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Whether writing about his patients, his love of chemistry or the power of music, Dr. Sacks leapfrogged among disciplines, shedding light on the connections between science and art.
Rui Hai International Logistics, whose warehouses were hit by the deadly explosions, has become a symbol of the high cost of rapid industrialization in a closed political system rife with graft.
The mayor, who took office last summer, is gaining attention for his efforts to curb crime and spur economic development.
With the number of shows approaching 400 this year, John Landgraf of FX Networks says the cluttered TV landscape is challenging viewers and the industry.
Michael Cuddyer hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and reliever Tyler Clippard and closer Jeurys Familia finished off Boston as the Mets avoided a three-game sweep.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 26, 2015, covering August 30, 2015.
Luke Bryan
Dr. Dre
Various Artists
tobyMac
Taylor Swift
2015Wes Craven, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (born 1939)[†]
Wesley Earl Craven was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor. Craven has been recognized as one of the masters of the horror genre.
2015Edward Fadeley, American lawyer and politician (born 1929)[†]
Edward Norman Fadeley was an American attorney and politician in the state of Oregon. He was the 88th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously he served in both the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate, serving one session as President of the Oregon Senate. In later years he faced allegations of sexual harassment and was reprimanded for legal ethics violations.
2015M. M. Kalburgi, Indian scholar, author, and academic (born 1938)[†]
Malleshappa Madivalappa Kalburgi was an Indian scholar of Vachana sahitya in the Kannada language and an academic who served as the vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi. A noted epigraphist of Kannada, he was awarded the National Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for Marga 4, a collection of his research articles.
2015Marvin Mandel, American lawyer and politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (born 1920)[†]
Marvin Mandel was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 56th Governor of Maryland from January 7, 1969, to January 17, 1979, including a one-and-a-half-year period when Lt. Governor Blair Lee III served as the state's acting Governor from June 1977 to January 15, 1979 while Mandel was in federal prison for mail fraud and racketeering. He was a member of the Democratic Party, as well as Maryland's first, and to date, only Jewish governor.
2015Oliver Sacks, English-American neurologist, author, and academic (born 1933)[†]
Oliver Wolf Sacks was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]