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Lorena Borjas, activist
31Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Mexico, Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Lorena Borjas, activist

Lorena Borjas ‑ a Mexican-American transgender and immigrant rights activist, known as the mother of the transgender Latinx community in Queens, New York – died of Covid-19 on March 30, 2020.   Her work on behalf of immigrant and transgender communities garnered recognition throughout New York City and the United States. She lived for many years in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, where she was a community figure and leader.   In 1960, Borjas was born in Veracruz, Mexico. When she was seventeen years old, she ran away from home and lived on the streets of Mexico City. She later studied public accounting in Mexico City.   In 1981, Borjas emigrated to the United States at twenty years old, with the goal of obtaining hormone therapy and ...
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Angelo Rottoli, boxer
30Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Noteworthy, Profiles

Angelo Rottoli, boxer

Angelo Rottoli ‑ an Italian professional boxer – succumbed to Covid-19 on 29 March 2020.   He held the European cruiserweight title in 1989 and challenged once for the WBC cruiserweight title in 1987.   Rottoli died at the age of 61 after contracting the coronavirus.
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Ken Shimura, comedian
30Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Noteworthy, Profiles

Ken Shimura, comedian

Ken Shimura ‑ a Japanese comedian who co-starred with Masashi Tashiro, Nobuyoshi Kuwano in the Japanese variety show Shimura Ken no Bakatono-sama – died from Covid-19 on 29 March 2020.   He was known as "Japan's Robin Williams.".   Throughout his comedy career, Shimura was known for his "Bakatono-sama" character, which was unusual among Japanese comedians, in that he could satirize the deeds of powerful figures (a company president, a politician, a family head, a school principal, the head of a Japanese yakuza gang) under the garb of a foolish king who lived in the country a long time ago. Another popular shtick of Shimura in the same show was "Henna Oji-san" [weirdo] who entertained himself in the company of nubile girls....
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Henri Tincq, journalist
30Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
France, Noteworthy, Profiles

Henri Tincq, journalist

Henri Tincq ‑ a French journalist and Vatican expert – succumbed to Covid-19 on 29 March 2020.   He was a religious specialist for the newspaper Le Monde from 1985 to 2008 after having worked for the newspaper La Croix. He has also worked for the magazine Slate.   Tincq obtained a degree in philosophy from Sciences Po in Paris and a degree in journalism from the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille. His most notable work is Larousse des religions, and he chaired the Association des journalistes de l’information religieuse (AJIR) from 1994 to 1999.   Tincq had an interest in the history of popes. Following the election of Pope Benedict XVI in 2005, he established a list of "progressive objectives" for the Catholi...
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David Hodgkiss, administrator
30Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Noteworthy, Profiles, United Kingdom

David Hodgkiss, administrator

David Michael William Hodgkiss ‑ a British administrator and chief executive officer, who was the chairman of Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC), a professional British cricket team, between April 2017 and March 2020 – died after contracting Covid-19 on 29 March 2020.   He had been chief executive of a steel fabrication company, William Hare Group, for which he was awarded an Order of the British Empire for his services to the manufacturing and exporting industry. Hodgkiss was awarded the OBE in June 2014. His OBE was awarded as part of the Queen's Birthday list.   After he gained his own honours, he continued to applaud others in the field of cricketing, for example, praising Clive Lloyd, when Clive was knighted as a CBE.   Hodgkiss work...
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Hector Alvarez, Physician
30Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Philippines, Profiles

Hector Alvarez, Physician

Hector Alvarez – a Physician at Novaliches District Hospital, Novaliches, Philippines– passed away due to COVID-19. It was reported on March 30, 2020. Source: UCA News Please help us in adding details.
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