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Basketball great and humanitarian, Dikembe Mutombo, dies at 58
Mutombo, a four-time NBA defensive player of the year, finished his career with 3,289 blocks, second all-time behind only Hakeem…
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Celebrated British actress Maggie Smith dies aged 89
The news of Maggie Smith’s death has been confirmed by her sons. ADVERTISEMENT Legendary British actress Dame Maggie Smith, who won…
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Legendary ex-England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson dies aged 76
The former football manager, who coached in 10 countries overall, passed away after suffering from pancreatic cancer. ADVERTISEMENT Former England…
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Gena Rowlands, acting powerhouse and star of The Notebook, dies at 94
In addition to Nick, a director (Alpha Dog, My Sister’s Keeper) and actor, she and Cassavetes had two daughters, Alexandra…
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Wally Amos, creator of Famous Amos cookies, dies at age 88
Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went…
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Jacques Delors, father of European integration, dies at 98
Jacques Delors, a passionate advocate of post-war European integration and a founding father of the European Union’s single currency project,…
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First woman on the US Supreme Court, retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor dies at 93
O’Connor described her tenure as similar to walking on wet cement “because every opinion you offer, you’ve left a footprint.”…
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A.S. Byatt: Author of award-winning novel ‘Possession’ dies aged 87
“She died peacefully at home surrounded by close family. A girl from Sheffield with a strong European sensibility, Antonia had…
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Massive Attack announce death of guitarist Angelo Bruschini
The Bristol-born artist joined Massive Attack in the 1990s and contributed to the collective’s 1998 hit single ‘Angel’. ADVERTISEMENT British…
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British stage and TV actress Haydn Gwynne dies aged 66
Her career included award-winning turns in Billy Elliot The Musical, as well as roles in TV shows Drop Dead Donkey,…
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