kuşu Kabare", "Hababam Sınıfı Müzikali", "Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz".

Gruda's job in the outline Her Domates Güzeli Nahide Şerbet on TV, picked up her the moniker "Domates Güzeli".

Gruda  showed up in more than 100 movies including works of art, for example, Tosun Paşa, Süt Kardeşler, Gülen Gözler, Şabanoğlu Şaban, Hababam Sınıfı, and Neşeli Günler.

Ayşen Gruda passed away at 74 years old due to pancreatic cancer in Istanbul.

Jack Thomas Brinkley, American politician, Died at 88

Jack Thomas Brinkley was born on December 22, 1930, in Faceville, Georgia  and died on January 23, 2019.

He was an American politician, educator and lawyer.

Following his graduating from Young Harris College in 1949, Brinkley became a school teacher for several years before serving as a pilot in the United States Air Force from 1951-1956.

After his military administration, Brinkley entered the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, graduated with a Juris Doctor qualification in 1959, and turned into a rehearsing legal counselor in Columbus, Georgia.

His political vocation comprised of one term in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1965– 1966 and eight back to back terms in the U.S. Place of Representatives starting in 1967 and finishing in 1983 when he decided not to keep running for re-appointment.

Brinkley was a segregationist who casted a ballot against the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

Brinkley additionally casted a ballot against expanding the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Following his retirement, he moved to Columbus, Georgia.

Jack Thomas Brinkley passed away at 88 years old.