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Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia dies
Legendary Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia, who is credited with transforming the folk art of flamenco into a more vibrant modern sound, has died. He was 66.
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'Godfather' of Helvetica font dies at 84
Mike Parker, one of the people responsible for the popular use of Helvetica passed away Sunday at age 84.
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Matthew Power a journalist for VICE has died in Uganda
On Monday, Men's Journal reporter Matthew Power died in Uganda. When I heard the terrible news, I thought of an obituary Matt had written for a mutual friend of ours years earlier...
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"Tonight Show" favorite David Brenner dies at 78
Gangly, toothy comedian made more than 150 appearances as guest, substitute host on Johnny Carson's show.
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Family Ties Star Brian Bosnell Dies of Apparent Drug Overdose
Brian Bonsall - who famously played Andrew - the youngest cast mate of the iconic television sitcom "Family Ties." - died early Sunday morning in Torrance, CA ... he was 32 years old.
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Elite British bridge player drops dead after playing rare winning hand
Wendy Davis, 80, scored a hand a weekly player would likely only see once in 115 years, according to the long odds. The excitement of the moment likely killed her, said a friend, as she succumbed to 'the perfect bridge player's death.'
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Former star of soap 'Dynasty' Kate O'Mara dies at age 74
British actress Kate O'Mara, best known for her role in the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty," died Sunday at the age of 74, her agent said. Phil Belfield said O'Mara died in a nursing home in southern England after a short illness.
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Frankie Knuckles, 'Godfather of House Music,' Dead at 59
Remembering the life and legacy of the man who birthed every aspect of electronic dance music culture
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Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney dies
Mickey Rooney was the original Hardy boy. His 200-plus film credits notwithstanding, the spry, spirited Rooney will be best remembered for playing the impetuous title character in MGM's beloved Andy Hardy movies. Multiple news outlets reported that Rooney, 93, died on Sunday. He is survived by his eighth wife Jan, and nine children.
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Peaches Geldof dies aged 25
TV presenter Peaches Geldof, second daughter of musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, has died aged 25.
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Pro Wrestling Legend Ultimate Warrior Dead at 54
The Ultimate Warrior, one of professional wrestling’s biggest superstars, has died at 54, days after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, WWE officials said in a statement. “WWE is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of the most iconic WWE superstars ever, The Ultimate Warrior,” a statement read. Warrior, born James Brian Hellwig, legally changed his name in 1993. The cause of his death was not mentioned.
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Gabriel García Márquez Dies At 87
Gabriel García Márquez, famed Colombian journalist, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and journalist has died at the age of 87. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. Márquez was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1982. He began his career as a journalist while studying law at the National University of Colombia.
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Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter dead at 76
Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, a professional boxer who served nearly 20 years in prison in New Jersey after being wrongfully convicted of a 1966 triple murder, became an international figure after his release as an advocate for others jailed for crimes they did not commit.
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Country Singer Kevin Sharp Dies at 43
Kevin Sharp, a country musician who topped the charts after fighting a grueling, heavily publicized battle with cancer in the mid '90s, has died. He was 43.
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Tito Vilanova dies aged 45
The former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has died of throat cancer at the age of 45. The club's official Twitter feed tweeted: "The FC Barcelona is in immense mourning. Tito Vilanova has died at the age of 45. May he rest in peace."
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Peaches Geldof Reportedly Died of a Heroin Overdose
The results of the autopsy performed on Peaches Geldof will be announced tomorrow, but the The Times of London is reporting that the 25-year-old died of a heroin overdose.
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Actor Bob Hoskins dies aged 71
Actor Bob Hoskins, who was best known for roles in The Long Good Friday and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, has died of pneumonia at the age of 71.
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Mad Magazine's Al Feldstein Dies at 88
Thanks in part to Feldstein, who died Tuesday at his home in Montana at age 88, comics were more than escapes into alternate worlds of superheroes and clean-cut children. They were a funhouse tour of current events and the latest crazes. Mad was breakthrough satire for the post-World War II era — the kind of magazine Holden Caulfield of "The Catcher In the Rye" might have read, or better, might have founded.
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George H. Heilmeier, an Inventor of LCDs, Dies at 77
George H. Heilmeier, an electrical engineer who in the 1960s helped invent a kind of screen display that used liquid crystals to project images — technology that is now ubiquitous in telephones, digital watches, computer monitors and flat-screen televisions — died April 21 in Plano, Tex. He was 77.
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'Searching For Sugar Man' Director Malik Bendjelloul has died at the age of 36
His body was found late on Tuesday in the Stockholm area, police say. They could not confirm the cause of death but said no crime was suspected. He was best known for Searching for Sugar Man which won the Oscar and Bafta prizes for best documentary in 2013.
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