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A palace physician who alleged that during one of these periods Marcos had undergone a kidney transplant was shortly afterwards found murdered. Police said he was kidnapped and slain by communist rebels. [242] Many people questioned whether Marcos had capacity to govern, due to his illness and the burgeoning political unrest.
Time magazine listed Gates as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century in 1999, as well as one of the 100 most influential people in 2004, 2005, and 2006 respectively. [251] Time also collectively named Gates, his wife Melinda and U2's lead singer Bono as the 2005 Persons of the Year for their humanitarian efforts. [252]
Through his career, the media investigated and criticized him and Apple as unusually and inexplicably mysterious or absent among powerful leaders and especially billionaires. His name is absent from the Million Dollar List of all large global philanthropy. [304] Some have speculated about his possible secret role in large anonymous donations. [303]
The percentage of people unaffiliated with any particular religion grew during this period. [101] A 2014 Religious Landscape Study conducted by Pew Research Center from June 4 to September 30, 2014, found Christianity declined 7.8% from 78.4% in 2007 to 70.6% in 2014, unaffiliated rose 6.7% from 16.1% in 2007 to 22.8% in 2014, and non-Christian ...
The U.S. dollar became an important international reserve currency after the First World War, and displaced the pound sterling as the world's primary reserve currency by the Bretton Woods Agreement towards the end of the Second World War. The dollar is the most widely used currency in international transactions, [4] and a free-floating currency.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 March 2025. American businessman and entrepreneur (born 1944) Larry Ellison Ellison in 2010 Born Lawrence Joseph Ellison (1944-08-17) August 17, 1944 (age 80) New York City, U.S. Education University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (no degree) University of Chicago (no degree) Occupations Businessman ...
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City.