Arthur R. von Hippel , 105, German-born scientist and MIT professor who made critical contributions to the development of radar
Bríd Durrane , 109, the oldest person to receive a university degree and write an autobiography (both at 103), last surviving person who knew the leaders of Ireland's 1916 Uprising personally [1]
29December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. Events 1170 St Thomas Becket, is slain in his own cathedral on orders from Henry II of England. 1813 War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffal
ArchbishopIn Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop heading a diocese of particular importance due to either its size, history, or both, called an archdiocese. When a bishop becomes an archbishop, he is not in any sense being ordained nor otherwise recei Michael Courtney , 58, Irish-born Papal Nuncio to BurundiBurundi is a small landlocked nation in the Great Lakes region of Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. History Main article: History of Burundi Burundi existed as an independent kingdom from the sixteenth centur who was central to peace negotiations, assassinated
Earl HindmanEarl Hindman ( October 20, 1942 December 28, 2003) played the character Wilson on the hit television show Home Improvement''. It was never really known what Wilson looked like, because there always was some clever way of hiding part of his face from view, 61, U.S. actor, played "Wilson" on Home ImprovementHome Improvement was a American television sitcom series that starred Tim Allen as Tim Taylor. The show started in 1991 and ran for eight seasons on ABC, with 204 episodes. It is currently in national syndication on cable television stations such as TBS S TV series
Bob MonkhouseRobert (Bob) Allen Monkhouse ( June 1, 1928 December 29, 2003), was a British entertainer in the traditional sense, though primarily known as a comedian and game show host. Biography Bob Monkhouse was born in Beckenham, Kent, and worked briefly as an anim, 75, Britishcomedian and game show host
